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Chris Walker dances with the orishas in the university's hallowed Lathrop Hall. The UW Dance Program assistant prof is a long way from his native Jamaica, but the walls of his cozy fourth-floor office sport big pictures of Ochun, Oyá, Obatalá, Changó and Yemayá. Even in the dead of winter the Afro-Caribbean saints seem content in their new surroundings.

The public is invited to attend "An Evening of Storytelling" hosted by the Hancock Park District at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7 at Brugeman Lodge at Riverbend Recreation Area.

LOS ANGELES, CA.- Museums are traditionally quiet places, where people speak in hushed and reverent tones.

Wired has a ton of new info and some gorgeous pictures from the upcoming Terminator Salvation for you to salivate over. It looks pretty promising so far. [Warning: some spoilers ahead.] McG, the director, seems to be going for a Batman-style re-evaluation of the story, heading into darker and more serious waters with some real storytelling instead of just a bunch of shit blowing up. Not that it won't feature a whole bunch of shit blowing up, but with any luck that won't be the focus of the fil