2. We Need Your Old Photos!
Do you have any old photos of the University Club? We are in
the process of developing a history section to our web site and
want to include some photographs. We don't have too much here in
theoffice so if you have any old pictures that show the University Club in any stage of its history, we would love to have them!
We will be sure to give proper credit on the web site for any items that
we include in the final project. Please email Ed
Kasky or leave a message at x10826 if you have anything you think might
help.
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3. University Club Restaurant Summer Hours
Effective Monday, May 3, 2004 Through Friday, August 20, 2004
Restaurant Summer Hours
Lunch - Monday through Friday 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Dinner - Closed Except by Special Arrangement
Call 740-2030 option 1 for Reservations
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4. Last Call for Commencement Bookings!
Don't say we didn't warn you!
Commencement is now just around the corner. Avoid that last minute dash
for party and reception arrangements by getting your reservations in now!
Call our banquet and catering office at x02030, option 1. Or, if you prefer
to make your request on-line, you can fill out our Banquet & Meeting
Catering Request Form available any time.
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5. April International Buffet
This month, we will visit Morocco on the buffet on Wednesday, April 28.
You can be sure to see at least one tagine, some cous cous and a wide array
of interesting and complex flavor combinations in all the dishes.
Make your plans now to come in for lunch on the 28th!
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6. Next Lunchtime Speaker Series
Disney Hall: Architectural, Cultural and Environmental Impact on Los Angeles
Disney Hall Ticket Raffle
The next University Club Speaker Series will be Thursday, April 15 on “Disney
Hall: Architectural, Cultural and Environmental Impact on Los Angeles,” 11:30
am -1:05 pm in the University Club Banquet Room.
There has been a slight change in the program since our email announcement
in “This Week at the University Club.” Dr. Frederick Lesemann,
composer of “Grand Hope Crossing,” which will premiere at
the USC Symphony’s special Disney Hall concert on April 18th will
speak instead of Dean Cutietta.
April 18 USC Symphony @ Disney Hall Ticket Raffle: In addition to the usual
Speaker Series program, we will also be raffling off 5 pairs of tickets
to the USC Symphony’s April 18th Disney Hall Concert!
Each person who attends the Speaker Series automatically gets a raffle
ticket. Winner must be present at the Speaker Series to win. Space is limited
to 50 people – we recommend signing up early! Call 213-740-2030, option
1 to make your reservation.
USC has close ties to the new Disney Concert Hall. Architect Frank Gehry
graduated from the USC School of Architecture in 1954. Close to one-third
of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which makes its home in Disney Hall, are
alumni or faculty of the USC Thornton School of Music. Sunday, April 18,
the USC Symphony will perform a special concert in Disney Hall. The program
includes the world premiere of Thornton faculty Frederick Lesemann’s “Grand
Hope Crossing,” which was composed in celebration of the Disney
Hall performance. With so many connections, it was only natural for our
next Lunchtime Speaker Series to look at the impact of Disney Hall on Los
Angeles.
Moderator:
Larry Gross
Professor, Director, School of Communication,
Annenberg School for Communication
Panel:
Dr. Raphael Bostic
Associate Professor, Director, Casden Real Estate Economics Forecast,
Lusk Center for Real Estate, USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development
Dr. Frederick Lesemann
Professor of Composition Chair & Composer of “Grand Hope Crossing”
Department of Composition, USC Flora L. Thornton School of Music
Dean Robert Timme
FAIA Della&Harry MacDonald Dean, Professor,
USC School of Architecture
DATE: Thursday, April 15
TIME: 12:00 -1:05 pm
PLACE: University Club Banquet Room
COST: $13 for members and guests. $15 for non-members.
Price includes buffet lunch and 1 raffle ticket for our “USC Thornton
Symphony at Disney Hall Ticket Raffle”.
Buffet opens at 11:30. Discussion begins 12:00 pm.
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7. Save the Date!
April is full of amazing performances and productions by the
students and faculty of the USC Thornton School of Music, the School
of Theatre, and a week of jazz brought to you by USC Spectrum.
Here are a few highlights. For a more complete listing, visit the
following websites: www.usc.edu/music for USC Thornton concerts
and www.usc.edu/spectrum for both USC School of Theatre and USC
Spectrum events.
Upcoming USC Thornton School of Music Concerts:
Monday, April 5
USC Thornton Percussion Ensemble
Sponsored by the USC Flora L. Thornton School of Music
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Alfred Newman Recital Hall
Admission: Free
Auto parts and steel pipes take center stage with centuries-old instruments
in a concert as Erik Forrester directs the USC Thornton Percussion Ensemble,
one of USC's most intriguing performing groups.
Wednesday, April 7
DeRosa Scholarship Concert featuring the Thornton Horn Ensemble Sponsored
by the USC Flora L. Thornton School of Music
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Alfred Newman Recital Hall
Admission: $25 suggested donation
In an annual event supporting the Vince De Rosa Scholarship fund, the USC
Thornton Horn Ensemble premieres new works by noted film composers John
Debney, Michael Giacchino, James Newton Howard, Tim Simonec, Mark Watters
and Aaron Zigman.
Sunday, April 18
USC Thornton Symphony at Walt Disney Concert Hall
Sponsored by the USC Flora L. Thornton School of Music
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Walt Disney Concert Hall
Tickets: Sign up for the University Club Speaker Series on April 15 and
be automatically entered in a raffle for one of 5 pairs of tickets. Call
213-740-2030, opt. 1 to make your reservation. (More information under “Speaker
Series.”)
Otherwise, email symphony@usc.edu for
ticket information.
The USC Thornton Symphony performs in a special concert at Walt Disney
Concert Hall under the baton of principal conductor Sergiu Commissiona.
Soloists include Thornton alumna Sheryl Staples, violin, and Ronald Leonard,
cello. Program includes the world premiere of USC Thorton Faculty Dr. Frederick
Lesemann’s “Grand Hope Crossing.”
Complimentary Tickets with Dinner Reservations
Friday, April 23
USC Thornton Opera presents Mozart's Cosi fan Tutte
Sponsored by the USC Flora L. Thornton School of Music
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Bing Theater
Admission: Complimentary tickets for your entire party with University Club
dinner reservations.
Otherwise, 1 free ticket with USC ID; $18 general; $12 non-USC students,
USC alumni and senior citizens.
Mozart's comic opera of love and disguise is given a full staging by the
USC Thornton Opera. The production will be directed by David Cox and guest
conductor Jorge Mester conducts a full cast of talented young singers from
the USC Thornton School of Music.
Additional Performances:
Saturday, April 24 at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 25 at 2:00 p.m.
Upcoming School of Theatre Productions:
Thursday, April 1 – Sunday, April 4
Lady Windermere's Fan
Sponsored by USC School of Theatre
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Scene Dock Theatre
Admission: General, $10; Seniors, USC Faculty and Staff, $8;
USC Students with ID, $5. For tickets, call USC Spectrum at 213-740-2167.
Please note: $2.00 service fee added per ticket purchased over the phone.
Michael Keenan directs Oscar Wilde’s classic of love, temptation,
marital infidelity and high society rife – in true Wilde style – with
complications and misunderstandings. Written and premiered in 1892, Lady
Windermere’s Fan involves the title character receiving a fan from
her husband on her birthday, along with the attentions of a Lord Darlington.
Additional Performances:
Friday, April 2nd at 7:00 pm; Saturday, April 3 at 2:30 pm & at
8:00 pm; Sunday, April 4 at 2:30 pm.
Thursday, April 1 – Sunday, April 4 & Thursday, April 8 – Saturday,
April 10
Patience
Sponsored by USC School of Theatre
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Bing Theatre
Admission: General, $15; Seniors, USC Faculty and Staff, $10;
USC Students with valid ID, $6. For tickets, call USC Spectrum at 213-740-2167.
Please note: $2.00 service fee added per ticket purchased over the phone.
Kelly Ward directs the 2004 spring musical, Gilbert & Sullivan’s
satirical masterpiece about the late 19th century's obsession with beauty
and emotion. The production revolves around lovesick maidens who abandon
their worthy fiancées to moon over two poets. Both bards, however,
are distracted by the good-natured milkmaid Patience, who is far too sensible
to fall under their spell.
Additional Performances:
Friday, April 2 at 7:00 pm; Saturday, April 3 at 2:30 pm & 8:00 pm;
Sunday, April 4 at 2:30 pm.
Thursday, April 8 & Friday, April 9 at 7:00 pm; Saturday, April 10
at 2:30 pm. & 8:00 pm.
Jazz @ USC 2004
Tuesday, April 13 – Saturday, April 17
For tickets to Jazz @ USC events, call Spectrum at 213-740-2167.
Tuesday, April 13
Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band
7:00 PM @ Bovard Auditorium
Tickets: USC Faculty/Staff: 1 ticket w/valid ID at $15;
additional tickets at general admission price of $20. USC Student:
1 ticket w/valid ID at $8. Senior Citizens: $15.
Wednesday, April 14
Jonah Minton Septet & The Bloomdaddies
7:00 PM @ Bovard Auditorium
Tickets: USC Faculty/Staff: 1 ticket w/valid ID at $10; additional
tickets at general admission price of $15. USC Student: 1 ticket
w/valid ID at $8. Senior Citizens: $10.
Thursday, April 15
Brad Mehldau's LARGO Band
7:00 PM @ Bovard Auditorium
Tickets: USC Faculty/Staff: 1 ticket w/valid ID at $15;
additional tickets at general admission price of $20.
USC Student: 1 ticket w/valid ID at $8. Senior Citizens: $15.
Friday, April 16
Wayne Shorter Quartet
7:00 PM @ Bovard Auditorium
Tickets: USC Faculty/Staff: 1 ticket w/valid ID at $20;
additional tickets at general admission price of $30;
USC Student: 1 ticket w/valid ID at $10. Senior Citizens: $20.
Saturday, April 17
USC Thornton Jazz Orchestra with special guest Patty Austin
7:00 PM @ Bovard Auditorium
Tickets: USC Faculty/Staff: 1 ticket w/valid ID at $15;
additional tickets at general admission price of $20.
USC Student: 1 ticket w/valid ID at $8. Senior Citizens: $15.
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8. Recipe of the Month
(By Special Request)
Adapted from In
the Kitchen with Rosie by Rosie Daley
Vegetarian Broccoli and Three Cheese Soup
3 cups broccoli florets and peeled stems (1 lg. bundle)
3 1/2 cups water
1 1/2 cups chopped leeks, washed well (white only)
1/3 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/3 cup grated Monterey jack cheese
1/3 cup grated gruyere cheese
3 tbsp. vegetable oil
2 tbsp. flour
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 garlic clove, peeled and minced
3 tbsp. fresh chopped basil
Freshly ground black pepper and salt to taste
Heat oil in saucepan over medium heat. Sauté leeks for 3 minutes
or until slightly transparent. Add garlic and sauté for 2 more minutes.
Add broccoli, water and nutmeg and bring to a boil. Reduce to a slow boil
and cook until broccoli is tender and can be pierced with a fork. Approx.
10 to 15 minutes.
Remove from heat and cool slightly. Puree in batches in blender adding
a little flour to each batch. Return to saucepan, add cheeses, basil, salt
and pepper and heat through, but do not boil; stir frequently.
Serve hot in heated soup bowls. Garnish with toasted croutons or some grated
parmesan cheese.
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That about wraps it up for this issue. Be sure to say hi next time you're
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