Tue, January 18, 2005 from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Building for Nature: The Architecture of Walter Burley Griffin

The Neighborhood Church
Admission: General, $20; Members, $15

Paul Kruty, an associate professor of architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, discusses the works of Walter Burley Griffin, often considered the most international of the early 20th century American modernist designers.

Tue, January 18, 2005 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Yehuda Bauer

Doheny Memorial Library (DML)
Admission: Free

Yehuda Bauer, a professor at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, commemorates the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz with a lecture addressing whether or not the comparison of genocides throughout history is purely an academic endeavor.

Tue, January 18, 2005 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Urban Growth Seminar

Ralph and Goldy Lewis Hall (RGL)
Admission: Free

Anthony Downs, author of "Still Stuck in Traffic: Coping With Peak-Hour Traffic Congestion," analyzes the reasons why traffic congestion is fact of urban life and how urban lifestyles and urban development patterns need to adjust to accommodate that fact.

Tue, January 11, 2005, Wed, January 12, 2005, Thu, January 13, 2005, Tue, January 18, 2005, Wed, January 19, 2005 and Thu, January 20, 2005 from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
USC Group Exercise Workout

General William Lyon University Center (LRC)
Admission: Free

Open to USC students, staff and faculty, USC Recreational Sports introductory sessions of mat pilates, yoga, step, SCycling and muscle conditioning provide a great start to keeping New Year's resolutions for a healthy and happy 2005.

Tue, January 18, 2005 from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Recreation Club Council (RCC)

General William Lyon University Center (LRC)
Admission: Free

Club sport leaders and participants can take part in the first meeting of the spring.

Tue, January 18, 2005 all day.
Martial Arts Demonstration

Trousdale Parkway
Admission: Free

Participants demonstrate different styles of martials arts including aikido, kung fu, ninjitsu and tae kwon do.

Every day from Mon, October 18, 2004 through Sun, January 30, 2005 all day.
They Shall Not Perish: Relief Efforts of the Near East Foundation, 1915-1930

Doheny Memorial Library (DML)
Admission: Free

Along with a multimedia presentation created from the only known photographs of the Armenian genocide, letters, posters, books and other rare artifacts document the Near East Foundation's massive relief effort.

Wed, November 17, 2004 through Sat, February 12, 2005 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
'Peter Plagens: An Introspective'

USC Fisher Gallery (HAR)
Admission: Free

Large-scale oil and acrylic paintings and mixed media compositions from the past 30 years highlight this retrospective of the artistic career of Peter Plagens, an alumnus of the USC School of Fine Art and the art critic for Newsweek magazine.

Mon, September 20, 2004 through Fri, May 13, 2005 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays all day.
'Tapestry of Life': The Photography of Howard Buffett

Annenberg School for Communication (ASC)
Admission: Free

'Tapestry of Life' represents 10 years of photography from more than 40 international excursions by Illinois agri-businessman and photographer Howard Buffett and communicates the struggles and needs of individuals in the Third World.

Every day from Sat, October 9, 2004 through Sat, February 12, 2005 from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Cultivating Pasadena: From Roses to Redevelopment

Pasadena Museum of California Art
Admission: General, $6; Seniors and students with valid ID, $4; free to children under 12 and PMCA museum members

"Cultivating Pasadena" juxtaposes unique archival shots of Pasadena with contemporary “rephotographs” showing how Southern California has been radically altered - or remarkably preserved - over the past 100 years.