Thu, September 22, 2005 through Thu, November 17, 2005 on Thursdays at 6:00 pm; Thu, December 1, 2005 at 6:00 pm
Thornton Night

Ground Zero Coffeehouse
Admission: Free

Duos, trios and other small groups from the USC Thornton Jazz Studies program jam every Thursday night at Ground Zero Coffeehouse.

Thu, October 27, 2005 at 4:00 pm
Vaudeville is Dead! Long Live Vaudeville!

Doheny Memorial Library (DML)
Admission: Free

Armond Fields, great grandnephew of vaudeville performer Lew Fields (of the Weber & Fields team) and curator of the 'Setting the Stage' exhibition, discusses the genesis of vaudeville and how it transformed the entertainment landscape in America.

Thu, October 27, 2005 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Billie & Me: A Tribute to Billie Holiday

Bovard Auditorium (ADM)
Admission: General Public: $30, USC Faculty/Staff, Senior Citizens: $15, USC Students w/ Valid ID: $8

Billie & Me features some of the most inspirational female singers of our time including Dianne Reeves, Fontella Bass and Rokia Traore, accompanied by audio and film footage of the renowned singer in her heyday.

Thu, October 27, 2005 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Nuclear Receptor and Atherogenesis: May the Flow Force Be With You.

Hoffman Hall, Hastings Auditorium (HMR)
Admission: Free

Dr. Barry Forman’s lab uses orphan, nuclear receptors to explore novel hormonal signaling pathways that are important in normal physiology and in disease.

Thu, October 27, 2005 and Fri, October 28, 2005 at 7:00 pm; Sat, October 29, 2005 at 2:30 pm; Sat, October 29, 2005 at 8:00 pm; Sun, October 30, 2005 at 2:30 pm
Les Belles Soeurs

Scene Dock Theatre (SCD)
Admission: General Public: $10, USC Faculty/Staff, Senior Citizens: $8, USC Students w/ Valid ID: $5, a $2 convenience fee applies to all phone orders

A working class housewife wins a million trading stamps. The catch is they have to be stuck into books before she can redeem them, so she invites every woman she knows to help her. What ensues is both hilariously crazy and horrible.

Thu, October 27, 2005 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
The Center for Law and Philosophy presents a "Coffee House Discussion": Intelligent Design, Public Schools, Omniscient Spaghetti, and the Role of Parody in the Public Forum

Mudd Hall of Philosophy (MHP)
Admission: Free

This is the inaugural event of USC's Center for Law and Philosophy and is the first of four "Coffee House Discussions" that will be held throughout the academic year.

Thu, October 27, 2005 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Conference on Collaborative Approaches Pursued at USC

Davidson Conference Center (DCC)
Admission: Free

The USC Collaborative Approaches Conference will showcase outstanding interdisciplinary and collaborative work conducted by urban research faculty within the community.

Every day from Fri, September 9, 2005 through Fri, December 9, 2005 all day.
Setting the Stage: The Rise of American Popular Theater

Doheny Memorial Library (DML)
Admission: Free

Archival audio and video recordings, rare photographs, playbills, stage props and sheet music - all drawn from USC's Special Collections - showcase the rich history of theatrical entertainment in America.

Every day from Fri, July 15, 2005 through Mon, October 31, 2005 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Broken Eggs: Abstract Art, The Language of Freedom

USC Institute for Genetic Medicine Art Gallery
Admission: Free

The IGM Art Gallery is proud to present the Broken Eggs exhibition and the curatorial philosophy and selections of Larisa Pilinsky and The Bunker Group as they are exemplary of the gallery’s mission to explore open-minded creative process.

Every day from Thu, August 11, 2005 through Sun, January 22, 2006 from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Danube Exodus: The Rippling Currents of the River: Labyrinth Installation returns to California

Judah L. Magnes Museum
Admission: Suggested admission $6 for adults, $4 for students and seniors.

The Danube Exodus, a multi-screen interactive installation that premiered at the Getty Center in 2002 and that was based on a film by Peter Forgacs, is returning to California at the Judah L.Magnes Museum in Berkeley.