Fri, February 11, 2005 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Directions In Music: USC Spectrum Performing Arts Series

Bovard Auditorium (ADM)
Admission: This event has completely sold out

Pianist Herbie Hancock, tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker and trumpeter Roy Hargrove explore the themes of contemporary composers who have helped influence the progression of the continuous jazz vernacular.

Wed, January 19, 2005 through Wed, March 30, 2005 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Masters Swim Program

USC McDonald’s Swim Stadium (MAC)
Admission: USC, $40 per mos; SCAQ membership, $45 per mos

The Southern California Aquatics Association holds masters swim practices that are open to USC students, staff and faculty of all skill levels.

Fri, February 11, 2005 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy: How Might It Benefit You?

Mayer Auditorium
Admission: Free

Dr. Stefan Bughi, an assistant professor of clinical medicine, explains what hypnosis is and in what ways it can be applied to life problems.

Every day from Tue, February 1, 2005 through Wed, March 2, 2005 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
USC Workout NIKE Fitness Challenge

General William Lyon University Center (LRC)
Admission: Free

USC students, staff and faculty get one of the best workouts taught by some of the top instructors in the business.

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.

Every day from Tue, September 14, 2004 through Sun, May 29, 2005 from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Three Winters in the Sun: Einstein In California

Skirball Cultural Center
Admission: General, $12; Seniors and students, $8; free for members and children under 12

This installation focuses on the three winter terms that Albert Einstein spent at the California Institute of Technology (1931 - 1933) and uses this brief period as a lens to re-envision his entire life.

Every day from Tue, January 11, 2005 through Fri, February 18, 2005 all day.
Art in the Village: I Will Survive

University Village Shopping Center
Admission: Free

"I Will Survive" features the artwork of local K-5 students who were inspired to create a work of art that depicts how they would live on their own if stranded, for example, on a desert island.

Thu, November 18, 2004 through Mon, February 28, 2005 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm
Natural & Unnatural Transformations: The Work of Sandy Bleifer

Clinical Sciences Building (CSC)
Admission: Free

By molding and sculpting fiber pulp into natural forms of trees, rocks, leaves and clouds, artist Sandy Bleifer explores the boundaries between nature and artifice and makes the natural process of change concrete and visible.