Thu, March 31, 2005 at 7:30 pm
USC Thornton Chamber Orchestra

Bovard Auditorium (ADM)
Admission: General, $18; Seniors and non-USC students, $12; Free admission at the door with USC ID

Students in the Thornton School's conducting program take the podium in a concert featuring American composers Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber and Walter Piston.

Thu, March 31, 2005 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Money, Morals & Medicine: Commercialism Meets Professionalism

Taper Hall of Humanities (THH)
Admission: Free

USC professors Dallas Willard (philosophy) and David A. Goldstein (medicine) discuss the state of managed health care with Neil S. Wegner, chair of the UCLA Medical Center ethics committee.

Thu, March 31, 2005 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Kesten Memorial Lecture

Andrus Gerontology Center (GER)
Admission: Free

Laura L. Carstensen, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Stanford Univerity will present the 2005 Esther and Isadore Kesten Memorial Lecture. The lecture topic is: “The Influence of Motivation on Cognition in Old Age.”

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 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, February 22, 2005 through Fri, March 25, 2005 all day.
Art in the Village: Teamwork

University Village Shopping Center
Admission: Free

"Teamwork" features the artwork of local K-5 students who were inspired to create a work of art that depicts how they use teamwork to accomplish their goals.

Every day from Tue, February 15, 2005 through Sun, May 15, 2005 all day.
Life As He Knew It: Photographs of Black Los Angeles

Doheny Memorial Library (DML)
Admission: Free

Culled from a collection amassed by attorney Walter Lear Gordon Jr, these rare photographs depict the lives of successful black Los Angelenos - including clergymen, entertainers, politicians, professionals and "society" folk - from the 1920s to the 1950s.

Tue, February 22, 2005 through Sat, April 30, 2005 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
USC School of Fine Arts MFA Thesis Exhibition Series

F2 Gallery
Admission: Free

Masters of Fine Arts candidates showcase their diverse contemporary art practices in solo exhibitions.

Every day from Fri, February 25, 2005 through Sun, May 22, 2005 all day.
Don't Stop Moving: A Celebration of Modern Dance Pioneer Bella Lewitzky

Doheny Memorial Library (DML)
Admission: Free

Rare photographs, letters and ephemera chronicle the career of West Coast dance icon Bella Lewitzky (1916-2004).

Wed, March 2, 2005 through Sat, April 16, 2005 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
'Insatiable Desires'

USC Fisher Gallery (HAR)
Admission: Free

Featuring paintings, sculpture, mixed media and works on paper produced in America and abroad from 1960s to the present, this exhibition selectively surveys contemporary art’s representation of human responses to the second half of the 20th century.