FREE Jazz in the Park - all this week!

It is also JAZZ Week all over campus.
USC Thornton Jazz Orchestra with PATTI AUSTIN
Wed April 18th @ 7:00PM, Bovard Auditorium
The Thornton Jazz Orchestra performs an all-Gershwin concert with guest vocalist Patti Austin as part of Spectrum Jazz Week. Directed by Shelton Berg, the USC Thornton Jazz Orchestra concentrates on the hard swinging style of the classic bands. Patti Austin crosses all musical genres, has 16 solo albums to her credit, and has performed her award nominated hit-songs on the Grammys and Oscars.
General Public: $15, USC Faculty/Staff: $10, USC Students with valid ID: $5

4.21 Second Chance Prom 2007
YOU are cordially invited to USC's second annual Second Chance Prom, hosted by the GLBTA. For those of you new to the experience, Second Chance Prom is the opportunity to have the prom you always deserved. This is your chance to take whoever you wish to prom. Or hey, come solo and just have a blast! This year's event will take place on Saturday, April 21st and will include a buffet dinner at 8pm, followed by the dance starting at 9:30pm. Also, we have decided to glam it up a bit this time and have the entire event in Town and Gown! IMPORTANT: in order to attend this event, you MUST RSVP at http://www.glbta.org/prom - if you are taking a date, he or she must RSVP as well!

4.22 The Passion Event
http://usc.facebook.com/event.php?eid=2315880368
On Sunday, April 22 at 7:30pm, a special event will be taking place in Bovard Auditorium. It is being referred to as the “Passion Event” and every USC student is invited and encouraged to attend. The plan for the night is:
- After students enter Bovard Auditorium (following some free food!) there will be a partial screening of the "Passion of the Christ."
- Before and after the film is shown, a handful of student speakers will explain the details of what is portrayed in the film.
Please come! It will definitely be a very important night!

4.26 THE JESSE M. UNRUH INSTITUTE OF POLITICS & THE POLITICAL STUDENT ASSEMBLY cordially invites you to the Women and Politics Lecture Series featuring DEBRA BOWEN, California Secretary of State
11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. @ Upstairs Commons, Garden Court
Lunch will be provided. Seating is limited. RSVP REQUIRED to (213)740-8964 or unruhins@usc.edu.
Drawing on her experiences in the legal field and in California politics, Debra Bowen will discuss her perspectives as a woman in the public arena as well as her current initiatives as California Secretary of State. Debra Bowen was elected to be California's 30th Secretary of State on November 7, 2006, making her only the sixth woman elected to a statewide constitutional office since California was admitted to the Union in 1850.

Center for Women & Men Weekly Update
Event highlights:
- 4.16-19: 7pm: Festival of Women's Theatre @ Village Gate Theatre (UV)
- 4.19: 8pm-12am: CARE-E-O-KE @ Cafe 84
The Center for Women and Men has a weekly update! If you're not signed up, click here to read the latest edition.
Also, check out the Spring issue of Feminista here: http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/cwm/NewsSpring07.pdf
Do you Facebook? Join the "Friends of USC CWM" group: http://usc.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2217766446

Upcoming Athletics home games:
Athletics home page
- 4.17 Baseball @ UC Irvine, 6:00 pm
- 4.20 Men's Tennis @ UCLA, 1:30 pm
- 4.20-21 Track - Lister Invitational - all day
- 4.21 Women's Tennis vs. UCLA, 12:00 pm
- 4.26 Men's & Women's Tennis Pac10 Tournament in Ojai, CA

RecSports announcements:
Commencement hours
Lyon Center = 6am-6pm
McDonalds Pool = 6-8am/11am-5pm
Summer hours and info
Lyon Center: Mon-Fri 6am-8pm, Sat-Sun 11am-5pm
McDonalds Pool: Mon-Fri 6am-8am/11am-6pm, Sat-Sun 11am-4pm
PHED Indoor Pool: Mon-Fri 1-2pm*/5-6pm (July 9 - 27 -NYSP), 12-1pm/5-6pm (May 14-July 6, July 31- Aug.7), Sat-Sun Closed
Go to their website for more info about intramurals, classes, etc. http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/IMREC/

Program Board
Earth Week is next week!
Earth Week 2007 - (presented by Environment First and CalPIRG, with PSA and Program Board) questions: envfirst@usc.edu
Mon 4.23:
- 12:30pm Lunch with Professor Manahan on Climate Change – Free Subway! VKC 261
-- 7:00pm Screening of “An Inconvenient Truth” – Free vegan snacks! THH 301
Tue 4.24:
- 10am-4pm CalPIRG’s Sustainability Fair – Learn about easy ways to be environmentally friendly! Tommy Trojan
- 7pm – Screening of “Who Killed the Electric Car?” – Free vegan snacks! THH 301
Wed 4.25:
- 10am-2pm Annual Environment Fair: Dozens of green businesses and organizations with loads of information and free stuff! Trousdale Parkway
- 6pm Speaking event with representative from South Central Farm – Free VegiSoul! THH 101
Thu 4.26
- 12pm-3:30pm – Native California Plant Planting – Plant some poppies or cacti to take home with you! Alumni Park
- 7pm – Screening of “The Future of Food” – Free vegan snacks! WPH B27
Fri 4.27
--- 1pm-3pm – Freecycle! Bring things you don’t want and take things you do want– for free! McCarthy Quad (BBQs by PSX)

4.18 The Fight Against Fat, Lessons from the 60s
Civil Rights organizer, historian, teacher, writer and film-maker, Eric Mann will share his experiences with us, challenge our views on the Civil Rights Movement, and discuss the parallels between the 60s and today, including the Vietnam and Iraq wars. His recent books on Katrina's Legacy and the World Conference on Racism demonstrate his commitment to the cause. Eric Mann is currently director of the Labor/Community Strategy Center, a nationally recognized "think tank/act tank", whose goal is to create a revitalized, coherent, multiracial, progressive movement challenging both major political parties.
Check out the event on Facebook: http://usc.facebook.com/event.php?eid=2260722308

4.21 SPRINGFEST featuring THE GAME
--FREE MUSIC ALL DAY on TWO STAGES-- Featuring…
THE GAME and…
Ghostface Killah, Zion I, Pep Love of Hieroglyphics, A Change of Pace, We are the Fury, The Secret Handshake, The Outline, Automatic Love Letter, My Former Self, Dynamite Walls, Hopefield, Ryan McDermott. Check out all of their music on www.myspace.com
--ALSO FEATURING--
DJ Jayvon (resident DJ at the Shag in Hollywood on Friday Nights), Trojan Men, C3
Contests: Giving away a customized Momentum surfboard (www.momentumsurfboards.com) and an iPOD! Food vendors (BBQ, Funnel cakes, Viztango's, Boba, and more!) Loop-o-plane (a carnival ride), Other vendors (Chip & Pepper jeans, surfing, etc.), Art Walk, Fire Dancers, Stilt Walkers, Free Oxygen Bar, AND SO MUCH MORE!
Check out the Facebook EVENT! http://usc.facebook.com/event.php?eid=2316421962

If you have questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to email prgbrd@usc.edu! Check out the Program Board Website at www.usc.edu/programboard

Spectrum
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