Campus Calendar: Nov. 17


The Magic Flute

USC Flora L. Thornton School of Music

Thursday, November 17, 2011; Friday, November 18, 2011; Saturday, November 19, 2011; Sunday, November 20, 2011

University Park Campus
Bing Theatre

USC students, staff and faculty with valid ID, free. Seniors, alumni and non-USC students, $12. General public, $18.

The Thornton Opera program and the Thornton Symphony present Mozart’s The Magic Flute, featuring guest stage director Marc Astafan in his Thornton Opera debut.

Thornton Jazz Night

USC Flora L. Thornton School of Music
Thursday, November 17, 2011; Tuesday, November 29, 2011

University Park Campus
Ground Zero Performance Cafe

Free

This contemporary jazz series features top players from Thornton’s jazz programs, performing in a variety of student ensembles.

Smash

USC School of Theatre

Thursday, November 17, 2011; Friday, November 18, 2011; Saturday, November 19, 2011; Sunday, November 20, 2011

University Park Campus
McClintock Building

Tickets purchased in person at Ticket Office: students, $5; faculty and staff, $8; general public, $10. Tickets purchased by phone or online: $12.

A witty play about a millionaire socialist who leaves his bride on their wedding day because he fears his passion for her will scuttle his plans to overthrow the British government.

Incorporating Geographic Information Systems into Program Evaluation

Community Organization, Planning and Administration Concentration, USC School of Social Work
11:00am to 12:15pm

University Park Campus
Social Work Center
106

Learn how social service professionals are using basic geographic information systems (GIS) to evaluate community-based programs.

Friends of the USC Libraries Literary Luncheon: Adrienne Sharp

11:30am to 2:00pm

Doheny Memorial Library (DML)
Friends of USC Libraries Lecture Hall

Admission including lunch, lecture and parking: Friends of the USC Libraries members, $50; general public, $65. Admission to 1 p.m. lecture only: free. To RSVP, go to www.usc.edu/esvp and enter the code “ballerina”.

Sharp discusses The True Memoirs of Little K: A Novel, a historical fiction inspired by the affair between prima ballerina Mathilde Kschessinska and the last Russian czar, Nicholas II.

Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle

USC Wellness
Student Affairs: Recreational Sports
12:00pm to 1:00pm

University Park Campus
General William Lyon University Center
Conference Room

Free

Your healthy streak doesn’t have to stop during the holidays.

Autophagy and Alcohol-Induced Liver Injury

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Health Sciences Campus
Hoffman Hall, Hastings Auditorium

A lecture by Xiao-Ming Yin, Louis Y. Mazzini Professor of Pathology at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Ethnicity, Media and Transnationalization Conference

Thursday, November 17, 2011 : 12:30pm to 5:30pm; Friday, November 18, 2011 : 12:30pm to 5:30pm

University Park Campus
Leavey Library
Leavey Auditorium

An international conference explores issues of transnational media, new media and communication, and transnational ethnicity.

How To Tweet, Tag and Post Your Way to a Successful Career

4:00pm to 5:15pm

University Park Campus
Waite Phillips Hall
205

Free

Social media doesn’t have to be just for your social life…