Date: Sunday, November 2, 2008

Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm.  Arrive at 2:00.  Timed group entry to Mansion at 2:30. No-host post-tour socializing at on-grounds Café and wine bar operated by Lawry’s Restaurant.

Location: Greystone Estate, 905 Loma Vista Drive in Beverly Hills. The Estate is North of Sunset on the Northwest corner of Doheny Road and Loma Vista Drive, enter grounds on Loma Vista and drive up the hill. Parking is free. Allow time to park and walk down the hill to the Mansion. A shuttle is also available between the upper parking and the lower Mansion area. If you are early, enjoy the gardens or meet informally at the Café in the Mansion courtyard. Wear flat shoes. This tour includes walking and stairs.

Description: In partnership with the City of Beverly Hills and the Friends of Greystone,
Veranda Magazine is sponsoring this California Show House featuring top interior and landscape designers. Tours are offered to the public November 1 - 16th.

BrownSoCal is inviting Brown Alums and members from other clubs via the Ivy League Association of Southern California (ILASC) to join us in visiting Greystone.

Arrive at 2:00 to walk through the gardens and gather for group entry to Show House at 2:30. No-host socializing with Brown and other Ivy Alums at Café after tour.

Cost: $33 for group admission including parking. Advance reservation required.

Purchase:

$33/person—

Questions: To Gay Parrish: (323) 936-0716, glpsails@aol.com.

Time: Lunch @ 11:30am, audio tour @ 1:00pm

Location: Bowers Museum, 2002 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706 (714 567-3600)

Cost: $30.00 for scheduled group Museum Admission and audio tour, plus lunch on your own. Parking is now $4.00. You don’t need to be a member of the Women’s Committee to enjoy our events. Pay by cash or check at the event. Once you RSVP, we may need to charge you for your ticket whether or not you attend, unless we can find a replacement for your reservation.

Description: The Women’s Committee of the Brown Club of Southern California invites you to join us at the Bowers Museum for their special exhibit, The Terra Cotta Warriors Guardians of China’s First Emperors.

We will start with lunch at 11:30am at the Tangata Restaurant, located in the Bowers Mission style courtyard. The restaurant serves California cuisine colored with Patina Group Joachim Splichal’s award-winning French signature style. Menu features appetizers, salads, sandwiches and entrees, as well as homemade desserts. Prices range from around $8 to $15.

Our scheduled time to start our self-directed audio tours is 1:00pm. We will have your admission tickets available at lunch.

RSVP: Please RSVP by Monday, September 29; space is limited to 20, so RSVP EARLY! Gay Parrish: 323 936-0716, glpsails@aol.com, or Carol Lemlein: 310 450-3741, lemlein@aol.com.

Date: Saturday, October 11, 2008

Time: 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Cost: A BCSC membership! (See below.)

Description: The Brown Club of Southern California presents the first annual gaLA BRUno: A Members Garden Affair in Bel Air hosted by Tammy ‘72, Richard P’08 and Michael ‘08 Morgenstern and sponsored by (oops) Wines.

• Reconnect with Brown friends and make new ones!
• Enjoy tasty hors d’oeuvres and cool beverages alfresco on a beautiful socal fall day.
• There will be an exciting raffle for a Hawaiian vacation, scrumptious dinner-for-2 packages (yum!) and other super surprises.
• Plus, come get the insider’s update of all things Brown from recent grad and host Michael Morgenstern ‘08.
• There is no charge to attend this special event. However, it is required that you be a member of the Brown Club of Southern California for 2009.
  • Current members please renew now for 2009!
  • If you are not already a member of Brown SoCal, join now and get the remainder of 2008 as an added bonus with your 2009 Membership.
• There is a limit of one guest per member for this adults-only wine and beer event.
• NB: Event details will be given out upon signing up for membership.

Questions: Please e-mail Brooke at president2@brownsocal.org or post in the forum (you may need to register first).

Description: Edward J. Wing, M.D., the newly appointed dean of medicine and biological sciences at Brown University, will speak on the subject of Global Health but he will also give an overview of exciting current developments and future goals at the Medical School. More details to follow.

Time: 7:05 pm

Location: Goodwin Field at Cal State Fullerton Campus

Description: It’s Ivy League Night at the OC Flyers! Flyers Owners, Bob Young (Brown, ‘70) and Harris Tulchin (Cornell, ‘74) invite all Ivy League alumni, family and friends to join them for a summer night at the ballpark. All evening, fun and exciting in-game experiences will be based around the Ivy League, including trivia and on-field opportunities.

How: Tickets are $6. To purchase, complete the order form and fax to 714-447-9328.

Time: 1:30pm - 4:00pm (please note the time change)

Location:At the home of Steve Glenn ’87. Directions will be provided to ticket purchasers.

Cost: $10/Members; $15/NonMembers

Description: Join fellow Brown alumni and friends in Southern California for a special program with Physics Professor Brad Marston entitled “The Quantum Mechanics of Global Warming.” Quantum mechanics plays a crucial, albeit often overlooked, role in determining the Earth’s climate.  Feynman’s famous two-slit interference experiment gives us the key to understanding climate.  I use this understanding to present a simple physical picture of what will happen to the Earth as the concentrations of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide continue to increase.

Professor Marston joined the Brown Physics Department in 1991. A graduate of Caltech, he received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1989. He has done postdoctoral work at Cornell University and was a visiting scientist at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at UC Santa Barbara. Prof. Marston is an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and a recipient of a National Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation.

Steve Glenn’s prefabricated LivingHome was the first home to be certified LEED Platinum and the only home to win the AIA’s top sustainability award in 2007.

Purchase: This event is completed.

Questions: Contact Sam Karp ’96 at skkarp@gmail.com.

Date: Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Time: 2:00pm

Location: Disney Hall

Description: Join fellow Alums as the Cal Phil opens its summer season at the architecturally and acoustically renowned Disney Hall with “America the Beautiful” on Sunday, June 29th.

Featured artists include pianist Norman Krieger – applauded by the New York Times for his “lovely, velvety touch” – in a performance of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue – and James Tormé, son of legendary performer, Mel Tormé, presenting his father’s rarely performed but critically acclaimed California Suite for singer, jazz trio and orchestra.

‘Stops’ on Cal Phil’s “America the Beautiful” tour include: George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, with world renowned pianist Norman Krieger; Grand Canyon Suite by Ferde Grofe; excerpts from the Tony and Academy Award winning musical Chicago by John Kander and Fred Ebb, as well as a swinging rendition of the team’s New York, New York (sorry, Liza not included); Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring; and California Suite by Mel Tormé, featuring the renowned jazz vocalist’s son, James Tormé. “My father wrote California Suite, in part, as an answer to Manhattan Tower, Gordon Jenkins’ work celebrating the East Coast,” says James Tormé. “It’s a truly masterful musical tribute to the great Golden State as it was then, with orange groves and bean fields as far as the eyes could see. And no traffic…” Gee, imagine that—no traffic!

This a great family friendly event to celebrate the 4th of July and to experience outstanding music celebrating our nation’s musical heritage.

Prices: $30 for BCSC members and their guests; $35 for non-members and their guests.

Purchase: This event is completed.

Time: 7:10pm

Location: Dodger Stadium [map]

Description: Batter up! Come out for an evening of fun and alums as BCSC continues its mid-summer tradition of a game at Chavez Ravine. This year, we’ll catch Joe Torre’s Dodgers hosting the always-competitive Braves.

Prices: $30 for BCSC members and their guests; $35 for non-members and their guests. (As in prior years, tickets will go fast. Purchase now to reserve a seat. Note that the face value for these tix is $50 each, so this is a great deal. Field box seats along 1st base line. Family-friendly event.)

Purchase: This event is completed.

Questions: Please e-mail Rich or Brooke or post in the forum. You may need to register first.

Time: 7:00pm

Location: OCPAC - The Orange County Performing Arts Center, The Samueli Theater, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Directions: For visitors to René and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall and Samueli Theater, we recommend parking in the Plaza Tower Parking Structure, which is across Park Center Drive from the Westin South Coast Plaza and directly behind the concert hall and South Coast Repertory.

Description: This will be a “cabaret style” performance in a smaller theater, with tables that seat 4 and beverage service. Order tickets directly from the box office and then RSVP to lemlein@aol.com to let us know you are coming. An informal, no host, desserts and drinks gathering with James is planned at Leatherbys on site at OCPAC after the performance.

James Naughton is the winner of not one but two Tony Awards: for City of Angels in 1990 and Chicago in 1997. Don'’t expect too many Broadway tunes from this suave crooner, though: Away from the theatrical stage, Naughton prefers to focus on other styles, ranging from pop standards to jazz. Of late, he’’s been delving into songs made famous by a wide ranging roster of artists, among them Frank Sinatra, Randy Newman, Billy Eckstine, Duke Ellington, and Tom Waits. But the stage experience shines through: His numbers become miniature dramas, artistic monologues sung with old style “cool”.

Cost: Regular box office ticket prices of $62, plus fees and parking. Leatherbys will be cash bar & desserts.

To Purchase: Call the OPAC Box Office at 714-556-2787 or order online at http://www.ocpac.org/. Then RSVP to Carol Lemlein, Co-Chair of the Women’s Committee to let us know you are coming, lemlein@aol.com.

Date: Saturday, April 5, 2008

Time: Gates open at 10am. Buffet lunch served 12-2pm. Microbrew 10am-4pm.

Seabiscuit Tram Tour 8:30am and 9:45am. Come for part or all – just come on down!

Location: Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, CA - directions

Description: Spend a fantastic day at the famous Santa Anita race track.

This special day features not only the excitement of live horse racing but also a fun-filled kids play area, KROQ Microbrew Festival, free KROQ live broadcasted concert, and Seabiscuit tour of the grounds. Your ticket includes:

• General Admission to the park ($5 value)
• VIP parking pass ($6 value)
• Full BBQ buffet lunch (menu below; it’s very yummy; $15 value)
• Free race book program ($2.25 value)
• Free Derby Day T-shirt ($10 value)
• Taxes and gratuity ($5 value)
• Kids playground (pony rides are an addl fee)
• KROQ-sponsored live broadcasted concert
• KROQ-sponsored Microbrew Festival featuring over 20 local microbreweries (drinks addl fee)
• Seabiscuit Tram Tour of everything from the stables to the actual horse actor (see below)
• Private BBQ area for your bestest Brown buddies
• Spectacular views of the magnificent San Gabriel Mountains (priceless)

Seabiscuit Tram Tour: Board the Seabiscuit Tram at Clockers Corner and take a tour of the stable area, receiving barn and paddock gardens. See Seabiscuit’s original stall and barn, areas used during the filming of the movie Seabiscuit, the jockeys room, silks room, saddling paddock and walking ring with its topiaries and statuary. Meet the equine star of Seabiscuit, Fighting Furrari, who played the primary role in the film. See the carriage horses in their home under the grandstand. Truly a unique experience you will not soon forget. Tours depart at 8:30 a.m. and 9:45 a.m.

Cost: This event is completed.

Contact: Anthony Cheng ’95 – ant@antcheng.com

More information: Please see the forum discussion or following link for more information: Derby Day website