October 2012

germany à la carte

with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra at Villa Aurora.

Join us at this “true castle by the sea” (so proclaimed Thomas Mann, German novelist and 1929 Nobel Prize laureate) with breathtaking views and an equally stunning performance featuring LACO concertmaster Margaret Batjer, celebrating her 15^th anniversary with the Orchestra.

LACO à la carte - virtuosic musical performances in intimate international settings - are generously sponsored by Ann Moore Mulally, Mahnaz & David Newman, Ned & Dana Newman and Gene Shutler

Reservations are limited. Please call 213 622 7001

Celebrating Marta Feuchtwanger – An extraordinary woman

A collaboration of Villa Aurora, USC Libraries and USC-Max-Kade-Institute for Austrian, German, Swiss Studies

Please join us in celebrating and commemorating Marta Feuchtwanger on the anniversary of her death 25 years ago.

Word of welcome: Dr. Bernd Fischer, Consul General of Germany in Los Angeles

Marta’s Legacy
Marje Schuetze-Coburn, Senior Associate Dean of the USC Libraries & Feuchtwanger Librarian

Remembering Marta
Zeitzeugen share their memories of Marta Feuchtwanger. Moderated by Professor Paul Lerner of the USC history department.

Actress Nina Franoszek will read from Marta’s manuskripts.

The event will conclude with a reception in Villa Aurora’s Patio accompanied by a slide-show of memorable moments of Marta’s life.

RSVP required: Please call 310.573-3603 or write an email to infola@villa-aurora.org

Admission: General $ 10. Free for Members and for friends of the USC Libraries

Street parking is available on Los Liones Drive. Shuttle service begins at 6:30 pm and will start from Los Liones Drive, off Sunset Boulevard two blocks North-East of Pacific Coast Highway.

Please do not park on the Topanga State Park Lot!