Northwestern Alumni Club of Los Angeles

Music Alums give Benefit Concert

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:47:47 +0000

Crescendo Young Musician’s Guild (CYMG) is a new charitable organization founded by NU Club member Pin Chen. CYMG’s goal is to provide low-cost and no-cost music lessons for children in need.

Please attend the FREE! Benefit Concert to support CYMG (donations accepted):

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4th 2012 – 7:00pm
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
1020 N. Brand Blvd.
Glendale, CA 91202
Please see the Facebook Event page for more details and to RSVP!

This is a way to have a great night out while supporting your fellow alums and a great charity, to boot!

Guest Artist: Hill Street Quartet – Rachel Fabulich (MM ’07), Anne Sherrill, Sarah Huff, Irene Shiao

Also performing, CYMG Faculty & Students: Chamber Strings, with Pin Chen (BM ’03) on violin
Voice, with James Koenig (BM ’70, MM ’72) on piano. Percussion students!

The CYMG Board of Directors includes NU Alums:
Pin Chen (BM ’03), President & Founder
Jennifer Moss (BM ’85), Director

Special NU Club of LA Theater Event!

Toni — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:43:47 +0000

See Clybourne Park and Meet Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright and Alum Bruce Norris at an Exclusive NU Club Talk-Back Event!

Thursday, January 19th at 8:00pm

Purchase tickets now at a discount through this special link!

Attend a performance of the play with your fellow L.A. Wildcats then stay for an exclusive Q&A with New York-based alum Bruce Norris (Comm ’82).

Mark Taper Forum
at the Music Center
downtown Los Angeles

135 N. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Directions and Parking

Northwestern Alum Bruce Norris

Norris’ 2010 Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy-drama Clybourne Park puts a new spin on Lorraine Hansberry’s classic A Raisin in the Sun. The play cleverly examines both real estate and race relations in a northwest Chicago neighborhood fifty years apart. In 1959, a white couple sets off a community controversy when they inadvertently sell their bungalow to the area’s first black family. Half-a-century later, gentrification issues arise when a black couple clashes with a white couple who want to buy and demolish the house. The entire original Playwrights Horizons’ off-Broadway cast, Crystal A. Dickinson, Brendan Griffin, Damon Gupton, Christina Kirk, Annie Parisse, Jeremy Shamos and Frank Wood, reunite along with original director Pam MacKinnon for this production at the Mark Taper Forum.

More info on the production…

Buy tickets now, quantities are limited.

Event co-sponsored by the NU Club of Los Angeles and the Northwestern University Entertainment Alliance West

Cheer on the ‘Cats in the Car Care Bowl!

Toni — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:09:51 +0000

2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl-Watching Bash!

Send 2011 off in royal purple style with fellow alumni, students, friends and family at our favorite Chicago-themed hangout as your Northwestern Wildcats take on Texas A&M in Houston.

Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 9:00am

Rush Street Bar and Restaurant

9546 Washington Blvd.

Culver City, 90232

310-837-9546
(Parking available in city garages across the street on Culver)

Enjoy free coffee and donuts and drink specials, including $5 draft beers, $5 Bacardi Oak and Cokes and $5 Jack and Honey drinks. Rush Street’s fabulous brunch menu will also be available, as well as their $20 bottomless Bloody Mary and Mimosa special.

Plus, we’ll be raffling off fabulous prizes to benefit the NU Club of LA scholarship fund.

All this for only…

$10 — Dues-paying club members

$10 - One-year club membership / renewal Young Alumni (07-12), plus one free guest and a free $5 raffle ticket

$15 — Non-members, guests

$25 — One-year club membership / renewal — Member entry, plus one free guest and a free $5 raffle ticket

REGISTER NOW!

NU Club of LA 2011 Holiday Party and Toy Drive

Toni — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:28:05 +0000

Los Angeles-area Northwestern University alumni and their guests are cordially invited to ring in the season by helping needy kids have a great holiday, thanks to our partner charity, Children’s Institute, Inc.!

Monday, December 5, 2011 from 6:00pm – 8:30pm at Lola’s Bar and Restaurant in West Hollywood

For admission, please bring one or more new, unwrapped toys and/or books and enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres, drink specials, holiday music and the company of your fellow Wildcats.

Please RSVP.

Each year, Children’s Institute, Inc. (CII) hosts a grand holiday celebration for more than 6000 local children who are victims of, or witnesses to, violence in their homes and communities. CII provides healing and support, so these children may recover and lead healthy and happy lives.

Morning Hike Above the Palisades on Oct 29

Amanda — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:02:46 +0000

Ahh, the sweet-ish smell of Los Angeles in the morning!

Join us for a morning hike above the Palisades. Walk under tree canopies, relax by a cool waterfall, and take in coastal views as you hang out with your fellow Medillians.

When:
Saturday, October 29, 2011, 10am – 12pm

Where:
Temescal Gateway Park, 15601 Sunset Blvd, Pacific Palisades, 90272

How much:
Free! You didn’t think we’d charge you for nature, did you?
However, be sure to bring your own snacks, lunch and water… and $7 for parking.

RSVP to:
medillsocal@gmail.com by Thursday, October 27; provide your name, degree/year and number of guests.

NU Club Honored with Award

Amanda — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:44:59 +0000

The NU club of LA was honored with a special award for outstanding performance by the Northwestern Alumni Association. The club was recognized for the many contributions it makes to the Northwestern community in Southern California throughout the year.

Loads of Fun Healing the Bay

Amanda — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:15:36 +0000

Here are a few great pictures from the Heal the Bay event held last weekend in Santa Monica.

Minds Matter is Looking for Mentors in the L.A. Area

Amanda — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:47:53 +0000

‘Cats Help the Community: Coastal Clean-Up and Beach Picnic — Sept. 17

Toni — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 21:44:10 +0000

September 17, 2011: Heal the Bay Coastal Clean-Up and BYO Beach Picnic

Time: 8:45am – 12:30pm

Admission: FREE

Location: Santa Monica Beach at Tower 27 (south of the pier)
2600 Barnard Way at Hill St.
Santa Monica CA 90401 (Park in Lot 5)

NU Club of LA Alums Clean Up!

Join the NU Club and Heal the Bay for National Coastal Clean-Up Day! Our team will meet at Santa Monica beach for a couple hours of clean-up, then gather for a bring-your-own beach picnic and award a FREE t-shirt to the alum who collected the most unusual item during the event.

Friends and families are welcome at this all-ages day of service! Give a little of your time for a great cause and stick around to grab a bite with your fellow alums.

More info at Heal the Bay and on our Events page.

To register for Coastal Cleanup day, please email Tina Curran (Tina@NUClubofLA.org).

Wildcats Football @ RUSH STREET (Culver City)

admin — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:19:33 +0000

Join local L.A. Alumni for ‘Cats Football Every Saturday @ Rush Street Bar & Grill – upper loft
9546 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA

Good cheer, Chicago beer, and more!

NU WILDCATS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
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Sat. 10/8 vs. Michigan (4:00pm PST)
Sat. 10/15 at Iowa (4:00pm PST)
Sat. 10/22 vs. Penn State – Homecoming! (4:00pm PST)
Sat. 10/29 at Indiana (9 am PST)
Sat. 11/5 at Nebraska (TBA)
Sat. 11/12 vs. Rice (TBA)
Sat. 11/19 vs. Minnesota (TBA)
Sat. 11/26 vs. Michigan State (TBA)

All leading up to our fabulous (fingers-crossed)…

BOWL-WATCHING PARTY!!