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"The Golden Age of
American Popular Music" Series

2012 Schedule
For venues where performances are generally open to the public
(some venues charge a modest fee for admission - PLEASE CALL IN ADVANCE)

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Culver city senior center  
4095 Overland Avenue
culver city, ca 90232
(310) 253-6700

all programs are on thursdays, 1PM-2:15PM

JANUARY 26
"Jule 'Funny girl' Styne & His Musical Friends"

FEBRUARY 16
"Together & Not: 
Hoagy Carmichael & Johnny Mercer 

MARCH 22
" Broadway's Second Golden Age"

APRIL 19
"An Era of Wit & Sophistication:
Rodgers & Hart"

MAY 24
"They Re-Invented the Broadway Musical:
Rodgers & Hammerstein"

JUNE 14
"Penniless Immigrant to American Icon:
Irving Berlin"

JULY 26
"The Society Bon Vivant From Peru, Indiana:
Cole Porter"

AUGUST 16
"A Single Creative Mind:
George & Ira Gershwin"

SEPTEMBER 13
"
They Blended Vienna & Broadway:
Lerner & Loewe"

OCTOBER 25
"He Wove a Silver Lining:
Jerome Kern"

NOVEMBER 15
"The Wizard of Oz"
Harold Arlen"

DECEMBER 6
"Women Who Wrote Songs We Love:
Dorothy Fields & Her Sister Songwriters

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jcc at milken
22622 vanowen sreet
west hills, ca 91307
(818) 464-3300

all programs are on tuesdays at
senIor shalom bagel brunch & program
10AM-12N (show starts promptly at 10:30)
MEMBERS $3, NON-MEMBERS $5
except as noted

february 7, 22
"Together & Not:
Hoagy Carmichael & Johnny Mercer"


april 29
"Broadway's Second Golden Age"
(special 2-HOUR sunday program)
click here for flyer


JUNE 5
"Penniless Immigrant To American Icon:
Irving Berlin"

 

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WHITTIER PUBLIC LIBARY
7344 S. WASHINGTON
WHITTIER, CA 90602
(562) 567-9926

THURSDAY MARCH 8, 7pm
"The Society Bon Vivant From Peru, Indiana:
Cole Porter"

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THE POSADA AT WHITTIER
8120 s. Painter Avenue
Whittier, CA
(562) 945-2651

THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 3pm
"Penniless Immigrant to American Icon:
Irving Berlin"

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the canterbury
5801 WEST CRESTRIDGE ROAD
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275
(310)  265-5106
(PLEASE SIGN-ON ON ARRIVAL)


ALL PROGRAMS WEDNESDAYS, 3:30pm


january 11
"A Single Creative Mind:
George & Ira Gershwin"

FEBRUARY 29
SPECIAL FOR VALENTINE'S DAY MONTH
"Musical Ways To Say 'I Love You'"

MARCH 28
"An Era of Wit & Sophistication:
Rodgers & Hart"

APRIL 25
"They Re-Invented the Broadway Musical:
Rodgers & Hammerstein"

MAY 16
SPECIAL FOR MOTHER'S DAY MONTH
"Let's Hear It For The Ladies"

JUNE 6
"He Wove a Silver Lining:
Jerome Kern"

JULY 25
special for independence day month
"Yankee Doodle & Other Patriots"

AUGUST 15
"Magical Musical Movie Moments"

SEPTEMBER 5
"Movie Themes Are Many Splendored Things" 

OCTOBER 24
"The Society Bon Vivant From Peru, Indiana:
Cole Porter"

DECEMBER 12
"Popular Christmas Songs
& The Stories Behind Them"

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yorba linda senior center
4501 casa loma
yorba linda, ca 92886
(714) 961-7190

friday, february 17, 10:30AM

SPECIAL FOR PRESIDENTS DAY
"Yankee Doodle & Other Patriots"

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roxbury parK COMMunity center
471 South roxbury drive
beverly hills, ca 90212
(310) 550-4761

all programs are on mondays, 1:15-2:15

2012 PROGRAMS TO BE ANNOUNCED

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JOSLYN ADULT CENTER
1301 w. oLIVE
BURBANK, cA 91506
(818) 238-5353
(PLEASE CALL IN ADVANCE FOR ADMISSION CHARGE & INFORMATION)

Monday, February 13, 2012, 12:30PM
SPECIAL VALENTINE'S DAY PROGRAM
"Musical Ways To Say 'I Love You'"

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LA FETRA CENTER, CITY OF GLENDORA
333 E. Foothill Blvd.
Glendora, CA 91741
(626) 914-8235
(please call in advance for admission information)

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012, 1:30PM
SPECIAL VALENTINE'S DAY PROGRAM
"Musical Ways To Say 'I Love You'"

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south pasadena senior center
1102 oxley street
south pasadena, ca 91030
(626) 403-7360
(PLEASE CALL IN ADVANCE FOR MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION)

MARCH  26, 1PM
"Jule 'Funny Girl' Styne & His Musical Friends"

APRIL 23, 1PM
"Together & Not:
Hoagy Carmichael & Johnny Mercer"

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Griffith Park
adult community center & Club
Friendship audITorium
3201 riverside drive
los angeles, ca 90027
CENTER OFFICE: (323) 644-5579

2012 PROGRAMS TO BE ANNOUNCED

 

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KINGSLEY MANOR
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
1055 N. Kingsley drive
los angeles, ca 90029
(323) 661-1128
(PLEASE CHECK IN AT THE FrONT DESK 
BEFORE the program starts)

all programs are 1:30pm
unless otherwise noted

TUESDAY, JANUARY  10
"Penniless Immigrant to American Icon:
Irving Berlin"


WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY  15
VALENTINE'S DAY MONTH SPECIAL
"Musical Ways To Say I Love You"

TUESDAY, MARCH  20
"The Wizard oif Oz:
Harold Arlen"

TUESDAY, APRIL 3
"The Society Bon Vivant From Peru, Indiana:
Cole Porter"

WEDNESDAY, MAY  9
MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL: 
"Let's Hear It For The Ladies"

TUESDAY, JUNE 12
"They Blended Vienna and Broadway:
Lerner & Loewe"

TUESDAY, JULY  30
INDEPENDENCE DAY MONTH SPECIAL:
"Yankee Doodle & Other Patriots"

TUESDAY, AUGUST  12
"Magical Musical Movie Moments"

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
"Movie Themes Are Many Splendored Things"

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23
"Tine Pan Alley Classics"

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13
VETERANS DAY MONTH SPECIAL: 
"Songs That Won The War"

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18
"Popular Christmas Songs
& The Stories Behind Them"

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 WALNUT VILLAGE 
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

891 S. Walnut Street
anaheim, ca 92802
(714) 776-7150
(PLEASE CHECK IN AT THE FrONT DESK 
BEFORE the program starts)

all programs are mondays at 3:00-4:15pm
unless otherwise noted

JANUARY  16
"Penniless Immigrant to American Icon:
Irving Berlin"

FEBRUARY 20
"Together & Not:
Hoagy Carmichael & Johnny Mercer"

MARCH  19
"The Wizard of Oz:
Harold Arlen"

APRIL 16
"A Single Creative Mind:
George & Ira Gershwin"

MAY 21
MOTHER'S DAY MONTH SPECIAL
"Let's Hear It For The Ladies"

JUNE 18
"From Vienna To Broadway:
Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe"

JULY 16
INDEPENDENCE DAY MONTH SPECIAL
"Yankee Doodle & Other Patriots"

AUGUST 20
"Magical Musical Movie Moments"

SEPTEMBER 10
"Movie Themes Are Many Splendored Things"

OCTOBER 22
"Tin Pan Alley Classics"

NOVEMBER 19
VETERANS DAY MONTH SPECIAL
"Songs That Won The War"

DECEMBER 17
"Popular Christmas Songs
& The Stories Behind Them"

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CITY OF ARCADIA 
COMMUNITY CENTER
365 CAMPUS DRIVE
ARCADIA, CA 910078
(626) 574-5130
(PLEASE CALL IN ADVANCE)

FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 4PM
"Magic Musical Movie Moments"

 

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CITY OF DOWNEY
DOWNEY ADULT SCHOOL
HARRIET PAYNE EVENT CENTER
12340 WOODRUFF AVENUE, 
DOWNEY, CA 90242
(562) 904-7238
($5 PER PERSON)

2012 PROGRAMS TO BE ANNOUNCED

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pierce college
6201 Winnetka Avenue #341
Woodland hills, ca 91371
(818) 710-2561
(program is in music 3400)

(must call for registration  AND other information)

TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2012 (2:15-4:15)
"Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart,
& Oscar Hammerstein II"
(CLICK HERE FOR PROGRAM FLYER)

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oasis - westside
10730 w. pico blvd.
(inside macy's 3rd floor  - parking on 5th floor)
(310) 446-8053
(reservations required at least 2 weeks ahead)

tuesday, february 21, 20012, 1:00-2:00PM
special valentine's program
"Musical Ways To Say 'I Love You'"

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usc emeriti center college
www.usc.edu/ecc

"THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK
ON STAGE, SCREEN, & RECORDS"

CLICK HERE FOR SPRING COURSE SCHEDULE & DETAILS

C;l iFOR A SCHEDULE OF ALL PROGRAMS THAT ARE PART OF
THE USC EMERITI CENTER COLLEGE PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES
PLEASE GO TO

http://emeriticollege.usc.edu/classes/

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usc ORANGE COUNTY CENTER
2300 Michelson Drive, Irvine
For information & registration
JUDY DIAZ, (213) 740-8841

wednesday, March 21, 1:00PM-3:00PM
fee $20

"Irving Berlin & Cole Porter"

CLICK HERE FOR PROGRAM DETAILS


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