• cool new dinner opportunity

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2003 7pm Civic Theater San Diego Dear Students! Just a short note to let you know about a short notice cool gig coming up this coming Wednesday that came my way; the short of it is that you get to see both the San Diego Symphony AND the National Ballet of Cuba (fresh off a hot Manhattan gig--see review from the NYTimes below) for only 10 bucks!  the long of it is you might have to endure a lecture by yours truly--actually you can skip ME and still get the show. Many of you have asked how to get your hands on the discounted tickets.  Here is the contact info straight from La Jolla Music so that you can score the specially priced tickets: "Call the box office at 858-459-3728"--be sure to tell the box office that you heard about this through the SDSUuniverse page.     EXTRA-CREDIT CHANCE! For this cool tandem performance of a dance company and a symphony, the assignment is to attend the event and then 'review' it in the style of www.villagevoice.com www.thenation.com www.nytimes.com free registration required http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/dance/reviews/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/classical/reviews/ --2 pages typed --double-spaced --written expressly in the STYLE of the magazine you select. --carefully proofread --illustrated if you wish --catchy title --lots of attitude! (be as critical, smart-assy, savvy, cynical as you wish).   When are these extra-credit assignments due?  December 3, 2003 in class.

La Jolla Music Society  is offering a $20 voucher for a prix-fixe dinner at Cafe Sevilla with each ticket purchase to the Ballet Nacional de Cuba, which will be performing at the Civic Theater downtown on November 12 and 13, 2003. Come witness the soaring beauty of Cuba's internationally acclaimed ballet company, and then treat yourself to a wonderful Andalusian dinner at Cafe Sevilla! Wednesday, November 12:  7pm - Latin American Literature scholar, Prof. William A. Nericcio of SDSU, discusses Cervantes' Don Quixote. 8pm - Ballet Nacional de Cuba performs Don Quixote. (ask us about Corporate Leaders Night) Thursday, November 13: 7pm - The Ballet's Artistic Director Alicia Alonso speaks about her legendary career, with Margaret Marshall of the UCSD Dance Faculty. 8pm - Ballet Nacional de Cuba performs a Mixed Repertory, including Canto Vital, Blood Wedding, and scenes from Swan Lake.  (ask us about ArtFUSION: Young Professionals Night) The $20 voucher from Cafe Sevilla is good only on November 12 and 13, before or after the show, and offers a 3-course meal (tax and gratuity included, drinks extra): Tapas Grilled marinated duck skewers with Rioja red wine reduction and green olives  Baccalau cod fish cake with fig chutney  Ensalada Pipirana Andaluz: Diced vegetable gazpacho on a bed of artichoke bottoms with light tomato vinaigrette Choice of Entrées Ahi tuna Cadiz crusted with diced Chorizo sausage and served with green potato ajillo sauce, drizzled with Jerez reduction sauce     or   Citrus-marinated roast pork tenderloin with Jerez orange saffron sauce  This offer also includes a complimentary CD, "Sounds of Sevilla," featuring music by the Cafe's various flamenco guitarists. To purchase tickets, call the La Jolla Music Society Box Office at 858-459-3728. For more information about this and other events, visit www.lajollamusicsociety.org.