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PRESIDENT’S LETTER

O n behalf of California State University, Northridge, I am pleased to welcome you to this evening’s extraordinary event fea-

turing the first appearance by world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma at Valley Performing Arts Center.

CSUN is one of California’s largest university campuses and provides an exceptional environment for the arts at Valley Performing Arts Center and the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communi-cation. Thousands of guests from the surrounding community and the campus annually benefit from the cultural and performing arts programming in the Great Hall, the Plaza del Sol Performance Hall, the Experimental Theatre and other theatres located in the Mike Curb College.

We greatly appreciate your generous support of this evening’s gala as sponsors, table hosts and attendees. I know that some of you are visiting Valley Performing Arts Center for the first time and have a remarkable experience ahead of you. I hope tonight’s visit will be the first of many, and that we will be welcoming you back to the Great Hall during the 2015-16 performance season.

Thank you again for playing such a major role in this evening’s performance and for contributing to the success of our great university.

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W elcome to this evening’s Yo-Yo Ma performance, and thank you for supporting Valley Performing Arts

Center on this important occasion. Tonight marks the completion of my first year at VPAC and the earliest realization of the vision for its future, as the premiere cultural arts and entertainment destina-tion in the San Fernando Valley, at California State University, Northridge.

This evening also harkens the beginning of a new season at VPAC. Throughout this program book, we are announcing some of our 2015-16 performances. And throughout the auditorium tonight, you may meet some of the artists who will bring them to life.

Like tonight’s Yo-Yo Ma concert, VPAC will host virtuosi from around the world such as violinist Joshua Bell to humorist David Sedaris, from classi-cal pianist Yuja Wang to jazz pianist Jason Moran, from Broadway and television star Megan Hilty to opera star and CSUN alumna Michelle DeYoung.

Tonight’s many sponsors, committee members, and supporters are virtuosi in their own right,

and you will find their names and companies featured throughout our gala program. One special name stands out, and that is Gala Committee Chair Marla Lefton. I thank her as first amongst equals.

But there are no stars more important than the emerging ones who are students at CSUN. And you will see plenty of them onstage and in the auditorium at VPAC in 2015-16. When we announce the complete season later this month, we will also share a calendar of CSUN performances throughout the year taking place in our venue.

Tonight we thank all our stars – our CSUN family, donors, guests and friends – for their loyal and generous support in benefitting Valley Performing Arts Center.

Warmly,

Thor Steingraber, Executive Director Valley Performing Arts Center

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6:30 p.m. YO-YO MA PERFORMANCE

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8 p.m. PERFORMANCE CONCLUDES

8:15 p.m. GALA DINNER IN COURTYARD

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32 SEASON PREVIEW SOARING

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Yo-Yo Ma’s multi-faceted career is testa-ment to his continual search for new ways to communicate with audiences and to his personal desire for artistic growth and re-newal. Whether performing new or familiar works from the cello repertoire, coming together with colleagues for chamber music or exploring cultures and musical forms outside the Western classical tradition, Mr. Ma strives to find connections that stimulate the imagination.

Yo-Yo Ma maintains a balance between his engagements as soloist with orchestras throughout the world and his recital and chamber music activities. He draws inspiration from a wide circle of collaborators, creating programs with such artists as Emanuel Ax, Daniel Barenboim, Christoph Eschenbach, Kayhan Kalhor, Ton Koopman, Yu Long, Bobby McFerrin, Edgar Meyer, Mark Morris, Riccardo Muti, Mark O’Connor, Cristina Pato, Kathryn Stott, Chris Thile, Michael Tilson Thomas, Wu Man, Wu Tong, Damian Woetzel, and David Zinman. Each of these collaborations is fueled by the artists’ interactions, often extending the boundaries of a particular genre. One of Mr. Ma’s goals is the exploration of music as a means of communication and as a vehicle for the migration of ideas across a range of

cultures throughout the world. To that end, he has taken time to immerse himself in subjects as diverse as native Chinese music with its distinctive instruments and the music of the Kalahari bush people in Africa.

Expanding upon this interest, in 1998 Mr. Ma established Silkroad, a nonprofit organi-zation that seeks to create meaningful change at the intersections of the arts, education and business. Under his artistic direction, Silkroad presents performances by the acclaimed Silk Road Ensemble and develops new music, cul-tural partnerships, education programs, and cross-disciplinary collaborations. Silkroad’s ongoing affiliation with Harvard University has made it possible to develop programs such as the Arts and Passion-Driven Learning


Institute for educators and teaching artists, held in collaboration with the Harvard Grad-uate School of Education, and a new Cultural Entrepreneurship initiative in partnership with Harvard Business School. More than 80 new musical and multimedia works have been commissioned for the Silk Road Ensemble from composers and arrangers around the world. Through his work with Silkroad, as throughout his career, Yo-Yo Ma seeks to ex-pand the cello repertoire, frequently perform-ing lesser known music of the 20th century and commissions of new concertos and recital pieces. He has premiered works by a diverse group of composers, among them Stephen Albert, Elliott Carter, Chen Yi, Richard Danielpour, Osvaldo Golijov, John Harbison,

Leon Kirchner, Peter Lieberson, Zhao Lin, Christopher Rouse, Giovanni Sollima, Bright Sheng, Tan Dun, John Williams and Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky.

As the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Jud-son and Joyce Green Creative Consultant, Mr. Ma is partnering with Maestro Riccardo Muti to provide collaborative musical leadership and guidance on innovative program develop-ment for The Negaunee Music Institute of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and for Chicago Symphony artistic initiatives. Ma’s work focuses on the transformative power music can have in individuals’ lives and on increas-ing the number and variety of opportunities audiences have to experience music in their communities. Mr. Ma and the Institute have


created the Citizen Musician Initiative (www.citizenmusician.org), a movement that calls on all musicians, music lovers, music teachers and institutions to use the art form to bridge gulfs between people and to create and inspire a sense of community.

Yo-Yo Ma is strongly committed to edu-

cational programs that not only bring young audiences into contact with music but also allow them to participate in its creation. While touring, he takes time whenever possible to conduct master classes as well as more informal programs for students – mu-sicians and non-musicians alike. At the same

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time, he continues to develop new concert programs for family audiences, for instance helping to inaugurate the family series at Carnegie Hall. In each of these undertak-ings, he works to connect music to students’ daily surroundings and activities with the goal of making music and creativity a vital part of children’s lives from an early age. He has also reached young audiences through appearances on Arthur, Mister Rogers’ Neigh-borhood and Sesame Street.

Mr. Ma’s discography of over 90 albums (including 18 Grammy Award-winners) reflects his wide-ranging interests. He has made several successful recordings that defy categorization, among them Hush with Bobby McFerrin, Appalachia Waltz and Appalachian Journey with Mark O’Connor and Edgar Mey-er, and two Grammy-winning tributes to the music of Brazil, Obrigado Brazil and Obriga-do Brazil – Live in Concert. Mr. Ma’s recent recordings include Mendelssohn Trios with Emanuel Ax and Itzhak Perlman; The Goat Rodeo Sessions, with Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile and Stuart Duncan, which received the 2013 Grammy for Best Folk Album; and A Playlist Without Borders, recorded with the Silk Road Ensemble, which was released in September 2013. Across this full range of releases, Mr. Ma remains one of the best-selling recording artists in the classical field. All of his recent albums have quickly entered the Billboard chart of classical best sellers, remaining in the Top 15 for extended periods, often with as many as four titles simultaneously on the list. In fall 2009, Sony Classical released a box set of over 90 albums to commemorate Mr. Ma’s 30 years as a Sony recording artist.

Yo-Yo Ma was born in 1955 to Chinese

parents living in Paris. He began to study the cello with his father at age four and soon came with his family to New York, where he spent most of his formative years. Later, his principal teacher was Leonard Rose at the Juilliard School. He sought out a traditional liberal arts education to expand upon his conservatory training, graduating from Harvard University in 1976. He has received numerous awards, including the Avery Fisher Prize (1978), the Glenn Gould Prize (1999), the National Medal of the Arts (2001), the Dan David Prize (2006), the Leonie Sonning Music Prize (2006), the World Economic Forum’s Crys-tal Award (2008), the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2010), the Polar Music Prize (2012) and the Vilcek Prize in Contemporary Music (2013). In 2011, Mr. Ma was recognized as a Kennedy Center Honoree. Appointed a Cul-tureConnect Ambassador by the United States Department of State in 2002, Mr. Ma has met with, trained and mentored thousands of stu-dents worldwide in countries including Lithu-ania, Korea, Lebanon, Azerbaijan and China. Mr. Ma serves as a UN Messenger of Peace and as a member of the President’s Committee on the Arts & the Humanities. He has performed for eight American presidents, most recently at the invitation of President Obama on the occasion of the 56th Inaugural Ceremony.

Mr. Ma and his wife have two children. He plays two instruments, a 1733 Montag-nana cello from Venice and the 1712 Davidoff Stradivarius.

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The 2015-16 VPAC season is filled with familiar faces -- Joshua Bell and Savion Glover for example. There are new faces

too. And tonight at the Yo-Yo Ma gala, you may even meet some of these artists in person.

To open the season, I’ve paired two important Southern California companies - the inventive dance company Diavolo and the New West Symphony for the American premiere of L’ Espace du Temps, a trilogy choreographed by Jacques Heim. This will be the first time a dance company and a full orchestra will share the VPAC stage and orchestra pit.

And Broadway lovers will whet their appetite with solo performances by Broadway superstars Megan Hilty and Lea Salonga, in anticipation of the first full Broadway produc-tion at VPAC – Dreamgirls, which will play for four performances in May.

Pacific Symphony will perform two concerts at VPAC next year, both conducted by CSUN alumnus Richard Kaufman. The first is Stew-

art Copeland’s new composition to accompa-ny the 1925 silent film Ben Hur. The com-poser will also perform doing what we know him best for - commanding a massive drum set. The second Pacific Symphony concert will be a Sunday family matinee of Peter and the Wolf narrated by one of the world’s most recognized voices - Nancy Cartwright, of Bart Simpson fame.

Jazz great John Pizzarelli will create two original concerts for VPAC on behalf of Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday. And for VPAC’s own 5th birthday, I’ve invited two generations to help us celebrate - Bobby McFerrin and his son Taylor McFerrin. Jazz pianist Jason Moran will bring Fats Waller Dance Party to the Great Hall for Mardi Gras.

VPAC’s first multi-year residency will be held by Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, America’s pre-miere contemporary ballet company. 2015-16 is filled with VPAC firsts and original pro-grams that can be seen nowhere else. Please join us. Tickets will go on sale soon.

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FEATURED ARTISTS

Joshua BellMegan HiltyBobby McFerrin

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Taylor McFerrinStewart Copeland

Michelle DeYoung


ShApe & MotionDANCE

DIAVOLO/ARCHITECTURE IN MOTION - L’ESPACE DU TEMPS with New West SymphonySATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2015VPAC season opener! L.A.’s own Diavolo performing Jacques Heim’s bold trilogy L’Espace du Temps. In an American premiere set to orchestral works by Salonen, Adams and Glass, conducted by Los Angeles Firebrand Christopher Rountree.

COMPAÑIA FLAMENCA JOSÉ PORCEL José Porcel, Artistic Director with special guest Leilah Broukhim FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2015The golden age of flamenco dance explodes with vibrant color, passionate rhythms and enchanting movement in Jose Porcel’s extravaganza Flamenco Fire.

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SAVION GLOVER AND JACK DEJOHNETTE FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2016 A tour de force of percussion and rhythm that glorifies the vibrational power and multi-generational phrasing exchanged between two greats artists - Savion Glover and Jack DeJohnette.

ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2016America’s foremost contemporary ballet company, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet is “a breath of fresh air” and stands out as a model of what a versatile ballet company should be with its “musicality, athleticism and technique-conscious delivery.” - New York Times

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DIRECT FROM BEIJING, THE NATIONAL ACROBATS AND CIRCUS OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Performing Peking Dreams SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2015

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THE BAND OF THE ROYAL MARINES and THE PIPES, DRUMS, and HIGHLAND DANCERS of THE SCOTS GUARDS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016

COLBURN ORCHESTRA Beethoven’s Ninth, with CSUN Chorus SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2016

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HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY 200-Year Anniversary Tour Harry Christophers, Artistic Director and Conductor Aisslinn Nosky, Violin THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015

ISABEL BAYRAKDARIAN - MY SONGS, MY HERITAGE (13th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days Event)THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015 Canadian soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian returns to her roots in a program featuring Armenian music through the centuries. Joined by Camerata Pacifica and pianist Serouj Kradjian, the concert promises to be an exciting journey of musical exploration and discoveries.

HARLEM QUARTET THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015Praised for its “panache” by the New York Times, Harlem Quartet is “bringing a new attitude to classical music, one that is fresh, bracing and intelligent,” says the Cincinnati Enquirer.

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MICHELLE DEYOUNG Kevin Murphy, Piano THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015Composers Strauss, de Falla, Schoenberg, Weill and Marx round out mezzo-soprano and CSUN alumna Michelle DeYoung’s program of classical and cabaret melodies.

RUSSIAN NATIONAL ORCHESTRA - 25th Anniversary Tour Mikhail Pletnev, Music Director Yuja Wang, PianoFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2016A performance featuring Shostakovich’s Festive Overture, Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major and Stravinsky’s The Firebird (1945) by Russia’s top symphonic ensemble.

ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS Joshua Bell, Director and SoloistWEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016 Prokofiev: Classical Symphony, op. 25 (Symphony No. 1), Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, op. 35, TH 59, D major, Beethoven: Symphony No. 8, op. 93, F major

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MEGAN HILTY IN CONCERT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015The vivacious star of Broadway’s Wicked, Gentleman Prefer Blondes and 9 to 5: The Musical, as well as the NBC hit television series Smash, Megan takes the stage for an unforgettable evening of Broadway standards, Hollywood favorites, and songs from her album, It Happens all the Time.

BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA Presented by L.A. Theatre Works, Susan Albert Loewenberg, Producing Director Adapted By Charles Morley WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015

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LEA SALONGA FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2016Lea Salonga, 30 years after her remarkable Tony Award-winning debut as Miss Saigon, shares a voice just as pure today.

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THE ORLANDO CONSORT Voices Appeared: Silent Film and Medieval SoundThe Passion of Joan of Arc (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1928)SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2016 Before the advent of the “talkie,” silent films were accompanied by live music. The Orlando Consort vocal quintet performs “Voices Appeared,” newly composed music to accompany the 1928 silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc – an exploration of how angels were made manifest to Joan, and the paradox of a silent movie about a woman inspired by the sound of voices.

The Passion of Joan of Arc


BEN HUR: A TALE OF THE CHRISTStewart Copeland, Composerwith Pacific SymphonyRichard Kaufman, ConductorWEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016Paying tribute to the early Hollywood days of silent films with live music, VPAC presents the West Coast premiere of drummer/composer Stewart Copeland’s original composition for the 1925 masterpiece, Ben Hur. Nearly a century later, the film’s chariot race remains one of the most influential scenes in cinema history. With Copeland at the drums accompanied by a full orchestra, the drama reaches new heights. CSUN alumnus Richard Kaufman, one of the foremost interpreter’s of film music, leads the Pacific Symphony.

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State Farm Insurance U.S. Congressman Brad Sherman Bob Stiefel ’67 and Ed Imparato Manja and Dennis Swanson Milt ’68 and Debbie Valera Valley Alliance for the Arts Walter Lantz Foundation Wells Fargo

FOUNDING DISTINGUISHED PATRONS$25,000 - $99,999 ADP Foundation Edith and Ely Broad Linda Brown Nancy Cartwright Charlene and Burton Sperber Foundation Karen Enzer ’82 and Earl Enzer ‘83 Jaleh ’86 and Galen Etemad Ilene and Stanley Gold Goldman Sachs & Co. John Golisch ‘72

Cynthia Haas Griffeth ‘78 and William C. Griffeth ‘80 Elizabeth Levitt Hirsch Horace Heidt Big Band Foundation Janet and Benjamin Kaplan Ellie and Mark Lainer Elizabeth and Howard Layne Marla and Cary Lefton Dr. Jolene Koester and Dr. Myron W. Lustig Erika and Gus Manders ‘64 Timothy Miklaucic and Ana Loehnert Miller, Kaplan, Arase & Co., LLP Barry J. Nadell Walter J. Perez, Calif. Industrial Grp. Corp. Samuel Goldberg & Sons Foundation, Inc. Stern Family Foundation Valley Presbyterian Hospital

FOUNDING DONORS


AUCTION

GAlA Auction LIVE AUCTION

EXOTIC SHANGHAI Round-trip, first-class Delta One flight certificate for two to exotic Shanghai in the People’s Republic of China on Delta Air Lines. You and a guest will travel in comfort and style flying Delta One class service on Delta Air Lines from Los Angeles to Shanghai, (Non-stop service from Los Angeles to Shanghai begins July 2015, subject to foreign government approval).

Fair Market Value: $28,000 Generously donated by Delta Air Lines

Enjoy the luxurious Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel Shanghai for a three-night stay for two in five-star accommodations. Breakfasts and buffet dinners are included in your stay. Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel Shanghai has an indoor pool, a health club, and a steam room. Complimentary wireless and wired high-speed Internet access is available in public areas. This five-star hotel features business amenities including a 24-hour business center and limo/town car service. The hotel offers four restaurants along with a bar/lounge.

Fair Market Value: TBD Generously donated by Jumeirah

LEAVING ON A JET PLANE...…

A luxurious round-trip flight for up to six passengers to San Francisco, Las Vegas, Phoenix or Napa in a private jet. Enjoy champagne and wine during the flight. Duration of the stay cannot exceed two nights; pilot overnight accommodations are part of the package.

Fair Market Value: Approximately $7,500 (depends on destination) Generously donated by Golden State Jet

BALANCHINE AT 10,000 FEETOne summer week for four (4) Aug. 8-15, 2015 at the idyllic setting of the Wren in Vail, Colorado. This lovely resort is located across from Golden Peak and a short walk to Vail Village. Package includes two premium tickets to the International Dance Festival’s Balanchine on Aug. 9, 2015 at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater located next door to the resort and a VIP experience arranged by the Festival’s artistic director. Resort Restrictions: No pets or smoking. Must contact donors by June 1, 2015 for complete arrangements.

Fair Market Value: $1,631 ($1,400 for resort unit & $231 for two tickets to Balanchine)

Generously donated by Irene Boyd and Dr. Stuart Boyd


AUCTION

DINNER AND SHOW FOR EIGHT

A VIP Evening for Eight at VPAC hosted by

Executive Director Thor Steingraber

Indulge in dinner for eight in the VPAC Art Gallery hosted by Lemonade and Jackson Catering. Then on to the Great Hall to enjoy jazz artist John Pizzarelli (December 12, 2015) or violinist Joshua Bell (March 9, 2016) AND a backstage meet-and-greet with the artist.

Fair Market Value: $1,500 Generously donated by Lemonade and Jackson Catering and Valley Performing Arts Center

VEGAS IS WAITING!

Two nights’ accommodations for two in a World Superior King and dinner for two

at Cleo at SLS Las Vegas. Enjoy this all-encompassing resort and casino with more than 1,600 guest rooms and suites as well as a collection of SBE’s acclaimed restaurant and nightlife brands.

Fair Market Value: $420 Generously donated by SLS Las Vegas

SILENT AUCTION COME SKI WITH ME!

Park City, Utah studio unit at Park Plaza Resort (December 12-19, 2015); resort includes indoor swimming pool and hot tub and is close to excellent skiing!

Fair Market Value: $1,750 Generously donated by Nancy J. Porter

OH-SO-ELEGANT AND LOVELY TO WEAR…WHITE BAROQUE PEARLS (32” STRAND) with a large oval-shaped bead with diamonds and two diamond rondelles.

Fair Market Value: $4,800 Generously designed and donated by Helen Gordon Lowy and Alan Lowy

Live and Silent Auction Rules, including bidding information, fair market value, tax-deductibility and release of liability and disclaimers, are posted on the Yo-Yo Ma Gala website: www.valleyperformingartscenter.org/giving/2015-yo-yo-ma-gala-fundraiser/ and are also available upon request at the Gala Dinner following the performance.


Just past Hollywood, first house on the leftJoin us at The Garland, a family-owned escape with LA in our backyard. Private and laid-back, we welcome guests as friends and locals as family. Come unwind for a weekend in our freshly- renovated rooms and suites or linger over drinks and a meal at The Front Yard, where you can enjoy a casual vibe with unique LA-style cuisine and creative cocktails. Just be sure to make yourself at home.

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GRAY FRESHWATER DANCING PEARL NECKLACE WITH LAVENDER AMETHYSTS.

Pearls are 8 x 11 millimeters & lavender amethysts are 13.19 x 11.13 millimeters. Necklace is 20” long with a 14k white gold clasp.

Fair Market Value: $2,225 Generously designed and donated by Judith Stein

LADY’S STERLING SILVER BASKET-WEAVE CUFF BRACELET Designed by Judith Ripka

Fair Market Value: $1,200 Generously donated by XIV KARATS LTD

BRING BEAUTY HOME…MICHAEL ARAM BLACK ORCHID WINE COASTER

Fair Market Value: $100 Generously donated by Neiman Marcus Topanga

MICHAEL ARAM BLACK ORCHID CHEESE PLATTER

Fair Market Value: $200 Generously donated by Neiman Marcus Topanga

MICHAEL ARAM BLACK ORCHID WINE REST

Fair Market Value: $125

Generously donated by Neiman Marcus Topanga

PAMPER YOURSELF…LANCER TRAVEL ESSENTIALS

for Face and Body

Fair Market Value: $195Generously donated by Neiman Marcus Topanga

ENJOY THE PERFORMING ARTS! VPAC 2015-2016 SEASON SUBSCRIPTION FOR TWO

Fair Market Value: TBD Generously donated by Valley Performing Arts Center

MAKE ME BEAUTIFUL!IN-OFFICE ZOOM BLEACHING For beautiful, white teeth; includes personalized bleaching trays plus two bleaching tubes.

Fair Market Value: $1,000 Generously donated by Carmen Rahimi Guss, D.D.S

Just past Hollywood, first house on the leftJoin us at The Garland, a family-owned escape with LA in our backyard. Private and laid-back, we welcome guests as friends and locals as family. Come unwind for a weekend in our freshly- renovated rooms and suites or linger over drinks and a meal at The Front Yard, where you can enjoy a casual vibe with unique LA-style cuisine and creative cocktails. Just be sure to make yourself at home.

818 .980.8000 | THEGARLAND.COM4222 VINELAND AVENUE | NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91602

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TITLE SPONSORS Agora Realty & Management, Inc. City National Bank Neiman Marcus Topanga Ventura BLVD Magazine

UNDERWRITING FOR 200 CSUN STUDENT TICKETS CSUN Foundation Board Chair Earl Enzer ’83 and Karen Enzer ’82

SIGNATURE TABLE City National Bank CSUN, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences CSUN Foundation CSUN, The University Corporation CSUN, Tseng College Lamps Plus Marla Lefton ’83 and Cary Lefton Neiman Marcus Topanga Participant Media Debbie and Milt Valera ‘68 Ventura BLVD Magazine

UNDERWRITING FOR ARTISTS, VIP GUESTS AND MUSIC STUDENTS Artist Guest Table: Jilianne Fager ’63, M.A. ’72 and Richard Fager Music Students Table: John Rothman Artist Guest Table: Hon. Joan and Arnold Seidel VIP Guest Table: Bob Stiefel ’67 and Ed Imparato

WINE SPONOR The Wine House

SILENT AND LIVE AUCTION SPONSORS XIV KARAT LTD in Beverly Hills Irene Boyd and Dr. Stuart Boyd Delta Air Lines Golden State Jet Carmen Rahimi Guss, D.D.S. Jackson Catering and Events Jumeirah Helen G. Lowy MHS ‘75 and Alan Lowy Neiman Marcus Topanga Nancy J. Porter Andrea Reinken ‘80 and Don Reinken SLS Las Vegas Judith Stein Valley Performing Arts Center

UNDERWRITING FOR DINNER ENTERTAINMENT THE WHYMAN PROJECT Thor Steingraber

UNDERWRITING FOR FLOWERS Shari Tarver-Behring and John Behring

UNDERWRITING FOR COOKIES AND MILK Friends and Family of Marla and Cary Lefton

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