last updated July 12, 1999

PCNC Newsletter, August 1999

Event	Date	Time	Location	Contact
Marine Mammal Center Visit	8/14	11am-2:30pm	Marin Headlands	(415) 221-4456
Marine Mammal Center Visit Let PCNC introduce you to the work of the Marine Mammal Center, a non-profit rescue and rehabilitation hospital for distressed marine mammals. Many of these "patients" are endangered, threatened, or depleted species. Located in the Marin Headlands, the sole purpose of The Center is to save marine mammals and their environment. PCNC has been invited to participate in The Center's marine environmental program designed to make each of us an informed caretaker of our oceans and marine life. Limited to 35 participants, our day begins with an in-depth tour of the hospital facilities. This will be a "hands-on" experience as we work with the mammals, learn more about each species, and understand the scientific research being conducted at The Center. After a lunch break, we will be taken on a guided beach walk to explore the habitat. We will learn about the beach and estuarine ecosystem, and then conclude with a beach clean-up and discussion about the effect of trash and pollution on ocean life. Date: Saturday, August 14, 1999 11:00 - 2:30 p.m. Cost: $20.00 (suggested minimum ... for a very worthwhile cause!) For questions and reservations call Melissa Doff '84 at (415) 221-4456. Please make your tax deductible checks payable to The Marine Mammal Center, and mail checks to Melissa Doff at 172 Parker Avenue, Apt. #301, San Francisco, CA 94118.
Event	Date	Time	Location	RSVP
Stern Grove Festival	8/15	11:30am	SF	(415) 674-8477
Stern Grove Festival World Music: An African Celebration On Sunday, August 15, 1999, starting at 11:30 a.m., PCNC will meet for a picnic gathering to enjoy a performance in what is always a gala, convivial atmosphere. The Festival's grand finale is a colorful celebration of African music featuring Congolese rumbero Sam Mangwana and Malian singer/guitarist Habib Koite. Mangwana is one of today's most influential African musicians, combining African, Latin, Brazilian, and Caribbean influences to an amazing effect. Koite is internationally known for his dazzling guitar playing and his brilliant fusion of traditional Malian and modern Western sounds. Come celebrate this rich, cultural festival with fellow Princetonians. There is no charge for this event, but please reserve before the Wednesday of the event by calling Rachel DuPre '93 at (415) 674-8477. Reserve early because space is limited. Directions: Drive South on 19th Avenue, turn right on Sloat Blvd, and enter through the Vale Ave. entrance of Stern Grove. Parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis, and passes may be available to our group. Be prepared for sun or fog (hopefully sun!), and bring a picnic. Like last year, we will one highly coveted table reserved for our group, but we can provide additional seating on blankets. For general Festival information, call (415) 252-6252 or visit http://www.sterngrove.org.
Event	Date	Time	Location	Contact
PCNC Book Club	8/15	5pm	SF	(415) 563-2672
Paradise by Toni Morrison Paradise opens with a horrifying scene of mass violence and then chronicles its genesis in an all-black town in rural Oklahoma. Founded by descendants of freed slaves, the patriarchal community of Ruby is built on enforced moral law and fear. A nearby town is home to female exiles from Ruby who have gathered in a promised land of their own. In prose that soars with the rhythms and tragic arc of an epic poem, Morrison challenges our beliefs as she weaves folklore, history, and myth into an unforgettable meditation on race, religion, gender, and a far-off past that is ever present. Discussion will take place at 5:00 pm on Sunday, August 15 at the home of Jerry Richardson '64. Jerry lives at 2438 Greenwich St. (@ Scott St.) in San Francisco. Please RSVP to Jerry at (415) 563-2672 and volunteer to bring a snack to help feed our discussion.
Event	Date	Time	Location	RSVP
PWN: SF Zoo	8/21	10am	SF	Karen Benson Larson
PWN: Tigers Search for Tigers: A Family Day at the San Francisco Zoo Meet us at 10:00 - 10:30 a.m., on the Gift Shop steps (just inside the entrance gate; or at 12:00 noon, at the playground 150 yards to the left of the entrance gate, for B.Y.O. picnic lunch. To RSVP, contact Karen Benson Larson '85, (510) 558-8806 or larsonke@sirius.com. The S. F. Zoo is at 1 Zoo Rd., on Sloat Blvd. (@ 45th). Admission: $9 adults, $6 ages 12-17, $3 ages 3-11. For directions, contact the zoo at (415) 753-7080 or http://www.sfzoo.com.