DOWNEY - Jackie Johns, an affiliate with the Los Angeles Opera Company Speakers Bureau, will make a presentation on Puccini when he speaks June 16 at Temple Ner Tamid for the Ezra Center for Mature Adults.The program is from 10 a.m. to noon and the public is invited. Johns will speak about the famous Italian composer and some of his works. Recorded music will be played from some of Puccini's famous operas, including La Boheme, Tosca and Madame Butterfly. A catered kosher lunch will be served following the program. Cost is $6 for Ezra members, $7 for non-members. For more information, call Miriam Brookfield at (562) 943-3170.

********** Published: June 5, 2009 - Volume 8 - Issue 7