9500 Gilman Dr between Scholars Drive N
Thurgood Marshall & International Lanes La Jolla
CA 92093
Please join us for an exploration of the foods and culture that represent Pan-Africa at the Friends of the International Center Annual Ethnic Dinner/Scholarship Fundraiser on Saturday, November 4, 2017.
This will be our second dinner in the beautiful and spacious Great Hall in the International House. Please arrive by 6:30 pm.
Pan-African SAMPLE Menu
West African Pumpkin Soup with Peanut Garnish
Nigerian Suya
West African Jollof Rice
Namibia Morogo
South Africa Malva Pudding
and MORE!
Meal includes 2 glasses of complimentary house wine. Please note this is a sample menu and similar, if not identical dishes may be served.
AFTER DINNER PRESENTATION
- Botwana’s Kung Tribespeople
- Namibia’s Skeleton Coast
- Rwanda’s Dance Festival
- Tanaznia’s Hadza Tribespeople
- Amazing wildlife and natural wonders including the world’s largest sand dunes, the world’s largest inland estuary, Mountain Gorillas, and the colorful Victoria Falls
If you wish to volunteer, please contact Liz Fong Wills at icfriends@ucsd.edu
FAQs
Where is the International House’s Great Hall?
The Great Hall is the “upper floor” in the International House – the building with the large glass windows just east of the Pangea parking structure across North Scholars Drive and flanked by Thurgood Marshall and International Lanes.
Is there a vegetarian meal option?
This dinner does not have a vegetarian meal option and we regret any inconvenience this might cause.
How do I request seating with my friend(s)?
Please email any seating requests to icfriends@ucsd.edu, providing full name(s) in your party as well as the name(s) of those you wish to sit with. We will do our best to accommodate your request though thank you in advance for your understanding if we are unable to honor your request.
Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event?
Everyone over the age of 18 is welcome to attend. You must have an ID showing you are over 21 to be served an alcoholic beverage.
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
The closest parking lot is the Pangea Parking Structure (off of Pangea Drive) – there are handicap parking spaces.
Here are UCSD’s parking rules re: free parking
On the main UCSD campus on Saturdays and Sundays, and between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. weekdays, park without charge in any A, B, S, or metered space except in spots that post any of these parking limitations:
- A permit required 7 days a week, 24 hours a day
- Disabled
- U.C. vehicles only
- Service yard
- Loading zone
- Reserved
- Special event reserved
- No parking 2–5 a.m.
Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Please email Liz Fong Wills at icfriends@ucsd.edu
Is my registration/ticket transferrable?
If you are unable to attend the event, your registration/ticket is transferrable, although we ask that if you give your ticket to another, that they be entitlted to the same pricing option as you, and that you also send us an email notifying us of the change at icfriends@ucsd.edu.
Is my registration/ticket refundable?
We regret that we are unable to offer refunds since we are required to guarantee a guest count and further ask for your consideration that this is a fundraising event to support international acadmic scholarships
