Words, Wit and Wisdom lunch slated

The Brandeis University National Women's Committee San Fernando Valley Chapter will host its 18th annual Words, Wit and Wisdom luncheon from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mon., April 16 at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles.

The seminar will feature Jonathan Kirsch, author of "A History of the End of the World"; Rochelle Krich, crime fiction author of "Bitter Waters"; John Rich, who wrote "Warm Up the Snake"; Elizabeth Rosner, author of "Speed of Light"; and UCLA professor of creative writing, novelist Carolyn See, "Making a Literary Life."

The moderator will be Barbara Fein, vice president of risk management for national corporations and president of the Risk Management Society.

Lunch is $75 per person, $30 of which is tax deductible. Menu choices are poached salmon or fruit plate with cottage cheese.

Proceeds will benefit the committee's Science for Life Campaign for Neurodegenerative Diseases.

For more information, call Sydell Orchid, (323) 654-4513, or Lynn Reinschreiber, (818) 788-1941