Lecture/Talk
Cleopatra: The Myth and the Reality
Fairway Room, Creekside Clubhouse 1010 Stanley Dollar Drive, Rossmoor, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesWe will examine how Cleopatra’s image was manipulated by Roman historians and Shakespeare in his great tragedy Antony and Cleopatra.
Nerd Nite East Bay
The New Parkway Theater 474 24th Street, Oakland, CA, United StatesNerd Nite is a monthly event held in more than 75 cities across the globe during which several folks give 18-21-minute, fun-yet-informative presentations across all disciplines - while the audience drinks along. And there are often bands, acrobats, trivia, and other shenanigans as well.
Biodynamic Viticulture, Winemaking, and Wine Tasting
Grange at SHED 25 North Street, Healdsburg, CA, United StatesAs a grand finale to our Biodynamic class series, and with a glass of wine in hand, we will hear from grape growers and winemakers who are pushing the envelope on ecological farming and product quality.
Shakespeare’s Wives: a four-class series
Hillside Clubhouse, Las Trampas Room 3400 Golden Rain Road, Rossmoor, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesWe will examine the marriages of some of Shakespeare’s most interesting women in film versions of the plays - Mrs. Ford and Page in Merry Wives of Windsor, Gertrude in Hamlet, Paulina and Hermione in Winter’s Tale and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth.
Free First Mondays at West County Herb Company
West County Herb Company 3641 Main Street, Occidental, CA, United StatesLocated in scenic downtown Occidental, California, the West County Herb Company is a comfortable, community-oriented shop featuring artisan herbal products and wares.
Surprising Benefits Of Bacteria: The Human Microbiome
Nourse Theater 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesKatie Pollard is Senior Investigator at Gladstone Insitutes and Professor in the Division of Biostatistics at University of California, San Francisco.
Shakespeare’s Wives: a four-class series
Hillside Clubhouse, Las Trampas Room 3400 Golden Rain Road, Rossmoor, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesWe will examine the marriages of some of Shakespeare’s most interesting women in film versions of the plays - Mrs. Ford and Page in Merry Wives of Windsor, Gertrude in Hamlet, Paulina and Hermione in Winter’s Tale and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth.
Pairings: Cultivating a Taste for Science Through Food
Exploratorium Pier 15, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin us on second Thursdays for robust presentations and refreshing conversations designed to inspire your scientific palate.
Monthly Meeting of the Peninsula Astronomical Society
Room 5015, next to Parking Lot 5, Foothill College 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills, CA, United StatesThe PAS holds meetings on the second Friday of each month at 7:30PM. Each meeting features a speaker (or speakers) bringing us up to date on different topics in astronomy.
Shakespeare’s Wives: a four-class series
Hillside Clubhouse, Las Trampas Room 3400 Golden Rain Road, Rossmoor, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesWe will examine the marriages of some of Shakespeare’s most interesting women in film versions of the plays - Mrs. Ford and Page in Merry Wives of Windsor, Gertrude in Hamlet, Paulina and Hermione in Winter’s Tale and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth.