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A-Choired Taste | Zoom
Tuesdays, Dec. 3, 10, 17 *1:00 - 2:30 p.m.* (3 sessions)

Art of Interior Design | Zoom + Recorded
Wednesdays, Dec. 4, 11 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (2 sessions)

Beethoven's Enigmas | Ryan Ranch
Monday/Tuesday, Dec. 2, 3 *10:00 - 11:30 a.m.* (2 sessions)

Curious Curatives: A Peek at Medicine's Past | MPC
Wednesday, Dec. 4 *1:30 - 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)

Deep Sea Gardens and Nurseries | Ryan Ranch (Closed)
Thursday, Nov. 21 *10:00 - 11:30 a.m.* (1 session)

Fall of the Roman Republic | Ryan Ranch
Mondays, Nov. 4, 18, 25; Dec. 2 *3:30 - 5:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Jersey Boys: Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons | Ryan Ranch + Zoom + Recorded (Closed)
Mondays, Nov. 25; Dec. 2 *1:00 - 3:00 p.m.* (2 sessions)

Jersey Boys: Matinee Ticket Purchase [Dec. 8 - Non Refundable] (Closed)
Sunday, Dec. 8 *1:00 - 3:00 p.m.* (optional matinee)

Meet Malcolm at the Movies | Carl Cherry Center, Carmel
Thursdays, Nov. 14, 21; Dec. 5, 12 *1:00 - 4:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Singin' in the Brain | Ryan Ranch + Livestream Zoom
Fridays, Sept. 6; Oct. 4; Nov. 1; Dec. 6 *1:30 - 3:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Tackling the Tough Ones: Jorge Luis Borges | Ryan Ranch
Fridays, Oct. 18, 25; Nov. 15, 22; Dec. 6, 13 *10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.* (6 sessions)

Thinking with Descartes | Ryan Ranch (Closed)
Monday/Wednesday, Dec. 9, 11 *2:00 - 4:30 p.m.* (2 sessions)

World Affairs Discussion Group | Zoom
Tuesdays, Sept. 3; Oct. 1; Nov. 12; Dec. 3 *4:00 - 5:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Write the Morning Away | Ryan Ranch
Saturdays, Sept. 14; Oct. 12; Nov. 9; Dec. 14 *9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] (LECTURE POSTPONED - NEW SPEAKER) Inside a U.S. Embassy | MPC
Wednesday, Nov. 6 *1:30 - 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] American Political Culture and Conflict | Ryan Ranch
Wednesdays, Aug. 28; Sept. 4, 11, 18 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] American Revolution with Dr. Bell | Zoom + Recorded
Mondays, Oct. 14, 21 *1:00 - 2:30 p.m.* (2 sessions)

[Past Event] Architecture of Copenhagen | Zoom
Wednesdays, Oct. 30; Nov. 6, 13, 20 *1:00 - 3:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] Artist and State Power in Russian Culture | Video Links Available
Tuesdays/Thursdays, Oct. 17, 24, 29, 31; Nov. 5 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (5 sessions)

[Past Event] Beatles Sing-along | Stanton Center
Saturday, Sept. 21 *4:30 - 7:00 p.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Charles Stoneham: A Jazz Age Baseball Life | Ryan Ranch
Monday, Sept. 16 *1:00 - 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Classic American Musicals: Frank Loesser | Lighthouse Cinema, PG
Wednesdays, Aug. 28; Sept. 4, 11, 18 *1:00 - 4:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] Creating a Beautiful Boutique Box | Ryan Ranch
Wednesdays, Sept. 25; Oct. 2 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (2 sessions)

[Past Event] Dalai Lama's Tibet | Ryan Ranch
Thursdays, Oct. 31; Nov. 7 *1:00 - 3:00 p.m.* (2 sessions)

[Past Event] Early Evening Jazz: Paul Contos (Cherry Center)
Wednesday, Nov. 13 *4:00 - 5:30 p.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Economic Issues in the 2024 Campaign | Post-Session Resources (10/11/24)
Tuesdays, Oct. 1, 8 *1:00 - 2:30 p.m.* (2 sessions)

[Past Event] Election 2024: Shaping the Future of America | Ryan Ranch
Fridays, Nov. 1, 8 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (2 sessions)

[Past Event] Elkhorn Slough Safari: Nature Boat Tour | 10 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 7 *10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Elkhorn Slough Safari: Nature Boat Tour | 12 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 7 *12:00 - 2:00 p.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Elkhorn Slough Safari: Nature Boat Tour | 2 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 7 *2:00 - 4:00 p.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Elkhorn Slough: Cradle of Biodiversity | Ryan Ranch
Monday, Sept. 23 *1:30 - 3:00 p.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Evolution of the Blues: The Songwriters | Ryan Ranch
Tuesdays, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] Examining the U.S. Militia Movement | Zoom
Tuesday, Nov. 12 *10:00 - 11:30 a.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Films of Jafar Panahi | Ryan Ranch
Tuesdays/Thursdays, Oct. 15, 17, 22, 24 *1:30 - 4:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] Fine Art Legacy of Donald Teague | Ryan Ranch
Monday, Aug. 26 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (1 session)

[Past Event] Five Remarkable Women with Dr. Shillinglaw | Zoom
Wednesdays, Oct. 30; Nov. 6, 13, 20 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] Floodplain Ecology | Palo Corona Discovery Center
Monday, Sept. 9 *3:00 - 5:00 p.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Foreign Policy and the Presidential Election | Zoom
Monday, Oct. 28 *3:30 - 5:00 p.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Golden Age of Radio | Zoom
Tuesdays, Oct. 29; Nov. 5, 12, 19 *4:00 - 5:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] Great Voices with Pete Elman | Zoom
Mondays, Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30; Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28; Nov. 4 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (9 sessions)

[Past Event] Immigrants: Our Life Stories | Ryan Ranch
Thursdays, Sept. 5, 12, 19 *1:00 - 2:30 p.m.* (3 sessions)

[Past Event] International Crime Fiction: Nigeria | Zoom
Wednesdays, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23 *1:00 - 2:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] Iranian Cinema | Ryan Ranch
Tuesdays, Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24 *10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] John Sayles: Truth, Beauty and Integrity | Zoom
Tuesdays, Oct. 29; Nov. 5, 12, 19 *1:00 - 2:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] Mario Vargas Llosa with Dr. Curry | Zoom
Fridays, Aug. 23, 30; Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (6 sessions)

[Past Event] Modern Art and America: Alfred Stieglitz | Ryan Ranch
Thursday, Aug. 29 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (1 session)

[Past Event] Musical Genres: Dave Holodiloff | The PG Meetinghouse
Tuesday, Oct. 8 *4:30 - 6:00 p.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Musical Inscapes | Hidden Valley, Carmel Valley
Wednesdays, Sept. 25; Oct. 2 *1:00 - 3:00 p.m.* (2 sessions)

[Past Event] Neolithic Revolution | Ryan Ranch
Thursdays, Sept. 26; Oct. 3 *1:00 - 3:00 p.m.* (2 sessions)

[Past Event] Ocean Sediments | Ryan Ranch
Friday, Oct. 11 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (1 session)

[Past Event] Osher Collection of American Art | Ryan Ranch
Thursday, Sept. 12 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (1 session)

[Past Event] Poetry and Visual Art | Ryan Ranch
Tuesdays, Nov. 12, 19 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (2 sessions)

[Past Event] Preventing the Next Pandemic | MPC
Wednesday, Sept. 4 *1:30 - 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Rise of an Illiberal America | Livestream Zoom
Thursday, Aug. 29 *1:00 - 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Rise of the Roman Republic | Ryan Ranch
Mondays, Sept. 16, 23, 30; Oct. 7 *3:30 - 5:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] Sam Shepard’s "True West" | Ryan Ranch
Thursdays, Sept. 19, 26; Oct. 3, 10 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] Spirits Everywhere: Buddhism | Ryan Ranch
Tuesday/Thursday, Aug. 27; Sept. 5 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (2 sessions)

[Past Event] State of Journalism Today: A Newspaperman's Perspective | MPC
Wednesday, Oct. 2 *1:30 - 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Two "Trials of the Century" | Ryan Ranch
Tuesdays, Sept. 10, 17, 24; Oct. 1 *3:30 - 5:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] Two Founders and a Feminist Farmer | Ryan Ranch
Wednesdays, Oct. 9, 16, 23 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (3 sessions)

[Past Event] Unveiling the History of Israel, Gaza and the West Bank | Zoom + Recorded
Thursdays, Aug. 29; Sept. 5, 12, 19 *3:30 - 5:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] Up-Cycled Art with Elizabeth Murray | Ryan Ranch
Friday, Sept. 20 *1:00 – 3:00 p.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Up-Cycled Art: Both Sessions | Ryan Ranch
Session A: Tuesday, Sept. 3; 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Session B: Friday, Sept. 20; 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. (2 sessions)

[Past Event] Up-Cycled Art: Sept 3 | Ryan Ranch
Tuesday, Sept. 3 *2:00 - 4:00 p.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Watershed Geology | Palo Corona Regional Park
Friday, Nov. 8 *1:30 - 3:30 p.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Weston and Shore | Ryan Ranch (Lecture Only)
Thursday, Nov. 7, *10:00 a.m. - noon* (1 session; lecture only)

[Past Event] Weston and Shore | Ryan Ranch + MMA
Thursdays, Nov. 7, 14 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (2 sessions)