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The Fall 2026 Catalog is now available. We invite you to explore the courses and plan your selections before registration opens on Aug. 5. When registration opens, course listings will appear below. Select your first course, and the system will prompt you to add a membership if required. How to Register π€ Returning Members
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Fall Registration | Aug. 5, 10 a.m.
(UPDATE) Love, Drugs, and War: Greatest Composers | Livestream Zoom (No Nov. 12 Session; No Beatles)
New Dates: Thursdays, Nov. 19; Dec. 3, 10, 17 *1:00 β 2:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)
American Protest Culture | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Fridays, Aug. 28; Sept. 4 *10:00 a.m. β noon* (2 sessions)
An Afternoon with the Western Flyer | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesday, Dec. 1 *2:00 β 4:00 p.m.* (1 session)
Art and Architecture in Historic Monterey | In Person (Gentrain, MPC)
Wednesday, Oct. 7 *1:30 β 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)
Artificial Intelligence: Promise and Peril | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesdays, Oct. 13, 20 *1:00 β 2:30 p.m.* (2 sessions)
Ben Lerner's Darkly Comic Novels | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Wednesdays, Nov. 18; Dec. 2, 9, 16 *10:00 a.m. β noon* (4 sessions)
Best Beatle | Livestream Zoom
Tuesdays/Thursdays, Oct. 27, 29; Nov. 3, 5 *1:30 β 3:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)
Celebrating the Metropolitan Opera | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Fridays, Oct. 2, 16; Dec. 4 *1:30 β 3:00 p.m.* (3 sessions)
Cinema of Terrence Malick | Livestream Zoom
Tuesdays, Oct. 27; Nov. 3, 10, 17; *3:30 β 5:00 p.m* (4 sessions)
Classic American Musicals: Irving Berlin | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursdays, Aug. 20, 27; Sept. 3, 10 *1:00 β 4:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)
Considering Jeffers: Anticipating the Jeffers Fall Festival | Zoom + Recorded
Tuesday, Oct. 13 *10:00 a.m. β noon* (1 session)
Discovering Mars | In Person (Gentrain, MPC)
Wednesday, Nov. 4 *1:30 β 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)
Dr. Bell Presents: The Fight for Freedom and Equality | Zoom + Recorded
Tuesdays, Dec. 8, 15 *1:00 β 2:30 p.m.* (2 sessions)
Economics with David R. Henderson | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Wednesdays, Oct. 21, 28 *1:00 β 2:30 p.m.* (2 sessions)
Election 2026: A Midterm Assessment | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Mondays, Nov. 2, 9 *10:00 a.m. β noon* (2 sessions)
Emerging from the Shadow Docket: The Supreme Court | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Fridays, Oct. 23, 30 *10:00 a.m. β noon* (2 sessions)
English Accents: Why Does English Sound the Way It Does? | Livestream Zoom
Monday, Aug. 31 *1:30 β 3:30 p.m.* (1 session)
Evolution - A Human Perspective | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursdays, Sept. 17, 24; Oct. 1 *1:00 β 3:00 p.m.* (3 sessions)
Evolution of the Blues: Sweet Home Chicago | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesdays, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27 *10:00 a.m. β noon* (4 sessions)
Fog, Wind, and Sun: Weather and Climate of Monterey | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesdays, Nov. 10, 17 *10:00 a.m. β noon* (2 sessions)
How Betting Took Over Sports | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Monday, Sept. 28 *1:00 β 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)
How Do Our Elections Actually Work? | Monterey County Elections Office
Thursday, Oct. 15 *1:00 β 2:00 p.m.* (1 session)
Immigration in Poetry and Paint | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursdays, Oct. 8, 15 *10:00 a.m. β 12:30 p.m.* (2 sessions)
International Crime Fiction: Canada | Livestream Zoom
Tuesdays, Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22 *1:00 β 2:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)
Introduction to Birding | Zoom + Elkhorn Slough Reserve
Online: Thursday, Nov. 12; 6:30 β 8:00 p.m.
Field: Saturday, Nov. 14; 9:00 a.m. β noon
Iranian Cinema: Stories Across Border | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Wednesdays, Sept. 30; Oct. 7, 14 *1:00 β 4:00 p.m.* (3 sessions)
Jack Londonβs Second Wife Tells All | In Person (Gentrain, MPC)
Wednesday, Dec. 2 *1:30 β 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)
Life, the Universe, and the Ultimate Question: Are We Alone? | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesdays, Nov. 10, 17 *1:00 β 2:30 p.m.* (2 sessions)
Masterpieces of Magic, Myth, and Mirth | Zoom + Recorded
Thursdays, Nov. 12, 19 *10:00 a.m. β noon* (2 sessions)
Memory into Memoir | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursdays, Nov. 12, 19; Dec. 3, 10 *9:30 a.m. β 12:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)
Metal Wealth on the Deep Seafloor | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesday, Sept. 29 *1:00 β 3:00 p.m.* (1 session)
Mind and Cosmos | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Wednesdays, Sept. 2, 9, 16 *3:00 β 5:00 p.m.* (3 sessions)
Mini Mindfulness Collage Art [Option A: Oct. 15] | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursday, Oct. 15 *1:00 β 3:00 p.m.* (1 session)
Mini Mindfulness Collage Art [Option B: Oct. 22] | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursday, Oct. 22 *1:00 β 3:00 p.m.* (1 session)
Muckraker: How Lincoln Steffens Won the Hearts of Carmel | In Person (Gentrain, MPC)
Wednesday, Sept. 2, *1:30 β 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)
Neanderthals: Our Inner 1% | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Wednesdays, Oct. 14, 21 *10:00 a.m. β noon* (2 sessions)
New Modernism: The Fisher Collection at SFMOMA | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursdays, Oct. 22, 29; Nov. 5 *10:00 a.m. β noon* (3 sessions)
Okinawa: The World in an Island, an Island in the World | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursdays, Sept. 17, 24 *10:00 a.m. β noon* (2 sessions)
OLLI Story Lab | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Lab: Wednesday, Sept. 23 *1:30 β 3:30 p.m.*
Share: Monday, Oct. 26 *1:30 β 3:30 p.m.*
Origins of Satan | Zoom + Recorded
Tuesdays, Sept. 29; Oct. 6, 13, 20 *3:30 β 5:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)
Palermo: Architectural Excellence | Livestream Zoom + Recorded
Tuesdays, Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22 *10:00 a.m. β noon* (4 sessions)
Pericles and the Rise of Athens | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Mondays, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23 *2:30 β 4:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)
Point Sur Naval Facility Tour | Point Sur Naval Facility
Monday, Oct. 19 *10:00 a.m. β noon* (1 session)
Presidios of Monterey | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesday, Dec. 1 *10:00 β 11:30 a.m.* (1 session)
Rhythms of Healing: ZΔr Music Tradition | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesday/Wednesday, Aug. 25, 26 *10:00 a.m. β noon* (2 sessions)
Rock and Pop on TV | Livestream Zoom
Tuesdays, Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22 *3:30 β 5:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)
Search for the Good | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Mondays, Sept. 14, 21; Oct. 5, 12 *1:00 β 2:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)
Separation of Powers: The Conflict | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Wednesdays, Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23 *10:00 a.m. β noon* (4 sessions)
Shooting for the Stars | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Wednesday, Nov. 4 *1:00 β 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)
Simple Elegance: The Pamphlet Book | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesday/Thursday, Sept. 29; Oct. 1 *10:00 a.m. β noon* (2 sessions)
Singin' in the Brain | In Person (Ryan Ranch) + Zoom
Fridays, Aug. 28; Sept. 25; Oct. 23; Dec. 11 *1:30 β 3:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)
Steinbeck and Jeffers: Where Narrative Meets Place | Livestream Zoom
Wednesdays, Oct. 28; Nov. 4, 11, 18 *10:00 a.m. β noon* (4 sessions)
Steinbeck Views | Fort Ord National Monument
Monday, Sept. 14 *9:00 a.m. β noon* (1 session)
Stoppard and Shakespeare Are Alive! | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursdays, Aug. 20, 27; Sept. 3, 10 *10:00 a.m. β noon* (4 sessions)
Tackling the Tough Ones Together: Samuel Beckett | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Fridays, Sept. 11, 18, 25; Oct. 2, 9, 16 *10:30 a.m. β 12:30 p.m.* (6 sessions)
Tides and Tidal Phenomena | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Monday, Nov. 30 *10:00 - 11:30 a.m.* (1 session)
Turn, Turn, Turn: A Rock 'n' Roll Road Trip | Livestream Zoom
Mondays, Sept. 28; Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26; Nov. 16 *10:00 a.m. β noon* (6 sessions)
Turn-of-the-Century Humor at Work | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Fridays, Nov. 6, 13, 20; Dec. 4, 11, 18 *10:00 a.m. β noon* (6 sessions)
U.S. Economy: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Wednesdays, Sept. 30; Oct. 7 *10:00 β 11:30 a.m.* (2 sessions)
Visual Feast: Monterey's Historic Buildings | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Mondays, Aug. 24, 31 *10:00 a.m. β noon* (2 sessions)
Wonder of Jo Mora - A Walking Tour | Steinbeck Center
Thursday, Sept. 24 *10:00 a.m. β noon* (1 session)
World Affairs Discussion Group | Livestream Zoom
Wednesdays, Sept. 2; Oct. 7; Nov. 4; Dec. 2 *4:00 β 5:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)
Write the Morning Away | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Saturdays, Aug. 29; Sept. 26; Oct. 24; Nov. 21 *9:30 a.m. β 12:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)