Spring Registration

*New! Crisis or Crossroads? Democracy’s Future | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Mondays, May 11, 18 *1:00 - 3:00 p.m.* (2 sessions)

Alan Shipnuck: Inside the Ropes | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Friday, Mar. 27 *1:00 – 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)

Anthropology of Food | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Fridays, Feb. 13, 20 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (2 sessions)

Assassination of Abraham Lincoln | Livestream Zoom + Recorded
Tuesdays, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24 *3:30 – 5:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Beatles: At the Height of Their Creative Genius (Part 2) | Livestream Zoom
Mondays, Jan. 26; Feb. 2, 9, 16 *3:00 – 4:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Beethoven Transcendental | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Wednesday/Thursday, May 20, 21 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (2 sessions)

Bill Brigham: A Celebration of Life Through Film | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Wednesdays, Jan. 21, 28; Feb. 4 *1:00 – 4:00 p.m.* (3 sessions)

California's Changing Kelp Forests | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesday, Mar. 31 *10:00 – 11:30 a.m.* (1 session)

Celebrating the Metropolitan Opera | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursdays, Mar. 19, 26; Apr. 30; May 7 *1:00 – 2:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Child Went Forth: Art and Poetry | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursdays, Mar. 19, 26 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (2 sessions)

City on Fire: Los Angeles in 1939 | Livestream Zoom
Wednesdays, Mar. 18, 25; Apr. 1, 8 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (4 sessions)

Classic American Musicals: Irving Berlin | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursdays, May 14, 21, 28 *1:00 – 4:00 p.m.* (3 sessions)

Declaration of Independence: America's Birth Certificate | Livestream Zoom + Recorded
Mondays, Jan. 19, 26; Feb. 2, 9 *1:00 – 2:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Dissents in the Supreme Court | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Thursdays, Mar. 5, 12 *10:00 – 11:30 a.m.* (2 sessions)

Dr. Bell Live! The American Revolution | In Person (Stanton Center, Monterey)
Wednesday, Apr. 8 *4:00 – 5:30 p.m.* (1 session)

Economics with David R. Henderson | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Wednesdays, Feb. 11, 18, 25 *1:00 – 2:30 p.m.* (3 sessions)

Evolution of the Blues: Texas Guitarists | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesdays, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (4 sessions)

Feminine Face of Russian Culture | Livestream Zoom + Recorded
Tuesdays/Thursdays, Feb. 3, 5, 10, 12, 17 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (5 sessions)

Films of Paul Thomas Anderson | Livestream Zoom
Tuesdays, Apr. 7, 14, 21, 28 *2:00 – 3:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Fog and Climate Change | Gentrain (MPC LF103)
Wednesday, May 6 *1:30 – 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)

Great Decisions Discussion Group 2026 | Livestream Zoom
Wednesdays, Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25; Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25 *3:30 – 5:30 p.m.* (8 sessions)

Great Philosophers: Modern Edition | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Wednesdays, Apr. 15, 22, 29; May 6 *3:30 – 5:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Hamilton vs. Jefferson: Rivalry That Shaped America | Livestream Zoom
Tuesday, May 19 *10:00 – 11:30 a.m.* (1 session)

Immigration: Legal and Illegal | Gentrain (MPC LF103)
Wednesday, Apr. 1 *1:30 – 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)

Impressionism: Other French Revolution | Livestream Zoom + Recorded
Thursdays, May 7, 14 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (2 sessions)

Intro to Birding | Livestream Zoom + Recorded (Field: Mar. 7 Elkhorn Slough) (Closed)
Thursday, Mar. 5 *6:30 – 8:00 p.m.* (Livestream Zoom + Recorded) Saturday, Mar. 7 *8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.* (Elkhorn Slough Reserve)

Intro to Birding | Livestream Zoom + Recorded (New Field! Mar. 8 Elkhorn Slough) (Closed)
Thursday, Mar. 5 *6:30 – 8:00 p.m.* (Livestream Zoom + Recorded) New Field Trip Added to Accommodate Interest: Sunday, Mar. 8 *8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.* (Elkhorn Slough Reserve)

Landscape ReEnvisioned | In Person (Ryan Ranch + Monterey Museum of Art)
Thursday, Mar. 5 *1:00 – 3:00 p.m.* (Ryan Ranch) Saturday, Mar. 14 *2:00 – 3:30 p.m.* (Monterey Museum of Art)

Last Lighthouse Keeper with Stuart McDowell | Gentrain (MPC LF103)
Wednesday, Feb. 4 *1:30 – 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)

Let it Rock: Mount Olympus of American Rock Bands | Livestream Zoom
Mondays, Feb. 23; Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Apr. 6, 13 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (8 sessions)

Lewis and Clark Expedition | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Wednesdays, Feb. 18, 25; Mar. 4, 11 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (4 sessions)

Making of Modern East Asia | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Fridays, Feb. 6, 13, 20 *1:00 – 3:00 p.m.* (3 sessions)

Making Waves: Inside the Cruise Industry | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesdays, Feb. 24; Mar. 3 * 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.* (2 sessions)

Mekong River: Stories and Imagery | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Thursdays, Apr. 2, 9 *1:00 – 3:00 p.m.* (2 sessions)

Music of the Silk Road | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Mondays, Apr. 20, 27 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (2 sessions)

Needle and Thread: Hand-Stitching | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Mondays, May 4, 11 *9:30 a.m. – noon* (2 sessions)

Nick Cunningham: From the Track to the Olympic Bobsled Run | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesday, Jan. 27 *10:00 – 11:30 a.m.* (1 session)

OLLI Spring Social and Singalong
Thursday, Apr. 30 *4:00 - 5:30 p.m.*

Oscars: Movies, Music and Moments | Livestream Zoom
Tuesdays, Mar. 10, 17 * 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.* (2 sessions)

Poet in a Democracy: Robinson Jeffers | Gentrain (MPC LF103)
Wednesday, Mar. 4 *1:30 – 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)

Poetry and Art | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursdays, Apr. 2, 9 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (2 sessions)

Point Sur Lightstation: A Walking Tour | In Person (Point Sur Lightstation) (Closed)
Thursday, Apr. 16 *10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.* (1 session)

Redwood Ecosystem | In Person (Santa Lucia Preserve) (Closed)
Wednesday, May 27 *9:30 a.m. – noon* (1 session)

Rockin' the Horns | Livestream Zoom + Recorded
Thursdays, Apr. 16, 23 *1:00 – 3:00 p.m.* (2 sessions)

Roman Empire Becomes Christian | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Mondays, Apr. 13, 20, 27; May 4 *2:30 – 4:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Rumi Revealed: Timeless Wisdom for Today | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Tuesdays, Jan. 27; Feb. 3, 10, 17 *1:30 – 3:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Salton Sea: the Good, the Bad, the Abandoned | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Wednesday, Apr. 1 *1:30 – 3:00 p.m.* (1 session)

Sculpture from Found Objects | In Person (ReGen + Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Tour: Tuesday, Feb. 3 *9:00 – 11:00 a.m.* (ReGen, Marina) Create: Tuesday, Feb. 10 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (Ryan Ranch)

Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure" | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursdays, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26 *1:00 – 3:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Sharks: Misunderstood and Threatened | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Wednesdays, Mar. 11, 18 *1:00 – 3:00 p.m.* (2 sessions)

Singin' in the Brain | In Person (Ryan Ranch) + Livestream Zoom
Fridays, Jan. 30; Feb. 27; Mar. 20; Apr. 24 *1:30 – 3:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Sinking of the SS Montebello | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursday, Apr. 23 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (1 session)

Southern Discomfort: Novels of Crime from Today's South | Livestream Zoom
Thursdays, Feb. 12, 19, 26; Mar. 12 *1:30 – 3:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Struggle for Democracy and Justice | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Wednesdays, Apr. 22, 29; May 6, 13 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (4 sessions)

Sun, Akhenaten and the Origin of Monotheism | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Fridays, Mar. 20, 27 * 10:00 a.m. – noon* (2 sessions)

Symphonies of Gustav Mahler: A Spiritual and Emotional Journey | Livestream Zoom
Mondays, Mar. 9, 16, 23, 30 *1:00 – 2:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Tackling the Tough Ones: Don DeLillo's "Libra" | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Fridays, Jan. 23, 30; Feb. 6, 27; Mar. 6, 13 *10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.* (6 sessions)

Traveling the World: Treasures and Trouble Spots | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Wednesday, Apr. 22 *1:00 – 3:00 p.m.* (1 session)

Trees of the Central Coast | In Person (Garland Ranch Regional Park) (Closed)
Saturday, May 9 *10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.* (1 session)

Unintended Protection: Marine Life | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesday, April 28 *4:00 – 5:30 p.m.* (1 session)

Women Artists: Impressionism and Abstract Expressionism | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Thursdays, Feb. 19, 26 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (2 sessions)

Women Writers of the Harlem Renaissance | Livestream Zoom + Recorded
Fridays, Apr. 3, 10, 17, 24; May 1, 8 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (6 sessions)

Write the Morning Away | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Saturdays, Feb. 7; Mar. 21; Apr. 18; May 16 *9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Wuthering Heights and East of Eden (Filming the Fantastic) | Livestream Zoom
Tuesdays, Apr. 7, 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (6 sessions)