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American Protest Culture | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Fridays, Aug. 28; Sept. 4 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (2 sessions)

Art and Architecture in Historic Monterey | In Person (Gentrain, MPC)
Wednesday, Oct. 7 *1:30 – 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)

Artificial Intelligence: Promise and Peril | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Tuesdays, Oct. 13, 20 *1:00 – 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. – noon* (4 sessions)

Best Beatle | Livestream Zoom
Tuesdays/Thursdays, Oct. 27, 29; Nov. 3, 5 *1:30 – 3:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Celebrating the Metropolitan Opera | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Fridays, Oct. 2, 16; Dec. 4 *1:30 – 3:00 p.m.* (3 sessions)

Cinema of Terrence Malick | Livestream Zoom
Tuesdays, Oct. 27; Nov. 3, 10, 17; *3:30 – 5:00 p.m* (4 sessions)

Classic American Musicals: Irving Berlin | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursdays, Aug. 20, 27; Sept. 3, 10 *1:00 – 4:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Considering Jeffers: Anticipating the Jeffers Fall Festival | Zoom + Recorded
Tuesday, Oct. 13 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (1 session)

Discovering Mars | In Person (Gentrain, MPC)
Wednesday, Nov. 4 *1:30 – 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)

Dr. Bell Presents: The Fight for Freedom and Equality | Zoom + Recorded
Tuesdays, Dec. 8, 15 *1:00 – 2:30 p.m.* (2 sessions)

Economics with David R. Henderson | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Wednesdays, Oct. 21, 28 *1:00 – 2:30 p.m.* (2 sessions)

Election 2026: A Midterm Assessment | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Mondays, Nov. 2, 9 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (2 sessions)

Emerging From the Shadow: Supreme Court | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Fridays, Oct. 23, 30 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (2 sessions)

English Accents: Why Does English Sound the Way It Does? | Livestream Zoom
Monday, Aug. 31 *1:30 – 3:30 p.m.* (1 session)

Evolution - A Human Perspective | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursdays, Sept. 17, 24; Oct. 1 *1:00 – 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. – noon* (4 sessions)

Fog, Wind, and Sun: Weather and Climate of Monterey | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Tuesdays, Nov. 10, 17 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (2 sessions)

How Betting Took Over Sports | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Monday, Sept. 28 *1:00 – 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)

How Do Our Elections Actually Work? | Monterey Elections Office (Closed)
Thursday, Oct. 15 *1:00 – 2:00 p.m.* (1 session)

How Do Our Elections Actually Work? | Monterey Elections Office ▶ [Added: Oct. 16, 10 a.m.}
Friday, Oct. 16 *10:00 – 11:00 a.m.* (1 session)

Immigration in Poetry and Paint | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursdays, Oct. 8, 15 *10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.* (2 sessions)

International Crime Fiction: Canada | Livestream Zoom
Tuesdays, Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22 *1:00 – 2:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Introduction to Birding | Zoom + Elkhorn Slough Reserve (Closed)
Online: Thursday, Nov. 12; 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Field: Saturday, Nov. 14; 9:00 a.m. – noon

Introduction to Birding | Zoom + Elkhorn Slough Reserve ▶[Added Field: 1 - 4 p.m.] (Closed)
Online: Thursday, Nov. 12; 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Field: Saturday, Nov. 14; 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Iranian Cinema: Stories Across Border | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Wednesdays, Sept. 30; Oct. 7, 14 *1:00 – 4:00 p.m.* (3 sessions)

Jack London’s Second Wife Tells All | In Person (Gentrain, MPC)
Wednesday, Dec. 2 *1:30 – 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 – 2:30 p.m.* (2 sessions)

Love, Drugs, and War: Greatest Composers | Livestream Zoom ▶[Update: No Nov. 12; No Beatles]
New Dates: Thursdays, Nov. 19; Dec. 3, 10, 17 *1:00 – 2:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Masterpieces of Magic, Myth, and Mirth | Zoom + Recorded
Thursdays, Nov. 12, 19 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (2 sessions)

Memory into Memoir | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursdays, Nov. 12, 19; Dec. 3, 10 *9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Metal Wealth on the Deep Seafloor | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesday, Sept. 29 *1:00 – 3:00 p.m.* (1 session)

Mind and Cosmos | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Wednesdays, Sept. 2, 9, 16 *3:00 – 5:00 p.m.* (3 sessions)

Mini Mindfulness Collage Art Option B: Oct. 22 | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursday, Oct. 22 *1:00 – 3:00 p.m.* (1 session)

Mini Mindfulness Collage Art: Option A: Oct. 15 | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursday, Oct. 15 *1:00 – 3:00 p.m.* (1 session)

Monterey's Historic Buildings | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Mondays, Aug. 24, 31 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (2 sessions)

Muckraker: How Lincoln Steffens Won the Hearts of Carmel | In Person (Gentrain, MPC)
Wednesday, Sept. 2, *1:30 – 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)

Neanderthals: Our Inner 1% | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Wednesdays, Oct. 14, 21 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (2 sessions)

New Modernism: The Fisher Collection at SFMOMA | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Thursdays, Oct. 22, 29; Nov. 5 *10:00 a.m. – 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. – noon* (2 sessions)

OLLI Story Lab | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Lab: Wednesday, Sept. 23 *1:30 – 3:30 p.m.* Share: Monday, Oct. 26 *1:30 – 3:30 p.m.*

Origins of Satan | Zoom + Recorded
Tuesdays, Sept. 29; Oct. 6, 13, 20 *3:30 – 5:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Palermo: Architectural Excellence | Livestream Zoom + Recorded
Tuesdays, Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (4 sessions)

Pericles and the Rise of Athens | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Mondays, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23 *2:30 – 4:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Point Sur Naval Facility Tour | Point Sur Naval Facility (Closed)
Monday, Oct. 19 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (1 session)

Point Sur Naval Facility Tour | Point Sur Naval Facility ▶ [Added: Oct. 21]
Wednesday, Oct. 21 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (1 session)

Presidios of Monterey | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Tuesday, Dec. 1 *10:00 – 11:30 a.m.* (1 session)

Rhythms of Healing: Zār Music Tradition | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesday/Wednesday, Aug. 25, 26 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (2 sessions)

Rock and Pop on TV | Livestream Zoom
Tuesdays, Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22 *3:30 – 5:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Search for the Good | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Mondays, Sept. 14, 21; Oct. 5, 12 *1:00 – 2:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Separation of Powers: The Conflict | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Wednesdays, Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (4 sessions)

Shooting for the Stars | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Wednesday, Nov. 4 *1:00 – 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)

Simple Elegance: The Pamphlet Book | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Tuesday/Thursday, Sept. 29; Oct. 1 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (2 sessions)

Singin' in the Brain | In Person (Ryan Ranch) + Zoom
Fridays, Aug. 28; Sept. 25; Oct. 23; Dec. 11 *1:30 – 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. – noon* (4 sessions)

Steinbeck Views | Fort Ord National Monument [Hike] (Closed)
Monday, Sept. 14 *9:00 a.m. – noon* (1 session)

Stoppard and Shakespeare Are Alive! | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursdays, Aug. 20, 27; Sept. 3, 10 *10:00 a.m. – 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. – 12:30 p.m.* (6 sessions)

Tides and Tidal Phenomena | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
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. – noon* (6 sessions)

Turn-of-the-Century Humor at Work | Livestream Zoom
Fridays, Nov. 6, 13, 20; Dec. 4, 11, 18 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (6 sessions)

U.S. Economy: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Wednesdays, Sept. 30; Oct. 7 *10:00 – 11:30 a.m.* (2 sessions)

Western Flyer [An Afternoon with the] | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesday, Dec. 1 *2:00 – 4:00 p.m.* (1 session)

Wonder of Jo Mora - A Walking Tour | Steinbeck Center (Closed)
Thursday, Sept. 24 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (1 session)

Wonder of Jo Mora - A Walking Tour | Steinbeck Center ▶ [Added: 1 - 3 p.m.] (Closed)
Thursday, Sept. 24 *1:00 – 3:00 p.m. (1 session)

World Affairs Discussion Group | Livestream Zoom
Wednesdays, Sept. 2; Oct. 7; Nov. 4; Dec. 2 *4:00 – 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. – 12:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)