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American Folk Music with Pete Elman (1950–1975) | Livestream Zoom
Mondays, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27; Nov. 3, 10, 17 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (7 sessions)

Bhutan: A Sacred Spiritual Landscape | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesdays, Oct. 21, 28 *1:00 - 3:00 p.m.* (2 sessions)

Casanova: Man or Myth? | In Person (MPC LF103)
Wednesday, Nov. 5, *1:30 – 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)

Chocolate: The History and Mystery | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Thursdays, Oct. 23, 30 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (2 sessions)

Dr. Bell Presents: Indigenous and African American Roles | Livestream Zoom + Recorded
Mondays, Oct. 20, 27 *1:00 - 2:30 p.m.* (2 sessions)

Economics with David R. Henderson | In Person (Closed)
Tuesdays, Nov. 4, 18 *1:00 - 2:30 p.m.* (2 sessions)

Evolution of Climate Change Science | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesday, Dec. 2 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (1 session)

Herstory of Art | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Thursdays, Nov. 6, 13, 20 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (3 sessions)

History of U.S. Science Policy | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Wednesday, Oct. 29 * 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.* (1 session)

Home for the Holidays: Celebrating the Blues | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesday, Dec. 9 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (1 session)

Literature's Modern Spirit: 1925-2025 | Livestream Zoom + Recorded
Tuesdays, Nov. 4, 11, 18, 25 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (4 sessions)

Memories Hold Hands: Trauma and Healing Among Native Americans | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Monday, Dec. 1 *1:00 – 3:00 p.m.* (1 session)

New Worldview: A Century of Process | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Wednesdays, Nov. 12, 19; Dec. 3, 10 *3:30 - 5:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

On the Waterfront, Into the Drink: An Artistic Cruise | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Tuesdays, Oct. 28; Nov. 4 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (2 sessions)

Poetry and Art: An Enduring Connection | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Tuesdays, Nov. 11, 18, 25 *10:00 a.m. - noon.* (3 sessions)

Preserving the Past: Boronda Adobe History Center | Ryan Ranch + Salinas (Closed)
Tuesday/Thursday; Dec. 9, 11 *1:00 - 3:00 p.m.* (2 sessions)

Rise and Fall of the Liberal Consensus | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Wednesdays, Oct. 29; Nov. 5, 12, 29 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (4 sessions)

Sing Out! Songs of Freedom and Hope | In Person (Stanton Center)
Sunday, Dec. 7 *2:00 – 4:30 p.m.* (1 session)

Singin' in the Brain | In Person + Livestream Zoom
Fridays, Sept. 12; Oct. 10; Nov. 14; Dec. 12 *1:30 – 3:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Social Media and Teen Mental Health | In Person (MPC LF103)
Wednesday, Dec. 3, *1:30 – 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)

Triumph of Christianity | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Mondays, Nov. 10, 17, 24; Dec. 1 *3:30 - 5:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Ultra-Orthodox Judaism in Film | Livestream Zoom
Thursdays, Oct. 30; Nov. 6, 13, 20 *2:00 - 3:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)

Wit and Wisdom of Sufi Stories | In Person (Ryan Ranch) (Closed)
Wednesdays, Nov. 5, 12, 19; Dec. 3 *1:00 - 3:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

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

Write the Morning Away | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Saturdays, Sept. 6; Oct. 4; Nov. 1; Dec. 6 *9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] A Streetcar Named Desire | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursdays, Aug. 28; Sept. 4, 11, 18 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] Accordion Fold Book | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesdays, Oct. 7, 14 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (2 sessions)

[Past Event] Andrew Jackson and Donald Trump: Populist Leadership | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesday, Sept. 23 *10:00 - 11:30 a.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Andrew Jackson and Donald Trump: Populist Leadership | Recording Only
You will receive a recording of the live lecture.

[Past Event] Art and the Human Condition | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Mondays, Aug. 25; Sept. 8 *2:00 – 4:00 p.m.* (2 sessions)

[Past Event] Barcelona: A European Capital of the Arts | Livestream Zoom + Recorded
Mondays, Aug. 25; Sept. 8, 15, 22 *10:00 - 11:30 a.m.* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] Bay Area Sports Legends | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesday, Aug. 26 *1:00 – 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Beatles: At the Height of Their Creative Genius | Livestream Zoom
Thursdays, Sept. 25; Oct. 2, 9, 23 *1:00 - 2:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] Birdsong Orchards Farm Tour (1:00 - 3:00pm) | In Person (Watsonville)
Friday, Oct. 3 *1:00 – 3:00 p.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Birdsong Orchards Farm Tour | In Person (Watsonville)
Friday, Oct. 3 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (1 session)

[Past Event] Birth of Christianity | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Mondays, Sept. 22, 29; Oct. 6, 13 *3:30 - 5:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] California’s Evolving Kelp Forests | In Person (MPC LF103)
Wednesday, Sept. 3, *1:30 – 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Catherine Chidgey's Unusual New Zealand | Livestream Zoom
Fridays, Aug. 22, 29; Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (6 sessions)

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

[Past Event] Coffee with the Cows | In Person
Saturday, Sept. 13 *9:00 – 11:00 a.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Critical Impact of Community Service | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Mondays, Sept. 22, 29; Oct. 6 *1:00 - 3:00 p.m.* (3 sessions)

[Past Event] Cults: Power, Influence and Control | Livestream Zoom + Recorded
Thursdays, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23 *3:30 - 5:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] Current Issues in Addiction | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Wednesdays, Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24 *1:00 - 3:00 p.m.* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] Demystifying Social Security | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesday, Oct. 21 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (1 session)

[Past Event] Edge of Extinction: Can Sea Otters Show Us How to Survive?
Wednesday, Oct. 22 *1:00 – 3:00 p.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Golden Age of Television Returns | Livestream Zoom
Tuesdays, Aug. 26; Sept. 2, 9, 16 *4:00 - 5:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] International Crime Fiction: Scotland | Livestream Zoom
Tuesdays, Sept. 23, 30; Oct. 7, 14 *1:00 - 2:30 p.m.* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] James Madison: Master Political Architect | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Wednesdays, Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] Last Lighthouse Keeper | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursday, Sept. 25 *10:00 - 11:30 a.m. (1 session)

[Past Event] Learning from Lincoln | Livestream Zoom
Tuesday, Sept. 30 *10:00 - 11:30 a.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Media Literacy in the Age of Disinformation | In Person (MPC LF103)
Wednesday, Oct. 1, *1:30 – 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)

[Past Event] Meet Malcolm and Anthony at the Movies | In Person (Cherry Center)
Wednesday/Friday, Aug. 27, 29 *1:30 - 4:30 p.m.* (2 sessions)

[Past Event] Memory into Memoir: Writing Class | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Mondays, Sept. 8, 15, 22, 29; Oct. 6 *9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.* (5 sessions)

[Past Event] Native California Fishing Practices | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Fridays, Oct. 10, 24 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (2 sessions)

[Past Event] Peace, Politics and Protest: Movement Songs 60s–70s | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesdays, Aug. 26; Sept. 2, 9, 16 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] Rolling Stone Magazine and the San Francisco Counterculture | Livestream Zoom
Wednesdays, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] Social Issues in Japan | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Thursdays, Oct. 2, 9 *10:00 a.m. - noon* (2 sessions)

[Past Event] Tree ID Garland Ranch | 10-12 PM (Carmel Valley)
Saturday, Sept. 20 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (1 session)

[Past Event] When Law and Conscience Collide | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesdays, Sept. 2, 9, 16 *1:30 - 3:00 p.m.* (3 sessions)

[Postponed] Calling All Trivia Lovers!
Wednesday, Oct. 22 *3:30 - 5:30 p.m.* (1 session)

[Postponed] Tackling the Tough Ones: Don DeLillo's "Libra" | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Postponed: New dates to be announced.

[Submissions Closed] Story Lab | In Person (Ryan Ranch)
Tuesday, Oct. 7; *1:00 – 3:00 p.m.* (Refine) Monday, Nov. 3; *2:00 – 4:00 p.m.* (Share)