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Have you heard of exciting, stimulating, interesting events that are happening outside of Osher? Share information and links in the comments below so your fellow members can join and enjoy as well!


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Steve Clarey
Guri Stark, Osher's popular art history and music lecturer has written a new book: "Third Wind and Three Oceans Away." The book includes two stories about intriguing, and at times impossible relationships. It shows us how these relationships develop and evolve, and ultimately get resolved.
The stories move between generations and between continents. From Israel to Poland, to USA, to Australia, to Buenos Aires... They bring an interesting perspective on life from a second-generation son to holocaust survivors.
Guri is happy to provide a signed copy if you email him at <gstark2000@yahoo.com>. Enjoy!
1/12/2021 12:20:32 PM
Neil K Perl
Tuesday, January 12, 6pm EST
https://berkshireolli.org/event-4059477/Registration

Meet the Lawyer for Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr.
A Conversation with Pioneering Civil Rights Hero Fred Gray

With OLLI instructor and speaker Doug Mishkin



Tuesday, January 12, 6pm EST
FREE and open to all
Online via Zoom: click here to register



Congressman John Lewis called Fred Gray one of "the Founding Fathers of modern America."



In 1958 Dr. King called him "the brilliant young Negro who later came chief counsel for the protest movement."



Fred Gray opened his law practice in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 with the mission of "destroying everything segregated I could find." One year later, this rookie lawyer represented his friend Rosa Parks and Dr. King in the Montgomery Bus protests. That led to a career of landmark cases defeating segregation throughout Alabama, including the Supreme Court case of Gomillion v. Lightfoot, in which the Court rejected the racial gerrymandering of Tuskegee.



In his autobiography, Bus Ride to Justice, Gray also describes his representation of Claudette Colvin, the 15-year-old who was arrested on a Montgomery bus nine months before Rosa Parks; his securing an acquittal of Dr. King by an all-white jury in Montgomery of criminal charges of tax evasion; his role in investigating the infamous "Tuskegee Syphilis Study" and securing compensation for the numerous victims; and many other historically significant matters. In this conversation, you'll hear Mr. Gray talk about the judge whom in 1958 he complimented for being a fair judge who treated him courteously, and who went on to become the governor of Alabama--Governor George Wallace.



Mr. Gray will be interviewed by OLLI instructor and speaker Doug Mishkin, himself a lawyer. OLLI is pleased to offer this 90-minute free program on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 6:00pm Eastern/5:00pm Central time. We can think of no better way to honor the memory of Dr. King in anticipation of the January 18 Martin Luther King Day than to celebrate the achievements of his lawyer, Fred Gray.

Tuesday, January 12, 6pm EST
Online via Zoom: click here to register
12/5/2020 10:54:42 AM
Ron Campnell
Oceanids is having a talk on food insecurity and food banks today at noon.
Dana Henderson
Feeding San Diego

Hunger and Food Rescue: how we use food rescue as a tool for solving hunger in San Diego county while reducing our county's carbon footprint.

Feeding San Diego (FSD) provides more than 31.2 million meals to people facing hunger through a decentralized rescue and distribution network. We distribute meals in partnership with more than 320 local charities, schools, faith communities, meals sites, and food pantries. Through our decentralized model, we rescue high-quality food before it goes to waste from over 600 locations in San Diego County and over 225 farms and packing sheds throughout California.

An introduction to FSD’s decentralized model will discuss how diverting food from the landfill not only helps solve hunger in San Diego County, but also saves over 24,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent from being emitted into the atmosphere. In addition, we will discuss the impact of COVID on this model and the path forward.


Dana Henderson is currently the Director of Programs at Feeding San Diego and has been with the organization for five years. She has a BA from the University of California in San Diego in International Studies and an MA in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies from the George Washington University.

After graduate school, Dana gave a year of service through AmeriCorps VISTA at the International Rescue Committee in Silver Spring, MD and was subsequently hired, staying with the IRC for three years.

From there, Dana made the big decision to move to the Dominican Republic and spent two years working for a community based non-profit, before returning to San Diego to start her work with Feeding San Diego in December of 2015 as the Programs Manager.

⮕⮕⮕ Online via Zoom, please click this link to join: https://ucsd.zoom.us/j/93216884552
12/3/2020 11:39:05 AM
Steve Clarey
Shoutout Southern California has recently posted an interview w/ Guri Stark, one of Osher's favorite speakers. Click on the above link to watch the interview and see some of Guri's watercolors.
12/1/2020 10:13:40 PM
Steve Clarey
Don't let covid social distancing and isolation preclude your enjoyment with your grandchildren of "The Nutcracker" this season. A never-before-seen recording of George Balanchine's "Nutcracker" will be available for streaming between 11 December and 3 January. Tickets may be purchased through Marquee TV via the above link. Share this iconic and magical experience with the entire family this holiday season.
12/1/2020 10:11:23 PM
Ron Campnell
The Belly Up had a live concert on Friday of Laurel Canyon music from the sixties performed by the band Back to the Garden. I’ve seen this band perform many times over the years. They’ve Done wonderful tribute concerts for the Doors and Cream/Clapton as well.The promoters said it was ok to share the link for restreaming the concert. Please be aware the promoters can cut off the streaming at any time. Use this code as the password: s1xt13s
11/30/2020 10:56:06 AM
Ron Campnell
Sarah Amos is the organist at the San Dieguito Methodist Church in Encinitas that I am a member. She recently performed a free concert at the church that is now available for viewing on YouTube. Sarah will be performing a concert for Osher in early 2021.

“Sarah Amos on organ and Melissa Keylock singing soprano for the wonderful Fall Concert featuring works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Handel, Vierne and Fax.”
11/1/2020 7:46:16 AM
Steve Clarey
Cornelia Feye, a popular Osher art history lecturer, is also a published, award-winning mystery author and the founder of Konstellation Press. She and her colleague Valerie Hansen will be signing copies of their latest books, "Death of a Zen Master" and "Murder in the Wine Country" plus an anthology of their short stories at Warwicks in La Jolla on Sunday October 25. The event will be in front of the store, safe and socially distant.
10/22/2020 11:26:44 AM
Ron Campnell
Jazz trumpet performer Curtis Taylor will have a live concert tonight from the Museum of Making Music at 7pm. Curtis has performed at Osher in the past and will be performing again.

Ron Campnell

https://museumofmakingmusic.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cec0f96e3dfd145d21d62f2a8&id=f66747d3d6&e=2426090cfd
10/2/2020 9:32:27 AM
Neil Perl
Since 2011, OLLI at Furman has joined with Furman's Richard W. Riley Institute to present Straight Talk, a lecture series focused on critical issues facing our nation. This year's series, Voting in America, just ended. All three sessions, each lasting 1 hour, were recorded and are available on the Riley Institute's website, here: https://riley.furman.edu/riley/critical-issues/straighttalk/voting-america You will also see descriptions of the series in general, and specifics about each of the three sessions. Moderators included Don Gonyea (National Public Radio) and Robert Costa (PBS Washington Week). Please feel free to share!
9/22/2020 8:42:30 AM
Steve Clarey
The NYC Ballet Digital Fall Season begins five weeks of free digital performing on Tuesday evenings beginning 29 September at 8:00 Eastern time with an All Balanchine program. The full schedule plus ballet workshops (fee), discussions w/ dancers, virtual classes, etc., can be found via the NYC Ballet web site. Not to be missed.
9/21/2020 1:20:28 PM
Neil K Perl
OLLI at Penn State is sharing free programming to all OLLIs. The instructor is Dr. Greg Ferro. The content focuses on U.S. history and the constitution in celebration of Constitution Day. There are three Zoom sessions scheduled, members will need to register for each. All sessions are an hour in length and begin at 4:00 PM (PDT).
U.S. Constitutional Amendments and Civil Rights
When: Sep 9, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://psu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErc-msrT4qG90dLWLSlyuURAJg-IzEI8Jy

Presidents, the Courts, and U.S. Constitution
When: Oct 6, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://psu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUldeiprz8oGNft1hqpcPU7hCrfdagIRifZ

Everything You Want to Know about U.S. Constitution
When: Oct 26, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://psu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqc-qvqjwiE9X9MdA47SN3QIsy2kKks3ml

NOTE: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Additional Information:

Photo and bio for Dr. Ferro:
http://www.constitutiondaycentre.org/dr-greg-ferro.html
Information regarding the organization:
www.constitutiondaycentre.org
9/1/2020 11:30:57 AM
Neil K Perl
Megan Whilden, Exec. Dir, OLLI @ Berkshire Community College, Mass.
Another free online event to share!
The Madman Theory:
A Live Online Conversation about Trump's Foreign Policy
Chief National Security Correspondent for CNN
& New York Times bestselling author Jim Sciutto
with Politico reporter and Berkshire Eagle
advisory committee member Daniel Lippman
Wednesday, August 19, 7pm
Online via Zoom & free. RSVP to attend.
During the height of the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon employed an unusual scare tactic in his efforts to reach an honorable withdrawal. He led Vietnam to believe he was crazy enough to start a nuclear war. Nixon would come to describe his volatile approach of threatening unpredictability as “The Madman Theory.” From his first days in office President Trump has, both intentionally and by accident, employed his own “madman theory”, creating an unpredictable and unstudied foreign policy.
Join us for a live, online, interactive conversation featuring CNN's Jim Sciutto in conversation with Politico reporter Daniel Lippman. Your questions and comments are welcomed!
The event is free and open to all, but RSVPs are required. Click here to RSVP.
Jim Sciutto is CNN's chief national security correspondent and anchor of CNN Newsroom. After more than two decades as a foreign correspondent stationed in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, he returned to Washington to cover the Defense Department, the State Department, and intelligence agencies for CNN. His work has earned him Emmy Awards, the George Polk Award, the Edward R. Murrow award, and the Merriman Smith Memorial Award for excellence in presidential coverage. He is a graduate of Yale and a Fulbright Fellow.
In his new book,THE MADMAN THEORY: Trump Takes On the World (HarperCollins) CNN Chief National Security Correspondent Jim Sciutto reveals how Donald Trump has employed such a theory of his own and investigates what Trump’s erratic approach to foreign policy really means for the world and America’s place in it.
Featuring exclusive interviews with an array of current and former administration officials, including Fiona Hill, Susan Gordon, Steve Bannon, Peter Navarro, Joseph Yun andH.R. McMaster, THE MADMAN THEORY answers the critical questions provoked by the president’s chaotic take on foreign policy—has Trump made America greater or weaker? Safe or less safe? Smart, authoritative, and incredibly compelling, Sciutto’s definitive book explains exactly how Trump’s destructive diplomacy has disrupted the world order in these four years, and how hard it will be to restore it.
The event is free and open to all, but RSVPs are required. Click here to RSVP.
8/12/2020 8:39:53 AM
William Smith
See Osher presenter's Peter Kozma's Opera NEO present The Magic Flute by Mozart online this weekend. I personally attended their virtual Cabaret Night and it was excellent!
8/9/2020 8:57:12 PM
George Glickman
ADL’s Supreme Court Review 2020
Join us for ADL’s virtual 21st annual Supreme Court Review on Tuesday, August 4 from 12:00-1:30pm ET / 9:00am-10:30 PT as scholars discuss the most important cases of the term.

https://constitutioncenter.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zmyz_KyVRPulMUROMniUnw
7/31/2020 2:38:15 PM
Neil Perl
The following is offered by OLLI at Arizona State University
Mediactive: How to Participate in Our Digital World

We’re in an age of information overload. Learn how media literacy principles can help you make sense of your digital media environment.
Not only is there more useful information than we know how to handle, but far too much of what we watch, hear and read is mistaken, deceitful, or even dangerous. The ASU News Co/Lab, partnered with OLLI at ASU, invites Osher members across the nation to learn about digital media, misinformation, and media literacy.
In this 3-week FREE online course, you'll learn how to: spot misinformation, assess credible sources and claims, explain how the professional news media operate, and use media to participate in your community
By engaging digitally through:
personalized, self-paced learning
themed community conversations
active and reflective self-assessments
fun learning activities, videos, and readings
bi-weekly live Zoom webinars with course instructors
exclusive insights from leading industry professionals
Learn more at https://mediactive.newscollab.org/
Enroll now! Class begins Monday, August 3, 2020

The class is self-paced with two weekly live meetings.
Here's the schedule of events. They will also record each session in case people can't make them at the scheduled items.

Week of Aug 3
Wednesday, August 5 at 3pm PT - First Open Q&A session
Thursday, August 6 at 4pm PT - Interview with ASU Cronkite assistant professor Jacob Nelson. Topic: News trust.

Week of Aug 10
Monday, August 10 at 4pm PT - Interview with Howard Bryant, ESPN senior writer. Topic: Diversity in media.
Wednesday, August 12 at 3pm PT - Second Open Q&A session

Week of Aug 17
Wednesday, August 19 - Third Open Q&A session
Date/time TBA - Interview with Jamie Winterton, Director of Strategy for ASU's Global Security Initiative. Topic: Web/social media security and privacy.
7/28/2020 11:55:56 PM
Steve Clarey
The LJ Historical Society annual Secret Garden tour has been cancelled for 2020. A virtual tour will be help on August 22 at 7:00 PM. More information is available via the link.
7/12/2020 9:06:44 PM
Linda Webb
A reminder to sign up for Disney Plus to stream the incredible stage performance of "Hamilton" with the original Broadway cast. It will be the best $6.95 you ever spent.
7/6/2020 8:58:31 AM
Ingrid Benirschke-Perkins
Streaming Hamilton movie on July 3 with Disney Plus? Not with a free trial. Here's everything you need to know about watching the Broadway smash hit online, including the Hamilton trailer. Plus, details about how to stream on your TV, phone or desktop.
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/streaming-hamilton-movie-on-july-3-with-disney-plus-not-with-a-free-trial-heres-how-to-watch/
6/26/2020 8:03:31 AM
Ms. Sharon Beckas
Tartuffe by Molière in the Park Directed by Lucie Tiberghien
Eventbrite register here - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/molieres-tartuffe-registration-108729177898
Sat, June 27 at 2 & 7pm ET In English • Closed captioning in Eng and French
LIVE Online
Post-show Q&As after both performances
From the acclaimed team that brought you The Misanthrope, comes a new virtual production of Molière’s most theatrical comedy, Tartuffe, starring Raúl E. Esparza and Samira Wiley. A dubiously pious crook. A naive aging patriarch lusting for his fleeting power. Sound familiar? When these two forces meet, chaos ensues.
6/24/2020 2:11:35 PM
Steve Clarey
Lincoln Center's Dance Week featuring the NYC Ballet
6/21/2020 2:51:36 PM
Ms. Sharon Beckas
American Experience film “The Vote" & discussion - producers & experts from the film
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/american-experience-the-vote-screening-and-discussion-tickets-108860733384?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch
Join us for a discussion following a clip from upcoming American Experience film “The Vote"!
Tue, June 23, 2020 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
register on eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/american-experience-the-vote-screening-and-discussion-tickets-108860733384?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch
About this Event
One hundred years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, The Vote tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote, a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.
In this excerpt, suffragists organize a massive parade in Washington, D.C., drawing thousands of marchers and onlookers.
Join American Experience producers and experts from the film for an exclusive preview screening, followed by a panel discussion. Guests are encouraged to ask questions and join the conversation.
Two-part American Experience doc. The Vote premieres July 6 and 7 on your local PBS station, PBS.org & PBS Video App.
Featuring:
Susan Bellows, Acting Executive Producer, American Experience
Michelle Ferrari, Writer, Producer, Director, The Vote
Marcia Chatelain, Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor of History and African American Studies, Georgetown University
Susan Ware, Scholar, Historian
Hosted on OVEE: https://ovee.itvs.org/screenings/ite0j
6/21/2020 2:17:36 PM
Kim Knox
Lunch with the League featuring the San Diego County Registrar of Voters Michael Vu and LWV San Diego Voter Empowerment committee members. Mr. Vu explain how his department has adjusted to the pandemic and a few of our Voter Empowerment committee members will discuss changes in our candidate forums and pro/con ballot review presentations during the time of COVID-19.
6/20/2020 2:23:33 PM
Bridget Poizner
Lincoln Center theater is providing for a limited time free showings of some of their past plays.
6/19/2020 7:57:06 PM
Peter Levine
Lincoln Center Theater in NYC is streaming (for free) "Act One", a 2014 production in You Tube, the theater's facebook page and Lincoln Center at Home, starting today 5/19 for one week.
6/19/2020 7:54:16 PM
Ingrid Benirschke-Perkins
Dr. Erica Ollmann Saphire (La Jolla Institute for Immunology) will present "Coronavirus Updates: Live from the Laboratory" on Friday, June 26 from 12-1 pm (PDT). Here's the link to register:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mCXxzqkERHSrk_xb605v9A
6/19/2020 4:58:46 PM
Ms. Sharon Beckas
FREE: join the Embassy of Switzerland in the U.S. for June 2020 edition of Swiss Film Club, in celebration of Pride Month, featuring uplifting documentary Madame.
Madame takes us on a journey in which Caroline, a flamboyant 90-year-old grandmother, and her filmmaker grandson Stéphane explore gender identity in a patriarchal environment. Destined for a domestic life in the 1920s, Caroline manages to free herself from the clutches of a forced marriage and becomes a successful businesswoman, defying the social rules of her time. In parallel, Stéphane struggles to play the role everyone expects in his Swiss family, until the day he comes out of the closet and sets off on a crusade against homophobia and sexism. A family saga based on private archival footage, Madame offers a dialogue between this matriarch and her grandson, challenging the taboos of gender and sexuality.Participation in the Swiss Film Club is simple:
Register here to receive exclusive, complimentary access to the film. (The earlier the better: this film is limited to 500 viewers!)*
Watch the film anytime between Saturday, June 20, and Monday, June 29, 2020.
After you watch, send your questions and points for discusson to: washington.events@eda.admin.ch, with the subject line "Swiss Film Club: Madame."
Join us at 12pm ET on Saturday, June 27, for a live discussion on the Embassy's Facebook page with the film's director Mr. Stéphane Riethauser, to answer your questions and learn more! (The discussion will be available on both the Embassy's Facebook page and YouTube channel after the fact.)
6/19/2020 4:15:59 PM
Steve Clarey
San Diego Museum of Art's "Museum From Home" featuring a series of art lectures and performances, including a featured art work of the week.
6/19/2020 10:06:30 AM
Steve Clarey
Fifteen minute art lectures by Osher favorite art history lecturer USD Professor Derrick Cartwright, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Timkin Gallery - Curator's Corner
6/18/2020 1:35:40 PM
Steve Clarey
National Theater. The best of British theater available on Youtube.com - search for National Theater. Weekly performances at 11:00 AM PDT every Thursday during the Covid-19 pandemic. Full length plays available on National Theater channel of Youtube.
6/18/2020 1:19:20 PM