July 2011

Jeremy Rifkin

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Mon, Oct 3 2011 - 12:00pm

Jeremy Rifkin
President, Foundation on Economic Trends; Author, The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power Is Transforming Energy and Changing the World
Rifkin takes us inside the remarkable transformation of the way the world creates and disseminates energy, showing how Internet technology and the reality of renewable energy are creating a new type of electrical grid, one in which energy is stored and distributed on an individual basis. This “Energy Internet” will fundamentally change every aspect of the way we work and live, says Rifkin. Read more »

Bruce Cain: Saving California's Government - Burn the Wagons?

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Fri, Sep 23 2011 - 12:00pm

Saving California's Government: Burn the Wagons?
Bruce Cain, Heller Professor of Political Science and Director of the Washington Center, University of California
Though almost everyone realizes California currently has enormous politically caused economic problems, not many of us have realistic ideas for how to move forward again. Professor Cain is a well-known acute observer of the California political scene. Read more »

Andrew Jameson: The Battle of the Bulge

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Wed, Oct 5 2011 - 6:00pm

The Battle of the Bulge
Andrew Jameson, Military Historian; Former Assistant Vice Chancellor, UC Berkeley
A veteran of the Battle of the Bulge takes us behind the scenes of the biggest and costliest battle ever fought by the U.S. Army, lasting from December 16th, 1944, to January 25, 1945. As many as 250,000 German soldiers and 1,000 tanks pushed the Allied line back during a very cold, snowy Ardennes Forest winter. Read more »

The Arts as a Medium for Peace

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Thu, Jul 28 2011 - 6:00pm

The Arts as a Medium for Peace 2011 Read more »

Stephen Zack, American Bar Association President: Threats to American Justice

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Thu, Jul 14 2011 - 6:00pm

Threats to American Justice
Stephen Zack, President, American Bar Association 
Geoffrey Hazard, Thomas E. Miller Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Hastings College of Law - Moderator
Lauded as one of the country’s best lawyers in 2011 and the American Bar Association’s first Hispanic president, Zack will discuss underlying threats to the American legal system such as underfunding and political indecisiveness. Read more »

Burma (Myanmar) and Laos

Kingdoms of the East
Sun, October 14, 2012 - Sat, October 27, 2012

Join study leader Dr. Donald Stadtner as we being our journey in Yangon. Visit temples, pagodas, and sacred Buddhist shrines. Admire the decaying colonial facades of the city, and enjoy a reception at the U.S. ambassador’s residence. Continue to Mandalay, the economic hub of Upper Burma and considered the center of Burmese culture. Discover the remarkable ruins Pagan, the ancient capital of the country and once a vast and populous kingdom. Fly through Bangkok to Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Read more »

Travel Cost: 

$5,495 per person, double occupancy
 

Waterways of Russia: From St. Petersburg to Moscow

Aboard the Princess Victoria
Wed, September 26, 2012 - Tue, October 09, 2012

Begin in beautiful St. Petersburg with a cultural performance at the Alexandrinsky Theater and a visit to Catherine’s Palace to see the famous Amber Room. Enjoy an early entrance to the State Hermitage Museum, before our 6-night cruise on the Volga, Svir and Neva Rivers. Journey to the quaint village of Mandrogi, and Kizhi Island, where churches stand as testimony to the skills of Russian craftsmen. Read more »

Travel Cost: 

from $3,495, per person, double occupancy

Discovering China

Ancient Dynasties to Modern Superpower
Tue, September 04, 2012 - Mon, September 17, 2012

Begin in 2000-year-old Beijing, China’s modern-day capital, and discover its legendary sites: Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven, and the Great Wall. Learn about communal life along Beijing’s ancient alleyways or hutongs. Read more »

Travel Cost: 

$4,195, including air from SFO, per person, double occupancy

The Black Sea: Crossroads of Culture from the Ancient Past to the Present

Aboard the All-Suite, 114-Guest Corinthian II
Wed, July 18, 2012 - Sat, July 28, 2012

The magnificent Black Sea region is the home of many pivotal events in world history, from the fall of Constantinople to the fall of the Soviet Union. After sailing from Athens, call in Constanta, Romania’s main port, and explore the ruins of Tomis Danubius. Discover Ukraine’s Odessa, a city rich in 19th-century architecture, including the famous Potemkin Steps, as well as Yalta and Sevastopol, crucible of the Crimean War. Read more »

Travel Cost: 

from $7,895, per person, double occupancy

Oregon Shakespeare Festival

with Shakespeare expert Dr. Philippa Kelly
Tue, June 12, 2012 - Sat, June 16, 2012

Founded in 1935, the Tony Award-winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) in Ashland, OR is among the oldest and largest professional nonprofit theaters in the nation. Attend four plays and enjoy lively post-theater discussions with fellow Club members, led by our study leader, Dr. Philippa Kelly. Dr. Kelly is a Shakespeare expert, author, and the resident dramaturg for California Shakespeare Theater (Cal Shakes).  Her most recent book, The King and I, is a very personal meditation on contemporary Australian life through the prism of King Lear. Dr. Read more »

Travel Cost: 

$1,495 per person, double occupancy
$1,895 for a single room
Trip is limited to 25 participants.