December 2012

Aphra Behn: Restoration Spy, Poet, Dramatist, Novelist, Abolitionist

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Thu, Feb 21 2013 - 6:00pm

Aphra Behn

Patricia Lundberg, Emerita Professor of English and Women's Studies, Indiana University Northwest; Executive Director, Humanities West Read more »

Seth Rosenfeld: Subversives

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Mon, Feb 11 2013 - 6:00pm

Subversives
Seth Rosenfeld, Author, Subversives: The FBI's War on Student Radicals, and Reagan's Rise to Power
Monday Night Philosophy explores some until-now secret details about the history of Berkeley in the 1960s : How the FBI disrupted and infiltrated student groups, the faculty and the UC administration; how that influenced California state politics; and how Governor Reagan worked with the FBI to develop one leg of his national political power base.
MLF: HumanitiesLocation: SF Club OfficeT Read more »

Gary Bukovnik: Exploring the Palate

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Wed, Jan 9 2013 - 12:00pm

Gary Bukovnik: Exploring the Palate
Gary Bukovnik, Visual Artist
Primarily using watercolor, monotype and lithograph, Bukovnik fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations, creating floral and culinary images. Renowned for his signature designs for the San Francisco Symphony, he reflects upon the exploration of ideas influenced by residencies at home and abroad. Bukovnik’s solo exhibitions include Caldwell Snyder Gallery in San Francisco, Campton Gallery in New York City, the Concept Gallery in Pittsburgh and the A.C.T. Read more »

Whole Foods Market CEO and Co-founder, John Mackey, at the SF Club Office on 1/2...

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2012-12-12 17:24

Whole Foods Market CEO and Co-founder, John Mackey, at the SF Club Office on 1/22/13. Mackey talks about "Conscious Capitalism" and the healthy food boom. It will be wholey: http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2013-01-22/john-mackey-whole-istic-approach-capitalism Read more »

Madeleine K. Albright speaks in San Francisco! Former U.S. Secretary of State sp...

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2012-12-12 17:16

Madeleine K. Albright speaks in San Francisco! Former U.S. Secretary of State speaks at the Fairmont Hotel on Friday, 2/22 at noon! Tickets will sell out. Buy today: http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2013-02-22/madeleine-k-albright-san-francisco

Dr. Nora Volkow, MD, shares groundbreaking work on how to end addiction. She's D...

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2012-12-12 17:06

Dr. Nora Volkow, MD, shares groundbreaking work on how to end addiction. She's Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (and Leon Trotsky's great-granddaughter!) http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2013-01-14/dr-nora-volkow-working-eliminate-addiction Read more »

Just confirmed: Al Gore will be speaking to the Commonwealth Club in February in...

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2012-12-12 16:14

Just confirmed: Al Gore will be speaking to the Commonwealth Club in February in Santa Clara. Ticket info coming soon.