The Commonwealth Blog
Happy 75th Birthday, Golden Gate Bridge
Today, Google celebrates the 75th anniversary of the now-iconic Golden Gate Bridge with its latest search-page image.
Google notes that there was much opposition to the bridge when its construction was being planned and debated. Some of that opposition even came from The Commonwealth Club, though the Club didn't issue an official position on the matter. (We're quite taken with the bridge now, so consider us to have been won over.)
The Club has held many programs over the years concerning the bridge - most recently just this past Thursday. You can learn about those programs, comments, and even selected audio by visiting this search page.
And if you're in the Bay Area, then you know that today, Sunday, May 27, there are tons of events across the area celebrating this marvel of engineering. Enjoy.
What Can You See at the Club This Week?
This week at The Commonwealth Club:
MONDAY:
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Middle East Discussion Group
- Green Myths Busted
- Science & Technology Planning Meeting
- Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger: Stories from American Leaders (program is in Lafayette)
- Innovators without Borders (the Blueseed plan; program is in Silicon Valley)
TUESDAY:
- Paul Krugman: End This Depression Now (this event is SOLD OUT)
- Mourad Lahlou: New Moroccan
WEDNESDAY:
- On Assignment with National Geographic
- David Talbot: A Wild Ride Through San Francisco's Recent Past
THURSDAY:
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U.S.-Cuba Relations and the Cuban Economy
- The Golden Gate Bridge at 75: What Makes an Icon
FRIDAY:
- Week to Week (this program RESCHEDULED to June 29)
Plus language classes, committee meetings, and more. For more info on our events and to reserve tickets: http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events
Take This Week's News Quiz
Facebook, Chicago politics, Donna Summers, and more: Take our news quiz, created by The Commonwealth Club's Week to Week team and posted exclusively at Huffington Post San Francisco.
Have you been following the news this week?
Do you like to see if you know more about current events than your friends?
Take the quiz and end the suspense.
What's Happening at The Commonwealth Club This Week?
This week at The Commonwealth Club of California:
MONDAY:
Week to Week: News Commentary Program for May 14, 2012
Chinatown Walking Tour
Steven Machtinger: Yes, We Kant – Mozart and the Sublime
TUESDAY:
Willie Brown: 2012 Annual Lecture on Political Trends (this event is SOLD OUT)
WEDNESDAY:
Cal vs. Harvard Debate
Mrs. Judo: Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful
James Fallows: China Airborne
Andy Cohen: Bravo's Man of Moxie (this event is SOLD OUT)
THURSDAY:
Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein: Is Political Compromise Possible?
Fair Trade: Harnessing the Power of the Market to Create Economic Opportunities
Jose Antonio Vargas
FRIDAY:
Bill Bradley: We Can All Do Better (special luncheon event)
For details and tickets: http://www.commonwealthclub.org/
Scandals, Marriage, Gaffes: Take Our News Quiz
It's time to wrap up your work week and get ready for a weekend. Why not begin by seeing how up-on-the-news you are?
Take our Week to Week news quiz, over at Huffington Post San Francisco.
Test Your News Savvy with Our News Quiz at HuffPostSF
Our latest Week to Week news quiz is now online at Huffington Post San Francisco. Take the test and see how knowledgeable you are about the happenings in the news.
Events at The Commonwealth Club for the Week of April 30-May4
This week at The Commonwealth Club of California:
MONDAY:
• Middle East Discussion Group
• Rafe Sagarin: Learning form the Octopus
• High Speed Rail: Future of the Fast Track
• Daniel Patterson (POSTPONED)
WEDNESDAY:
• Professor Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg: Investing in Girls: Hope or Hype?
• Dennis Prager: Why the World Needs American Values
• Larry Gerston: California – The Not-So-Golden State
THURSDAY:
• Francis Tapon: Eastern Europe 20 Years after Communism
• Dr. Leonard Mlodinow: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior
FRIDAY:
• Week to Week (POSTPONED TO MAY 14)
Event details and reserve tickets: http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events
ANNOUNCED: Winners of the 81st California Book Awards
The Commonwealth Club of California has released the list of winners of the 81st Annual California Book Awards.
The winners will be honored at the official ceremony on June 7, 2012, in San Francisco.
Read the full list.
Events at The Commonwealth Club 4/16-20/12
This week at The Commonwealth Club:
MONDAY:
• Aging Gracefully: Maintaining Dignity, Independence, & Quality of Life
• Van Jones: Rebuild the Dream (Silicon Valley)
• A Conversation with the Mayors of San Jose
TUESDAY:
• Michael McConnell: Why Is Religious Liberty the First Freedom?
• Paddle to the Sea: An Outdoor Adventure from the Sierras to the San Francisco Bay
• Van Jones (San Francisco)
THURSDAY:
• Vaughn Walker: The Private Law Office
• Power Poll
• Dale Carpenter – Flagrant Conduct: The Untold Story of Lawrence v. Texas
FRIDAY:
• John Stossel: Fighting Government (special breakfast program)
• Human Trafficking: Slavery 2012
FOR DETAILS & TICKETS: http://www.commonwealthclub.org/
Test Your Knowledge with Our News Quiz
Week to Week, the Commonwealth Club's just-launched program series offering lively commentary on current events, has partnered with Huffington Post San Francisco to provide you with a weekly news quiz, 10 questions to test your knowledge of current events.
Like the Week to Week program itself, the quiz aims to be smart and fun.
