Petaluma san francisco talks and lectures events

The John & Marcia Goldman Foundation Lecture – Khaled Hosseini in Conversation with Judson True

Monday, Jun 24 7:00p

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, San Francisco

Khaled Hosseini (The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns) has made a career out of writing about his native Afghanistan revealing the beauty and agony of this little-known part of the world to mi...

2013 San Francisco Employment & Workers' Compensation Law Seminar

Wednesday, Sep 25 8:00a

The Ritz-Carlton - San Francisco, San Francisco

This year, submit your questions in advance, and our panel of key thought leaders and experts will answer your questions during the Q&A session...

World's Fair Gardens: Shaping America's Landscapes

Thursday, Jun 20 6:00p

The Walt Disney Family Museum, San Francisco

Popular speaker and garden historian Cathy Jean Maloney will present an overview of the gardens and landscapes of the major world’s fairs in the US, paying attention to San Francisco...

Saturday Morning Local history and Wildlife Sail

Saturday, Jun 22 9:45a

Bay Adventures, Sausalito

Sail on the classic schooner Freda B. See the Golden Gate Bridge up close and personal, Marin Headlands, San Francisco Skyline, Coit Tower, Alcatraz and Angel Island from the water...

Contemporary Historians Series: Top Secret America: A Short History of the New Security State Created After 9/11

Thursday, Jun 20 7:00p

Montgomery Street Barracks - Building103, San Francisco

The top-secret world that the government created in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks has become so unwieldy that no one knows how much money it costs, how many people it employs, or exactly h...

Higgs: The Theory, The Discovery, and The Fate of The Universe

Thursday, Jun 27 7:30p

Exploratorium at Pier 15, San Francisco

On June 27, 2013, two physicists, Maria Spiropulu, Ph.D., an experimental physicist from CERN, and JoAnne Hewett, Ph.D...

Simon Williams: Berghaus, Kupfer, Friedrich & Chereau and their historical importance

Saturday, Sep 7 1:00p

San Francisco Jcc, San Francisco

Simon Williams is Chair Department of Drama and Dance UC Santa Barbara. The Wagner Society is always delighted to welcome Simon Williams for a program...

Thomas S. Grey: Wagner's Ring as an Eco-Parable.

Saturday, Oct 19 1:00p

San Francisco Jcc, San Francisco

Thomas S. Grey, professor in Department of Music, Stanford University, will discuss recent productions of Wagner's Ring wherein global ecology provides the framework...

Reboot 10Q Shabbat Dinner

Friday, Aug 23 6:00p

JCCSF, San Francisco

You know reflection is important for you and can lead to personal growth, but there are few opportunities for doing it...

Golden Gate Bridge Tour

Wednesday, Jun 19 10:30a

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

Passion. Ingenuity. Danger. Triumph...

Passport to Italy: How to Make Your Italian Vacation Dreams Come True

Sunday, Jun 23 4:00p

Museo Italo Americano, San Francisco

Museo Italo Americano and Le Donne d'Italia host a panel of Italian Travel Experts: Susan Van Allen (author of bestselling "100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go"), Angela K...

Stories in the Sand - A Talk with author Lorri Ungaretti

Thursday, Jun 20 7:30p

Randall Museum, San Francisco

Join author Lorri Ungaretti for a presentation on the speedy development of San Francisco’s Sunset District from “inaccessible” sand dunes to a city suburb...

Rebecca Solnit at Copperfield's Books

Tuesday, Jul 2 7:00p

Copperfield's Books, Petaluma

From beloved, award-winning San Francisco author Rebecca Solnit comes "The Faraway Nearby," an unforgettable blend of personal memoir, reflections, famous fairytales and believe-it-or-not true stor...