Redwood City 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...

Lecture

Wednesday, Oct 9 2:00p

Filoli, Woodside

Presentation on Preservation of Family Photos by Gawain Weaver

Saturday, Jul 13 1:00p

San Mateo County History Museum, Redwood City

The Museum will present Photograph Conservator Gawain Weaver, who will make a presentation on preserving family photographs...

Richard Diebenkorn The Berkeley Years, 1953-1966

Saturday, Aug 3 2:00p

Woodside Library, Woodside

This docent lecture examines one of the most complex periods in the distinguished career of Richard Diebenkorn, whose paintings are on exhibit at the de Young Museum from June 22 to September 29...

In the Moment: Japanese Art

Monday, Jul 8 7:00p

Foster City Library, Foster City

The docent lecture explores the dynamic nature of art selection and display in traditional Japanese settings, where artworks are often temporarily presented in response to a special occasion or to ...

Autism Spectrum Authorization Program

Saturday, Jun 22 7:30a

San Mateo County Office of Education, Redwood City

This program strives to provide inservice teachers with the information they need to work with a new population of children, those born with high-level autism after the 1990’s...

A Thriving Ecosystem for Your Garden

Wednesday, Aug 14 7:00p

Redwood City Downtown Public Library, Redwood City

Convert your yard into a beautiful native wildlife habitat and watch how quickly the creatures make it their favorite spot! It’s easy and inexpensive to create food, water, and shelter for native i...

Watermark Hosts Best-Selling Author of 'Stiletto Network' Pamela Ryckman

Wednesday, Jun 19 4:00p

Dla Piper, Inc., Palo Alto

Watermark, a professional development and networking organization for executive women, will host Pamela Ryckman at DLA Piper in Palo Alto on June 19...

2013 Transitional Kindergarten Institute: For NEW TK Teachers

Tuesday, Jul 23 8:00a

San Mateo County Office of Education, Redwood City

This comprehensive training is to prepare new Transitional Kindergarten teachers to teach our youngest grade school students...

In the Moment: Japanese Art

Saturday, Jul 13 1:00p

Atherton Library, Atherton

Impressionists on the Water - Docent Lecture

Monday, Aug 19 7:00p

Foster City Library, Foster City

This lecture reveals more than 80 paintings by Impressionists on display at the Legion of Honor from June 1 through October 13, coinciding with San Francisco's hosting of the America's Cup this sum...

Windrider Film Forum presents Trash Dance, documentary

Friday, Jun 28 7:00p

Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center, Atherton

Choreographer Allison Orr has a vision to build something beautiful out of garbage trucks and the unseen men and women who pick up our trash...

Poetry reading: Tim J. Myers reads from "Dear Beast Loveliness: Poems of the Body"

Wednesday, Jun 26 7:00p

Redwood City Public Library, Redwood City

Birth--sex--death--all the sorrows and joys of the body--and yet beneath it all an unshakeable wonder. Come hear Santa Clara University lecturer Tim J...