The rugged San Mateo coastline, studded with great headlands and huge waves crashing on the beaches, is one of the Bay Area’s most dramatic and beautiful sights. Just south of Half Moon Bay we find Pescadero, a tiny 19th century … Continue reading
In all but name San Pablo Reservoir is one of our most scenic local lakes, surrounded by thousands of acres of deciduous and conifer woodland. Both on land and ‘sea’ this area has an abundance of birds. These include herons, … Continue reading
Known as a world-class destination for wildlife, the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and its great panorama of marine life, including birds, sea mammals and migrating whales, is very special, even within California. Due to its unique undersea canyons and … Continue reading
The Alameda shoreline, with miles of sandy white beaches and stunning views of the bay, is one of our local environmental treasures. During the early fall and winter it’s also a magnet for hundreds of shorebirds -- Dunlin, godwits, peeps, … Continue reading
Tuesdays, 10am-12pm This new course will survey the history of North America’s wildlife and human ecology from Pleistocene times to the present. Major themes will include: the Ice Age megafauna of woolly mammoths, saber-toothed tigers, giant sloths, bears and condors; … Continue reading
Tuesdays, 2-4pm This course celebrates the music of the late Romantics and early Modernist composers and performers from the mid-19th century to the present. Course topics will include the romantic piano concerto, light opera, musical nationalism, jazz influences, the discovery … Continue reading
Berkeley Class: Sept. 2 – Nov. 4 (Weds. 9am-12pm) Meets at North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst (at ML King Way), Berkeley Registration fee is $85 for the whole term and $45 for half term. Individual trips are $30. Register … Continue reading
Wednesday, 2-4pm The goal of this course is to illuminate recent history by showing films that depict the lives of people caught up in the important events of the 20th century. Through historical dramas and satires such as Gandhi, The … Continue reading
Thursdays, 10am-12pm This new course will present documentary films that examine important social, economic and political issues around the world. In the last two decades films such as The Fog of War, Fahrenheit 9/11, An Inconvenient Truth and Enron: the … Continue reading
Thursday, 2-4pm We will continue our survey of Western art and civilization with Roman, Medieval and Islamic Art in European Civilization. This course will survey numerous strands of European art and architecture within the context of Western history from ancient … Continue reading