October 21 – 22
W E D 21 | San Francisco
W E D 21 | San Francisco
W E D 21 | San Francisco
Chinatown Walking Tour
The Redwoods League and 21stCentury Land Conservation
David Talbot: The Rise of America’s Secret Government
Enjoy a Commonwealth Club Neighborhood Adventure. Join Rick Evans for a memorable midday walk and discover the history and mysteries of Chinatown. Explore colorful alleys and side streets. Visit a Taoist temple, an herbal store, the site of the first public school in the state, and the famous Fortune Cookie Factory. Location: Meet at corner of Grant and Bush, in front of Starbucks at 359 Grant Avenue, near Chinatown Gate Time: 1:45 p.m. check-in, walk departs sharply at 2 p.m. and finishes about 4:30 p.m. Cost: $45 non-members, $35 members Notes: Temple visit requires walking up three flights of stairs. Limited to 12 people. Participants must pre-register. Tour operates rain or shine. Photo by H Sanchez/Flickr.
Sam Hodder, President and CEO, Save the Redwoods League
Come hear Sam Hodder explain how the iconic California redwoods catalyzed the nation’s conservation movement, a century ago, and are now redefining our 21st century relationship with nature. He will discuss how a century of redwood conservation and research has demonstrated how these ancient trees could help us respond to modern day challenges. He says it’s not just about how we can save the redwoods, but how the redwoods are saving us.
David Talbot, Founder, Salon.com; Author, The Devil’s Chessboard Barry Eisler, Former CIA Directorate of Operations; Creator, John Rain series – Moderator
Author and journalist David Talbot presents a portrait of Allen Welsh Dulles, the man he says transformed the CIA into the most powerful and secretive colossus in Washington. Drawing on revelatory new materials, Talbot argues that Dulles manipulated and subverted presidents and the law to further his personal interests. Talbot will discuss his exposé of American power in the story of the rise of the national security state.
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MLF: ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES Location: 555 Post Street, San Francisco Time: 5:30 p.m. reception, 6 p.m. program Cost: $20 non-members, $8 members, $7 stu. Program Organizer: Ann Clark
Location: 555 Post Street, San Francisco Time: 6 p.m. check-in, 6:30 p.m. program, 7:30 p.m. book signing Cost: $20 non-members, $12 members, $7 stu.
T H U 22 | San Francisco
T H U 22 | San Francisco
THU 22 | East Bay
Arts Forum Planning Meeting
Civil Saints and Civic Pride in the Renaissance CityState
The Food Lab: Cooking with Science
Our meeting is open to all members who have an interest in the visual and performing arts. We welcome your ideas and your energy. This is a chance for you to take a more active role in planning the Club’s calendar of events. MLF: THE ARTS Location: 555 Post Street, San Francisco Time: 5:30 p.m. program Cost: FREE Program Organizer: Lynn Curtis
Mary Harvey Doyno, Assistant Professor, Humanities and Religious Studies, CSU Sacramento
Campanilismo, or civic pride, was a quintessential part of life in Italian city-states during the Renaissance. City-states were crucial to identity: a person was a Sienese, Florentine or Venetian. Doyno explains how Italian Renaissance society championed an ancient, pre-Christian worldview, while also creating complex civil religions steeped in devotion to Christian saints. MLF: HUMANITIES Location: 555 Post Street, San Francisco Time: 5:30 p.m. reception, 6 p.m. program Cost: $20 non-members, $8 members, $7 stu. Program Organizer: George Hammond Notes: This program is in association with Humanities West
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J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, Managing Culinary Director, Serious Eats; Author, The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science
In The Food Lab, J. Kenji Lopez-Alt explores the science of cooking, delving into the interactions between heat, energy and molecules that create the dishes we all know and love. Kenji shows how to achieve better food using simple techniques in hundreds of easy-to-make recipes. Join Kenji as he reveals his best tricks and tips in the kitchen. Location: Lafayette Library, 3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette Time: 6 p.m. check-in, 6:30 p.m. program Cost: $25 non-members, $15 members, $10 stu. Notes: Food Lit event underwritten by the Bernard Osher Foundation. Photo credit Stuart Spivack
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