Kurland Center for Adult Learning & Living
March 2021 | ||||||
Date | Day | Time |
Event Name |
Description |
Cost | For Tickets & Registration |
March 1 | Monday | 10 am |
Learning Zoom: |
Danielle Vierra, Program Manager of our Kurland Center for Adult Learning & Living, is hosting our free, live, online sessions to review of skills taught in our Zoom manuals and hold an open forum to ask focused questions about using Zoom. Feel free to repeat a session if you'd like additional practice. |
FREE | Click here |
March 1 | Monday | 11am |
Still Traveling: |
Join trip leader James Sokol zoom you away to escape our winter by enjoying summer in “the Paris of South America.” Meet our local guide, Pablo, who will lead four interesting “trips,” showing diverse aspects of the beguiling capital of Argentina. |
$50 | To “meet” our local guide, Click here For tickets Click here |
March 1 | Monday | 1pm |
Learning Zoom: |
Danielle Vierra, Program Manager of our Kurland Center for Adult Learning & Living, is hosting our free, live, online sessions to review of skills taught in our Zoom manuals and hold an open forum to ask focused questions about using Zoom. Feel free to repeat a session if you'd like additional practice. |
FREE | Click here |
March 3 | Wednesday | 1pm |
Music & Morsels: |
Take a front row seat at your computer to join pianist Ian Scarfe for a unique, live, classical piano program about memory & nostalgia, including a discussion on the incredible power of music and how composers from centuries ago harnessed that creativity. The recital includes Schumann's charming masterpiece, "Scenes from Childhood” and much more! |
$10-$15 | Click here |
March 4 | Thursday | 1pm | Exploring Broadway: Game Changers |
As our culture has changed over the years, so too have Broadway musicals shifted to reflect the changes in our tastes, our priorities, our lives. Join popular San Francisco Bay Area instructor James Sokol to explore some of the Broadway musicals that broke new ground and shaped the evolution of this popular and indigenous art form. Video performance clips bring the magic & excitement of musical theater into our discussion. |
$15-$50 | Click here |
March 4 | Thursday | 5pm |
Book Fest: The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race |
This bestselling author returns with a gripping account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babies. |
$11-$38 | Click here |
March 7 | Sunday | 1pm |
Book Fest: The Telling: How Judaism's Essential Book Reveals the Meaning Of Life |
Author Mark Gerson enables readers to make their Seder the most engaging, inspiring and important night of the year and to understand how Jewish wisdom can help them to live their happiest, most purposeful and worthwhile lives. |
FREE | Click here |
March 7 | Sunday | 2pm |
Terrific Tastings: |
Let us deliver goodies to your doorstep, then join James Sokol and two special guests for a guided tasting of Schramsberg's sparkling wine and/or The Billy Goat Chips Company’s three varieties of chef-made potato chips. |
$15-$110 | Click here |
March 8 | Monday | 10am | Learning Zoom: Basic Skills |
Danielle Vierra, Program Manager of our Kurland Center for Adult Learning & Living, is hosting our free, live, online sessions to review of skills taught in our Zoom manuals and hold an open forum to ask focused questions about using Zoom. Feel free to repeat a session if you'd like additional practice. |
FREE | Click here |
March 8 | Monday | 11am | Still Traveling: Beguiling Buenos Aires |
Join trip leader James Sokol zoom you away to escape our winter by enjoying summer in “the Paris of South America.” Meet our local guide, Pablo, who will lead four interesting “trips,” showing diverse aspects of the beguiling capital of Argentina. |
$50 | To “meet” our local guide, Click here For tickets Click here |
March 8 | Monday | 1pm | Songs of Women: A Multi-Genre Musical Celebration of International Women’s Day |
On this day celebrating globally the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, join James Sokol for an array of music – Broadway, pop, opera, country & more! – composed, performed by and/o celebrating women! Audio & video clips bring the beauty of music into our discussion! |
$5-$12.50 | Click here |
March 11 | Thursday | 1pm |
Exploring Broadway: Game Changers |
As our culture has changed over the years, so too have Broadway musicals shifted to reflect the changes in our tastes, our priorities, our lives. Join popular San Francisco Bay Area instructor James Sokol to explore some of the Broadway musicals that broke new ground and shaped the evolution of this popular and indigenous art form. Video performance clips bring the magic & excitement of musical theater into our discussion. |
$15-$50 | Click here |
March 11 | Thursday | 5pm |
Book Fest: You're Leaving When? Adventures in Downward Mobility |
From this NYTimes bestselling author comes a timely and hilarious chronicle of downward mobility, financial and emotional. With signature “sharp wit,” she gives irreverent and empathetic voice to a generation hurtling into their next chapter. |
$6-$35 | Click here |
March 14 | Sunday | 12pm | Terrific Tastings: Ritual Reubens |
Let us deliver a kit of goodies to your doorstep, then join James Sokol and the famous Zingerman's Deli’s Brad Hedeman on Zoom for a guiding preparation of lunch and a discussion of the beauty of corned beef (or pastrami or roasted turkey), swiss cheese & rye bread. |
$15-$200 | To hear more details about tour tasting Click here For details & tickets Click here |
March 15 | Monday | 11am |
Still Traveling: |
Join trip leader James Sokol zoom you away to escape our winter by enjoying summer in “the Paris of South America.” Meet our local guide, Pablo, who will lead four interesting “trips,” showing diverse aspects of the beguiling capital of Argentina. |
$50 | To “meet” our local guide, Click here For tickets Click here |
March 17 | Wednesday | 1pm |
Songs & Stories: Argentinian Ardor |
Take a front-row seat at your computer and join songstress & storyteller Gilda Solve for a delightful, live (from Paris!) musical journey to explore tango composer Astor Piazzola & the music one of the most influential Argentinian singers of all time, Mercedes Sosa. |
Free-$15 | Click here |
March 18 | Thursday | 1pm | Exploring Broadway: Game Changers |
As our culture has changed over the years, so too have Broadway musicals shifted to reflect the changes in our tastes, our priorities, our lives. Join popular San Francisco Bay Area instructor James Sokol to explore some of the Broadway musicals that broke new ground and shaped the evolution of this popular and indigenous art form. Video performance clips bring the magic & excitement of musical theater into our discussion. |
$15-$50 | Click here |
March 21 | Sunday | 11am | Songs of Spring: A Multi-Genre Musical Celebration of the Season |
On this first full-day of spring, join James Sokol on a musical journey through myriad types of music – Broadway, pop, opera, country & more! – enjoying the theme of the season. Audio & video clips bring the beauty of music into our discussion! |
$5-$12.50 | Click here |
March 21 | Sunday | 3pm | Terrific Tastings: Valley Ford Cheese |
Let us deliver a cheese collection with a special gift to your doorstep, then join James Sokol and cheesemaker Karen Bianchi-Moreda for a discussion & guided tasting of her California-made, Italian-style cheeses. |
$15-$60 | To here more about tasting click here For details & tickets, click here |
March 21 | Sunday | 5pm |
Book Fest: |
The culmination of a lifetime of work, this sweeping historical epic is fueled by devastating true events. Named for Rome, the Eternal City, this moving novel will be forever etched in the hearts and minds of readers, as will the powerful truth it asserts—what war destroys, only love can heal. |
$6-$36 | Click here |
March 22 | Monday | 10am |
Learning Zoom: |
Danielle Vierra, Program Manager of our Kurland Center for Adult Learning & Living, is hosting our free, live, online sessions to review of skills taught in our Zoom manuals and hold an open forum to ask focused questions about using Zoom. Feel free to repeat a session if you'd like additional practice. |
FREE | Click here |
March 22 | Monday | 11am |
Still Traveling: |
Join trip leader James Sokol zoom you away to escape our winter by enjoying summer in “the Paris of South America.” Meet our local guide, Pablo, who will lead four interesting “trips,” showing diverse aspects of the beguiling capital of Argentina. |
$50 | To “meet” our local guide, Click here For tickets Click here |
March 22 | Monday | 1pm |
Learning Zoom: |
Danielle Vierra, Program Manager of our Kurland Center for Adult Learning & Living, is hosting our free, live, online sessions to review of skills taught in our Zoom manuals and hold an open forum to ask focused questions about using Zoom. Feel free to repeat a session if you'd like additional practice. |
FREE | Click here |
March 22 | Monday | 2pm |
Still Traveling: Argentinian Crafts & Craftspeople |
Let James Sokol zoom you to Buenos Aires to meet our delightful guest, who specializes in promoting the works created by local and native craftspeople. See and learn about an array of beautiful crafts, age-old techniques, and hear about these creative people & their communities. |
$12.50-$15 | To hear more about our travel program, click here For tickets Click here |
March 25 | Thursday | 1pm | Exploring Broadway: Game Changers |
As our culture has changed over the years, so too have Broadway musicals shifted to reflect the changes in our tastes, our priorities, our lives. Join popular San Francisco Bay Area instructor James Sokol to explore some of the Broadway musicals that broke new ground and shaped the evolution of this popular and indigenous art form. Video performance clips bring the magic & excitement of musical theater into our discussion. |
$15-$50 | Click here |
March 26 | Friday | 11am |
Songs of Freedom: |
Commemorate the Exodus from Egypt and celebrate the Jewish people being led to freedom! Journey with James Sokol through diverse music – Broadway, pop, opera, country & more! – exploring the theme of freedom. Audio & video clips bring the beauty of music into our discussion! |
Free-$12.50 | Click here |
March 28 | Sunday | 1pm |
Songs of Colors: |
Join James Sokol to learn about and celebrate Holi – “The Festival of Colors” – which fetes the arrive of spring, a season of joy & hope. Journey through an array of music – Broadway, pop, country & more! – exploring the theme of colors along the way. Audio & video clips bring the beauty of music into our discussion! |
$5-$12.50 | Click here |
March 29 | Monday | 10am | Learning Zoom: Basic Skills |
Danielle Vierra, Program Manager of our Kurland Center for Adult Learning & Living, is hosting our free, live, online sessions to review of skills taught in our Zoom manuals and hold an open forum to ask focused questions about using Zoom. Feel free to repeat a session if you'd like additional practice. |
FREE | Click here |
March 29 | Monday | 1pm |
Learning Zoom: |
Danielle Vierra, Program Manager of our Kurland Center for Adult Learning & Living, is hosting our free, live, online sessions to review of skills taught in our Zoom manuals and hold an open forum to ask focused questions about using Zoom. Feel free to repeat a session if you'd like additional practice. |
FREE | Click here |
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