CLIRSights Guest Lecture

by admin on February 28, 2010

CLIRsightsSan Francisco Cruise Ship Terminal Update

Gerry Roybal, San Francisco Port Authority’s Marine Manager
Friday, March 12, 1:15 pm

To be held at 425 Market St., 8th Floor San Francisco (Embarcadero BART/Muni station, exit B3)

Come and meet Gerry Roybal and hear the latest update concerning plans to improve San Francisco’s Cruise Ship Terminal. Imagine a BART/Muni or car ride to your cruise ship instead of a long airplane trip. Imagine sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge at the start to your dream vacation. Gerry will bring us up to date on these issues and more.

This event is FREE and open to the public. Please come and bring a friend.

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Vicarious Traveler

by admin on February 28, 2010

Shak-i Zindeh Mosque in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Along The Silk Road   (part one of two)

Presented by Martin Gumbel
Friday, March 12 at noon

To be held at 425 Market St., 8th Floor San Francisco (Embarcadero BART/Muni station, exit B3).

Martin’s trip starts in Istanbul with its beautiful mosques and ceremonial parade of the old military in their colorful uniforms. He takes us to Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan, a surprisingly modern city. The highlights are women in their colorful local costumes in the big open market. On our travels to Bukhara, Uzbekistan, we will see a man on a camel herding goats. Martin says that the handicrafts in all four countries we visit are of exquisite beauty.

This event is FREE and open to the public. Please come and bring a friend.

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CLIRSights Guest Lecture

January 1, 2010

Delancy Street Foundation And Its Importance To Our Community
Carol Kizziah of the Delancy Street Foundation
Friday, January 15 at 1:15 pm
To be held at 95 Third St., 2nd Floor (UC Extension Building)
Carol Kizziah has worked with Delancy Street Foundation for more than thirty years. Ms. Kizziah and Rebecca Johnson, a Delancy Street resident and head of [...]

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October 17, 2009

Travels in Southeastern Japan

Presented by Birgit Chase
Friday, November 13, noon
425 Market Street, 8th floor, San Francisco
Birgit traveled to the island of Kyushu to visit several cities, including Kyoto, Kanazawa and Takayama, in the autumn of 2008. Come and enjoy pictures from her adventure. The trip was part trekking with Walk-Japan Trek on the Kunisaki Peninsula [...]

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CLIRsights

October 17, 2009

Leaping Lizards! Charles Darwin Explores the Galapagos!

Presented by Terrence Gosliner, Senior Curator at the California Academy of Sciences
Friday, November 13, 1:15 pm
425 Market Street, 8th floor, San Francisco
Dr. Gosliner has conducted research since 1982 and will focus on the classification, evolution and conservation of marine mammals in the tropical Indian & Pacific Oceans. Popular [...]

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September 25, 2009

Travels in Scandinavia

Presented by Pat Tibbs
Friday, October 9, noon to 1:00 pm
425 Market Street, 8th floor, San Francisco
See some historic sites of Sweden, including Stockholm, Malmö, Göteborg, and Alaska. That’s right, Alaska, an island named for our 49th state, is located in the archipelago off the western coast. We’ll visit the Martha’s Vineyard of Sweden, [...]

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August 15, 2009

A Day at the San Francisco Zoo
Presented by Susan Ober, Senior Docent and Educator from the S.F. Zoo
Friday, October 9, 1:30 pm
425 Market Street, 8th floor, San Francisco
Learn the history of the San Francisco Zoological Park: why it was started and what it takes to keep the animals fed, housed and cared for. How much [...]

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August 1, 2009

Gardening Tips from an Expert
Presented by Lori Kellner from Sloat Garden Centers
Friday, August 14, 1:15-2:30pm
425 Market Street, 8th floor, San Francisco
Lori will talk about edible plants, how to create a low water maintenance space or how to grow a successful container garden. Microclimates in the Bay Area bring on special challenges. Bring your questions [...]

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August 1, 2009

Travels in Asia
Presented by Don Gibbs, retired UC Davis professor and China expert
Friday, August 14, noon-1:00pm
425 Market Street, 8th floor, San Francisco
See the SIlk Road in the west and preserved bits of old China in the canal towns of the Yangtze Delta. We’ll visit ruins of Ankor Wat in Cambodia, see a disturbing ritual in [...]

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