SF Shakespeare on Tour

Friday, February 10th, from 2:00pm
To be held at 50 First Street, Suite 300, San Francisco

They are coming again, that wonderful San Francisco Shakespeare acting company; this time to show us the story of the nasty king-killer, Macbeth. Well, actually his wife was nastier; she egged him on, “will these hands ne’er be clean?” Macbeth is Shakespeare’s shortest play, made even shorter by SF Shakespeare’s clever one-hour performance.

They somehow manage to fit in the whole story, costumed witches, murders, and all. So come and be entertained – and bring friends and family!

This presentation is FREE and open to the public.

Join Us As We Visit Europe With Nick Maffei

Presented by Nick Maffei
Friday, February 10th at noon

To be held at 50 First Street, Suite 300, San Francisco

Nick Maffei traveled to Germany, Austria, Belgium and Northern France in September and will share his photos of some of the leading cities of the world: Munich, Salzburg, Linz, Nurnberg, Dresden, Berlin, Koln, Liege, Brussels and Bruges.

In Lille, Nick rented a car and drove through the Northern French countryside to the picturesque coastal towns of Honfluer and Deauville. Then on to the charming villages of Lisieux and Beuvron-en-Auge, Avranches, Mont Saint-Michel, the walled city of Saint Malo and rennes.

Nick finished his trip wandering around some of the elegant and tawdry neighborhoods pf Paris and took a side trip to Senlis, a medieval town renowned in French history.

Nick’s photos always provide a vicarious visit to wonderful places and we invite you to bring friends and family members to share in this terrific presentation.

This presentation is FREE and open to the public.

Join Us As Martin Gumbel “Leads Us” Through Morocco and East Africa

Presented by Martin Gumbel
Friday, January 13th at noon

To be held at 50 First Street, Suite 300, San Francisco

Martin Gumbel, a long time CLIR member, who has 80,000 slides taken during his world travels, will present photos taken of his visits to Morocco and East Africa, where we’ll experience the beautiful architecture as well as charming native shops and narrow streets.

We’ll see interesting and original clothing worn by local peoples and scenes of the Massais in their typical and beautiful outfits.

This presentation is FREE and open to the public. Bring a friend.

Occupy San Francisco

Friday, January 13th, from 1:30pm
To be held at 50 First Street, Suite 300, San Francisco

What do you KNOW about Occupy San Francisco? If you’re confused about their agenda and wonder what all the commotion is about, join us as Direara Angolin, Media Director for Occupy San Francisco tells us about the purpose of this media wonder, eg., What are their immediate and long term goals? What can we do to keep up with the popular politcal group.

This modern phenomenon is an enigma to many and we encourage you to bring friends and family to this event.

The Journey of the Italians in America

With Special Guest: Vincenza Scarpaci, Author

Friday, October 14th, from 1:30pm
To be held at 50 First Street, Suite 300, San Francisco

Weaving the thread of the American fabric of life involves the immigration of many people with different cultures. Meet Vincenza Scarpaci and relive the fascinating stories she tells of the Italian families in this strange, new country.

The author creates a new form of learning history by telling stories from family to family. By sharing family photographs, she reveals the influence of Italian Americans thorugh sublime sculptures adorning public buildings as well as humble neighborhood restaurants.

These stories trace the travels of the Italians in America and remind us of the parallel lives of every ethnic group in America.

This event is FREE and open to the public. Please come and bring a friend. No reservation required.

Join Us As We “Visit” the Great Northwest

Presented by Birgit Chase
Friday, October 14th, at noon

To be held at 50 First Street, Suite 300, San Francisco

Hike the Olympic Peninsula and Mt. Ranier with CLIR member, Birgit Chase.

Olympic National Park has wildflower-carpeted alpine zones, the famous Hoh rainforest, and the best wilderness beach and headland hiking in the United States. Birgit sampled all three in seven days of hiking.

After leaving the Olympic Peninsula her group traveled to Mt. Ranier for four more days of hiking where they experienced mountain vistas and wildflower covered alpine zone meadows.

At the end of the trip they spent a day in Tacoma visiting the Museum of Glass which has some open air glass pieces outside the museum by Dale Chihuly.

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

Theme – CLIR: Giant Winners! (wearing of SF Giants’ colors encouraged)

Friday, June 24, 11:30 am cocktails (cash bar), 12:30 pm luncheonMcKormick & Kuleto’s Restaurant
Ghirardelli Square, 900 North Point #H301, San Francisco
Choice of —*Baked Mahi Mahi with Lemon Butter,
*Roasted Chicken Breast stuffed with cheese & fresh herbs,
*Penne Pasta with olives, artichokes and Roma tomatoes in Basil Pesto Sauce.
Members: $45; Guests: $55 Sign up by June 15 (call 415-543-3965)

Guest Speaker: Linda A. Bergthold, MA, PhD
“How Will Health Care Reform Affect You?”

Linda Bergthold is a health policy consultant and researcher. She has over twenty-five years of experience and was a working group leader in Hillary Clinton’s Health Care Reform Task Force in 1993. She has been an advocate of health care reform for two decades in California and nationally and is a senior advisor to the Center on Medical Technology Policy. Dr. Bergthold has a Masters and Doctorate from the University of California at Santa Cruz in Sociology and was a Pew Fellow at the University of California, San Francisco, institute for Health Care Policy. She and her husband have three children and four grandchildren.

Join Us As We “Travel” To Kenya Africa

Presented by Gerson Finlev
Friday, June 10th, at noon

To be held at 50 First Street, Suite 300, San Francisco

Gerson Finlev (an OLLI member) has volunteered to show his photos from two family trips to Kenya. His first visit was a months-long trip in 1989, which included a camping safari to Masai Mara National Reserve, Lake Nakuru and Karen Blixen’s farm. His second trip was in 2006 to visit his daughter who was working with the Peace Corps in Loitokitok, near Kilimanjaro. Gerson will show us photos of his daughter’s host family and how people live in that area of Africa. His presentation will end with photos from his journey from Loitokitok to Zanzibar (also called Spice Island) through Tanzania.

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

Join Us As We “Travel” To Japan

Presented by Martin Gumbel, world traveler
Friday, May 13th, at noon

To be held at 50 First Street, Suite 300, San Francisco

Martin will present slides of his visit to Japan and its exquisite religious shrines. His trip begins in Tokyo and Kyoto. Then moves on to the countryside and old Japan with its small towns and villages with thatched roofs and wonderful ambience. He will also share slides of coastal scenes complete with trees reminiscent of Japanese wood prints and we’ll see slides of artistic textiles and pottery and gardens of great delicacy.

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

The Art of 21st Century Painting

With Special Guest: Jeremy Sutton, Corel Painter Master

Friday, May 13th, 2011 from 1:30pm
To be held at 50 First Street, Suite 300, San Francisco

Fasten your seatbelts for a dazzling demonstration of live digital art in action! See how Jeremy Sutton, Corel Painter Master, uses the latest in digital paint technology to create an expressive, colorful portrait of a subject he will pick from the audience. Mr. Sutton is an internationally recognized authority and artistic pioneer in the field of digital painting. In 2010, Jeremy was hired by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco to perform a tableau portrayal of impressionist painter Edgar Degas, creating drawings and paintings of ballet dancers at the de Young and Legion of Honor Museums, in front of an audience. Come and join us; see the actual moment of artistic inspiration come to life.

This event is FREE and open to the public. Please come and bring a friend. No reservation required.