San 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.

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.

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 their Catering Department, will give an overview of the history and philosophy of Delancy Street, their residents and graduates, facilities and enterprises such as Christmas Tree Sales and Decorating, Crossroads Cafe, Delancy Street Restaurant and Delancy Moving.

Delancy Street is considered one of the nations top self-help residential education centers for former substance abusers and ex-convicts. There are approximately 1500 residents located in five facilities throughout the country in New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Los Angeles and headquartered in San Francisco. For Delancy Street, Ms. Kizziah directed a program with the California Department of Corrections and the Bay Area Parole Services Network, to more effectively address treatment and supervision needs of drug dependent offenders paroled to six Bay Area counties.

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

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 and part sightseeing.

Starting in Fukuoka on Kyushu, we will see the Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park in Nagasaki and Kumamoto Castle, and several sights in Kyoto and Kanazawa. There will also be scenes of Takayama, located in the Japan Alps.

The Walk-Japan Trek was organized by the Orinda Hiking Club. Thirteen of its members experienced a very strenuous, interesting and fun trekking trip.

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

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 mythology has it that when Darwin arrived in the Galapagos he already understood how evelution occurred, having spent three years exploring the coast of South America. Dr. Gosliner will talk about the fact and fiction of what Darwin learned, when he learned it and how his view of the world changed in the the Galapagos.

The program is FREE and open to the public. Please come and bring a friend.

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, and small historic villages and castles. Then we’ll walk through ancient stone fortresses that protected Sweden from invaders for hundreds of years, and tour a 17th century sailing ship. Finally we’ll visit Denmark, including Copenhagen, Frederikshaven and Skagen – the northernmost town in that country, plus we’ll visit the very northern tip of Denmark where two seas meet.

The program is free and open to the public so bring a friend or relative.

Please call the CLIR office at 415-543-3965 and reserve a seat.

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 food does a gorilla eat each day and what animal actually has seven stomachs? Do you know why the famous “Senior Stroll” program was eliminated from the Zoo’s monthly program and what can we do to prevent further cuts? Greet and meet Ms. Susan Ober, Senior Docent and Educator, from the S.F. Zoo. Hear about the educational classes given in biology, animal learning and behavior in the Park’s docent program. Find out the answers to the above questions. Hope to see you there!

Please call the CLIR office at 415-543-3965 and reserve a seat.

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 and learn how to cultivate your “green thumb!”

Please call the CLIR office at 415-543-3965 and reserve a seat.

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 Pengang, get a taste of modern Shanghi, and experience colorful Yunnan in the Southwest, home of the many national minorities. Don focuses on human interest images.

Please call the CLIR office at 415-543-3965 and reserve a seat.