Archive for the Programs Category

“Opioids, Pain and Addiction: Fact and Fiction” Speaker – Dr. Stephani Sutherland, Neuroscientist and Journalist An estimated 37,000 people died from opioid overdose in 2017, and millions more are addicted. But as many as 100 million Americans also live with chronic pain—a much less talked-about public health crisis.

“The 11th Annual Claremont Film Festival, the Finest Films from throughout the World” Speaker – Vincent Turner, Manager of the Claremont Film Festival The Claremont Film Festival will celebrate their 11th year this May.  The festival features remarkable short films from around the world. It’s founder, Vince Turner,

“Supermassive Black Holes in Galaxies” Speaker – Dr. Stephen A. Naftilan, Emeritus Kenneth S. Pitzer Chair of Physics, Claremont McKenna College We now believe that larger, more massive galaxies have supermassive black holes in their nuclei.  Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, has a 4 million solar mass black

“History of Modern Handbells” Speaker – Bill Waggener; Soloist – Susan Hitch Although handbells first appeared many centuries ago in England, their current use as a musical instrument is a relatively recent phenomenon. Learn about the history of handbells and hear their wonderful music! Bill Waggener earned

“Impact Cratering” Speaker – Dr. Eric B. Grosfils, professor of geology, Pomona College While earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other events persistently remind us that we live on the surface of a geologically hazardous planet, it is easy to forget that one of the most potentially severe threats we

“Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra’s Centennial” Speaker – Gail Samuel, Executive Director, Los Angeles Philharmonic Association The New York Times calls the LA Phil “America’s Most Important Orchestra. Period”. It presents music from all genres – orchestral, chamber and Baroque music, organ and celebrity recitals, new music, jazz,

“Organizing for the Common Good” Speaker – Karl Hilgert Karl Hilgert attended The College of Wooster in Ohio and continued his education at the Eden Seminary and the St. Louis School of Social Work. He has taught at Yale Divinity School and Southern Connecticut State University and has

“Supporting Student Mental Health in the Claremont Unified School District” Speakers – Nancy Tresser Osgood, member of the Board of Education (and of the University Club!); Jim Elsasser, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools; and Lisa Banks-Toma, Coordinator, Mental Health – Claremont Unified School District– A critical issue in

“If Darwin Had a Computer” Speaker – Dr. Ran Libeskind-Hadas, R. Michael Shanahan Professor of Computer Science, Harvey Mudd College Charles Darwin wrote in his famous “Origins of Species” that he could imagine that pairs of species, such as bees and flowers, might evolve in tandem:  Flowers might

“Motoring West:  Pioneering Auto Travelers in the Trans-Mississippi West, 1900-1920” Speaker – Dr. Peter Blodgett, Curator, Huntington Library This illustrated lecture will discuss the evolution of automobile-borne tourist travel in the American West during the early years of the twentieth century.  In doing so, it will demonstrate the significant impact of