Nov 28 Friday
Peek behind-the-scenes of our chocolate factory to get a high-level overview of the chocolate-making process, from bean to bar! This event is great for families, corporate groups, bachelorette weekends, and anyone new to chocolate or curious about where their food comes from. You’ll get to taste warm, flowing dark chocolate from our tempering machine, and you’ll get to sample our single origin 75% dark chocolate bars.
Nov 29 Saturday
Dec 03 Wednesday
Medicine and race have been linked since time immemorial. Over the past 100-150 years, records have been maintained recording health disparities between white and non-white individuals, and the impact of race on access to medical care. Most recently, the CoVID-19 pandemic highlighted disparities in access to health care, treatment, and outcomes. In Part I of this lecture (Dec 24), we reviewed examples of the impact of race on medical treatment and discussed well-known cases that have impacted medicine and the medical field in the United States and abroad. Part II will briefly review information covered in Part I and will expand on this topic to provide additional examples and include the impact of social determinants of health on communities of color, including economic stability, access to and qualify of education, healthcare quality and access, neighborhood and environment, and social and community context.
This lecture is part of the FABulous Fall Lecture Series and takes place online via Zoom.
The Fifty and Better (FAB) program was designed for people ages 50 and older, seeking intellectual stimulation through university-level courses — without the pressure of grades — for the sake of learning and social engagement.
Dec 04 Thursday
Putin's propaganda machine was first put in place already in the first year of Putin's presidency and has had a significant impact on what many Russians think, believe, and do. In this talk, we'll explore how the propaganda machine in Russia works, what its key instruments are, how it impacts people subjected to it, and why it has been so successful. We’ll also consider the question of whether there's similar propaganda in the US, and if so, how to avoid becoming its victim.
You’re invited to an online lecture by Dr. Gary Greenberg, Founding Member of Environmental Communications.
On the occasion of the exhibition Environmental Communications: Big Bang Beat L.A. at the AD&A Museum, we are pleased to invite you to an online lecture by Dr. Gary Greenberg, a founding member of EC—a pioneering Los Angeles–based collective of artists, architects, and thinkers active from the late 1960s through the 1980s. The group’s experimental publications, photography, and performances helped redefine how architecture and the environment are perceived, documented, and discussed.
During his talk, Dr. Greenberg will explore:• The creation of the EC collective of artists, architects, and thinkers.• The production of the EC catalog as a vehicle for sharing the collective’s work and visionary ideas.• The multimedia shows and performances the collective created to engage the public in new ways of seeing and experiencing the built environment.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from one of the original voices behind a movement that continues to inspire architects, artists, and cultural historians today.
Dec 05 Friday
Dec 06 Saturday
Dec 08 Monday
In the 1960s, the baby boomers came of age, and unlike earlier generations, they rejected the norms of their parents. In this lecture, we explore how this generation gap played out in Los Angeles. Highlights include the Watts Riots in 1965, the Sunset Strip curfew riots in 1966, and the Century City anti-Vietnam War march in 1967. We also look at LA’s mod fashion styles, the Hippie movement, and movies, including “The Graduate” and “Easy Rider,” which broke conventions and ushered in a new Hollywood era.
Dec 09 Tuesday
From mid-November to January 1st, American Radio, TV, and most retail stores are loaded with Holiday music. It's in our ears 24/7! Songs are old, some are new, and all are from different decades, genres, and styles.
In this lecture we will discover the background stories of who wrote the ""standards"" and why so many artists have recorded them. We'll visit behind the scenes of their marketing success and sometimes failure. We will relive the music not played often anymore and discuss the reasons for their holiday disappearance. Lots of music and videos will make this a nostalgic winter time romp! Come join us as we jingle and jangle our way down Santa Claus Lane humming a happy holiday tune!
This lecture is part of the FABulous Fall Lecture Series.
Dec 10 Wednesday
For as long as I can recall, one of the first signs of the upcoming Holiday Season is the arrival of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum Store Holiday Preview catalog, featuring their gift cards, ornaments, and calendars, most of which come from images within their vast collection. One of the oldest museums in the United States, it was also one of the first museums in which to take advantage of their own collection to market and share their images. In this special holiday lecture, we will look at the stories behind a few of the cards in the museum collection. Ranging from a variety of themes including Classic Religious Art, Medieval and Illuminated Manuscripts, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masterpieces, Asian Art and American Art, the works chosen from the collection for Holiday Cards will give a brief overview of the history of art and the Met's collection.
