Storytellers on Schizophrenia Join us virtually for an in-depth conversation about serious mental illness with Mimi Feldman, author of “He Came in With It”. About this event The positive and popular impact of our Storyteller Series has encouraged us to present Mimi Feldman, author of “He Came in With It.” ...

On Finding the Mother Tree Suzanne Simard is a pioneer on the frontier of plant communication and intelligence and hailed as a scientist who conveys complex, technical ideas in ways that are dazzling and profound. Her work has influenced filmmakers (the Tree of Souls in James Cameron’s Avatar) and her TED ...

Panel on the Military and the Bay Area’s LGBTQ Community Join us for a presentation and a panel discussion with local San Francisco historians and National Park Service rangers to understand the complex connection between the LGBTQ+ community and the military in the Bay Area. From a population boom to discriminatory practices, the military had ...

Illustrated Discussions of Carolands, Filoli and Ralston Hall The San Mateo County Historical Association will present illustrated discussions on three of the Peninsula’s famous great estates: the newly restored Carolands Chateau of Hillsborough, the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Filoli of Woodside and Notre Dame de Namur University’s Ralston Hall of Belmont, on ...

Liberated? Redefining Black Freedom for Families The Willie & Elizabeth Gordon Family Foundation (@WEGFF) is hosting the panel, ‘Liberated? Redefining Freedom for Black Families’. This Livestream panel presentation will be held on Saturday, June 26th 2021 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM (PST). Join our panel of experts to discuss how ...

UnRavelled in Conversation: Creativity, Love & Dementia The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) is presenting a live, online public event titled “UnRavelled in Conversation: Creativity, Love & Dementia” on Saturday, June 26 at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET**. The panel discussion, which features NYPD Blue and Deadwood creator David Milch, ...

“Fashion in the Time of Covid” Zoom Talk w/ Fashion Historian Keren Ben-Horin As we slowly make our way out of the global crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, attention to fashion allows us to rediscover meaning and pleasure in the world. Did fashion disappear when we were locked down and couldn’t show it off? Are sweatpants the ...

Gardening 101, Reducing Pests & Water Usage With Summer just around the corner and with a looming drought, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is hosting “Gardening 101, Reducing Pests & Water Usage,” a free webinar on how to maintain a healthy, pest-free garden while being smart about water usage. Charlotte ...

San Francisco Zen Center Meditation Session w/ Asian Art Museum

Learn how to meditate with a teacher from the San Francisco Zen Center. This virtual session for beginners will introduce you to the benefits of meditation, which can help settle the body and mind amid the swirl of daily life. Sitting in a balanced posture ...Monthly

On Cults, Language, and Social Science What makes cults so intriguing and frightening? What makes them powerful? The reason why so many of us binge Manson documentaries by the dozen and fall down rabbit holes researching suburban moms gone QAnon is because we’re looking for a satisfying explanation for what causes ...

“Garden Up!” Virtual Class on Vertical Gardening for Small and Large Spaces Garden designer Susan Morrison will present highlights and images from her bestselling book, Garden Up! Smart Vertical Gardening for Small and Large Spaces. She’ll also provide an overview of some of the systems available for adding a touch of living art to a garden design. ...

Talking ‘Bout the Birds and the Bees Virtual Gameble No, it’s not “that” talk. This one’s for gardeners and bird lovers, because you can’t really have one of those things without the other. Join Bay Area News Group’s Joan Morris for an online talk about attracting birds and bees, to your yard and garden, ...

“On the Web of Meaning” Virtual Discussion As our civilization careens toward a precipice of climate breakdown, ecological destruction, and gaping inequality, people are losing their existential moorings and humanity’s age-old questions become even more urgent. Who am I? Why am I? How should I live? Our dominant worldview of disconnection―which tells ...

San Francisco Zen Center Meditation Session w/ Asian Art Museum

Learn how to meditate with a teacher from the San Francisco Zen Center. This virtual session for beginners will introduce you to the benefits of meditation, which can help settle the body and mind amid the swirl of daily life. Sitting in a balanced posture ...Monthly

On Our Fundamental Need for the Natural World Many of us live indoor lives, disconnected from the natural world more than any other time in human history. Yet nature remains deeply ingrained in our language, culture, and consciousness. For centuries, we have acted on an intuitive sense that we need communion with the ...

On the Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness To live in a body that is fat and Black is to exist at the margins of a society that creates the conditions for anti-fatness as anti-Blackness. Hyper-policed by state and society, passed over for housing and jobs, and derided and misdiagnosed by medical professionals, ...

On Psychedelic Integration and Existential Exploration With the second renaissance and re-emergence of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, the general public and therapists alike are confronted with new areas of exploration, but with few systematic frameworks available. Questions surrounding legal access to care, ongoing criminalization, and medical restrictions to care limiting the therapies available, ...

San Francisco Zen Center Meditation Session w/ Asian Art Museum

Learn how to meditate with a teacher from the San Francisco Zen Center. This virtual session for beginners will introduce you to the benefits of meditation, which can help settle the body and mind amid the swirl of daily life. Sitting in a balanced posture ...Monthly