Fifty and Better March lectures and spring session

March Lectures

Join FAB for several stimulating 2-hour lectures in March! Registration opens February 22nd at 9am (PST).

  • Jewish (Mostly) Sacred Music Survey with Daniel Newman-Lessler on Saturday, March 6th at 10am (PST)

  • Mysteries of the Sistine Chapel - The Hidden Messages of Michelangelo with Christine Maasdam on Thursday, March 11th at 10am (PST)

  • Politics on Broadway with Cary Ginell on Wednesday, March 17th at 10am (PST)

  • The World of Neuroscience: From Single Neurons to Human Behaviors with Wesley Tierney on Tuesday, March 23 at 10am (PST)

  • Can the Golden State Be Made to Shine Again? with Herb Gooch on Monday, March 29 at 10am (PST)

The lectures are $8 each and are open to everyone. Share with your family and friends!

Fifty and Better Spring Session

We are excited to announce the courses for our Spring 2021 Session, April 5-May 20, 2021. Registration will open on March 2nd at 9am (PST). 

  • Art of the Belle Époque with Katherine Zoraster, Mondays 10am-12pm (PST)

  • Architecture and Design in the Reign of the 16th-19th Century European Rulers with Eleanor Schrader, Tuesdays 10am-12pm (PST)

  • The Beach Boys in the Studio, 1962-72 with Cary Ginell, Wednesdays 10am-12pm (PST)

    • Accompanying Seminar, Thursdays 1-2pm (PST)

  • The World of Jewish Art and Artists with Christine Maasdam, Thursdays 10am-12pm (PST)

  • Authorship and Cinema: Four Directors with David Parsons, Fridays 10am-12pm (PST)

  • Something's Fishy: An Introduction to the Study of Fisheswith Steve Norris, Fridays 1pm-3pm (PST)

  • The American Civil War: History and Meaning with Cliff Wilcox, Saturdays 10am-12pm (PST)