Arts, Lectures and Gatherings

Lectures and Discussions

The History of Motown
Fifty and Better Fall Four-Week Course Session

Online Via Zoom

For almost everyone, the very word "Motown" is synonymous with the great songs and artists of the '60s and '70s — not the auto industry.

Origins and Meaning of Generative AI
Fifty and Better Fall Four-Week Course Session

Oxnard University Satellite Center & Online via Zoom

In this course we will discuss the historical context of generative artificial intelligence technology and how this context influences its evolution.

Unpacking the November Election Results
Fifty and Better Special Lectures

Online via Zoom

This election has profound impacts for the future of our democracy, and the American people are divided over which party best represents their interests.

Hanukkah in America
Fifty and Better Fall Lecture Series

Oxnard Center and online via Zoom

This lecture will explore the historical origins, development and contemporary impact of the Hanukkah holiday, particularly for American Jews.

'Tis the Season
Fifty and Better Fall Lecture Series

Online via Zoom

What are the holidays without music? Join us as we celebrate great holiday songs from Broadway and the movies that are sure to get you in the holiday spirit.

Preparing for the AI Integrated Workplace
TechTalk

Zoom webinar

Aaron Anderson, president of Brandes Associates Inc., will explore how he prepares employees for a future workplace in which artificial intelligence plays a central role.

For Liberty and Empire: How the Civil War Bled into the Indian Wars
History Lecture Series

Ullman Conference Center 100/101

Ari Kelman, PhD, will discuss his latest book titled For Liberty and Empire: How the Civil War Bled into the Indian Wars.

Mary Cassatt: An American in Paris
Fifty and Better Fall Lecture Series

Lundring Events Center and online via Zoom

This lecture will look at artist Mary Cassatt's work and her role in the spread of the appreciation of the Impressionists.

Breaking News, Just In: Art Crime Update 2024
Fifty and Better Fall Lecture Series

Online via Zoom

Once again, grab your legal pad and sharpen your pencil. Come catch up on the latest art crimes.

World AIDS Day Mini Conference and AIDS Memorial Quilt Exhibit

Lundring Events Center

This event will feature an exhibit, a careers and advocacy reception and a keynote presentation, and will conclude with a candlelight vigil.

Sustainable Fashion Festival
Sustainable Fashion Festival

Westlake Center

Discover the future of fashion at Hub101's Sustainable Fashion Festival. Three days of events will feature inspiring workshops, thought-provoking speakers and a captivating sustainable fashion showcase.

Masters of Mid-Century Modernism
Fifty and Better Fall Lecture Series

Lundring Events Center and online via Zoom

Works of such design luminaries as Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, Joseph Eichler, Isamu Noguchi, Arne Jacobsen and the furniture of Knoll and Herman Miller will be discussed against the backdrop of the rapid social changes of the times.

Indigenous Peoples’ Heritage Month Lecture Lunch

Lundring Events Center

Join us for lunch after chapel to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Heritage Month.

Religion of the Founders: Franklin, Jefferson, Hamilton and Paine (Two Parts)
Fifty and Better Fall Lecture Series

Lundring Events Center and online via Zoom

This set of lectures will examine these founders to unearth their religious views and grow closer to an understanding of the founders of this country.

Race and Medicine
Fifty and Better Fall Lecture Series

Oxnard Center and online via Zoom

In this lecture, we will review examples of the impact of race on medical treatment and discuss well-known cases that have impacted medicine and the medical field in the United States and abroad.

California Gold Country: An Armchair Historic Tour
Fifty and Better Fall Lecture Series

Online via Zoom

See where prospectors partied when they struck it rich and drowned their sorrows when they didn’t — and what visitors can enjoy there today.

Wildlife after the Woolsey Fire: Research Images (Free lecture)
Fifty and Better Fall LectureSeries

Online via Zoom

The National Park Service, the Santa Monica Mountains Fund, partner agencies and NPS volunteers have collaborated to study and investigate the Woolsey Fire's impacts and long-lasting effects on the ecosystem and its inhabitants.

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