| Subject |
Date |
Category |
Presenter |
Description |
| Gen X Millennial book club |
Wed Feb 18 |
Book Group |
Jeff Grossman |
The Millennial Gen-X Book Club is a once-a-month fiction book club for anyone in those generations. We skew towards the queer, the tender, and the strange. If you are interested in joining us, drop by on the night of, or direct your interest to Jeff through themillennialgenxbookclub@gmail.com
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| Feldenkrais Method 5:30-6:30pm |
Fri Feb 20 |
SPECIAL |
Serina Carrasco |
Feldenkrais Method: Developing into your Fullest Potential 5:30-6:30pm
Throughout our lives, all of us have learned habits that limit us on a physical, emotional, and mental level. These habits, useful to us at one point, are now inhibiting us from developing into our fullest potential on a physical, emotional, and mental level. The Feldenkrais Method of somatic education cultivates a deep sense of self-knowing so that we can become aware of our habits and literally move towards free choice. It does this primarily on a physical level- works with the body, however the more we improve our bodies, our emotions and thoughts are soon to follow. This hour will start with a short talk and then Serina will guide everyone through a Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lesson in sitting.
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| Algeria |
Sat Feb 21 |
Slide Show |
Scott Lindenau |
Algeria, a seldom visited country by westerners remains authentic and raw and is the largest of the 54 countries in Africa with much of the country dissolving in the vastness of the Sahara. This presentation takes you into the interior of this mysterious land to explore the ancient rock art of the remote Tassili-n-Ajjer, the expansive dunes of the Algerian Sahara bordering Libya, Niger and Mali and sheds light on Algiers, its kasbah 's and the wonders of the Roman Empire along its Mediterranean coast. |
| Palestinian Olive Harvest |
Sat Feb 28 |
Slide Show |
Dustin Weinreb |
The annual olive harvest is one of the most important economic and cultural events for Palestinians in the Israeli occupied West Bank. However, it is frequently impeded by the efforts of violent settlers and soldiers. Dustin Weinreb spent a month with the organization the Center for Jewish Non-Violence working alongside farmers in the village of Burin to harvest olives and support Palestinian efforts to remain on their land. He will present his experience and detail the salient issues people in the West Bank are facing.
Dustin Weinreb has a B.A. in religious studies from Reed College where he studied modern Islamic intellectual history and Arabic. |
| Travel Bug Book Discussion |
Tue Mar 03 |
Book Group |
Aimee Gwynne Franklyn |
Tuesday, March 3rd, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Playworld by Adam Ross
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER and a THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS ' CHOICE - A big and big-hearted novel--one enthralling, transformative year in the life of a child actor coming of age in a bygone Manhattan
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| Origins of Florence |
Sat Mar 07 |
Slide Show |
Linda Higgins |
The Origins of Florence The Etruscans to the Romans
Florence, the glorious Renaissance City. Everywhere you look you see the evidence of her beautiful artistic masterpieces that reflect this extraordinary era. But as you walk the cobble stone streets there is a history of her origins directly beneath your feet. A past that goes back thousands of years to the Mysterious Etruscans whose town Fiesole overlooks Florence and whose marketplace was located on the banks of the River Arno in Florence. A history that tells how the Romans established their city of Florentia in 59 BC to reward the Roman soldiers who fought with Julius Caesar. A Roman city with a forum for the religious and government functions, an amphitheater for “sports”, a theater for music and plays and, of course, baths and aqueducts to bring clean water from the surrounding countryside. Together we will explore the very foundations on which this Beautiful City of Art was built. |
| On the Road with On the Road |
Sat Mar 14 |
Slide Show |
Carl Moore |
Come talk about On the Road and Jack Kerouac. I will start the conversation by presenting my just published "On the Road WITH On the Road. " During the pandemic I went where Kerouac went on his trips around the country. The book includes my photos and Kerouac 's words. You don 't have to have read the book to join in. I will share themes and ideas from the original.
A prepublication review of my book explains that "Moore reveals America to Americans—capturing the landscapes, faces, and fleeting moments that echo Kerouac 's metaphorical vision. The result is a vivid, contemporary counterpart to Kerouac 's masterpiece—where the photographs feel restless, alive, and haunted by the same hunger for the open road. " - Carl Moore
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| The GenX/Millennial book cclub |
Wed Mar 18 |
Book Group |
Jeff Grossman |
The Millennial Gen-X Book Club is a once-a-month fiction book club for anyone in those generations. We skew towards the queer, the tender, and the strange. If you are interested in joining us, drop by on the night of, or direct your interest to Jeff through themillennialgenxbookclub@gmail.com
March and April: East of Eden by John Steinbeck |
| Travel Tips: Monthly Discussion |
Thu Mar 19 |
SPECIAL |
Ken Collins |
Have you traveled to far off, exciting places? Or are you getting ready to embark on a new adventure? Are you interested in issues relating to travel in general, such as budget ideas or personal security? Join us in our new monthly travel discussion group where you can share some of your favorite travel experiences, practical advice, and general travel topics at our monthly meetings.
This discussion group is for people who have visited a particular destination and want to share their experiences or advice and for those seeking tips, advice, and stories relating to international travel. Everyone welcome!
First meeting will focus on Rome, Italy on Thursday, March 19th from 4:30pm-6pm.
Ken Collins and Rochelle Gerratt will facilitate the meetings. Ken is a frequent presenter at The Travel Bug and a global traveler with a Web site containing practical advice on various destinations. Rochelle has led over 60 domestic and international trips for the Sierra Club and other groups, including her own adventure travel company.
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| Cuzco Machu Picchu and beyond |
Sat Mar 21 |
Slide Show |
Michael Matousek |
Cusco & Machu Picchu: More Than a Ruin—A Living World
Machu Picchu is one of the most famous places on Earth, yet few travelers truly understand what they are seeing—or why it continues to move people so deeply. In this illustrated talk, veteran guide and Peru specialist Michael Matousek takes you beyond the postcard views to explore Cusco and Machu Picchu as living, connected places shaped by history, engineering, culture, and landscape.
This talk is ideal for curious travelers who want deeper context, not just bucket-list photos—and who believe great travel begins with understanding. |
| Nigeria |
Sat Mar 28 |
Slide Show |
Phoenix Savage |
Having lived in Ile Ife, Nigeria for a year as a Fulbright Scholar, the most difficult experience I encountered was purchasing one tomato.
The Yoruba people of Southwestern Nigeria consider the city of Ile Ife, an ancient sacred city with over 200 shrines, to be ground zero for the creation of humanity. It is the location where Olodumare instructs a host of deities to form the world and live among humans. It is also the most difficult place on earth to purchase just one tomato. Join me as I share the wonders of Yoruba culture, mythologies and my experiences from tomato buying in the market to walks in the rainforest, home to one of the world 's largest colonies of fruit bats. I will also share the most important tip for becoming a Fulbright Fellow. |
| Budapest to Isle of Skye By Train |
Sat Apr 04 |
Slide Show |
Sunset Smith |
Train travel from Budapest to Isle of Skye, 2025. Slide show includes Christmas Markets in the Balkans, the world 's longest underground slide, various opera houses, sites galore, lodging, and food/drink along the route. A few nifty travel tips for creating your own solo trip like this one that Sunset enjoyed. |
| Travel Bug Book Discussion |
Tue Apr 07 |
Book Group |
Aimee Gwynne Franklyn |
Tuesday, April 7th, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
The Payback: A Novel by Kashana Cauley
When Jada Williams is relentlessly pursued by the Debt Police, she is left with no choice but to take down her student loan company with the help of two mall coworkers—from the author of the "lethally witty " (The New York Times Book Review) The Survivalists. Jada Williams is good at judging people by their looks. From across the mall, she can tell not only someone 's inseam and pants size, but exactly what style they need to transform their life. Too bad she 's no longer using this superpower as a wardrobe designer to Hollywood stars, but for minimum wage plus commission at the Glendale mall. When Jada is fired yet again, she is forced to outrun the newly instated Debt Police who are out for blood. But Jada, like any great antihero, is not going to wait for the cops to come kick her around. With the help of two other debt-burdened mall coworkers, she hatches a plan for revenge. Together the three women plan a heist to erase their student loans forever and get back at the system that promised them everything and then tried to take it back. "A novel of great fun and unforgettable fury " (Megha Majumdar, bestselling author of A Burning) The Payback is a razor-sharp and hilarious dissection of race, power, and the daily grind, from one of the most original and exciting writers at work today.
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| Hadrian's Wall |
Sat Apr 11 |
Slide Show |
Brian and Gretchen Johnson |
A trek and ancient history rolled into one: Hadrian 's Wall. This is the experience Brian & Gretchen Johnson will present of walking 8-to-14 miles a day for over a week, across northern England. Close to today 's boundary between England and Scotland, Hadrian 's Wall was a massive defensive line at the limits of the Roman empire, AD 120-410. Today it is a delightful trek through pastures, by historic churches and forts, up to high-point crags, and into quaint villages for each night 's lodging. Come see a slideshow with colorful photos, including the famed Sycamore Gap tree before it was brazenly cut down. |
| Bolivia and Chile |
Sat Apr 18 |
Slide Show |
Diane Marron |
This South American adventure begins in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, the driest desert in the world, then off to the Salar de Uyuni of Bolivia, the largest salt flats in the world, then a visit to the magical city of La Paz, the highest capital city of the world, and ending in Barranca, the “Soho” of Lima, above the shores of the largest ocean in the world.
This journey encompasses the moonlike landscapes of the desert with its dramatic rock formations and expansive sand dunes sculpted by millennia of wind and water erosion; the colorful lagoons of the Altiplanos of Chile and Bolivia where wildlife such as flamingoes, vicunas and llamas thrive and where there is a special feeling one can experience of being on top of the world, perhaps because of the rarified atmosphere at 14,000 feet above sea level.
This two-week journey into the sand and the salt and the sea, and to the lagoons and the geysers and the Piedras Rojas, and to the magic of La Paz and its culture, and stepping into the past in Barranca is the “altiplano” of my adventures and I look forward to sharing this with my photographs and videos.
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| Here in Santa Fe |
Sat Apr 25 |
Booksigning |
Stuart Cohen |
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| Greenland |
Sat May 02 |
Slide Show |
Mark Meyers |
In August of 2025, Mark enjoyed slow travel by ferry along the west coast of Greenland from Nuuk to Illulissat with stops in colorful villages along the way. Highlights included views of massive icebergs, hiking through rugged landscapes, and learning about Inuit culture. |
| Tales of the South Pacific |
Sat May 09 |
Slide Show |
Ken Collins |
TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC: A CRUISE FROM TAHITI TO NEW ZEALAND
In March of 2025, Ken and his husband, Bob, took a small ship (550 passengers) cruise from Papeete, Tahiti to Auckland, New Zealand, with stops along the way in French Polynesia, American Samoa, Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and the North Island of New Zealand.
At every island they had an opportunity to explore on their own, book a shore excursion or snorkeling expedition. Once the cruise was over, they rented a car for a week and explored some of New Zealand. Highlights included: spectacular national parks that offer fabulous hiking, the famous glow-worm caves, and the Art Deco town of Napier.
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