Fireside

Fireside Presentation - March 2023

Fireside Presentation - February 2023

February 6th, 2023 at the Hillside Club - 7:30pm Dr. Mo Budak may be retired from his 44 years of his cosmetic and restorative dentistry...

Fireside Presentation - November 2022

November 7th, 2022 at the Hillside Club - 7:30pm The Bay Area is home to one of the nation’s only magazines devoted to reporting on local...

Fireside Presentation - October 2022

October 3rd, 2022 at the Hillside Club - 7:30pm We are excited to announce that Urban Design and Architecture critic, John King will be...

June 2022 Fireside: Deep Hanging Out with Malcolm Margolin

This presentation will celebrate the most recent activities of Malcom Margolin and his colleagues at California Institute for Community,...

April 2022 Fireside Meeting: Victoria Kastner on Julia Morgan

Julia Morgan: A Very Personal View Victoria Kastner will reveal the inspiring story of Julia Morgan's private life, as gleaned from the...

March 2022 Fireside Meeting: NASA's Endurance Rocketship

Exploring Why Earth is Habitable with Dr. Glyn Collinson At the dawn of our solar system, oceans lapped on the shorelines of Earth, Mars,...

February 2022 Fireside Meeting: The Sun Also Rises

Making Sense of Changes to the Solar Environment in California with Doug McKenzie Home solar is a necessary and profoundly important...

November 2021 Fireside Meeting: What's Next? Forest Fires in California's New Climate Reality

Monday, November 1st, 2021 We will welcome Prof. Scott Stephens, Chair of the UC Berkeley Department of Environmental Science, Policy,...

October Fireside Meeting: The Evolution of Sendmail and the Internet

October Fireside Meeting — Monday, October 4th, 2021 In Conversation with Eric Allman: Most Hillside Club members are aware than our new...

Plastic Free July Special Event "Reducing Harm from PFAS Chemicals for Healthier People and Planet"

Hybrid Event. In-person and online. Reducing Harm from PFAS Chemicals for Healthier People and Planet PFAS, also known as “forever...

June 2021 Fireside Meeting: "Gardens Gone Wild"

Put on your plant goggles and discover the beauty of California native plants and their potential in your garden. Listen to the tales of...

Fireside Meeting April 2021: "Untrashing The East Bay...And The Planet!"

Monday, April 5th to celebrate Earth Day, and the notion that Every Day is Earth Day! Our speaker will be Stephan Orme, founder of...

Fireside Meeting March 2021

A Soirée with Sonatas and Sweets You are invited to a members-exclusive event! Join us on Monday, March 1, starting at 6:45 pm for a...

Fireside Meeting February 2021

COVID 19: what has science learned, and what does it still not know? Dr. Lee Riley will talk about the science of the virus and the...

Fireside Meeting January 2021

Monday, January 11 at 7:30pm Virtual Virtuosos: keeping the music alive online Music has played a key role in keeping up the spirits...

Fireside Meeting November 2020

The Zen of Autumn Planting: Communing with Compost, Delving into the Dirt, and Eating your Efforts! Gardening and producing your own food...

"Symmetry and Islamic Aesthetics" June 1, 2020

"Symmetry and Islamic Aesthetics" Presentation by Carol Bier A leisurely sojourn to the Alhambra and the Taj Mahal, this illustrated...

Is insect biodiversity, biomass and abundance declining? March 2, 2020

Monday, March 2, at 7:30pm Is insect biodiversity, biomass and abundance declining? —What does the scientific literature say and what can...

Join us Around the Fireside on January 6th for Club Camaraderie and Music! January 2020

Join us Around the Fireside on January 6th for Club Camaraderie and Music! Appetizers and drinks at 6:30pm The program starts at 7:00pm...

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