Note: If you wish to perform or speak for us at the Encinitas Library, please contact Megan Pierson, Program Committee Chairperson, at meopierson@yahoo.com or call her at 760 944-7956.
Third Wednesday Program
Joe
Tash, Author of Dear
Guests, Beware of Wild Monkeys
January 18, 2012
6:30pm-7:30pm
Learn how to plan and
execute a family trip around the world, including how to choose an itinerary,
purchase
round-the-world tickets, select the right clothing and gear, arrange
for home-schooling, find the best travel and
health insurance, rent out the
family house and handle finances from the road. Joe will bring readers along
for
the best of his family travel experiences in South America, Western and
Eastern Europe, India, Thailand, Cambodia,
Hong Kong and Tokyo. Joe Tash is an
award-winning journalist, who writes for numerous publications and websites.
He
and his wife and 8-year-old daughter traveled around the world in 2005 and
2006. His book, Dear
Guests, Beware of
Wild Monkeys, is both a travelogue and a practical guide to
global adventure for families with children.
First
Sunday Music Series- February
Skelpin
February 5, 2012
2:00pm-3:00pm
Skelpin performs a fusion of Irish music and
Spanish Flamenco, with
Middle-Eastern percussion.Skelpin is associated with the“Greening of the Gaslamp,” a movement of
increased Irish culture in the San Diego area. Skelpin also performs each year
at the World Music Festival on Catalina Island, held at the end October.
Seating is limited to chairs in room
ONLY. Doors open at 1:30 p.m.
Additional parking available at City Hall.
Free to the public.
SPECIAL THIRD WEDNESDAY PROGRAM
Dr. Nigella Hillgarth
Executive Director of Birch Aquarium
February 15, 2012
6:00pm-7:30pm
Program Co-sponsored by
the League of Women Voters® of San Diego
Join us for an evening with Dr. Hillgarth
as she shares her knowledge on the health of our oceans. Dr. Nigella Hillgarth
is executive director of Birch Aquarium at Scripps, the public exploration
center of world-renowned Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
She is a distinguished zoologist who came to the institution in 2002. Exhibits
developed and installed under Hillgarth’s direction include the award-winning Feeling
the Heat: The Climate Challenge, the ever-popular There’s Something About Seahorses, and the new Boundless Energy, which celebrates innovative ways we can
use natural forces to power our lives. Dr. Hillgarth’s work extends far beyond
her everyday guidance of Birch Aquarium.The San Diego Soroptomists have
recognized her with its Woman of Accomplishment Award, and San
Diego Metropolitan Magazine named her a “Metro Mover to Watch.” Refreshments will be served before the
lecture.
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