• Sunday, September 12, 2:00 pm:

          When did the Universe begin?

                                        Professor James Hartle,

Physics Department, UCSB

Astronomers today know that the universe began 13.7 billion years ago in the Big Bang. This talk will explain how they arrived to that knowledge, and what the prospects are for the future of the universe.

• Sunday, October 10, 2:00 pm:

  Sonata Form: The Road Map to a Symphony

 Adrian Spence

Throughout the Classical and Romantic periods, the Sonata form was the model favored by composers for the architecture of much of their music. Using Mozart's Prague Symphony for an example, learn about this simple form, and the easy way around a symphony!

Adrian Spence is a flutist and the founder and director of the renown Camerata Pacifica.

• Sunday, November 14, 2:00 pm:

          Abe and Molly: The Lincoln Courtship

                                        Frederic Hunter, author

In this highly entertaining novel, Frederic Hunter catapults us through the surprising and at times turbulent personal relationship of this most famous American couple. The author will also talk about the process of writing a historical novel.

Frederic Hunter covered Africa for The Christian Science Monitor. He has also written screenplays for film and television, including Lincoln and the War Within for PBS.

Abe and Molly by Frederic Hunter