October & November 2021 UPCOMING PROGRAMS
YOUR GUIDE TO IN-PERSON & ONLINE EVENTS AT THE COMMONWEALTH CLUB
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2 Deep Dive into Local Art Scene
Sidnea Amico, Artist DK Haas, Artist Catherine Mackey, Artist Jeremy Sitton, Artist Allison McCrady, Artist; Curator; Art Dealer—Host
Please join us for a lively and intimate gallery art tour at 1890 Bryant Street Studios on Saturday, October 2, at noon—led by artist, curator and art dealer Allison McCrady of the Club’s Arts Member-Led Forum. For an hour and half we will visit many amazing artists’ studios. We will see and learn about techniques and processes in-person, straight from the creator’s mouth. We will discuss why a piece of art is appealing? What makes us like it? Why is the technique unique? SAN FRANCISCO Location: 1890 Bryant Street Studios, 1890 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 Time: 11:30 a.m. check-in, noon–2 p.m. tour MLF: Arts Program organizer: Allison McCrady
Sculpture of the Pacific Rim
Marguerite Elliot, Artist, California Sentinel: Eco-Warrior 1, Steel, Wire, and Gold Leaf Marilyn Kuksht, Artist, Our Roiling World, Steel Charles Stinson, Artist, Ifa, Bronze Oceana Stuart, Artist, Eternal Bliss, Bronze, Eternal Seduction, Bronze, Reminiscent, Bronze Robert Melton, Freelance Curator; Community Events Arts Organizer; Co-Chair, Arts Member-Led Forum, The Commonwealth Club of California—Moderator
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Sculpture of the Pacific Rim, 10.2
Join us for an exclusive special event for Commonwealth Club Leadership Circle members, featuring the exhibit and four artists. The Sculpture of the Pacific Rim exhibit is a collaborative project with the Pacific Rim Sculptors organization, which has members in the San Francisco Bay Area, along the West Coast, and across the continent and globe. The show features artists from the Pacific West Coast whose works range from figurative, bronze, mixed media, organic, wall hanging and freestanding works. Thematically, the works touch upon a wide range of subject matters and ideas; some invite contemplation while others are playful and whimsical—all presenting a sort of narrative about the human experience and our quest for understanding and making sense of the world we live in. SAN FRANCISCO Location: 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105 Time: 2:30–3 p.m. doors open & check-in, 3–5:30 p.m. program MLF: Arts Program organizer: Robert Melton Notes: The Sculpture of the Pacific Rim exhibit at The Commonwealth Club of California lasts from October 2 through 2022.
THE COMMO N WE AL TH | October/November 2021
MONDAY, OCTOBER 4 Dashed Dreams: The Tokyo Olympics, Sex Testing and Biology
Eliza Anyangwe, Journalist; Editor, As Equals, CNN Gender Inequality Project; Twitter @elizatalks Michelle Meow, Producer and Host, “The Michelle Meow Show,” KBCW TV and Podcast; Member, Commonwealth Club Board of Governors—Co-Host John Zipperer, Producer and Host, Week to Week Political Roundtable; Vice President of Media & Editorial, The Commonwealth Club—Co-Host
Leading up to the recent Tokyo Olympics. athletes Annet Negesa of Uganda and Maximila Imali of Kenya both had their Olympic dreams crushed because of rules set by the track and field global governing body, World Athletics. They are just two—of many—elite women athletes who have been told their natural testosterone levels, if not lowered through medication or surgery, disqualify them from competition at the highest levels of sport. Join us for a conversation about intersex biology and the history of sex testing in women’s athletics ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. ONLINE
