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Arts, Lectures and Gatherings

Lectures and Discussions Events

The Palestinians with Jason Hensley, PhD
Special FAB Winter Course

Online Via Zoom

This course will offer a more informed understanding of the dynamic between Israel and Palestine and aid in the path to peace.

Julia Morgan: Pioneering Female Architect of Hearst Castle (Two Parts)
FABulous Winter Lecture Series

Lundring Events Center and Zoom

This two-part lecture will look at Julia Morgan's life and career, as well as detail the conception and construction of Hearst Castle while exploring the structures, vast grounds and art collections.

Before the Vikings: The Extraordinary Nordic Bronze Age
Nordic Spirit Symposium

Samuelson Chapel

Archaeologists from major universities in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland will travel to Thousand Oaks to give illustrated presentations on this extraordinary era in Scandinavian history. These presentations will be geared toward a public audience.

Board Meeting 2.0: Building Community Through Board Games
Entrepreneur Speaker Series

Lundring Events Center

Entrepreneur Jeanne Sikoff will discuss how she founded Zander’s Game House in Camarillo, the challenges her business faces and plans for the company to evolve.

The Immovable Veil of Black Disability
Black History Month

Online via Zoom

Da'Shay Templeton, PhD, will present "The Immovable Veil of Black Disability: An Introduction to Black Disability Threat Theory and Its Application to School Discipline."

“Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants”
2025 Harold Stoner Clark Lecture

Samuelson Chapel

Robin Wall Kimmerer's lecture will explore the dominant themes of Braiding Sweetgrass, which include cultivation of a reciprocal relationship with the living world.

Debbie Friedman: Folksinger as Jewish Feminist Revolutionary
FABulous Winter Lecture Series

Oxnard Center and Zoom

This lecture will provide a brief biographical sketch of Debbie Friedman and explore her musical and social/gender contributions to Jewish practices in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Linda Ronstadt: L.A.'s Lady of Song
FABulous Winter Lecture Series

Online via Zoom

In this lecture, rediscover Linda Ronstadt’s interpretations of rock, pop, soul, country, folk and The Great American Songbook. We’ll cover it all.

2025 Ventura County Economic Forecast

Scherr Forum Theatre, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks, Blvd., Thousand Oaks

Matthew Fienup, executive director of Cal Lutheran’s Center for Economic Research and Forecasting (CERF), and his team will present an in-depth analysis of Ventura County's economic outlook, as well as forecasts for the U.S. and California.

Chapel Takeover with the African Descent Lutheran Association
Black History Month

Samuelson Chapel

This special service will celebrate the rich faith, heritage and dynamic worship traditions of the Black church, bringing a time of joyful praise, inspiring messages and soul-stirring music.

Book Signing and Discussion with the Rev. Albert Starr
Black History Month

Ullman Conference Center 100/101

Book signing and discussion with the Rev. Albert Starr to celebrate Black History Month

“Outdoor Recreation and a More Inclusive Conservation Movement”
José González

Ullman Conference Center 100/101

José González, the founder of Latino Outdoors, will share how cultural wayfinding and a relationship with the land can inform and guide relationships with peers and colleagues in conservation movement work.

“Freedom Summer: The History and Legacy of the 1964 Mississippi Summer Project”
History Lecture Series

Lundring Events Center

James T. Campbell, PhD, will discuss voter registration and civil rights during Freedom Summer in 1964.

Affording a Dignified Life on The Central Coast of California

Lundring Events Center

Join the Center for Economics of Social Issues at Cal Lutheran for the release of a study on the challenges of living with dignity along California’s Central Coast. 

Artistic Rivalries with Katherine Zoraster
Fifty and Better Spring Session

Lundring Events Center & Online via Zoom

Artists often work and create together to formulate new styles. Just as often, they compete and respond to each other's work, leading to breakthroughs and new developments.

The Lost Art of Instrumental Music with Cary Ginell
Fifty and Better Spring Session

Lundring Events Center and Zoom

"The Lost Art of Instrumental Music" focuses on a time in popular music history when creativity in composing music without vocals not only flourished but was commercially viable.

The Technology of Ancient Art with Scott Jones
Fifty and Better Spring Session

Lundring Events Center and Zoom

This interdisciplinary course will explore the science and engineering aspects of ancient art from cave paintings to frescoes, mummy portraits and sculptures in stone and bronze.

The Soviet Union: An Insider's View with Asya Pereltsvaig, PhD
Fifty and Better Spring Session

Online via Zoom

In this course, we will consider the Soviet planned economy, its repressive dictatorial political regime and its imperial nature.

Architects Who Defined the California Landscape with Eleanor Schrader
Fifty and Better Spring Session

Online via Zoom

This class will explore works of distinguished California architects such as Paul Williams, Wallace Neff, Richard Neutra, Rudolph Schindler, Julia Morgan, John Lautner and others.

Examining Cults with Jason Hensley, PhD
Fifty and Better Spring Session

Online via Zoom

This series will examine cults in general, and then probe deep into specific case studies like Jonestown, Waco, and a more modern cult, NXIVM.

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