Archive for the Programs Category

Remembering 9/11 – Speaker – Michael Hingsdon, 9/11 survivor, author and keynote/motivation speaker Join us for this special program, presented by a 9/11 survivor – and rescuer. Michael Hingson is a #1 New York Times best-selling author, technologist and motivational speaker. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 terrorist

The Powerful Effect of Music on Our Community – Speaker – Gabe Petrocelli, Conductor, Ontario/Chaffey Community Show Band Dr. Gabe Petrocelli will explain why music has a powerful effect in our community. He will emphasize that music is a powerful element of communication that transcends the use

The Slow Death of Newspapers – Speaker – David Allen, columnist for Inland Daily Bulletin, humorist, restaurant critic As longtime columnist for the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, David Allen is watching the implosion of newspapers from the inside. (It’s grim, but at least there’s air conditioning.) Could

Military Submarines – Capabilities and Limitations– Speaker – Fred DeMetz, Sr., President of Sound Path Technologies Learn from an expert about a subject that is new to most of us. Fred DeMetz earned BS and MS degrees in engineering and physics from Louisiana State University and a

Anxieties of Authenticity: American Yoga and the Problem of Whiteness – Speaker:  Dr. Amanda Lucia, Associate Professor, UCR In this time of racial conversations, have you ever wondered how yoga – which originated in India – became a white multi-billion dollar commercial enterprise in America? Telescoping on

The Importance of Social Support for Seniors – Speakers:  Floy Biggs, CEO, and Bea Kirkman, Director of Community Senior Services Do you or your loved ones need to address support services necessary for seniors? This is a “must hear” program provided by Community Senior Services. Learn about

New Developments with the Sam Maloof Foundation Speaker: Jim Rawitsch, Executive Director In this “Maloof Legacy” presentation, Jim Rawitsch will tell how woodworker Sam Maloof, the son of Lebanese immigrants and born in Chino, became a globally recognized California Modernist furnituremaker. Maloof’s works are in the collections

The Latest in LA County Fire Practices and Challenges– Speakers:  Captain Chris Adomeit and the Fire Team – including Engineer Mike Gallo, Captain Mike Coggins, Battalion Chief Dennis Cross and Firefighter Scott Gibbs. The County of Los Angeles Fire Department provides fire protection services to 57 cities

The North Korea Crisis: How Did We Get Here and How Do We Get Out?– Speaker: Dr. Tom Phuong Le, Assistant Professor of Politics, Pomona College This talk will examine how the US has played a role in North-South Korea relations, recent North Korea developments in its

How Technology is Impacting Crimes of Human Exploitation – Speaker:  Opal Singleton, President and CEO of Million Kids By 2020, almost the entire world will be connected by the internet.  This is the first generation in history where our youth can reach the entire world and the