Events & Programs
Thursday, May 9, 2024Thursday, June 13, 202412:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.(Light refreshments provided)LA COLONIA COMMUNITY CENTER715 Valley Avenue, Solana Beach, CARegistration is requested (for refreshment planning)
May GamesLotería, Scrabble, Banannagrams, Mexican Train Dominoes, American MahJongg (bring your 2024 card), Corn Hole, and a NEW game from LetsPlayFoundation.org.
To register, email info@solanabeachcc.org or call 858-284-6619. For each player, include name, telephone number, and email address for updates.
Presented by Solana Beach Community Connections and The City of Solana Beach
SUMMER SPEAKERS SERIES
This June, July, and August, we are hosting speakers on topics of interest to our community. All SUMMER SPEAKERS SERIES programs start at 5:30 p.m. and are held at
La Colonia Community Center
715 Valley Avenue, Solana Beach, CA
Events and parking are free. If you are senior and need transportation to one of the lectures, please contact: info@SolanaBeachCC.org
Upcoming Speakers
June 18, 2024 - "Informed End-of-Life Choices" by Lynne H. Calkins, BA, CRNP
July 16, 2024 - "History of the Del Mar Race Track" by Mac McBride, Director of Media, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
PREVIOUS SPEAKERS
"Scams Affecting Seniors: Technology at the Forefront" presented by attorneys Jaime Levine and Caleb Logan – January 16, 2024
"The Policy and Politics of International Climate Change" presented by David G. Victor, Professor at UC San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy – November 14, 2023
No video available
"Update on the Ukraine-Russian Conflict" presented by Branislav L. Slantchev, Professor of Political Science at the UC San Diego and author of Military Threats: The Costs of Coercion and the Price of Peace – October 17, 2023
No video available
"China’s Overreach & American’s Overreaction" presented by Susan L. Shirk, Professor Emerita School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego and author of Overreach: How China Derailed Its Peaceful Rise – September 26, 2023
"Hospice Care (It Isn't That Scary)" presented by Sharon Lao, M.Div., a board-certified counselor with 16 years of hospice chaplaincy experience and Gin Lao, M.Div., a counselor/chaplain with seven years of hospice experience – February 21, 2023
"Inflation and the US Economy" presented by Joshua Graff Zivin, Professor of Economics at UC San Diego – January 31, 2023
"Aging Well in the 21st Century" presented by Jonathan Schwartz, Founder of Partner in Aging – October 25, 2022
"Why the War in Ukraine" presented by Branislav Slantchev, Professor of Political Science at UC San Diego – September 20, 2022