Coming in 2025 

• December:  SPEAKER, Tuesday, December 2, 10am, Fireside Room. 

  
  

• Get ready for a treat! Mexican American conductor Donato Cabrera, Artistic Director of California Symphony, is renowned for adventurous programming, championing living composers, and dynamic community engagement. And he is coming to Rossmoor’s History & Culture Club in December 2, 2025! A leading advocate for living composers and digital innovation. Don’t miss this dynamic presentation! Click HERE for more information and to register!

Preview for 2026 Events

January: SPEAKER, Sam Sperry, Train Service Explorer & Historian, Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 10AM, Fireside Room.

Ride the rails with Sam Sperry aboard 44 years of NorCal train service in our sparsely settled and not-yet-incorporated East Bay. He shares a vivid journey from California to Illinois with local stops in Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Moraga and St. Mary’s College Station. Click HERE for more details.

February: TOUR - Audium, The Theater of Sound, Tuesday, February 3. 2026

Take a sound bath on a visit to Audium in San Francisco. The private ‘Sound Hour’ performance is followed by Q&A with composers and staff. The hosted lunch is at Delancey Street Cafe on the Embarcadero, in SF. Registration details will be sent in an email closer to the event date.

March: SPEAKER,  Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino, Ohlone Cultural Diplomats, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 10AM, Fireside Room

Vincent and Louis, Ohlone Cultural Diplomats, are dedicated to sustaining the traditional Ohlone culture that flourished in this region for thousands of years. As Rossmoor stands on ancestral Ohlone land—historically known as Saklan— Medina and Trevino are pleased to share their heritage with the Rossmoor community. Click HERE for more details.

April: SPEAKER: Tracey Panek, Historian & Director of Archives, Levis Strauss & Co., Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 10AM, Fireside Room

Now you can get the inside scoop of the history of the blues - or “How does a heritage company, nearly 175 years old, still retain its youthfulness”? Hear how Levis Strauss stays connected with culture to stay forever young. Click HERE for more details.

May: TOUR - Bondolio Olive Farm, Thursday, May 7, 2026

Sign up for a taste of Sicily, harvested by hand in Winters, CA. Bondolio produces olives on trees sourced from Mt. Etna in Italy. Touring the farm includes learning about old world olive farming methods, see the beautifully engineered Italian olive mill which produces items to be enjoyed in the tasting room. Registration details will be sent in an email closer to the event date.

June: New Member Welcome, Tuesday, June 3, 2026, 10AM, Fireside Room

2025/2026 new members will receive an e-invite in the spring to our annual new member gathering. This is HCC’s 48th year as a club welcoming new members and exploring the gallery of time and the arts of many eras. Registration is by invitation only to new members.

July & August: No Meetings

September: SPEAKER ALKA JOSHI, International Best Selling Novelist, Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 
10 AM, Fireside Room 

Alka Joshi captivates with stories of India and traditional life, the arts and the power of travel and fragrance to seduce, tease and entice - as do her characters.Ms Joshi received a BA from Stanford University and an MFA from the CaliforniaCollege of the Arts. She was born in the Indian state of Rajasthan and came tothe US as a child. Click HERE for more details.

October: TOUR - GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND, Tuesday, October 6, 2026

With world-class client services and a robust network of instructors, puppy raisers, donors, medical staff and volunteers, highly qualified guide dogs and K9 Buddy dogs, provide guide dog readiness skills to improve mobility, safety and quality of life. Registration details will be sent in an email closer to the event date.

November: No Meeting

December: SPEAKER Joe Lurie, Director Emeritus, International House, UC Berkeley “International House and the Little Known, Groundbreaking Origins of Desegregation in Berkeley and Beyond”, Tuesday, December 2, 2026, 10:00am, Fireside Room

Former residents of I-House and clients read like a Who’s-Who of the world. A prior Peace Corps volunteer, Joe has directed programs in many countries and chaired a range of study abroad and international educator organizations. His writings have appeared in Harper’s Magazine, U.S. News & World Report. He was featured in a PBS documentary and on NPR. Find out how it all started.Click HERE for more details.

General Information:

HCC Speaker Series: Jan, Mar, Apr, Sep, Dec

Members & non-members may register for all speaker programs at any time. Registration, though not required, enables HCC to request sufficient chairs. Please cancel your registration if you find you can’t  attend. There is no charge for speaker events, but your dues enables HCC to pay speakers and meeting room set-up charges.   

Tours: Feb, May, Oct

Registrations for Day trips are by US mail only. Reservations go on sale 6 - 8 weeks prior to Tours - by U.S. mail only. Watch for member e-newsletters and Rossmoor News articles for dates and times.

New Member Event: June

E-invitations go to new members 6- 8 weeks before the event. Registration details will be in the e-invitation. No walk-ins.