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Talks & Conversations

Ages 18+

At the JCCSF, we’re always on a quest for something intangible but ever-so valuable: ideas! As a community, sharing thoughts and ideas is part of our core mission. Fresh dialogue fuels our sense of discovery. And it brings us even closer together.

  • Arts & Ideas

To keep the ideas coming and the conversations going, we bring you thought leaders, entertainers, authors and innovators.

Whether in panel discussions, intimate chats or virtual workshops, these distinguished guests offer diverse perspectives and windows into other cultures and mindsets.

Over the years, we’ve welcomed many luminaries to our stage. Some are well known. Others are rising stars and ones to watch. All are making an impact and elevating our sense of purpose.

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August 2024
Mon
5

Arts & Ideas

Celebrating 50 Years of San Francisco Jazz

Date
Mon, August 5
Time
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Delight in this vivid audiovisual history of local jazz, from 1916 – 1966 as we move from the Barbary Coast, to Asian nightclubs to the Fillmore District known as the “Harlem of the West" and more.
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Free
Tue
13

Arts & Ideas

What’s All This Talk About ChatGPT?

Date
Tue, August 13
Time
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Look over your shoulder because Artificial Intelligence (AI) is gaining on you! Learn about this chatbot technology and what it might mean for the future.
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Free
Mon
19

Arts & Ideas

Matinee Movie Screening: The Trial of the Chicago 7

Date
Mon, August 19
Time
1:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Relive the turbulence of the 1968 Democratic Convention which resulted in this explosive trial featuring outrageous circus-like antics.
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Free
Wed
21

Arts & Ideas

The Everly Brothers: Rock's Greatest Harmonizing Duo

Date
Wed, August 21
Time
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
The Everly Brothers at the pinnacle of their musical career were a fusion of perfect musicality, feeling, clean good looks and rhythmic guitar playing.  
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Free
September 2024
Wed
4

Arts & Ideas

RABBI ADINA ALLEN – THE PLACE OF ALL POSSIBILITY

Date
Wed, September 4
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Engage the texts of Torah through art-making and find the sacred flow as the master teacher and founder of Jewish Studio Project invites us to enter the place of all possibility. If you’ve ever dreamed of marrying Torah study with the artists’ studio, this program is for you.
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$25 (Includes Book)

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