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Ruth Bader Ginsburg retrospective at the Skirball Cultural Center, Jan. 18, 2019

upcoming events

Upcoming events

    • Sunday, June 15, 2025
    • 2:00 PM
    • 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012
    • 2

    The ERRC is proud to be a part of the LA Opera's "Community Circle" Program. We are harmonizing art, wellness, and longevity around our city and engaging LA's vast opportunities for art and cultural activities. For more details on the Community Circle program, Click Here

    The ERRC's free tickets are limited. One ticket per registrant - interested partners need to register separately as we only have 17 tickets... 

    If registration is full, please sign up on the Waiting List - as people's plans may change.

     Rigoletto in Concert  

    Tickets will be mailed from the ERRC office at 1116 Rolfe Hall

    • Sunday, June 15, 2025
    • 2pm
    • Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 

    • 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012

    In a court ruled by decadence and corruption, the Duke of Mantua sits on top. Whatever he wants, he gets. And lately, he’s set his sights on Rigoletto’s daughter. It’s enough to send the carefree court jester into a deadly rage, but revenge comes at a price he never expected.

    Verdi master James Conlon conducts Rigoletto, featuring some of the most famous music ever written. Quinn Kelsey, the premier Verdi baritone of his generation, returns to star in the title role, with tenor René Barbera as the suave and sadistic Duke and Italian soprano Rosa Feola as Gilda, his unsuspecting prey. Stage director Tomer Zvulun updates the action to Mussolini’s Italy, transporting audiences to a realm of glittering grandeur that’s absolutely rotten to the core.

    Parking and Arrival

    Please try to arrive at least 30 minutes early so you have ample time to find parking.

    • TRAVELING BY CAR — If traveling by car, you may park in The Music Center garage entering on Grand Avenue. Parking is $10 per vehicle.
    • TRAVELING BY BUS — Buses may unload on Hope Street. Your driver will need to park elsewhere and return for pickup.


    • Monday, June 23, 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area
    • 2
    Register

    The trail is THIS way! Come with us.

    Hike Description:  Moderate to strenuous

    A steep uphill for a good portion early on our 4 mile hike. The trail is OK, but narrows to single file and widens to fire road size at times. There is limited shade; some rocky, uneven path conditions exist (hiking sticks could prove useful). We encountered other hikers and joggers but no bicycles or water crossings. We did see several dogs with handlers on the trail, so the pups should be OK to come along.

    We will start at the Japanese Garden and go up from there around the hill to the top. Features we will encounter: a koi pond with lots of turtles, great views of the city, ML King memorial, a hummingbird feeding area and the creek that leads down to Gwen Moore Lake and lots of birds.

    Parking:  At the entrance to the Japanese Garden

    Registration: This event is open to UCLA Retiree and Emeriti Association members and one guest per registrant only until June 20, 2025. Registration is limited. More details will be sent to the registrants a few days before the hike.

    Not a UCLA RA member?  Join now to participate, keep connected and to have some fun. https://retirees.ucla.edu/join-UCLARA    

    Questions?: Email Michael Heafey at heafeymj@gmail.com or call him at (310) 738-8134. Email preferred.





    • Tuesday, June 24, 2025
    • 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    • Bowers Museum Santa Ana
    • 13
    Register

    Warriors to be Found Here

    Tour Description:  Join us for a foray into the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana. The 1 hour tour focuses is one of the 7 current exhibitions-"The World of the Terracotta Warriors" and new revelations of this grand discovery. You will have access to the Bower's other exhibits as well.

    The Bowers Museum, founded in 1936, is an art museum located in Santa Ana, California. The museum's permanent collection includes more than 100,000 objects, and features notable strengths in the areas of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Native American art, the art of Asia, Africa, and Oceania, and California plein-air painting.

    Check it all out at   https://www.bowers.org/

    Additional details will be emailed out to registrants a few days before the tour. Make sure your email address is correct before submitting your registration.

    Parking:  Is located adjacent to the Bowers Museum and is $6.00 per car.  Car pooling is encouraged.

    Dining: The Tangata Restaurant is within the Bowers Museum and is available for lunch between 11am and 2pm. Reservations can be made by calling 714.550.0906.

    Registration: This event is open to UCLARA members and one guest only until June 10, 2025. Beginning June 11, 2025, this event will be open to both UCLARA and Emeriti members and guests (1 guest per registrant).  Not a UCLA RA member?  Join now to participate.  https://www.retirees.ucla.edu  

    There is cost for the tour; and tour size is very limited and registration is required.  Our discounted price is $23 per person (whether registrant or guest) is due at the time of registration-either on line with a credit card or by check (made out to "UCLA RA" and mailed to the ERRC at 1116 Rolfe Hall, Los Angeles, CA  90095-1437.

    Members of the Bowers Museum are allowed an additional discount.

    Cancellation:  No refunds after June 15, 2025 unless your spot can be filled from the wait list.  Refunds will be given if your cancellation is 10 days before the event.  No refunds will be given within 1 week of the event.

    Questions: Email Michael Heafey at heafeymj@gmail.com or call him at (310) 738-8134. Email preferred.

    • Wednesday, July 23, 2025
    • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
    • Boelter Hall
    • 0
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    3420 Boelter Hall: "The Birthplace of the Internet" 

    Sponsored by the UCLA Emeriti/Retirees Relations Center

    **This tour requires step climbing and moderate walking. Group will meet at the front of Boelter Hall at 12:45 PM. The tour starts at 1 PM and will last 45 minutes, with an additional 15 minutes for Q&A. 

    On Oct. 29, 1969, a team of students led by Leonard Kleinrock, distinguished professor of computer science at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, sent the first message over the Arpanet from an ordinary computer lab at UCLA... and the rest was history. 

    The Internet is a significant part of everyone’s lives, from providing many people with jobs, playing a big role in the way we communicate and to providing us with almost everything we need, including entertainment and shopping. And it all traces its roots back to UCLA.

    We welcome you to join us for an in-person tour of 3420 Boelter Hall hosted by Professor Kleinrock himself! This is where the first message was sent over the Arpanet, precursor to today’s internet, to Stanford Research Institute on the evening of Oct. 29, 1969. The message was meant to be “LOGIN.” The researchers managed to type the first two letters before the fledgling system crashed. So, the first message sent over the internet was: “LO,” as in “Lo and behold!” As Dr. Kleinrock said, “We couldn’t have asked for a more succinct, more powerful, and more prophetic message.”

    Barely an hour later, the teams tried again—with success. By December 1969, four nodes were permanently installed at UCLA, Stanford Research Institute, University of Utah, and University of California, Santa Barbara. By 1975, there were 57 nodes. By 1981, there were 213. Today, we have more than 50 billion nodes.

    The original Interface Message Processor, known as IMP No. 1, the equivalent to today’s router, still proudly stands in 3420 Boelter Hall.

    Room 3420 at Boelter Hall is located on the south campus of UCLA.

    Click here to see the Campus Parking Map. Parking is available in parking structures 8 or 9 (P8, P9) that has hourly self-pay parking stations. If the information kiosk is open, they will be happy to answer your parking-related questions.



About UCLARA Events

UCLARA offers a variety of activities and events for members. That means multiple chances to stay connected with colleagues and meet new friends with shared interests. 

Opportunities to explore Southern California include trips to regional attractions and performances as well as tours of cultural sites. Virtual tours take us even further afield. Social activities include the annual holiday luncheon. 

UCLARA also sponsors after-lunch educational programs in partnership with the UCLA Emeriti Association. These UCLA Conversations are open to all, regardless of membership status.

Activities often fill quickly, so early registration is advised.

Email the Retirees Association at UCLARA@ucla.edu

Or phone the UCLA Emeriti/Retirees Relations Center at 310-825-7456

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