Things to do at Palace Theater

Tuesday, September 2

Reflections on the Psychology of Illiberal and Reactionary Politics in America

Tue, Sep 2, 2025 3:30pm to 5pm

A review of recent findings in political psychology on the nature and origins of illiberal and reactionary forces in American politics, including a discussion of how broad sociopolitical changes...

Palace Theater

No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-members

Tuesday, September 9

Sustainable Community Building: Draft Animal Power, Local Farms, and Forest Management

Tue, Sep 9, 2025 3:30pm to 5pm

A discussion about the historic and present-day use of draft animal power in farm and forest settings. Learn about the history of live traction, modern day applications, and how draft animals can...

Palace Theater

No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-members

Tuesday, September 23

Researching the Microbiome: Bacteria as Friends and Foes

Tue, Sep 23, 2025 3:30pm to 5pm

A discussion of the microbiome—the sum of all of the good and bad microorganisms in an environment --recent research on microbiome composition, function, and activity around, on, and inside of us...

Palace Theater

No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-members

Thursday, October 2

The Music of Wicked and The Wizard of Oz

Thu, Oct 2, 2025 3:30pm to 5pm

This presentation examines links between Harold Arlen’s music from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) and Stephen Schwartz’s music for “Wicked” (2003), especially focusing on the relationship between...

Palace Theater

No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-members

Tuesday, October 7

The Silicon Age: Where Are We and How Did We Get Here?

Tue, Oct 7, 2025 3:30pm to 5pm

The historical development of human civilization is often categorized in terms of materials that shaped that era - Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age. Currently, we live in the Silicon Age where...

Palace Theater

No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-members

Wednesday, October 15

Eye Health and Aging

Wed, Oct 15, 2025 3:30pm to 5pm

A discussion of the changes that occur to our eyes as we age and how we can keep our eyes healthy. Presenter: Dr. Robert Becker has been practicing Optometry in Hamilton, NY for 12 years. He works...

Palace Theater

No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-members

Wednesday, October 22

Alcohol and Agriculture in Africa: Why it Matters and Potential Solutions

Wed, Oct 22, 2025 3:30pm to 5pm

Alcohol abuse and addiction is common across rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa and poses impediments for economic development. A Colgate-sponsored initiative in Kenya provides information,...

Palace Theater

No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-members

Thursday, October 30

Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Eighty Years On

Thu, Oct 30, 2025 3:30pm to 5pm

The dropping of the atomic bomb by the United States on two Japanese cities remains, eighty years later, one--or two--of the most controversial events in human history. This talk will consider the...

Palace Theater

No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-members

Wednesday, November 5

Artificial Intelligence: Its Uses and Limitations

Wed, Nov 5, 2025 3:30pm to 5pm

A two-part presentation on current developments in Artificial Intelligence technology: history, use cases, examples, limitations, and ethical questions. Presenter: Forrest Davis is an assistant...

Palace Theater

No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-members

Wednesday, November 12

Artificial Intelligence: Its Uses and Limitations

Wed, Nov 12, 2025 3:30pm to 5pm

A two-part presentation on current developments in Artificial Intelligence technology: history, use cases, examples, limitations, and ethical questions. Presenter: Forrest Davis is an assistant...

Palace Theater

No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-members

Tuesday, November 18

Wine is Places

Tue, Nov 18, 2025 3:30pm to 5pm

An exploration of three noble grape varieties and how climate, soil, and tradition shape the personality of each wine. Develop tools to understand what’s in your glass and why it tastes the way it...

Palace Theater

No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-members

Tuesday, December 2

Publishing Sexual Aberrance in the Victorian Age: William Hepworth Dixon, the Oneida Perfectionists, and the Shakers

Tue, Dec 2, 2025 3:30pm to 5pm

This presentation will examine Dixon's portrayal of the Shakers and the Oneida Community in his books New America and Spiritual Wives. OC leader John Humphrey Noyes took umbrage at Dixon's...

Palace Theater

No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-members

Wednesday, December 10

Playhouse Owners and Investors during Shakespeare’s Time

Wed, Dec 10, 2025 3:30pm to 5pm

An overview of some of the men who owned theatres during Shakespeare's time, discussing who they were, what their motives were in building the first capitalist playhouses, how they financed their...

Palace Theater

No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-members
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