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...
No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-membersTuesday, 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...
No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-membersTuesday, 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...
No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-membersThursday, 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...
No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-membersTuesday, 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...
No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-membersWednesday, 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...
No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-membersWednesday, 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,...
No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-membersThursday, 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...
No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-membersWednesday, 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...
No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-membersWednesday, 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...
No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-membersTuesday, 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...
No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-membersTuesday, 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...
No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-membersWednesday, 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...
No charge for LLP members and students, $10 per session for not-yet-members-
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