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• Hike to Beacon Hill/Griffith Park

  • When
    Monday, October 27, 2025
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    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Trailhead at Griffith Park Merry-go-Round Parking Lot 1
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  Hike Description:  

  Come and try this 3.5-mile loop trail in Griffith Park. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 1.5-2 hours to complete. The first half is pretty much uphill on a fire road. Dogs are welcome but must be on a leash.

  This hike will start on the Fern Canyon Trail. We'll follow the dirt road that winds around fourfold in the mountainside. On clear days, views of the San Gabriel Mountains will greet you as you hike. The trail offers beautiful views of the surrounding area as it steadily climbs, including a breathtaking mini-canyon covered in ferns. Along the way, you'll have to cross a creek. A breathtaking vista awaits you at the summit of Beacon Hill. The skyline of downtown Los Angeles is seen to the south. Mount Hollywood and Mount Bell, two of Griffith Park's taller peaks, are visible. Beneath the Verdugo and San Gabriel mountains are the cities of Glendale, Eagle Rock, and Burbank. Mount Baldy can be seen on clear days as well.

  When:  Monday October 27, 2025 at 9 am. Kindly arrive no later than 8:45 so we can begin promptly at 9am.

  What to Bring: Dress in weather appropriate layered clothing. Bring water, a hat, sunscreen.  Snacks or picnic lunch for afterwards, there is no food nearby. Or you can motor up to the Autry Museum for a lunch there.

  Where:    Meet at the parking area (Lot 1) near the Merry-Go-Round just off Chrystal Springs Drive. 

  4730 Crystal Springs Dr, Los Angeles, CA,  90027, this turnoff is near the Griffith Park Visitors Center

  When:  Monday October 27, 2025 at 9 am

  Restrooms: Located northwest of the parking area, between the Merry-Go-Round and the tennis courts.

  Registration: There is no cost for this hike.  But you MUST include the name of your emergency contact and their phone number.  AND the same information for any guests you invite.

  Not a UCLA RA member?  Join now to participate.   www.retirees.ucla.edu  

  Questions: Email  ingrid24schmid@gmail.com   or
  Michael Heafey at heafeymj@gmail.com or call/text him at (310) 738-8134. Email preferred. 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• In-Person Tour of the Getty Center's Gardens and Architecture

  • When
    Tuesday, October 28, 2025
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    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Getty Center
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  Tour of Getty Center’s Gardens and Architecture

  The Getty Center, in Los Angeles, is a campus of the Getty Museum and other programs of the Getty Trust. The $1.3 billion center opened to the public on December 16, 1997, and is well known for its architecture, gardens, and views overlooking Los Angeles.

  This is a combined tour of the Getty Center’s environs including the architecture and the gardens of this fabled haven of fine art. Our tour will be hosted by Janet Leader, a member of UCLARA. The tour lasts about an hour and doesn't include any of the current exhibits

  Join us for a tour of the Getty Center’s architecture. This tour explores the site’s unique materials and design concepts, and how they interact with their surroundings. You may even find some hidden fossils. 

  Find harmony in the art and nature of the Getty’s Central Garden. Created by artist Robert Irwin as a multi-sensory experience, it is also the largest registered artwork in the Museum’s collection. Learn about Irwin's vision as you immerse yourself in hundreds of botanical delights.

  Please note that the tour is free, but you must register. 

  AND there is a $25 per car fee for parking. We are listed with the Getty with a Group number.  We do encourage car pooling.

  Retiree Association members can register now until Oct. 24^th.  Emeriti Association members can register beginning on Oct. 14 until Oct. 24.

  NOTE: allow 30 minutes for bag check and tram travel to get to the Getty Center. So, plan to arrive shortly after 10am (when the Center opens) to check in by 10:45 at the Center’s main entrance.

  Further information will be sent to registrants via email a couple of days before the tour. So be sure to provide your correct email address.

  When: Tuesday October 28, 2025 at 11am. Kindly assemble at the main entrance to the Getty by 10:45 so we can begin promptly at 11am.

  Where: the Getty Center. Enter off Sepulveda Blvd to access the parking lot.

  Getty Center  Address  1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049

  Cancellation:  If you must cancel your registration, kindly let me know so we can offer this tour to others.

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

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• ERRC Bruin Legacy Tour: "Botanical Gardens"

  • When
    Tuesday, November 18, 2025
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    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    La Kretz Garden Pavilion: 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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  ERRC Bruin Legacy Tour: "UCLA Botanical Gardens"

  
  

  Experience the beauty of fall at the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden on Monday, November 18 at 11:00am. This one-hour guided tour will take you through a lush, 7-acre living museum featuring plant species from around the world, right in the heart of UCLA. Led by knowledgeable Garden Guides, the tour will highlight seasonal blooms such as camellias, chrysanthemums, Mexican marigolds, and the striking white silk floss tree. 

  The UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). As a promoter of nature at a California land grant institution, we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.

  Want a preview of what’s in bloom? Click here!

  Space is limited

  Tour guides will meet us at La Kretz Garden Pavilion: 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (Click here for Google Map link).

  There is limited parking at UCLA on weekdays, and we recommend taking public transportation, biking, or ride share options. The Metro, Culver City, and Santa Monica buses all have stops near the Botanical Garden.

  Visitors can park in UCLA Parking Structure 2. There are also metered parking spots in Westwood Village and on Manning Ave.

  

  UCLA or the ERRC is not responsible for any personal belongings stored during your visit. Visitors may wish to bring a light jacket or sweater due to the tour being outside.

  I understand there may be photos & videos taken while participating or being close proximity to this event. By attending this event, I hereby grant permission to the Emeriti/Retirees Relations Center and/or Retirees Association at UCLA to use photographs and/or video of me in publications, news releases, online, and in other communications related to the mission of the UCLA Emeriti/Retirees Relations Center (ERRC). For questions about this release, contact Ayesha Dixon, adixon@errc.ucla.edu.
  

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• A ZOOM program with Lee Rubenstein of the Getty Foundation

  • When
    Wednesday, November 19, 2025
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    11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Virtual via ZOOM
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  The Broad Museum in downtown Los Angeles one of our city's gems. Filled with contemporary art from the collection of the late Eli Broad, the building is an architectural marvel and the works inside include artists such as Jeff Koons, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jasper Johns and other well known contemporary artists. But the Broads also collected artists just beginning their journeys. Eli had a keen eye and there are quite a few surprises in the collection. We will look at highlights of the collection and also focus on the structure itself. You'll also learn a bit about Eli Broad, the son of Lithuanian immigrants who parlayed $12,500 into billions.

  https://www.thebroad.org/
  

  Come join us virtually for a spirited and enjoyable trip with our guest webinar lecturer, Ms. Lee Rubenstein as she spins us through the wonderous Broad Museum in DTLA. 

  Our speaker, Ms. Lee Rubenstein, is a most active and entertaining lecturer.  She holds dual degrees in English and History with a minor in Art History. She has been leading gallery tours for students at the Getty since 2012. In addition, she created and runs a volunteer art program in a Title I school.  

  This is a per-household event, so you can have as many persons gather around your screen as you can safely and comfortably accommodate. But you must register to receive the ZOOM link-which will be sent out to only those who register. That link will be sent out via email a few days in advance of the lecture. Kindly make sure that you use the correct email when registering.

  There is no charge to attend this program.

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  The UCLA Emeriti/Retirees Relations Center serves the retired faculty and staff communities through advocacy, education and personalized services pre- and post- retirement, creates strategic partnerships between the university, emeriti and retirees, and seeks to enrich the quality of life in retirement at UCLA. The ERRC, an advocate and supporter of UCLA retirees since 1969.

  Our goal is to provide a comprehensive approach to retirement by connecting Bruins to resources that focus on wellness, economic sustainability, relationship building, personal growth, social responsibility and civic engagement.
  

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• ERRC at the Opera: La Boheme

  • When
    Sunday, December 14, 2025
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    2:00 PM
  • Location
    135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012
  • Spaces left
    17

  

  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.

   "La Boheme"

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

  • Sunday, December 14, 2025
  • 2pm

  • Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 

  • 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012

  Rodolfo is a struggling poet burning his manuscripts to keep out the winter chill. Mimi is a fellow tenant with big dreams and a deadly illness. A chance meeting has them falling in love, but when you’re at the bottom of Parisian society, every day could be your last.

  Puccini’s blockbuster opera, "La Boheme," returns to our stage starring Janai Brugger as the sweet but suffering Mimi and Oreste Cosimo as the lovestruck Rodolfo, with Gihoon Kim and Erica Petrocelli as the on-again-off-again lovers Marcello and Musetta. Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados leads Puccini’s transcendent score, awash in lavish Romanticism and gorgeous melodies. Director Brenna Corner helms a timeless production from Herbert Ross that the LA Times calls a “warm, nostalgic evocation of Paris in Puccini’s time.”

  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.

  LA Opera Connects is generously supported by:

  The Emanuel Treitel Senior Citizen Fund, The Green Foundation, and The Music Man Foundation.

  LA County Department of Arts and Culture is a part of Creative Recovery LA, an initiative funded by the American Rescue Plan

  I understand there may be photos & videos taken while participating or being close proximity to this event. By attending this event, I hereby grant permission to the Emeriti/Retirees Relations Center and/or Retirees Association at UCLA to use photographs and/or video of me in publications, news releases, online, and in other communications related to the mission of the UCLA Emeriti/Retirees Relations Center (ERRC). For questions about this release, contact Ayesha Dixon, adixon@errc.ucla.edu

  The ERRC has a small dynamic workforce dedicated to serve our constituents.

  www.errc.ucla.edu

  emeriti@errc.ucla.edu

  310.825.7456

  
  

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