Wise Years is Stephen Wise Temple’s seniors group for members and guests 60 years and better. You are invited to join us for our regular series of learning, lunch, leisure, and community. Mornings feature speakers on a wide range of timely and timeless topics. Following lunch together, afternoons offer a choice of films or games.
Upcoming Programs
Thursday, December 19, 2024
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:30 a.m. | Registration & Coffee |
| 10 a.m. | The Laemmle Story with Gregory Laemmle  Greg Laemmle is the President of Laemmle Theatres, a family-owned and operated company which has been exhibiting movies in Los Angeles since 1938. The chain was started by Greg’s grandfather Max, who began the business together with his brother Kurt when they took over the operation of two theaters in the city’s Highland Park neighborhood. Both Max and Kurt got their start in the industry working for Carl Laemmle, the legendary founder of Universal Studios, who was their father’s first cousin. Greg is the third generation to run the company, having taken over in 2004 from his father Robert.The Laemmle chain currently operates nine locations with 42 screens, all in Los Angeles County. Most recently, they opened a five-screen complex in the city of Glendale and soon will begin construction on a seven-screen theater in the Old Town Newhall section of the city of Santa Clarita.
A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, Greg is one of less than a handful of exhibitors honored with membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Firm believers in the benefits of multiplexing, Greg and his wife Tish have triplet sons, Gabriel, Nadav, and Ezra. |
| 11 a.m. | How to Live Like a MILLIONAIRE When You’re a Million Short with Marilyn Anderson  Marilyn Anderson is a bestselling author, accomplished playwright, and award-winning writer for film and television. Her Amazon bestseller, How to Live Like a MILLIONAIRE When You’re a Million Short was featured in Forbes and USA Weekly and won an Award as the Best Book on Saving Money & Living Well of the Year. In addition, Marilyn performs a one-woman show based on her book.
She is also the author of a humorous relationship book, published in 10 countries, NEVER KISS A FROG: A Girl’s Guide to Creatures from the Dating Swamp. With her dog, Boomer, she co-authored MUTTweiler: An AutoDOGography, and she co-penned a mystery-thriller novel, DISHONOR THY FATHER under the pseudonym, M.J. Richards. Marilyn wrote and produced the family movie, How to Beat a Bully and her romantic comedy film, Making Mr. Right, aired on Lifetime. She was honored by the Writers Guild of America as a writer on the WGA’s list of 101 Best Written TV Series over the past seven decades, and she won a LUMINAS Award for the Positive Depiction of Women in Film and Television. Her TV credits include Murphy Brown, FAME, Sherman Oaks, Friday the 13th – the Series, and Carol & Company, starring Carol Burnett. Ms. Anderson is also a playwright, actress, and script consultant. For over 15 years she was a judge for the most important screenwriting contest in the world, the Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences that awards the Oscars. Websites: www.MarilynAndersonEntertainment.com |
| 12 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1 p.m. | Movie: TBD Mahjongg or Bridge |
Previous Programs
May 13, 2021 – Juilliard trained pianist, Beth Sussman, hosted a delightful afternoon of both classical and jazz music by George Gershwin. Selections performed included some of his own amazing arrangements of songs including “S’Wonderful”, “Lady Be Good” and “The Man I Love.” Beth introduced his music with brief remarks that enhanced the appreciation of Gershwin’s genius.
Whether you’re a Bagel or Blintz, join us for a humorous and inspirational multimedia history of the delicatessen across four generations of Jews in America, led by comedian Seth Front, creator of the Jewish Zodiac, a deli food parody of the Chinese zodiac.
February 11, 2021 – Making Babka with Deborah Turobiner, founder of the Holla for Challah community on FaceBook.
You’ll find Deborah’s recipe for babka here.
November 12, 2020 – Legal Journalist Linda Deutsch and Law Professor Laurie Levenson discuss celebrity justice over the decades.