Upcoming events.

The Examiner Club generally meets on the fourth Wednesday evening of each month from September through May, but because Rosh Hashanah, Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2025 would interfere with Club gatherings, all meetings this fall will be on the third Wednesday: September 17, October 15, November 19, and December 17.  

Members convene at the Union Club in Boston, with special meetings and “field trips” at the Arnold Arboretum and other locations. This page will list the presentations for the current and upcoming year, as dates and speakers are settled. Check in regularly for details. 

Upcoming Presentations for Fall 2025 

September 17     Nancy Gertner.  “Threats to Our Democracy: Can the Courts Meet the Moment?”

October 15      Judith Vecchione.  “Storytelling and Democracy.” On the making of the landmark series Eyes on the Prize, and what the destruction of federal funding for journalism and the arts means for us all.

November 19    Juan Mandelbaum. “Paquito D’Rivera: From Carne y Frijol to Carnegie Hall.”   Film screening, with comments on the creative process, of his latest production: a profile of Latin jazz legend Paquito D’Rivera.

December 17     Donald Shambroom.  “Mirror Image: Marcel Duchamp and Leonardo da Vinci.”  Shambroom, a visual artist himself, reflects on two brilliant and generous minds