Still Traveling - Venerable Venice: Art, Architecture & Islands

Still Traveling

Would you like to still travel? Now you can without leaving your home – just stay still!

Let us whisk you away for an "armchair adventure" on an interesting, educational, fun & live, guided group tour in a destination beyond your front door ...even beyond the grocery store!

Forget the long, masked airplane ride, we take you across the time zones by Zoom where a local professional guide from a distant destination will take us to explore sites or topics. Live Q&A, photos, graphics & video clips (when available) will transport us to the destination!

Your ticket purchase helps support our special guests – professional guides – who are mostly or completely out of work.

Since her first series on Venice last year, countless guests have asked for more from our terrific, local guide Laura. Now she's back!

Venerable Venice: Art, Architecture & Islands

Three Mondays, April 4, 11 & 25 (no "trip" on 4/18), 2022

11am-12:15pm (PT), 12-1:15pm (MT), 1-2:15pm (CT), 2-3:15pm (ET)

on Zoom

In this special mini-series, join James Sokol to zoom to Venice for three virtual “trips” with our beloved, professional guide Laura. A native Venetian, Laura provides interesting insights into three unique aspects of her city and her region.

To “meet” our trip leader James and hear about our travel program, click here.

Our Virtual “Trips” Include:

Beyond the City: A Day in the Lagoon (Apr 4)

Venice lies right in the center of the largest lagoon in the Mediterranean; a natural lagoon shaped by rivers and the Adriatic Sea around 3000 years ago. Yet, many are not aware of this incredible environment, so complex and so fragile. The existence of Venice and its residents relies on the existence of its lagoon, which is also home to some beautiful small islands such as Murano, Burano and Torcello. Journey across the water to explore the beauty of nature, art & history on these islands, outside the bustling center of the city.

On the Mainland: The Villas of the Veneto (Apr 11)

The Veneto region was home to more than 2000 villas built between the 16th and 18th centuries. This incredible number of beautiful countryside mansions is specific only to the northeast of Italy and had to do with more than just fashion and cultural changes. The first villas where reminiscent of medieval castles until the celebrated architect Andrea Palladio introduced his own unique vision, from which sprang the architectural phenomenon known as Palladianism, which made its way to Britain and North America. Visit this region and some of these villas on this virtual daytrip away from Venice.

Iconic Collector: Peggy Guggenheim in Venice (Apr 25)

Born in New York in 1898, Peggy Guggenheim was the daughter of Benjamin Guggenheim, one of seven brothers who created a family fortune in the late 19th century. In 1947, Peggy decided to settle down in Europe and was invited to exhibit her art collection for the first time at the 1948 Venice Biennale. Thus, the works of artists such as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Arshile Gorky were exhibited for the first time in Europe. It was an amazing success, and the American art collector decided to settle down in Venice; she bought a palace on the Grand Canal. After her death in 1979 (at age 81), her ashes were placed in a corner of the garden of her place, now one of the finest museums of modern art in the world! Learn more about Guggenheim and her stunning art collection; an intriguing page of Venetian history!

Tickets & Notes:

Full Series Ticket ($37.50): Series of 3-visits (equals $12.50/visit).

All Tickets: ...1) are for the series; individual "trips" are not available , 2) are per device, not per person on Zoom, and 2) are non-refundable & non-exchangeable.

The Fine Print:

Fortunately, we've had very few issues, but just to be clear...

Your Zoom “Event Link”: The Zoom event link will be emailed to all registered guests 2-days prior to the first tour. To help it land in your "inbox," please add the following emails to your contacts:

• James Sokol -- jsokol@marinjcc.org
• JCC Alliance -- alliance@marinjcc.org

Registrants are requested to make sure the email w/link has arrived by the evening of Sat, Apr 2nd. If the email does not arrive, please see "Troubleshooting" below.

The email w/link will be re-sent to all registrants about 2-hours prior to the first tour. NB: However, if it landed somewhere other than in your inbox the first time, it will probably do the same later.

Have a Comcast email? Please refer to this guide: https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/spam-filters-and-email-blocking-new-experience.

Troubleshooting: We will do our best to remedy any issues. Registrants who have NOT received the email w/link are asked to check their email "junk" and "spam" folders. If found, please move the email to your inbox. If the email/link is still not there, please contact James (see below) immediately.

Late Troubleshooting: We will try our best - but cannot guarantee - help with Zoom links to guests contacting James less than 2-hours prior to the event.

Live Only: In agreement with our guides, artists, instructors, special guests, etc., events are not recorded. Make-up sessions are unavailable. Credit/refund is not given for missed events.

Liability: While we will do our best to remedy any issues, The Osher Marin JCC & its Program Partners cannot be held responsible for 1) issues related to Eventbrite or Zoom, 2) ticket buyers not following the instructions above, nor 3) packing, shipping, or deliver services of food/beverages not received in time for tasting events.

Don’t ya just hate “the fine print?!!”

Questions? Email James at jsokol@marinjcc.org.

Still Traveling is created by the Osher Marin JCC (San Rafael, CA) and offered by the National JCC Adult & Senior Alliance. See below for a full list of Alliance Partners.

ALL ARE WELCOME to join in our activities! JCC members, non-members, those who live near or far, people of all backgrounds, faiths, ethnicities, hair styles, fashion choices, chocolate preferences, etc. "The more the merrier!"