{"id":1225,"date":"2026-08-19T16:41:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T16:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/syracuse-new\/?page_id=1225"},"modified":"2026-08-19T16:41:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T16:41:53","slug":"monthly-luncheons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/syracuse-new\/what-we-do\/monthly-luncheons\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Luncheons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"\" class=\"esu-basic-full-width\">\n\n    <div class=\"inner\">\n        <div class=\"wrapper\">\n\n            \n                            <div class=\"title heading-2\">\n                    Syracuse Branch Monthly Luncheons                <\/div>\n            \n                            <div class=\"subtitle heading-3\">\n                    2026-2027                <\/div>\n            \n                            <div class=\"content\">\n                    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">September 12, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>James Street Mansions<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/syracuse-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/08\/james-street-mansions.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"106\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Robert Searing of the Onondaga Historical Association will speak about &#8220;The Gilded Age on Syracuse&#8217;s James Street.&#8221; These great mansions include the Century Club Building. Introduced by Susan Morgan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">October 10, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>New Aquarium<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/syracuse-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/08\/new-aquarium.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"110\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Our Onondaga County Executive, Ryan McMahon will spaek about the new aquarium and its benefits for our community. Introduced by Jean Soper.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">November 14, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Future of Science at the MOST<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/syracuse-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/08\/future-of-science.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"114\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Lauren Kochian, President of the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology will update us on new developments in the museum&#8217;s exhibits and programs. Introduced by Kathy Hinchman.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">December 12, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Holiday in Song<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/syracuse-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/08\/holiday-in-song.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"124\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Liverpool Community Chorus members, led by Terry Sivers, will perform holiday music with Gloria Card on keyboard. Their music will put us in the joyous mood of the holiday season. Introduced by Susan Morgan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">January 9, 2027<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Ancestry<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/syracuse-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/08\/ancestry.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"139\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">DNA has become a tool for everyday detectives. Janeen Bjork has used investigative DNA research for decades to explore ancestry, make sense of family stories, or understand inherited traits. Introduced by Alice Borning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">February 13, 2027<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>The Play&#8217;s the Thing<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1221\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/syracuse-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/08\/the-plays-the-thing.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"144\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Kate Michelle Laissle will share the experiences that she had in leading the Syracuse Stage Shakespeare Summer Camp. Our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Angel Appeal<\/span> will help support our ESU Shakespeare Competition. Introduced by Barbara Weller.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">March 13, 2027<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Forensic Stories<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/syracuse-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/08\/forensic-stories.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"156\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mary Jumbelic, M.D. is a former Chief Medical Examiner and two-time author and recipient of over 30 international awrads for her memoirs <em>Here Where Death Delights&nbsp;<\/em>and&nbsp;<em>Speak Her Name<\/em>. Dr. Jumbelic shares the experience of her 25-year career. Introduced by Dr. Ann Barker-Griffith.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">April 10, 2027<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Layers of History<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/syracuse-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/08\/layers-of-history.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"115\" height=\"122\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As a Syracuse University Professor Emeritus of Geology, Dr. Bryce Hand has received the Distinguished Service Award for his teaching. His love of teaching geology is conveyed to his listeners. Introduced by Jean Soper.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">May 1, 2027*<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>The Arts and Crafts Garden<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/syracuse-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/08\/arts-and-crafts-garden.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"124\" height=\"170\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">With the Craftsmen Magazine published here in Syracuse, garden design was linked to architecture. Alice Massa will present features and images of Arts and Crafts gardens in America in the past and today. Introduced by Martha Maier.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            \n            \n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"\" class=\"esu-basic-full-width\">\n\n    <div class=\"inner\">\n        <div class=\"wrapper\">\n\n            \n            \n            \n                            <div class=\"content\">\n                    <p style=\"text-align: center;\">The ESU Branch generally meets on the second Saturday* of each month from September to May for lunch and a speaker or program at the Century Club in Syracuse, sponsored by several individuals who are members of both the ESU and the Century Club. ESU members and their guests gather in the Library at 12 noon for a social time. Drink &#8220;chits&#8221; may be purchased from a Century Club member and presented to the wait staff to order a drink. Seating in the dining room is not reserved except for the Speaker&#8217;s Table. Attendees may sit where they wish in order to mingle and get to know one another.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>*This year one meeting is on the&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">first&nbsp;<\/span>Saturday, in May.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            \n            \n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":17,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1225","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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