Bridges: Crossing Cultural Divides 2025

TEMPLE GRANDIN

Keynote Address: Thursday, July 31, 2024 — 7 p.m. in Hall Auditorium

Tickets: General Admission – $5 For All

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Also, catch a FREE showing of the film Temple Grandin: Thursday, July 31, 2024 — 1 p.m. in Loud Hall

Temple Grandin’s New York Times bestseller Visual Thinking reveals, celebrates, and advocates for the special minds and contributions of visual thinkers. A quarter century after her memoir forever changed how the world understood autism, she now transforms our awareness of the different ways our brains are wired.
 
About the Speaker: One of the world’s most accomplished and well-known adults with autism, Temple Grandin has a PhD in animal science from the University of Illinois and is a professor at Colorado State University. She has been named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of the year and one of USA Today’s 2025 Women of the Year. The HBO movie based on her life and starring Claire Danes received seven Emmy Awards. She has also been instrumental in implementing animal welfare auditing programs that are used by McDonalds, Wendy’s, Whole Foods, and other corporations. Her books Animals in Translation and Visual Thinking have been on the New York Times Bestseller List.
 

GENERATIONS: The Real Differences between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers and Silents—and What They Mean for the Future

featuring Dr. Jean Twenge

Saturday, July 5, 2025 — 7:30 p.m. in Hall Auditorium

Tickets: General Admission – $30 Non-Member/$20 Member

Dr. Twenge’s talk – spiced with plenty of pop culture references and humor – takes a look at the forces that have shaped the five generations alive in the US today. Understanding the differences in work attitudes, behaviors, mental health, political views, and other factors can help build cohesion in multi-generational communities like Bay View.

Jean M. Twenge, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University, is the author of more than 180 scientific publications and seven books, including Generations: The Real Differences between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers and Silents—and What They Mean for America’s Future and iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy–and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood. She holds a BA and MA from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. She writes the Generation Tech substack.

Generously underwritten by Steve and Kathy Olmsted.

Building an Economy for Small and Mid-Size Farmers: A Conversation with the Founders of American Spoon and The Berry Center

featuring Mary Berry, Maggie Keith, Justin Rashid and Noah Marshall-Rashid

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 — 4:30 p.m. in Voorhies Hall

Tickets: General Admission – $15 Non-Member/$10 Member

What does it take to build a thriving small-to-midsize farm economy, and why does it matter to everyone? Join Wendell Berry’s daughter Mary Berry, founder and Executive Director of The Berry Center in New Castle, KY, in conversation with Maggie Keith, fourth generation steward of Foxhollow Farm, and Justin Rashid and Noah Marshall-Rashid of American Spoon to discuss this important and timely topic.

Week 6 – Enneagram Retreat with Rev. Clare Loughrige: July 23, 2025

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Uncover new pathways to faith, hope and love in this one-day retreat. Pastor, spiritual director, and Enneagram author, Rev. Clare Loughrige, will guide participants to new awareness through the Enneagram principles.

Your $40 registration fee includes coffee and pastries, boxed lunch, and a wine and cheese closing reception from 4:00-5:00 p.m. 

Have you heard of the Enneagram? This ancient map, represented by a circle inscribed with nine points, reveals the personality patterns hardwired within us. And do you know Ignatius Loyola? This great saint taught the importance of living an integrated life by attending to the motions of the soul.

Rev. Clare Loughrige, (crossroadssoulresources.com) is a skilled facilitator, spiritual director, pastor, Enneagram author, and internationally accredited teacher, who blends these two transformative tools—the Enneagram and Ignatian spirituality—to help you move beyond your hardwiring and uncover new pathways for a journey of faith, hope, and love.

Practical Application

Moving beyond information to transformation, this retreat offers time to practice what you’re learning with moments of reflection and engaging three-centered intelligence practices: IQ (Head), EQ (Heart), and GQ (Gut). Whether you’re seeking personal renewal, aiming to harmonize and regulate your team, or guiding others as a helping professional, this retreat equips you with practices and tools to enrich your life and relationships.

Retreat Schedule

  • 9:30 AM – Gathering (with coffee and Danish)
  • 10:00 AM – Retreat Begins
  • 12:30 PM – Lunch Break
  • 1:00–4:00 PM – Retreat Sessions
  • 4:00–5:00 PM – Wine & Cheese Gathering (hosted on a beautiful porch overlooking Bay View, offering fellowship or a meaningful conclusion to the retreat)

Important Note: If you’re new to the Enneagram or unsure of your number/style, we strongly recommend taking the Enneagram Inventory before joining us to maximize your experience. Click here to take the $15 inventory

Bonus: Clare’s books will be available for purchase at the retreat.

Join us in the serene beauty of Bay View for an enriching day of soul work, fellowship, and transformation.