Past Events

There is an important decision to be made. The Cornish Foundation is thriving under the directorship of Arthur Cornish when Arthur and his beguiling wife, Maria Theotoky, decide to undertake a project worthy of Francis Cornish -- connoisseur, collector, and notable eccentric -- whose vast fortune endows the Foundation.

As Paul Staiti reveals in Of Arms and Artists, the lives of the five great American artists of the Revolutionary period--Charles Willson Peale, John Singleton Copley, John Trumbull, Benjamin West, and Gilbert Stuart--were every bit as eventful as those of the Founders with whom they continually interacted, and their works contributed mightily to America's founding spirit.

While the Civil War raged in America, another revolution took shape across the Atlantic, in the studios of Paris: The artists who would make Impressionism the most popular art form in history were showing their first paintings amidst scorn and derision from the French artistic establishment.

he Song of the Lark charts the story of a young woman's awakening as an artist against the backdrop of the western landscape.

We will be helping the shelter prepare and distribute 75-100 snack packs.

In the face of the misery in his homeland, the artist Masuji Ono was unwilling to devote his art solely to the celebration of physical beauty.

A panoramic look at art in America in the second half of the twentieth century, through the eyes of the visionary curator who helped shape it.

Jennifer Egan’s spellbinding interlocking narratives circle the lives of Bennie Salazar, an aging former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs.

A startling number of masterpieces now in American museums are there because of the shrewdness of one man, Joseph Duveen, art dealer to John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Mellon, Henry Clay Frick, and William Randolph Hearst.

Please join us for this year's Annual Dinner as we enjoy an evening of fellowship and celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Wellesley-in-Pasadena. 

Did Marco Polo really bring noodles from China to Italy?  If not, where did they come from and where did this notion come from?

In Skirt Steak: Women Chefs on Standing the Heat and Staying in the Kitchen, Charlotte Druckman takes readers into the behind-the-scenes tell-all of the lives of women chefs. 

In this thoughtful history, we are invited to ponder the questions: Is the fish that changed the world forever changed by the world's folly?

Join us in welcoming Prof. Wasserman at the Pasadena Central Library, where she will be presenting her talk, "The Neuroscience of Decision Making."

Please join us in welcoming the newly admitted students for the class of 2023! 

To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf centers on the Ramsay family and their visits to the Isle of Skye in Scotland between 1910 and 1920. 

Margaret Atwood's 1969 novel, The Edible Woman, follows the story of Marian, who begins to feel like her body and her self are separating. 

In Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine, Sarah Lohman writes about America's unity through eight flavors: black pepper, vanilla, curry powder, chili powder, soy sauce, garlic, MSG, and Sriracha.

Comfort Me with Apples follows Reichl's story when left her life as a chef to become a restaurante critic in 1978. 

An Edible History of Humanity, written by Tom Standage, encompasses the history of the world from prehistoric times to modern day by following the history of foods and agricultural techniques. 

In What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women and The Food That Tells Their Stories, Laura Shapiro talks about six famous women through the lens of food and cooking, probing how their attitudes toward food can offer new insights into their lives and our own as well.

At our Annual Dinner, we will be electing officers for the upcoming year.  It's also a great opportunity to get together with other Wellesley alums in the area, catch up with what everyone is doing, and find out more about Wellesley-in-Pasadena! 

Come hear Lois Wasserspring, former Senior Lecturer Emerita in Political Science, give her talk, The Paradox of Mexico: Understanding Our Neighbor in the Age of Trump.

“Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations” is an ancient proverb that describes the challenge that families have faced for centuries in sustaining both their families and their money. 

Join fellow members of Wellesley-in-Pasadena for an afternoon at the Huntington Library & Gardens, where we will hear a panel discussion with the artists.

Our star attraction is Professor Richard French of the Astronomy Department, who makes a return appearance to ponder “Are We Alone in the Universe? The Search for Life beyond Our Pale Blue Dot”.

Join us to give a warm welcome to Professor Akila Weerapana of the Economics Department .

Even if you think you don't know anything about wine, join us as we work on the vocabulary and palate to describe what we like about a particular bottle and why.

Do you need a reason to feel optimistic? If so, sign up to interview prospective Wellesley students for Admissions!