Events
Join us for a lecture to meet our group and learn about our organization!
Our 2025-2026 Lecture Series will be A Study in Documentary Film. Our bi-monthly meetings are held at the Willow Glen Public Library in San Jose.
Delphian Study Club Calendar of Events 2025-2026
September 19 Introduction
October 3 Early History of Film
October 17 Defining the Documentary
November 7 Use of Film by Institutions and Government for Propaganda
November 21 The Documentary Voice
December 5 Holiday Party
December 12 Technology and Social Conditions that Begat Cinema Verite
January 16 The Editor - The Most Important Voice in a Documentary
February 6 Documentary as a Tool for Social Change
February 20 The Observational Mode
March 6 Documenting Eccentricity in Pursuit of Understanding Human Nature
March 20 Spring Luncheon
April 3 Obsession
April 17 The Strange, Wonderful, & Maddening Process of Producing a Major Documentary Film
May 1 John Else on John Else
May 15 Is Higher Education the Proper Setting for Teaching the Documentary Craft?
May 29 End of Year Party