1.  Reception

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

5:00 pm - 8:30 pm

The Reception at the Del Mar Powerhouse is a wonderful event.  You will gather with old friends, and you will meet new people, many of whom will become your friends over the course of this 2025 - 2026 Exploring Our Sense of Place seminar series.

The ESP Café will be open this evening serving a light supper outside on the patio. 

Plan to arrive in time to eat and socialize.  At 6:00 pm, we will head indoors and begin the formal program.  We will take a sunset (green flash) intermission at about 7 pm and then will reconvene for the remainder of the program.

This evening you will meet the Founders, many of the ESP Experts, and the volunteers that provide essential support services (all of whom are ESP Graduates / Alumni) including your Administrators, Excursion Guides, and ESP Café Chefs.

Using words and pictures, Chris Khoury will introduce you to the seven ESP sessions.  You will learn about the concepts of Reflection, and your Excursion Guides will offer tips and advice on how to be comfortable and prepared out on the trail.  You will also receive your textbooks and ESP digital binder.  

Google map to the Del Mar Powerhouse.

The Del Mar Powerhouse is located at 1658 Coast Boulevard, Del Mar, CA.   As with all small coastal cities, parking is constrained so allow extra time. There is metered parking on the street which takes credit cards and a pay lot across the street. There is free street parking but you're likely to have to walk a few blocks.