9/3 & 9/17 @ 11:00 AM/MR Hosted by: Sarah Rosenson In each of these sessions we will discuss a different ethical issue that has strong arguments on both sides. Our issues will be drawn from a wide range of sources and will cover a wide variety of...
9/3 @ 1:30 PM/CH Hosted by: Trish Chambers Flappers were a subculture of young Western women prominent after the First World War and through the 1920s who wore knee-length skirts (considered short during that period), bobbed their hair, listened to jazz....
9/9 & 9/24 @ 11:00 AM/MR Hosted by: Barbara Anderson In September we will wrap up our class on “Poets and their Poetry.” If time allows, we will begin with a reprisal by public request, “The Private Lives of the Presidents.” Know who the first president was?...
9/10 & 9/24 @ 2:00 PM/CH Instructor: Ira Miller 9/10 Felix Mendelssohn bridged Classical clarity with emerging Romantic color and expression. He revived public interest in J.S. Bach, championed earlier masters, and became a leading conductor who helped standardize the modern baton. As founder of Germany’s first...
9/3, 9/10, 9/17 & 9/24 @ 3:00 PM/ CH Instructor: Stuart Liss 9/3 Chuck Barris mumbled, stumbled, and bumbled his way into producing and hosting some of the greatest game shows of all time. But it wasn’t all laughs. His racy shows raised eyebrows—and he may have...
9/3, 9/10, 9/17 & 9/24 @ 7:30 PM/ CH Instructor: Leila Joffe This course delves into the life and career of Johnny Carson, examining his influence on late-night television, his comedic style, and his role in shaping modern entertainment....
9/11 @ 11:00 AM/CH Instructor: Stephen “Dr. Steve” Phillips, Ph.D. The ancient Egyptians were master weavers, renowned even in their own time. Large quantities of linen were required for things we can still relate to, such as clothing and household uses, as well as for things we...
9/4 & 9/18 @ 1:00 PM/CH Host: Gerry Tremblay Join host Gerry Tremblay as he explores the backdrop to some of the world’s most famous operas fun for all opera lovers....
9/6 & 9/20 @ 2:00 PM/CH 9/6 Impressionism in Russia 9/20 Impressionism in America...
8/3 & 8/24 @ 1:30 PM/CH 8/3 British Invasion – TV part 2 8/24 The British Invasion – The Movies part 1...