7/9 & 7/23 @ 2:00 PM/CH Instructor: Ira Miller 7/9 Chopin: Fragile Visionary Frédéric Chopin reshaped the piano from the inside out, creating a world of intimate expression and refined emotional color. His music turns small forms into profound statements, revealing a composer who spoke quietly but changed...
7/2 @ 3:15 PM. 7/9, 7/16, 7/23 & 7/30 @ 3:00 PM/ CH Instructor: Stuart Liss 7/2 Jackie Gleason: Thanks to his hit show The Honeymooners, comedian Jackie Gleason turned into a 1950s American idol almost overnight. But Gleason’s perverse life behind the scenes would have made his...
7/9, 7/16 & 7/30 @ 7:30 PM/ CH Hosted by: Leila Joffe We will continue with Ed Sullivan. He was an institution in bringing performing arts into mainstream America. In this course, we will watch some of the greatest performances he highlighted on his show....
7/10 & 7/17 @ 11:00 AM/CH Instructor: Stephen “Dr. Steve” Phillips, Ph.D. 7/10 Our capability to express ourselves symbolically through art is among the features that make our species unique in the animal kingdom. The search for the origins of human art plays an important role...
7/3 & 7/17 @ 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....
7/18 @ 1:00 PM/MR Hosted by: Elena Winter This is a discussion group that is all about acceptance and gratitude- aging with confidence, valuing experience, knowledge and wisdom. Each session will cover a different topic to be shared with each other....
7/12, 718 & 7/26 @ 2:00 PM/CH Impressionism – Art, Music and Poetry: The first organized art movement, its creations and legacy....
7/26 @ 7:30 PM/MR Instructor: Joel Sheffield Joel Sheffield will present another in a series of talks in which he selects a specific year and discusses the music, poetry, and even some science of that period....