1/4, 1/11 & 1/18 3:15 PM/CH Hosted by: Professor Judy Okun 1/4: Road Trip: American West! Grab your map and compass as we explore the magnificent American West on this 3,000 mile-plus expedition to deserts, mountains, plateaus, boreal forests, and tundra. Visit open vistas, stunning scenery, amazing national...
1/5, 1/12, 1/19 & 1/26 11:00 AM/CH Instructor: Steve Pollack Will continue in January with lectures on the development of the colonialization of America by Europe, and the formation of the American colonies. Lectures will explore early settlers, their relationship with Native Americans, the early colonial economy,...
1/5 & 1/19 1:00 PM/CH Instructor: Herb Kaufman 1/5 Historical knowledge is often imperfect or erroneously portrayed by myths, half-truths, general omissions, or even total fabrication. Many of these stories and legends have seeped into the story of American history and are repeated as fact in schools,...
1/5, & 1/19 3:00 PM/CH Instructor: Rabbi Ian Shaffer Triage. How to make decisions in cases of limited resources (Part 1 and Part 2)...
1/6/, 1/13, 1/20 & 1/27 11:00 AM/CH Hosted by: Sarah Rosenson The Golden Rule, the idea that we should treat other people the way we want to be treated, is one of the most famous ethical concepts. It seems simple and obvious, but we will delve...
1/6, & 1/20 2:00 PM/CH Instructor: Ira Miller Bernard Herrmann, one of the greatest film composers of the 20th century. When we think about him, we remember his collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, and Martine Scorsese. But Bernard Herrmann was a complex individual, a demanding perfectionist...
1/6, 1/13, 1/20, & 1/27 3:00 PM/ CH Instructor: Stuart Liss 1/6 Jack Benny – Benjamin Kubelsky is one of the most famous comedians of American vaudeville, radio and television in the 20th century. His radio and television programs lasted from 1934 to 1974, and he is one...
1/14 & 1/21 11:00 AM/CH Instructor: Stephen “Dr. Steve” Phillips, Ph.D. Ancient Egypt was a male dominated culture, like many other ancient populations. Women were not, however, merely silent witnesses. Did you know that an ancient Egyptian woman could obtain a divorce, own property, and craft her...
1:00 PM/CH Opera Join host Gerry Tremblay as he explores the back drop to some of the world’s most famous operas fun for all opera lovers. ...
1/8 3:00 PM/ CH Hosted by: Spencer Szwalbenest ...