8/3 @ 7:30 CH Instructor: Joel Sheffield Joel Sheffield will present the next in a series of talks in which he selects a specific year and discusses music, poetry, and even some science of that period. The “National Geographic of 1666” A few words about Isaac Newton “Sound the Trumpet” Music...
7/7 & 7/14 @ 11:00 AM/CH Instructor: Professor Judy Okun In this continuation of our discussion from last month, we will investigate how a few unique spices from Southeast Asia created the impetus for Western Europe’s incredible trans-oceanic voyages of the 15th through 17th centuries and its...
7/14 & 7/28 @1:30 PM /CH Host: Gloria Galante Rogers & Hammerstein v Rogers and Hart – a look at the two most famous composing teams of American Musical Theater, whose common link was Oscar Hammerstein. How did their music differ, and how did they work and...
7/14 & 7/28 @ 7:30 PM/CH 7/14 The Borscht Belt – the great comedians, Henny Youngman, Myron Cohen, Jan Murray, Sid Caesar, Abbott and Costello and many others got their feet wet in the Catskills. 7/28 Anna Moffo – Born in Wayne, PA, Anna Moffo became famous...
7/2 & 7/16 @ 11:00 AM/CH Instructor: Mia Johnson 7/2 Jonathan Swift – Gulliver’s Travels, A Tale of a Tub and Essays. Analysis and legacy. 7/16 Henry Fielding – Author of “Joseph Andrews” and “Tom Jones,” Fielding is considered core to the development of the English novel, along with...
7/8 & 7/22@ 11:00AM/CH Instructor: Dan Pantano Explore, and hear the great works that have become the standards of the opera stage....
7/8 & 7/22 @ 2:30 PM/CH Instructor: Pat Worley 7/8 Highland Gorillas and Primates of Africa We will get up close and personal with a family of critically endangered Highland Mountain Gorillas in the jungles of Rwanda in Volcanoes National Park. In addition, we will learn about...
7/2, 7/9, 7/16,7/23 & 7/30 @ 10:00 AM/CH Instructor: Steve Pollack How language and key words affect our perspective, aid propaganda and serve our biases: diving into issues of the day....
7/2, 7/9, 7/16,7/23 & 7/30 @ 11:00 AM/CH Instructor: Steve Pollack The aftermath of World War I: How did the world rebuild after the shockwave of the Great War, what new coalitions were formed and the Roaring Twenties...
7/2 & 7/9 @ 1:00 PM/CH Presented by Herb Kaufman 7/2 Secrets, Spies and Deception of the Civil War Secrets and Spies: A spy is a person who is sent into enemy territory to inspect their works, ascertain their strength, and secretly communicate intelligence. In accordance with the...