4/9 & 4/16 11:00 AM/CH Instructor: Stephen “Dr. Steve” Phillips, Ph.D., At the turn of the 20th century, ancient Egyptian motifs and themes emerged in fashion, jewelry, decorative arts, in popular culture, and even in modern architecture. The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, in November 1922, set...
4/2, & 4/23 1:00 PM/CH Join host Gerry Tremblay as he explores the back drop to some of the world’s most famous operas fun for all opera lovers. ...
4/1, 4/15 @ 7:00 & 4/29 @ 7:30 PM/ CH Best of Broadway is back!!! We will go back in time during this four-week session and start with the origin of Broadway! How did it all begin? Through clips and lecture, we will learn in depth...
4/8 2:00 PM Instructor: Steve Pollack The Jews of Manila – Quezon, Eisenhower and the Rescue Program in the Philippines: There is an important, if little known story of the program in the Philippines to find refuge for Jews oppressed by the Nazis, divert them from being sent...
4/1/ & 4/29 2:00 PM Instructor: Ira Miller Life of Leonard Bernstein In this first lecture in a series on 20th century composers, I will look at the life of Leonard Bernstein, how his Jewish background played a role in his choosing music as his career and how he...
4/7, @ 7:00 PM & 4/21 @ 7:30 PM For your listening pleasure, take a musical journey down memory lane with pianist Jeff Dershin. ...
4/7, & 4/21 2:00 PM Presented by Herb Kaufman Music played an integral role in the life and culture of Victorian America. Beginning with the music of the minstrels, to political airs, sentimental ballads of loss and home, and patriotic marches, the songs of this era are integrated...
4/7, 4/14, 4/21, & 4/28 11:00 AM Instructor: Steve Pollack The Development of Nations in Europe from the Crusades to the Great Plague: From the time of the Crusades, European nations such as France, England, Germany and Spain crystallized their territories and rule. In Eastern Europe, countries such...
4/6 2:00 PM 1 hr. 25 min. "MAKING TROUBLE tells the story of six of the greatest female comic entertainers of the last century--Molly Picon, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner and Wendy Wasserstein. Hosted by four of today's funniest women--Judy Gold, Jackie Hoffman, Cory Kahaney,...