Current Events
Current Events Mondays 3:00pm Join host Jeanette Axelrod as she reviews and leads discussions on the weekly news and events happening around the world. Open to the public. Call for more information....
February 12, 2019
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Life Video Series
Thursdays 1:00 PM/ CH LIFE VIDEO SERIES NARRATED BY OPRAH WINFREY –David Attenborough's legendary BBC crew explains and shows wildlife all over planet Earth in 10 episodes. The first is an overview the challenges facing life, the others are dedicated to hunting, the deep sea and...
January 15, 2019
30 Masterpieces of the Ancient World
3/3, 3/24, & 3/31 2:30 PM/ CH COURSE DESCRIPTION:30 Masterpieces of the Ancient World offers you what few art history courses do, even in our top universities—a broad and comprehensive survey of art in the ancient world. Over the course of 36 fascinating lectures, Professor Diana...
January 15, 2019
The Real Lili Marlene
1/29 11:00 AM /CH How did this famous German song come about during WWI? Why did this song change from a favorite of the Germans to the “Call to Soldiers” of the American, British, Russian and French armies during WWII? Come to this interesting lecture to learn...
January 15, 2019
Inventions of Antiquity
3/12, 3/19 & 3/26 2:00 PM /CH There were many amazing inventions which were developed by ancient civilizations such as the Greeks, Romans, Vikings and Chinese in times over a thousand years ago, or more. Inventions such as steam engine, compass, pipe organ, earthquake detector and concrete...
January 15, 2019
The Supremes: Cases, controversies and the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court
1/28 1:00 PM /CH Instructor: Shel Seligsohn – Of the three branches of government, the U.S. Supreme Court has been called “First among equals”. The nine unelected justices who serve for life, are in many ways, the most important individuals in the federal government. The decisions of...
January 15, 2019
World Tour-China
7/10 1:00 PM/CH Hosted by: Professor Judy Okun Pack your map and compass as we explore the fascinating world of ancient and modern China. Our focus will be the historical, political and geographic aspects of the extraordinary land. Open to the public. Call for more information....
December 5, 2018
Must See Places of The World Journeys of a Lifetime
3/1, 3/8, & 3/15, 3/22 & 3/29 3:00 PM /CH Must See Places of The World Journeys of a Lifetime - INCLUDES: Africa and Asia - Africas wildebeest migration. Kenyas wild savannah, and Victoria Falls tumbling waters. A steam train ride up Indias Nilgiris Mountains. A close encounter...
December 5, 2018
I WANT MY MUMMY
12/20 11:00 am/CH I WANT MY MUMMY W/Stephen “Dr. Steve” Phillips, Ph.D., In an effort to better understand why ancient Egyptian mummies hold such a fascination in popular culture, this lecture presents a history of Western civilization’s centuries-long interaction with ancient Egypt’s human remains, how attitudes regarding those...
December 5, 2018
Medicine in Ancient Egypt
2/14 11:00 am/CH “Medicine in Ancient Egypt, Part I” –did the ancient Egyptians understand human anatomy and did they practice medicine? The answer is yes. Outlined in detail on several surviving ancient Egyptian papyri, surprisingly complex, and perhaps effective medical procedures, uncannily similar to medicine today, provide intriguing...
December 5, 2018