4/10 & 4/24 @ 2:00 PM/CH Instructor: Ira Miller This period encompasses an era of music that is normally referred to as Western Classical Music, which ran from roughly between 1650 to 1680, continuing to between 1890 and 1930. 4/10 We will begin with why......
4/3 @ 3:15 PM/ CH 4/10, 4/17 & 4/24 @ 3:00 PM/ CH Instructor: Stuart Liss 4/3 Facts about famous scientists These days the world’s most innovative scientists don’t really get as much attention as, say, the Kardashians. But maybe they should. Because real, profound......
4/3, 4/10, 4/17 & 4/24 @ 7:30 PM/CH Hosted by: Leila Joffe In this course, we will explore the remarkable contributions of great women in theater and film. We will examine the talent and legacy of such iconic artists as Katharine Hepburn, Barbra Streisand, Meryl......
4/11 & 4/18 @ 11:00 AM/CH Instructor: Stephen “Dr. Steve” Phillips, Ph.D. Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X-ray technology in 1895 – did you know that Egyptian mummies were among the very first things ever x-rayed, and that the first publication of a radiograph was by an......
4/4 & 4/18 @ 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....
4/6 & 4/27 @ 2:00 PM/CH 4/6 Titian – The great Venetian painter, his influence on color and texture in art and his relationship with the masters of Rome and Florence. 4/27 Renaissance Art in Northern Europe – How the Renaissance spread from Italy to......
4/20 @ 7:30 PM/MR Instructor: Joel Sheffield Joel Sheffield will continue a series of talks in which he selects a specific year and discusses the music, poetry, and even some science of that period. For the talk on April 20 consider the year 1791. (Hint: ......
3/17 & 3/24 @ 11:00 AM/CH Instructor: Professor Judy Okun The Great Plains region of the US conveys images of vast grasslands, wagon trains, Native Americans, and wide-open spaces. With a combined geographical and historical lens, we will delve into this unique part of the US,......
3/10 & 3/24 @ 1:30 PM /CH Music from Bach to John Legend – Music history and appreciation, focused on the styles and influences of western cultures’ most influential composers, performers and genres, with lecture and performance....
3/10 & 3/24 @ 7:30 PM/CH 3/10 Marlon Brando: thought to be one of America’s most important actors, Brando has left his mark on film and stage, helping to lead the way for method acting. His roles as varied as Stanley Kowalski, Mark Antony and......