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Out of stockSessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-15-2024 to 04-15-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Nancy Kay, Mah Jongg InstructorTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreWe'll take a look at the new card and compare it to last year's card. We'll also discuss any new hands that may occur. There will be lots of time for Q&A and discussion. Be sure to bring your new card with... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-15-2024 to 04-15-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Ralph D Buglass, Montgomery HistoryTerm: 2024-2Location: TripModern downtown Rockville has a rich African-American history. This walking tour will include spots related to enslavement and the stark injustice of lynching; a once-thriving Black community in the heart of Rockville; education as a valued means to better lives; and a milestone civil rights victory by the legendary Thurgood Marshall. In all, we’ll cover... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-16-2024 to 04-16-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David B Lindauer, Lt. Colonel (Ret.), US Army Signal CorpsTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassIn this presentation, we will discuss an event which history somehow overlooked: the attempt by a brave band of soldiers and civilians to overthrow Nazi rule in Munich, Germany, with the intention of handing the city over to the approaching Allied armies. This account is based largely on first-hand information provided by German Captain Rupprecht Gerngross,... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-16-2024 to 04-16-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David B Lindauer, Lt. Colonel (Ret.), US Army Signal CorpsTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreIn this presentation, we will discuss an event which history somehow overlooked: the attempt by a brave band of soldiers and civilians to overthrow Nazi rule in Munich, Germany, with the intention of handing the city over to the approaching Allied armies. This account is based largely on first-hand information provided by German Captain Rupprecht Gerngross,... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-16-2024 to 04-16-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Bonita Billman, Art History LecturerTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassMoving from place to place and job to job until he found his true calling as a painter, Vincent van Gogh had a short artistic career. Dying at 37, he was a painter for only ten years. He reached his “high, yellow note” as a painter during months he spent at Arles, in the South of France. Vincent spent only 444 days in Arles—the most prolific period in... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-16-2024 to 04-16-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 3:00 PM → 4:30 PMInstructor: Jonina Duker, Certified Book Discussion LeaderTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassNothing about this young writer’s second novel is “typical”: neither her style nor her characters. Set in northern Virginia, with a diverse array of characters, the author introduces us to “happiness quotient” theory. Kirkus Reviews' evaluation of the novel starts and end with the phrase: “The claim that a book will change your life often... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-17-2024 to 04-17-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: John McCarthy, Montgomery County State's AttorneyTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassEach year, the Maryland legislature deals with thousands of pieces of proposed legislation. This class will focus on the most important new laws adopted during the 2024 legislative session. Special emphasis will be given to juvenile reform and involuntary commitment... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-17-2024 to 04-17-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: John McCarthy, Montgomery County State's AttorneyTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreEach year, the Maryland legislature deals with thousands of pieces of proposed legislation. This class will focus on the most important new laws adopted during the 2024 legislative session. Special emphasis will be given to juvenile reform and involuntary commitment... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-17-2024 to 04-17-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Kristan McMahon, President, Robert H. Jackson CenterTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassThe roots of today's international justice and international humanitarian law systems are the crimes and processes created by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson for the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg in 1945. Kristan McMahon will provide the historic context from Nuremberg and how that has evolved into the ad hoc tribunals and the... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-17-2024 to 04-17-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Kristan McMahon, President, Robert H. Jackson CenterTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreThe roots of today's international justice and international humanitarian law systems are the crimes and processes created by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson for the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg in 1945. Kristan McMahon will provide the historic context from Nuremberg and how that has evolved into the ad hoc tribunals and the... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-18-2024 to 04-18-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Deb Hanselman, Associate DirectorTerm: 2024-2Location: TripThe American University Museum hosts rotating exhibitions of political, international and local art from around the globe and the Alper Initiative, dedicated to the art history of Washington, DC. The museum is located on American University’s main campus in the Katzen Arts Center. Enjoy a guided tour of two of AUM's spring 2024 exhibitions, "Dana... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-04-2024 to 05-04-2024Day(s) of the week: SaturdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:30 PMInstructor: Marianne Starr, Naturalist, Locust Grove Nature CenterTerm: 2024-2Location: TripLevel of Difficulty: 1 out of 5 We'll look for late blooming spring flowers, look for insects and talk about their importance to the ecosystem, and wildlife in and around the canal and river. Participants are responsible for their own transportation. Follow signs off the Clara Barton Parkway to the Carderock C&O parking. Park in the Carderock... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-06-2024 to 05-06-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Katie Sagayo, Volunteer Manager, Manna Food CenterTerm: 2024-2Location: TripEstablished in 1983, Manna Food Center distributes approximately 12,000 pounds of food daily. More than just a food bank, Manna is a center of distribution and nutrition education. For this volunteer event, participants will go to Manna’s warehouse and help check expiration dates and sort non-perishable food items into designated bins. Volunteers... read more
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Sessions: 6Class Date(s): 05-06-2024 to 06-17-2024No Class: May 27Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:30 PMInstructor: Nancy Kay, Mah Jongg InstructorTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreLearn the Great Game of China. We will learn American style Mah Jongg using the National Mah Jongg League rules. You will learn how to read the card, the names of the tiles, how to pick a hand, do the Charleston, build a wall, and play defensively. Make new friends and have fun playing this game of skill and luck. This class is for people new to Mah... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-07-2024 to 05-07-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Richard Bell, Professor of History, University of MarylandTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassThe Constitution is a much beloved document, a charter that many Americans regard with pride, reverence, and awe. Yet, over the past half-century, several historians have argued that many of its innocuous-sounding articles offered a dramatic giveaway to slaveholders. This program will help you determine where the truth lies. We’ll follow the framers of... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-07-2024 to 05-07-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:15 PMInstructor: Brian Rose, Professor (ret.), Department of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham UniversityTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassFor more than seven decades, Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks made America laugh—either through their remarkable solo careers or their legendary partnership. Whether together or apart, they were giants of American comedy, who basically conquered every field they entered, whether television, movies, Broadway, or records. This presentation will examine their... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-08-2024 to 05-08-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Beth Kimel, FacilitatorTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreHave you ever felt like you're talking, but nobody is listening? Here's Julian Treasure to help you fix that. As the sound expert demonstrates some useful vocal exercises and shares tips on how to speak with empathy, he offers his vision for a sonorous world of listening and understanding. We will watch this TED talk together and then engage in dialogue... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-08-2024 to 05-08-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Joseph White MD, Vascular/Endovascular Surgeon, Suburban HospitalTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassPeripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a narrowing of the arteries outside of the heart and brain. What are the risk factors associated with peripheral vascular disease and what are treatment options ?available to... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-09-2024 to 05-09-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Nikki Haddad, Alexandra Hardee, & Marla Caplon, Montgomery County Senior Nutrition ProgramTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreAs we age, selecting foods that support healthy cognition are important to good overall wellbeing. Let’s learn, discuss, and try a few simple recipes that can boost brain... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-09-2024 to 05-09-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Dan Sherman, PhDTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineFor more than 50 years, Julliard-trained composer Peter Schickele assumed the mantle of P.D.Q. Bach, a forgotten and musically incompetent son of the great Johann Sebastian Bach. Both onstage and on many records, Schickele created wonderful parodies of classical music. The jokes Schickele created drew widely on classical music and satirized musicology... read more