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    390Z Soundalike Singers: Can You Tell the Difference? (ONLINE)

    $18.00
    Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 07-07-2022 to 07-07-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Thursday
    Time: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PM
    Instructor: Daryl Davis, Musician
    Term: 2022-2
    Location: Online Class

    Online Class


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    Is it real or is it Memorex, or is it someone who just sounds like the hit-making artist? Some singers have voices that are often imitated but never duplicated, or are they? Come see how well your ears can discern the originals from the... read more
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    390 Soundalike Singers: Can You Tell the Difference? (AT OASIS)

    $18.00
    Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 07-07-2022 to 07-07-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Thursday
    Time: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PM
    Instructor: Daryl Davis, Musician
    Term: 2022-2
    Location: Oasis at the Macys Home Store

    Oasis at the Macys Home Store

    7125 Democracy Blvd
    Bethesda, MD 20817
    240-800-3745
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    Is it real or is it Memorex, or is it someone who just sounds like the hit-making artist? Some singers have voices that are often imitated but never duplicated, or are they? Come see how well your ears can discern the originals from the... read more
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    391 The West, Slavery, and the Causes of the Civil War

    $18.00
    Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 07-07-2022 to 07-07-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Thursday
    Time: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PM
    Instructor: Denver Brunsman, Associate Chair, Department of History, George Washington University
    Term: 2022-2
    Location: Online Class

    Online Class


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    In the past generation, professional historians have to come to near universal agreement that slavery caused the Civil War. However, scholars still debate exactly how the institution divided the nation. In this presentation, Oasis regular Professor Denver Brunsman of George Washington University will discuss how the combination of western expansion and... read more
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    392 Use Your Brain, Control Your Pain

    $0.00
    Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 07-08-2022 to 07-08-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Friday
    Time: 10:30 AM → 11:30 AM
    Instructor: Donald Pelles, Ph.D., Certified Hypnotherapist
    Term: 2022-2
    Location: Online Class

    Online Class


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    In this presentation, Dr. Pelles will discuss the relationship of the mind with pain and how we can use that to reduce or eliminate suffering. Demonstrations will be provided on the “mind tricks” you can use to reduce and/or eliminate... read more
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    393 Beethoven’s Concertos

    $12.00
    Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 07-08-2022 to 07-08-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Friday
    Time: 6:00 PM → 7:00 PM
    Instructor: Chris Burns, Many-Strings
    Term: 2022-2
    Location: Online Class

    Online Class


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    The master of the classical world emerged triumphantly from the most difficult childhood. His brilliance lit up the musical world. Beethoven’s concertos shine especially bright as bold statements that he would not be harnessed by tradition. He would bring to the musical world new and novel, sensitive and profound, music. For the soloist, very challenging;... read more
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    394Z Why Did They Call It ‘The Underground Railroad’? (ONLINE)

    $18.00
    Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 07-11-2022 to 07-11-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Monday
    Time: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PM
    Instructor: Richard Bell, Professor of History, University of Maryland
    Term: 2022-2
    Location: Online Class

    Online Class


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    The historical network of secret routes to freedom known as the Underground Railroad was neither underground nor a railroad. Why, then, is this the name we had long used to describe it? Historian Richard Bell examines the mysterious origins of this strange term and explains why it caught on so quickly. As the term became commonplace, it helped to build... read more
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    394 Why Did They Call It ‘The Underground Railroad’? (AT OASIS)

    $18.00
    Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 07-11-2022 to 07-11-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Monday
    Time: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PM
    Instructor: Richard Bell, Professor of History, University of Maryland
    Term: 2022-2
    Location: Oasis at the Macys Home Store

    Oasis at the Macys Home Store

    7125 Democracy Blvd
    Bethesda, MD 20817
    240-800-3745
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    The historical network of secret routes to freedom known as the Underground Railroad was neither underground nor a railroad. Why, then, is this the name we had long used to describe it? Historian Richard Bell examines the mysterious origins of this strange term and explains why it caught on so quickly. As the term became commonplace, it helped to build... read more
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    395 Amazing Ancient Archeological Sites in America

    $12.00
    Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 07-11-2022 to 07-11-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Monday
    Time: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PM
    Instructor: Lola Sparrowhawk, Int'l Award-Winning Author/Historian
    Term: 2022-2
    Location: Online Class

    Online Class


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    We will take a tour through North and South America to see some incredible archeological sites, starting with fossilized human footprints dated to 21,000 to 23,000 years ago found in New Mexico. Some of the places we will explore are well known while others may be quite obscure. Much can be learned about the people who left these remains of past lives by... read more
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    396Z Broadway Divas and Their Musicals (ONLINE)

    $36.00
    Sessions: 2
    Class Date(s): 07-12-2022 to 07-19-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Tuesday
    Time: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PM
    Instructor: Steven Friedman, Music Historian
    Term: 2022-2
    Location: Online Class

    Online Class


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    This two-part class will examine the personalities and true talent that made marquee headliners such as Ethel Merman, Mary Martin, Gwen Verdon, and Angela Lansbury into great legends. Learn about their feuds, their odd choices and their ambitions. From Merman and Martin to Verdon, Lansbury and many others, these grand dames set the tone for an industry.... read more
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    396 Broadway Divas and Their Musicals (AT OASIS)

    $36.00
    Sessions: 2
    Class Date(s): 07-12-2022 to 07-19-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Tuesday
    Time: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PM
    Instructor: Steven Friedman, Music Historian
    Term: 2022-2
    Location: Oasis at the Macys Home Store

    Oasis at the Macys Home Store

    7125 Democracy Blvd
    Bethesda, MD 20817
    240-800-3745
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    This two-part class will examine the personalities and true talent that made marquee headliners such as Ethel Merman, Mary Martin, Gwen Verdon, and Angela Lansbury into great legends. Learn about their feuds, their odd choices and their ambitions. From Merman and Martin to Verdon, Lansbury and many others, these grand dames set the tone for an industry.... read more
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    397 The Great Philosophers: Plato

    $18.00
    Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 07-12-2022 to 07-12-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Tuesday
    Time: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PM
    Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern College
    Term: 2022-2
    Location: Online Class

    Online Class


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    It is said that all philosophy after Plato is “merely footnotes”—so formative is the work of this fifth century BCE Greek philosopher. Using his dead teacher Socrates as a character in nearly all of his dialogues, Plato (429-347 BCE) essentially invents the philosophic method while laying the foundation for Western philosophy across metaphysics,... read more
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    398 A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words: Poetry Inspired by Art

    $18.00
    Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 07-12-2022 to 07-12-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Tuesday
    Time: 3:00 PM → 4:30 PM
    Instructor: Dan Rose, Writer, Editor and Educator
    Term: 2022-2
    Location: Online Class

    Online Class


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    The poet Anne Sexton was inspired by Van Gogh’s painting, “Starry Night,” to write a poem by the same name; Picasso’s “The Man with the Blue Guitar” inspired Wallace Stevens to write a poem, also by the same name.  Many other poets have been inspired to write poetry based on works of art.  This is known as ekphrastic poetry. Join us as we... read more
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    399Z Confession Law: Myths and Misconceptions (ONLINE)

    $18.00
    Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 07-13-2022 to 07-13-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Wednesday
    Time: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PM
    Instructor: John McCarthy, Montgomery County State's Attorney
    Term: 2022-2
    Location: Online Class

    Online Class


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    The Law of Confession creates challenges for defendants and police alike. Hear an expert review of the Miranda warning and other legal principles that impact the admissibility of confessions. Special emphasis will be given to the use of video to ensure police compliance with protecting the rights of an individual in custody while obtaining a statement.... read more
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    399 Confession Law: Myths and Misconceptions (AT OASIS)

    $18.00
    Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 07-13-2022 to 07-13-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Wednesday
    Time: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PM
    Instructor: John McCarthy, Montgomery County State's Attorney
    Term: 2022-2
    Location: Oasis at the Macys Home Store

    Oasis at the Macys Home Store

    7125 Democracy Blvd
    Bethesda, MD 20817
    240-800-3745
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    The Law of Confession creates challenges for defendants and police alike. Hear an expert review of the Miranda warning and other legal principles that impact the admissibility of confessions. Special emphasis will be given to the use of video to ensure police compliance with protecting the rights of an individual in custody while obtaining a statement.... read more
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    400 The Golden Age of Television

    $18.00
    Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 07-13-2022 to 07-13-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Wednesday
    Time: 1:00 PM → 2:15 PM
    Instructor: Brian Rose, Professor (ret.), Department of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham University
    Term: 2022-2
    Location: Online Class

    Online Class


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    American television was all set to launch in the late 1930s, but its progress was interrupted by the start of World War II. Finally, by the end of the 1940s, NBC and CBS began broadcasting to their east coast affiliates. They offered viewers a wide variety of programs: situation comedies, vaudeville-style revues, and most impressively, live original dramas.... read more
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    401Z Smile: The Wonder of Charlie Chaplin (ONLINE)

    $18.00
    Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 07-14-2022 to 07-14-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Thursday
    Time: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PM
    Instructor: Dan Sherman, Musical Theatre Instructor
    Term: 2022-2
    Location: Online Class

    Online Class


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    Known best for his role as “The Little Tramp,” Charlie Chaplin brought laughs and tears to film audiences throughout the world through a brilliant series of films spanning the silent and sound eras. This class will explore Chaplin’s career beginning as a poor boy on the English stage in the 1890s to a beloved but highly controversial actor more than... read more
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    401 Smile: The Wonder of Charlie Chaplin (AT OASIS)

    $18.00
    Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 07-14-2022 to 07-14-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Thursday
    Time: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PM
    Instructor: Dan Sherman, Musical Theatre Instructor
    Term: 2022-2
    Location: Oasis at the Macys Home Store

    Oasis at the Macys Home Store

    7125 Democracy Blvd
    Bethesda, MD 20817
    240-800-3745
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    Known best for his role as “The Little Tramp,” Charlie Chaplin brought laughs and tears to film audiences throughout the world through a brilliant series of films spanning the silent and sound eras. This class will explore Chaplin’s career beginning as a poor boy on the English stage in the 1890s to a beloved but highly controversial actor more than... read more
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    402 Harness the Power of Plants in Your Diet

    $15.00
    Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 07-14-2022 to 07-14-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Thursday
    Time: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PM
    Instructor: Libby Lamancusa, Registered Dietitian
    Term: 2022-2
    Location: Online Class

    Online Class


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    Learn about the health benefits of plant-forward diets and how to tap into those benefits with simple changes, such as eating one vegetarian dinner per... read more
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    403 Rene Descartes: Balancing Science with Religion

    $18.00
    Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 07-15-2022 to 07-15-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Friday
    Time: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PM
    Instructor: Steven Gimbel, Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg College
    Term: 2022-2
    Location: Online Class

    Online Class


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    Rene Descartes was one of the great minds in history, making major contributions to mathematics, science, and philosophy. Writing in the shadow of Galileo's trial, Descartes tried to find a way to bring together the new science of the Copernican world with the views of the Church. We will explore the new ways of thinking that this... read more
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    404 Off the Beaten Path: Charlottesville, Virginia

    $18.00
    Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 07-15-2022 to 07-15-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Friday
    Time: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PM
    Instructor: Barbara Paulson, Travel Specialist
    Term: 2022-2
    Location: Online Class

    Online Class


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    Need a getaway close to DC without the crowds? Consider Charlottesville: land of Jefferson’s Monticello and University of Virginia… and so much more! Consider an aboriginal art collection, one of the oldest art cooperatives in the country, and wineries, cideries, and microbreweries (oh, my!). The rich agriculture also means plenty of farms and orchard... read more
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