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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-16-2024 to 05-16-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Jim Resnick (retired Battalion Chief), Program Manager, Senior Outreach & Education, MCFRSTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineDoes your home safety equipment need a checkup? You probably get a regular checkup for your health from a healthcare provider. Your home deserves the same care and attention. You might be able to check (and perhaps correct) some things in your home, but what do you really know about your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms? MCFRS Fire Safety Educator Jim... read moreDoes your home safety equipment need a checkup? You probably get a regular checkup for your health from a healthcare provider. Your home deserves the same care and attention. You might be able to check (and perhaps correct) some things in your home, but what do you really know about your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms? MCFRS Fire Safety Educator Jim Resnick will provide a great home safety "refresher" and will also explain about the free MCFRS Home Safety Check Program. -
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Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 05-16-2024 to 06-06-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Judy Goldstein, Retired MCPS Special/Alternative Education TeacherTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreExpressive art is all about the process not the product. In this course, you will be introduced to a number of different artists, styles and methods. In each session, you'll have an opportunity to create art "in the style of" (e.g., Monet, Seurat, Matisse, Picasso, Van Gogh). No previous art experience required. As instructor Judy Goldstein says,... read moreExpressive art is all about the process not the product. In this course, you will be introduced to a number of different artists, styles and methods. In each session, you'll have an opportunity to create art "in the style of" (e.g., Monet, Seurat, Matisse, Picasso, Van Gogh). No previous art experience required. As instructor Judy Goldstein says, "creating art is as healthy as eating your green vegetables and even more fun!" We will used stretched canvas and acrylic paints. All materials will be provided. Wear an old shirt or smock to protect your clothes. -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-17-2024 to 05-17-2024Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 10:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Becca Roe, Volunteer CoordinatorTerm: 2024-2Location: TripRed Wiggler is a sustainable Care Farm where people with and without developmental disabilities come together to work, learn, and grow healthy food. Volunteers join us for a variety of farming tasks. Depending on the time of year and time of day, we might be weeding, harvesting, planting, or doing other field maintenance. Volunteers will work side-by-side... read moreRed Wiggler is a sustainable Care Farm where people with and without developmental disabilities come together to work, learn, and grow healthy food. Volunteers join us for a variety of farming tasks. Depending on the time of year and time of day, we might be weeding, harvesting, planting, or doing other field maintenance. Volunteers will work side-by-side with our Grower staff members with intellectual/developmental disabilities, typically in small teams of 5-6. This is a fairly physical job. Participants provide their own transportation and will meet at Ovid Hazen Well Park, 23400 Ridge Road, Germantown, MD 20876. Wear sturdy, weather-appropriate clothing; layers recommended. Closed-toe shoes are required. Bring a hat, sunscreen and a water bottle. Feel free to bring a bag lunch to enjoy after your hard work. There are lovely picnic tables in the shade of a big oak tree. If the weather is drizzly, the event will take place. In case of steady rain, the event will be rescheduled. Your fee for this program goes to Red Wiggler Farm to defray their administrative costs for this event. -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-20-2024 to 05-20-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:15 PMInstructor: Adam Brookes, Journalist and Foreign CorrespondentTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassThis class is a talk with slides presenting Adam Brookes’s work of narrative non-fiction FRAGILE CARGO: The World War II Race to Save the Treasures of China’s Forbidden City. FRAGILE CARGO tells the true story – for the first time in English – of the brave curators and art historians who saved the imperial art collections of China from devastation... read moreThis class is a talk with slides presenting Adam Brookes’s work of narrative non-fiction FRAGILE CARGO: The World War II Race to Save the Treasures of China’s Forbidden City. FRAGILE CARGO tells the true story – for the first time in English – of the brave curators and art historians who saved the imperial art collections of China from devastation and plunder during Japan's invasion of China. To do so, the curators crated up a quarter of a million objects and books and for sixteen years transported them through war-torn China in search of safety -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-21-2024 to 05-21-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Officer Demond Johnson. Community Services Officer, 2nd District, Montgomery County Police DepartmentTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreOfficer Johnson will share an update about our local Police Department. You'll have time to ask questions and discuss public safety concerns. Coffee will be... read moreOfficer Johnson will share an update about our local Police Department. You'll have time to ask questions and discuss public safety concerns. Coffee will be served! -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-21-2024 to 05-21-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Susan Page, Washington Bureau Chief, USA TodayTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassSusan Page, the Washington Bureau chief of USA TODAY and best-selling author, discusses her new book, "The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters." It is the definitive biography of the groundbreaking broadcaster, exploring the professional mountains she climbed, the insecurities that drove her ambition, and the heartbreaks she endured in her... read moreSusan Page, the Washington Bureau chief of USA TODAY and best-selling author, discusses her new book, "The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters." It is the definitive biography of the groundbreaking broadcaster, exploring the professional mountains she climbed, the insecurities that drove her ambition, and the heartbreaks she endured in her personal life. Page’s previous books explored the lives and impact of Barbara Bush ("The Matriarch") and Nancy Pelosi ("Madam Speaker"). -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-22-2024 to 05-22-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Daryl Davis, MusicianTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineThis singer/songwriter icon introduced the Caribbean music known as Calypso to the U.S. and went on to become an ardent activist for Civil Rights. From the front line of music fame to the front line of marches and protests, Belafonte was an intense entertainer and leader. We will explore some of the many interesting facets of this complex man, who died at... read moreThis singer/songwriter icon introduced the Caribbean music known as Calypso to the U.S. and went on to become an ardent activist for Civil Rights. From the front line of music fame to the front line of marches and protests, Belafonte was an intense entertainer and leader. We will explore some of the many interesting facets of this complex man, who died at the age of 96 in 2023. -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-23-2024 to 05-23-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Steven Gimbel, Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg CollegeTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassHumans are conscious beings--at least after our morning coffee. But what is the source of this consciousness? It seems like it has to be the brain, the mind, and/or the soul. It is only in the 20th century that the concepts of mind, brain, and soul were completely differentiated. What do we mean by these ideas? How to they relate to one another? Should we... read moreHumans are conscious beings--at least after our morning coffee. But what is the source of this consciousness? It seems like it has to be the brain, the mind, and/or the soul. It is only in the 20th century that the concepts of mind, brain, and soul were completely differentiated. What do we mean by these ideas? How to they relate to one another? Should we think they are real at all? Stimulating discussion will be provided, but you have to bring your own coffee. -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-28-2024 to 05-28-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Bonita Billman, Art History LecturerTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassMary Cassatt is noted as the only American woman within the French Impressionist circle in Paris. From a wealthy Pennsylvania family, she nevertheless carved out a professional career for herself as an artist, defying social conventions of the time. This lecture will put Cassatt in the framework among the Impressionists and their group exhibitions. It will... read moreMary Cassatt is noted as the only American woman within the French Impressionist circle in Paris. From a wealthy Pennsylvania family, she nevertheless carved out a professional career for herself as an artist, defying social conventions of the time. This lecture will put Cassatt in the framework among the Impressionists and their group exhibitions. It will examine the social and domestic subjects she portrayed and the various media she used in her work. This talk is designed to complement the exhibition "Mary Cassatt at Work" at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, May 18–September 8, 2024. -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-28-2024 to 05-28-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 3:00 PM → 4:30 PMInstructor: Jonina Duker, Certified Book Discussion LeaderTerm: 2024-2Location: Online Class(Please note: We are reading the novel itself; we are not reading the 2020 graphic novel, with the same title.) It took the author over two decades to finish his anti-war novel, inspired by his being an American POW imprisoned in a Dresden slaughterhouse during the Allies’ 1945 aerial bombardment. The work combines elements of autobiography, historical... read more(Please note: We are reading the novel itself; we are not reading the 2020 graphic novel, with the same title.) It took the author over two decades to finish his anti-war novel, inspired by his being an American POW imprisoned in a Dresden slaughterhouse during the Allies’ 1945 aerial bombardment. The work combines elements of autobiography, historical fiction, satire, science fiction, and war service record. It’s both 1 of 10 books named in the very first Supreme Court case about public school libraries banning books (1982) and ranked at 18 in the Modern Library’s 100 Best Novels in English (1998). It wasn’t just banned: after the school board in Drake North Dakota had the school custodian burn all 32 classroom copies in the school’s own furnace in 1973, there was a national outcry. Please read the book so you can participate in our structured, facilitated, Zoom discussion. (Note: Please join the meeting at 3 pm if you would like some assistance using the features of Zoom. Otherwise, join us at 3:15 pm for the start of our discussion.) -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-29-2024 to 05-29-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: John McCarthy, Montgomery County State's AttorneyTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and Online(Please note: The date of this class has been changed from May 8 to May 29.) This presentation will discuss the evolution of American privacy laws, from its origins in Constitutional amendments through to recent case law. There will be a particular focus on media privacy and reproductive privacy rights. The cases discussed will be New York Times Co. v.... read more(Please note: The date of this class has been changed from May 8 to May 29.) This presentation will discuss the evolution of American privacy laws, from its origins in Constitutional amendments through to recent case law. There will be a particular focus on media privacy and reproductive privacy rights. The cases discussed will be New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964), Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), Roe v. Wade (1973), and Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022). -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-29-2024 to 05-29-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Charlotte Gray, AuthorTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassIn 1854, Jennie Jerome (future mother of Winston Churchill) and Sara Delano (future mother of Franklin Delano Roosevelt) were born. They grew up with incredible privilege but refused to settle into predictable, sheltered lives. They lived life on their own terms, but both enabled their sons to reach the epicentre of political power on two continents.... read moreIn 1854, Jennie Jerome (future mother of Winston Churchill) and Sara Delano (future mother of Franklin Delano Roosevelt) were born. They grew up with incredible privilege but refused to settle into predictable, sheltered lives. They lived life on their own terms, but both enabled their sons to reach the epicentre of political power on two continents. Charlotte Gray breathes new life into the stories of Jennie and Sara, arguing that the mothers were crucial in shaping their sons’ habits and careers. Gray’s book has been described as a “terrific and insightful double biography.” -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-30-2024 to 05-30-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Jade Olson, Ph.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Communication, University of Maryland, College ParkTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineSocial movements are behind the most powerful changes in our world. They shift mindsets, enact laws, and influence how we relate to each other. In this class, we’ll address several key questions: What are the features of a movement that can hold leaders' attention and involve millions of participants? What have today’s social movements learned from... read moreSocial movements are behind the most powerful changes in our world. They shift mindsets, enact laws, and influence how we relate to each other. In this class, we’ll address several key questions: What are the features of a movement that can hold leaders' attention and involve millions of participants? What have today’s social movements learned from their 20th-century predecessors? How are activists harnessing our changing media environment? We'll explore the rhetorical strategies activists use to build power and fight for change in the U.S. and around the world. -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-30-2024 to 05-30-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Leila Thomas, Stroke Research Registered Nurse, NIH Stroke Program/Suburban HospitalTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassThe best way to protect yourself and your loved ones from a stroke is to understand your risk and how to control it. Learn about stroke risk factors and prevention strategies. This webinar will outline a stroke action plan as well as vital signs and symptoms to be aware of using the be F.A.S.T.... read moreThe best way to protect yourself and your loved ones from a stroke is to understand your risk and how to control it. Learn about stroke risk factors and prevention strategies. This webinar will outline a stroke action plan as well as vital signs and symptoms to be aware of using the be F.A.S.T. strategy. -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-03-2024 to 06-03-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:45 AMInstructor: Brandon Roger, MSW, MBATerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassRightsizing is all about making life decisions for yourself before a life emergency makes them for you. Making the decision to rightsize is Step One. Then you need a plan. This presentation offers a series of questions, steps, and solutions impacting your home, your activities, and your lifestyle. By taking stock of your life and aligning the physical with... read moreRightsizing is all about making life decisions for yourself before a life emergency makes them for you. Making the decision to rightsize is Step One. Then you need a plan. This presentation offers a series of questions, steps, and solutions impacting your home, your activities, and your lifestyle. By taking stock of your life and aligning the physical with the emotional, you can empower yourself to live your best life. -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-03-2024 to 06-03-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Denver Brunsman, Associate Chair, Department of History, George Washington UniversityTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineAs we head into the fall election, Denver Brunsman of George Washington University will discuss the history of the Electoral College. Agreed to in the last days of the Constitutional Convention, the Electoral College persists to this day as a relic of 18th-century political thought and compromise. Why did the framers of the Constitution create such a... read moreAs we head into the fall election, Denver Brunsman of George Washington University will discuss the history of the Electoral College. Agreed to in the last days of the Constitutional Convention, the Electoral College persists to this day as a relic of 18th-century political thought and compromise. Why did the framers of the Constitution create such a complicated system for electing the President? Professor Brunsman will explore this and other questions about what might be America’s most unloved political institution. -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-04-2024 to 06-04-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Richard Bell, Professor of History, University of MarylandTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassSeen through American eyes, the Revolution marks a triumphant moment. Through British eyes, it looked quite different. To the King, the war for independence was an affront, a temper tantrum by an ungrateful colonial rabble. But, as historian Richard Bell explains, beyond the palace and Parliament, British responses to the war were anything but monolithic.... read moreSeen through American eyes, the Revolution marks a triumphant moment. Through British eyes, it looked quite different. To the King, the war for independence was an affront, a temper tantrum by an ungrateful colonial rabble. But, as historian Richard Bell explains, beyond the palace and Parliament, British responses to the war were anything but monolithic. The country was bitterly divided as to what the war was about, how to win it, and whether it was worth it. -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-04-2024 to 06-04-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Ernest Liotti, Faculty, Peabody InstituteTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineExplore the music world of Leonard Bernstein through his works for the stage. We’ll begin with his first collaboration with choreographer Jerome Robbins, the ballet “Fancy Free” - the inspiration for Bernstein’s first hit show “On the Town”, and then the lesser known “Peter Pan”. We'll move on to such greats as “Wonderful Town”,... read moreExplore the music world of Leonard Bernstein through his works for the stage. We’ll begin with his first collaboration with choreographer Jerome Robbins, the ballet “Fancy Free” - the inspiration for Bernstein’s first hit show “On the Town”, and then the lesser known “Peter Pan”. We'll move on to such greats as “Wonderful Town”, “Candide” and end with the timeless masterpiece “West Side Story”. Both audio and video clips will be presented. You’ll hear many examples that were used in the film “Maestro”! -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-05-2024 to 06-05-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: John McCarthy, Montgomery County State's AttorneyTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineThe Supreme Court has not always made the right decision. This presentation will be a careful analysis of what history has told us are four of the worst cases ever decided by the Supreme Court. The cases discussed will include Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), Korematsu v. United States (1944), and Buck v. Bell... read moreThe Supreme Court has not always made the right decision. This presentation will be a careful analysis of what history has told us are four of the worst cases ever decided by the Supreme Court. The cases discussed will include Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), Korematsu v. United States (1944), and Buck v. Bell (1927). -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-05-2024 to 06-05-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Beth Kimel, FacilitatorTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreSir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. We will watch this TED talk together and then engage in dialogue about it. Refreshments will be served! (See other TED Talk discussions, class #305 and... read moreSir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. We will watch this TED talk together and then engage in dialogue about it. Refreshments will be served! (See other TED Talk discussions, class #305 and 394)
