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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-07-2022 to 07-07-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Daryl Davis, MusicianTerm: 2022-2Location: Online ClassIs 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 -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-07-2022 to 07-07-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Daryl Davis, MusicianTerm: 2022-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreIs 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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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-07-2022 to 07-07-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Denver Brunsman, Associate Chair, Department of History, George Washington UniversityTerm: 2022-2Location: Online ClassIn 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 -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-08-2022 to 07-08-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Donald Pelles, Ph.D., Certified HypnotherapistTerm: 2022-2Location: Online ClassIn 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 -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-08-2022 to 07-08-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 6:00 PM → 7:00 PMInstructor: Chris Burns, Many-StringsTerm: 2022-2Location: Online ClassThe 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 -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-11-2022 to 07-11-2022Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Richard Bell, Professor of History, University of MarylandTerm: 2022-2Location: Online ClassThe 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 -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-11-2022 to 07-11-2022Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Richard Bell, Professor of History, University of MarylandTerm: 2022-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreThe 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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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-11-2022 to 07-11-2022Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Lola Sparrowhawk, Int'l Award-Winning Author/HistorianTerm: 2022-2Location: Online ClassWe 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 -
Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 07-12-2022 to 07-19-2022Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Steven Friedman, Music HistorianTerm: 2022-2Location: Online ClassThis 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 -
Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 07-12-2022 to 07-19-2022Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Steven Friedman, Music HistorianTerm: 2022-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreThis 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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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-12-2022 to 07-12-2022Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeTerm: 2022-2Location: Online ClassIt 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 -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-12-2022 to 07-12-2022Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 3:00 PM → 4:30 PMInstructor: Dan Rose, Writer, Editor and EducatorTerm: 2022-2Location: Online ClassThe 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 -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-13-2022 to 07-13-2022Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: John McCarthy, Montgomery County State's AttorneyTerm: 2022-2Location: Online ClassThe 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 -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-13-2022 to 07-13-2022Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: John McCarthy, Montgomery County State's AttorneyTerm: 2022-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreThe 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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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-13-2022 to 07-13-2022Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:15 PMInstructor: Brian Rose, Professor (ret.), Department of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham UniversityTerm: 2022-2Location: Online ClassAmerican 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 -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-14-2022 to 07-14-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Dan Sherman, Musical Theatre InstructorTerm: 2022-2Location: Online ClassKnown 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 -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-14-2022 to 07-14-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Dan Sherman, Musical Theatre InstructorTerm: 2022-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreKnown 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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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-14-2022 to 07-14-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Libby Lamancusa, Registered DietitianTerm: 2022-2Location: Online ClassLearn 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 -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-15-2022 to 07-15-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Steven Gimbel, Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg CollegeTerm: 2022-2Location: Online ClassRene 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 -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-15-2022 to 07-15-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Barbara Paulson, Travel SpecialistTerm: 2022-2Location: Online ClassNeed 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
