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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-03-2023 to 04-03-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Dan Sherman, PhDTerm: 2023-1Location: Online Class(Please note NEW date: Monday, April 3 at 1 pm.) The now legendary Enigma machine was used by all branches of Nazi Germany’s military to encode messages by scrambling letters that could only be read by another machine with proper keys to decode the message. The fact that the Allies were able to intercept and read messages sent at the highest levels of... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-03-2023 to 04-03-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Dan Sherman, PhDTerm: 2023-1Location: Oasis at the Macys Home Store(Please note NEW date: Monday, April 3 at 1 pm.) The now legendary Enigma machine was used by all branches of Nazi Germany’s military to encode messages by scrambling letters that could only be read by another machine with proper keys to decode the message. The fact that the Allies were able to intercept and read messages sent at the highest levels of... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 03-27-2023 to 03-27-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:30 AM → 3:30 PMInstructor: Ken Ow, AARP VolunteerTerm: 2023-1Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreDrivers who complete this course may receive a multi-year discount on their auto insurance, depending on state regulations. Exciting new content includes information on brain health, railroad and animal crossings, plus expanded information on car technology and updates on the many new laws in Maryland. A number of tips will be offered to help reduce your... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 03-27-2023 to 03-27-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 3:00 PM → 4:00 PMInstructor: Ashley Scott, MHA, CDPTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassThe brain is one of the most important and complex organs in the human body. Learn how certain lifestyle interventions and behavioral approaches can enhance brain health, and develop an understanding of the influence you have on your brain’s fitness and... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 03-28-2023 to 03-28-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Julie Kurzava, Music Faculty, Loyola UniversityTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassDorothy Fields, daughter of noted vaudevillian Lew Fields and sister of writer Herbert Fields, was one of few women in... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 03-28-2023 to 03-28-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Julie Kurzava, Music Faculty, Loyola UniversityTerm: 2023-1Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreDorothy Fields, daughter of noted vaudevillian Lew Fields and sister of writer Herbert Fields, was one of few women in... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 03-28-2023 to 03-28-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Bonita Billman, Art History LecturerTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassLike the fictional Cora Levinson Crawley, Lady Grantham on "Downton Abbey," there were many American heiresses in the Edwardian era who married land-rich but cash-poor British aristocrats. Women like Consuelo Vanderbilt and sisters Mary and Daisy Leiter swapped money for titles. The newspapers called them Dollar Princesses. We will look at some of these... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 03-29-2023 to 03-29-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Stephen Klatsky, Retired Attorney and Baseball AficionadoTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassThe Yankees in 1999-2000 were the last team to win consecutive World Series. The Houston Astros will try. Can they? How will our local teams -the Nationals and Orioles fare? How about your favorite team? It is time to play... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 03-29-2023 to 03-29-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Stephen Klatsky, Retired Attorney and Baseball AficionadoTerm: 2023-1Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreThe Yankees in 1999-2000 were the last team to win consecutive World Series. The Houston Astros will try. Can they? How will our local teams -the Nationals and Orioles fare? How about your favorite team? It is time to play... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 03-29-2023 to 03-29-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Sheldon Hochberg, AttorneyTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassIs the Metaverse the next major technological development like the Internet and Artificial Intelligence? Mark Zuckerberg thinks so, which is why he changed his company’s name from Facebook to Meta. But what is the Metaverse? What is it envisioned to be by people like Zuckerberg? How will it affect the lives of your children and grandchildren? These are... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 03-30-2023 to 03-30-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Jane Ellen, Performer, Composer, and Recording ArtistTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassOne of the most successful artists of all time, Elton John (1947- ) has sold over 300 million records. Ranked by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the 100 greatest artists of all time, his career has taken him from session musician, to recording innovative music written with Bernie Taupin, to film soundtracks, and finally to the Broadway stage. A tireless... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-03-2023 to 04-03-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Victor Rezmovic and Gary Cahn, Technology InstructorsTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassWe use technology in our daily lives. Once a technology meets our needs, we tend to stay with it. Technology, however, is always changing. You may benefit from examining what’s new and incorporating these new technologies. Adding or upgrading to new options will enable you to do more, be more productive and often save money. In this class we will help... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-04-2023 to 04-04-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:45 AMInstructor: Grigore Scarlatoiu, Executive Director, Committee for Human Rights in North KoreaTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassJoin Greg Scarlatoiu as he discusses the modern and contemporary political and economic history of South and North Korea. He'll address the "Han River Miracle," the astounding economic development of South Korea, as well as its negative side effects. He'll also analyze the nature of the Kim family regime in North Korea, including its policy of human rights... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-04-2023 to 04-04-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:15 PMInstructor: Bonita Billman, Art History LecturerTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassTanner was one of the first African-American artists who achieved international fame. While he was an expatriate American in Paris, he nevertheless exhibited his work frequently in U.S. exhibitions. To give his religious subjects authenticity, he traveled more than once to the Middle East and North Africa to sketch the people and places of the Bible. ... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-11-2023 to 04-11-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Ken Ow, AARP VolunteerTerm: 2023-1Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StorePlease register for this class through AARP using the link provided. In this workshop, you'll learn how to utilize the latest high-tech safety features in your current car, what technology to look for when shopping for a new car, the safety benefits of blind-spot warning systems, forward collision warnings, lane departure warnings, smart headlights, and... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-11-2023 to 04-11-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 3:00 PM → 4:30 PMInstructor: Jonina Duker, Certified Book Discussion LeaderTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassSometimes childhood friendships mean that those children-grown-to-adults judge each other differently; this family saga plays with that notion. The setting is the Mississippi coast city’s contrasting above and underground worlds. Little-League-baseball-lover and lawyer-turned-author includes plenty of both in his most recent bestseller. Please read the... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-12-2023 to 04-12-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Barbara Paulson, Travel SpecialistTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassParis without the jet lag? Consider the re-purposed ’76 Olympic velodrome that is now home to four enclosed biospheres including a circular aquarium and Antarctic environment (complete with penguins), a center for architecture founded by the Seagram’s heiress, a shop of maple-flavored treats with a maple museum in the basement, and the gastronomic treat... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-13-2023 to 04-13-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: John McCarthy, Montgomery County State's AttorneyTerm: 2023-1Location: 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 2023 legislative session that affect criminal justice in... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-13-2023 to 04-13-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: John McCarthy, Montgomery County State's AttorneyTerm: 2023-1Location: 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 2023 legislative session that affect criminal justice in... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-13-2023 to 04-13-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Deirdre Kann, National Weather Service (Retired)Term: 2023-1Location: Online ClassWhen you look up at the sky on a summer day, do you see a duck, a bunny or a fair weather cumulus cloud? This presentation is all about clouds – how they develop, what they are made of, the distinguishing characteristics of different types of clouds and what they may tell us about the weather. We will learn the 10 basic cloud groups and how they can... read more
