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Sessions: 6Class Date(s): 10-02-2023 to 11-06-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:30 PMInstructor: Nancy Kay, Mah Jongg InstructorTerm: 2023-3Location: 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 -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-03-2023 to 10-03-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Dorothy Trench Bonett, WriterTerm: 2023-3Location: Online ClassThe terracotta army near Xi’an in Shaanxi Province, China is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its 2,200 year old soldiers regarded as treasures of world art. This class will explain what the army consists of and what it is guarding, using facts from ancient Chinese texts and modern archaeology. It also will present the fascinating figure of the First... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-03-2023 to 10-03-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Dorothy Trench Bonett, WriterTerm: 2023-3Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreThe terracotta army near Xi’an in Shaanxi Province, China is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its 2,200 year old soldiers regarded as treasures of world art. This class will explain what the army consists of and what it is guarding, using facts from ancient Chinese texts and modern archaeology. It also will present the fascinating figure of the First... read more
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Sessions: 10Class Date(s): 10-03-2023 to 12-12-2023No Class: November 7Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Lori Spak, Retired MCPS Spanish TeacherTerm: 2023-3Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreThis is an introductory course to Spanish language and the culture. The purpose is to facilitate the practical application of the language in everyday oral and written communication at the beginning novice level. The focus will be on basic communication skills, while becoming familiar with the Spanish-speaking world. Students will learn structures that... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-03-2023 to 10-03-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Rebeccah Ballo, Historic Preservation Supervisor, Montgomery County Planning DepartmentTerm: 2023-3Location: Online ClassThe Mapping Segregation Project aims to help Montgomery Planning document and explain how the real estate industry, laws, government programs, and other institutionalized and systemic actions have led to inequitable development in Montgomery County. By examining racial restrictive covenants recorded in the land records, historians in the Planning Department... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-03-2023 to 10-03-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Rebeccah Ballo, Historic Preservation Supervisor, Montgomery County Planning DepartmentTerm: 2023-3Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreThe Mapping Segregation Project aims to help Montgomery Planning document and explain how the real estate industry, laws, government programs, and other institutionalized and systemic actions have led to inequitable development in Montgomery County. By examining racial restrictive covenants recorded in the land records, historians in the Planning Department... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-04-2023 to 10-04-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Linda Coleman, Associate Professor, Department of English, University of MarylandTerm: 2023-3Location: Online ClassPoliticians use language in ways that sometimes seem rather . . . unusual. But word meaning isn’t just what you find in a dictionary. Rather, it’s created by the frameworks of background knowledge and beliefs that the audience brings to it. We’ll explore some of these frameworks and see what we can learn from how politicians use their... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-04-2023 to 10-04-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Linda Coleman, Associate Professor, Department of English, University of MarylandTerm: 2023-3Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StorePoliticians use language in ways that sometimes seem rather . . . unusual. But word meaning isn’t just what you find in a dictionary. Rather, it’s created by the frameworks of background knowledge and beliefs that the audience brings to it. We’ll explore some of these frameworks and see what we can learn from how politicians use their... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-04-2023 to 10-04-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 2:30 PM → 4:00 PMInstructor: Beth Kimel, FacilitatorTerm: 2023-3Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreTED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas in the form of short, powerful recorded talks. Perspective is everything, especially when it comes to examining your beliefs. Are you a soldier, prone to defending your viewpoint at all costs -- or a scout, spurred by curiosity? Julia Galef examines the motivations behind these two mindsets and how they shape... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-05-2023 to 10-05-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Deirdre Kann, National Weather Service (Retired)Term: 2023-3Location: Online ClassSince 1980, hurricanes and tropical cyclones have caused the more damage and deaths in the United States than any other type of weather or climate disaster. This presentation will cover how and where these tropical systems form and why the resulting damage can be so extreme. We will review some of the most extreme U.S. events, as well as hurricanes that... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-09-2023 to 10-09-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 3:00 PM → 4:00 PMInstructor: Barbara G. Resnick, PhD, CRNP; Professor, University of MarylandTerm: 2023-3Location: Online ClassThis class will focus on a review of ways to motivate yourself, and keep yourself motivated, to engage in physical activity. It will begin with a review of physical activity guidelines and what you should think about as your goals. We'll then address screening and whether or not it is needed. We'll next have a comprehensive review of tricks of the trade to... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-10-2023 to 10-10-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Bonnie Rosenthal, Executive DirectorTerm: 2023-3Location: TripJoin us for a guided walking tour of the enchanting historic National Park Seminary, once a private women’s school, then Walter Reed’s rehabilitation center, and now a unique residential... read more -
Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 10-10-2023 to 10-12-2023Day(s) of the week: Tuesday, ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Deeva Garel, Technology InstructorTerm: 2023-3Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreBump your smartphone skills up a notch and learn how to use the full complement of camera and photo editing features for fun and creative photography. Learn about new techniques and resources to get started and/or improve your photography using your cell phone. Please bring your fully-charged Apple or Android cell phone, your charger, and your Google login... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-27-2023 to 10-27-2023Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Lieutenant Tenesha Jensen, Deputy Director, Training and Education DivisionTerm: 2023-3Location: TripAt the Academy, you will meet the men and women who train Montgomery County Police Officers on use of force. There will be a brief classroom presentation followed by an actual demonstration conducted by the Montgomery County Police regarding de-escalation tactics and police use of force and then a tour. Participants are responsible for their own... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-11-2023 to 10-11-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:15 PMInstructor: Brian Rose, Professor (ret.), Department of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham UniversityTerm: 2023-3Location: Online ClassFrom 1956 to 1969, Elvis Presley made 31 films, playing the above-the-title star in all but one. That’s an extraordinary achievement and it helped make him one of the wealthiest performers in Hollywood as a result. But unfortunately, Elvis’ dream of being taken seriously as an actor and becoming a true movie star was never fulfilled, thanks to the... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-16-2023 to 10-16-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Dr. Michael Kryzanek, Professor Emeritus, Political Science, Bridgewater State UniversityTerm: 2023-3Location: Online ClassDuring the mid 1900s the Osage tribe in Oklahoma were targeted in a murderous scheme to steal their oil rights by assassinating or poisoning key members of the tribe. Not until the FBI under the direction of J.Edgar Hoover was justice meted out to the killers, yet hundreds of Osage people were killed. The presentation will follow the Reign of Terror from... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-17-2023 to 10-17-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Stephen Klatsky and Jerry Brennan, Baseball AficionadosTerm: 2023-3Location: Online ClassThe lives of Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson, two of the greatest baseball talents of the Negro Leagues is the focus. Included is a snapshot of the founding and demise (after integration) of the Negro... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-17-2023 to 10-17-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Stephen Klatsky and Jerry Brennan, Baseball AficionadosTerm: 2023-3Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreThe lives of Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson, two of the greatest baseball talents of the Negro Leagues is the focus. Included is a snapshot of the founding and demise (after integration) of the Negro... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-17-2023 to 10-17-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Anthony Cohen, President, Menare FoundationTerm: 2023-3Location: Online ClassHistorian Anthony Cohen of the Menare Foundation will speak about the importance of freedom in the era of emancipation. Learn how black Montgomery countians won their liberty through self-liberation and resistance, and discover why their stories of triumph live on through Emancipation Day and Juneteenth... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-17-2023 to 10-17-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 3:00 PM → 4:30 PMInstructor: Jonina Duker, Certified Book Discussion LeaderTerm: 2023-3Location: Online ClassWhat makes you as a reader trust the narrator in a novel? In this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, author Diaz “plays” with the fictional tellers of his tale and then with you the reader. The setting is moneyed New York City in the Roaring Twenties. Please read the book so you can participate in our structured, facilitated, Zoom discussion. (Note:... read more
