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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-14-2023 to 02-14-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Julie Kurzava, Music Faculty, Loyola UniversityTerm: 2023-1Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreA “standard” is a song that remains popular well beyond its original performance and setting, whether on the radio, on stage or in movies. Countless jazz and popular singers have interpreted standards from the Great American Songbook, ranging from Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra to Michael Buble and Lady Gaga. Julie Kurzava compares styles of... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-14-2023 to 02-14-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Eric Davidson, Professor, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassWe are doing too little, too late to address climate change and its many devastating impacts. On the other hand, we have more powerful science, technology, engineering, economics, and social science to understand and solve the problem than ever before. Dr. Davidson will discuss the means we have to make the transformational changes needed to avert the... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-14-2023 to 02-14-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Eric Davidson, Professor, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceTerm: 2023-1Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreWe are doing too little, too late to address climate change and its many devastating impacts. On the other hand, we have more powerful science, technology, engineering, economics, and social science to understand and solve the problem than ever before. Dr. Davidson will discuss the means we have to make the transformational changes needed to avert the... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-15-2023 to 02-15-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Katie Dishman, Corporate Archivist, Mariott InternationalTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassDid you know that Marriott International started as an A&W Root Beer stand in Washington, DC in 1927? In this class, we'll explore Marriott's history and the company's integral connection with cars. Not only did the stands, named Hot Shoppes, expand because of their drive-ins, but the lodging business began as motor hotels at the advent of the... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-15-2023 to 02-15-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Katie Dishman, Corporate Archivist, Mariott InternationalTerm: 2023-1Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreDid you know that Marriott International started as an A&W Root Beer stand in Washington, DC in 1927? In this class, we'll explore Marriott's history and the company's integral connection with cars. Not only did the stands, named Hot Shoppes, expand because of their drive-ins, but the lodging business began as motor hotels at the advent of the... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-15-2023 to 02-15-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Jane Ellen, Performer, Composer, and Recording ArtistTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassCanadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell (1943- ) is one of the most highly respected songwriters of the 20th century. After making her mark in folk music, she explored jazz stylings, and is now known for her paintings as well as her music, many of which grace her album covers. Her continual struggle for artistic independence has made her a role model for... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-16-2023 to 02-16-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Steven Gimbel, Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg CollegeTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassA combination of Europeans and American ex-pats between the World Wars found themselves pushing the boundaries of literature, art, and ideas. Pablo Picasso, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Josephine Baker, and Coco Channel gathered regularly to contemplate a world without boundaries. (For more "World of Ideas"... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-16-2023 to 02-16-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Dr. Peter Goodwin, President, University of Maryland Center of Environmental ScienceTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassThe climate in Maryland is changing, as it is everywhere. Shifting weather characteristics include the timing and intensity of storms, the duration of extreme heat events, the length of droughts, frequency of wildfire and noticeable changes in our environment. The myriad consequences of these changing characteristics include an escalating incidence of... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-16-2023 to 02-16-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Dr. Peter Goodwin, President, University of Maryland Center of Environmental ScienceTerm: 2023-1Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreThe climate in Maryland is changing, as it is everywhere. Shifting weather characteristics include the timing and intensity of storms, the duration of extreme heat events, the length of droughts, frequency of wildfire and noticeable changes in our environment. The myriad consequences of these changing characteristics include an escalating incidence of... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-21-2023 to 02-21-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:45 AMInstructor: Ronald Kaltenbaugh, President, Electric Vehicle Association of Greater Washington, DCTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassInterested in learning more about electric vehicles, or EVs? Then this program is for you! Topics covered will include the history of EVs, the various types of EVs, the charging of EVs, and the many benefits of EVs. You’ll also learn how the electrification of transportation is one of the key solutions to addressing climate... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-21-2023 to 02-21-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Bonita Billman, Art History LecturerTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassDuring his Paris years (1886-1888), Vincent van Gogh interacted frequently with Pissarro, Seurat, Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec and others. Vincent viewed these artists as outsiders like himself, misunderstood and rejected by conventional gallerists and patrons. Vincent called this circle of young artists "painters of the petit boulevard" in opposition to the... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-21-2023 to 02-21-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 3:00 PM → 4:30 PMInstructor: Jonina Duker, Certified Book Discussion LeaderTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassHave you felt the buzz? The protagonist in this best-selling debut novel is a research chemist who gets fired. No, she didn’t blow anything up at work – it’s just that she is a she, and although unmarried ... gets pregnant. Wanting to stay in the workforce and knowing that “cooking is chemistry,” she becomes a TV cooking show host and a... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-22-2023 to 02-22-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: John McCarthy, Montgomery County State's AttorneyTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassCatherine Hoggle's children went missing in 2014 and she was charged with their murder. However, Hoggle was ruled mentally unfit for trial. In December 2022, the charges were dismissed due to the Maryland law which says a person charged with a felony can be held in a mentally incompetent posture for no more than five years. Mr. McCarthy will discuss... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-22-2023 to 02-22-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: John McCarthy, Montgomery County State's AttorneyTerm: 2023-1Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreCatherine Hoggle's children went missing in 2014 and she was charged with their murder. However, Hoggle was ruled mentally unfit for trial. In December 2022, the charges were dismissed due to the Maryland law which says a person charged with a felony can be held in a mentally incompetent posture for no more than five years. Mr. McCarthy will discuss... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-22-2023 to 02-22-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Larissa Johnson, EdutainerTerm: 2023-1Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreLaughter Practice, aka Laughter Yoga, is a revolutionary idea to refresh the body and spirit. Simple and profound, it is sweeping the world as a physical and mental refresher through a new type of exercise that stresses both without overtaxing either. Usual yoga gear is not needed. Only your time and willingness to laugh and enjoy the hour are... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-23-2023 to 02-23-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Eleanor Tanno, MDTerm: 2023-1Location: Online Class(The date of this class has been changed from January 12 to February 23.) Creating an Advance Directive can be intimidating! Learn the process of creating one with a local, practicing, board certified physician who is passionate about Advance Directives. This class will provide an overview of Advance Directives, including considerations in choosing a... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-27-2023 to 02-27-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Dan Sherman, PhDTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassLike its cousin pi, the number phi has a long and fascinating history. Its value defines the Golden Ratio (also called the “Divine Proportion”) that some say defines beauty in the visual arts and nature. The number is closely related to the famous Fibonacci numbers, which relate to nature (e.g., the number of petals on a flower) and also many... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-27-2023 to 02-27-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Dan Sherman, PhDTerm: 2023-1Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreLike its cousin pi, the number phi has a long and fascinating history. Its value defines the Golden Ratio (also called the “Divine Proportion”) that some say defines beauty in the visual arts and nature. The number is closely related to the famous Fibonacci numbers, which relate to nature (e.g., the number of petals on a flower) and also many... read more
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Sessions: 7Class Date(s): 02-27-2023 to 04-10-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:30 PMInstructor: Nancy Kay, Mah Jongg InstructorTerm: 2023-1Location: 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): 02-27-2023 to 02-27-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 3:00 PM → 4:00 PMInstructor: Julie Knolmayer, PTTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassDiscussion of joint replacement surgery and the exercises that go along with rehabilitation following surgery and continuing into maintenance of the new joints. ... read more
