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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-18-2023 to 10-18-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Richard Bell, Professor of History, University of MarylandTerm: 2023-3Location: Online ClassDuring the American Revolutionary War, the British military made big promises to enslaved Americans. In return for taking up arms against the patriots, enslaved people won pledges from British commanders that they would free them when Britain won the war. So, what happened when Britain instead lost? This talk explores these Black fugitives’ extraordinary... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-18-2023 to 10-18-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Ken Ow, AARP VolunteerTerm: 2023-3Location: 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 -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-19-2023 to 10-19-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Christopher Cruise, JournalistTerm: 2023-3Location: Online ClassFifty years ago, President Richard Nixon directed Attorney General Elliott Richardson to fire Archibald Cox -- the special prosecutor investigating the Watergate affair. Richardson refused and resigned -- as did Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus. Solicitor General Robert Bork, the number three official in the Justice Department -- and by then the... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-19-2023 to 10-19-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Christopher Cruise, JournalistTerm: 2023-3Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreFifty years ago, President Richard Nixon directed Attorney General Elliott Richardson to fire Archibald Cox -- the special prosecutor investigating the Watergate affair. Richardson refused and resigned -- as did Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus. Solicitor General Robert Bork, the number three official in the Justice Department -- and by then the... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-19-2023 to 10-19-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Bonita Billman, Art History LecturerTerm: 2023-3Location: Online ClassWe all know Tiffany’s—they of the robin’s egg blue box—but how many people understand that there were two Tiffanys, father and son, whose businesses were separate but entwined? The firms of Father (Charles Lewis) and son (Louis Comfort) exhibited side by side at the World’s Fair of 1900 in Paris. At his father’s death, Louis Comfort Tiffany took... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-23-2023 to 10-23-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 3:00 PM → 4:00 PMInstructor: Mai Eltabak, PharmD, Suburban HospitalTerm: 2023-3Location: Online ClassWe'll focus on the most common drugs used by older adults (e.g., statins, blood thinners, blood pressure, bone building). What are common side effects of these drugs and how do they interact with other otc drugs, herbals, supplements, food, etc? We'll also discuss how to safely manage and store home... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-24-2023 to 10-24-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Julie Kurzava, Faculty, Loyola UniversityTerm: 2023-3Location: Online ClassWhile less known than some of his contemporaries, songwriter Jule Styne wrote over 1500 songs in his 50-year career, spanning the history of the American songbook and beyond. Styne began his career playing in house bands in 1920’s Chicago speakeasies, then went on to write songs for classic Hollywood films, hits for Frank Sinatra and Broadway musicals for... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-24-2023 to 10-24-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Julie Kurzava, Faculty, Loyola UniversityTerm: 2023-3Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreWhile less known than some of his contemporaries, songwriter Jule Styne wrote over 1500 songs in his 50-year career, spanning the history of the American songbook and beyond. Styne began his career playing in house bands in 1920’s Chicago speakeasies, then went on to write songs for classic Hollywood films, hits for Frank Sinatra and Broadway musicals for... read more
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Sessions: 6Class Date(s): 10-24-2023 to 11-28-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Gary Cahn, Bridge InstructorTerm: 2023-3Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreBridge is a terrific game that helps keep your mind alert and provides enjoyable times with friends. At the same time, it requires concentration and a reasonably good memory. This course is designed for people who have never played bridge. The following topics will be covered: counting points in your hand; bids at the one level; responses by partner;... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-25-2023 to 10-25-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 2:00 PM → 3:30 PMInstructor: Victor Rezmovic, Technology InstructorTerm: 2023-3Location: Online ClassUnfortunately, our boxes of negatives, photos, color slides, VHS and 8 MM movies are not easy to view in the digital age of iPads, iPhones and YouTube. We’ll examine some easy and inexpensive ways to convert our older technologies to digital format and a conversion tool to take color slides and negatives and save them as digital files. We’ll look at a... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-25-2023 to 10-25-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 2:00 PM → 3:30 PMInstructor: Victor Rezmovic, Technology InstructorTerm: 2023-3Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreUnfortunately, our boxes of negatives, photos, color slides, VHS and 8 MM movies are not easy to view in the digital age of iPads, iPhones and YouTube. We’ll examine some easy and inexpensive ways to convert our older technologies to digital format and a conversion tool to take color slides and negatives and save them as digital files. We’ll look at a... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-26-2023 to 10-26-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Margie Hackett, Manager of Transition Care at Suburban HospitalTerm: 2023-3Location: Online ClassAdvocating for yourself as a patient can be a difficult task. Medical information is overwhelming, and you may not know what questions to ask. This webinar will discuss what questions to ask and knowing when to visit your provider and specialists. Join the Manager of Transition Care at Suburban Hospital, Margie Hackett, as she discusses navigating the... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-26-2023 to 10-26-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Steven Gimbel, Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg CollegeTerm: 2023-3Location: Online Class(At the instructor's request, the date AND time of this class have been changed from October 5 to Thursday, October 26 at 10:30 am.) Human actions are determined by the working of our brains, but those brains are made up of matter that has to obey the laws of physics. Does that mean that we are just machines? We think we choose our actions, that we have... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-26-2023 to 10-26-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Judy Scott Feldman, Ph.D., Art Historian/National Mall CoalitionTerm: 2023-3Location: Online ClassAsk three people what Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment” in the Sistine Chapel says to them and you’re likely to get three different answers. So too it was with critics and art historians in the 16th century, and remains today. Perhaps the most famous painted depiction of heaven and hell in art history, Michelangelo envisions a maelstrom of nude bodies,... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-26-2023 to 10-26-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Judy Scott Feldman, Ph.D., Art Historian/National Mall CoalitionTerm: 2023-3Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreAsk three people what Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment” in the Sistine Chapel says to them and you’re likely to get three different answers. So too it was with critics and art historians in the 16th century, and remains today. Perhaps the most famous painted depiction of heaven and hell in art history, Michelangelo envisions a maelstrom of nude bodies,... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-27-2023 to 10-27-2023Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Marianne Starr, Naturalist, Locust Grove Nature CenterTerm: 2023-3Location: TripLevel of difficulty: 1/5. This will be a flat leisurely walk along the dirt and stone towpath where we’ll explore the history, flora and fauna of a section of the C&O Canal. We’ll have views of the Potomac River, herons fishing, and if it’s mild, maybe see turtles sunning on logs, so bring binoculars if you have them. Portajohns are available in... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-30-2023 to 10-30-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Wider Circle Volunteer CoordinatorTerm: 2023-3Location: TripPlease join us for Oasis Volunteer Day at A Wider Circle. A Wider Circle’s Essential Support program provides basic items for the home to our neighbors seeking to rise out of poverty. Volunteers help sort donations and stock the showrooms where clients select their items. With the help of volunteer groups like ours, A Wider Circle is able to furnish... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-31-2023 to 10-31-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Dan Sherman, PhDTerm: 2023-3Location: Online ClassOn July 20, 1969, a team of American astronauts met the goal set by President Kennedy in 1969 to land on the moon by 1970 and safely return to earth. This talk will describe the careers of the Apollo astronauts, from those who died in a launch rehearsal in 1967 to the last men who walked (and rode) on the moon in 1972. The class will present a chance to... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-31-2023 to 10-31-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Dan Sherman, PhDTerm: 2023-3Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreOn July 20, 1969, a team of American astronauts met the goal set by President Kennedy in 1969 to land on the moon by 1970 and safely return to earth. This talk will describe the careers of the Apollo astronauts, from those who died in a launch rehearsal in 1967 to the last men who walked (and rode) on the moon in 1972. The class will present a chance to... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 11-01-2023 to 11-01-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Richard Bell, Professor of History, University of MarylandTerm: 2023-3Location: Online ClassFrederick Douglass was a visionary—a prophet who could see a better future that lay just beyond reach. His talents were nothing short of extraordinary and he put his exceptional gifts to use in the service of freedom, driving American slavery into the grave. In this talk, we’ll explore this many-sided man’s life, family, and career, and consider his... read more
