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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-16-2024 to 07-16-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:15 PMInstructor: Brian Rose, Professor (ret.), Department of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham UniversityTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassThe movies and dancing are a partnership born in heaven. From its very beginnings, the new medium of motion pictures turned toward dance as one of the best ways to showcase its unique ability to make movement come alive. And through the decades, it’s been dancing on the big screen that has provided some of the most ecstatic moments in film... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-18-2024 to 07-18-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Steven Gimbel, Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg CollegeTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassMachines can think...or can they? We know computers can calculate, and we know that for us to calculate we must think, but surely it does not then follow that computers must have thoughts. But could they? What would it mean for a machine to think? How would we know if a machine was actually thinking or just making it look as if it... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-22-2024 to 07-22-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Dr. Michael Kryzanek, Professor Emeritus, Political Science, Bridgewater State UniversityTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassThe United States military is an essential institution within the governing structure of the country. The military is not only charged with protecting the nation from foreign threats, but is also an important factor in affecting domestic economic conditions and enhancing corporate growth. This course will examine the role played by the military in shaping... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-23-2024 to 07-23-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 3:00 PM → 4:30 PMInstructor: Jonina Duker, Certified Book Discussion LeaderTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassIt’s July, in Michigan, first during 1988 and then during 2020. First it’s the Tom Lake summer stock company performing Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town”, and then it’s the female lead Lara and her family harvesting their cherry-orchard farm while isolated on their own in the pandemic. It’s the third time we’re turning to Oasis crowd-pleaser Ann... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-26-2024 to 07-26-2024Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Mona Kaleem, MD, Wilmer Eye InstituteTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassLearn about glaucoma and its effect on eye health. Dr. Kaleem will detail how it is diagnosed, prevented and how to treat... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-30-2024 to 07-30-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Richard Bell, Professor of History, University of MarylandTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassThe Transatlantic Slave Trade was the largest forced migration in human history. In all, more than 12 million African men, women, and children were kidnapped, enslaved and made to board European ships destined for the New World. However, this talk turns this history inside out, examining the huge varieties of African resistance to this 400-year-long... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-30-2024 to 07-30-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Barbara Paulson, Travel SpecialistTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassVisit an English Anglican church in the heart of this most French North American city; check out a former prison, later college, now historical society headquarters; view hundreds of fresco murals depicting everything from fairy tales to the1889 landslides to fishing trades; peruse the medical instruments collection from the oldest hospital in North... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-06-2024 to 08-06-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Bonita Billman, Art History LecturerTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassDr. A.C. Barnes made his fortune marketing patent medicine in “Mainline” Philadelphia. In establishing the Barnes Foundation, he sought to use art as a tool to teach students how to think critically. To that end, from 1912 until his death in 1951, Barnes purchased hundreds of works of art – from Impressionists to African masks – which he arranged... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-08-2024 to 08-08-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Steven Gimbel, Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg CollegeTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassAre there thoughts we cannot think and if so, how can we think about them? What are the limits of thoughts? Are they indicative of aspects of the world or simply arbitrary boundaries of our neurological wiring? We can surely think of thinks that are false, but can we imagine that which is impossible? Could there be truths that we cannot know and if so, how... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-13-2024 to 08-13-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Briana Thomas, Historian, Journalist and Tour GuideTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassBefore chain coffeeshops and luxury high-rises, before desegregation and the 1968 riots, Washington’s Greater U Street was known as Black... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-20-2024 to 08-20-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 3:00 PM → 4:30 PMInstructor: Jonina Duker, Certified Book Discussion LeaderTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassDespite being dyslexic and dysgraphic, Pip Williams grew up loving words: “‘I was like one of those Olympic swimmers who started swimming because he had asthma. My dad knew I had difficulties spelling, so he gave me three dictionaries.” So it’s not a surprise that her best-selling first novel is historical fiction about the Oxford English Dictionary... read more
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Sessions: 7Class Date(s): 05-15-2024 to 08-07-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Roberta Drucker, LCSW-CTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassOur Caregiver Support Group offers a place to learn from the experiences of others and to encourage those who are in similar circumstances. Even when caring for a loved one is an act of love, it still takes many new skills and energy. Compassionate professionals will facilitate the sessions. Some sessions will spotlight expert guest speakers on various... read more -
Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 05-03-2024 to 08-02-2024Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 2:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Volunteers, Alzheimer's Association, National Capital Area ChapterTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassAre you or a loved one experiencing issues with memory loss or other cognitive impairment? Do you have trouble with your daily activities? Join us for a fun and social way for you to meet and spend time with others experiencing a similar journey. You are not alone. Limit: 18 Group will meet: May 3, June 7, July 12, August... read more -
Sessions: 9Class Date(s): 05-03-2024 to 06-28-2024Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 1:30 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Erika Campbell, Strength and Balance InstructorTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassImproving your balance can help prevent falls and enhance your mobility! Each session will include strength training of your core and legs as well as stretching for common tight areas. You will learn practical strategies and tips for preventing falls while enjoying some fun balance and coordination exercises. Exercises may be performed seated or standing.... read more -
Sessions: 8Class Date(s): 07-12-2024 to 08-30-2024Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 1:30 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Erika Campbell, Strength and Balance InstructorTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassImproving your balance can help prevent falls and enhance your mobility! Each session will include strength training of your core and legs as well as stretching for common tight areas. You will learn practical strategies and tips for preventing falls while enjoying some fun balance and coordination exercises. Exercises may be performed seated or standing.... read more
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Sessions: 6Class Date(s): 05-28-2024 to 07-02-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:30 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Erika Campbell, Strength and Balance InstructorTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassDo you want to build strength but struggle to stand for long periods? Come join me for a chair based strength class! We will work with some light weights, mostly seated with some standing moves using some support. This is meant to help build endurance, support your balance and make you stronger. Ideal equipment is a set of 1-5 lb weights and a resistance... read more -
Sessions: 6Class Date(s): 07-09-2024 to 08-27-2024No Class: July 23 & 30Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:30 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Erika Campbell, Strength and Balance InstructorTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassDo you want to build strength but struggle to stand for long periods? Come join me for a chair based strength class! We will work with some light weights, mostly seated with some standing moves using some support. This is meant to help build endurance, support your balance and make you stronger. Ideal equipment is a set of 1-5 lb weights and a resistance... read more
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Sessions: 8Class Date(s): 05-07-2024 to 07-02-2024No Class: June 18Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 2:30 PM → 3:30 PMInstructor: Kathy Hankins, Certified Yoga and Meditation InstructorTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassManeuver through today’s busy and stressful world with techniques of meditation. Practiced in many forms, meditation techniques of mindfulness, guided imagery, and humming are just a few that can help you work toward calm and inner harmony. Explore different methods to see what works for you! All you need is comfortable clothing and a willingness to... read more -
Sessions: 8Class Date(s): 07-09-2024 to 08-27-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 2:30 PM → 3:30 PMInstructor: Kathy Hankins, Certified Yoga and Meditation InstructorTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassManeuver through today’s busy and stressful world with techniques of meditation. Practiced in many forms, meditation techniques of mindfulness, guided imagery, and humming are just a few that can help you work toward calm and inner harmony. Explore different methods to see what works for you! All you need is comfortable clothing and a willingness to... read more
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Featured Peer-Led Discussion GroupSessions: 16Class Date(s): 05-06-2024 to 08-26-2024No Class: May 27Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Oasis MembersTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassThis group provides a forum to engage in intellectual conversation with a peer group and explore areas of common interest. Topics for discussion are selected by the group. There is a designated moderator. No class May 27. Limit:... read more
