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Sessions: 6Class Date(s): 06-18-2024 to 07-30-2024No Class: 07-02-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Gary Cahn, Computer InstructorTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StorePrerequisite: Completion of the Oasis Bridge for Beginners course taught in the winter of 2024. If you did not take that course, you MUST call Oasis and obtain permission from the instructor to take this course. The following topics will be covered: very brief review of the Bridge for Beginners course, bids at the 2 level and responses by partner,... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-19-2024 to 06-19-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Topher Bellavia, Improv Teacher and PerformerTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreEvery day and from moment to moment, we are all improvising our lives. Learning a few “improv” techniques can help boost brain health, illuminate possibilities, and foster creative expression. In this workshop, outside worries will melt away as you play improv games and laugh with others in a relaxing and supportive... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-20-2024 to 06-20-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Steven Gimbel, Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg CollegeTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassThe classical Greeks defined human beings as rational animals, but are we really? It turns out that our brains are actually wired in many circumstances to believe irrational ideas, to draw unsupported conclusions and believe them. We will examine a number of these cognitive biases and logical fallacies and consider ways to avoid... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-20-2024 to 06-20-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Dorothy Trench Bonett, WriterTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineDid women have a Renaissance? The historical answer is yes. But what does this mean? In her talk, Dorothy Trench Bonett will discuss the effects of humanism on women’s education in 15th and 16th century Europe and introduce women like Sophonisba Anguissola, Marguerite de Navarre and Louise Labe who painted, sculpted and wrote poetry and plays in this... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-24-2024 to 06-24-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Elaine Apter, Secretary, League of Women Voters, Montgomery Cty.Term: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineMany factors will be contributing to how voters are receiving knowledge about candidates and issues in the 2024 Presidential Election. We will discuss AI, social media, TV, international interference and how they are affecting the 2024 Presidential Election... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-24-2024 to 06-24-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Adrienne Hausman, Certified Master Holistic AromatherapistTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreLearn about the benefits of essential oils (concentrated plant extracts) and how to apply these oils to points on the face, hands, and chest. Acupressure involves applying pressure to different parts of the body to help reduce pain, stimulate the mind, and calm the nervous system. When we combine essential oils with a light touch to these areas, we create a... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-25-2024 to 06-25-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David B Lindauer, Lt. Colonel (Ret.), US Army Signal CorpsTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineRarely in modern military history has any unit identified so strongly with its commander as did Patton’s Third Army in the final campaigns of World War II. We will take a look at the Third Army, its commander, and its notable campaigns from the breakout from Normandy until it crossed Germany and entered Czechoslovakia. Along the way, we’ll discuss some... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-25-2024 to 06-25-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Barbara Blumberg Ressin, CCBCTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineFashion has been in existence in America since the first Pilgrim women arrived in the 1600s. What determined fashion is as varied as the fashions themselves. Mores, religion, government, politics, laws, wars, economics, and practicality all played significant roles in deciding what we women should wear. By way of a PowerPoint that includes videos of... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-25-2024 to 06-25-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 3:00 PM → 4:30 PMInstructor: Jonina Duker, Certified Book Discussion LeaderTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassIt reads like a thriller; yet the story of an almost ten-billion dollar disaster is all too true and a harbinger of times to come. Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada used to be America’s biggest foreign supplier of oil. Then came May 2016, and the usual cyclic fire in the adjacent northern-climate forest burned until August 2017. Charles Darwin credited the... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-26-2024 to 06-26-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Daryl Davis, MusicianTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreFrom the mid-1950s through the present, his influence continues to shape Rock music like no one else on many different levels. He introduced flamboyance and glamour to the genre and the screaming of "Wooo," which permeates the songs of the Beatles and the Beach Boys and many others. Definitely a one-of-a-kind entertainer and certainly one of the wildest... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-26-2024 to 06-26-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Febe Huezo, Outreach Associate, Montgomery County Public LibrariesTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineDiscover resources available at Montgomery County Public Libraries, from movie streaming to e-books and online courses, all free with your Library card. If you don't have a library card and would like one, you can sign up online for a digital card or get one at your local... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-26-2024 to 06-26-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 2:00 PM → 3:30 PMInstructor: Volunteer CoordinatorTerm: 2024-2Location: TripPlease join us for Oasis Volunteer Day at Comfort Cases. Comfort Cases serves children being placed in foster care. Most are removed from their homes with little more than the clothes on their backs. Through Comfort Cases, these children receive a special bag containing a cozy new pair of pajamas, a brand new warm blanket, and a new stuffed animal to... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-27-2024 to 06-27-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Dana Hirsch and Burney Simpson, Jewish Council for the AgingTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineJCA's mission is to help older adults in the greater Washington, DC region thrive. Learn about JCA’s information and referral programs. We provide personalized guidance on everything from housing to transportation and... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-27-2024 to 06-27-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Michele F. Bellantoni, M.D., C.M.D., Clinical Director, Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology, Johns Hopkins MedicineTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassWith age, bones tend to shrink in size and density, making them weaker and more likely to fracture. Learn about bone health during the aging process along with osteoporosis prevention and... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-01-2024 to 07-01-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Adrienne Hausman, Certified Master Holistic AromatherapistTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreCreate a lovely, lemon hand scrub after exploring the therapeutic applications of essential oils (concentrated plant extracts) for maintaining healthy skin. These oils can address dryness, inflammation, and skin tone. We will learn about carrier oils such as jojoba, sweet almond, and coconut for diluting the essential oils and providing nourishment to the... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-02-2024 to 07-02-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Richard Bell, Professor of History, University of MarylandTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassWhen Tom Paine, the author of Common Sense, died in June 1809 only a dozen people came to his funeral. This program examines Paine’s meteoric rise to celebrity status during the American Revolution and his equally dramatic fall from grace in the decades afterwards. Once lionized as our most relatable and revolutionary founding father, Tom Paine died a... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-09-2024 to 07-09-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Guillermo Warley, Electronics EngineerTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineExamining three major challenges our planet is facing: air pollution, water supply and climate change. Definitions, background, causes and predictions for the future, with a discussion of the potential role of engineering solutions at the institutional/educational level and the industry/commercial... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-10-2024 to 07-10-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: John McCarthy, Montgomery County State's AttorneyTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineThe Supreme Court has set the parameters for American criminal procedure since the ratification of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments. For better or for worse, the decisions dictate the entirety of the process of the criminal justice system. This presentation will focus on four of the most important Supreme Court cases in criminal procedure, including... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-10-2024 to 07-10-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Beth Kimel, FacilitatorTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreStress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case. Psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positive and introduces us to an unsung mechanism for stress... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-11-2024 to 07-11-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Seth Kibel, Musician and ComposerTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreHear about the life, career and music of a unique artist, Louis Armstrong. Satchmo played a pivotal role in the transformation of jazz from a niche genre into American popular music. Follow his childhood in New Orleans to his formative years in Chicago and his eventual rise to international superstardom. Recordings, video excerpts and live performances from... read more
