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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 -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-13-2024 to 07-13-2024Day(s) of the week: SaturdayTime: 10:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Marianne Starr, Naturalist, Locust Grove Nature CenterTerm: 2024-2Location: TripLevel of Difficulty: 2.5 out of 5 We'll walk along Rock Creek, look for summer wildflowers, interesting arthropods and enjoy a summer morning in the woods. Meet at the Veirs Mill Local Park, 4425 Garrett Park Road, Silver Spring, MD 20906. Portajohns are available. Walkers will leave promptly at 10:00 am, so plan to arrive and park before... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-15-2024 to 07-15-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Patricia Maclay, Board Member, The American Friends of LafayetteTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineIn August 1824, the Marquis de Lafayette, a Frenchman and the last surviving major general of the American Revolution, triumphantly returned to the country he loved. Over the next year, Lafayette covered over 6000 miles by carriage, stagecoach, canal barge, and steamboat, traveling to all 24 exiting states and “Washington City.” This presentation will... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-16-2024 to 07-16-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Guillermo Warley, Electronics EngineerTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineExamining four technologies that have great potential to play a major role in solving, mitigating or reversing earth’s big challenges: water desalination, carbon capture utilization and storage, and batteries for EV’s and grid energy storage. A discussion of the potential help that the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence can... read more -
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: 6Class Date(s): 07-16-2024 to 08-20-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Michele Heffner, Canasta InstructorTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreCanasta is hot these days! It’s become a very popular pastime in the last few years. Come learn this old card game in its modernized version. You'll learn the basics of playing the game, strategies, and rules, and have fun playing with other... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-17-2024 to 07-17-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Dan Sherman, PhDTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineBorn into the Russian aristocracy, Sergei Rachmaninoff quickly showed gifts as a composer and as a pianist. He went on to a spectacular international career, often performing his own works, including piano concertos that are frequently performed today. This class will review Rachmaninoff’s life and career, demonstrating the range and richness of his work... 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): 07-22-2024 to 07-22-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Wider Circle Volunteer CoordinatorTerm: 2024-2Location: TripA 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 10-20 homes free of charge each day for our neighbors in... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-23-2024 to 07-23-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 3:30 PMInstructor: Ken Ow, AARP VolunteerTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreDrivers who complete this course may receive a multi-year discount on their auto insurance, depending on state regulations. Exciting new content includes information on brain health, railroad and animal crossings, plus expanded information on car technology and updates on the many new laws in Maryland. A number of tips will be offered to help reduce your... 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): 07-24-2024 to 07-24-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:45 AMInstructor: Jenna Febrizio, PhD, Curator and Director of Education, Heurich House MuseumTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineLocated in Dupont Circle, the Heurich House Museum explores the American Experience through the legacy of German immigrant Christian Heurich and his Washington, DC Brewery and creates an equitable path to success for local small-scale businesses. The Heurich family lived in the Victorian-era mansion from 1894 to 1956. The house included many... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-24-2024 to 07-24-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Daryl Davis, MusicianTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineAll Americans know the game football. However in most other countries, other than Canada, the term "football" refers to the game we call "soccer." But we don't have to leave the U.S. to find different interpretations of the same word or phrases. There are often differences in how Black & White Americans perceive and interpret the same words. This class... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-25-2024 to 07-25-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Ralph D Buglass, Montgomery HistoryTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineThis is a follow-on to a February Oasis presentation spotlighting lesser-known places of interest in Montgomery County. Through illustrated slides, participants will learn about the county's national landmarks -- including three houses in which notable women lived -- as well as other out-of-the-way fascinating structures. Did you know, for example, there... read more -
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-25-2024 to 07-25-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Ken Ow, AARP VolunteerTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreIn 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 more! Limit:... read more
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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): 07-29-2024 to 07-29-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:45 AMInstructor: Bernardo Vega, Investigator, Office of Consumer ProtectionTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineDigital payment platforms allow us to send money quickly without the hassle of carrying cash. However, because of this convenience it’s important to slow down and be mindful of who you are sending money to. Much like cash, your money can be hard to get back once you have sent it. We’ll discuss payment app options and best practices for using them... read more
