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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-27-2022 to 06-27-2022Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Lola Sparrowhawk, Author/HistorianTerm: 2022-2Location: Online ClassEuropean nations came to the Americas to increase their wealth, claim territory, and broaden their influence over world affairs. By 1650 England had established a dominant presence on the Atlantic coast. In 1770, more than 2 million people lived and worked in Great Britain's 13 North American colonies. The British colonists formed the First Continental... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-28-2022 to 06-28-2022Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Victor Rezmovic, Computer InstructorTerm: 2022-2Location: Online ClassThe computer and the internet are among the most important innovations of our era, but few people know who created them. In 2014, Walter Isaacson published The Innovators, in which he covered the last 175 years of the history that produced today's technology. This lecture will follow Isaacson’s timeline and supplement his narrative with additional details... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-28-2022 to 06-28-2022Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Victor Rezmovic, Computer InstructorTerm: 2022-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreThe computer and the internet are among the most important innovations of our era, but few people know who created them. In 2014, Walter Isaacson published The Innovators, in which he covered the last 175 years of the history that produced today's technology. This lecture will follow Isaacson’s timeline and supplement his narrative with additional details... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-28-2022 to 06-28-2022Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, Southwestern CollegeTerm: 2022-2Location: Online ClassSocrates (470-399 BCE), the “gadfly” of Athens, was a teacher to so many, including the young Plato who would go on to devote his career to writing the most important philosophical dialogues in the Western canon, nearly all featuring his long-dead teacher Socrates. Against a backdrop of moral relativism, destructive self-interest, and political chaos... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-29-2022 to 06-29-2022Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Docent/Museum Educator, American Visionary Art MuseumTerm: 2022-2Location: Online ClassThe American Visionary Art Museum, housed in its award-winning building in Baltimore, specializes in original thematic exhibitions that seamlessly combine art, science, philosophy, humor, and especially social justice and betterment. Our virtual group visit will be hosted by a museum guide and share fan favorites of this wondrous collection of art by... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-29-2022 to 06-29-2022Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Jane Ellen, Performer, Composer, and Recording ArtistTerm: 2022-2Location: Online ClassDolly Parton (1946- ) began her career on radio, recorded her first single at age 13, and went on to become the most honored female country performer of all time, with 44 Top 10 albums and sales of more than 100 million records worldwide. Best known as a singer-songwriter and actress, she is also an author, philanthropist, and humanitarian. She is involved... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-30-2022 to 06-30-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Robert Watson, PhD, Distinguished Professor of American History, Lynn UniversityTerm: 2022-2Location: Online ClassMuch has been written and said about the presidents, but this salacious (but historically accurate) look at presidential peccadilloes offers... read more -
Sessions: 7Class Date(s): 07-12-2022 to 08-23-2022Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Carole Moskowitz, Certified Yoga InstructorTerm: 2022-2Location: Online ClassSunrise Yoga is a yoga class designed to increase strength and flexibility while incorporating fitness based mindful movement through a progressive series of poses that accommodate all fitness levels. Exercises may be performed seated or standing. Wear comfortable clothing, have a mat or non-slip surface, a sturdy chair and water with you.... read more
