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January 18 Thursday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Julie Kurzava, Faculty, Loyola UniversityLocations: Online ClassBy 1924, George and Ira Gershwin’s individual successes on Broadway had earned them enough clout to work exclusively together, resulting in their astonishing creative output. Julie Kurzava will look back at Broadway in the 1920's, exploring the distinctive musical characteristics of a Gershwin song, while listening to great interpreters of standards now... read more -
January 18 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Julie Kurzava, Faculty, Loyola UniversityLocations: Online ClassLaugher is the best medicine, and comical songs have been known to cure a variety of ills, or at the very least, put us in a better mood! Julie Kurzava considers the various ways songwriters have lightened our spirits and kept us entertained. She’ll be featuring some of her favorite writers such as Porter, Gershwin, Sondheim and a few... read more -
January 18 Thursday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Julie Kurzava, Faculty, Loyola UniversityLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreBy 1924, George and Ira Gershwin’s individual successes on Broadway had earned them enough clout to work exclusively together, resulting in their astonishing creative output. Julie Kurzava will look back at Broadway in the 1920's, exploring the distinctive musical characteristics of a Gershwin song, while listening to great interpreters of standards now... read more
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January 19 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Denver Brunsman, Associate Chair, Department of History, George Washington UniversityLocations: Online ClassIn recent years, no subject has been safe from America’s culture wars, including the country’s indispensable founder, George Washington. In this lecture, Professor Denver Brunsman of George Washington University will use the current cultural moment to reconsider our first president in commemoration of the upcoming 291st anniversary of Washington’s... read more -
January 18 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, Southwestern CollegeLocations: Online ClassFor over 3,000 years Judaism has been at the heart of western civilization. Its scriptures, heroes, history, and wisdom have informed western consciousness from within in too many ways to count. Our theology, our ethics, our laws, and our concept of what it means to be a human being all trace back to the teachings of Judaism, lending credence to the saying,... read more
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January 18 Tuesday7:00 PM → 8:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Symone Barkley, Black In Marine Science, Chief Learning Officer Locations: Online ClassDive in with Symone Barkley, Chief Learning Officer at Black in Marine Science, into the fantastic world of winter aquatic ecosystems! The same way some of us love the cold and others dislike it, some aquatic animals thrive in winter while others have a tough time. Learn more about how their habitats, bodies, and behaviors change in the winter. This... read more
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January 19 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Denver Brunsman, Associate Chair, Department of History, George Washington UniversityLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreIn recent years, no subject has been safe from America’s culture wars, including the country’s indispensable founder, George Washington. In this lecture, Professor Denver Brunsman of George Washington University will use the current cultural moment to reconsider our first president in commemoration of the upcoming 291st anniversary of Washington’s... read more
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January 19 Wednesday10:30 AM → 11:45 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Lawrence Haas, Senior Fellow, American Foreign Policy CouncilLocations: Online Class"The Kennedys in the World" tells a fascinating story about Jack, Bobby, and Ted Kennedy. Prodded by their parents, from an early age the brothers developed a deep understanding of the different peoples and ideologies around the world; a keen appreciation for the challenges that such differences created for the United States; and a strong desire to reshape... read more
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RECORDEDJanuary 27 Monday1:00 PM → 2:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Kim Williams, Architectural HistorianLocations: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineAlleyways in Washington, DC have always been a fundamental part of the city's life and economy. Deliberately hidden from public view by the capital's early planners, DC's alleys were created to provide access to stables, carriage houses, and other utility buildings. But as the city grew and property values rose, the nature of some alleys and their buildings... read more -
January 23 Monday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Naomi Daremblum, Professor, Latin American Culture & Politics, Montgomery Coll.Locations: Online ClassAfter 40 years of uneven experience, democracy is facing acute challenges in Latin America. Over the past two decades, two of the region’s countries—Venezuela and Nicaragua—have completed the transition from being representative democracies to fully-fledged dictatorships, while a few others are barely worthy of the democratic label. Democracy in... read more -
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February 3 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Jill Rivers, Founder, Enjoy the Photo MomentsLocations: Oasis at Macys Home Store(See other classes in this series #100, 140.) A hands-on workshop where you will clear out the photos you don’t need and bring order to the ones you love. Learn how to quickly identify and delete exact duplicates, near duplicates, duds, and unnecessary screenshots or videos. Then set up a simple album structure that keeps your best memories organized and... read more -
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January 22 Monday10:00 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Katie Sagayo, Volunteer Manager, Manna Food CenterLocations: TripEstablished in 1983, Manna Food Center distributes approximately 12,000 pounds of food daily. More than just a food bank, Manna is a center of distribution and nutrition education. For this volunteer event, participants will go to Manna’s warehouse and help check expiration dates and sort non-perishable food items into designated bins. Volunteers... read more -
January 19 Wednesday1:00 PM → 2:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Michelle Le, DPMLocations: Online ClassWhat happens after a fall that causes a foot or ankle injury? Dr. Le will discuss foot and ankle fracture management as well as how to reduce and prevent... read more
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January 22 Monday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Barbara Paulson, Travel SpecialistLocations: Online ClassVisit an opulent 16th century Tudor mansion shipped from Lancashire England brick-by-brick in the 1920s; shop for an orchid at a nursery specializing in their care; get up close to a statue of Meriwether Lewis (of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and private secretary to President Thomas Jefferson); see Arthur Ashe’s tennis racquet and wrist band; and taste... read more -
January 23 Monday3:00 PM → 4:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Justin Martello, MDLocations: Online ClassParkinson’s Disease is a neurological condition said to impact more than 1M people in the U.S. Join Dr. Justin Martello for an overview of the disease and how the Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area helps people slow its... read more -
January 20 Thursday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Melvin Goodman, Adjunct Professor, Int'l Relations, Johns Hopkins Univ.Locations: Online ClassA review of President Biden’s policy programs and initiatives at home and abroad as well as an assessment of his actions. Special attention will be given to the domestic programs that address the problems of economic and social inequality, and the foreign policies that addressed the Afghan withdrawal; the climate crisis; and bilateral relations with both... read more
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January 24 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Julie Kurzava, Music Faculty, Loyola UniversityLocations: Online ClassSadly, we recently lost the great stage and screen actress Angela Lansbury in 2022. An amazingly versatile actress, her career stretched over 80 years. Julie Kurzava revisits her stage work and the writers and composers she inspired. She earned 6 Tony Awards in the process, including Stephen Sondheim (Sweeney Todd and more), Noel Coward (Blithe Spirit),... read more -
January 20 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:15 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Margalit Fox, AuthorLocations: Online ClassMargalit Fox, a former senior writer for the New York Times, gives an illustrated presentation about her new nonfiction book, "The Confidence Men: How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History." In the depths of World War I, two captured British officers escaped from a remote Turkish P.O.W. camp . . . by means of a Ouija board! A... read more
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January 23 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Jennifer Paxton, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of History, The Catholic University of AmericaLocations: Online ClassTo the Romans and the Greeks, the Celts were exotic barbarians, but the artifacts they left behind tell a different story. The Celts produced sophisticated metalwork and traded with other peoples throughout the Mediterranean and even into central Asia. In this lecture, learn about a culture that dominated most of Europe before the Roman conquests through... read more -
January 24 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Julie Kurzava, Music Faculty, Loyola UniversityLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreSadly, we recently lost the great stage and screen actress Angela Lansbury in 2022. An amazingly versatile actress, her career stretched over 80 years. Julie Kurzava revisits her stage work and the writers and composers she inspired. She earned 6 Tony Awards in the process, including Stephen Sondheim (Sweeney Todd and more), Noel Coward (Blithe Spirit),... read more
