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January 30 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Charm City TriviaLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreJoin Oasis friends for an afternoon of trivia games and light refreshments to brighten up a winter day. Charm City Trivia has come up with a custom trivia game just for Oasis. They've won awards like "Best Trivia 2019" by Baltimore Magazine and “Best Trivia Game in the Region” by the Capital Gazette. They've also been recognized for excellence by... read more -
January 27 Thursday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Scott A Wood, Music Director/Conductor, Arlington PhilharmonicLocations: Online ClassThis presentation provides a view from the conductor's podium. Why is there a conductor in the first place? What are the challenges faced by the conductor? What is the origin of orchestra customs and how have they changed over time? Using music and visuals, the music director and conductor of the Arlington Philharmonic and the Amadeus Orchestra explores... read more -
February 1 Wednesday10:30 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Paul Farhi, The Washington Post, and Doreen Gentzler, former anchor, WRC-NewsLocations: Online ClassDoreen Gentzler, one of the Washington area’s most popular TV anchors for more than three decades, talks about her long career, the state of the news business, and her recent retirement in a conversation with Washington Post reporter Paul Farhi, who has covered Gentzler throughout much of her time on the air. Gentzler will discuss changes in the TV news... read more -
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February 1 Wednesday10:30 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Paul Farhi, The Washington Post, and Doreen Gentzler, former anchor, WRC-NewsLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreDoreen Gentzler, one of the Washington area’s most popular TV anchors for more than three decades, talks about her long career, the state of the news business, and her recent retirement in a conversation with Washington Post reporter Paul Farhi, who has covered Gentzler throughout much of her time on the air. Gentzler will discuss changes in the TV news... read more
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February 6 Thursday10:30 AM → 4:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Michael J. Ackerman, AARP Volunteer InstructorLocations: 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 -
February 1 Wednesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Gene Policinski, Senior Fellow for the First Amendment, Freedom ForumLocations: Online ClassThe First Amendment doesn’t apply to social media at the moment, since the amendment only protects our core freedoms from government action. But as Twitter, Facebook, Google, Instagram and more become more essential elements in daily life, have those high-tech companies and sites evolved to the point where society needs to step in on issues ranging from... read more -
January 27 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Bonita Billman, Art History LecturerLocations: Online ClassThomas Gainsborough was one of England’s earliest “homegrown” geniuses. A boy prodigy, largely self-taught, witty, convivial, musical, Gainsborough was widely known and admired for his fluid handling of paint. He and Joshua Reynolds dominated portrait painting in the 1770s and 1780s. Exactly 100 years ago the iconic Blue Boy left English shores, sold... read more
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January 28 Friday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Michael Bevel, Facilitator, Classics in ContextLocations: Online ClassAlmost from the moment books appear in history, there has been movements to ban, or even prosecute, books. Mike Bevel will look at the history of censorship and explore the typical characteristics of banned... read more
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February 2 Thursday10:30 AM → 11:45 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Barbara Blaylock, President, Funeral Consumers Alliance of Maryland and EnvironsLocations: Online ClassThe funeral industry has had such widespread and documented abuse that the federal government was forced to implement consumer protection regulations. Unfortunately, there is little enforcement of these regulations. At best, family members are vulnerable to manipulative sales tactics at a time of grief. Learn how to save money on funerals and lessen the... read more -
RECORDEDFebruary 6 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Alan M. Hantman, FAIA, 10th Architect of the CapitolLocations: Online ClassThis presentation addresses how the Capitol precinct has grown in size and complexity since 1793, when the design was first selected by President George Washington. The book discusses the flow of history and the continuity provided through the Architects’ stewardship. The book also discusses the security threats the Architects have had to address. It... read more -
February 2 Thursday3:00 PM → 4:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Deeva Garel, Technology InstructorLocations: Online ClassLearn how to use Google Docs to create word-processing documents on your own or in collaboration with others. Then see how these files as well as others can be saved and backed up for safekeeping. This is a demonstration class with time for Q&A, not a hands-on class. See related Google classes: #144 and... read more -
February 1 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Judy Scott Feldman, Ph.D., Art Historian/National Mall CoalitionLocations: Online ClassFrench sculptor Auguste Rodin is considered the father of modern sculptor. Yet his works were deeply inspired by ancient classical and Renaissance art. He famously told French critic Paul Gsell in 1910, “Come and see me tomorrow morning . . . We will talk of Phidias and Michelangelo, and I will model statuettes for you on the principles of both.” In... read more -
January 31 Monday1:00 PM → 3:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Nadine Bopp, Columbia CollegeLocations: Online ClassTaxing the population is not a modern concept. Sumerians have tax records dating to 3300 BCE, while the Egyptians organized the first formal tax collection in 3000 BCE, to be followed by all empires and nations hence. Why is taxation necessary? Who pays taxes and who doesn’t? What do we get from our taxes? What categories of tax are compulsory? Do taxes... read more
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February 1 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Judy Scott Feldman, Ph.D., Art Historian/National Mall CoalitionLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreFrench sculptor Auguste Rodin is considered the father of modern sculptor. Yet his works were deeply inspired by ancient classical and Renaissance art. He famously told French critic Paul Gsell in 1910, “Come and see me tomorrow morning . . . We will talk of Phidias and Michelangelo, and I will model statuettes for you on the principles of both.” In... read more
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January 31 Monday3:00 PM → 4:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Sy Smith, National Organizer, National Center for Transgender EqualityLocations: Online ClassTransgender people live “normal” lives, lives filled with hopes and dreams, careers and goals, and children and families. This class will provide information for attendees, and their families and social networks, about the trans community’s experiences and... read more
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RECORDEDFebruary 10 Monday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Deeva Garel and Victor Rezmovic, Technology InstructorsLocations: Online ClassLet’s explore artificial intelligence through the use of chatbots. From lectures and demonstration, learn how to use chatbots for real-life tasks and activities such as composing emails, finding shopping and travel recommendations, and creating images. Discover smart and safe ways to use this tool in daily... read more -
February 6 Monday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Stephen Klatsky, Retired Attorney and Baseball AficionadoLocations: Online ClassWillie Mays is perhaps the best baseball player ever. He could do everything on the field with incredible grace and style. His 22 years on the diamond were filled with thrills. His pre- and post-baseball life is a snapshot of American history. The class will cover as much ground as Willie did in center... read more -
February 1 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: David B Lindauer, Lt. Colonel (Ret.), US Army Signal CorpsLocations: Online ClassThe Battle of Waterloo in 1815 was one of the turning points in modern history; it ended the Napoleonic Era, and forcefully ushered the central figure of that time – Napoleon himself – out of European politics and into remote exile. But while everyone has heard of the battle, few people know what actually transpired – and why. This second session will... read more
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February 6 Monday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Stephen Klatsky, Retired Attorney and Baseball AficionadoLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreWillie Mays is perhaps the best baseball player ever. He could do everything on the field with incredible grace and style. His 22 years on the diamond were filled with thrills. His pre- and post-baseball life is a snapshot of American history. The class will cover as much ground as Willie did in center... read more
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RECORDEDFebruary 17 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Emily Dufton, Drug HistorianLocations: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineA half century before President Trump sent the National Guard to federalize DC’s police troops, President Richard Nixon declared the city a "national experiment" in crime reduction. This law enforcement effort transformed in 1971, however, when heroin became "public enemy number one," and Nixon switched gears, launching a massive public health campaign... read more
