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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-09-2022 to 02-09-2022Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Judy Scott Feldman, Ph.D., Art Historian/National Mall CoalitionTerm: 2022-1Location: Online ClassThe Obama portraits unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in 2018 elicited praise, disappointment, and bafflement – for example, why is he against a leafy background and her skin a neutral grey? In this talk, we’ll look at portraiture through history, and consider what makes a portrait better than just good. Is it the artist’s distinctive style or... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-14-2023 to 02-14-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Eric Davidson, Professor, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassWe are doing too little, too late to address climate change and its many devastating impacts. On the other hand, we have more powerful science, technology, engineering, economics, and social science to understand and solve the problem than ever before. Dr. Davidson will discuss the means we have to make the transformational changes needed to avert the... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-13-2024 to 02-13-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David B Lindauer, Lt. Colonel (Ret.), US Army Signal CorpsTerm: 2024-1Location: Online ClassNo other Allied nation had as much to gain (or lose) as France in the liberation attempt that began with D-Day. This class describes the German occupation of France from 1940 until 1944 and looks at how the French resisted at home and organized military forces abroad. The discussion will highlight the various sides of the struggle, the Free French versus... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-09-2022 to 02-09-2022Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Dan Stashower, Author, and Scott Sedar, ActorTerm: 2022-1Location: Online ClassP.G. Wodehouse's wit didn't spare many targets—including himself. The immortal Bertie Wooster skewered his creator’s own craft with the pronouncement that ""every journalist who is unable to make the grade drops down a rung of the ladder and writes novels.” Wodehouse proved to be rather top-notch at novel writing, becoming one of the most widely read... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-13-2024 to 02-13-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David B Lindauer, Lt. Colonel (Ret.), US Army Signal CorpsTerm: 2024-1Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreNo other Allied nation had as much to gain (or lose) as France in the liberation attempt that began with D-Day. This class describes the German occupation of France from 1940 until 1944 and looks at how the French resisted at home and organized military forces abroad. The discussion will highlight the various sides of the struggle, the Free French versus... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-09-2022 to 02-09-2022Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 3:00 PM → 4:30 PMInstructor: Joan Hart, Art History Instructor, Museum One, Inc.Term: 2022-1Location: Online ClassWant to expand your horizons? To develop your own creativity by discovering your personal artist guide and companion? In this 4-part series, beloved Oasis art history instructor Joan Hart combines lecture and discussion to help you enrich your daily life through art and the individual visions of artists. In this session, take an art walk with artists... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-15-2023 to 02-15-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Katie Dishman, Corporate Archivist, Mariott InternationalTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassDid you know that Marriott International started as an A&W Root Beer stand in Washington, DC in 1927? In this class, we'll explore Marriott's history and the company's integral connection with cars. Not only did the stands, named Hot Shoppes, expand because of their drive-ins, but the lodging business began as motor hotels at the advent of the... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-15-2023 to 02-15-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Katie Dishman, Corporate Archivist, Mariott InternationalTerm: 2023-1Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreDid you know that Marriott International started as an A&W Root Beer stand in Washington, DC in 1927? In this class, we'll explore Marriott's history and the company's integral connection with cars. Not only did the stands, named Hot Shoppes, expand because of their drive-ins, but the lodging business began as motor hotels at the advent of the... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-15-2023 to 02-15-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Jane Ellen, Performer, Composer, and Recording ArtistTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassCanadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell (1943- ) is one of the most highly respected songwriters of the 20th century. After making her mark in folk music, she explored jazz stylings, and is now known for her paintings as well as her music, many of which grace her album covers. Her continual struggle for artistic independence has made her a role model for... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-10-2022 to 02-10-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: John Whyte, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, WebMDTerm: 2022-1Location: Online ClassIs brushing your teeth right after eating bad for you? Can drinking coffee before a nap improve memory? What about drinking orange juice? Does that really increase risk of skin cancer? When it comes to health claims, it can be difficult to determine what to believe, and what is just plain wacky. Dr. John Whyte, Chief Medical Officer at WebMD, shares simple... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-16-2023 to 02-16-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Steven Gimbel, Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg CollegeTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassA combination of Europeans and American ex-pats between the World Wars found themselves pushing the boundaries of literature, art, and ideas. Pablo Picasso, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Josephine Baker, and Coco Channel gathered regularly to contemplate a world without boundaries. (For more "World of Ideas"... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-10-2022 to 02-10-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:15 PMInstructor: Brian Rose, Professor (ret.), Department of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham Universitys College at Lincoln CenterTerm: 2022-1Location: Online ClassWhen television began in the late 1940s, advertising was already a vital part of the picture. Throughout the 1950s, advertisers were fully in charge, controlling the content of a large part of prime time. With the shift away from full sponsorship to 30-second “participating” spots in the 1960s, a new era of creativity emerged. This talk will look at how... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-15-2024 to 02-15-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Seth Kibel, Musician and ComposerTerm: 2024-1Location: Online ClassOn February 12, 1924, at New York's Aeolian Hall, the world heard George Gershwin's groundbreaking "Rhapsody in Blue" for the very first time. Now, 100 years (and 3 days) later, Seth Kibel will bring you the story behind this seminal composition, which fuses jazz and classical music in a way that still stirs the soul a century later. We'll discuss the... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-16-2023 to 02-16-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Dr. Peter Goodwin, President, University of Maryland Center of Environmental ScienceTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassThe climate in Maryland is changing, as it is everywhere. Shifting weather characteristics include the timing and intensity of storms, the duration of extreme heat events, the length of droughts, frequency of wildfire and noticeable changes in our environment. The myriad consequences of these changing characteristics include an escalating incidence of... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-10-2022 to 02-10-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 4:00 PM → 5:15 PMInstructor: Julia Fister, MA, Studio ACE Executive DirectorTerm: 2022-1Location: Online ClassRococo painting, which originated in early 18th century Paris, is characterized by soft colors and curvy lines and depicts scenes of love, nature, amorous encounters, light-hearted entertainment, and youth. In this lecture we will explore the artwork of François Boucher, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun and... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-16-2023 to 02-16-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Dr. Peter Goodwin, President, University of Maryland Center of Environmental ScienceTerm: 2023-1Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreThe climate in Maryland is changing, as it is everywhere. Shifting weather characteristics include the timing and intensity of storms, the duration of extreme heat events, the length of droughts, frequency of wildfire and noticeable changes in our environment. The myriad consequences of these changing characteristics include an escalating incidence of... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-14-2024 to 02-14-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 12:30 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Staff of WISE CitiesTerm: 2024-1Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreWISE Cities is an interdisciplinary team of students, experts, and older adults who are building a website to connect older adults to community resources and activities. Their goal is to build trusted channels for older adults, organizations, businesses, and municipalities to find each other and thrive as a unified community. The purpose of this event... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-11-2022 to 02-11-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Adam P. Spira, Ph.D.Term: 2022-1Location: Online ClassSleep disturbances are common in later life and a growing literature ties disturbed sleep to poor health outcomes. This presentation will highlight studies of links of sleep with cognitive and functional outcomes and measures of brain health in older... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-15-2024 to 02-15-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Judy Scott Feldman, Ph.D., Art Historian/National Mall CoalitionTerm: 2024-1Location: Online ClassFew 20th century architects have been as praised, and criticized, as Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret). A pioneer in modern architecture, Le Corbusier famously said, “Modern decorative art has no decoration.” In this talk, we look at Le Corbusier’s designs for private homes, public housing, churches, even a remaking of central Paris, and at... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-11-2022 to 02-11-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:15 PMInstructor: Mary Burns, Professor, San Diego Continuing EducationTerm: 2022-1Location: Online ClassIf you are using an Android, you know that there are lots of things that can be done. In this class, we will look at 10 things which will make your life easier, more productive or more social. There will also be time for individual questions, so make sure and bring your questions to the class. Cox Communications has teamed up with San Diego Oasis to... read more
