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RECORDEDJune 17 Wednesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Denver Brunsman, Associate Chair, Department of History, George Washington UniversityLocations: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineFor the 250th anniversary of America’s founding, Denver Brunsman, chair of the History Department at George Washington University and noted scholar on the American Revolution, will discuss the background, composition, and philosophical underpinnings of the Declaration of Independence. Based on the latest scholarly research, Brunsman will share how... read more -
June 18 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Ilene Aiken, RN, BSNLocations: Oasis at Macys Home StoreThis class will provide an understanding of how a Patient Portal works as a tool to getting what you and your physician need. You’ll also learn about preparing for a visit, effectively communicating your needs, advocating as a caregiver when taking your loved ones to an appointment, crafting a list of symptoms, and creating a diary in advance of a... read more -
May 4 Thursday1:00 PM → 3:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Daryl Davis and Seth Kibel, MusiciansLocations: F. Scott Fitzgerald TheaterSummer is just around the corner! Join us to kick off the new term with a bang! First, we'll get together for a meet-and-greet with Oasis friends and instructors, followed by a free live concert featuring Oasis favorites and music legends Daryl Davis and Seth Kibel. This event is sponsored by AARP... read more -
May 12 Monday10:30 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: "Reverb" Vocal GroupLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreReverb is an award-winning a cappella vocal group that sings soul, folk and Gospel songs. In this live performance, Reverb will sing into spring with a selection of soul and pop classics and a few original songs as well. Sing along and dance if you like! Since its birth in 1991, Reverb has performed along the East Coast and has toured East and Southern... read more -
June 23 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Nora Hamerman, Art HistorianLocations: Hybrid - At Oasis and Online(See other class in this series #291.) What does it mean to create boldly in one’s seventies, eighties, and beyond? Inspired by Goya’s famous inscription— “I am still learning”—this two-part series explores great artists who reached extraordinary new heights late in life. Far from slowing down, these masters continued to innovate, experiment... read more -
May 2 Monday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Ralph D Buglass, Montgomery County Historical SocietyLocations: Online ClassAn ambitious project in our nation’s early days, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was built alongside the unnavigable Potomac River as a commercial waterway to reach the west. Doomed almost from the start by the railroad, then put out of business altogether by the river flooding, it is now a treasured recreational spot by cyclists, hikers, canoeists, and... read more -
July 30 Tuesday3:00 PM → 4:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Matt Kennel, AFC VacationsLocations: Online ClassLearn all about this upcoming trip, scheduled for April 1 - 9, 2025. In this online meeting with host AFC Vacations and interested participants from Washington Metro, as well as Syracuse and Rochester Oasis centers, you will be able to get all your questions answered about this amazing European river... read more -
May 6 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 -
May 2 Monday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Ralph D Buglass, Montgomery County Historical SocietyLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreAn ambitious project in our nation’s early days, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was built alongside the unnavigable Potomac River as a commercial waterway to reach the west. Doomed almost from the start by the railroad, then put out of business altogether by the river flooding, it is now a treasured recreational spot by cyclists, hikers, canoeists, and... read more
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June 23 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Martina Sestakova, Art Educator, Designer and PainterLocations: Oasis at Macys Home StoreIn this intuitive drawing workshop, you will create a vase of flowers using a pencil in each hand—eyes closed—allowing movement, sensation, and trust to guide the image. Through bilateral drawing, your spontaneous drawing will turn into colorful and detailed, imaginary floral artworks. We will work in watercolors and colored pencils. No prior experience... read more -
RECORDEDMay 13 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Ralph D Buglass, Montgomery HistoryLocations: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlinePotomac, one of the wealthiest suburbs of the nation’s capital, was once nothing more than the intersection of two dirt roads surrounded by farms and simply called Offutt’s Crossroads for the founding family. This illustrated talk, by a descendant of the Offutt family, explores how and when the village came to be called Potomac, with feuding among the... read more -
May 3 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Dan Sherman, Musical Theatre InstructorLocations: Online ClassVeteran Actor Humphrey Bogart and teenage model Lauren Bacall brought sparks to the screen in 1944’s To Have and Have Not and would then, as a married couple, go on to make three other films. We will tell the stories of these two great actors before they met and their subsequent relationship on and off the screen before Bogart’s death in 1957. The class... read more
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RECORDEDJune 23 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Dan Sherman, PhDLocations: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineAlexander Hamilton has always been known as a central player in America’s early history, but the smash Broadway musical Hamilton has focused renewed attention on this fascinating individual. The instructor will present a multimedia presentation combining Hamilton’s biography with excerpts from the show to demonstrate its richness and its place among... read more -
May 7 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Richard Bell, Professor of History, University of MarylandLocations: Online ClassThe Constitution is a much beloved document, a charter that many Americans regard with pride, reverence, and awe. Yet, over the past half-century, several historians have argued that many of its innocuous-sounding articles offered a dramatic giveaway to slaveholders. This program will help you determine where the truth lies. We’ll follow the framers of... read more -
May 3 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Dan Sherman, Musical Theatre InstructorLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreVeteran Actor Humphrey Bogart and teenage model Lauren Bacall brought sparks to the screen in 1944’s To Have and Have Not and would then, as a married couple, go on to make three other films. We will tell the stories of these two great actors before they met and their subsequent relationship on and off the screen before Bogart’s death in 1957. The class... read more
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May 8 Monday3:00 PM → 4:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Youssef G Comair, M.D.Locations: Online ClassFor about 7 million Americans involuntary tremors are a constant problem. These tremors can interfere with just about everything. The trembling can be caused by Parkinson’s disease, but more often it’s caused by essential tremor, a benign and typically inherited condition. Join neurosurgeon Youssef Comair, to learn the symptoms of essential tremor... read more -
May 3 Tuesday1:00 PM → 3:15 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Lisa Friedman, Computer InstructorLocations: Online ClassLike to watch movies and other videos from streaming services like YouTube, Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu? Learn how streaming works, how to use the controls in online video players to improve your viewing experience, how to download videos to your computer, how to watch videos remotely with family members and friends (“watch parties”), and how to view... read more
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May 7 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:15 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Brian Rose, Professor (ret.), Department of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham UniversityLocations: Online ClassFor more than seven decades, Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks made America laugh—either through their remarkable solo careers or their legendary partnership. Whether together or apart, they were giants of American comedy, who basically conquered every field they entered, whether television, movies, Broadway, or records. This presentation will examine their... read more -
May 4 Wednesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Daryl Davis, MusicianLocations: Online ClassExplore some of the swingin'est cats to ever come out of the pioneers of Jazz. We're talkin' 'bout Edward Kennedy "The Duke" Ellington, William "The Count" Basie, and Lionel "Hamp" Hampton. We'll explore their lives and contributions to the greatest improvisational genre of American music, which has influenced music the world... read more
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May 9 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Farrell Bloch, EconomistLocations: Online ClassIdentity politics emphasizes the demographic groups to which individuals belong. This class will focus on implications of identity politics for contemporary issues such as critical race theory, white privilege, and affirmative... read more
