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May 4 Wednesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Daryl Davis, MusicianLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreExplore 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 -
June 25 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Christopher J. Lettieri, MD, FCCP, FAASM, Suburban HospitalLocations: Online ClassSleep is essential for good health, yet millions of adults struggle with poor sleep or breathing problems that interfere with restful nights. Join Christopher J. Lettieri, MD, FCCP, FAASM, a pulmonologist and education coordinator and director of respiratory therapy at Suburban Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine, for an engaging discussion on the importance... read more -
May 4 Wednesday1:00 PM → 2:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Lisa Napoli, Author and JournalistLocations: Online ClassEven after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, working women still found themselves relegated to secretarial positions or locked out of jobs entirely, especially in the news business, a backwater of male chauvinism. But when a pioneering nonprofit called National Public Radio came along in the 1970s, and the door to serious journalism opened a crack, four... read more
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May 8 Wednesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Beth Kimel, FacilitatorLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreHave you ever felt like you're talking, but nobody is listening? Here's Julian Treasure to help you fix that. As the sound expert demonstrates some useful vocal exercises and shares tips on how to speak with empathy, he offers his vision for a sonorous world of listening and understanding. We will watch this TED talk together and then engage in dialogue... read more -
May 10 Wednesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: John McCarthy, Montgomery County State's AttorneyLocations: Online ClassThis class will focus on the double homicide of two men and the attempted murder of a third by an off-duty Pentagon Police Officer. John will review the case from start to finish and discuss the challenges faced when prosecuting a police... read more -
May 8 Wednesday1:00 PM → 2:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Joseph White MD, Vascular/Endovascular Surgeon, Suburban HospitalLocations: Online ClassPeripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a narrowing of the arteries outside of the heart and brain. What are the risk factors associated with peripheral vascular disease and what are treatment options ?available to... read more -
RECORDEDMay 15 Thursday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Gideon Amir, Hebrew ScholarLocations: Online ClassThe Hebrew Bible does not yet “believe” in any form of afterlife. Death is final and nothing happens after death. However, in post biblical times, all there monotheistic religions developed ideas about a continuation in one form or another after death. Thus afterlife can be called also “life after death”. Hints for these ideas do appear in the... read more -
May 5 Thursday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Jim Resnick, Program Manager, Senior Outreach & Education, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue ServiceLocations: Online ClassIt's 2022 and your fire service can now fight fires with more than just water. We use data. We use technology. And when all else fails, we can still use water. This class will provide an interesting and insightful look at the new landscape of fire safety. Using the latest science and tools from the National Fire Protection Association, Underwriters'... read more
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May 10 Wednesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: John McCarthy, Montgomery County State's AttorneyLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreThis class will focus on the double homicide of two men and the attempted murder of a third by an off-duty Pentagon Police Officer. John will review the case from start to finish and discuss the challenges faced when prosecuting a police... read more
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May 5 Thursday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Jim Resnick, Program Manager, Senior Outreach & Education, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue ServiceLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreIt's 2022 and your fire service can now fight fires with more than just water. We use data. We use technology. And when all else fails, we can still use water. This class will provide an interesting and insightful look at the new landscape of fire safety. Using the latest science and tools from the National Fire Protection Association, Underwriters'... read more
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May 9 Thursday10:30 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Nikki Haddad, Alexandra Hardee, & Marla Caplon, Montgomery County Senior Nutrition ProgramLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreAs we age, selecting foods that support healthy cognition are important to good overall wellbeing. Let’s learn, discuss, and try a few simple recipes that can boost brain... read more -
May 10 Wednesday1:00 PM → 2:15 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Jim Resnick (retired Battalion Chief), Program Manager, Senior Outreach & Education, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue ServiceLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreJim Resnick from the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service will provide a look at this important aspect of your safety while at home and away. We will learn how to select and care for your cell phone charger, laptop charger, microwave, TV, heating pad, lamps, and many other electronic devices that are such a large part of our... read more -
May 10 Wednesday1:00 PM → 2:15 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Jim Resnick (retired Battalion Chief), Program Manager, Senior Outreach & Education, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue ServiceLocations: Online ClassJim Resnick from the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service will provide a look at this important aspect of your safety while at home and away. We will learn how to select and care for your cell phone charger, laptop charger, microwave, TV, heating pad, lamps, and many other electronic devices that are such a large part of our... read more
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May 15 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Mary Efimetz, Events and Special Visits ManagerLocations: TripJoin Glenstone's Landscape Superintendent, Matt Partain for a short presentation about the sustainability and regeneration efforts at Glenstone, an internationally-recognized art museum with a strict environmental mandate. The talk will be followed by a tour of the Environmental Center and surrounding grounds. Comfortable and durable footwear is... read more -
May 9 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Dan Sherman, PhDLocations: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineFor more than 50 years, Julliard-trained composer Peter Schickele assumed the mantle of P.D.Q. Bach, a forgotten and musically incompetent son of the great Johann Sebastian Bach. Both onstage and on many records, Schickele created wonderful parodies of classical music. The jokes Schickele created drew widely on classical music and satirized musicology... read more -
May 6 Friday10:30 AM → 11:45 AMSessions: 1Instructor: John DeFerrari, AuthorLocations: Online ClassThis class will provide an overview of DC restaurants, beginning with the opening of the first "true" restaurants in the 1820s, continuing through the Civil War and the excesses of the Gilded Age, the rise of informal eateries in the early 20th century, and the proliferation of ethnic cuisine in the postwar years. There will also be special mention of... read more
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May 6 Friday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Carol Marak, Founder, Elder Orphan Facebook GroupLocations: Online ClassNot having someone to look after us when we are older is a red flag for adults living alone. This class will help participants logically think through the aging hurdles: health, social connections, support, housing, life purpose, strong faith, finances, legal matters and more! This class will equip participants with the tools to become better... read more
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May 11 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Paul Tukey, Journalist, Author, HGTV host, FilmmakerLocations: TripJoin Chief Sustainability Officer Paul Tukey for a short presentation about the sustainability and regeneration efforts at Glenstone, an internationally-recognized art museum with a strict environmental mandate. The talk will be followed by a tour of the Environmental Center and surrounding grounds. Comfortable and durable footwear is recommended. The... read more
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May 13 Monday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Seth Kibel and FriendsLocations: F. Scott Fitzgerald TheaterSummer is just around the corner! Join us to kick off the new term with a bang! Join Seth Kibel and Friends for a whirlwind tour of music from Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and beyond. This musical journey will set your toes tapping and your spirits flying! Doors open at 12:30 pm. This event is sponsored by AARP Maryland with... read more -
May 13 Monday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Seth Kibel and FriendsLocations: F. Scott Fitzgerald TheaterSummer is just around the corner! Join us to kick off the new term with a bang! Join Seth Kibel and Friends for a whirlwind tour of music from Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and beyond. This musical journey will set your toes tapping and your spirits flying! Doors open at 12:30 pm. This event is sponsored by AARP Maryland with... read more
