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May 9 Monday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Vincent Rossi, Historian & Author, Co-Owner Story SeekersLocations: Online ClassFrom 1951 to 1971 a government laboratory in Corona, California gathered some of the most brilliant scientists in service to the national defense. That work included the creation of the first guided missiles in the U. S. arsenal. Vincent Rossi will discuss his book, From Measures to Missiles, which tells the lab’s... read more -
May 15 Monday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Owen Ullmann, Journalist and AuthorLocations: Online ClassPolls consistently show that Americans overwhelmingly worry about the rising national debt accumulated by the U.S. government for more than two centuries. But is it as big an economic threat as many experts contend? On the eve of a showdown in Congress over raising the debt ceiling, we examine exactly what the debt is relative to the U.S. economy and assess... read more -
RECORDEDMay 19 Monday10:30 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Ellen Cassedy, Organizer and AuthorLocations: Online ClassThe author of the new book "Working 9 to 5" tells the inspiring story of the working women's movement she helped to found, including the inside story about the Hollywood movie and Dolly Parton's toe-tapping anthem. How far have women workers come since the movement began, and what does the future hold? Come prepared to share your tales from the work... read more -
May 15 Monday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Owen Ullmann, Journalist and AuthorLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StorePolls consistently show that Americans overwhelmingly worry about the rising national debt accumulated by the U.S. government for more than two centuries. But is it as big an economic threat as many experts contend? On the eve of a showdown in Congress over raising the debt ceiling, we examine exactly what the debt is relative to the U.S. economy and assess... read more
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May 14 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: David B Lindauer, Lt. Colonel (Ret.), US Army Signal CorpsLocations: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineWith all of the recent WWII presentations that focused on various campaigns in Europe, we sometimes lose track of an equally hard-fought war in Asia. For nearly four years British and Indian forces fought a very arduous campaign in southeast Asia, not only against the Japanese but against hunger, disease, jungle conditions, mountains, and monsoons. And... read more -
RECORDEDMay 19 Monday1:00 PM → 2:15 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Steve Lorberbaum, Owner, Assisting Hands Home Care PotomacLocations: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineTalking to doctors and navigating the health care system can be challenging. Gain insights from certified senior advisor Steve Lorberbaum for successfully advocating for yourself or loved one in the hospital. This discussion will help you be a strong advocate ready to support a friend or loved one. This class is sponsored by Assisting Hands Home Care... read more -
May 15 Monday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Joseph Hartman, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Government, Georgetown UniversityLocations: Online ClassThis program will consider one of the most famous works of political thought addressing the American experiment in democracy, Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America. We will explore Tocqueville's framework for understanding American democracy in the context of his larger account of the movement of history from aristocracy to... read more -
July 9 Thursday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: John McCarthy, Montgomery County State's AttorneyLocations: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineThis class will focus on the top dozen cases, both civil and criminal, heard by the Court during the past year. Special emphasis will be placed on evolving trends and voting blocks on the Court. As always, issues related to criminal decisions will be discussed in... read more -
May 10 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Lola Sparrowhawk, Author/HistorianLocations: Online ClassTechnologically sophisticated people with highly developed engineering skills left Europe during the Last Glacial Maximum 26,500 years ago and may have developed a fantastic civilization on a continent in the Atlantic Ocean, just as Plato described. Plato situated Atlantis in the Atlantic west of the Pillars of Hercules. He described an island paradise... read more
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May 16 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Dan Sherman, PhDLocations: Online ClassBorn in Austria, Billy Wilder came to Hollywood in the 1930s and quickly became one of the best-known and most-awarded screenwriters and directors in America. Wilder's career spanned nearly 50 years and many genres of film. His film masterpieces include Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, Some Like It Hot, and The Apartment. We'll talk about this Hollywood... read more -
July 9 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Joan Hart, Art History Instructor, Museum One, Inc.Locations: Online ClassWe’ll take a leisurely virtual walk through Impressionist master Claude Monet’s famous water lily garden at his Giverny home. Ms. Hart will also offer you highlights from 30 years of Monet's water lilies paintings, culminating in the panoramic series now displayed at the Musee de L’Orangerie in Paris. Monet was in his eighties, with cataracts and... read more -
May 16 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Dan Sherman, PhDLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreBorn in Austria, Billy Wilder came to Hollywood in the 1930s and quickly became one of the best-known and most-awarded screenwriters and directors in America. Wilder's career spanned nearly 50 years and many genres of film. His film masterpieces include Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, Some Like It Hot, and The Apartment. We'll talk about this Hollywood... read more
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RECORDEDMay 20 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Steven Gimbel, Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg CollegeLocations: Online Class(Save $12 when you also sign up for related classes #354, 395, 432.) The founding of Western thought traces back to a group of thinkers from Greece, Turkey, and Italy in the 4th century B.C.E.. They crafted not only theories about the nature of reality, but mathematical puzzles and ethical conundrums. Heraclitus thought that change was the essence of being,... read more -
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May 10 Tuesday1:00 PM → 3:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Deeva Garel and Victor Rezmovic, Technology InstructorsLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreDo you have a question about your device (phone, tablet) or computer? Sign up for a 30-minute one-on-one session with one of our tech gurus. Be sure to bring your device or computer with you. They can help you with these kinds of issues: • Updating apps and operating systems • Organizing/finding files and photos • General operating and... read more
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May 16 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Richard Bell, Professor of History, University of MarylandLocations: Online ClassThe loss of 13 American colonies shut off a transatlantic passage that the British government had previously used to dump convicted criminals in the colonies in huge quantities. In the wake of independence, the British government urgently began to search for a site for a new penal colony somewhere else. After seven tries and failures elsewhere in its... read more -
May 14 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Gary A. Rendsburg, Distinguished Professor, Jewish Studies, Rutgers UniversityLocations: Online ClassLearn the story of the groundbreaking discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947, including the explorations of the caves and the excavations at Qumran, and the progress of scholarly work in the subsequent 75 years. We also will look at the key documents themselves, with an eye to uncovering the salient features of the Essene community which produced these... read more -
May 16 Tuesday3:00 PM → 4:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Jonina Duker, Certified Book Discussion LeaderLocations: Online ClassColm Tóibín mesmerizes readers by sharing his decades-long fascination with the Nobel Prize winner Thomas Mann. Sometimes truth does seem stranger than fiction. The lives of Mann’s wife and their extended families give Tóibín quite the framework for his award-winning historical novel. Please read the book so you can participate in our... read more -
May 15 Wednesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Julie Kurzava, Faculty, Loyola UniversityLocations: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineThere is no doubt that Irving Berlin’s life and career is the quintessential immigrant story. Arriving from a foreign land as a small child with nothing, he channeled his talent, ambition and hard work to become the standard bearer of American culture. Come hear a great story, as Julie Kurzava shares the history and music of Irving Berlin’s... read more -
May 11 Wednesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: John McCarthy, Montgomery County State's AttorneyLocations: Online ClassThe U.S. has experienced an increase in hate crime for yet another year, according to statistics released by the FBI. Mr. McCarthy will discuss the types of hate crimes being reported, where the crimes are occurring, and state and federal responses to the growing... read more
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May 11 Wednesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: John McCarthy, Montgomery County State's AttorneyLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreThe U.S. has experienced an increase in hate crime for yet another year, according to statistics released by the FBI. Mr. McCarthy will discuss the types of hate crimes being reported, where the crimes are occurring, and state and federal responses to the growing... read more
