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May 28 Wednesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Joan Hart, Art History Instructor, Museum One, Inc.Locations: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineWould you like to learn about some of the visionary artists of Canada, our neighbor to the North? This program will be focusing on the Group of Seven, famed for their dramatic and striking landscapes inspired by the Canadian wilderness. You may not have heard of artists like Franklin Carmichael or J.E.H. MacDonald or Lawren Harris who worked mainly in the... read more -
May 17 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Christopher Cruise, JournalistLocations: Online ClassOn June 17, 1972, a 24-year-old, $80-a-week security guard at the Watergate office complex noticed some door locks in the complex had been taped over - twice. His call to police touched off a two-year-long crisis that ended with the resignation of President Nixon. But Frank Wills was soon unable to find a job, and later had run-ins with the law. He died in... read more -
May 24 Wednesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Ralph D Buglass, Montgomery HistoryLocations: Online ClassCivil rights icon Thurgood Marshall won an early victory against school segregation right here in Montgomery County — gaining equal pay for the county’s African American teachers in 1937. This little-known legal case is often seen as the first step in Marshall’s successful drive to have separate schools for white and black children declared... read more -
May 17 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Christopher Cruise, JournalistLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreOn June 17, 1972, a 24-year-old, $80-a-week security guard at the Watergate office complex noticed some door locks in the complex had been taped over - twice. His call to police touched off a two-year-long crisis that ended with the resignation of President Nixon. But Frank Wills was soon unable to find a job, and later had run-ins with the law. He died in... read more
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May 24 Wednesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Ralph D Buglass, Montgomery HistoryLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreCivil rights icon Thurgood Marshall won an early victory against school segregation right here in Montgomery County — gaining equal pay for the county’s African American teachers in 1937. This little-known legal case is often seen as the first step in Marshall’s successful drive to have separate schools for white and black children declared... read more
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RECORDEDMay 29 Thursday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Cynthia Peterman, Museum Teacher Fellow, US Holocaust Memorial MuseumLocations: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineIn 1944, the Roosevelt administration established the War Refugee Board to rescue and provide temporary relief to victims of World War II and the Holocaust. The Emergency Refugee Shelter at Ft. Ontario was the only place in the United States designated as a refuge. Why this happened so late in the war, why there was only one place in the U.S. for refugees,... read more -
July 15 Wednesday1:00 PM → 2:15 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Taryn Giza, BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, Suburban HospitalLocations: Oasis at Macys Home StoreLearn how to act as an immediate responder to help save lives when disaster strikes. Individuals with little or no medical training will learn how use their hands to apply pressure to a wound, pack a wound to control bleeding, how to correctly apply a tourniquet. These three techniques will empower you to assist in an emergency and potentially save a life.... read more -
May 17 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, Southwestern CollegeLocations: Online ClassJoin us as we explore India’s most beloved sacred text, the Bhagavad Gita. Composed around the time of Christ, the Gita is the plain-talking culmination of the rich philosophical traditions begun in the earlier Vedas, Upanishad, and Buddhist texts. Like all literature, it is best approached in layers. What does the Bhagavad Gita teach about God, duty,... read more
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May 25 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Bonita Billman, Art History LecturerLocations: Online Class2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Pablo Picasso. But how did his long career and celebrity begin? Pablo Picasso is Spain's most famous artist, yet he spent much of his career in self-imposed exile in France. As a young man at the turn of the century, Picasso was inspired by the work of Montmartre painters Toulouse-Lautrec and Edgar Degas. He... read more -
May 17 – May 24 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:15 PMSessions: 2Instructor: Gary Cahn, Computer InstructorLocations: Online ClassIn this class you’ll learn how you can save for your grandchild’s college education, as well as their private school elementary and/or secondary school education. We’ll look at 529 savings plans, Coverdell accounts and other types of education savings accounts. You’ll learn which types of accounts and investments are most recommended, and which... read more
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RECORDEDMay 29 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Steve Herman, Chief National Correspondent, Voice of AmericaLocations: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineJoin Steve Herman as he pulls back the curtain on the inner workings of the White House press corps, putting it into the context of the relationship between presidents and the press, from George Washington to Donald Trump. He'll discuss the challenges journalists have traditionally and currently face in providing accurate, unbiased information essential to... read more -
May 18 Wednesday10:30 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Sheila Griffith, Program Manager, Alzheimer's Association National Capital Area ChapterLocations: Online ClassAlzheimer’s is not normal aging. It’s a disease of the brain that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Learn about the impact of Alzheimer’s, the difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia, Alzheimer’s disease stages and risk factors, current research and treatments available, and Alzheimer’s Association... read more
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May 18 Wednesday1:00 PM → 2:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Deirdre Barrett, PhD, Psychologist and Dream Researcher, Harvard Medical SchoolLocations: Online ClassSince the COVID-19 pandemic, people have reported unusually vivid and bizarre dreams that frequently feature the virus. The book "Pandemic Dreams" draws on Dr. Barrett’s survey of over 9,000 dreams about the COVID-19 crisis. It describes how dreaming has reflected each aspect of the pandemic: from fear of illness, to sheltering at home, to work and school... read more
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May 19 Thursday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Victor Rezmovic, Computer InstructorLocations: Online ClassUnfortunately, our boxes of negatives, photos, color slides, VHS and 8 MM movies are not easy to view in the digital age of iPads, iPhones and YouTube. We’ll examine some easy and inexpensive ways to convert our older technologies to digital format and a conversion tool to take color slides and negatives and save them as digital files. We’ll look at a... read more
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May 30 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Guillermo Warley, Electronics EngineerLocations: Online ClassMany people could benefit from technology advancements, including the physically impaired, those limited by economics and geography, and those who just want to enhance their quality of life. This class will examine how technology is attempting to help persons with disabilities or impairments by creating devices and systems to aid or improve basic human... read more -
July 21 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Jill Rivers, Founder, Enjoy the Photo MomentsLocations: Oasis at Macys Home Store(Repeat of February 2026 class.) A hands-on workshop where you will clear out the photos you don’t need and bring order to the ones you love. Learn how to quickly identify and delete exact duplicates, near duplicates, duds, and unnecessary screenshots or videos. You'll leave with a cleaner library and straightforward routines to keep it that way. A... read more -
RECORDEDJune 3 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Ernesto Castaneda, Director, Immigration Lab and the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies, American UniversityLocations: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineIn a talk tailored to be non-partisan and accessible to all, Dr. Castañeda will discuss immigration and the challenges it poses both at our borders and in our nation’s interior. He’ll look at why people migrate, the scale of the influx of people, and the specific circumstances of undocumented immigrants, unaccompanied minors, asylum seekers, and... read more -
May 28 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Bonita Billman, Art History LecturerLocations: Online ClassMary Cassatt is noted as the only American woman within the French Impressionist circle in Paris. From a wealthy Pennsylvania family, she nevertheless carved out a professional career for herself as an artist, defying social conventions of the time. This lecture will put Cassatt in the framework among the Impressionists and their group exhibitions. It will... read more -
May 30 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Guillermo Warley, Electronics EngineerLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreMany people could benefit from technology advancements, including the physically impaired, those limited by economics and geography, and those who just want to enhance their quality of life. This class will examine how technology is attempting to help persons with disabilities or impairments by creating devices and systems to aid or improve basic human... read more
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May 28 Tuesday3:00 PM → 4:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Jonina Duker, Certified Book Discussion LeaderLocations: Online Class(Please note: We are reading the novel itself; we are not reading the 2020 graphic novel, with the same title.) It took the author over two decades to finish his anti-war novel, inspired by his being an American POW imprisoned in a Dresden slaughterhouse during the Allies’ 1945 aerial bombardment. The work combines elements of autobiography, historical... read more
