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May 16 Monday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Frank Newton, PhDLocations: Online ClassMaya history is truly astonishing. Regarded as the most sophisticated culture in the New World, many of its great cities were mysteriously abandoned a thousand years ago, rediscovered by explorers in the 1800s, then rediscovered again when Maya writing was decoded in the 1970s. Today, LIDAR imaging is uncovering ruins hidden in Central American jungles and... read more -
July 14 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Daryl Davis, MusicianLocations: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineOne of the most popular groups of the '60s & '70s Three Dog Night didn't have many original songs but their unique interpretation of songs written by others got them many hits and a lasting legacy. Who could forget a bullfrog named... read more -
May 23 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Julie Kurzava, Faculty, Loyola UniversityLocations: Online ClassThis FREE class is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council (msac.org). Singer/actor Julie Kurzava details a performer’s perspective on the history of three great American musicals of the 1950’s. In The King & I, My Fair Lady, and The Music Man, audiences are confronted with themes such as cross-cultural tolerance, the effects of... read more -
May 28 Wednesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: George Scheper, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, Advanced Academic Programs, School of Arts and Sciences, JHULocations: Online ClassTravel to the heights of the Peruvian Andes to the spectacular archaeological site of Machu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Over the centuries, Machu Picchu has acquired archaeological and historical importance of mythic and symbolic significance. We’ll tour the main structures of this lost city and... read more -
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May 23 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Julie Kurzava, Faculty, Loyola UniversityLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreThis FREE class is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council (msac.org). Singer/actor Julie Kurzava details a performer’s perspective on the history of three great American musicals of the 1950’s. In The King & I, My Fair Lady, and The Music Man, audiences are confronted with themes such as cross-cultural tolerance, the effects of... read more
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July 14 Tuesday3:30 PM → 4:45 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Jonina Duker, Certified Book Discussion LeaderLocations: Online ClassYiyun Li emigrated in 1996 from China to the University of Iowa to pursue a graduate degree in immunology. After dropping out of her PhD program, she earned an M.F.A. from acclaimed Writers’ Workshop; in 2010, she won a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship as a “fiction writer”; and in 2017 she became the Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities at... read more -
May 23 Thursday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Steven Gimbel, Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg CollegeLocations: Online ClassHumans are conscious beings--at least after our morning coffee. But what is the source of this consciousness? It seems like it has to be the brain, the mind, and/or the soul. It is only in the 20th century that the concepts of mind, brain, and soul were completely differentiated. What do we mean by these ideas? How to they relate to one another? Should we... read more -
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
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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
