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September 13 Wednesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: John McCarthy, Montgomery County State's AttorneyLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreIn June, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision declaring race-based affirmative action to be a violation of the U.S. Constitution and federal law. Mr. McCarthy will review how the practice evolved historically in response to court rulings over the decades, and how institutions of higher education may respond to the court's latest... read more -
September 13 Wednesday1:00 PM → 2:15 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Brian Rose, Professor (ret.), Department of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham UniversityLocations: Online ClassThere’s no ifs, ands, or buts about it—Frank Sinatra was the greatest singer to ever set foot in Hollywood. His voice—so mesmerizing in person and so evocative in recordings—was ideally suited for the big screen as well. And his 100 musical performances in motion pictures reveal a vocalist who almost from the start recognized how the camera could... read more -
September 14 Thursday10:30 AM → 11:45 AMSessions: 1Instructor: David Patterson, Historian and AuthorLocations: Online ClassThe Vanderbilts. The Rockefellers. The Carnegies. The Pinchots? In America's Gilded Age, successful families forged self-made and powerful aristocracies, but history slighted a wealthy, influential family dynasty: the Pinchots. Outstandingly different from these and other business titans, this family is long overdue for recognition. The Pinchot family... read more -
September 14 Thursday10:30 AM → 11:45 AMSessions: 1Instructor: David Patterson, Historian and AuthorLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreThe Vanderbilts. The Rockefellers. The Carnegies. The Pinchots? In America's Gilded Age, successful families forged self-made and powerful aristocracies, but history slighted a wealthy, influential family dynasty: the Pinchots. Outstandingly different from these and other business titans, this family is long overdue for recognition. The Pinchot family... read more
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September 14 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Erich Keel, Ph.D., Museum EducatorLocations: Online ClassIt is well-known that Adolf Hitler disliked modern art, which he decried in his inauguration of the House of German Art in 1937 as "these smearings of canvas . . . really the outcome of an impudent and unashamed arrogance." In this talk, we will take up one case, the famous “smearer” Max Beckmann, who sought refuge in Holland, where he continued to... read more -
September 14 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Erich Keel, Ph.D., Museum EducatorLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreIt is well-known that Adolf Hitler disliked modern art, which he decried in his inauguration of the House of German Art in 1937 as "these smearings of canvas . . . really the outcome of an impudent and unashamed arrogance." In this talk, we will take up one case, the famous “smearer” Max Beckmann, who sought refuge in Holland, where he continued to... read more
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September 18 Monday10:30 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Alex Prud'homme, Freelance WriterLocations: Online ClassDrawing from his book "Dinner With the President," Alex Prud'homme will discuss American and presidential history as seen through a gastronomic lens. He'll start with an Introduction (how he became interested in the food of politics and the politics of food), then discuss three presidential meals and why they were important, and conclude with an audience... read more -
September 19 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Nancy Rubin Stuart, Author and JournalistLocations: Online ClassEveryone knows Benjamin Franklin – the thrifty inventor-statesman of the Revolutionary era – but not about his love life. Poor Richard’s Women reveals the long-neglected voices of the women Ben loved and lost during his lifelong struggle between passion and prudence. The most prominent among them was Deborah Read Franklin, his common-law wife and... read more -
September 19 Tuesday3:00 PM → 4:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Jonina Duker, Certified Book Discussion LeaderLocations: Online ClassThis is a work of non-fiction with fictional elements. In the mood to immerse yourself in Savannah, Georgia, circa the 1980s? This book, a New York Times best-seller for 216 weeks, will take you there. It recounts the events surrounding and following the death of an antiques shop employee with far less savory side hustles at the hand of his employer,... read more -
September 20 Wednesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Dan Sherman, PhDLocations: Online ClassAt age 25, Orson Welles directed and starred in what some would say is the greatest film ever made. Produced nearly 80 years ago, Kane was immediately recognized for its technical brilliance and creative energy. This talk will describe the making of this great film, its creators (including composer Bernard Herrmann), and the controversies behind it.... read more -
September 20 Wednesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Dan Sherman, PhDLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreAt age 25, Orson Welles directed and starred in what some would say is the greatest film ever made. Produced nearly 80 years ago, Kane was immediately recognized for its technical brilliance and creative energy. This talk will describe the making of this great film, its creators (including composer Bernard Herrmann), and the controversies behind it.... read more
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September 21 Thursday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Ralph D Buglass, Montgomery HistoryLocations: Online ClassThis richly-illustrated presentation - a virtual tour of still-standing mansions in the Dupont Circle area built by an eclectic mix of business moguls, politicians, newspaper publishers, and others of means - will look at the varied architecture and recall the lives—and foibles—of the... read more -
September 21 Thursday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Ralph D Buglass, Montgomery HistoryLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreThis richly-illustrated presentation - a virtual tour of still-standing mansions in the Dupont Circle area built by an eclectic mix of business moguls, politicians, newspaper publishers, and others of means - will look at the varied architecture and recall the lives—and foibles—of the... read more
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September 21 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Judy Scott Feldman, Ph.D., Art Historian/National Mall CoalitionLocations: Online ClassFrederick Law Olmsted, renowned for his designs with Calvert Vaux for Central Park and Prospect Park in New York, envisioned landscape as an art, a science, and a social ideal. In designing the U.S. Capitol grounds, he met a new challenge to create a landscape that was both part of the Capitol but also subsidiary to it. His son Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., as... read more -
September 21 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Judy Scott Feldman, Ph.D., Art Historian/National Mall CoalitionLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreFrederick Law Olmsted, renowned for his designs with Calvert Vaux for Central Park and Prospect Park in New York, envisioned landscape as an art, a science, and a social ideal. In designing the U.S. Capitol grounds, he met a new challenge to create a landscape that was both part of the Capitol but also subsidiary to it. His son Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., as... read more
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September 22 Friday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Marianne Starr, Naturalist, Locust Grove Nature CenterLocations: TripLevel of Difficulty: 2/5 The Locust Grove Nature Center is at the top of a large parking lot shared with the Pauline Betz Addie Indoor Tennis Center. The trails are somewhat uneven so wear sturdy shoes and bring a hiking pole if you like. There are few hills as we will be walking along Cabin John Creek most of the time. We’ll be looking for fall blooming... read more -
September 26 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Julie Kurzava, Faculty, Loyola UniversityLocations: Online ClassWhile less known than some of his contemporaries, songwriter Jule Styne wrote over 1500 songs in his 50-year career, spanning the history of the American songbook and beyond. Styne began his career playing in house bands in 1920’s Chicago speakeasies, then went on to write songs for classic Hollywood films, hits for Frank Sinatra and Broadway musicals for... read more -
September 26 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Julie Kurzava, Faculty, Loyola UniversityLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreWhile less known than some of his contemporaries, songwriter Jule Styne wrote over 1500 songs in his 50-year career, spanning the history of the American songbook and beyond. Styne began his career playing in house bands in 1920’s Chicago speakeasies, then went on to write songs for classic Hollywood films, hits for Frank Sinatra and Broadway musicals for... read more
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April 29 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Dan Sherman, Musical Theatre InstructorLocations: Online ClassPremiered nearly 200 years ago, Beethoven’s 9th symphony revolutionized music with its vast structure and introduction of voices to call for peace and human unity. This class will place the great piece in the context of Beethoven’s life and time, show some of its innovations, and discuss its influence, both on composers and on listeners. You will hear... read more -
September 27 Wednesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Lawrence Haas, Senior Fellow, American Foreign Policy CouncilLocations: Online ClassThe United States and Israel face an evolving Middle East, with Iran continuing to advance its nuclear and related ballistic missile programs and working more closely America's biggest global adversaries; with Saudi Arabia reversing course and seeking warmer ties with Iran; and with the Arab world welcoming Syria back to its fold. Those developments present... read more
