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RECORDEDSeptember 25 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Dr. James T. Castle, DDS, MSLocations: Online ClassKeeping your mouth healthy is important at every age, but as we get older, our teeth and gums need extra care. From preventing gum disease to taking care of dentures and keeping a strong bite, there are many ways to keep your smile healthy as you age. Join us for From Brushing to Beyond: Essential Dental Care for Seniors, a webinar that will help older... read more -
September 17 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Richard Bell, Professor of History, University of MarylandLocations: Online Class"Men, get on your arms; we will proceed to the Ferry,” ordered John Brown one October night in 1859. The ferry was Harpers Ferry, home to the largest arsenal of rifles in the United States. Brown hoped to capture Harpers Ferry and arm a nationwide slave revolt. But it all went wrong almost immediately and Brown was hanged having failed to free a single... read more -
September 23 Friday10:30 AM → 12:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Bradley Simpson, Restoration Manager, Audubon Naturalist SocietyLocations: TripEnjoy the gardens, forest, meadows, and stream at Woodend, headquarters of the Audubon Naturalist Society. We will take a leisurely walk to highlight the efforts taken to restore native biodiversity to this urban oasis. Native plant formal gardens, forest and meadow restoration, permeable trails, and a newly restored stream will all be explored during our... read more -
September 17 Tuesday3:00 PM → 4:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Jonina Duker, Certified Book Discussion LeaderLocations: Online ClassWe are starting our semester by discussing another banned book. When John Steinbeck (1902-1968) won the 1962 Nobel Prize for Literature, the Academy stated “With your most distinctive works you have become a teacher of good will and charity, a defender of human values, which can well be said to correspond to the proper idea of the Nobel Prize” and... read more -
September 23 Friday6:00 PM → 7:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Chris Burns, Many-StringsLocations: Online ClassEnnio Morricone composed gorgeous music that at times is transcendental and other times textured and intense. He was especially gifted at composing music for diverse story locations and historical moments: from the Wild West to South America to Rome. And he has been honored throughout the world! This hour will celebrate his genius with context and... read more -
October 25 Wednesday2:00 PM → 3:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Victor Rezmovic, Technology 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 -
September 18 Wednesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Ralph D Buglass, Montgomery HistoryLocations: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineThe Washington Aqueduct, carrying drinking water to DC but running mostly through Montgomery County from Great Falls, was a technological marvel when completed 160 years ago in 1864. Through current and historical photos, we’ll explore the fascinating history of this project, now a National Landmark, and examine its equally fascinating chief engineer,... read more -
September 26 Monday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Frank Newton, Ph.DLocations: Online ClassAbout 2500 years ago, there were amazing historical developments in China, India, Persia, Israel, and Greece that led to powerful cultural and spiritual transformations. The effects still resonate and shape our world to this day. During this “Axial Age,” the great philosophies and religions of the world were born, inspired by many of the world’s... read more -
October 25 Wednesday2:00 PM → 3:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Victor Rezmovic, Technology InstructorLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreUnfortunately, 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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October 26 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Margie Hackett, Manager of Transition Care at Suburban HospitalLocations: Online ClassAdvocating for yourself as a patient can be a difficult task. Medical information is overwhelming, and you may not know what questions to ask. This webinar will discuss what questions to ask and knowing when to visit your provider and specialists. Join the Manager of Transition Care at Suburban Hospital, Margie Hackett, as she discusses navigating the... read more -
September 18 Wednesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Gary A. Rendsburg, Distinguished Professor, Jewish Studies, Rutgers UniversityLocations: Online ClassThis illustrated lecture presents the literary and archaeological evidence from both Egypt and Israel relevant to earliest Israel. Biblical accounts concerning the slavery, the exodus, and the settlement in Canaan are treated against the backdrop of ancient Near Eastern evidence, with an attempt to dovetail Israel’s own narrative with the data emerging... read more -
October 26 Thursday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Steven Gimbel, Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg CollegeLocations: Online Class(At the instructor's request, the date AND time of this class have been changed from October 5 to Thursday, October 26 at 10:30 am.) Human actions are determined by the working of our brains, but those brains are made up of matter that has to obey the laws of physics. Does that mean that we are just machines? We think we choose our actions, that we have... read more -
September 27 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, Southwestern CollegeLocations: Online ClassBy now we’re all familiar with the pro and con arguments surrounding America’s most contentious political debate: abortion. But how aware are we of the often-unstated philosophical positions underpinning those familiar arguments? Join us for this philosophical inquiry into the big questions the abortion debate draws to the surface: When does life begin?... read more -
September 28 Wednesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Ralph D Buglass, Montgomery County Historical SocietyLocations: Online ClassSugarloaf Mountain, a private oasis of natural beauty and scenic vistas that is open to the public, nearly became Camp David. It almost ended up with a modernistic structure designed by Frank Lloyd Wright sitting atop its peak. Come hear about these and other historical oddities of this tiny mountain that sits all by itself just over the Montgomery... read more -
October 26 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Judy Scott Feldman, Ph.D., Art Historian/National Mall CoalitionLocations: Online ClassAsk three people what Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment” in the Sistine Chapel says to them and you’re likely to get three different answers. So too it was with critics and art historians in the 16th century, and remains today. Perhaps the most famous painted depiction of heaven and hell in art history, Michelangelo envisions a maelstrom of nude bodies,... read more -
September 28 Wednesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Ralph D Buglass, Montgomery County Historical SocietyLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreSugarloaf Mountain, a private oasis of natural beauty and scenic vistas that is open to the public, nearly became Camp David. It almost ended up with a modernistic structure designed by Frank Lloyd Wright sitting atop its peak. Come hear about these and other historical oddities of this tiny mountain that sits all by itself just over the Montgomery... read more
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October 26 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Judy Scott Feldman, Ph.D., Art Historian/National Mall CoalitionLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreAsk three people what Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment” in the Sistine Chapel says to them and you’re likely to get three different answers. So too it was with critics and art historians in the 16th century, and remains today. Perhaps the most famous painted depiction of heaven and hell in art history, Michelangelo envisions a maelstrom of nude bodies,... read more
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October 27 Friday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Lieutenant Tenesha Jensen, Deputy Director, Training and Education DivisionLocations: TripAt the Academy, you will meet the men and women who train Montgomery County Police Officers on use of force. There will be a brief classroom presentation followed by an actual demonstration conducted by the Montgomery County Police regarding de-escalation tactics and police use of force and then a tour. Participants are responsible for their own... read more -
September 19 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Ambassador (ret.) Eric S. RubinLocations: Online ClassAn overview of the state of the NATO alliance and U.S. relations with our allies and partners in Europe, as well as an assessment of the future of the Ukraine conflict and U.S. efforts to deter Russian... read more -
October 27 Friday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Marianne Starr, Naturalist, Locust Grove Nature CenterLocations: TripLevel of difficulty: 1/5. This will be a flat leisurely walk along the dirt and stone towpath where we’ll explore the history, flora and fauna of a section of the C&O Canal. We’ll have views of the Potomac River, herons fishing, and if it’s mild, maybe see turtles sunning on logs, so bring binoculars if you have them. Portajohns are available in... read more
