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July 8 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Richard Bell, Professor of History, University of MarylandLocations: Online ClassThis program explores the Revolution from the perspective of the Irish and their descendants in America. Drawing on the latest scholarship, it reconstructs the history of English and Irish antagonism, the role of Roman Catholic religious faith in decisions about loyalty and affiliation, and the political and economic impact of the American Revolution on... read more -
November 21 Thursday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Bonita Billman, Art History LecturerLocations: Online ClassThe Hudson River School—a loose group of American landscape artists—was neither a school nor confined to the Hudson River Valley. Beginning in the early 19th-century, American painters finally paid significant attention to the uniqueness of landscape around them. The Hudson River School drew inspiration from America’s unspoiled landscape, finding... read more -
July 8 Thursday4:00 PM → 5:15 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Julie Taddeo, Research Professor of History, University of MarylandLocations: Online ClassOver 17 million viewers tuned in for Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The revelations of racism, depression, sister-in-law rivalry, and the power of the tabloids over the Royals riveted a public desperate for distraction from the ongoing pandemic. In this lecture, "Megxit" and its fallout will be discussed... read more
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November 21 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: JSSA HospiceLocations: Online ClassAre you coping with loss? Do you know someone coping with loss? Holidays can be a struggle when someone is in grief. An expert from JSSA Hospice will join us to help us discover and accept the range of emotions grieving individuals may feel during the holidays. Receive insight and strategies for coping during this emotionally charged... read more -
November 25 Monday1:00 PM → 3:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Wider Circle Volunteer CoordinatorLocations: TripA Wider Circle’s Essential Support program provides basic items for the home to our neighbors seeking to rise out of poverty. Volunteers help sort donations and stock the showrooms where clients select their items. With the help of volunteer groups like ours, A Wider Circle is able to furnish 10-20 homes free of charge each day for our neighbors in... read more -
December 2 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Daryl Davis, MusicianLocations: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineExplore the groundbreaking music of Ray Charles and Willie Nelson—two iconic songwriters whose genre-crossing styles reshaped American music and transcended generations. We'll revisit their music and some of the stories behind... read more -
November 26 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Julie Kurzava, Faculty, Loyola UniversityLocations: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineIndiana born and heir to millions, Cole Porter was an Ivy League graduate, European bon vivant, and incidentally one of the great composers of American musical theater and popular song. Julie Kurzava discusses his entrance into the Broadway world nearly a century ago, his musical style, distinctive point of view and relevance... read more -
RECORDEDDecember 3 Wednesday10:30 AM → 11:45 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Alan I. Saltman, AuthorLocations: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineParticipants are encouraged to attend this interactive class in-person. Author and Churchill scholar Alan Saltman draws on his deep knowledge of Winston Churchill to explore how the legendary leader might view today’s pressing issues—from Iran’s nuclear ambitions and the war in Ukraine to rising authoritarianism. Based on his highly acclaimed books No... read more -
November 26 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Richard Bell, Professor of History, University of MarylandLocations: Online Class(This class will be recorded.) “So you’re the little lady who started this great war!” said President Abraham Lincoln in the fall of 1862 when he finally met Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of the blockbuster antislavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. But Lincoln might just have well have been talking to and about Harriet Tubman, the most famous... read more -
December 3 Wednesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Bonita Billman, Art History LecturerLocations: Online ClassJohn Constable and J.M.W. Turner were contemporaries but very different artists. Constable focused on the familiar scenes of his native East Anglia and select English locales, capturing the quiet beauty of the countryside. Turner, inspired early by Dutch landscape painters, traveled widely across Europe whenever possible—painting dramatic waterfalls,... read more -
December 4 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: George Scheper, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, Advanced Academic Programs, School of Arts and Sciences, JHULocations: Online ClassThe ancient Maya cities of Copán and Tikal were thriving centers of culture, art, and ceremony between 300 and 800 CE. Their impressive pyramids, carved monuments, and rich artwork tell the stories of powerful rulers, religious traditions, and everyday life in these vibrant cities. In this class, we will journey through the history of Copán and Tikal,... read more -
July 9 Friday6:00 PM → 7:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Chris Burns, Many-StringsLocations: Online ClassEdvard Grieg was a Romantic Era master. His music has a unique and exceptional charm that will embrace you. He loved Norway’s mountains and fjords, their special light, and its landscape. This hour will treat you to musical images inspired by Norway: gnomes, the Mountain King, beautiful mornings, and the fantastic adventures of Peer Gynt. This hour is... read more
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July 12 Monday10:30 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Catherine Grace Katz, Writer and HistorianLocations: Online ClassTensions during the Yalta Conference in February 1945 threatened to tear apart the wartime alliance among Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. Learn about the untold story of the three intelligent and glamorous young women, Sarah Churchill, Anna Roosevelt, and Kathy Harriman, who accompanied their famous fathers to the Yalta Conference... read more
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July 12 Monday1:00 PM → 2:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Joseph Snyder, International LecturerLocations: Online ClassHow a three-day trip transformed relations among three major countries and laid the foundation for a new world... read more
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July 13 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: John McCarthy, Montgomery County State's AttorneyLocations: Online ClassThis 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 based on its new composition. As always, issues related to important criminal decisions will be discussed in... read more
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December 9 Tuesday10:30 AM → 4:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Michael J. Ackerman, AARP Volunteer InstructorLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreDrivers who complete this course may receive a multi-year discount on their auto insurance, depending on state regulations. Exciting new content includes information on brain health, railroad and animal crossings, plus expanded information on car technology and updates on the many new laws in Maryland. A number of tips will be offered to help reduce your... read more -
July 13 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, Southwestern CollegeLocations: Online ClassIt’s hard to think of any other poets who have this much impact, let alone 13th-century poets from the other side of the world. Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, (1207-1273) and Xāja Shams-ud-Dīn Moḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī, (1315-1390), better known as Rumi and Hafiz, were both Persian Sufi Muslims who brought a bracing, down to earth, and... read more
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RECORDEDDecember 9 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Brian Rose, Professor (ret.), Department of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham UniversityLocations: Online ClassAlfred Hitchcock often called Psycho “a big joke” and was horrified to discover that audiences “were taking it seriously.” But his flip attitude can’t disguise what made his 1960 film a landmark in movie history. Working without his usual menu of big budgets, big stars, and glamorous locations, Hitchcock crafted a masterful study of fear and... read more -
July 14 Wednesday10:30 AM → 11:45 AMSessions: 1Instructor: John Emond, Program Manager, NASA (Retired)Locations: Online ClassJuly, 1916: At the height of WWI, the German U-Boat Deutschland evades the Allied blockade of Europe, makes a remarkable journey across the Atlantic, moves up the Chesapeake, and docks in Baltimore. Why Baltimore? Why a German merchant U-Boat? What happened to the Deutschland after its Baltimore position became known to the Allies? What happened to the... read more
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December 9 Tuesday3:00 PM → 4:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Jonina Duker, Certified Book Discussion LeaderLocations: Online ClassThe author’s own life inspired the fictional tale of Arnold Spirit, Jr., a fourteen-year-old living on the Spokane Indian Reservation and the choices he makes to navigate his adolescence under difficult circumstances. How did this 2007 novel wind up the most challenged book in the USA from 2010 to 2019? Please read the book so you can participate in our... read more
