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October 15 Friday6:00 PM → 7:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Chris Burns, Many-StringsLocations: Online Class(This program is more of a concert than a class.) Ferde Grofe painted American landscapes with gorgeous musical notes. During this hour you will be enchanted with his musical descriptions of the Mississippi River, the Grand Canyon, and then marvel at his orchestrations of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” “ Porgy and Bess,” and much more. ... read more -
October 18 Monday11:00 AM → 12:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Bonita Billman, Art History LecturerLocations: Oasis at the Macy's Home StoreEdouard Manet was a reluctant revolutionary. He had a traditional art education and admired the Old Masters but he developed a loose, painterly technique and preferred to paint genre scenes of everyday Parisian life. Although viewed as a trailblazer of the nascent Impressionist movement, he turned down invitations to exhibit in the seminal Impressionists'... read more
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October 18 Monday11:00 AM → 12:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Bonita Billman, Art History LecturerLocations: Online ClassEdouard Manet was a reluctant revolutionary. He had a traditional art education and admired the Old Masters but he developed a loose, painterly technique and preferred to paint genre scenes of everyday Parisian life. Although viewed as a trailblazer of the nascent Impressionist movement, he turned down invitations to exhibit in the seminal Impressionists'... read more
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October 18 Monday1:30 PM → 3:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Richard Bell, Professor of History, University of MarylandLocations: Online Class“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 well have been talking to and about Harriet Tubman, the most famous conductor on America’s underground... read more
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October 19 Tuesday11:00 AM → 12:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Steven Gimbel, Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg CollegeLocations: Oasis at the Macy's Home StoreIn the second of four lectures on the sub-fields of philosophy we explore metaphysics, the study of reality. How do we know there is an external world? How do we know there are other people? Is the mind different from the brain? Does God... read more
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October 19 Tuesday11:00 AM → 12:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Steven Gimbel, Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg CollegeLocations: Online ClassIn the second of four lectures on the sub-fields of philosophy we explore metaphysics, the study of reality. How do we know there is an external world? How do we know there are other people? Is the mind different from the brain? Does God... read more
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October 19 Tuesday1:30 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Febe Huezo, Outreach Associate, Montgomery County Public LibraryLocations: Online ClassDiscover resources available at Montgomery County Public Libraries, from movie streaming to e-books and online courses, all free with your Library card. This is an interactive workshop - bring your library card, tablet, or laptop if you wish. For questions about your existing library card, visit or contact your local branch. If you don't have a library card... read more
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October 19 Tuesday4:00 PM → 5:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Julia Fister, MA, Studio ACE Executive DirectorLocations: Online ClassDía de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead), the traditional Mexican holiday, celebrates friends and family members who have passed away and is recognized and observed internationally. This talk explores the many traditions associated with Día de Los Muertos, including the creation of altars, the making of special food, and the costumes and creative customs.... read more
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October 20 Wednesday11:00 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Martin Baron, former Executive Editor, Washington PostLocations: Oasis at the Macy's Home StoreJoin Oasis for a conversation with Marty Baron, who recently retired after eight years as executive editor of The Washington... read more
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October 20 Wednesday11:00 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Martin Baron, former Executive Editor, Washington PostLocations: Online ClassJoin Oasis for a conversation with Marty Baron, who recently retired after eight years as executive editor of The Washington... read more
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October 21 Thursday11:00 AM → 12:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Dan Sherman, Musical Theatre InstructorLocations: Oasis at the Macy's Home StoreIn a career of more than 40 years, Harry Warren wrote some of America’s best-known songs, including 21 number one hits on the “Hit Parade”. Warren’s career offers a chance to discuss how Hollywood introduced songs over time, including the studio system of the 1930s and 40s that relied on in-house composers such as Warren. We'll talk about the... read more
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October 21 Thursday1:30 PM → 3:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Barbara Paulson, European Travel SpecialistLocations: Online ClassPainters, butterfly collectors, Himalayan mountaineers - only a few of the descriptors of a rare breed of Victorian women travelers; tough women who traveled the globe usually traveled alone or with just one companion. Explore the backgrounds of five women: where they traveled, how they traveled, why they traveled - all in an era when "it just wasn't done"... read more
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October 22 Friday1:30 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: James H Johnston, Lawyer and AuthorLocations: Online ClassThe Potomac River, the dominant geological feature of Montgomery County, has also played a dominant role in American history. It was the first interstate waterway in North America, the spawning ground for the Constitution, and a protective barrier in the Civil War. To travelers today, it is a time tunnel to 250 million years of history. Join this class to... read more
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October 25 Monday11:00 AM → 12:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Michael Ross, Professor of History, University of Maryland at College ParkLocations: Oasis at the Macy's Home StoreViewed by many as the worst decision ever by the United States Supreme Court, Plessy v. Ferguson helped establish Jim Crow segregation in the American South. But many who have heard of Plessy don't know the fascinating though tragic story behind the case. It's a story born in New Orleans of activist Afro-Creoles and includes complex yet heroic figures. In... read more
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October 25 Monday11:00 AM → 12:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Michael Ross, Professor of History, University of Maryland at College ParkLocations: Online ClassViewed by many as the worst decision ever by the United States Supreme Court, Plessy v. Ferguson helped establish Jim Crow segregation in the American South. But many who have heard of Plessy don't know the fascinating though tragic story behind the case. It's a story born in New Orleans of activist Afro-Creoles and includes complex yet heroic figures. In... read more
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October 25 Monday1:30 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Thu Huynh, RD, LDNLocations: Online ClassLearn how to fill your cart and plan your menu to support a healthy immune system and reduce your risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer. We'll cover ways to reduce salt, fat, and sugar as well as the food fighters you should be including for long term wellness.... read more
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October 26 Tuesday11:00 AM → 12:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Stephen Klatsky, Baseball AficionadoLocations: Online ClassIt is again World Series time - held every year but two since 1903! We'll review memorable moments from past series - great plays, surprise stars, game-ending home runs and errors, legends and myths, and share your memories and recollections. It’s time to say "Play... read more
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October 26 Tuesday1:30 PM → 3:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Judy Scott Feldman, Ph.D., Art Historian/National Mall CoalitionLocations: Online ClassIn the jewel-like mosaics of Ravenna, the dazzling domed interior of Hagia Sophia, the penetrating stare of holy figures in Orthodox icons, we come face-to-face with the visual splendor and spiritual power of Byzantine art. Created in the thousand-year period between 330 and the conquest of the Byzantine capital Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks in 1453,... read more
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October 26 Tuesday03:00 PM → 04:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Jonina Duker, Certified Book Discussion LeaderLocations: Online ClassAs our nation focuses once again on race, Oasis’ monthly selection is the now-classic memoir that changed the conversation when it was published by the poet Maya Angelou in 1969. Her book has never been out-of-print, it is acclaimed in all sorts of ways; yet it is often banned in schools. According to the current publisher, it “captures the longing of... read more
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October 27 Wednesday1:30 PM → 3:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Robert Watson, PhD, Distinguished Professor of American History, Lynn UniversityLocations: Online ClassAgainst extraordinary political pressure both at home and around the world, Harry Truman was a staunch ally of Zionists hoping to establish a homeland in 1948. This lecture goes behind the scenes based on years of interviews with former aides to Truman and former Israeli officials, and extensive archival research. What emerges is a fascinating story of... read more
