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January 19 Wednesday1:00 PM → 2:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Michelle Le, DPMLocations: Online ClassWhat happens after a fall that causes a foot or ankle injury? Dr. Le will discuss foot and ankle fracture management as well as how to reduce and prevent... read more -
January 22 Monday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Barbara Paulson, Travel SpecialistLocations: Online ClassVisit an opulent 16th century Tudor mansion shipped from Lancashire England brick-by-brick in the 1920s; shop for an orchid at a nursery specializing in their care; get up close to a statue of Meriwether Lewis (of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and private secretary to President Thomas Jefferson); see Arthur Ashe’s tennis racquet and wrist band; and taste... read more -
January 23 Monday3:00 PM → 4:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Justin Martello, MDLocations: Online ClassParkinson’s Disease is a neurological condition said to impact more than 1M people in the U.S. Join Dr. Justin Martello for an overview of the disease and how the Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area helps people slow its... read more -
January 20 Thursday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Melvin Goodman, Adjunct Professor, Int'l Relations, Johns Hopkins Univ.Locations: Online ClassA review of President Biden’s policy programs and initiatives at home and abroad as well as an assessment of his actions. Special attention will be given to the domestic programs that address the problems of economic and social inequality, and the foreign policies that addressed the Afghan withdrawal; the climate crisis; and bilateral relations with both... read more
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January 24 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Julie Kurzava, Music Faculty, Loyola UniversityLocations: Online ClassSadly, we recently lost the great stage and screen actress Angela Lansbury in 2022. An amazingly versatile actress, her career stretched over 80 years. Julie Kurzava revisits her stage work and the writers and composers she inspired. She earned 6 Tony Awards in the process, including Stephen Sondheim (Sweeney Todd and more), Noel Coward (Blithe Spirit),... read more -
January 20 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:15 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Margalit Fox, AuthorLocations: Online ClassMargalit Fox, a former senior writer for the New York Times, gives an illustrated presentation about her new nonfiction book, "The Confidence Men: How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History." In the depths of World War I, two captured British officers escaped from a remote Turkish P.O.W. camp . . . by means of a Ouija board! A... read more
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January 23 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Jennifer Paxton, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of History, The Catholic University of AmericaLocations: Online ClassTo the Romans and the Greeks, the Celts were exotic barbarians, but the artifacts they left behind tell a different story. The Celts produced sophisticated metalwork and traded with other peoples throughout the Mediterranean and even into central Asia. In this lecture, learn about a culture that dominated most of Europe before the Roman conquests through... read more -
January 24 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Julie Kurzava, Music Faculty, Loyola UniversityLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreSadly, we recently lost the great stage and screen actress Angela Lansbury in 2022. An amazingly versatile actress, her career stretched over 80 years. Julie Kurzava revisits her stage work and the writers and composers she inspired. She earned 6 Tony Awards in the process, including Stephen Sondheim (Sweeney Todd and more), Noel Coward (Blithe Spirit),... read more
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January 23 Tuesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Jennifer Paxton, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of History, The Catholic University of AmericaLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreTo the Romans and the Greeks, the Celts were exotic barbarians, but the artifacts they left behind tell a different story. The Celts produced sophisticated metalwork and traded with other peoples throughout the Mediterranean and even into central Asia. In this lecture, learn about a culture that dominated most of Europe before the Roman conquests through... read more
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January 24 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:15 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Brian Rose, Professor (ret.), Department of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham UniversityLocations: Online ClassAlfred Hitchcock is probably the most famous film director who ever lived. For five decades, first in England, then in Hollywood, he made fifty-four films, including classics such as The Thirty-Nine Steps, Rebecca, Notorious, Rear Window, North by Northwest, Vertigo, and Psycho. Few filmmakers have been as popular, critically celebrated, and as influential,... read more -
February 4 Wednesday10:30 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Maxwell C. Uy, Sheriff, Montgomery County, MarylandLocations: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineMontgomery County Sheriff Maxwell Uy will share an inside look at the vital work of the Sheriff’s Office — serving court documents, providing courthouse security, transporting prisoners, and supporting victims of domestic violence. He will also highlight community outreach efforts, resources for older adults, and ways residents can connect with the... read more -
January 21 Friday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Ernest Liotti, Faculty, Peabody InstituteLocations: Online ClassThis lecture will discuss the history and creation of Verdi's next to last opera Otello. It is considered by many to be the greatest Italian dramatic opera of the 19th century. We will examine historic recordings and more recent videos. We will hear a recording of the first Otello who premiered the role in 1887, and some audio clips from a 1947 broadcast of... read more
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January 24 Tuesday3:00 PM → 4:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Jonina Duker, Certified Book Discussion LeaderLocations: Online ClassMaryland’s new governor Westley Watende Omari Moore's short life has been eventful enough that he has two memoirs. You can choose which memoir to read and we'll examine both to understand more about this man who has big plans for Maryland. In The Other Wes Moore, he writes, "The other Wes Moore is a drug dealer, a robber, a murderer. I am a Rhodes... read more -
January 23 Tuesday3:00 PM → 4:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Jonina Duker, Certified Book Discussion LeaderLocations: Online ClassWe are trying something new for the new year - reading short fiction. Are you a Gabriel García Márquez aficionado? We’re starting out our Oasis semester with short fiction from the 1992 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. We will discuss three of his best works: "No One Writes to the Colonel," “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, and... read more
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RECORDEDJanuary 28 Tuesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Jim Buchanan, Volunteer, C&O National ParkLocations: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineBecause of the C&O Canal's strategic position as an important commercial and transportation waterway, both the Union and Confederate armies sought to control it. This presentation will explore the Canal during wartime especially related to Montgomery and Frederick Counties. We will draw from contemporary accounts and modern historical studies to... read more -
February 4 Wednesday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Dr. Ann Turner, Individual, Couples, Family and Certified Sex Therapist, GWU Clinical Assistant ProfessorLocations: Oasis at Macys Home StoreDiscover the top 10 traits that happy people share and learn why these qualities make such a big difference in how we feel every day. We’ll explore simple ways to build positive habits and follow through to boost personal well-being. Together, we’ll talk, share ideas, and create your own Personal Happiness Plan that’s easy to weave into everyday life.... read more -
January 21 Friday1:00 PM → 2:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Maria Butler, MA Lecturer Emerita, San Diego State UniversityLocations: Online ClassThis lecture will examine the three important components of the Aztec Economy: Regional Markets, Trade, and Tribute. Local and regional markets were very important to life in the Aztec empire. The local markets provided goods grown or made locally however the Regional Markets drew in people from a broader area. These markets provided a broader variety... read more
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January 28 Tuesday3:00 PM → 4:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Jonina Duker, Certified Book Discussion LeaderLocations: Online ClassWe’re kicking off a new book discussion series this semester! With our new Classic Favorites series, we will discuss past best-sellers. Book lovers might well have read these “way back when”; whether or not you have, with our mature life experiences discussing these “big impact” works now and thinking about those impacts then and now make these... read more
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January 24 Wednesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Steven Friedman, Music HistorianLocations: Online ClassDid the bard know he would inspire some great Broadway musicals? From Kiss Me Kate and West Side Story to the recent "Something's Rotten" the plays found a way to be reinvented with... read more
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January 25 Wednesday10:30 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Lewis M. Simons, Foreign Correspondent and AuthorLocations: Online ClassBy way of an interview-style format, Philippino journalist Christian Esguerra will talk with foreign correspondent Lewis Simons about Simons' Pulitzer-prize winning story that led to the toppling of the Marcos regime, followed by a discussion of the recent return to power of the Marcos... read more
