Course Catalog

Film & Music Appreciation

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Leonard Bernstein: The Music and the Man *NEW!*
Item: AAM1001	Instructor: Mary Jane Ayers
Sessions: 6	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 (opens in new tab) Rm 3-119
M 9/28/2026 - 11/9/2026	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Fee: $109.00 NO CLASS OCTOBER 19.

British Invasion Music: American Origins & Response - 1940s-1960s

Item: AAH1000

Instructor: Melvyn Hoffman

Sessions: 3

STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-115

W 9/30/2026 - 10/14/2026

Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Fee: $59.00

Movie Musicals Part 1: The Golden Age 1927-1950s

Item: AAM1002

Instructor: Mary Jane Ayers

Sessions: 6

STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-121

Th 10/1/2026 - 11/12/2026

Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Fee: $109.00 NO CLASS OCTOBER 22.

American Movie Classics: Films That Shaped American Cinema, Part 2 - Glenridge *NEW!*
Item: AAF1001	Instructor: Alan McKee
Sessions: 4	Glenridge Academy (opens in new tab) Rm Glenridge Theater
Tu 10/13/2026 - 11/3/2026	Location: 7333 Scotland Way Sarasota, FL 34238
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Fee: $59.00

What EXACTLY Does a Film Producer Do? *NEW!*
Item: AAF1003	Instructor: George W. Young
Sessions: 2	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 (opens in new tab) Rm 3-121
Th 10/15/2026 - 10/22/2026	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Fee: $45.00

Legends of the Famous and Infamous Actors! *NEW!*
Item: AAF1002	Instructor: Jeanette LaVoy
Sessions: 6	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 (opens in new tab) Rm 3-119
F 10/16/2026 - 11/20/2026	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Fee: $75.00

The Anatomy of Film Noir: The Maltese Falcon to Chinatown - Glenridge

Item: AAFG1001

Instructor: George W. Young

Sessions: 2

Glenridge Academy Rm Mac I

F 10/23/2026 - 10/30/2026

Location: 7333 Scotland Way Sarasota, FL 34238

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Fee: $45.00

Sci-Fi Films of the 1950s: Aliens, Robots, Giants, & Monsters

Item: AAF1004

Instructor: Melvyn Hoffman

Sessions: 4

STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-117

W 10/28/2026 - 11/18/2026

Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Fee: $79.00

The Exorcist: The True Story Behind the Film

Item: AR1002

Instructor: James Johnson

Sessions: 1

STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-116

Th 10/29/2026 - 10/29/2026

Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Fee: $33.00 ONE DAY CLASSES ARE NONREFUNDABLE.

An Introduction to Classical Music History - Glenridge *NEW!*
Item: AAMG1001	Instructor: Mary Jane Ayers
Sessions: 3	Glenridge Academy (opens in new tab) Rm Glenridge Theater
F 10/30/2026 - 11/13/2026	Location: 7333 Scotland Way Sarasota, FL 34238
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Fee: $49.00

Woody Allen: Seven Decades of Flawed Brilliance *NEW!*
Item: AAF1007	Instructor: George W. Young
Sessions: 2	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 (opens in new tab) Rm 3-117
Th 11/12/2026 - 11/19/2026	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Fee: $45.00

The Art of Time Travel in Film *NEW!*
Item: AAF1008	Instructor: George W. Young
Sessions: 2	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 (opens in new tab) Rm 3-114
Th 12/3/2026 - 12/10/2026	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Fee: $45.00

William Shakespeare Goes to the Movies *NEW!*
Item: AAF1009	Instructor: George W. Young
Sessions: 2	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 (opens in new tab) Rm 3-119
F 12/4/2026 - 12/11/2026	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Fee: $45.00

The Twilight Zone: Fantasy Meets Reality? Part 3
Item: AAT1001	Instructor: Alan McKee
Tu 11/10/2026 - 12/8/2026	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 (opens in new tab) Rm 3-121
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
Fee: $59.00 NO CLASS NOV 24.
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