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American History Part II: 1825-1850s Finding Our Feet (37874)
Presented by: Kristi Busch
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
Location: Maltby Building - 109 |
| 4 F |
7020 196th St SW Lynnwood, WA 98036 |
| 10/20/2023 - 11/17/2023 |
Fee: $53.00 |
The focus of the course will be on the West and South, beginning with the first Western president, Andrew Jackson. We will explore his new approach, including his distrust of the National Bank, disdain for the high court, and prejudice toward Native Americans. This is the era when King Cotton ruled, spreading to plantation life in the South and factory life in the Northeast. It is the time of the aggressive little war with Mexico, where America garnered great swaths of land just in time for the California Gold Rush. And it is a time when America found its feet culturally, with the philosophy of Transcendentalism, great writing and poetry, and the amazing painting of the Hudson River School of Art.
No class 11/10.
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI History: American History
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Artificial Intelligence: What You Need To Know (37899)
Presented by: Terry Gray
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Location: ONLINE via Zoom - (link emailed two days prior to class) |
| 3 W |
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| 11/22/2023 - 12/6/2023 |
Fee: $40.00 |
The study of artificial intelligence (AI) dates to the 1950s, but only in 2023 did AI take the public by storm. The attention began when a program called ChatGPT was released. The result was earthshaking, because the program seemed to exhibit some surprisingly intelligent behaviors, and at the same time illustrated some of the major threats posed by advanced AI systems. The capabilities and implications of systems such as ChatGPT are extremely controversial. Some say they represent an existential threat to humanity, and others say that the capabilities and threats have been wildly exaggerated — that these are still just algorithms processing massive amounts of data from the Internet to create new documents. Similar debates surround new AI systems for image and audio processing. This class will provide an overview of the following topics: the different types of AI and how they work, how AI can improve our lives, what the biggest risks of AI are, and the current AI policy debates.
This is a two session online class on 11/22 & 11/29 that will be followed by an optional in-person discussion session on 12/6 in Gateway Hall, Room 352 for those able to attend.
Concurrent with "Enchanting Northern Norway."
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Technology
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Astronomical Telescopes: Galileo to James Webb (37897)
Presented by: Robert Korechoff
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Location: ONLINE via Zoom - (link emailed two days prior to class) |
| 4 W |
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| 10/4/2023 - 10/25/2023 |
Fee: $58.00 |
Learn about the development of astronomical telescopes, from Galileo’s first instrument through the launch and deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope. We’ll explore the design, technology, and scientific achievements of these instruments and their influence on our understanding of the universe, with emphasis on the Hubble Space Telescope and the Webb Space Telescope. We’ll learn some introductory concepts in optics and light in order to fully appreciate how telescopes work and their capabilities. No background in science or mathematics is assumed.
Concurrent with "A Selection of European Folk Dances Part I."
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Science: Astronomy
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Birds of the Pacific Northwest (37889)
Presented by: Candy Brown
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Location: Maltby Building - 109 |
| 3 Tu |
7020 196th St SW Lynnwood, WA 98036 |
| 10/31/2023 - 11/14/2023 |
Fee: $50.00 |
In this course, we will increase your ability to identify and understand the common birds of our region. We will explore the anatomy, reproduction, foods, foraging, and habitats of birds. We will discuss backyard birds, owls, raptors, and water birds. The course is geared toward beginning to intermediate-level birders.
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Nature: Birds
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Chasing Chimpanzees and Gorillas (37890)
Presented by: Helen Holcomb
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Location: Maltby Building - 109 |
| 1 M |
7020 196th St SW Lynnwood, WA 98036 |
| 10/16/2023 - 10/16/2023 |
Fee: $25.00 |
In this course, we will learn about the incredibly successful chimpanzee and mountain gorilla habituation programs in Rwanda and Uganda and what it’s like to track chimps and gorillas through the underbrush. We will discuss lesser-known facts about these primates and review the difference between monkeys and apes, including their behaviors and physical attributes. We will also look at what Rwanda is like today and why it is so prosperous — only 29 years after one of the most horrific and devastating genocides in modern history.
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Nature: Wildlife
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CRI's Fall Book Club: “Emma” by Jane Austen (37879)
Presented by: Nancy Eidemiller
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Location: Edmonds Waterfront Center - Community Room B |
| 1 Tu |
220 Railroad Avenue Edmonds, WA 98020 |
| 9/26/2023 - 9/26/2023 |
Fee: $15.00 |
“Emma,” Jane Austen’s fourth novel, centers on Emma Woodhouse, a beautiful, wealthy, and precocious young woman whose misplaced confidence in her matchmaking abilities causes several romantic misadventures. If participants have time after reading the book, they may want to watch one of the movies made from “Emma,” including “Emma” (1996) with Gwyneth Paltrow, “Emma” (2009) with Romola Garai, “Emma” (2020) with Anya Taylor-Joy, or “Clueless” (1995), a contemporary retelling with Alicia Silverstone.
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Literature: Fact & Fiction
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CRI’s Expanded Book Discussion Group (37880)
Presented by: Nancy Eidemiller
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Location: Edmonds Waterfront Center - Community Room B |
| 3 Tu |
220 Railroad Avenue Edmonds, WA 98020 |
| 11/21/2023 - 12/5/2023 |
Fee: $30.00 |
Join with other story lovers as we talk about books, theater, and film. Each week, participants will share what they have been reading or watching. Any genre, fiction or non-fiction, is fine. We will enjoy great discussions as we link up book themes, topics, authors, and books that have found another life on the stage, in the movies, and even in opera. You are guaranteed to go home with at least one new book suggestion, a new author to read, or a theme or genre to explore.
Concurrent with "Exploring Our Sense of Smell and Fragrance."
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Literature: Fact & Fiction
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Deep Dive in Dark Chocolate (37871)
Presented by: Helen Holcomb
This class is full. Please click the Add to Waitlist button below.
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Location: Maltby Building - 109 |
| 1 M |
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| 10/30/2023 - 10/30/2023 |
Fee: $25.00 |
In this course, we will discuss how dark chocolate is made, how it is different from milk chocolate, and its beneficial properties. We’ll also look at the varying degrees of “dark” in dark chocolate (the range is usually 55% to 90%), how and why they are different, and whether some are better for you than others. And do you know about the new dark milk chocolate? Attendees will be invited to take a taste test that will explore their ability to distinguish between different cocoa percentages of dark chocolate. Class members will vote on their favorite chocolate.
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Deterioration of Modern Democracy: Is There Reason for Hope or Only Despair? (37866)
Presented by: Maria Montalvo
This class is full. Please click the Add to Waitlist button below.
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Location: Maltby Building - 109 |
| 4 Th |
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| 10/19/2023 - 11/9/2023 |
Fee: $58.00 |
Nearly 30 years after a leading political scientist declared the triumph of liberal democracy across the globe, the world is seeing fledgling and established democracies struggle. From here in the United States to Venezuela and Poland, voters are seeing the deterioration of what was supposed to be the norm —democracy. The gains of democracy in the 20th century and early in this century are being usurped by a speedy retreat, with several fragile democracies falling to “strongman” or populist leadership. Examples of fledgling and failing democracies from the Americas, Africa, India, and Europe will be studied.
Concurrent with "Creating, Sharing, and Collaborating in Google Docs."
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Enchanting Northern Norway (37869)
Presented by: Katherine Hanson
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Location: Maltby Building - 109 |
| 4 W |
7020 196th St SW Lynnwood, WA 98036 |
| 11/1/2023 - 11/22/2023 |
Fee: $58.00 |
Stretching north and east above the Arctic Circle, the northernmost region of Norway is imbued with an aura of magic. During the dark winter months, magic happens when the landscape and heavens are colorfully illuminated by the aurora borealis. And summer evenings are magically lit by a sun that skims along the horizon. We read of the region’s bountiful riches — herring and cod in the icy waters, precious animal furs and pelts in the forests — and of the ethnic groups who came to reside and to trade — Sami, Kven, and Europeans. In this course we will consider Northern Norway, its history, its people and cultures, and experience the magic of this area through literature, film, music, and art. Readings for class will be provided by the instructor. Additional readings will be suggested.
Concurrent with "Artificial Intelligence: What You Need To Know."
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Culture
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Exploring Our Sense of Smell and Fragrance (37894)
Presented by: Reitha Weeks
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Location: ONLINE via Zoom - (link emailed two days prior to class) |
| 3 Tu |
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| 11/21/2023 - 12/5/2023 |
Fee: $50.00 |
Smells conjure up warm memories, emotions, and human relationships. Our noses are amazing molecular detectors, but how much do we really know about our sense of smell? How do we perceive smells and describe them to others? What smells are associated with certain diseases and therapies? Come explore the sense of smell, from the biology that makes it possible to the chemistry behind fragrances and essential oils. In the first class, we will discuss the biological path from nose to brain, explore the connection between smell and memory, identify odor molecules and their sources, and compare the abilities of humans to smell with that of other animals. In the second class, we will investigate essential oils, the creation of perfumes, product labels, and regulations. In the third class, we’ll evaluate aromatherapy claims and review proposed future uses of smell in our daily lives.
Concurrent with "CRI’s Expanded Book Discussion Group."
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Science: Senses
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Fall Is For Gardening, Too! (37888)
Presented by: Jerelyn Resnick
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Location: Maltby Building - 109 |
| 3 M |
7020 196th St SW Lynnwood, WA 98036 |
| 11/20/2023 - 12/4/2023 |
Fee: $50.00 |
It’s fall, and while the heady, warm days of summer may be over, it’s not time to ignore your garden. We’ll discuss how to “put your garden to bed” and protect it from pests and disease organisms that would love to nestle in and stay for the winter. We’ll explore ways to promote the health of overwintering perennials and shrubs and discuss which kinds of plants are best planted in the fall. We will also review what grew well and discuss plans to order seed and bulb catalogs.
Concurrent with "Perugino and Raphael: Master and Pupil."
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Nature: Gardening
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Film Music Through the Eyes of a Great White (37861)
Presented by: Brian Boston
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Location: Maltby Building - 109 |
| 3 M |
7020 196th St SW Lynnwood, WA 98036 |
| 10/23/2023 - 11/6/2023 |
Fee: $50.00 |
A large part of what turned “Jaws” into an enduring classic was the music of John Williams. His score is a sea symphony, chock-full of themes and motifs that spurred the resurgence of orchestral scores back into movies. In this class we will discover how music elevates a film’s atmosphere, supports the narrative, emotionally connects us with characters, and gives us another reason to see a good picture again and again. We will watch “Jaws” in its entirety, explore the backstory of its production, and discuss how Williams uses music to shock, thrill, and add dimension to film moments. While seeing “Jaws” beforehand and some theoretical knowledge of music will be helpful, only a love of music and movies is necessary.
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Art: Movies
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Creating, Sharing, and Collaborating in Google Docs (37902)
Presented by: Kate Schwarz
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Location: Maltby Building - 108 |
| 1 Th |
7020 196th St SW Lynnwood, WA 98036 |
| 9/28/2023 - 9/28/2023 |
Fee: $25.00 |
In this introduction to Google Docs, we’ll show you how to create documents and share works “in the cloud.” We’ll discuss how Google Docs can fit into and simplify workflow across devices and operating systems. This class is intended for desktop/laptop computer users but will include information for users of mobile devices. The Chrome web browser is recommended. This class will use recorded and live demonstrations as well as written material. You may be invited to complete a self-assessment survey before the class meeting to help you determine if this class is right for you.
Concurrent with "Poetry of the Cavalier Period 1610-1649."
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Technology: Google
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Creating, Sharing, and Collaborating in Google Docs (37904)
Presented by: Kate Schwarz
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Location: ONLINE via Zoom - (link emailed two days prior to class) |
| 1 Th |
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| 10/26/2023 - 10/26/2023 |
Fee: $25.00 |
In this introduction to Google Docs, we’ll show you how to create documents and share works “in the cloud.” We’ll discuss how Google Docs can fit into and simplify workflow across devices and operating systems. This class is intended for desktop/laptop computer users but will include information for users of mobile devices. The Chrome web browser is recommended. This class will use recorded and live demonstrations as well as written material. You may be invited to complete a self-assessment survey before the class meeting to help you determine if this class is right for you.
Concurrent with "Deterioration of Modern Democracy: Is there Reason for Hope or Only Despair?"
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Technology: Google
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Getting to Know Google Drive (37901)
Presented by: Kate Schwarz
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Location: Maltby Building - 108 |
| 1 W |
7020 196th St SW Lynnwood, WA 98036 |
| 9/27/2023 - 9/27/2023 |
Fee: $25.00 |
We are going to dive into the free Google Drive services found in your Google account, which will simplify your life and make you more productive. We will show you how cloud-based apps work within the Google universe. We will cover the advantages of using Google’s office productivity apps — and the pitfalls. Touching on security and privacy, we will show how Google’s products can work with — and sometimes better than — the business software you might be familiar with. This class is for desktop/laptop computer users and will include information for mobile devices. The Chrome web browser is recommended. This class will use recorded and live demonstrations as well as written material. You may be invited to complete a self-assessment survey before the class meeting to help you determine if this class is right for you.
Concurrent with "Viennese Gilt Trip: Gustav Klimt and the Vienna Secession Movement."
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Technology: Google
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Getting to Know Google Drive (37903)
Presented by: Kate Schwarz
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Location: ONLINE via Zoom - (link emailed two days prior to class) |
| 1 W |
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| 10/25/2023 - 10/25/2023 |
Fee: $25.00 |
We are going to dive into the free Google Drive services found in your Google account, which will simplify your life and make you more productive. We will show you how cloud-based apps work within the Google universe. We will cover the advantages of using Google’s office productivity apps — and the pitfalls. Touching on security and privacy, we will show how Google’s products can work with — and sometimes better than — the business software you might be familiar with. This class is for desktop/laptop computer users and will include information for mobile devices. The Chrome web browser is recommended. This class will use recorded and live demonstrations as well as written material. You may be invited to complete a self-assessment survey before the class meeting to help you determine if this class is right for you.
Concurrent with "History of the Federal Reserve."
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Technology: Google
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Gravitational Shift: Assessing Türkiye, Pakistan, and India in the New-New World (37867)
Presented by: David Fenner
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Location: Gateway Hall - 352 |
| 3 W |
6606 196th St SW Lynnwood, WA 98036 |
| 11/1/2023 - 11/29/2023 |
Fee: $50.00 |
In this short course, we’ll examine the status of three complex states in the trending-to-the-East New World Order: Türkiye, Pakistan, and India. Each session will focus on one country, with both the shared and divergent histories of the three major players in the Middle East and South Asia. In all cases, we’ll explore the evolution of their domestic and foreign policies and highlight the highs and lows in their relations with the United States. Participants will receive country-specific resource lists that will include online expert panel discussions. Questions and comments will be encouraged, nay, obligatory!
Class meets every other week: 11/1; 11/15; 11/29
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The Great War: A Civilization’s End (37872)
Presented by: Laurence Kerr
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Location: Maltby Building - 109 |
| 3 Th |
7020 196th St SW Lynnwood, WA 98036 |
| 11/16/2023 - 12/7/2023 |
Fee: $50.00 |
This course seeks first to examine pre-World War I European society and the political, social, and economic fault lines that allowed, or caused, the breakdown of “the proud tower” of European civilization. After a discussion of the fevered last days of peace, we will move on to the first weeks of the war, seen largely through the eyes of British sources. Session two will focus on war fighting, with discussion of ethnic and racial issues, the roles of women, the entry of the United States into the fighting, and the complex relationships between the allied partners. Finally, we will examine the cruelty and confusion of war’s end and the failure of Woodrow Wilson to influence the reconstruction of European order. Note: We will have six hours together, enough time to go almost anywhere you want to go.
No class 11/23.
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI History: World Wars
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History of the Federal Reserve (37877)
Presented by: James Rigali
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Location: Gateway Hall - 352 |
| 4 W |
6606 196th St SW Lynnwood, WA 98036 |
| 10/4/2023 - 10/25/2023 |
Fee: $58.00 |
A former member describes the Federal Reserve as “an entity with singularly enormous powers to influence financial markets and the economy.” Critics describe it as an independent and undemocratic institution that controls the American economy and yet is not accountable to the voting public. This series will look at the history of the Federal Reserve. It will begin with a brief look at the American banking system and currency supply prior to 1913. It will explore how and why the Fed was established and subsequent reforms that made the Fed an independent agency within the federal government. The series will then explore the performance of the Federal Reserve, with special attention to its role in the Great Depression of 1930, the inflationary 1970s, deregulation of the financial markets in the 1980s and 1990s, the financial crisis of 2007, and the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank in 2023.
Concurrent with "Viennese Gilt Trip: Gustav Klimt and the Vienna Secession Movement" and "Getting to Know Google Drive."
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI History: Other
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Introduction to Sámi Literature: Perspectives from Sápmi and Beyond (37878)
Presented by: Kaja Gjelde-Bennett
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Location: ONLINE via Zoom - (link emailed two days prior to class) |
| 4 Tu |
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| 10/3/2023 - 10/24/2023 |
Fee: $58.00 |
In this seminar-style course, participants will gain an overview of Sámi literature from diverse perspectives of and about the Sámi. The Sámi are an Indigenous people whose traditional territory, Sápmi, spans across northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Written accounts of the Sámi go as far back as the Roman Empire, and through the ages the Sámi have been falsely perceived as subhuman and even an exotic ‘Asiatic’ race. However, since the early twentieth century, Sámi authors, poets, and artists have taken back the narrative. This course highlights Sámi voices in Sápmi and beyond for reconstructing the past to better understand the present, including a variety of forms and literary genres, such as poetry, joik text, folklore, non-fiction testimony, and more.
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Literature
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Jazz Appreciation Series (37886)
Presented by: Brent Jensen
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Location: ONLINE via Zoom - (link emailed two days prior to class) |
| 4 M |
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| 10/2/2023 - 10/23/2023 |
Fee: $58.00 |
This course explores the development of jazz music in the United States and beyond. Topics such as “Jazz & Race,” “Women Instrumentalists of Jazz,” “History of Jazz in Seattle,” “Jazz Saxophonists,” and “Jazz in the Atomic Age” have been presented in past CRI Jazz Appreciation courses. The specific area of study for this quarter’s course will be determined through discussion with the instructor during the first meeting of the class.
Concurrent with "Introduction to Butterflies of Washington State."
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Music: Jazz
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Marine Life on the Puget Sound Tide Flats (37865)
Presented by: Helen Holcomb
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Location: Maltby Building - 109 |
| 2 Th |
7020 196th St SW Lynnwood, WA 98036 |
| 11/2/2023 - 11/9/2023 |
Fee: $35.00 |
In this course, we will explore the marine life in tidal pools of some of the most extensive low-tide sand beaches on the Puget Sound—tide flats which are right in our backyard in Kingston. We will learn about the sound’s marine mammals, sea birds, mollusks, and more. We will find out: What is that thing? What do divers see in the Edmonds Underwater Park? What is living out in the Puget Sound? The featured animals will include the orca, harbor seal, river otter, bald eagle, osprey, great blue heron, geoduck, moon snail, squid, octopus, sea star, jellyfish, sea cucumber, sea anemone, and sand dollar.
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Biology: Marine
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Mendelssohn! (37885)
Presented by: Erica Miner
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Location: Maltby Building - 109 |
| 2 M |
7020 196th St SW Lynnwood, WA 98036 |
| 11/6/2023 - 11/13/2023 |
Fee: $40.00 |
Hector Berlioz was quoted as saying that Felix Mendelssohn was “worth a Handel-and-a-half.” Notwithstanding the French composer’s penchant for exaggeration, the instructor explores the prodigious genius of Mendelssohn, who in his time was considered Mozart’s successor, and his influence on contemporaries such as Robert Schumann and Richard Wagner.
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Music
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Our Sun and Its Solar Cycle (37898)
Presented by: Linda Khandro
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Location: Maltby Building - 109 |
| 4 M |
7020 196th St SW Lynnwood, WA 98036 |
| 11/13/2023 - 12/4/2023 |
Fee: $58.00 |
Solar Maximum is coming — maybe this year! New research by leading solar physicists predicts maximum sunspot activity in late 2023 or early 2024, a year earlier than other forecasts. As part of the “solar cycle,” sunspot activity also includes flares, filaments, prominences, and coronal mass ejections. These, in turn, can cause magnificent auroras. Want more? April 8, 2024, will give us the second total solar eclipse over North America in seven years. So, let’s brush up on all things solar! In our course, we will start with an overview of solar science and its colorized imagery from several solar spacecraft, then plunge into the sun’s nuclear fusion furnace in the core, getting a glimpse of E = mc2 in action. Then we roam outward through the radiation and convection zones to the “surface” and to the far-blazing corona. With respect to the eclipse, we will discuss eclipses in general and the paths of the most recent (2017) and the upcoming (2024) North American eclipses.
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Science: Astronomy
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The Paradoxes of Infinity (37893)
Presented by: Howie Silver
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Location: Maltby Building - 109 |
| 4 Tu |
7020 196th St SW Lynnwood, WA 98036 |
| 10/31/2023 - 11/21/2023 |
Fee: $58.00 |
We deal with numbers our entire lives: three wise men, a dozen eggs, 99 bottles of beer, a billion dollars, etc. But large or small, none of these finite numbers can prepare us for the paradoxes of infinity (or infinities, to be accurate). In this course, we will move from the relative comfort of finite numbers to the counterintuitive realm of the infinite, where everything violates common sense. We will follow the historical development of the ideas of infinity through the lives and works of the contributing mathematicians (from Euclid to Galileo to Cantor to Gödel), as well as those other non-accepting mathematicians who tormented them. It is a fascinating journey (and I promise there will be no problems involving east- and west-bound trains).
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Science
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Perugino and Raphael: Master and Pupil (37860)
Presented by: Rebecca Albiani
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Location: ONLINE via Zoom - (link emailed two days prior to class) |
| 2 M |
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| 11/20/2023 - 11/27/2023 |
Fee: $45.00 |
Pietro Perugino, who died 500 years ago, was celebrated as the best master in Italy at the height of his career, having forged a style of beautifully idealized figures set in recognizable Umbrian landscapes. Perugino frescoed the walls of the new Sistine Chapel in 1482 and provided altarpieces for towns all over Italy. But his fame was eclipsed by that of his student Raphael, whose work combined the sweetness and grace of Perugino with the muscularity of Michelangelo to create the High Renaissance style. Raphael’s work in the Vatican Palace made his master’s seem quaint, and Perugino’s reputation plummeted. Sadly, Raphael predeceased Perugino, and one of the latter’s last works was completing a fresco left unfinished at his student’s death. Instructor Rebecca Albiani will examine the work of both artists and the way in which Raphael’s style, and all the later art it influenced, could not have evolved without first assimilating the style of Perugino.
Concurrent with "Fall Is For Gardening, Too."
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Art: Painters
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Sacred Poetry (37882)
Presented by: Robert Stahl
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Location: ONLINE via Zoom - (link emailed two days prior to class) |
| 4 Th |
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| 10/5/2023 - 10/26/2023 |
Fee: $58.00 |
This poetry course will focus on and emphasize the role of “spirituality” in poems from around the world. We’ll examine how poetry is ideally suited to express what is “heartfelt” in life, and in so doing, reveal how beautiful verse can enable the “burnishing of one’s soul.” We’ll examine themes such as joy, grief, longing, loss, mindfulness, imagination, and love of nature. Some of the poets we’ll consider are Emily Dickinson, Rumi, William Blake, Hafez, Rilke, Kabir, Li Po, Goethe, Yeats, William Stafford, Wallace Stevens, and Mary Oliver. The text for this class is “The Soul is Here for its Own Joy: Sacred Poems from Many Cultures,” edited by Robert Bly.
Concurrent with "Windows 11 and Me" and "Who Passed the Law of Supply and Demand? An Introduction to Economics."
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Literature: Poetry
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Shakespeare’s "Merry Wives of Windsor" (37883)
Presented by: Sean Taylor
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Location: Maltby Building - 109 |
| 3 Tu |
7020 196th St SW Lynnwood, WA 98036 |
| 10/10/2023 - 10/24/2023 |
Fee: $50.00 |
In this course, we will undertake a reading of the only play by the bard that features regular Elizabethan middle class life (which will be staged by Seattle Shakespeare Company at some time in the fall of 2023). In addition to discussing the themes of jealousy and class anxiety, we will look at the possible historical background for this unusual play. Students are asked to read through Act 2 for the first meeting of the class. Any edition of the play will do, though it is recommended that one use an edition that has annotations and line numbers (the instructor prefers Signet Classic paperbacks, widely available).
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Literature: Shakespeare
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Unearthing the City of David (37875)
Presented by: Christine Maasdam
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Location: ONLINE via Zoom - (link emailed two days prior to class) |
| 1 F |
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| 9/29/2023 - 9/29/2023 |
Fee: $25.00 |
Before Solomon and before the First Temple, there was the City of David. What have the centuries left behind to tell us of this king and his kingdom? Archaeologists have worked tirelessly to reveal the secrets of this era held in the layered rocks of Jerusalem and in the city that bears his name. I am pleased to share my most recent experience at the dig site in Israel. This lecture will outline the topography of early Jerusalem and provide an overview of the wars and cultures that have left physical objects embedded in the landscape to bear witness to their historical presence. What mysteries are revealed in the latest finds? Join us as we delve into the traces left by ancient scribes, the hidden stashes of wealth, the remnants of long-ago meals, mosaic floors walked on, or the mikvah ritual baths — all demonstrating the richness and complexity of the City of David.
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI History: Cities
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Viennese Gilt Trip: Gustav Klimt and the Vienna Secession Movement (37864)
Presented by: Eleanor Schrader
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Location: ONLINE via Zoom - (link emailed two days prior to class) |
| 2 W |
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| 9/27/2023 - 10/4/2023 |
Fee: $40.00 |
Gustav Klimt embodied the erotic, psychological, and aesthetic preoccupations of turn-of-the-century Vienna's dazzling world. He was regarded as the greatest talent in the ranks of the Vienna avant-garde, yet not acknowledged as the representative artist of his age. Klimt was the target of violent criticism. His work was sometimes displayed behind a screen to avoid corrupting young sensibilities. Many of his Viennese Secessionist works (he was a cofounder of this movement) displayed shimmering abstract patterns that embellished private and public spaces. Inspired by their motto, “To the age its art, to art its freedom,” they established a modern standard in beautifully patterned household goods, furniture, and avant-garde architecture. It was a unique and lively artistic movement that fused architecture, interior design, and fine and applied art into a gesamtkunstwerk — a “total work of art.” The movement emerged as a reaction against historicism and excessive ornamentation, a new art for a new century.
Concurrent with "Getting to Know Google Drive" and "History of the Federal Reserve."
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Art: History
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Who Passed the Law of Supply and Demand? An Introduction to Economics (37868)
Presented by: Scott Gassler
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Location: Maltby Building - 109 |
| 3 Th |
7020 196th St SW Lynnwood, WA 98036 |
| 10/12/2023 - 10/26/2023 |
Fee: $50.00 |
This course will provide a basic introduction to the vocabulary and ideas of economics. We will discuss definitions of commonly used terms, such as “socialism,” “capitalism,” and “free market.” The course is designed for students who have no background in economics and may be a little afraid of it. We will consider applications to current issues and events
Concurrent with "Sacred Poetry"
Your cart/receipt might show the following title for this class: CRI Current Issues: Economics
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Without God: Meditations on the Secular Life (37892)
Presented by: Sorrel Paskin
This class is full. Please click the Add to Waitlist button below.
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Location: Maltby Building - 109 |
| 4 F |
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| 10/6/2023 - 10/27/2023 |
Fee: $58.00 |
This course will explore a variety of philosophical and theological perspectives that have been offered on the question of the existence of God and the nature of Western religious belief and seek to appraise their essential elements and relative strengths and weaknesses. Critical responses to the God “hypothesis” offered by contemporary thinkers will be described and evaluated along with answers to such questions as: Can one live a satisfying life absent belief in a divine being? Does the existence of morality presuppose God? In the absence of God, are all things permissible?
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American History Part I: Early 1800s — An Empire Unfolding (37873)
Presented by: Kristi Busch
Class begins in less than 2 business days or is already in session... Please call 425.640.1830 or email CRI@edmonds.edu to register.
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
Location: Maltby Building - 109 |
| 4 F |
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| 9/22/2023 - 10/13/2023 |
Fee: $53.00 |
Like a lazy Susan full of delectable treats, this course will look at the early years of the nation. We’ll examine western expansion over the mountains into the great unknown, taking only the essentials: “a good gun, a good horse, and a good wife” (D. Boone). We’ll dip into the raucous party politics of the time, with the first Western president, Andrew Jackson. We’ll discover the revolution in economics and transportation with the occurrence of the first factories and canals, roads, and railroads to move goods. All this was fueled by millions of immigrants who were welcomed by the North and spurned by the South. We’ll also delve into the religious and philosophical trends of the time, the Second Great Awakening, the Reform and Abolition Movements, and the Transcendentalists of Concord Massachusetts.
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Global Climate Change: The Science and What You Can Do (37895)
Presented by: Richard Gammon, Ph.D., Nick Maxwell, Ph.D.
Class begins in less than 2 business days or is already in session... Please call 425.640.1830 or email CRI@edmonds.edu to register.
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
Location: Maltby Building - 109 |
| 4 M |
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| 9/18/2023 - 10/9/2023 |
Fee: $53.00 |
This course starts by sharing how the Earth System works, including the global energy balance. Having established foundational knowledge, the course proceeds to global climate change: what happened, where things are now, and what can be estimated about where things are headed, including climate change impacts and vulnerabilities. In the second half, the course will turn to climate change adaptation (how people can adjust to live safely and protect environments), and climate change mitigation (what can we do globally, nationally, regionally, and in our own personal lives to minimize climate change). The second half will focus on action: reducing our own greenhouse gas emissions, preparing for environmental impacts, and influencing governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to prepare for climate change challenges.
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Introduction to Butterflies of Washington State (37887)
Presented by: Jerry Austin
Class begins in less than 2 business days or is already in session... Please call 425.640.1830 or email CRI@edmonds.edu to register.
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Location: Maltby Building - 109 |
| 4 M |
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| 9/18/2023 - 10/9/2023 |
Fee: $58.00 |
Butterflies are often admired, yet most individuals know little about them. In this class, we will learn about the butterflies of Washington state. We will focus on identification of local species, where and how to find them, basic biogeography, and the importance of butterfly-plant associations. From common Anglewings flapping above snow during springtime in the Cascades to the rare Johnson Hairstreaks cruising among mistletoe high up in old-growth, 155 species can be found in the local environments. New butterfly-plant associations and new locality records for butterfly species from Washington state are still being identified. This class will prepare the student to be better able to make such discoveries.
NOTE: this is IN-PERSON class, not online as stated in the printed brochure. Concurrent with "Jazz Appreciation Series."
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Poetry of the Cavalier Period 1610-1649 (37881)
Presented by: Sean Taylor
Class begins in less than 2 business days or is already in session... Please call 425.640.1830 or email CRI@edmonds.edu to register.
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Location: Maltby Building - 109 |
| 4 Th |
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| 9/21/2023 - 10/12/2023 |
Fee: $58.00 |
In this course, we will read a sampling of some of the best English verse written in the years leading up to the English Civil War, including some of the “Metaphysicals” (Donne, Herbert), the “Sons of Ben” (Jonson, Herrick), the Cavaliers (Suckling, Lovelace), and that most un-Puritanical Puritan, Andrew Marvell. A course reader will be provided by the instructor at least one week before the first meeting.
Concurrent with "Creating, Sharing, and Collaborating in Google Docs."
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A Selection of European Folk Dances Part I (37884)
Presented by: Rachel Winchester
Class begins in less than 2 business days or is already in session... Please call 425.640.1830 or email CRI@edmonds.edu to register.
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Location: ONLINE via Zoom - (link emailed two days prior to class) |
| 4 W |
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| 9/20/2023 - 10/11/2023 |
Fee: $58.00 |
This course is a survey of selected European folk dances. It will include a discussion of each dance’s themes, movement patterns, music, garments, and social customs. The instructor blends educational elements of history, culture, and creativity into an interactive process of reading, listening, watching, discussing, and moving through the course material.
Concurrent with "Astronomical Telescopes: Galileo to James Webb."
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Windows 11 and Me (37900)
Presented by: Brian Boston
Class begins in less than 2 business days or is already in session... Please call 425.640.1830 or email CRI@edmonds.edu to register.
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Location: Maltby Building - 109 |
| 3 Th |
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| 9/21/2023 - 10/5/2023 |
Fee: $50.00 |
Microsoft launched Windows 11 nearly a year ago with a slimmed down, less complicated user interface and some new capabilities. How has it fared? Is Windows 11 a compelling upgrade? Should you upgrade or do you need a new computer? How different is it? Let’s explore these and your questions about how to set up and use Windows 11.
Concurrent with "Splitting Hairs: An Iranian Revolution Amplified by Art" and "Sacred Poetry."
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