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- Disease, Society, and Science
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Speaker: Julia Hudson-Richards
Dates: 6/27/2024 - 8/1/2024
Times: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Days: Th
Sessions: 5
Modality: Online
Fee: $0.00
This course looks at a variety of pandemic events and endemic diseases (bubonic plague, New World epidemics, Spanish flu, modern plagues, and "endemic" illnesses like tuberculosis), the ways that they have shaped the societies they've affected, and how science developed to cure and prevent illness.
This online class will meet on June 27, July 11, 18, 25, and August 1. There is no class on July 4.
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- Intermediate Spanish Session 2
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Speaker: María Franco de Gómez
Dates: 6/27/2024 - 8/1/2024
Times: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Days: Th
Sessions: 5
Modality: Online
Fee: $0.00
These two 5-week courses are appropriate for participants who are comfortable with basic Spanish conversation using the present tense (or students who have successfully completed several cycles of the Beginning Spanish course). The courses focus on the use of the past and future tense, more extensive vocabulary, and structures and syntax. At the end of the courses, students are expected to feel comfortable with standard Spanish conversation.
Note: These courses are often taken several times; members should register for BOTH sections if they want to be in the course for 10 weeks.
This ONLINE class meets June 27; July 11, 18, 25; August 1. There is no class July 4th. Please note: you must register separately for Session 2.
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- Saving Taxes in Retirement
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Speaker: Bud Kahn
Dates: 6/27/2024 - 8/1/2024
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Days: Th
Sessions: 6
Modality: In-Person
Fee: $0.00
Diligent savers enter the second half of retirement with little insight into the complex tax and distribution planning dangers that can wipe away the sacrifice made during their working years. This course is designed to educate participants about how to keep more of their retirement savings by effective use of planning opportunities available under current tax laws. This course is updated annually to reflect new legislative developments and tax planning opportunities.
This in-person class will meet on June 27, July 11, 18, 25, and August 1. There is no class July 4.
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- Advanced Conversational Spanish Session 2
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Speaker: María Franco de Gómez
Dates: 6/27/2024 - 8/1/2024
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 5
Modality: Online
Fee: $0.00
These two 5-week courses are appropriate for participants who are comfortable and successful at communicating in Spanish and want to further develop their reading and conversational skills. Participants are expected to be able to use present, past and future tenses, and have significant vocabulary and understanding of syntax (or have successfully completed Intermediate Spanish). The courses are taught in Spanish and focus on analyzing and discussing reading material. Weekly class material is provided. Note: These courses are often taken several times. These are versatile courses that include different class material under the same goals every term.
This ONLINE class meets June 27; July 11, 18, 25; August 1. There is no class July 4. Please Note: members must register for Session 1 separately.
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- America and Spain's Civil War, 1936-1939
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Speaker: John Burt
Dates: 6/27/2024 - 8/1/2024
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 5
Modality: Online
Fee: $0.00
Spain's civil war meant different things to different Americans-a diplomatic crisis, a call to arms, a business opportunity, a religious war, a political problem, a journalism story, and a foreshadowing of worse to come. For about 3,000 Americans it meant answering the call of their convictions to lend a hand while FDR wanted no part of the matter. For years afterward, for the survivors of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, it meant "Viva La Quince Brigada!"
This online class will meet June 27, July 11, 18, 25, and August 1. There will be no class July 4.
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- Early Italian Renaissance
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Speaker: Katherine Zoraster
Dates: 6/27/2024 - 8/1/2024
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 5
Modality: Online
Fee: $0.00
The true flowering of the Renaissance makes its appearance in the city-state of Florence at the onset of the 15th century. Marked by humanism and competitive patronage, artists in Florence strove to decorate their city with images, giving a window onto the world. In this course, we discuss the rediscovery of linear perspective by Filippo Brunelleschi, how artists such as Masaccio and Paolo Uccello were able to paint more realistic and convincing images, and how the art of Sandro Botticelli embodied the ideals and concepts of Neoplatonism. We also look at sculptors such as Donatello who began to master human anatomy, setting the stage for the High Renaissance.
This online class will meet on June 27, July 11, 18, 25, and August 1. There will be no class July 4.
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- Ten Unforgettable Stories of W. Somerset Maugham
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Speaker: David Walton
Dates: 6/27/2024 - 8/1/2024
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 5
Modality: Online
Fee: $0.00
A century ago, Somerset Maugham was one of the world’s most highly esteemed and commercially successful authors. More recently his reputation has fallen, and Maugham has become of greater interest to biographers, novelists like Tan Twan Eng, and, for our purposes, a class of experienced readers re-examining his work after many years. We will read and discuss ten of Maugham’s best-known short stories, including “The Letter” and “Rain.”
This online class will meet on June 27, July 11, 18, 25, and August 1.
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- New Perspectives on the Brain
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Speaker: Betsy Peitz
Dates: 6/27/2024 - 8/1/2024
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 5
Modality: In-Person
Fee: $0.00
Since the brain plays such a central role in controlling the body, it has been a longstanding subject of research. With advances in magnetic resonance imaging and DNA technology, much new information on the brain is becoming available. After a brief explanation of terminology, this course will look at some of the new ideas on brain structure and function. Topics will include brain evolution, functional mapping and neural networks, the role of neuroglia cells, neural stem cells and some ideas on facial recognition and spatial orientation. Although there has been a lot of research on neurological disorders, we will not have time in this class to discuss diseases.
This in-person class will meet on June 27, July 11, 18, 25, and August 1. There is no class on July 4.
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- Coming of Age on the Silver Screen
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Speaker: David Shifren
Dates: 6/27/2024 - 8/1/2024
Times: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 6
Modality: In-Person
Fee: $0.00
Coming-of-age stories often show the journey from adolescence to adulthood, but they needn't always focus on teenage years. Film characters who advance in self-awareness and consciousness of others deserve discussion no matter what their age. What sparks the change and keeps the character marching forward despite obstacles is what will fuel our talks about films that perch protagonists on the doorstep to some new world —then show them taking that fateful step forward. Films include: To Kill a Mockingbird, American Graffiti, Saturday Night Fever, Desperately Seeking Susan, and About Schmidt.
This in-person class will meet on June 27, July 11, 18, 25, and August 1. There is no class July 4.
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- Famous Classical Music Themes
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Speaker: Raymond Uy
Dates: 6/27/2024 - 8/1/2024
Times: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 5
Modality: Online
Fee: $0.00
Many of the most famous classical music themes have been presented in memorable ways, including through film and television. These presentations often create associations that add another layer of mood and character to the music. In this course, we will listen to many famous examples and discuss how we may remember them. You may recall much more classical music than you think!
This online class will meet on June 27, July 11, 18, 25, and August 1. There will be no class July 4.
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