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- How Can You Contribute to Sustainable Development?
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Speaker: Silvina Orsatti
Dates: 3/26/2026 - 4/23/2026
Times: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 5
Modality: Online
Fee: $0.00
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth, all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests. This course will inform participants about the U.N. Goals as well as explore individual, local, and global efforts aimed to overcome the many challenges.
This course will meet online March 26, April 2, 9, 16, and 23.
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- Encore Career Blueprint: Reinventing Work and Purpose Online
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Speaker: Sharonda Hagans Jones
Dates: 3/19/2026 - 4/16/2026
Times: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Days: Th
Sessions: 5
Modality: Online
Fee: $0.00
This course helps participants design meaningful second act careers—whether in consulting, entrepreneurship, or community work—by translating their expertise into purposeful action. Many adults approach midlife or retirement with the desire to stay engaged and work/volunteer with causes that reflect their values. However, the transition to an “encore career” can feel uncertain without a clear plan. This course helps members reflect on their experiences, identify passions and transferable skills, and create a personalized blueprint for moving confidently from intention to impact.
This course will meet online March 19, 26, April 2, 9, and 16.
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- Structure and Function of the U.S. Court System In-Person
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Speaker: Kevin Fanning
Dates: 3/19/2026 - 4/16/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Days: Th
Sessions: 5
Modality: In-Person
Fee: $0.00
This course will explore the structure and function of state and federal courts within the United States Court System. Legal concepts such as standing, jurisdiction, venue, due process, remedies, and appeals will be explored. The course will analyze landmark court cases that have shaped the legal landscape together with contemporary legal issues and their implications for the courts. The impact of courtroom and courthouse technology will be discussed. Members will learn about alternative dispute resolution concepts and how they differ from traditional court cases.
This course will meet in person March 19, 26, April 2, 9, and 16.
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- From Lyres to Synths: Evolution of Western Classical Music
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Speaker: Lauretta Werner Merriman
Dates: 3/19/2026 - 4/16/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Days: Th
Sessions: 5
Modality: In-Person
Fee: $0.00
This course surveys Western classical music from antiquity to the modern era, exploring the following historical periods: Antiquity, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern. Members will examine defining musical characteristics of each era and how they reflect cultural, political, and intellectual shifts in Western history. Emphasis is placed on critical listening and historical context to support a deeper appreciation of classical music’s influence and evolution. Members will be invited to listen to musical recordings outside of class.
This course will meet in person March 19, 26, April 2, 9, and 16.
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- How to Die Well: Practical Steps for the Living Session 2 course
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Speaker: Joanne Spence
Dates: 3/19/2026 - 4/16/2026
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 5
Modality: Online
Fee: $0.00
What if thinking about death could teach us how to live more fully? In this course, based on How to Die Well: A Workbook for the Living, we will explore mortality not with fear, but with curiosity and courage. Through stories, reflection, and practical steps, members will consider what gives life meaning, how to navigate choices around death and dying, and how to show up for yourself and others with compassion. This course offers a supportive space to laugh, grieve, and discover that preparing for death is really about embracing life.
This course will meet online March 19, 26, April 2, 9, and 16.
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- Diva's Duet: An Examination of Women in Opera In-Person
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Speaker: Jim Cassaro
Dates: 3/19/2026 - 4/16/2026
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 5
Modality: In-Person
Fee: $0.00
This course will engage with characters like the fiery and independent Carmen, Donizetti's vivacious Marie from La Fille du Régiment, and Puccini's enigmatic Princess Turandot, who wield immense power and agency. Conversely, we will delve into the lives of more submissive and sorrowful figures such as Donizetti's tragic Lucia from Lucia di Lammermoor, Mimì from La Bohème, and the betrayed Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly. The course will examine the historical and social contexts that influenced these representations, considering how the roles of women on stage reflected, challenged, or reinforced societal expectations of their time.
This course will meet in person March 19, 26, April 2, 9, and 16.
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- Yiddish Voices, Soviet Shadows: Stories by Shira Gorshman
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Speaker: Lois Rubin
Dates: 3/19/2026 - 4/23/2026
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 5
Modality: In-Person
Fee: $0.00
As their feminist sisters in the 1970s did with American women’s writing, so Jewish feminists in the 1990s recovered the stories of forgotten Yiddish women writers. Among them was Shira Gorshman, a dynamo who moved from a Lithuanian shtetl to the central Asian hinterlands during the war, to privation of the city and the hard life of communes in Palestine and Crimea. Following this trajectory, her characters in Meant To Be and Other Stories survive fear, loss, poverty, arduous work, and challenges of daily life in the Soviet world. The stories show how these women endure and build relationships in the face of hardship.
Recommended book: Meant to Be and Other Stories, by Shira Gorsham.
This course will meet in person March 19, 26, April 9, 16, and 23. There is no class April 2nd.
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