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- Instructor: Charles Chadwick
- Day of the week: W, Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM.
- Dates: 2/24/2021 - 3/31/2021
- Sessions: 6
- Fee: $66.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 20
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: Eugene O’Neill is generally regarded as America’s greatest playwright and Long Day’s Journey Into Night is accepted as his greatest play. The course will examine this “play of old sorrow” for its position in western drama, its psychological insight, its origins in the intellectual ferment of the early 20th century and its place in the tragic tradition. We will also focus on the importance of O’Neill’s stagecraft and the actors’ performance approach in conveying the power of the play. Our study will use a video of the play in class with a discussion focused approach and supporting lecture material. NOTE: suggested text: Long Day's Journey into Night, Yale University Press, 2nd edition (2002).
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- Instructor: Robert Joyce
- Day of the week: Th, Times: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM.
- Dates: 3/18/2021 - 3/25/2021 Two hour class
- Sessions: 2
- Fee: $22.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 70
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: The 1970's was the decade that women earned their place in Rock and Roll as commercial, as well as critical partners, in the new art form. This course will feature the music and careers of Janis Joplin, Ann and Nancy Wilson from Heart, Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac, Tina Turner, and more. Other honorable mentions will be presented as well. Learn how these women gave rise to some of the biggest selling albums in Rock and Roll.
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- Instructor: Stephen Kennamer
- Day of the week: Th, Times: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
- Dates: 2/25/2021 - 4/1/2021
- Sessions: 6
- Fee: $66.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 40
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: This course can serve either as a continuation for members of the Fall 2020 class or as an introduction for new members to Emily Dickinson's extraordinary body of work. She wrote close to 1,800 poems -- almost all are worth our while and only a few from the earlier course will be repeated. By turns humorous, philosophical, or incandescently personal and emotional, her verses offer a cornucopia of close observations that are startling in their original content and formal ingenuity.
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- Instructor: Donald Loach
- Day of the week: M, Times: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM.
- Dates: 2/22/2021 - 3/29/2021
- Sessions: 6
- Fee: $66.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 50
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: We'll spend some time in this course viewing performances while listening closely to selected passages from a few major symphonic works for chorus, solo voices, and orchestra by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Britten, Haydn, Mozart, Orff, Verdi, and others.
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- Instructor: Timothy Snider
- Day of the week: W, Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM.
- Dates: 2/24/2021 - 3/17/2021
- Sessions: 4
- Fee: $44.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 25
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: Verdi and Wagner, both born in the year 1813, revolutionized the world of opera in the 19th Century. Beyond music, both profoundly influenced the cultural life of Europe and beyond for generations This course will examine their lives and work with generous musical examples.
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- Instructor: John Hulburt
- Day of the week: Th, Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM.
- Dates: 4/8/2021 - 5/6/2021 Two hour classes. No class on 4/29.
- Sessions: 4
- Fee: $44.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 20
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: This course covers macro photography starting with why do it, how to get started, and then moving into more advanced topics such as gear needed/recommended, lighting, focus stacking, etc. Students will be given a shooting assignment for critiquing in final session.
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- Instructor: Chee Ricketts
- Day of the week: Tu, Times: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM.
- Dates: 4/6/2021 - 5/11/2021 Two hour class.
- Sessions: 6
- Fee: $66.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 10
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: This course is designed for students who have some experience with watercolors, but who would like to review and practice techniques. The class will be taught online through Zoom and students will have the opportunity to interact individually with the instructor by email. Students will have ample time in class to devote to painting.
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- Instructor: Horace Scruggs
- Day of the week: Tu, Times: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM.
- Dates: 4/27/2021 - 6/1/2021
- Sessions: 6
- Fee: $66.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 100
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: This course will be an in-depth study of African American History giving the student an appreciation and knowledge of America’s most influential sub-culture. Topics include: slave trade and slave practices; racial and societal constructs; cultural developments; the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow; and the Civil Rights Movement and beyond.
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- Instructor: Richard Wilson
- Day of the week: Tu, Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM.
- Dates: 4/6/2021 - 5/4/2021
- Sessions: 5
- Fee: $55.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 100
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: In Chicago in the later 19th century a new architecture of tall buildings (skyscrapers) with innovative construction emerged. One of the leaders, Louis Henry Sullivan (1856-1924), helped to create this new architecture and contributed a new form of ornament. Sullivan with his partner Dankmar Adler designed landmarks in the city and in St. Louis, Buffalo, and New York. He wrote articles and books on his new architectural approach. However, his personal life had major problems and he wound up designing in small rural towns and died in poverty. The course will cover Sullivan and other Chicago architects work from the period.
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- Instructor: Sidney Soclof
- Day of the week: W, Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM.
- Dates: 2/24/2021 - 3/31/2021
- Sessions: 6
- Fee: $66.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 100
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: Take a musical journey from the classical music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to the rock and roll music of Elvis Presley. On our way we will enjoy learning about the life and music of Stephen Collins Foster, Irving Berlin, and Al Jolson, with many music and video clips for your enjoyment.
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- Instructor: Anette Isaacs
- Day of the week: Sa, Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM.
- Dates: 2/27/2021 - 3/6/2021
- Sessions: 2
- Fee: $22.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 100
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: It is hard to believe but this October Germany already gets to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Unification; the culmination of a process that started with the Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989! With its rise on August 13th, 1961, the course of Germany’s and especially Berlin’s history took a tragic turn. It would take 28 years for this cruel and inhuman symbol of Germany’s division to come down, thus giving birth to yet another period in this European nation’s remarkable evolution. Join German Historian and Ex-Berliner Anette Isaacs, M.A., as she presents you with a historical and political overview of this painful but also almost miraculous period in Berlin’s captivating history.
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- Instructor: Michael Knapp
- Day of the week: F, Times: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM.
- Dates: 3/5/2021 - 3/26/2021
- Sessions: 4
- Fee: $44.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 100
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: We will explore sea pirates in early history, then focus on the "Golden Age of piracy" (from the late 1600s to about 1730). Finally, we will talk about how pirates have changed over the centuries and the threats they still pose to today's maritime commerce. You will find out what the life of a pirate on the high seas was really like, and we will highlight some famous pirates such as Blackbeard, “Calico Jack” Rackham, Captain (Henry) Morgan, and Captain Kidd. We will also talk about women in piracy and government-sponsored pirates and will conclude by discussing the most successful pirate of all--not who you think. NOTE: suggested reading: 1. Under the Black Flag, by David Cordingly. 2. Pirates: Terror On the High Seas From the Caribbean to the South China Sea, ed. David Cordingly 3. Pirates: Scourge of the Seas, by John Reeve Carpenter.
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- Instructor: Terry Newell
- Day of the week: W, Times: 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM.
- Dates: 2/24/2021 - 3/24/2021
- Sessions: 5
- Fee: $55.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 20
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: Americans are tired of politics as usual. We yearn for statesmanship - for leaders concerned about the next generation, not just the next election. This course focuses on five leaders at turning points in America’s history. We'll explore Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, George Washington's Farewell Address, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from the Birmingham Jail, Susan B. Anthony’s Statement at her trial for voting, and Gerald Ford's assumption of the presidency and pardon of Richard Nixon. In each class, we'll explore the leader’s words and deeds and look for lessons about leadership and statesmanship not just for their times but in ours.
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THIS COURSE HAS REACHED ITS MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT. FEEL FREE TO PLACE YOURSELF ON THE WAITLIST AND WE WILL NOTIFY YOU IF SEATS BECOME AVAILABLE.
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- Instructor: George Robinson
- Day of the week: Tu, Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM.
- Dates: 2/23/2021 - 3/30/2021
- Sessions: 6
- Fee: $66.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 75
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: Beginning with the Little Ice Age we will explore the end of the Rurikid Dynasty, the influence of the Time of Troubles, and the Great Northern War. We will study the rise of Romanov Dynasty emphasizing Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, and the subsequent rulers through the Dynasty's collapse under Nicholas II. Familial ties to other European rulers will be examined and how they influenced the royal family of Russia. With a mixture of court intrigue, love affairs, mayhem and murder sprinkled in, we will examine how each ruler affected Russia in its rise and decline into anarchy.
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- Instructor: Evelyn Edson
- Day of the week: M, Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM.
- Dates: 4/5/2021 - 4/26/2021
- Sessions: 4
- Fee: $44.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 15
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: We will read The Odyssey together, discussing such issues as Greek religion, the nature of the hero (in this case, Odysseus), the role of women in Greek society and mythology, the sea and seafaring, and how The Odyssey has been reimagined by modern writers.
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- Instructor: Jeanne Robinson
- Day of the week: Tu, Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM.
- Dates: 2/23/2021 - 3/30/2021
- Sessions: 6
- Fee: $66.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 75
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: This course will delve into the lives and accomplishments of 24 amazing women whose influence was felt not only in their own time, but for decades after they lived. We will study women who were national leaders, scientists, artists, advocates, adventurers, and legends. Each subject will be considered in light of the times in which she lived, the contributions she made, and the impact she had on world history. Class participants will be asked to comment on the women discussed in the class, as well as to nominate additional women who should be included in this prestigious group.
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- Instructor: Kirt von Daacke
- Day of the week: F, Times: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM.
- Dates: 2/26/2021 - 2/26/2021
- Sessions: 1
- Fee: $11.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 100
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: From 1809 to 1819, when Thomas Jefferson was developing his vision for a new form of public higher education in Virginia, he and the other men he worked with to bring that idea to reality did so in the single largest slaveholding state in the United States. All of the men involved were large slaveholders. Through 1865, Virginia remained home to more enslaved people than any other state. Enslaved people made up thirty to forty percent of the state’s population continuously between 1790 and 1860. Likewise, Albemarle County, the site for what would become the University of Virginia, at the time construction on the University began was home to ten thousand enslaved people who constituted over half the county’s population. The state’s and UVA founders’ wealth, a product of human bondage, was vital to the birth of the school. Slavery, in every way imaginable, was central to the project of designing, funding, building, and maintaining the University of Virginia.
The slavery commission’s culminating effort of acknowledgement and atonement is the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers. Situated within the UNESCO World Heritage Site space north and east of the Rotunda, the Memorial sits in the midst of what were originally farm fields tilled and managed by enslaved people producing foodstuffs for students and faculty. The memorial’s design and location are deeply informed by a process of community engagement with students, faculty, staff, and neighbors in Charlottesville and the surrounding counties. The location, within sight of the Rotunda and the UVA Corner, makes the memorial both highly visible and accessible. The memorial as well beautifully captures the tenor of those community conversations by creating a place for quiet reflection, learning, and gathering while powerfully acknowledging oppression and honoring the humanity and resistance of the enslaved. NOTE: Those enrolled in this course will be sent the link to Dr. von Daacke’s virtual tour of the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers, produced by Lifetime Learning, UVA’s Office of Engagement, and are encouraged to view the tour prior to the course.
Kirt von Daacke is Assistant Dean of Arts & Sciences and Associate Professor of History at the University of Virginia, where he is co-chair of the UVA President’s Commission on Slavery and the University, and of the President’s Commission on the University in the Age of Segregation. He is the author of two books and is currently working on Jefferson’s University: The Early Life Project, a major digital humanities project that he co-founded with art history professor Maurie McInnis. The project will create a comprehensive digital archive of early University records, will track persons, places, and events over time in the Academical Village, and ultimately, include a 3-D recreation of central Grounds before the Civil War. Dr. von Daacke earned his BA from the University of Virginia, and his MA and PhD from The Johns Hopkins University.
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- Instructor: Cecile West-Settle
- Day of the week: Th, Times: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM.
- Dates: 2/25/2021 - 3/25/2021
- Sessions: 5
- Fee: $55.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 25
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) represents a watershed event in Western history, marking the initial "call to arms" against fascism. We will examine this war within the context of Spain's national history and within that of the tensions leading to World War II. Moreover, we will glean specific insights into the "story" of this war by studying several artistic masterpieces. We will read Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls as well as a translation of Rafael Albert's poetic collection Capital de la Gloria and study the art and life of Pablo Picasso with emphasis on his painting Guernica. NOTE: Suggested reading: Hemingway, a history of the Spanish Civil War
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- Instructor: Michael McKee
- Day of the week: W, Times: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
- Dates: 4/14/2021 - 4/28/2021
- Sessions: 3
- Fee: $33.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 100
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: The Cuban Missile Crisis is the closest the world has ever come to WWIII. In the midst of the Cold War, the Soviet Union provoked a confrontation with the U.S. that quickly led to a massive buildup of military forces. This in turn resulted in extreme danger & stress, demanding the utmost skill & caution in diplomacy for both the military & political areas of our government. In just three days, the big picture as well as intimate personal recollections of this crisis & others will be covered.
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- Instructor: Shelley Murphy
- Day of the week: W, Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM.
- Dates: 5/12/2021 - 5/12/2021
- Sessions: 1
- Fee: $11.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 100
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: Genealogy researchers understand there are “burned counties” in the state of Virginia, which means there are missing records and you will have some challenges along your research path. This session will share tips and strategies to combat those challenges and enhance your research.
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- Instructor: Stephen Kennamer
- Day of the week: Th, Times: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
- Dates: 4/15/2021 - 5/20/2021
- Sessions: 6
- Fee: $66.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 100
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: Almost all of us encountered the poems of Keats in high school, and if any poetry spoke to us, it was likely to be his. However, I found myself re-reading them in middle age and finding that few of them said what I had thought they said. The texts of his poems, when augmented by pertinent extracts from his incomparable letters, reveal a darkly idiosyncratic and provocative content. I call the overall effect of them "Keats's Dharma." This course offers a feast of powerful ideas expressed in ravishing verbal music.
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- Instructor: Robert Reid
- Day of the week: Th, Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM.
- Dates: 4/15/2021 - 5/20/2021
- Sessions: 6
- Fee: $66.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 25
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: An epic is a “supreme fiction.” This final course in the history of Epic will survey some of the most deeply thoughtful fictions of modern times, from the Romantic era to the present -- writers like Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, Kafka and Italo Calvino, Alice Munro and Ursula LeGuin, Julian Barnes and Zadie Smith. It will include a brief reading from each writer to encourage discussion. A syllabus with a few synopses will be sent in advance for anyone who likes to explore.
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- Instructor: Marion Votaw
- Day of the week: W, Times: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
- Dates: 4/7/2021 - 5/12/2021
- Sessions: 6
- Fee: $66.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 12
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: This class is not intended to teach right from wrong, but explores “why” people think something is, or isn’t, and what they would have done. We will practice arguing heartfelt opinions without insult or defamation. We will begin with an overview of the general field of ethics, concentrating on two basic axes: whether the ends can justify the means, and whether exceptions can be made to ethical rules depending on circumstances. The next four sessions will compare debatable situations from two of those viewpoints, in turn. For the final class, each student will try to figure out their personal ethical style.
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- Instructor: Scott Elliff
- Day of the week: F, Times: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
- Dates: 4/30/2021 - 5/21/2021
- Sessions: 4
- Fee: $44.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 30
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: The local wine industry has become an important feature of Charlottesville's landscape. This course will provide an overview, designed to help casual wine drinkers and enthusiasts get a better appreciation of the industry and a background on how it all comes together. Topics will include: 1) history and background of the industry, current status and future challenges; 2) key decisions and steps involved in starting and operating a vineyard; 3) the science and art of making wine—methods, equipment, and decisions involved; 4) an on-site visit to DuCard Vineyards in Madison County, where we will walk through the vineyard and the winery to see it all first-hand, and also do a tasting. NOTE: Wine tasting at DuCard will involve a separate $15 fee; transportation is on your own. Masks and social distancing will be observed. OLLI at UVA will email a COVID-19 waiver to be completed prior to the DuCard Vineyard tour. OLLI at UVA COVID-19 Liability Waiver
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- Instructor: David Marotta
- Day of the week: Th, Times: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM.
- Dates: 4/8/2021 - 4/29/2021
- Sessions: 4
- Fee: $44.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 40
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: Most Americans fail to plan adequately for retirement. As a result, they often miss out on opportunities to enjoy the second half of life. Designed for people from age fifty to sixty-five, this course covers how to handle investments; set safe spending rates; navigate retirement benefits, health care, and Social Security; organize estate planning; and manage generational financial planning. By the end of the course, participants will have developed an effective action plan to achieve their life goals.
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- Instructor: Jill Trischman-Marks
- Day of the week: Tu, Times: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
- Dates: 4/27/2021 - 5/4/2021
- Sessions: 2
- Fee: $22.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 16
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: Building a public botanical garden is not an easy feat. So far, McIntire Botanical Garden (MBG) has been driven by the community’s input, aspirations, insights, and desire to be a place of healing, unity, education and beauty. But the input phase of the garden design process is not complete and through outreach, we are hoping to gather more feedback to ensure the built garden will represent the hopes and dreams of the entire community. This course will outline what has already been achieved in the process toward building the garden and give insight into the road map ahead. The first session will be in the classroom and second session will be a social distanced tour of the garden site. The tour will let you see for yourself how the Garden is already working to showcase some of the unique flora of the Piedmont region, to enhance public knowledge of nature and land stewardship, and to increase access to a place for solace and comfort in the community. OLLI at UVA COVID-19 Liability Waiver
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- Instructor: Alyson Ball
- Day of the week: M, Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM.
- Dates: 2/22/2021 - 2/22/2021
- Sessions: 1
- Fee: $11.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 100
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: Are you confused by the recent changes to the U.S. immigration system? Between 2016 and 2020, the Trump Administration successfully reduced the number of family-reunification immigrants, work-related visas, refugees, and asylum-seekers. As a result, we will see significant and lasting changes to America for years to come. After a quick fact-based overview of the ways that the administration successfully reduced both unauthorized immigrants as well as legal immigrants, we will explore the possibilities to improve America's immigration landscape and the benefits for our economy, our culture and our democracy.
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- Instructor: Brian Cannon
- Day of the week: W, Times: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
- Dates: 4/7/2021 - 4/7/2021
- Sessions: 1
- Fee: $11.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 100
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: This one-session course provides an update on attempts in Virginia to restrict gerrymandering, including: passage of Constitutional Amendment #1 by more than 65% of Virginia voters in the November 2020 general election; enabling legislation to guide the redistricting commission operations; and follow-up actions taken in the 2021 legislative sessions of the Virginia General Assembly.
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- Instructor: Elizabeth Donohoe
- Day of the week: Tu, Times: 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM.
- Dates: 4/20/2021 - 5/11/2021
- Sessions: 4
- Fee: $44.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 15
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: How will public schools fare during these turbulent times? And what impact will a new President and Administration have on public education? Covid 19 outbreaks during 2020 changed the delivery of and funding for public school instruction. Locally, Albemarle County witnessed a drop of 900 students, while Charlottesville City saw a drop of almost 200 students. Kindergarten and lower grades have been hit the hardest, both locally and nationally according to a recent survey of educational leaders by Education Week Research Center.
As public school enrollment declined, private and online for-profit enrollment increased. Pearson, one of the world’s largest education testing and publishing companies, reported a 61 percent increase in applications to its K-12 online learning school Connections Academy. Whether families choose virtual online or hybrid learning with their local public school system or opt out for private schools, private tutors, home-schooling, or for-profit virtual programs depends not just on what is best for their child, but, more importantly perhaps, what is best for family finances. A mix of “light” lecture, aided by PowerPoint slides, and engaging discussion will focus on current events and research, a review of the historical roots of educational choice, an examination of “choice options” from charter schools to vouchers and home schooling, and debate about the future of public K-12 education.
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- Instructor: Charles Hamilton
- Day of the week: M, Times: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
- Dates: 4/12/2021 - 5/17/2021
- Sessions: 6
- Fee: $66.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 100
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: The Rule of Law has been called humanity’s greatest development of the last 1,000 years yet few people know exactly what it is. We’ll look at some definitions of the concept and some important steps in its development, including the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. We’ll also consider the World Justice Project, a major annual survey of its implementation in the United States and around the world.
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- Instructor: David McGarvey
- Day of the week: Th, Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM.
- Dates: 5/20/2021 - 5/27/2021
- Sessions: 2
- Fee: $22.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 100
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: The idea of our voting system for Congress is simple in principle. The devil is in the details. Each state is allowed a number of representatives roughly proportional to its population. In the case of the House of Representatives, these become our Congressmen. In the case of the election of our President, they become the Electoral College. This class will discuss 1) the details for the Congressional case, including five ways Congresspersons have been apportioned to States and paradoxes that have occurred., and 2) the presidential elections in which the successful presidential candidate did not win the popular vote.
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- Instructor: Rabbi Joel Schwartzman
- Day of the week: M, Times: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM.
- Dates: 4/5/2021 - 4/26/2021
- Sessions: 4
- Fee: $44.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 60
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: This four-session course will briefly touch on regional issues including: 1) water, natural resources, religion, historical origins, regional alliances, weaponry and the Suez Canal; 2) a bit of family background and a survey of the timeline of Israel's military conflicts; and in the sessions 3) and 4) examine Israel's strategic principles, relations with its neighbors, neighborhood relations in general, threats to and opportunities for peaceful coexistence, and military hardware. This course does not address, except tangentially, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. *The Instructor will share relevant information via email before each class.
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- Instructor: Robert Finley
- Day of the week: Tu, Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM.
- Dates: 2/23/2021 - 3/23/2021
- Sessions: 5
- Fee: $55.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 32
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the global oil supply while the current economic downturn has caused overall fossil energy demand to plunge. Millions of barrels of oil are at sea in tankers with no place to go. Natural gas continues to replace coal, but gas rig counts have cratered (-46% in October), and many small and mid-size US energy producers are on the verge of consolidation or bankruptcy. US wind and solar electricity supply surpassed coal generation during a three-day period the week of April 8, 2020 for the first time ever, while climate change issues have dropped into an election maelstrom. Serious wildfire and tropical storm frequency are at record levels. The air briefly cleared in major cities around the world, and the drop in carbon dioxide emissions was substantial but not sustainable.
Meanwhile, Europe is developing unprecedented storage infrastructure to avoid carbon dioxide emissions while the US lags. New US electric vehicle mandates and grid battery storage requirements portend unprecedented metals demand, but virtually none of this mining occurs in the US. This course will look at energy outcomes unimaginable prior to COVID-19, and will examine key 2020 events, likely new trends, and potential policy outcomes from the November 2020 election.
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- Instructor: Jerome Paulson
- Day of the week: Th, Times: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM.
- Dates: 3/11/2021 - 4/1/2021
- Sessions: 4
- Fee: $44.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 100
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: Dr. Paulson will review how climate change impacts human health. He will then discuss how those factors influence the health of Virginians. Racial and social justice is inextricably linked to the climate change discussion. An outside speaker will be brought in to teach about climate justice. The final session will allow participants to explore organizations that they may want to join to continue the work discussed in class.
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- Instructor: Michael Dickens, M.D.
- Day of the week: F, Times: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM.
- Dates: 4/9/2021 - 4/23/2021
- Sessions: 3
- Fee: $33.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 50
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: The tools of modern medical technology in genetics, laboratory science and neuroscience now allow us to predict or diagnose disabilities at a much earlier stage than a generation ago. This course will review the history of presidential disabilities, their frequency and severity, and how our nation has coped with or ignored them. We will look at two case studies, Woodrow Wilson and Ronald Reagan, as examples. Finally, we will examine the new tools available to medical science and how they will affect the voter’s decisions on who is or is not physically or mentally fit to be president.
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- Instructor: Six Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards
- Day of the week: Tu, Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM.
- Dates: 4/6/2021 - 5/18/2021
- Sessions: 7
- Fee: $77.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 30
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: Do you have a Nature Deficit Disorder? If you don't know the first thing about trees, we can help with that. Tree Blindness can be cured. We will help you see in a whole new light. Take our course and you will never look at a tree the same way again.
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This seven part lecture series starts with an overview of Forest Ecology and then continues to give an exciting look at How Trees Communicate and Protect Themselves. The Benefits of Trees to Humans and to Nature in general are far more than you can imagine. Natural and Man-made Threats to Trees is an important focus, followed by the Modern Solutions to those Threats. The series will close with a Virtual Field Trip.
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- Instructor: Marion Votaw
- Day of the week: W, Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM.
- Dates: 2/24/2021 - 3/31/2021
- Sessions: 6
- Fee: $66.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 12
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: Ever wonder why people are the way they are? Or why you are? Well, come find out! In six sessions we will learn about our brains, our behavior, our feelings, our thoughts, and how these develop over time and relate to others in our social spheres. The purpose of the course is to find out about basic normal human mental functions. Although throughout we will touch on mental illness, this is not a class in how to "fix” anything, but rather to get some understanding of how whatever might be wrong, happened.
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- Instructor: Leslie Lee
- Day of the week: F, Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM.
- Dates: 2/5/2021 - 2/26/2021
- Sessions: 4
- Fee: $44.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 20
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: This course is an accessible opportunity to start a new yoga practice. Each session will begin with a brief explanation of one of the foundational components of the yoga practice including: pranayama (conscious breathing), alignment/anatomy, asana (physical poses), and meditation. Each session will also include a physical yoga practice that is intentionally welcoming for new students. Members may experience many benefits including increased physical strength, mental clarity, more restful sleep patterns, and decreased stress levels.
NOTE: You will need a yoga mat. Before participating in any exercise program participants should check with their doctors to ensure that there are no contraindications, special considerations, or limitations from a medical standpoint.
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- Instructor: Leslie Pont
- Day of the week: Th, Times: 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM.
- Dates: 3/4/2021 - 4/8/2021
- Sessions: 6
- Fee: $66.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 20
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: Gentle Yoga takes a slower pace to yoga postures where you can still experience all the benefits of yoga. Classes focus on releasing tension, connecting with the breath and helping students gain strength and flexibility while improving balance and reducing stress. Gentle yoga uses classical postures with slight variations to accommodate all levels of yoga students. Gentle yoga will incorporate both standing and prone positions, requiring students to have the ability to get up from and down to the floor. Note: please have a yoga mat for our practice. Optional items that you may find helpful include a rolled blanket, a couch pillow or a block.
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- Instructor: Leslie Pont
- Day of the week: Th, Times: 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM.
- Dates: 4/15/2021 - 5/27/2021
- Sessions: 7
- Fee: $77.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 20
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: Gentle Yoga takes a slower pace to yoga postures where you can still experience all the benefits of yoga. Classes focus on releasing tension, connecting with the breath and helping students gain strength and flexibility while improving balance and reducing stress. Gentle yoga uses classical postures with slight variations to accommodate all levels of yoga students. Gentle yoga will incorporate both standing and prone positions, requiring students to have the ability to get up from and down to the floor. Note: please have a yoga mat for our practice. Optional items that you may find helpful include a rolled blanket, a couch pillow or a block.
NOTE: If you do not see the "Add to Cart" button, there are three possible reasons. 1) Registration may not be open 2) you have not added a membership to your cart or renewed your membership 3) you are not logged in (Click ”Sign In” on the blue bar above) 4) you may need to refresh your screen.
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- Instructor: Tina Thomas
- Day of the week: Tu, Times: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM.
- Dates: 2/23/2021 - 3/9/2021
- Sessions: 3
- Fee: $33.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 100
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: Brain Power Hour aims to increase cognitive stimulation through education, brain games, and social activities. Just as physical exercise can help you keep your body strong, mental exercise can help your brain to work better and lower your risk of mental decline. Join this course for a fun and interactive way to flex your mental muscles. NOTE: This course is being offered in both the A & B Sessions. Members may register for one or both sessions.
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- Instructor: Tina Thomas
- Day of the week: W, Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM.
- Dates: 4/7/2021 - 4/21/2021
- Sessions: 3
- Fee: $33.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 100
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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- *Our classes are not recorded due to copyright and privacy regulations.
Course Description: Brain Power Hour aims to increase cognitive stimulation through education, brain games, and social activities. Just as physical exercise can help you keep your body strong, mental exercise can help your brain to work better and lower your risk of mental decline. Join this course for a fun and interactive way to flex your mental muscles. NOTE: This course is being offered in both the A & B Sessions. Members may register for one or both sessions.
NOTE: If you do not see the "Add to Cart" button, there are three possible reasons. 1) Registration may not be open 2) you have not added a membership to your cart or renewed your membership 3) you are not logged in (Click ”Sign In” on the blue bar above) 4) you may need to refresh your screen.
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- Instructor: Phyllis Payne
- Day of the week: W, Times: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM.
- Dates: 5/5/2021 - 5/5/2021
- Sessions: 1
- Fee: $11.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 100
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: This course will provide an explanation of the different parts of Medicare, what they cover, when and where to sign up, different enrollment periods, how to avoid penalties, how and where to explore financial assistance. This is educational only, NO SELLING.
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- Instructor: PJ Rooney
- Day of the week: W, Times: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM.
- Dates: 4/28/2021 - 5/26/2021
- Sessions: 5
- Fee: $55.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 100
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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Course Description: Imagine if there were an organ in your body that weighed as much as your brain, that affected your memory and mood, your health, weight, and even your behavior. Wouldn’t you want to know about it? There is such an organ — the collection of microbes in and on your body, your human microbiome. Your human microbiome produces molecules decreasing the effects of stress, alters hormones and influences immune functioning affecting behavior, and produces molecules altering brain vessels impacting cognition. This course offers a fascinating glimpse into the mind-gut connection and how keeping your gut healthy keeps your mind healthy.
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THIS COURSE HAS REACHED ITS MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT. FEEL FREE TO PLACE YOURSELF ON THE WAITLIST AND WE WILL NOTIFY YOU IF SEATS BECOME AVAILABLE.
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HYBRID ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/Stand-By list if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved-social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not a hybrid course is scheduled for spring 2021.
*Our hybrid courses will offer in-person and virtual attendance options. In-person seating will be limited and will follow all current safety procedures. Due to limited seating if there is a great deal of interest in meeting in-person we will have a lottery for in-person seats.
- Instructor: Robert Bedford
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- Course Description:
General anesthesia for surgery was first demonstrated successfully in 1847. Over the ensuing century and three quarters there have been many leaps in understanding of new agents and new modalities for ensuring patients' well-being during surgery. This course will give a historical overview leading up to the present and, hopefully, will make you feel safer undergoing an operation today than you would have last year.
NOTE: The Add to Cart button is not available for this course. This course will only be offered in-person when it is scheduled. HYBRID ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/Stand-By list if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved-social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not a hybrid course is scheduled for spring 2021.
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HYBRID ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/Stand-By list if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved-social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not a hybrid course is scheduled for spring 2021.
*Our hybrid courses will offer in-person and virtual attendance options. In-person seating will be limited and will follow all current safety procedures. Due to limited seating if there is a great deal of interest in meeting in-person we will have a lottery for in-person seats.
- Instructor: Ed Piper
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- Course Description:
Experiences of profound unity and wholeness have inspired mystics, poets, religious leaders, and ordinary people through human history. This course will explore the neurological dimensions of a variety of spiritual experiences such as mediation, prayer, near-death, out-of-body, and drug-induced states of consciousness. What can we learn about the relationship between individual minds and a wider reality?
NOTE: The Add to Cart button is not available for this course. This course will only be offered in-person when it is scheduled. HYBRID ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/Stand-By list if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved-social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not a hybrid course is scheduled for spring 2021.
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IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
- Instructor: Anna Askounis
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- Course Description:
A complex, prodigal homecoming, compelling, surprising, informed by the rugged landscape of Wyoming, with characters who will linger in your memory, An Unfinished Life by author Mark Spragg, later inspired a movie with the same name. We will discuss the book, with an eye to the possibilities it presents for a film. We will then watch the film, compare and contrast it with the book, and analyze the choices made in the transition from book to film, always a tricky undertaking. We will also read and discuss Bone Fire, the sequel to An Unfinished Life. An Unfinished Life is alive with possibilities! Let's explore them together!
NOTE: The Add to Cart button is not available for this course. This course will only be offered in-person when it is scheduled. IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
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IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
- Instructor: Frank D'Alessandro
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We will cover a portion of the turbulent 3,000-year history of Sicily, as the island has experienced many invasions. Some invaders came to exploit the island, but a few came to lavishly embrace it. We will concentrate on the ancient and medieval "golden ages:" the ancient, when Sicilian Greek colonies rivaled Greece as centers of culture; and the medieval, when the Normans established the Kingdom of Sicily, a unique multicultural state, where Latin and Greek Christians, Muslims and Jews all lived in relative peace and harmony. This "mosaic" of peoples eventually assimilated into a new and distinct Sicilian Culture and language.
NOTE: The Add to Cart button is not available for this course. This course will only be offered in-person when it is scheduled. IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
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IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
- Instructor: Ronald Dimberg
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- Course Description:
This lecture course will trace developments in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) from the partition of the peninsula in 1945 through the second decade of the 21st century. Topics will include the rise to power of Kim Il-Sung and his successors, i.e., son and grandson, their respective domestic and foreign policies and the intended effects of each, changes in those policies over time, and the responses of the Korean people, South Korea, the United States, and others.
Suggested Reading
Armstrong, Charles. THE NORTH KOREAN REVOLUTION, 1945-1950. (2003)
Buzo, Adrian. THE MAKING OF MODERN KOREA. (2007)
Haggard, S. & M. Noland. FAMINE IN NORTH KOREA. MARKETS, AID, AND REFORM. (2007)
Lankov, Adnrei. THE REAL NORTH KOREA. LIFE AND POLITICS IN THE FAILED STALINIST UTOPIA. (2015)
NOTE: The Add to Cart button is not available for this course. This course will only be offered in-person when it is scheduled. IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
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IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
- Instructor: K. Edward Lay
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- Course Description:
Virginia is rich in architecture with many varieties of styles represented in its buildings and it also provides an overview of architecture in America. Come explore and gain an appreciation through the instructor's research and extensive collection of photographs. The first in this series, 1607-1780, covers the Pre-Georgian and Georgian Architecture periods, including the vernacular and log buildings on the frontier. This early period exhibits some of the finest river plantations and churches in America. You will gain a better understanding of architecture and an eye on how to determine the time period and style of a building.
NOTE: The Add to Cart button is not available for this course. This course will only be offered in-person when it is scheduled. IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
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IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
- Instructor: Leslie Lee
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Explore Charlottesville's downtown art scene! We will start with a tour of the McGuffey Art Studios with demos by working artists, followed by a a behind-the-scenes visit to the Live Arts Theater. Lunch is included at a downtown restaurant where OLLI at UVa's director will join to welcome prospective OLLI members and talk about upcoming programs. After lunch, participants are invited to explore art galleries and other art venues on and near the downtown mall. Participants are responsible for their own transportation. You do not have to be an OLLI at UVa member to register for this outing.
NOTE: The Add to Cart button is not available for this course. This course will only be offered in-person when it is scheduled. IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
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IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
- Instructor: Leslie Lee
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Explore Jefferson's mountaintop home with a House and Grounds tour followed by a boxed lunch at the cafe where OLLI at UVa's director will join to welcome prospective OLLI members and talk about upcoming programs. After lunch, participants are encouraged to join the Slavery at Monticello tour, explore the grounds on their own, or visit the education center, all at no additional charge. Participants are responsible for their own transportation. You do not have to be an OLLI at UVa member to register for this outing.
NOTE: The Add to Cart button is not available for this course. This course will only be offered in-person when it is scheduled. IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
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IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
- Instructor: Bob Lorish
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- Course Description:
This will be a discussion group focusing on the first 100 days of Joe Biden's presidency -- both its opportunities and challenges.
NOTE: The Add to Cart button is not available for this course. This course will only be offered in-person when it is scheduled. IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
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IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
- Instructor: Steven Nichols
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Upon his death in 1826, Thomas Jefferson left written direction for the inscription he desired for his tombstone. It was to read: "Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, Author of the Declaration of American Independence, and the Virginia Statutes for Religious Freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia." This class will be a guided examination of each of these three elements, reviewed in both a short- and long-range historical context.
Suggested Reading Thomas Jefferson- America's Paradoxical Patriot Alf J. Mapp, Jr. 1987.
NOTE: The Add to Cart button is not available for this course. This course will only be offered in-person when it is scheduled. IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
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IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
- Instructor: Tom Pitz
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We can read about Mr. Jefferson's accomplishments and failings, visit the designs he left for us, build up or tear down monuments to him and fellow founders, and do what has always been done with history: describe it through the lens of our current perspective to fulfill our current desires. But what was his perspective? Do we grasp what was happening then?
Suggested Reading:
Meacham, Jon. Thomas Jefferson: President and Philosopher, 2014.
Meacham, Jon. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power, 2013.
Malone, Dumas. Jefferson and His Time: Jefferson the Virginian (Vol. 1 of a six-volume set, available individually), 2006.
Gordon-Reed, Annette and Peter S. Onuf. "Most Blessed of the Patriarchs": Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination, 2016.
NOTE: The Add to Cart button is not available for this course. This course will only be offered in-person when it is scheduled. IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
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IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
- Instructor: Jeffrey Pugh
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This course explores the roles, both good and bad, that Christianity played in one of the most horrific chapters of human history, the Shoah. Tracing the history of Christian anti-Semitism through two thousand years of history, this course shows how a majority of the church in Germany was prepared to support Hitler and embrace his call for racial purity. Drawing specifically on the German Church struggle between the "Deutsche Christen" and the Confessing Church, we explore why the church failed in the face of such a political onslaught, even though there were individuals, like Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who paid a high price for their resistance.
NOTE: The Add to Cart button is not available for this course. This course will only be offered in-person when it is scheduled. IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
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IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
- Instructor: Pam Roland Lengel
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Drawing is a way to discover an entire new world. Before modern techniques about learning to draw were developed, many of us thought we couldn't draw or had no talent. Now we can learn to "see" like never before and give up saying things like, "I can't even draw a straight line." (After all, maybe that's what rulers are for!)
Required Materials:
ESSENTIAL - Bring a "can-do" attitude, the willingness to practice, and an eagerness to do something you didn't think you could do! These are the things to bring.
Paper: Look for paper that is 60-90 lb. and smooth to the touch. Sketchbooks with this weight of paper are found in the art section of department and craft stores.
Pencils: Bring any that you like to make marks with or even a fine-tip pen. Pencils come in many options, from very light to very dark. You can achieve a variety of effects depending on how hard you press on the pencil. There is no need to buy a set of pencils, unless you just want to.
Erasers: Try to find a "kneaded" eraser, great for erasing mistakes. They are grey, wrapped in plastic, less than 2" square, and can be held in your hand to warm them up and become malleable for a spot you might want to erase. These erasers don't damage the surface of the paper as much as other kinds.
Suggested Reading: Edwards, Betty. Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, 1999. Dodson, Bert. Keys to Drawing, 1990. Garcia, Claire Watson. Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner, 2003.
NOTE: The Add to Cart button is not available for this course. This course will only be offered in-person when it is scheduled. IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
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IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
- Instructor: David Throup
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The main focus will be on the Cold War era, but we will begin with an analysis of Africa's importance in international affairs since 1900. We will examine the Italian intervention in Ethiopia in 1890s, the Boer War, the French conquest of Morocco and the Italian of Libya; the impact of World War I and Versailles on the continent and the growth of Communist influence. Students will learn about the impact of Italy's invasion of Ethiopia in 1930s, the Depression of 1930s and World War II, followed by the growth of African nationalism and the Non-Aligned Movement in the 1950s. The competition between USA and USSR in the 1960s, Rhodesian UDI, the Nigerian Civil War, the conflict in Lusophone Africa in the 1970s and 1980s will be discussed. Then we shall explore structural Adjustment in 1980s, Apartheid in South Africa, the impact of the end of Communism in the 1990s, Africa's "second independence" in the 1990s, and UN/US intervention in Somalia.
NOTE: The Add to Cart button is not available for this course. This course will only be offered in-person when it is scheduled. IN-PERSON ONLY. Please add yourself to the Wait List/STAND-BY LIST if you are interested in taking this course. We will monitor the list to gauge member interest. The instructor, member interest and current UVA-approved social distancing circumstances will drive whether or not an in-person course is scheduled for Spring 2021.
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