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Early Hollywood - Legends of the First Decade (Online-Zoom)
Instructor: John Powers
Dates: 6/15/2023 - 6/29/2023
Days: Th
Times: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sessions: 3
Fee: $22.00
Location: Online via Zoom
Recording: *This class is being recorded.
Seats Available: 286 | Max Enroll: 299
SKU: SumCFILM41

While some of us think of the 1930s and 1940s as Hollywood’s “golden years,” its beginnings in the Teens established everything that it was to become in later decades. Join us in this exploration of D.W. Griffith, Thomas Ince, Mabel Normand, Mack Sennett, and Charlie Chaplin. From triumphs and tech innovation to bankruptcies and scandals, early Hollywood paved the way for what was to come and what is still with us. The course will include lectures, discussion, and videos of documentaries and movie clips.
Sessions: 3
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Fun Fun Fun in the Summer Sun on Film! (Lincoln Public Library-Twelve Bridges)
Instructor: Linda Derosier
Dates: 7/13/2023 - 7/27/2023
Days: Th
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Sessions: 3
Fee: $20.00
Location: Lincoln Library at Twelve Bridges
Building-Room: Lincoln Public Library-Redwood
Seats Available: 13 | Max Enroll: 30
SKU: SumCFILM1091

In this 3 week film class we will watch and discuss three films dedicated to summer of year's past - Gidget (1959); Dirty Dancing (1987); The Parent Trap (1961). Remembering time we spent on Family road trips, vacations, swimming, surfing (if you were lucky), first love, teenage angst, learning to dance, camping and more. Sessions: 3
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HOLLYWOOD SCORES: A Fertile Land for Immigrants (Online-Zoom)
Instructor: Emanuel Abramovits
Dates: 6/26/2023 - 7/31/2023
Days: M
Times: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Sessions: 6
Fee: $45.00
Location: Online via Zoom
Recording: *This class is being recorded.
Seats Available: 295 | Max Enroll: 299
SKU: SumCMUSI221

As doors were closing in Europe, they were opening in America, despite the Great Depression. Together we will discover how immigrants, some of them escaping the Nazi regime, created the Hollywood music that we have all loved since childhood. We'll explore how that migration changed the landscape of American culture. We'll learn how famous scores, like those of Citizen Kane, Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, Ben-Hur, or Psycho were written and performed. Anecdotes and stories will be combined with audiovisuals and musical examples. Sessions: 6
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Summer at the Danish Seashore - 1928 (Roseville)
Instructor: Ellen Sander
Dates: 6/27/2023 - 8/1/2023
Days: Tu
Times: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sessions: 5
Fee: $0.00
Location: 316 Vernon Street
Building-Room: Roseville Center-259
Seats Available: 24 | Max Enroll: 35
SKU: SumNFILM322

The year is 1928. Technology transforms entertainment and the workforce, new leisure opportunities alter circumstances for women, and business exploits deepen the class divide. Optimism is weighted against the rise of illiberal democracy. The sanguinely optimistic staff meets vacationing guests mired in ominous pessimism at Anderson’s Seaside Hotel, northern Denmark. Season 1 of the Danish series Badehotellet (Seaside Hotel) will be viewed, and its historical significance studied and contextualized using supplemental materials. Sessions: 5
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*No class: 7/4 (Closed for Holiday)
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Summer at the Danish Seashore - 1928 (NCC - Grass Valley)
Instructor: Ellen Sander
Dates: 6/28/2023 - 7/26/2023
Days: W
Times: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sessions: 5
Fee: $0.00
Location: Nevada County Campus
Building-Room: N11-101
Seats Available: 26 | Max Enroll: 35
SKU: SumNFILM321

The year is 1928. Technology transforms entertainment and the workforce, new leisure opportunities alter circumstances for women, and business exploits deepen the class divide. Optimism is weighted against the rise of illiberal democracy. The sanguinely optimistic staff meets vacationing guests mired in ominous pessimism at Anderson’s Seaside Hotel, northern Denmark. Season 1 of the Danish series Badehotellet (Seaside Hotel) will be viewed, and its historical significance studied and contextualized using supplemental materials. Sessions: 5
Show Description

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Determine which scenario applies to you below:
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