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Online-Zoom Courses

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Author Spotlight Lunch Pail Series: Nanci Lee Woody - Historical Fiction (August)
Interviewer/Moderator: Joan Griffin
Dates: 8/16/2024 (only)
Days: F
Times: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Sessions: 1
Fee: $5.00 (SC Food Pantry Donation)
Location: Online via Zoom
Recording: *This class is being recorded. *Recordings will expire after 30 days.
Seats Available: 284 | Max Enroll: 299
SKU: SumALIT061

August 16 – Nanci Lee Woody – Historical Fiction based on family history in Sacramento, CA – Tears and Trombones

Nanci Lee Woody’s historical novel, Tears and Trombones, is based on the true story of a boy who wants nothing more than to become a musician. Young Joey’s single-minded passion carries him to the symphony orchestra, while leading him into complicated personal relationships. Set in Sacramento, this inspiring tale is filled with the music he loved, from Johnny Cash to Mozart. Before becoming a novelist, Nancy Lee Woody was a professor and textbook author at American River College. She recently completed the mini-series screenplay for Tears and Trombones.

Show Description
*Proceeds will be donated to the Sierra College Food Pantry. Membership Required.
*Class Dates: 8/16

Metamorphosis (Online-Zoom)
Instructor: Teri Umhauer
Dates: 7/24/2024 - 7/24/2024
Days: W
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sessions: 1
Fee: $10.00
Location: Online via Zoom
Recording: *This class was recorded.
Seats Available: 9974 | Max Enroll: 10000
SKU: SumCARTS231

Art Nouveau is an art movement that spanned approximately 1890 - 1905. You will recognize it by the use of graceful, flowing lines, often incorporating organic references and the female form in stylized or idealized patterns. This movement was an attempt to produce something new that was not based on historic design styles. We will look at examples in interior design, architecture, fashion, jewelry, art, illustration, and fabric which have a sensuous, feminine feel. Some of the artists are Beardsley, Klimt, Mackintosh, Morris, Mucha, and Gaudi.
Show Description

→ You have until this date to watch the recording(s): Saturday, 8/24/24 at 11:59 PM
→ Purchase this course to receive the link to watch the class recording(s).

Summer Classic Reading: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair (Online-Zoom)
Instructor: Terence McAteer
Dates: 7/16/2024 - 7/30/2024
Days: Tu
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sessions: 2
Fee: $18.00
Location: Online via Zoom
Recording: *This class is being recorded. *Recordings will expire after 30 days.
Seats Available: 261 | Max Enroll: 299
SKU: SumCLIT161

Upton Sinclair’s 1906 book so greatly moved President Theodore Roosevelt to action that he helped draft legislation to create the Food and Drug Administration. The first class will discuss Sinclair, a Socialist activist, and Roosevelt’s reform measures. The second class will be devoted solely to the book’s contents. Book is available free on-line at: Gutenberg.org
Show Description

*Class Dates: 7/16 & 7/30.

Class meets 7/16 and 7/30

The Search for an American Sound (Online-Zoom)
Instructor: Emanuel Abramovits
Dates: 6/26/2024 - 7/24/2024
Days: W
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Sessions: 4
Fee: $22.00
Location: Online via Zoom
Recording: *This class was recorded.
Seats Available: 9983 | Max Enroll: 10000
SKU: SumCMUSI301

Since the 1890s, when Americans were beginning to develop their own traditions in classical music, composers have recognized the dilemma of creating the American sound. We'll explore how not only classical musicians, but also Broadway and Hollywood composers of different origins and ethnicities alternated in creating a sound that has been defined as evocative of these lands and its people. Aaron Copland, George Gershwin, William Grant Steel, Florence Price, Alex North, Elmer Bernstein and others will be the protagonists of this lecture, supported with audiovisuals and anecdotes.
Show Description

→ You have until this date to watch the recording(s): Saturday, 7/27/24 at 11:59 PM
→ Purchase this course to receive the link to watch the class recording(s).

Travel Tuesday - French Polynesia (Online-Zoom)
Instructor: Stephenie Slahor
Dates: 7/23/2024 - 7/23/2024
Days: Tu
Times: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Sessions: 1
Fee: $5.00
Location: Online via Zoom
Recording: *This class was recorded.
Seats Available: 9971 | Max Enroll: 10000
SKU: SumCTRAV491

Summer might make you think of lolling on a beach, enjoying a dip in the ocean, and listening to the surf. But it’s winter in French Polynesia right now, and the right time to take advantage of off-season prices for armchair travel to some of the famous islands of the region including Tahiti, Bora Bora, Moorea, and Marlon Brando’s Tetiaroa as we learn about the Polynesian culture, ancient and modern.
Show Description

→ You have until this date to watch the recording(s): Thursday, 8/22/24 at 11:59 PM
→ Purchase this course to receive the link to watch the class recording(s).

Travel Tuesday - The Beautiful Blue Danube (Online-Zoom)
Instructor: Stephenie Slahor
Dates: 7/9/2024 - 7/9/2024
Days: Tu
Times: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Sessions: 1
Fee: $5.00
Location: Online via Zoom
Recording: *This class was recorded.
Seats Available: 9965 | Max Enroll: 10000
SKU: SumCTRAV481

Yes, there is a waltz about a river, thanks to Johann Strauss, Jr., and we’ll see what inspired him to compose a tribute to Europe’s second-longest river. We’ll cover the segment of the river that runs from Germany’s Bavarian region, down to Vienna, Austria to explore the history, culture and lore.
Show Description

→ You have until this date to watch the recording(s): Thursday, 8/8/24 at 11:59 PM
→ Purchase this course to receive the link to watch the class recording(s).

Why Sustainable Fish is Better for the Earth? (Online)
Instructor: Dr. Kenneth Moore
Dates: 7/22/2024 - 7/22/2024
Days: M
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Sessions: 1
Fee: $5.00
Location: Online via Zoom
Recording: *This class was recorded.
Seats Available: 9982 | Max Enroll: 10000
SKU: SumCHUMA341

In the past 30 years marine heat waves have increased 50%. These changes are impacting marine life. Sudden rises in temperature and acidification can lead to the loss of marine habitats and species.  It is important to make wise sustainable choices when eating fish in our warming world.
Show Description

→ You have until this date to watch the recording(s): Thursday, 8/22/24 at 11:59 PM
→ Purchase this course to receive the link to watch the class recording(s).

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