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This course is full. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, click the Add to Waitlist button.
On Campus Session
Come join us for a walking tour of the Mary Couts Burnett Library and learn about the library's art collection. You'll see a wide array of art from original Rembrandt Etchings to Andy Warhol Screen prints (and everything in between). We'll take a look at the artworks themselves and discuss how the university acquired them. Participants will also learn about the library's efforts toward conservation and academic research.
Section Code: F25SSFACT044B
Instructor: Kerri Menchaca
Dates: 5/14/2025 - 5/14/2025
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: W
Building: Mary Couts Burnett Library
Room: Lobby
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Learn how to create an Artist Trading Card (ATC), how to get involved in world-wide trading and receive tons of happy mail! Any type of art is allowed, from mixed media to drawing/painting to computer-generated. This class will teach you the tricks of the trade, shortcuts, and how to find the right group for you. By the end of class, you will create your own ATC and be equipped to begin a fun new hobby to share with others. A class supply list will be furnished beforehand but most supplies can already be found in your home. Whether you are an artist-wanna-be, a budding artist or an established artist, you will enjoy this format.
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We will begin the series with E.L. Doctorow's RAGTIME, a historical fiction novel where the author intertwines real people and occurrences into the fictional narrative. Our second book, FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER by E. L. Konigsburg, focuses on Claudia Kincaid, a 12-year-old runaway to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. The third novel, THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER by Carson McCullers, explores the themes of social oppression, isolation, and loneliness. The last book, BELOVED by Toni Morrison, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The novel is based on the true story of a runaway African American woman who killed her daughter. Be prepared for lots of good discussion.
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The Mahabharata is one of the most celebrated and enigmatic literary texts to emerge from the Sanskrit epic tradition. Widely acknowledged to be one of the most important sources for Indian religious, social, and political thought, it tells the story of a brutal, apocalyptic, fratricidal war between two sets of cousins who are fighting over the kingdom of the Bharatas—hence the title of the epic, the Mahabharata or “The Great Story of the Bharatas.” It contains the Bhagavadgita, which is considered by many to be the central statement of Hinduism and is among the most popular and translated texts in the world. Our focus in the class will be on the pleasures of reading one of the most profound literary texts to emerge from premodern India. Required text: The Mahabharata, abridged and translated by John D. Smith, 978-0140446814
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From a pampered, privileged background to the bright lights of Broadway, Mary Martin was a musical theater legend. I bet you watched her at least once on a black and white TV when she played Peter Pan. Star of South Pacific and the original Maria in the Sound of Music, she gave it all to the stage. Learn about that drive and what it cost her.
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This course is full. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, click the Add to Waitlist button.
On Campus Session
In the fall you got to cast your vote in the "Battle of the Bands." Now this spring we're going to have a face-off between some of the most popular singers of the Rock era. You'll get to vote on a selection of hits by Elton John vs. Billy Joel, Carole King vs. Cher, and other pairs who had a string of hits over several years. All votes will be counted!
Section Code: F25SSFACT111A
Instructor: Richard Selcer, Colin Plante
Dates: 4/23/2025 - 5/14/2025
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Sessions: 4
Days: W
Building: Secrest Wible
Room: 119
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The Canon will be a discussion of the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about Sherlock Holmes. The development of the fictional detective and the background of the detective novel genre will be presented in a one session Lecture. Prizes will be offered to the individual that can name the first fictional detective. We will explore variations in the detective mystery. Also, we will debunk some of the common misconceptions of the character of Mr. Holmes. Deerstalkers and Calabash pipes are recommended. However, 7% solutions are not.
Trinity Terrace
- Section Code: F25SSFACT119A
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Instructor: Ken Bowers
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Dates: 5/7/2025 - 5/7/2025
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Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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Sessions: 1
Days: W
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Building: Trinity Terrace
Room: Longhorn Room
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We continue to build on creating art utilizing the steps of classic Zentangle method. This series will offer ways of creating beautiful works of art with the supplies you have as well as watercolor and other wet media supplied by the instructor. Each student will need a basic Zentangle kit and may also want to have colored pens and markers in addition. A bit of fairy dust is always welcomed. Basic Zentangle experience highly recommended prior to this class from Silver Frogs or online before enrolling in this series. No art experience required. *The first session will be a “Do Not Miss” for the rest of the series as that is when we will work with all the wet media to prep the tiles. Participants should expect to be present the entire session and staying to help disassemble will help free more time for more tile prepping and arting. Email prior to first class with suggestions for how to transport drying tiles in case more time is needed to dry.
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