Arts & Music   

Smartphone photo quality is well beyond the capacity of your childhood Brownie film camera. Join this class to learn how to use your iPhone or Android smartphone to "see" interesting photo opportunities and discover your phone's simple but marvelous editing tools. The class will include PowerPoint presentations, field work, and sharing.

Celebrated as one of the true geniuses of Broadway, Stephen Sondheim has excited countless audiences with his innovative musicals for well over half a century. In this class, we will explore the historical evolution of Broadway musicals and introduce ourselves to Stephen Sondheim's 13 original works in that space. Through videos of musical theater experts, performers, critics, and Sondheim himself, we will learn and discuss how Sondheim's background influenced his unique, oft-complex musical compositions and his dazzling lyrics. We will also watch three full-length musicals of his - Company, Sweeney Todd, and Into the Woods - to better gain an informed enjoyment of Sondheim and his unique legacy.