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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 07-11-2022 to 07-18-2022Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2022-2Location: Oasis RochesterFor most of the medieval period, military power was limited to human strength. Then came the first use of chemistry on the battlefield—gunpowder. It didn’t take long for gunpowder to become the principle means of making war and the explosive fuel of social unrest. But beyond that, the creation of gunpowder spurred on the first major advances into the... read more -
Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 07-11-2022 to 07-18-2022Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2022-2Location: ZoomFor most of the medieval period, military power was limited to human strength. Then came the first use of chemistry on the battlefield—gunpowder. It didn’t take long for gunpowder to become the principle means of making war and the explosive fuel of social unrest. But beyond that, the creation of gunpowder spurred on the first major advances into the... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-01-2022 to 08-01-2022Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 2:00 PM → 4:00 PMInstructor: Susan Carment-Duffy, Owner, Create Art 4 GoodTerm: 2022-2Location: ZoomCreate a beautiful art journal that will serve you in your mindful moments. We will begin your beautiful journal together allowing you to journal with it later. You will learn techniques to embellish and create the foundation of your journal. A list of prompts will also be given at the end of the workshop! Class is given via Zoom. You must have a... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-20-2022 to 07-20-2022Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 12:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Otto Bruno, host of Jazz 90.1 FM’s “Sinatra and Company”Term: 2022-2Location: Oasis RochesterJoin our resident film historian/writer for Wednesday afternoons at the movies. Throughout the summer, Otto will host a variety of films offering introductions, background history and trivia, and a short discussion following the classic film screenings. The slate of films will feature Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft, Jimmy Cagney, Gene Kelly, Shirley Jones,... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-27-2022 to 07-27-2022Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 12:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Otto Bruno, host of Jazz 90.1 FM’s “Sinatra and Company”Term: 2022-2Location: Oasis RochesterJoin our resident film historian/writer for Wednesday afternoons at the movies. Throughout the summer, Otto will host a variety of films offering introductions, background history and trivia, and a short discussion following the classic film screenings. The slate of films will feature Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft, Jimmy Cagney, Gene Kelly, Shirley Jones,... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-03-2022 to 08-03-2022Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 12:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Otto Bruno, host of Jazz 90.1 FM’s “Sinatra and Company”Term: 2022-2Location: Oasis RochesterJoin our resident film historian/writer for Wednesday afternoons at the movies. Throughout the summer, Otto will host a variety of films offering introductions, background history and trivia, and a short discussion following the classic film screenings. The slate of films will feature Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft, Jimmy Cagney, Gene Kelly, Shirley Jones,... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-10-2022 to 08-10-2022Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 12:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Otto Bruno, host of Jazz 90.1 FM’s “Sinatra and Company”Term: 2022-2Location: Oasis RochesterJoin our resident film historian/writer for Wednesday afternoons at the movies. Throughout the summer, Otto will host a variety of films offering introductions, background history and trivia, and a short discussion following the classic film screenings. The slate of films will feature Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft, Jimmy Cagney, Gene Kelly, Shirley Jones,... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-14-2022 to 07-14-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Ann CunninghamTerm: 2022-2Location: Oasis RochesterJoin Ann Cunningham as we discuss "The Sweetness of Water" by Nathan Harris. 'In the waning days of the Civil War, brothers Prentiss and Landry—freed by the Emancipation Proclamation—seek refuge on the homestead of George Walker and his wife, Isabelle. The Walkers, wracked by the loss of their only son to the war, hire the brothers to work their farm,... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-14-2022 to 07-14-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Susan Carment-Duffy, Owner, Create Art 4 GoodTerm: 2022-2Location: ZoomWho doesn't love getting happy mail? In this workshop, we will create cards and postcards using a mixed media approach. We will use collage, layering, paint, inks, and more to complete your mailable art. Happy Mail isn't just for birthdays anymore! Class is given via Zoom. You must have a computer/tablet/phone with audio and video capability. ... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-21-2022 to 07-21-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:00 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Thomas Boyce, Printer Interpreter, Genesee Country VillageTerm: 2022-2Location: Oasis RochesterThe course will begin with the fall of the Alamo, the reasons it fell and why the Texans should have never been there. Included in the discussion is the rise of the Independent Republic of Texas formed by Sam Houston and Stephan Austin in 1836, Texas statehood into the Union under President Polk in 1845 and the provoked preemptive attack of war with... read more -
Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 07-21-2022 to 08-11-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 12:30 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Peter ElliottTerm: 2022-2Location: Oasis RochesterCome get lost in the world of Alcohol Ink! Alcohol Ink is a free-flowing art medium with vivid stained-glass-like colors. Watch the art unfold before your eyes and be amazed at the results. Newbie artists and experienced painters are welcome. Smocks or painting clothes recommended. Materials fee, payable to the instructor, is $30 and is in addition to the... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-15-2022 to 07-15-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Term: 2022-2Location: Little TheatreSame great experience, new course name!!! Enjoy a private screening, for Oasis members only, of a currently running movie at the Little Theatre. In the past, we've had several Academy Award winners. We select the movie based on what is playing at the theatre - you take your chances and enjoy a wonderful afternoon with friends. You must pay in advance. ... read more -
Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 07-15-2022 to 07-29-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: MAG DocentTerm: 2022-2Location: Memorial Art GalleryThis class has received rave reviews from our members. Using art at the Memorial Art Gallery, the docents will guide you through the Gallery, teaching art appreciation skills of observation and interpretation. You will learn new ways to look at, and engage deeply with, works of art. Your new skills will enable you to enjoy art differently in the future. Pay... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-05-2022 to 08-05-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Thomas Boyce, Printer Interpreter, Genesee Country VillageTerm: 2022-2Location: Oasis RochesterTom will present a biographical story and brief history of the great chiefs of the plains during the settling of the west-their care and concern for their people, their culture and their very existence. He will provide closeup vignettes of great chiefs such as Black Kettle, Joseph, Red Cloud, Quant Parker and most notably, Sitting Bull and Crazy House,... read more
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