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Sessions: 6Class Date(s): 05-06-2024 to 06-17-2024No Class: 5/27Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 2:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Don SheffrinTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis Rochester In this approach to exploring the beauty of literature, students will actively learn how to breathe life into the written words with confidence and vocal agility. They will engage in verbal exercises including storytelling, poetry recitation and readers' theater. The class will culminate with students' oral interpretations of their favorite works of... read more
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Out of stockSessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-20-2024 to 05-20-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Lisa Robinson, Central CreativesTerm: 2024-2Location: Central Creatives Real flowers come and go. Your watercolor painted bouquet can be matted, framed and enjoyed for years! Beginner-Intermediate watercolor painters will love this loose fun watercolor class! Materials are... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-03-2024 to 06-03-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Lisa Robinson and Susan Carmen Duffy, Central CreativesTerm: 2024-2Location: Central Creatives Dive right in and explore painting, geli printing and Zentangle art. This class is all about having fun with the art process, trying out new mediums and letting your creativity flow. Bring a smock and let's have fun! Materials are... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-24-2024 to 06-24-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Lisa Robinson, Central CreativesTerm: 2024-2Location: Central Creatives Paint your favorite backyard birds and butterflies in watercolor. All supplies included. Bring your reference material if you would... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-21-2024 to 05-21-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Susan Carmen-Duffy, Owner, Create Art 4 GoodTerm: 2024-2Location: Central CreativesDo you love color and visual texture? Are you someone who saves cards, canceled postage stamps, fabric scraps, and wrapping paper? Gather your lovely items and bring them to this workshop! We will create in the wonderful world of collage. Collage derives its name from the French verb coller, to glue. The work of art is made by gluing things to the... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-04-2024 to 06-04-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Susan Carmen-Duffy, Owner, Create Art 4 GoodTerm: 2024-2Location: Central CreativesExplore drawing with colored pencils! All skill levels are welcome. Participants will learn and discover techniques of colored pencil art including initial sketching, layering, blending and building colors, and interpreting colors. We will work on texture and details. A selection of reference photos will be provided for the class, or if you would like, you... read more
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Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 07-02-2024 to 07-30-2024No Class: 7/23Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 01:00 PM → 03:00 PMInstructor: Jennifer CaseTerm: 2024-2Location: ZoomIn this class we'll use brainstorming techniques, writing prompts, and discussions of literature to help you get your own story on the page. The focus will be on generating short pieces of writing that you can share with other participants in a supportive workshop environment. The activities are generally applicable to both fiction and nonfiction writing,... read more
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Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 05-08-2024 to 05-29-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:30 PMInstructor: Grace Seiberling, Art HistorianTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis Rochester Weaving, embroidery, quiltmaking and other forms of textile production have often been considered as utilitarian or domestic and, in their association with women, less prestigious than painting and other art forms. This four-session class will look at the history of textile production by women and ways in which feminist art history, (such as Rozika... read more
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Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 05-08-2024 to 05-29-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:30 PMInstructor: Grace Seiberling, Art HistorianTerm: 2024-2Location: Zoom Weaving, embroidery, quiltmaking and other forms of textile production have often been considered as utilitarian or domestic and, in their association with women, less prestigious than painting and other art forms. This four-session class will look at the history of textile production by women and ways in which feminist art history, (such as Rozika... read more
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Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 05-22-2024 to 06-05-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 12:30 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Penny Foley and Diane VirziTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterThe class has two instructors to accommodate both right-handed and left-handed students. The instructors will explain how to make the ribbing for the cuff of the mitten, how to form the thumb, and how to shape the mitten using increasing and decreasing. Participants will be given a basic pattern that mainly uses the single crochet stitch and takes less than... read more
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Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 06-05-2024 to 06-19-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:30 PMInstructor: Grace Seiberling, Art HistorianTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterIn the late 19th century photographers interested in claiming photography as an art sought to distinguish themselves from the growing number of amateurs by producing distinctive works. At the same time Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine were documenting the slums of New York and child labor, using photography as a catalyst for social reform. Please register for this... read more
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Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 06-05-2024 to 06-19-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:30 PMInstructor: Grace Seiberling, Art HistorianTerm: 2024-2Location: ZoomIn the late 19th century photographers interested in claiming photography as an art sought to distinguish themselves from the growing number of amateurs by producing distinctive works. At the same time Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine were documenting the slums of New York and child labor, using photography as a catalyst for social reform. Please register for... read more
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Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 05-09-2024 to 05-30-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 01:00 PM → 03:00 PMInstructor: Jennifer CaseTerm: 2024-2Location: Zoom Maybe you've always wanted to put words to paper but haven't yet given it a try. Or possibly writing is a habit you've given up and would like to return to. Or perhaps you're one of the fortunate few who maintains a regular writing practice. Wherever you are in your writing journey, this class is designed to elicit your stories and provide you a safe space... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-23-2024 to 05-23-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:30 PMInstructor: Joe Struble, Retired Collections Manager, George Eastman HouseTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterThe photographer Steven Halpern wrote, “The family albums of my great-grandparents are filled with serious and severe people looking as if they were bringing their souls to judgement. The snapshots in the albums of my parents show Mom and Dad throwing snowballs at each other in the storm of 1947.” This serves as evidence that after 1880, a series of... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-15-2024 to 08-15-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Ann CunninghamTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterJoin Ann Cunningham as we discuss "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston. 'Their Eyes Were Watching God," an American classic, is the luminous and haunting novel about Janie Crawford, a Southern Black woman in the 1930s, whose journey from a free-spirited girl to a woman of independence and substance has inspired writers and readers for... read more
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Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 05-10-2024 to 08-09-2024Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 1:30 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Jenny LloydTerm: 2024-2Location: Zoom We have many avid readers at Oasis Rochester who share books with each other. This peer-led group will meet four Mondays this trimester to critique and share ideas on a selected book and to recommend favorite books to one another. This group will stretch your literary horizons. Meeting dates are 5/10, 6/14, 7/12 and 8/9. The book selection for May 10th is... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-17-2024 to 05-17-2024Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 12:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Term: 2024-2Location: Little TheatreEnjoy 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. The movie will be announced via Facebook and an email by Tuesday of the... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-28-2024 to 06-28-2024Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 12:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Term: 2024-2Location: Little TheatreEnjoy 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. The movie will be announced via Facebook and an email by Tuesday of the... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-19-2024 to 07-19-2024Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 12:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Term: 2024-2Location: Little TheatreEnjoy 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. The movie will be announced via Facebook and an email by Tuesday of the... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-16-2024 to 08-16-2024Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 12:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Term: 2024-2Location: Little TheatreEnjoy 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. The movie will be announced via Facebook and an email by Tuesday of the... read more