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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 RochesterIn 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 moreIn 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 fiction. -
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 RochesterWeaving, 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 moreWeaving, 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 Parker's The Subversive Stitch), and contemporary artists have revisited this history and incorporated textiles into mainstream art. Please register for this class if you plan to join the class in person.
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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 moreThe 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 one skein of yarn. If you are looking for a quick and easy gift idea that you can make in a couple of days, perhaps this is the class for you. Join in the fun and make a pair of mittens for someone you love. The material list will be emailed before the start of the class. -
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 moreIn 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 class if you plan to join the class in person.
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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 moreThe 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 photographic innovations – hand-held and folding cameras, roll film, the astigmatic lens and finally, the cheap Brownie camera – made photography simple and available to nearly everyone. Joe loves both the standard posing conventions and the unintended – and sometimes intentional performing – that can be noticed and enjoyed in family snapshots and will show many examples from his flea-market and downloaded collections for us to consider. -
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 moreJoin 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 close to 70 years. This poetic, graceful love story, rooted in Black folk traditions and steeped in mythic realism, celebrates boldly and brilliantly African-American culture and heritage. And in a powerful, mesmerizing narrative, it pays quiet tribute to a Black woman who, though constricted by the times, still demanded to be heard. Originally published in 1937 and long out of print, the book was reissued in 1975 and nearly three decades later Their Eyes Were Watching God is considered a seminal novel in American fiction.' Come having read the book and ready for a lively and respectful discussion.
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