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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 05-06-2024 to 05-13-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterThe Battle Against Blunders. No general ever sets out to be a failure. So, it’s a bit of a surprise to find so many of them who ended up that way. Especially because you normally have to work your way up through the ranks to get to the position where you can be a poor general. But one truth of military history is that it is one thing to take orders and... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 05-06-2024 to 05-13-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2024-2Location: ZoomThe Battle Against Blunders. No general ever sets out to be a failure. So, it’s a bit of a surprise to find so many of them who ended up that way. Especially because you normally have to work your way up through the ranks to get to the position where you can be a poor general. But one truth of military history is that it is one thing to take orders and... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-06-2024 to 05-06-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Suzanne Feather, Master Gardener, Cornell Cooperative ExtensionTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterSometimes we can feel helpless against all of the changes brought on by climate change but with some small changes in our everyday lives, we can make an impact. Learn simple things that you can do... read more
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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 more
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Sessions: 14Class Date(s): 05-06-2024 to 08-12-2024No Class: 5/27Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 2:30 PM → 3:30 PMInstructor: Rhonda WrightTerm: 2024-2Location: ZoomWe welcome all Oasis participants who enjoy singing, and those who think they might, to give us a try. There are no auditions and newcomers are always welcome. The chorus learns to sing in harmony to favorites and popular Broadway tunes to new contemporary songs. Usually twice per session (participation optional) the chorus performs for residents at a... read more
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Sessions: 15Class Date(s): 05-13-2024 to 08-19-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 9:30 AM → 10:30 AMInstructor: Tim FarnumTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterT'ai Chi, a 2,000-year-old form of exercise, is gentle and self-paced. The slow and continuous movements lengthen and strengthen the muscles while relaxing the mind. It is used as therapy for chronic pain, high blood pressure, depression, and limited mobility. Described as swimming through air, it is a perfect exercise for all ages and abilities. It can be... read more
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Sessions: 15Class Date(s): 05-13-2024 to 08-19-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:45 AM → 11:45 AMInstructor: Tim FarnumTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterThis more advanced level of T'ai Chi is for those students who have taken previously taken T'ai... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-20-2024 to 05-20-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Pat MartinezTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterThe Internet provides us with powerful tools to shop, message with friends, send emails and video chat with family. However, it also creates some threats to our privacy. Learn about using passwords, good security habits, virus protection, firewalls and much more. Knowing how to protect yourself online can go a long way towards making the use of the... read more
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Sessions: 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): 05-20-2024 to 05-20-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Kim Van Orden PhD, Project Director for the HOPE Lab (Helping Older People Engage), Associate Professor, Psychiatry Dept. University of RochesterTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterSocial connections that create a sense of caring, contributing, and community have a range of benefits for health and well-being at all ages and are especially important as we age. In this presentation, Dr. Kim Van Orden will describe reasons why attending to one’s ‘social health’ is important and social connection is a form of medicine! She will... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-20-2024 to 05-20-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Kim Van Orden PhD, Project Director for the HOPE Lab (Helping Older People Engage), Associate Professor, Psychiatry Dept. University of RochesterTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterSocial connections that create a sense of caring, contributing, and community have a range of benefits for health and well-being at all ages and are especially important as we age. In this presentation, Dr. Kim Van Orden will describe reasons why attending to one’s ‘social health’ is important and social connection is a form of medicine! She will... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 06-03-2024 to 06-10-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2024-2Location: ZoomThird Republic vs. Third Reich. Ever since the age of Napoleon, the French military had been one of the best in all of Europe. That is, until 1940, when it joined with countries like Italy in the league of military jokes. France’s defeat was so rapid that the entire campaign was over in six weeks. And the leader of the French Republic even telephoned... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 06-03-2024 to 06-10-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterThird Republic vs. Third Reich. Ever since the age of Napoleon, the French military had been one of the best in all of Europe. That is, until 1940, when it joined with countries like Italy in the league of military jokes. France’s defeat was so rapid that the entire campaign was over in six weeks. And the leader of the French Republic even telephoned... 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: 2Class Date(s): 06-17-2024 to 06-24-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterWar Crimes Before the Hague. If you rob a bank and get caught in almost every country, you go to jail—if they don’t shoot you. But what if the government of one country sets out to rob all the banks of an entire continent—and commit thousands of other crimes as well? Before WWII, they sent you to Elba. But German and Japanese leaders raised the... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 06-17-2024 to 06-24-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2024-2Location: ZoomWar Crimes Before the Hague. If you rob a bank and get caught in almost every country, you go to jail—if they don’t shoot you. But what if the government of one country sets out to rob all the banks of an entire continent—and commit thousands of other crimes as well? Before WWII, they sent you to Elba. But German and Japanese leaders raised the stakes... 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: 2Class Date(s): 07-01-2024 to 07-08-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterNine Days Queen. In the history of England, every text will tell you about Henry VIII’s son Edward VI, who was followed up by Queen Mary. Who gave her throne to Elizabeth I. But England had another queen, their first. A woman the English tried to sweep under the rug. She signed her name: Jane the Queen. But she only lasted nine days. Her story may be the... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 07-01-2024 to 07-08-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2024-2Location: ZoomNine Days Queen. In the history of England, every text will tell you about Henry VIII’s son Edward VI, who was followed up by Queen Mary. Who gave her throne to Elizabeth I. But England had another queen, their first. A woman the English tried to sweep under the rug. She signed her name: Jane the Queen. But she only lasted nine days. Her story may be the... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-07-2024 to 05-07-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 8:00 AM → 10:00 AMInstructor: Ann McMican, Hiker, Bird EnthusiastTerm: 2024-2Location: Temple B’rith Kodesh parking lotMeet at the Temple B’rith Kodesh Parking Lot for an even path walk/bird watch led by Ann McMican, Hiker, Birder, Amateur Naturalist. The walk is approximately two miles long, but you can turn around (with a buddy) and walk back sooner if you'd like. Please come prepared with comfortable walking shoes, water, sunglasses, a hat, sunscreen and... read more