May 5 – August 4 No Class: 5/26Monday10:45 AM → 11:45 AMSessions: 13Instructor: Tim FarnumLocation:Oasis Rochester
Oasis Rochester
259 Monroe Avenue Rochester, NY 14607 At Monroe Square, on the lower level near the escalator. There is ample free parking in the lot behind Monroe Square. Map(585) 760-5440 Map
REGISTRATION CLOSED Sometimes called the Middle Kingdom. China’s prehistory is hidden from view, not only to westerners but to the Chinese people as well. It has mostly been hidden, not by political design, but by serious obscurity, its written history strongly shadowed in myth and legend. But now archeological evidence is emerging to throw light on that dark period of... read more
REGISTRATION CLOSED This year marks the 50th anniversary of one of the biggest political scandals in U.S. history: Watergate. President Richard Nixon was running for re-election and his worries about losing would bring about the downfall of his Presidency. Professor of history, Mark Sample, will detail the story of this scandal which involves everything from the Vietnam war,... read more
REGISTRATION CLOSED Francis Ford Coppola's famous, and occasionally infamous, screen classic turns 50 in 2022. Join film historian Otto Bruno (and Oasis' resident Sicilian) as he surveys the film's origins, creation, and incredibly lasting and influential cultural impact. Topics of discussion will include Mario Puzo and his titular novel, the struggles of Coppola to get the... read more