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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-03-2023 to 04-03-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 12:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Otto Bruno, host of Jazz 90.1 FM’s “Sinatra and Company”Term: 2023-1Location: Oasis RochesterThis film has it all - laughs, larceny, drama and suspense. Director Billy Wilder's use of humor in a picture about a prisoner of war camp in WW II Germany may have initially been shocking to 1953 audiences but it proved to be a big hit at the box office and with the critics. The film garnered three Academy Award nominations and brought home the Oscar for... read more
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Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 03-29-2023 to 04-12-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 01:30 PM → 03:00 PMInstructor: Otto Bruno, host of Jazz 90.1 FM’s “Sinatra and Company”Term: 2023-1Location: Oasis RochesterCome join us for a fun-filled getaway to picturesque and hilarious Mayberry, North Carolina. Andy Griffith had to be persuaded to translate his naive but shrewd mountain persona to the small screen by legendary producer Sheldon Leonard but the popularity of The Andy Griffith Show exceeded all expectations. The gentle humor and idiosyncratic characters... read more
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Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 03-23-2023 to 04-13-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Laurence Britt, author and commentator on political and economic affairsTerm: 2023-1Location: Oasis RochesterThis course will be a comprehensive review of the current era in modern history (from 1914 to the present) in an attempt to understand how this period connects together and results in the world we live in today. The course will first review the key developments prior to 1914 that were vital in shaping the events to come. The course will cover the defining... read more
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Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 03-23-2023 to 04-13-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Laurence Britt, author and commentator on political and economic affairsTerm: 2023-1Location: ZoomThis course will be a comprehensive review of the current era in modern history (from 1914 to the present) in an attempt to understand how this period connects together and results in the world we live in today. The course will first review the key developments prior to 1914 that were vital in shaping the events to come. The course will cover the defining... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-06-2023 to 04-06-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Lisa Robinson, Central CreativesTerm: 2023-1Location: Central Creatives Enjoy this step by step approach to painting tulips, daffodils and snowdrops in this beginner watercolor class. Materials are included. Skill Level:... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 03-24-2023 to 03-24-2023Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 9:00 AM → 10:00 AMInstructor: Darla Bair, Musician and Interfaith ElderTerm: 2023-1Location: Oasis RochesterDrumming is the extension of our own heartbeats. In recent years, drumming has made its way into our culture as... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 03-24-2023 to 03-24-2023Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Darla Bair, Interfaith ElderTerm: 2023-1Location: Oasis RochesterWalking a labyrinth is meditation in motion. For some of us, sitting still just doesn’t do it, so we walk our meditations. Labyrinths have been built and used for centuries. In this class, you will learn the history of labs, view different kinds – from tiny finger labs to giant labyrinths in fields, and create your own take-away finger... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 03-24-2023 to 03-24-2023Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Darla Bair, Interfaith ElderTerm: 2023-1Location: Oasis RochesterA brand new Oasis class! Topics ranging from the musical Pentatonic scale to the swirl of a Fibonacci in a sunflower are included in this look at how the natural world is made of patterns that go unnoticed. We’ll play hand chimes and speak of ratios; we’ll discuss frequencies and how they are related to vibrations in the body. We will look at artwork... read more
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Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 03-31-2023 to 04-14-2023Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: MAG DocentTerm: 2023-1Location: 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.... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-07-2023 to 04-07-2023Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 2:00 PM → 3:30 PMInstructor: Bruce Smoller, SommelierTerm: 2023-1Location: Oasis RochesterEnjoying wine does not have to be an expensive pleasure! This session will delve gently into the issues of wine economics and will use that discussion to provide an expansive list of types of wines that might provide “good value”. The examples chosen will be compared to more classic varietals in order to broaden horizons. Course participants... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-14-2023 to 04-14-2023Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Term: 2023-1Location: 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. All movies are open captioned... read more