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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 -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 12-11-2024 to 12-11-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Ann CunninghamTerm: 2024-3Location: Oasis RochesterJoin Ann Cunningham as we compare, contrast and discuss “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain and “James” by Percival Everett. We all know the Huck Finn story, but... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-28-2022 to 07-28-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 12:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Otto Bruno, host of Jazz 90.1 FM’s “Sinatra and Company”Term: 2022-2Location: Oasis RochesterJoin our resident film historian/writer for Wednesday afternoons at the movies. Throughout the summer, Otto will host a variety of films offering introductions, background history and trivia, and a short discussion following the classic film screenings. The slate of films will feature Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft, Jimmy Cagney, Gene Kelly, Shirley Jones,... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-08-2025 to 04-08-2025Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Ann CunninghamTerm: 2025-1Location: Oasis RochesterJoin Ann Cunningham as we discuss ‘My Brilliant Friend’ (Book 1) by Elena Ferrante. Beginning in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples,... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-05-2025 to 02-05-2025Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Penny FoleyTerm: 2025-1Location: Oasis RochesterJoin Penny Foley as we discuss "The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell " by Robert Dugoni. 'Sam Hill was born with a rare condition called ocular albinism which causes irises to look red. His mother believes his eyes are a miracle from God and that his life is marked for greatness. She insists that he attend the Catholic school, but Sister Beatrice does... read more
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