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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 -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 09-19-2022 to 09-19-2022Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Elaine Miller, PhD, SUNY Brockport , retired; owner, ek miller ProductionsTerm: 2022-3Location: Oasis RochesterPolitical cartoonists are a gift to society. They are among our most compelling social critics. Using artistry, humor, and in-depth knowledge of current events, cartoonists craft commentary that captures the essence of controversial issues and encourages us to think further. Let’s look at how cartoonists carry out their passion for creating change, as... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-15-2023 to 05-15-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Elaine Miller, PhD, SUNY Brockport , retired; owner, ek miller ProductionsTerm: 2023-2Location: Oasis RochesterPolitical cartoonists are a gift to society. They are among our most compelling social critics. Using artistry, humor, and in-depth knowledge of current events, cartoonists craft commentary that captures the essence of controversial issues and encourages us to think further. Let’s look at how cartoonists carry out their passion for creating change, as... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-22-2023 to 05-22-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 12:30 PM → 3:30 PMInstructor: Otto Bruno, author 'Barney Miller & the Files of the Ol' One-Two’Term: 2023-2Location: Oasis RochesterCome enjoy this screening of one of the great comedy classics from the legendary film director Ernst Lubitsch. 'Ninotchka' is the film that was advertised with the famous line: “Garbo Laughs.” In addition to Garbo, the film features Melvyn Douglas and Bela Lugosi and garnered four Academy Award nominations including Best Film and Best Screenplay by... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-12-2023 to 06-12-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 12:30 PM → 3:30 PMInstructor: Otto Bruno, author 'Barney Miller and the Files of the Ol' One-Two’Term: 2023-2Location: Oasis RochesterLet’s all head out to the ball park for 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame' with Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Esther Williams in this classic MGM musical celebration of America’s pastime! The colorful and entertaining film includes a great score by Roger Edens, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green, as well as the magnificent dancing of Gene Kelly, and some top... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-31-2023 to 07-31-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 12:30 PM → 3:30 PMInstructor: Otto Bruno, author 'Barney Miller and the Files of the Ol' One-Two’Term: 2023-2Location: Oasis Rochester'The In-Laws' was characterized by New York Times critic Janet Maslin as a “Comedy of Insanity.” Today it is hailed as a comedy classic from Andrew Bergman, the screenwriter who gave us Blazing Saddles and The Freshman. Two of their generation’s greatest actors, Peter Falk and Alan Arkin never gave better comic performances in their long and... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-12-2022 to 10-12-2022Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Susan Carmen-Duffy, Owner, Create Art 4 GoodTerm: 2022-3Location: Central CreativesExplore drawing with colored pencils! Participants will discover techniques of colored pencil art including initial sketching, layering, blending, and building colors. We will work on texture and details. Please have a few reference photos available to work from, landscapes are preferred. Materials needed: colored pencils, drawing paper, scrap paper,... read more
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