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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 Rochester Come 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: 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 Rochester Political 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
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Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 05-10-2023 to 05-31-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 12:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Otto Bruno, author 'Barney Miller and the Files of the Ol' One-Two’Term: 2023-2Location: Oasis Rochester Join us for a further look back at one of the most mythic of 20th century movie actors. We’ll begin right after his career-defining success in Casablanca and explore some of the most significant and critically acclaimed roles of his career including The Big Sleep (1946), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), and his Oscar-winning performance... 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 Creatives Explore 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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Sessions: 5Class Date(s): 07-05-2023 to 08-02-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Muriel ShawTerm: 2023-2Location: Oasis RochesterHave you been fascinated by Escher’s art and its impossibilities? Join this class to gain insights into how Escher made his art work, to see ways optics are used in advertising, to learn characteristics of several categories of illusions, and…just to have... read more
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Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 07-12-2023 to 07-26-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 01:30 PM → 03:00 PMInstructor: Otto Bruno, author 'Barney Miller and the Files of the Ol' One-Two’Term: 2023-2Location: Oasis RochesterJoin us on this fun-filled journey through some of the funniest and most classic television comedy of the 1950s. We’ll explore Silvers’ background in vaudeville and burlesque as well as his partnership with Bilko writer/creator Nat Hiken. We’ll view episodes of Bilko, Car 54, and excerpts of Silvers’ many other film and TV appearances through... read more
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Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 07-12-2023 to 07-26-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 01:30 PM → 03:00 PMInstructor: Otto Bruno, author 'Barney Miller and the Files of the Ol' One-Two’Term: 2023-2Location: ZoomBorn in Rochester, New York in 1912, Kanin went on to a long and successful career as an actor, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, and director of both stage and screen classics. This class will focus on Kanin's experiences in Hollywood with some of the legendary names of film history: his battles with Sam Goldwyn, his successful screenwriting partnership... read more
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Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 06-07-2023 to 06-28-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:30 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Otto Bruno, author 'Barney Miller and the Files of the Ol' One-Two’Term: 2023-2Location: Oasis RochesterThere are dozens of talented character actors from this fertile period of American Cinema. In this class we’ll focus on some of the more significant females who made their mark on the big screen including Beulah Bondi, Alice Brady, Jane Darwell, Elsa Lanchester, Hattie McDaniel, Marjorie Main, Maria Ouspenskaya, Elizabeth Patterson, and more! We’ll see... read more
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Sessions: 10Class Date(s): 05-04-2023 to 08-03-2023No Class: 5/11, 5/18, 6/29, 7/6Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Rosalind WalkerTerm: 2023-2Location: Zoom This class is an energetic but doable, low-impact cardio and weight-training fitness workout designed not only to be safe for participants with bone density concerns, but infused with a variety of exercises to help increase bone density. Most of the weight-bearing, cardiovascular workout will be done standing. The goal is to get in 4000 steps in one... read more