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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 Theatre Same 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
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 09-11-2023 to 09-18-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2023-3Location: Oasis Rochester Starvation and Circuses. Stalin begins as a bank robber who is made commissar of a minor department. Trotsky starts out with every advantage. He leads the 1905 revolution. Publishes the party newspaper. Heads the entire Red Army to victory as Minister of Defense. Lenin even writes to the rest of the party that Stalin should be removed from his offices in... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 09-11-2023 to 09-18-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2023-3Location: Zoom Starvation and Circuses. Stalin begins as a bank robber who is made commissar of a minor department. Trotsky starts out with every advantage. He leads the 1905 revolution. Publishes the party newspaper. Heads the entire Red Army to victory as Minister of Defense. Lenin even writes to the rest of the party that Stalin should be removed from his offices in... read more
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Sessions: 12Class Date(s): 09-18-2023 to 12-11-2023No Class: 11/20Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 09:00 AM → 10:00 AMInstructor: Rosalind WalkerTerm: 2023-3Location: ZoomThis will be a beginner-level Pilates workout and will include other flexibility, range-of-motion, toning, and balance exercises. Improve your strength, flexibility, balance, mind and body awareness, postural alignment, and muscle tone. This class will help you relieve tension and boost energy. Participants must be comfortable getting down to and up... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 10-02-2023 to 10-09-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2023-3Location: Oasis RochesterAmerica’s Real Assassination Conspiracy. Lee has surrendered, and the Confederacy is doomed. The Civil War is over. But when the nation could be rejoicing, it’s plunged into grief by the assassination of President Lincoln. But in less than 24 hours, everyone would learn it was not the act of a lone madman, but a conspiracy designed to cut off both the... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 10-02-2023 to 10-09-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2023-3Location: ZoomAmerica’s Real Assassination Conspiracy. Lee has surrendered, and the Confederacy is doomed. The Civil War is over. But when the nation could be rejoicing, it’s plunged into grief by the assassination of President Lincoln. But in less than 24 hours, everyone would learn it was not the act of a lone madman, but a conspiracy designed to cut off both the... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 10-16-2023 to 10-23-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2023-3Location: Oasis RochesterForgotten Homes and Abandoned Worlds. As the WWI battle of Gallipoli raged, archeologists raced to uncover a lost city. Even as shells burst over their heads. Lost worlds attract our attention. There are over eight billion people in the world today. Yet the planet is covered in abandoned places where people once lived, but no longer inhabit. Entire cities... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 10-16-2023 to 10-23-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2023-3Location: ZoomForgotten Homes and Abandoned Worlds. As the WWI battle of Gallipoli raged, archeologists raced to uncover a lost city. Even as shells burst over their heads. Lost worlds attract our attention. There are over eight billion people in the world today. Yet the planet is covered in abandoned places where people once lived, but no longer inhabit. Entire cities... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 11-06-2023 to 11-13-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2023-3Location: Oasis RochesterBattle of Hastings. When Roman military forces left Britannia, the local lords were left to defend the island. First, it was invaded by the Saxons, the Angles (where we get the word English), and the Jutes. Next, it was invaded by the Vikings. Then, when the Anglo-Saxons sent them packing, they were invaded by the Vikings again. Yet, despite all this, they... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 11-06-2023 to 11-13-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2023-3Location: ZoomBattle of Hastings. When Roman military forces left Britannia, the local lords were left to defend the island. First, it was invaded by the Saxons, the Angles (where we get the word English), and the Jutes. Next, it was invaded by the Vikings. Then, when the Anglo-Saxons sent them packing, they were invaded by the Vikings again. Yet, despite all this, they... read more
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Sessions: 14Class Date(s): 09-06-2023 to 12-13-2023No Class: 11/22Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:10 AMInstructor: Erika AtkinsonTerm: 2023-3Location: Oasis Rochester This class is an introduction to Jazz Dancing for new AND returning participants. The class will consist of a warm-up period, a series of movements across the floor and small dance combinations. Students will be introduced to different styles ranging from Broadway to modern jazz, and we will visit choreography from great jazz dancers such as Bob Fosse and... read more
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Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 11-02-2023 to 11-16-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Steve Schockow, Retired History TeacherTerm: 2023-3Location: Oasis RochesterHistory changes every four years with the election of a President. Though the Chief Executive is an equal partner with the Congress and the Supreme Court, the successful candidate is looked upon as the singular leader of the free world. The nominees are revered, despised, honored and ignored over their two-year campaign - at a high cost to themselves... read more
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Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 11-02-2023 to 11-16-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 12:00 PM → 1:00 PMInstructor: Steve Schockow, Retired History TeacherTerm: 2023-3Location: Oasis RochesterOur U.S. Presidents are no different from other families in having to deal with the challenges that life throws at each of us. Their position and power did not necessarily guarantee that each story ended with a heroic outcome. We will look at how our Presidents confronted some very personal issues within the dates noted for each session. Mr. Schockow... read more
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Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 11-02-2023 to 11-16-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 12:00 PM → 1:00 PMInstructor: Steve Schockow, Retired History TeacherTerm: 2023-3Location: ZoomOur U.S. Presidents are no different from other families in having to deal with the challenges that life throws at each of us. Their position and power did not necessarily guarantee that each story ended with a heroic outcome. We will look at how our Presidents confronted some very personal issues within the dates noted for each session. Mr. Schockow... read more
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Sessions: 5Class Date(s): 10-27-2023 to 12-01-2023No Class: 11/24Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 10:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Muriel ShawTerm: 2023-3Location: Oasis RochesterHow are trees, the Maine coastline, the stock market, ferns, and Hokusai’s print The Great Wave Off Kanagawa related? Join Muriel and discover one of the newest math topics, Fractals. No math background is required for you to learn the geometry of self-similarity through ‘hands-on’ lessons and exploration of the beautiful Mandelbrot... read more