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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-22-2023 to 05-22-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 9:30 AM → 10:30 AMInstructor: Steve Schockow, Retired History TeacherTerm: 2023-2Location: 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. This session... read more -
Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 06-05-2023 to 06-12-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2023-2Location: Oasis RochesterTourism Gone Amuck. Fierce warriors come to mind when someone mentions the word Viking. But most of what we know about legendary Vikings comes from documents that were written centuries after the events they depict. But travelers from the Scandinavian countries were far more than mere raiders. They were also traders, explorers, and settlers. Here, we’ll... read more -
Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 06-05-2023 to 06-12-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2023-2Location: ZoomTourism Gone Amuck. Fierce warriors come to mind when someone mentions the word Viking. But most of what we know about legendary Vikings comes from documents that were written centuries after the events they depict. But travelers from the Scandinavian countries were far more than mere raiders. They were also traders, explorers, and settlers. Here, we’ll... 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 -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-16-2023 to 05-16-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Mike O'Brian, The Getaway GuyTerm: 2023-2Location: Oasis RochesterMike O' Brian, 'The Getaway Guy' is back again for another exciting and fun presentation! Mike began his broadcasting career here in Rochester back in 1972. After years in radio, he moved to television and began work on Time Warner Cable's Channel 9, R NEWS, YNN and now Spectrum News. 'The Getaway Guy' has taken viewers on new TV getaways across the... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-13-2023 to 06-13-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Kathy Johncox, AuthorTerm: 2023-2Location: Oasis Rochester"On Second Base" asks the question, "Have you ever regretted the past choices you've made?" Rev. Paul Lombard has regrets in spades as he retreats to sit on second base at the ball field, thinking about the life he might be living had he chosen baseball over religion, over God. "On Second Base" is a story of regret, suffering, introspection, and the path... read more -
Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 06-07-2023 to 06-21-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:30 PMInstructor: Grace Seiberling, Art HistorianTerm: 2023-2Location: Oasis RochesterThis three-session class will look at ways in which pictures of and for children, as well as literature for and about them participated in communicating changing ideas about children's nature and their roles in America from Colonial times to the early twentieth century. Huck's Raft by Steven Mintz will be a point of departure. You do not need to... read more -
Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 06-07-2023 to 06-21-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:30 PMInstructor: Grace Seiberling, Art HistorianTerm: 2023-2Location: ZoomBorn in St. Thomas, Jewish, and a decade older than his fellow Impressionists, the “humble and colossal Pissarro,” as Cézanne called him, was at once an outsider and a key member of the group. He was the only one to show in all eight exhibitions of the independent artists. This three-session class will look at ways in which the works of this artist... read more
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Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 06-02-2023 to 06-16-2023Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: MAG DocentTerm: 2023-2Location: 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 -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-16-2023 to 06-16-2023Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Cynthia Evans, Tealicious Trendz Tea & Wellness ShopTerm: 2023-2Location: Oasis RochesterPenfield resident and owner of Tea-Licious Trendz LLC est 2009, and past engineer, Cynthia Evans, has been inspired by the benefits of adding this superfood to her diet. This class is inspired by the book "The Coconut Oil Secret" along with the amazing improvements in health that Cynthia experienced. She will outline key important points regarding how... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-16-2023 to 06-16-2023Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Cynthia Evans, Tealicious Trendz Tea & Wellness ShopTerm: 2023-2Location: ZoomPenfield resident and owner of Tea-Licious Trendz LLC est 2009, and past engineer, Cynthia Evans, has been inspired by the benefits of adding this superfood to her diet. This class is inspired by the book "The Coconut Oil Secret" along with the amazing improvements in health that Cynthia experienced. She will outline key important points regarding how... read more
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