Rochester Oasis Classes

  • April 10
    Thursday
    11:00 AM → 12:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: Suzanne Feather, Master Gardener, Cornell Cooperative Extension
    Locations: Oasis Rochester
    REGISTRATION CLOSED
    Houseplants are all the craze. Learn how to choose the best plants for your environment and how to keep them happy and...
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  • April 3
    Thursday
    1:00 PM → 3:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: Lisa Robinson, Central Creatives
    Locations: Central Creatives
    REGISTRATION CLOSED
    French impressionism is all about capturing the light and feel of a place or subject, not getting it picture-perfect. Together we will cover the techniques needed to discover your inner Monet. In this workshop we will use acrylic paint to create the idea of the subject, rather than the details. Materials are...
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  • April 16
    Wednesday
    1:00 PM → 2:30 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: Bruce Smoller, Sommelier
    Locations: Oasis Rochester
    REGISTRATION CLOSED
    Same country, different wines and regions!  Spain is a large wine-producing country.  Many of these wines are available within the United States and they have a wide range of styles, suitable for many types of occasions and food pairings.  In this class, we will take a brief tour of Spanish wines as an overview of the markedly divergent types.  We will...
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  • December 15
    Friday
    12:00 PM → 2:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Locations: Little Theatre
    REGISTRATION CLOSED
    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. This month's movie is 'Maestro.'  You must pay in advance.  Concessions...
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  • August 5
    Wednesday
    1:00 PM → 2:30 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: Otto Bruno, author 'Barney Miller and the Files of the Ol' One-Two’
    Locations: Oasis Rochester
    REGISTRATION CLOSED
    Oasis Instructor Otto Bruno discusses his newest publication about the Italian American baseball players that intrigued and inspired him as a young man, entitled 'Italian American Ballplayers: Major League Profiles, 1920-1980' . The book is a combination of social/cultural history and anecdotal baseball history. Reviewer Terry Qulico in Ambassador Magazine...
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  • August 11
    Friday
    1:00 PM → 3:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Locations: Little Theatre
    REGISTRATION CLOSED
    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. The movie will be announced via Facebook and an email by Tuesday of the...
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  • August 5
    Wednesday
    1:00 PM → 2:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: Ann Cunningham
    Locations: Oasis Rochester
    REGISTRATION CLOSED
    Join Ann Cunningham as we discuss 'The Lion Women of Tehran' By Marjan Kamalii. From nationally bestselling author Marjan Kamali, this perfect book club read is “evocative...and a powerful portrait of friendship, feminism, and political activism” (People Magazine) set against three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran. Come having read the book and...
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  • August 10
    Thursday
    10:00 AM → 11:00 AM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: Cynthia Evans, Tealicious Trendz Tea & Wellness Shop
    Locations: Zoom
    REGISTRATION CLOSED
    CLASS IS CANCELLED
    Penfield resident and owner of Tea-Licious Trendz LLC est 2009, and past engineer, Cynthia Evans, has been intrigued with how honey has assisted her in optimizing her health.  Inspired by the book "The Honey Phenomenon", by Dr. Joshua, Cynthia has been intrigued with how this plentiful and delicious food from nature, this liquid gold, can heal an ailing...
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  • July 28
    Thursday
    12:00 PM → 3:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: Otto Bruno, host of Jazz 90.1 FM’s “Sinatra and Company”
    Locations: Oasis Rochester
    REGISTRATION CLOSED
    Join 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,...
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  • August 3
    Wednesday
    12:00 PM → 3:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: Otto Bruno, host of Jazz 90.1 FM’s “Sinatra and Company”
    Locations: Oasis Rochester
    REGISTRATION CLOSED
    Join 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,...
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  • August 21
    Friday
    12:00 PM → 2:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Locations: Little Theatre
    REGISTRATION CLOSED
    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. The movie this month is 'Tony.' You must pay in advance.  Concessions...
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  • August 10
    Wednesday
    12:00 PM → 3:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: Otto Bruno, host of Jazz 90.1 FM’s “Sinatra and Company”
    Locations: Oasis Rochester
    REGISTRATION CLOSED
    Join 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,...
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  • August 5
    Friday
    11:00 AM → 12:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: Thomas Boyce, Printer Interpreter, Genesee Country Village
    Locations: Oasis Rochester
    REGISTRATION CLOSED
    Tom will present a biographical story and brief history of the great chiefs of the plains during the settling of the west-their care and concern for their people, their culture and their very existence.  He will provide closeup vignettes of great chiefs such as Black Kettle, Joseph, Red Cloud, Quant Parker and most notably, Sitting Bull and Crazy House,...
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  • April 19
    Friday
    12:00 PM → 2:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Locations: Little Theatre
    REGISTRATION CLOSED
    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. The movie this month is 'Wicked Little Letters.' You must pay in...
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  • January 4 – April 12
    Monday
    9:30 AM → 10:30 AM
    Sessions: 15
    Instructor: Tim Farnum
    Locations: Oasis Rochester
    REGISTRATION OPENS ON 12-14-2026 AT 9:00 AMT'ai Chi, a 2,000-year-old form of exercise, is gentle and self-paced. The slow and continuous movements lengthen and strengthen the muscles while relaxing the mind. It is used as therapy for chronic pain, high blood pressure, depression, and limited mobility. Described as swimming through air, it is a perfect exercise for all ages and abilities. It can be...
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  • January 4 – April 12
    Monday
    10:45 AM → 11:45 AM
    Sessions: 15
    Instructor: Tim Farnum
    Locations: Oasis Rochester
    REGISTRATION OPENS ON 12-14-2026 AT 9:00 AMThis more advanced level of T'ai Chi is for those students who have taken previously taken T'ai...
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  • Out of stock
    January 3 – January 10
    Monday
    10:00 AM → 11:00 AM
    Sessions: 2
    Instructor: Pat Martinez
    Locations: Oasis Rochester
    REGISTRATION CLOSED
    This is your opportunity to have two private lessons with Pat and learn whatever you need to advance your technology skills. Includes iPhone or Android phones, laptops or Alexa devices, but no Mac laptops...
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  • January 4 – January 11
    Monday
    11:00 AM → 12:00 PM
    Sessions: 2
    Instructor: David Woodruff
    Locations: Oasis Rochester
    REGISTRATION OPENS ON 12-14-2026 AT 9:00 AMResistance without Support:  In the 1940s, the US set up an organization to help refugees in Europe. None of the major powers wanted to help (and we wanted to give them money). Minor powers didn’t want to help either. But where governments were afraid to act, the common people stepped up. This is an inspiring story of ultimate bravery by people with...
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  • January 4 – January 11
    Monday
    11:00 AM → 12:00 PM
    Sessions: 2
    Instructor: David Woodruff
    Locations: Zoom
    REGISTRATION OPENS ON 12-14-2026 AT 9:00 AMResistance without Support:  In the 1940s, the US set up an organization to help refugees in Europe. None of the major powers wanted to help (and we wanted to give them money). Minor powers didn’t want to help either. But where governments were afraid to act, the common people stepped up. This is an inspiring story of ultimate bravery by people with...
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  • January 4 – April 12
    Monday
    12:00 PM → 1:00 PM
    Sessions: 15
    Instructor: Tim Farnum
    Locations: Oasis Rochester
    REGISTRATION OPENS ON 12-14-2026 AT 9:00 AMIn the Advanced Beginner class, we continue to practice and learn the Yang Family style 37-posture taichi short form as taught by Professor Cheng Man-Ch'ing. This class is ideal for people who have completed the Beginner class or had other experience with this form of taichi. The class will focus on the first third of the form, which provides all the...
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