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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-17-2021 to 08-17-2021Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 12:30 PM → 02:00 PMInstructor: George OvittTerm: 2021-2Location: ZoomOn January 19, the day before he left office, Donald Trump issued a report on the teaching of American history entitled 1776; in most ways, this controversial view of the history of the United States was a response to the New York Times's issuance of a survey--titled 1619--of the history of slavery and racism in America. In this talk, Ovitt summarize and... read more -
Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 05-11-2021 to 08-10-2021Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 01:30 PM → 03:00 PMInstructor: Mary BibeauTerm: 2021-2Location: ZoomThe Austin Book Group meets on the second Tuesday of each month and newcomers are always welcome. Book selections are: May 11 - June 8 - July13 - August 10 - Enrollment limited to 8. Coordinator Mary Bibeau, a retired UNM academic advisor and teacher, is an avid reader of anything from encyclopedias to cereal... read more -
Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 05-18-2021 to 08-17-2021Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:30 PMInstructor: Merrie CourtrightTerm: 2021-2Location: ZoomThe Summit Book Group meets on the third Tuesday of every month. Book selections are: May 18 - Jun 15 - July 20 - Aug 17 - Enrollment limited to 15. Coordinator Merrie Courtright is an Oasis tutor and tutor trainer. She is a retired basic education teacher at... read more -
Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 05-18-2021 to 08-17-2021Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 01:00 PM → 02:30 PMInstructor: Lorna Kuyk and Mary TaborTerm: 2021-2Location: ZoomThe Holmes Book Group meets on the third Tuesday of each month. Book selections are: May 18 - Jun 15 - July 20 - Aug 17 - Enrollment limited to 15. Lorna Kuyk is a transplanted Minnesotan who misses snow, but not shoveling. She loves having time to read and share that reading with others. She also coaches church and nonprofit leaders around the... read more -
Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 05-19-2021 to 08-18-2021Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 01:30 PM → 03:00 PMInstructor: Linda Castagneri and Mary Herrmann HughesTerm: 2021-2Location: ZoomThe West Mesa Book Group meets on the third Wednesday of each month. Book selections are: May 19 - June 16 - July 21 - Aug 18 - Enrollment limited to 12. Linda Castagneri, a retired USPS senior manager, values dynamic discussion and the timeless lessons of books. Mary Herrmann Hughes is a big reading advocate and has been a... read more -
Sessions: 6Class Date(s): 06-24-2021 to 07-29-2021Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: John Horton and Lars LarsonTerm: 2021-2Location: ZoomPeople are living longer, healthier, and happier lives. While our problems are formidable, the solutions lie in the Enlightenment ideal of using reason and science. Using the book Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker, we examine its stimulating material through a six-week study and discussion group. Each week a different class member prepares the class by... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-13-2021 to 07-13-2021Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:15 AM → 11:45 AMInstructor: Irma Reeder & Scott HookerTerm: 2021-2Location: ZoomDo you enjoy singing? Come and sing along with us! This special session of Singing the Showtunes is to introduce you to the new director and accompanist that will be leading the class for the fall semester. We’ll be meeting live via the Zoom video application in a sing-along format. We’ll have a great time singing the hits! Irma Reeder... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-19-2021 to 07-19-2021Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Jane EllenTerm: 2021-2Location: ZoomArizona native Marty Robbins (1925-82) had his first #1 hit in 1956 with Singing the Blues and hits such as El Paso and Devil Woman just kept on coming. A shy, selftaught guitarist, Robbins’ story is the oft-told tale of rags to riches. Even though he eventually made his mark as an entertainer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor, and NASCAR driver,... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-22-2021 to 07-22-2021Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Jane EllenTerm: 2021-2Location: ZoomDuring the course of a career that spanned nearly fifty years, Sarah Vaughan (1924-90) was acclaimed as the singer’s singer, influencing everyone from Mel Tormé to Anita Baker. Leonard Feather called her “the most important singer to emerge from the bop era” while Ella Fitzgerald proclaimed her the world’s “greatest singing talent”; but it was... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-27-2021 to 07-27-2021Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 02:30 PM → 04:30 PMInstructor: Jane EllenTerm: 2021-2Location: ZoomFive-time Grammy Award winner James Taylor (1948- ) came upon the scene as an American singer-songwriter in the late 1960s. Staying true to his own unique stylings across the decades, he has become one of the best-selling artists of all time. Despite career slumps and personal struggles, he has given us a great part of the soundtrack of our lives, including... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-30-2021 to 07-30-2021Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 10:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Jane EllenTerm: 2021-2Location: ZoomPatti LaBelle (1944- ) truly knows the entertainment business inside and out. In a career now spanning 60 years she has worked as a singer; a songwriter; an actress on stage, screen, and television; an author; and an entrepreneur with her own line of foods. Often referred to as the Godmother of Soul, she is best known for such hits as “Lady Marmalade”;... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-03-2021 to 08-03-2021Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 02:30 PM → 04:30 PMInstructor: Jane EllenTerm: 2021-2Location: ZoomCanadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell (1943- ) is one of the most highly respected songwriters of the 20th century. After making her mark in folk music, she explored jazz stylings, and is now known for her paintings as well as her music, many of which grace her album covers. Her continual struggle for artistic independence has made her a role model for... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-06-2021 to 08-06-2021Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 10:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Jane EllenTerm: 2021-2Location: ZoomComposer John Williams (1932- ) has crafted some of the most iconic film scores of all time. With a portfolio of more than 100 films during his distinguised career, his work can be heard in movies as diverse as Jaws (1975), E.T. (1982), Schindler’s List (1993), Jurassic Park (1993) and the franchises for Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Indiana Jones.... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-11-2021 to 08-11-2021Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Jane EllenTerm: 2021-2Location: ZoomRussian pianist, composer, and conductor Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) is widely considered one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. After working in Switzerland and France, he eventually made his home in the United States where he led a long and distinguished career, successfully continuing his work in neo-classicism and serial composition. By the... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-19-2021 to 08-19-2021Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Jane EllenTerm: 2021-2Location: ZoomAlthough Stephen Sondheim (1930- ) has a reputation for penning songs that people cannot sing along with, but few would deny his unique place in American theatre history. Beginning with early collaborations with Leonard Bernstein on West Side Story and Jule Styne on Gypsy, Sondheim’s passion to control both words and music have culminated in works such as... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-08-2021 to 06-08-2021Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 12:30 PM → 02:00 PMInstructor: David Bartholomew & Dahl DeluTerm: 2021-2Location: ZoomThe Artistic Administrator/Stage Director decides on everything you see when the curtain rises on an opera production, from the selection singers, to the "look" and the "dramatic expression" of the performance. This means that the stage "picture" formed by the arrangement of singers, and how they move and interact is the responsibility of the Stage... read more
