One-Time Programs

WPL02094

All-Time Greatest Hits of American Folk Music

Presented by: Matthew Sabatella and the Rambling String Band

Join Matthew Sabatella and the Rambling String Band for a completely unofficial countdown of the most beloved American folk songs of all time. You'[...]

Wednesday, February 9
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

WPL02164

The Songs of Rod MacDonald

Presented by: Rod MacDonald & the Humdingers

In 2020, Music Americana Instructor Rod MacDonald released his 13th CD, “Boulevard”, a collection of "first songs" written [...]

Wednesday, February 16
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

SPL03083

Words...Alive! Presents: "Exiles" by Christine Baker Kline

Presented by: Words... Alive!

In the 1840s, the United Kingdom frequently exiled those found guilty of crimes to penal colonies in Australia. Three remarkable women from varied bac[...]

Tuesday, March 8
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

WPL02172

Schindler's List: A Retrospective

Presented by: Burton Atkins

Steven Spielberg’s powerful, award-winning 1993 film was the first major studio production to address the horrors of the Holocaust. Made by one [...]

Thursday, February 17
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

WGD02102

Guided Discussion Exploring the American Constitution

Presented by: Burton Atkins

For over 200 years, the Constitution has served as the bedrock of American democracy and has been a symbol of our experiment in popular governance. Ye[...]

Thursday, February 10
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

WPL02221R

FAU Harbor Branch VIP Tour Experience Rescheduled from February 22, 2022

Presented by: Gabrielle Barbarite

Come explore FAU Harbor Branch, a world-renowned leader in the fields of ocean exploration, conservation, and education, working to find solutions to [...]

Monday, March 14
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

SPL04011

From Tragedy To Triumph: The Rescue of Ethiopian Jewry

Presented by: Mitchell Bard

Many people know that Israel brought thousands from Ethiopia and Sudanese refugee camps in airlifts in the 1980s and 1990s. Even today, more Ethiopian[...]

Friday, April 1
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

SPL03312

Israel at 74: Achievements and Challenges

Presented by: Mitchell Bard

In many ways, Israel is a miracle. The odds were against its establishment and survival, yet it emerged as a triumph of Zionism. While its accomplishm[...]

Thursday, March 31
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

SPL03111

European Artists and American Propaganda in World War II

Presented by: Benjamin Benus

With its entry into WWII, the U.S. government faced the task of preparing Americans for the sacrifices it would ask of them. At the same time, America[...]

Friday, March 11
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

WPL02033

A Tale of Two Popes: Jews, Israel and the Demise of Communism

Presented by: Stephen Berk

Personality counts in history. One pope, Pius XII did little. Another pope, John Paul II, did much. The Holocaust, the end of communism and a ne[...]

Thursday, February 3
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

SPL03164

Fun at the Food Network

Presented by: Bill Boggs

So what started the "Food as Entertainment" craze on television? Boggs was on camera the night the Food Network launched and through the fol[...]

Wednesday, March 16
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

WPL01313D

The Dead Speak Again: Ancient Sumer at the Dawn of Western Civilization

Presented by: Anne-Marie Bouché

Arguably, what we commonly refer to as "Western" civilization – the culture that most of us grew up in -- originated in the 5th millen[...]

Monday, January 31
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

WPL01312D

Medieval Multiculturalism: Norman Sicily Between East and West

Presented by: Anne-Marie Bouché

We are all familiar with the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. Less familiar perhaps is the Norman conquest of Sicily. There, in the 12th cent[...]

Monday, January 31
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

SPL03084

"Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy": Behind the Scenes

Presented by: Barbara Brilliant

Peabody Award Winner Barbara Brilliant discusses the making of her award-winning documentary, "Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy," with fil[...]

Tuesday, March 8
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

WPL03043

Basically Broadway Glee Club Concert

Presented by: Barbara Brilliant

"Basically Broadway Glee Club" presents their final performance! Come see your fellow patrons as they perform songs from your favorite Broad[...]

Friday, March 4
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

WPL02142D

Dramawise: The Duration by Bruce Graham

Presented by: Gary Cadwallader

Audrey Batten and her daughter have a deep conflict. How do two strong women with very different grief coping strategies find common ground? In this m[...]

Monday, February 14
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

SPL04042D

Dramawise: "Intimate Apparel" by Lynn Nottage

Presented by: Gary Cadwallader

In 1905 New York City, African-American seamstress Esther designs extraordinary intimate apparel for both society women and ladies of the evening. Her[...]

Monday, April 4
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

SPL05183D

Dramawise: "The Belle of Amherst"

Presented by: Gary Cadwallader

Emily Dickinson is a giant of American arts and letters but was virtually unknown in her lifetime. This enigmatic poet is richly revealed in William L[...]

Wednesday, May 18
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

SPL03092

Is Genetic Testing Right For You and Your Family?

Presented by: Steven Charlap

23andMe, AncestryDNA, Color Genomics, Invitae, and Ambry. The list of genetic testing companies is long and growing, and they all want you to get gene[...]

Wednesday, March 9
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

WPL01313

Music and Art: Impressionism

Presented by: Thomas Cimarusti

Throughout music history, music and art have been often intertwined in ways that have created some of the greatest masterpieces in Western Music. How [...]

Monday, January 31
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

WPL02223

Big Power Relations in the Age of COVID

Presented by: Bill Thomas and Cleo Paskal

Join author and international journalist Bill Thomas and Indo-Pacific authority Cleo Paskal for a fast-paced, face-to-face dialogue that will asses th[...]

Tuesday, February 22
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

WPL01124

The Golden Age of Jewish Humor You Don't Have to Be Jewish to Love This Humor! (rescheduled from Wednesday, Jan. 12th)

Presented by: Stephen Z. Cohen

What makes a joke Jewish? Why are we laughing? The answers and many other insights are revealed as the collective Jewish experience is explored in han[...]

Tuesday, March 15
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

SPL03143

The Israeli Political and Electoral System: How it Differs from the U.S.

Presented by: Miriam Dalin

Do you want to be able to follow the news about Israel but find yourself unable to understand exactly how the country actually works? Then this lectur[...]

Monday, March 14
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

WPL02173

Where the Buck Stops: Harry Truman on Presidents and the Presidency

Presented by: Clifton Truman Daniel

My grandfather always said what was on his mind, and he had strong opinions, good and bad, on the presidency and on the presidents who came before and[...]

Thursday, February 17
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

SPL03242

Female Comedy Pioneers: Laughter Wears a Dress!

Presented by: Lenny Dave

The presence of a strong leading woman in comedy was a rare sight for most of the first half of the 20th century. Comedy was a male-dominated field fo[...]

Thursday, March 24
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

WPL02102

What's with Jews and Comedy? Episode Two

Presented by: Lenny Dave

Episode two of this nostalgic, visually engaging, musical, and humorous trip down comedy’s Memory Lane includes even more of your favorite Jewis[...]

Thursday, February 10
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

SPL03162

Psychological Blind Spots We Share

Presented by: Bert Diament

"I don't understand why my son continues to be violent even though every time he behaves this way, I slap him hard across the face." We [...]

Wednesday, March 16
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

SPL03103

The Life and Death of Marie Antoinette Rescheduled from Thursday, March 10th at 3pm

Presented by: Claudia Dunlea

In 1770, the 14-year-old Austrian archduchess Maria Antonia, youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa, left Vienna for Versailles to marry the futur[...]

Thursday, March 24
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

WPL01264

The Ultimate Folk Experience with Special Guest Roy Connors formerly of the 1960s Folk Group, The Highwaymen

Presented by: PinkSlip Duo

The folk revival occurred in two phases. The first, from the '30s to the '50s was more social-minded and artists like Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeg[...]

Wednesday, January 26
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

SPL03142

Arab and Ottoman Colonization: The Real Settler Culture of the Middle East

Presented by: Samuel M. Edelman

Much has been written of late about settler cultures with specific reference to Israel and the Palestinians. Yet, there was a settler culture that las[...]

Monday, March 14
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

SPL04053

The Comedy of Tim Conway

Presented by: Ira Epstein

Tim Conway, whose show business career spanned nearly six decades, provided generations of viewers with the gift of timeless laughter. While he appear[...]

Tuesday, April 5
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

SPL04041D

WPL03013

"1955, Seven Days of Fall"

Presented by: Rory Fielding

Director Rory F. Fielding shares his documentary, "1955, Seven Days of the Fall", which tells the story of the 1955 Brooklyn Dodger/New York[...]

Tuesday, March 1
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

SPL03093

VIP Tour of the Avron B. Fogelman Sports Museum

Presented by: Avron B. Fogelman

Join Avron B. Fogelman for an exclusive VIP tour of FAU’s Fogelman Sports Museum at the Schmidt Family Complex for Academic and Athletic Excelle[...]

Wednesday, March 9
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.

WPL03033

Harry Warren and Henry Mancini: Two of Hollywood's Most Successful Composers

Presented by: Harvey Granat

Harry Warren wrote more film songs than any other composer and won three Academy Awards along the way. His songs have been featured in more than 300 f[...]

Thursday, March 3
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

WPL01273

Johnny Mercer: Four Time Academy Award-Winning Icon

Presented by: Harvey Granat

Johnny Mercer was one of America's greatest lyricists. He was also a popular performer and a founder of Capitol Records, providing a critical boos[...]

Thursday, January 27
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

WPL02242D

Your Posture Reflects Your Health: What Your Physical Appearance and Gait Say About Your Overall Health

Presented by: Martin Green

This program will discuss how to prevent and, in some cases, reverse postural deterioration, thereby improving body function and overall health. Green[...]

Thursday, February 24
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

SPL03102

Tropical Nosh: The History of South Florida's Jewish Food Community

Presented by: Sylvia Gurinsky

Jews were among the pioneers settling in South Florida during the early 20th century. Among their contributions were different ways of eating – [...]

Thursday, March 10
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

WPL02234

Hagood Plays the Blues: A Night of Live Music

Presented by: Taylor Hagood

Based on the success of the Million Dollar Quartet program, Taylor Hagood is back at the piano to sing and play to make this program both an entertain[...]

Wednesday, February 23
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

SPL03112D

Caring in Crisis: Nurses and the Early AIDS Epidemic

Presented by: Karissa Haugeberg

In the early 1980s, otherwise healthy young men were developing rare illnesses that generally plagued the elderly. Soon, HIV came to be identified pri[...]

Friday, March 11
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

WPL01272

The American Revolution in Florida: Spain's Gulf Coast Campaign, 1779-1781

Presented by: David Head

In the spring of 1781, British Pensacola fell to a force of Spanish, Irish, Native American, and Black Cuban soldiers led by Bernardo de Galvez, the S[...]

Thursday, January 27
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

SPL03173

Old Hickory Runs for President: The Three Campaigns of Andrew Jackson

Presented by: David Head

Andrew Jackson ran for President three times. Along the way, he redefined political campaigning. Benefiting from changes to election laws, Jackson tru[...]

Thursday, March 17
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

WPL02242

Eichmann before Jerusalem: Insights into the mind of a Mass Murderer

Presented by: Anette Isaacs

The 60th anniversary of the Eichmann Trial in Israel presents an important opportunity for us to take a closer look at the “architect of the Hol[...]

Thursday, February 24
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

WPL02243

The Women of the Third Reich

Presented by: Anette Isaacs

“The mission of women is to be beautiful and to bring children into the world.” These words, auspiciously written by Hitler’s mouthp[...]

Thursday, February 24
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

SPL03211

The Science of Happiness: An Exploration into Positive Psychology

Presented by: Lana Jones

What makes us happy? Is happiness sustainable? Can we make ourselves happier? These questions have plagued humanity for centuries in our own "pur[...]

Monday, March 21
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

WPL02073

The Science of Attraction: An Exploration of the Physical, Chemical, and Psychological Components of Desire

Presented by: Lana Jones

Attraction, often the initial stage of romantic love, seems to work in mysterious ways. Have you ever been somewhere and see someone across the room t[...]

Monday, February 7
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

SPL03302

Preparing for Tomorrow's Wars: The U.S. Space Force

Presented by: Andrew Kahn

The Trump Administration created a new military branch called the U.S. Space Force, tasked with developing space-based vehicles that are capable of gl[...]

Wednesday, March 30
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

SPL03251

Enemies of the Party-State: The Uighurs of Xinjiang

Presented by: Andrew Kahn

The Chinese government has reportedly detained more than one million Muslims in so-called re-education camps. Most of those detained are ethnic Uighur[...]

Friday, March 25
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

WPL02141

From "Give Me Your Tired" to "Build The Wall": The History, Status, and Future of Immigration in America

Presented by: Roy Klein

Has the United States gone from being a nation of immigrants to a nation seeking to bar them from coming? And, if so, how in the world did that happen[...]

Monday, February 14
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

SPL03141

Reconstruction and The Constitution: The History and Impact of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

Presented by: Roy Klein

This presentation explores the three constitutional amendments enacted during post-Civil War Reconstruction, the 13th (abolition of slavery); 14th (Eq[...]

Monday, March 14
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

WPL03032

Freedom vs. Security: Civil Liberties and the War on Terror

Presented by: Roy Klein

Ben Franklin famously said, "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety[...]

Thursday, March 3
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

WPL02032

Unsung Songwriters of the Great American Songbook

Presented by: Al Kustanowitz

Most of the words to the songs of the "The Great American Songbook" were written by lyricists we recognize as household names. Irving Berlin[...]

Thursday, February 3
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

WPL02224

Flash Mobs Around the World: Street Theatre for the Internet Age

Presented by: Al Kustanowitz

Since the middle ages, people have gathered in large groups in public spaces for street theatre and political demonstrations. But not until 2013 in Ne[...]

Tuesday, February 22
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

SPL03281

Books of the 1950s: Do They Speak To Us Today?

Presented by: Margery Marcus

Songs have the power to transport us back to a decade mirrored in its music. But music was just one part of the pop culture scene in the 1950s. Books [...]

Monday, March 28
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

WPL02211

Too Much Data, Not Enough Wisdom: How to Stay Sane in the Age of Big Data, Deep Fakes, and Doomscrolling

Presented by: Oge Marques

The DIKW pyramid is a representation of how contemporary technologies should be able to mine vast amounts of data (D), from which useful information ([...]

Monday, February 21
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

SPL03232

Vision is Magic! How Magic Tricks Can Reveal the Inner Workings of the Human Brain

Presented by: Oge Marques

Vision is our most developed sense and one upon which we rely to make many decisions, conscious or otherwise. For the most part, this works well. But [...]

Wednesday, March 23
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

SPL03181

Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence: How to Combine the Best of Humans and Machines

Presented by: Oge Marques

The success of artificial intelligence (AI) in recent years has led to concerns about the likelihood of AI-powered solutions replacing humans in a mul[...]

Friday, March 18
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

WPL02024

The Perfection of Deception: Magicians Who Have Changed History!

Presented by: Harry Maurer

Magicians keep secrets...that's their job! Would it surprise you to know that governments around the world have used stage magician's speciali[...]

Wednesday, February 2
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

SPL03143D

How to Read a Poem: Falling in Love with Poetry

Presented by: Becka McKay

This lecture will be a broad (but brief) overview of contemporary poetry and provide a rich and in-depth look at several individual poems. McKay will [...]

Monday, March 14
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

SPL03212

Victory or Death: The Inspiring, Odds-Defying Story of Greece's Independence From Ottoman Rule

Presented by: Daphne Nikolopoulos

This year marks the 200th anniversary of Greece's independence from 400 years of Ottoman rule. After the fall of Constantinople in the 15th centur[...]

Monday, March 21
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

SPL03172

Raoul Wallenberg: Liberation and Loss

Presented by: Ralph Nurnberger

Raoul Gustaf Wallenberg was a Swedish architect, businessman, and diplomat who was able to save thousands of Jews from German Nazis and Hungarian Fasc[...]

Thursday, March 17
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

WPL02083

Israeli Elections: Chaos or Cohesion

Presented by: Ralph Nurnberger

Israeli elections are confusing and tumultuous. This session will provide an overview of the electoral system and how the final results are determined[...]

Tuesday, February 8
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

WPL02103

The Panama Canal: A Complicated Political Backstory

Presented by: Ralph Nurnberger

The Panama Canal was one of the greatest engineering accomplishments of all time. From a political perspective, building the canal was either a bold d[...]

Thursday, February 10
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

SPL03153

How the Roosevelt Administration Dealt with the Nazis

Presented by: Ralph Nurnberger

One of the most politically charged questions in American history has been what the Administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt did, or did [...]

Tuesday, March 15
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

SGD03104

Mindfulness: New Perspectives on Ancient Teachings

Presented by: Sophia Stone and Pablo del Real

Join Sophia Stone, Ph.D., professor of philosophy, and Pablo del Real, M.A. founder of The Way Mindfulness Education[...]

Thursday, March 10
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

SPL03313

US Foreign Policy and the Changing Middle East

Presented by: Walid Phares

The Middle East has changed, and these changes will affect world geopolitics on security, economic, diplomatic, and human rights grounds. How is U.S. [...]

Thursday, March 31
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

SGD04121

Hezbollah, Israel and the Middle East De-Conflicting Approach

Presented by: Robert G. Rabil

In this guided discussion, Rabil will examine the de-conflicting Middle East policy including Iran-Saudi negotiations, mediated by Iraq, to resume dip[...]

Tuesday, April 12
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

SPL04051

Will “Biden Everything Doctrine” Work?

Presented by: Robert G. Rabil

In "The Washington Post
Tuesday, April 5
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

WPL02153

Artificial You: AI and The Future of Your Mind

Presented by: Susan Schneider

Humans may not be Earth’s most intelligent beings for much longer: the world champions of chess, Go, and Jeopardy! are now all Artific[...]

Tuesday, February 15
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

SPL03213

Princess Alice and Princess Margaret: Cinderellas in Reverse

Presented by: René Silvin

Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth's only sibling, the once second-in-line of succession to the British throne, had several failed relationships, [...]

Monday, March 21
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

SPL03283

Getting Out Of Our Own Way: The ABC's of Resilience

Presented by: Cyndi Stein-Rubin

This lecture will provide the essentials for remaining calm and reducing stress, emphasizing the cutting-edge cognitive-behavioral model approach. We [...]

Monday, March 28
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

SPL03223

"Bagels in a Dream are not Bagels; They are but a Dream..." An Afternoon with Sholem Aleichem

Presented by: Kurt F. Stone

"A wise word is no substitute for a piece of herring or a bag of oats . . ." So says Tevya - father, husband, milkman, and philosopher &ndas[...]

Tuesday, March 22
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

WPL01253D

Harbor Branch: 50 Years of Ocean Science for a Better World®
Rescheduled to Tuesday, March 8th at 3pm

Presented by: Jim Sullivan

Join us for a dive into the rich history of our founding, the fascinating research taking place today and our investment in the next 50 years. Present[...]

Tuesday, March 8
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

WPL02212D

"The Finest Hours": The True Story of the Coast Guard's Greatest Rescue

Presented by: Michael Tougias

In 1952, a blizzard hit the ocean off Cape Cod with such force that two oil tankers split in half on the same day just thirty miles apart. Author Mich[...]

Monday, February 21
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

SPL03282

"The Waters Between Us: A Boy, a Father, Outdoor Misadventures and the Healing Power of Nature": A Father & Son Story: Growing Up in the 1960 and 70's

Presented by: Michael Tougias

Boyhood in the 1960s and ‘70s was a time for exploration and mischief. Author Michael Tougias found more than his share of misadventures in the [...]

Monday, March 28
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

WPL02071

Is American Politics Broken? Rethinking Civics in the Modern Era

Presented by: Kevin Wagner

This program will explore and review the state of American politics and what we can do to restore both function and faith to the system. Using questio[...]

Monday, February 7
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

WPL03024

Trailblazers: Women Composers Then & Now

Presented by: Alexander Wu

Acclaimed Yamaha piano artist, Alexander Wu takes us on a delightful musical journey with a special
Wednesday, March 2
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

SPL03094

Elvis Presley: A Birthday Tribute to the King

Presented by: Robert Wyatt

On Sept. 9, 1956, more than 60 million people witnessed a young entertainer croon his way into national consciousness on "The Ed Sullivan Show.&q[...]

Wednesday, March 9
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

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