8-WEEK SERIES – Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

F582

Portraits of Musical Greatness: Persons, Places and Things from the World of Opera

Giuseppe Albanese

Maestro Albanese presents a series of educational and entertaining programs celebrating the magnific...

Fridays, October 5, 12, 19, 26; November 2, 9, 16, 30
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

W582

Highlights from the World's Greatest Operas

Giuseppe Albanese

Maestro Albanese once again offers one of his most popular and sucessful programs. He will be showca...

Fridays, January 11, 18, 25; February 1, 8, 15, 22; March 1
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

W482

Consumers: The Sociology and Politics of Buying, Borrowing, and Branding

Lynn Appleton

“I shop, therefore, I am.” This series of lectures will draw on theory and research in s...

Thursdays, January 10, 17, 24, 31; February 7, 14, 21, 28
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

W382

The Reel 1940s: Using Film to Explore a Pivotal Decade of the Twentieth Century

Burton Atkins

In 1940, with much of the world engulfed by what would become the most destructive war in human hist...

Wednesdays, January 9, 16, 23, 30; February 6, 13, 20, 27
11:15 am - 12:45 pm

W481

News of the Week

Frank Cerabino

This series will take a deeper look at a few of the major stories that have dominated the news. Util...

Thursdays, January 10, 17, 24, 31; February 7, 21, 28; March 7
10:00 am - 11:30 am

F481

News of the Week: The Beat Goes On

Frank Cerabino

This series will take a deeper look at a few of the major stories that have dominated the news. Util...

Thursdays, October 4, 11, 18, 25; November 1, 8, 15, 29
10:00 am - 11:30 am

W581X

Environment, Politics, Culture and Values: A Technological Approach

Simon Glynn

Global warming, the current cancer epidemic (40% of Americans alive today will get cancer, 80-90% of...

Fridays, January 11, 18, 25; February 1, 8, 15, 22; March 1
10:15 am - 11:45 am

W584

Tennessee Williams

Taylor Hagood

Few writers have exhibited as much talent for depicting the taut compressions of emotion as Tennesse...

Fridays, January 11, 18, 25; February 1, 8, 15, 22; March 1
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

W185

Making Your World Less Foreign: An Appreciation of International Cinema

Shelly Isaacs

This is an eight-week journey that will take the audience around the world to explore compelling sto...

Mondays, January 14, 28; February 4, 11, 18, 25; March 4, 11
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

F381

Objection! Current, Contentious and Confusing Legal Battles

Irving Labovitz

Popular television shows and films about the law have made the legal profession seem exciting and...

Wednesdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; November 7, 14, 28
9:00 am - 10:30 am

W381

Objection! Current, Contentious and Confusing Legal Battles

Irving Labovitz

Popular television shows and films about the law have made the legal profession seem exciting and...

Wednesdays, January 9, 16, 23, 30; February 6, 13, 20, 27
9:00 am - 10:30 am

W383

The Shock of the New: The History of Modern Art

Terryl Lawrence

Modern Art is filled with idealism, confidence, invention, and the belief that there is plenty of te...

Wednesdays, January 9, 16, 23, 30; February 6, 13, 20, 27
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

F383

The Arts and Legacy of Spain: Yesterday and Today

Terryl Lawrence

Spain's rich history of painting and sculpture, with its magnificent and innovative architecture...

Wednesdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; November 7, 14, 28
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

F384

Music Americana: The Gift of Popular Music

Rod MacDonald

What makes a song beloved, a performer celebrated? While popularity often comes from the right song ...

Wednesdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; November 7, 14, 28
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

W384

Music Americana: In Search of Greatness

Rod MacDonald

From sheer talent, pioneering a new direction, or outselling all their rivals, few artists are widel...

Wednesdays, January 9, 16, 23, 30; February 6, 13, 20, 27
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

W182X

Living with Moral and Ethical Uncertainty: Bioethics - Is it the Answer?

Carol Pollard-Levy

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to reduce the stresses in your life and not be buffeted and perplexed...

Mondays, January 7, 14, 28; February 4, 11, 18, 25; March 4
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

W281

US National Security and Strategy

Robert G. Rabil

Salafi-jihadism, nuclear proliferation, and international competition over resources and projection ...

Tuesdays, January 8, 15, 22, 29; February 5, 12, 19, 26
10:00 am - 11:30 am

F281

Critical Challenges to Trump's US National Security Strategy

Robert G. Rabil

Salafi-jihadism, nuclear proliferation, and international competition over resources and projection ...

Tuesdays, October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; November 6, 13, 20
10:00 am - 11:30 am

W485

Cinematic Chemistry: That Inexplicable "Something"

Kurt F. Stone

Since the days when movies were called flickers, “cinematic chemistry” has been as profi...

Thursdays, January 10, 17, 24, 31; February 7, 14, 21, 28
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

F485

Making Heroes Out of Humans and Humans Out of Heroes: Hollywood Hagiography

Kurt F. Stone

The noun “hagiography” is not at the top of most people’s vocabulary list. Simply ...

Thursdays, October 4, 11, 18, 25; November 1, 8, 15, 29
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

F581

A Visit to Paris

Valerie Sutter

Are you planning a trip to Paris? Or perhaps you’ve just come back? Or maybe you’ve neve...

Fridays, October 5, 12, 19, 26; November 2, 9, 16, 30
10:00 am - 11:30 am