Throughout the history of cinema, thrillers have played a vital role toward entertaining and exciting audiences. Many of todayÕs directors worldwide have been influenced by the masters of suspenseful thrillers, especially the likes of Fritz Lang and Alfred Hitchcock. This session we will look at six recent award-winning international thrillers and how they reflect individual …
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What could be better than a book club with an intimate gathering of thoughtful, intelligent people enjoying light refreshments? A short story club with an intimate gathering of thoughtful, intelligent people enjoying light refreshments! HereÕs how it works: Each week, you will receive a hard copy or email of a very readable classic story by …
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Painting is one of the most pleasurable activities we can perform. Just imagine yourself spontaneously reacting to shapes, colors, and light. The primary emphasis of this hands-on course will be on still-life painting and drawing in the medium of acrylic to acquire the basics of rendering, shading, and color mixing. There will be various activities …
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From the hip classics of West Side Story to the romantic teens of Motown; from the profound ramblings of Arlo to the insights of Sondheim; from the laid-back Jackson Brown to the spectaculars of Bocell and Shakira, songwriters, musicians and singers tell our story in song. This series will examine the work, biographies, and enduring …
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Movies have long been subdivided into different genres: Westerns, Gangster Pics, "Weepers," film noir, Comedy (sub-genre, "screwball"), Adventure and Jungle pics, Historic epics and War pics...to name but a few. For the most part, these various genres come and go and then return. One example of a category that has come and gone and then …
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Attendees will be exposed to some classic and modern voices on Nature Poetry and will explore how different voices address each topic and are contextualized within history. We will examine how poets utilize formal elements such as denotation, connotation, imagery, figurative language, allusion, tone, and musical, lyrical devices that help the sound make sense. Ê

This course examines the lives and artistic activities of art collectors and artists whose powerful personalities and work ignited the world of art. Each lecture will address a topic in history and discuss the people, places, and art involved in that period.

Ask most film buffs what "All Quiet on the Western Front",Ê"Gentleman's Agreement", and "Around the World in Eighty Days" have in common, and they will likely tell you that they each won the Oscar for Best Picture. But ask those same film buffs what "The Informer",Ê"Separate Tables", and "The Sundowners" have in common, and they …
Continue reading F444A – And the Loser Is . . . Best Picture Nominees Few People Remember: Part I

According to statistics, the number of female directors employed in the global film industry is still abysmally low. Yet since cinema's inception, women have proven to be exceptional filmmakers. In this session, we'll get to explore the work of eight very accomplished and award-winning contemporary international directors.

Attendees will be exposed to some classic and modern voices on Nature Poetry and will explore how different voices address each topic and are contextualized within history. We will examine how poets utilize formal elements such as denotation, connotation, imagery, figurative language, allusion, tone, and musical, lyrical devices that help the sound make sense. Ê

This course examines the lives and artistic activities of art collectors and artists whose powerful personalities and work ignited the world of art. Each lecture will address a topic in history and discuss the people, places, and art involved in that period.

Ask most film buffs what "All Quiet on the Western Front",Ê"Gentleman's Agreement", and "Around the World in Eighty Days" have in common, and they will likely tell you that they each won the Oscar for Best Picture. But ask those same film buffs what "The Informer",Ê"Separate Tables", and "The Sundowners" have in common, and they …
Continue reading F444A – And the Loser Is . . . Best Picture Nominees Few People Remember: Part I

"A colossus that bestrides two worlds." This is an apt description of one of the most important late 20th-century opera figures, Franco Zeffirelli, who passed from the scene in late 2019. Zeffirelli began his artistic career as a set and costume designer under the famed director Luchino Visconti and evolved into one of the most …
Continue reading F562 – A Tribute to Franco Zeffirelli, Part I: The Met Productions

According to statistics, the number of female directors employed in the global film industry is still abysmally low. Yet since cinema's inception, women have proven to be exceptional filmmakers. In this session, we'll get to explore the work of eight very accomplished and award-winning contemporary international directors.

Attendees will be exposed to some classic and modern voices on Nature Poetry and will explore how different voices address each topic and are contextualized within history. We will examine how poets utilize formal elements such as denotation, connotation, imagery, figurative language, allusion, tone, and musical, lyrical devices that help the sound make sense. Ê

This course examines the lives and artistic activities of art collectors and artists whose powerful personalities and work ignited the world of art. Each lecture will address a topic in history and discuss the people, places, and art involved in that period.

Ask most film buffs what "All Quiet on the Western Front",Ê"Gentleman's Agreement", and "Around the World in Eighty Days" have in common, and they will likely tell you that they each won the Oscar for Best Picture. But ask those same film buffs what "The Informer",Ê"Separate Tables", and "The Sundowners" have in common, and they …
Continue reading F444A – And the Loser Is . . . Best Picture Nominees Few People Remember: Part I

"A colossus that bestrides two worlds." This is an apt description of one of the most important late 20th-century opera figures, Franco Zeffirelli, who passed from the scene in late 2019. Zeffirelli began his artistic career as a set and costume designer under the famed director Luchino Visconti and evolved into one of the most …
Continue reading F562 – A Tribute to Franco Zeffirelli, Part I: The Met Productions

According to statistics, the number of female directors employed in the global film industry is still abysmally low. Yet since cinema's inception, women have proven to be exceptional filmmakers. In this session, we'll get to explore the work of eight very accomplished and award-winning contemporary international directors.

Attendees will be exposed to some classic and modern voices on Nature Poetry and will explore how different voices address each topic and are contextualized within history. We will examine how poets utilize formal elements such as denotation, connotation, imagery, figurative language, allusion, tone, and musical, lyrical devices that help the sound make sense. Ê

This course examines the lives and artistic activities of art collectors and artists whose powerful personalities and work ignited the world of art. Each lecture will address a topic in history and discuss the people, places, and art involved in that period.

Ask most film buffs what "All Quiet on the Western Front",Ê"Gentleman's Agreement", and "Around the World in Eighty Days" have in common, and they will likely tell you that they each won the Oscar for Best Picture. But ask those same film buffs what "The Informer",Ê"Separate Tables", and "The Sundowners" have in common, and they …
Continue reading F444A – And the Loser Is . . . Best Picture Nominees Few People Remember: Part I

"A colossus that bestrides two worlds." This is an apt description of one of the most important late 20th-century opera figures, Franco Zeffirelli, who passed from the scene in late 2019. Zeffirelli began his artistic career as a set and costume designer under the famed director Luchino Visconti and evolved into one of the most …
Continue reading F562 – A Tribute to Franco Zeffirelli, Part I: The Met Productions