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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 12-07-2022 to 12-07-2022Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 09:30 AM-11:00 AM Central TimeInstructor: Bonita Billman, Art History LecturerTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Washington Metro OasisThe Hudson River School — a loose group of American landscape artists — was neither a school nor confined to the Hudson River Valley. Beginning in the early 19th-century, American painters finally paid significant attention to the uniqueness of landscape around them. The Hudson River School drew inspiration from America’s unspoiled landscape,... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 12-08-2022 to 12-08-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 11:00 AM-01:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Jane EllenTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Albuquerque OasisCharles Mingus Jr. (1922-1979) was a jazz double bass player with a career spanning three decades. He also played piano, composed, and worked with jazz bands. As a major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians in history. His collaborations included such luminaries as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington,... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 12-08-2022 to 12-08-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 02:00 PM-03:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: David Turner, Ph.D., St. Mary's UniversityTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Antonio OasisWe all know that Santa Claus lives at the North Pole, surrounded by elves who help him deliver toys to all the children around the world. Because he lives at the North Pole, a land of cold, snow, and ice, we have an image of Santa in fur-lined clothing that helps him stay warm and jolly. Throughout the 4.6 billion year history of the Earth, however, the... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 12-08-2022 to 12-08-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 03:00 PM-04:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Jordan CarrTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisGet Free help with technology such as Android and iPhone Smartphones, PC and Apple computers, iPad and Android tablets, WIFI, email, software updates- one-on-one problem solving and... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 12-09-2022 to 12-09-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Martha BogartTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisThis class provides an overview of Google Drive, specifically Google Docs (word processing). Learn how to store and back up your files to Google Drive including PDFs, videos, audio files and photos, so you can access them from anywhere. Any file you have on your computer can be stored on Google Drive. Learn how to upload, create, edit, share and organize... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 12-09-2022 to 12-09-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 12:00 PM-12:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisJoin us every Friday morning from 10:00-10:30 for Friday Reflections with Peter Bolland as we go deeper to reveal the wisdom hidden just beneath the surface of our everyday lives. New themes, questions, and readings every... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 12-12-2022 to 12-12-2022Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:30 AM-12:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: Johnny RabbittTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisWhat parcel of property here has never changed hands? Where was our first synagogue located? How did Daniel Boone break the law when he came to Missouri? What religious based medical college was at 9th and Washington? Who was the famous pastor of the Des Peres Presbyterian Church.? What Bishop planned what’s now the Old Cathedral? Who created the... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 12-12-2022 to 12-12-2022Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 03:00 PM-04:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Lola Sparrowhawk, Int'l Award-Winning Author/HistorianTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisAncient documents and archeological sites reveal the story of one of history’s major wars between a military superpower, the Syrian-Greeks, and a Jewish militia in the Judean Hills. The Syrian-Greeks had decided to incorporate Israel into their empire and force all Jews to adopt monotheism. Using guerilla warfare and asymmetrical tactics, the band of... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 12-13-2022 to 12-13-2022Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 03:00 PM-04:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Jordan CarrTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisGet Free help with technology such as Android and iPhone Smartphones, PC and Apple computers, iPad and Android tablets, WIFI, email, software updates- one-on-one problem solving and... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 12-13-2022 to 12-13-2022Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 03:30 PM-05:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: Jane EllenTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Albuquerque OasisAlthough the earliest fans of Frank Sinatra (1915-98) were enthusiastic "bobbysoxers," Sinatra shaped his vocal stylings by copying the tricks of jazz musicians. Placing a high priority on self-education, he was a born entertainer who succeeded in making the challenging leap to Hollywood, also becoming one of the most beloved balladeers of the 1950s.... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 12-14-2022 to 12-14-2022Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 09:30 AM-11:00 AM Central TimeInstructor: Richard BellTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Washington Metro OasisManifest Destiny: The True Story of Westward Expansion & Native Expulsion in America explores westward expansion and its impact on Native communities. Even though the phrase 'manifest destiny' was not used in print until 1845, the spirit of American expansionism that it referred to was very apparent long before the 1840s. Americans had been talking... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 12-15-2022 to 12-15-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 09:30 AM-11:00 AM Central TimeInstructor: Daryl Davis, MusicianTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Washington Metro OasisLarry Williams was a great Rock'n'Roll singer/songwriter and the Marvelettes and the Shirelles were a great all-female vocal groups. What could they possibly have in common? They influenced one of the most influential Rock'n'Roll bands in music history. Come find out all about... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 12-15-2022 to 12-15-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 12:00 PM-01:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: Laura Nicholls, retired art educatorTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Syracuse OasisIn 1900 a 20-year-old Pablo Picasso came to Paris, the avant-garde art center of Europe. There he was surrounded by exciting artistic developments and began to break away from his traditional classic artistic training learned in his native Spain. Picasso’s ‘Blue Period’ is the period between 1901 and 1904, when he painted essentially monochromatic... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 12-16-2022 to 12-16-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 10:30 AM-11:30 AM Central TimeInstructor: Gwendolyn VerhoffTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisDuring World War II and the Cold War, St. Louis emerged as an important uranium purification site in the expanding U.S. nuclear weapons complex. We will explore the history of this production, together with some of its long-term consequences and attempts to find remedies, from environmental cleanups to federal compensation for affected production... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 12-16-2022 to 12-16-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 12:00 PM-12:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisJoin us every Friday morning from 10:00-10:30 for Friday Reflections with Peter Bolland as we go deeper to reveal the wisdom hidden just beneath the surface of our everyday lives. New themes, questions, and readings every... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 12-16-2022 to 12-16-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 01:00 PM-03:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Martha BogartTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisAre you an organization freak, or would you like to be more organized? This class is for you! Google Keep is a free Google tool that can help you keep notes, reminders, lists and even links to favorite websites or ones that you want to read later. It allows you to add images to your notes, color code them, and add labels to them so you can group your notes... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 12-16-2022 to 12-16-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 03:00 PM-04:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Matthew Wion, Ph.D.Term: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisChristmas is sold to us as a time of joy, merriment, celebration, and sheer happiness. But it is not always so. When we are grieving, lonely, are even just 'not feeling it' at Christmastime, we are too often miserable. But what if there is a way to make the holiday meaningful and constructive even when we are down. Come learn about Blue... read more -
Sessions: 17Class Date(s): 01-02-2023 to 04-24-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 09:30 AM-11:00 AM Central TimeInstructor: Oasis ParticipantsTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Washington Metro OasisThis group provides a forum to engage in intellectual conversation with a peer group and explore areas of common interest. Topics for discussion are selected by the group. There is a designated... read more
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Sessions: 17Class Date(s): 01-02-2023 to 04-24-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 09:30 AM-11:00 AM Central TimeInstructor: Oasis ParticipantsTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Washington Metro OasisThis group provides a forum to engage in intellectual conversation with a peer group and explore areas of common interest. Topics for discussion are selected by the group. There is a designated... read more
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Sessions: 34Class Date(s): 01-03-2023 to 04-28-2023Day(s) of the week: Tuesday, FridayTime: 09:30 AM-11:00 AM Central TimeInstructor: Oasis ParticipantsTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Washington Metro OasisThis group meets on Tuesdays at 10:30 am and on Fridays at 12:30 pm. It provides a forum to engage in intellectual conversation with a peer group and explore areas of common interest. There is a designated moderator who suggests topics and provides background materials in... read more