• Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 06-13-2023 to 06-13-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Tuesday
    Time: 01:30 PM-03:30 PM Central Time
    Instructor: Tom Henry, M.S.
    Term: OE
    Location: Zoom - Syracuse Oasis

    This year our travels took an unexpected turn, taking us to Lisbon, the ancient city of Evora and a visit to Portugal's fabled beaches in the Algarve region. We managed to squeeze in a few days in Paris as well. Join us for some history, some scenery, some stories and fun as we explore a new area for us, the beautiful country of... read more
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  • Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 06-13-2023 to 06-13-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Tuesday
    Time: 03:00 PM-04:30 PM Central Time
    Instructor: Lola Sparrowhawk, Int'l Award-Winning Author/Historian
    Term: OE
    Location: Zoom - San Diego Oasis

    After the conclusion of the French and Indian War in 1763, relations between the American colonists and the British Crown and Parliament deteriorated. At first, the colonists tried negotiating with government officials for fair treatment as British citizens. When that didn’t work, colonial leaders tried organizing resistance to the imposition of harsh new... read more
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  • Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 06-14-2023 to 06-14-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Wednesday
    Time: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM Central Time
    Instructor: Anna Hall
    Term: OE
    Location: Zoom - St. Louis Oasis

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  • Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 06-14-2023 to 06-14-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Wednesday
    Time: 03:00 PM-04:00 PM Central Time
    Instructor: Julia Fister, MA, Studio ACE Executive Director
    Term: OE
    Location: Zoom - San Diego Oasis

    In this lecture we will examine the art and artists of the Early Renaissance, which had its beginnings in 14th century Italy. Though not as well known, artists such as Masaccio, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Fra Angelico, Donatello and Botticelli laid the groundwork for their peers in the High Renaissance These artists initiated the attempts to emulate Classical... read more
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  • Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 06-15-2023 to 06-15-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Thursday
    Time: 12:00 PM-01:30 PM Central Time
    Instructor: Barbara Paulson, European Travel Specialist
    Term: OE
    Location: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis

    Hampton Court? Greenwich? Been there, done that, but still looking for what to do outside London for a day or two? Check out Queen Victoria’s private train cars at York's railroad museum, the Roman Baths Museum at (of course) Bath, Winston Churchill’s birthplace (Blenheim Palace in Oxford), Jane Austen’s grave at Winchester Cathedral, and paintings by... read more
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  • Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 06-15-2023 to 06-15-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Thursday
    Time: 04:00 PM-05:00 PM Central Time
    Instructor: Jim Eckles
    Term: OE
    Location: Zoom - Albuquerque Oasis

    Few people know that the Army built a camp equipped to train 30,000 men to be sent to Europe to fight Germany in World War I. It is hard to imagine what Deming, New Mexico, then a town of only 2,500 citizens, must have been like on a Saturday night with thousands of troops, mainly from Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, and the Dakotas, flooding the streets. Eckles... read more
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  • Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 06-16-2023 to 06-16-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Friday
    Time: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Central Time
    Instructor: Cynthia Evans, Tealicious Trendz Tea & Wellness Shop
    Term: OE
    Location: Zoom - Rochester Oasis

    Penfield resident and owner of Tea-Licious Trendz LLC est 2009, and past engineer, Cynthia Evans, has been inspired by the benefits of adding this superfood to her diet. This class is inspired by the book "The Coconut Oil Secret" along with the amazing improvements in health that Cynthia experienced. She will outline key important points regarding how... read more
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  • Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 06-16-2023 to 06-16-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Friday
    Time: 10:30 AM-12:15 PM Central Time
    Instructor: Jim Duncan
    Term: OE
    Location: Zoom - St. Louis Oasis

    Human occupation in Missouri and Illinois may go as far back as 15,000 years; this is likely due the land being rich with natural resources and two major rivers. Learn about the fascinating artifacts, mounds, rock art -- the cultural materials that have been found in this bi-state region -- all evidence of the early peoples who lived... read more
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  • Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 06-16-2023 to 06-16-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Friday
    Time: 01:00 PM-02:00 PM Central Time
    Instructor: Elizabeth Eikmann
    Term: OE
    Location: Zoom - St. Louis Oasis

    In the history of photography two things are often missing: St. Louis and women. Not only was nineteenth century St. Louis a bustling photography destination, but it was also home to hundreds of female photographers! This presentation explores the early history of women’s photography and highlights the lives and professional careers of several St. Louis... read more
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  • Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 06-16-2023 to 06-16-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Friday
    Time: 01:00 PM-03:00 PM Central Time
    Instructor: Larry Edison
    Term: OE
    Location: Zoom - St. Louis Oasis

    We’ve all heard of The Cloud, but what is it exactly, what does it cost and how can we keep it safe? In this class, we will take a look at the answers to these questions and more about online storage of your private files and photos. Specifically, we will take a look at iCloud, Google Cloud, Amazon Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox. We will examine the pros and... read more
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  • Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 06-16-2023 to 06-16-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Friday
    Time: 03:00 PM-04:00 PM Central Time
    Instructor: Gwenyth Mapes, Professor of Humanities
    Term: OE
    Location: Zoom - San Diego Oasis

    Founding Rome on Etruscan land and myth, the Republic gave way to Empire with the accession of Augustus. The art and architecture needed for the enlarging Imperial populations produced new technologies and appetites throughout the Empire, resulting in buildings and art that are still a... read more
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  • Sessions: 2
    Class Date(s): 06-19-2023 to 06-26-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Monday
    Time: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Central Time
    Instructor: David Woodruff
    Term: OE
    Location: Zoom - Rochester Oasis

    The Race into the Air. Ever since man saw birds fly, they have been envious of their freedom of the air. But the invention of flight was nowhere near as simple as creating a lightbulb. But for a species that will believe almost anything, a huge number of people cried fake. Followed by an equally large number of fakes claiming they did it first. But in the... read more
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  • Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 06-20-2023 to 06-20-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Tuesday
    Time: 10:30 AM-12:15 PM Central Time
    Instructor: Bonnie Vega
    Term: OE
    Location: Zoom - St. Louis Oasis

    Eleanor Roosevelt was the first lady of the US from 1933-1945 making her the longest serving first lady in US history. She represents a watershed in the role of the first lady. Before her the boundaries of the first lady’s activities had expanded gradually. After her it would be possible for her successors to do virtually anything. She is generally... read more
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  • Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 06-20-2023 to 06-20-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Tuesday
    Time: 12:00 PM-02:00 PM Central Time
    Instructor: Henry George, Engineer, Archaeologist and Geologist
    Term: OE
    Location: Zoom - San Diego Oasis

    The culture and early settlement of the United States is derived from Europe. We know much about the history of Europe, but how did Europeans become the peoples they are today? The pre-history of Europe has been a very esoteric subject and very little has been published in books. The information for this research has previously been obtained from obscure... read more
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  • Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 06-22-2023 to 06-22-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Thursday
    Time: 09:30 AM-11:00 AM Central Time
    Instructor: Steven Gimbel, Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg College
    Term: OE
    Location: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis

    Pierre Curie was a French physicist doing groundbreaking work exploring the effects of magnetism on crystals. When he accepted Marie Sklodowska into his lab as an assistant, he had not realized he was starting a new experiment exploring her magnetism on his heart. The two would go on to become the first married couple to win the Nobel Prize. This lecture... read more
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  • Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 06-22-2023 to 06-22-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Thursday
    Time: 12:00 PM-01:30 PM Central Time
    Instructor: Philip J. Goscienski, M.D.
    Term: OE
    Location: Zoom - San Diego Oasis

    Some of life’s most embarrassing moments happen when we can’t remember a name and it gets worse as we get older. Less embarrassing but perhaps as frustrating is forgetting where we parked our car at Costco, or returning home from the grocery store only to realize that we forgot an important item. How to regain your youthful memory is designed to help... read more
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  • Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 06-22-2023 to 06-22-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Thursday
    Time: 12:00 PM-01:30 PM Central Time
    Instructor: Bonita Billman, Art History Lecturer
    Term: OE
    Location: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis

    The Baroque era was a watershed era for Spanish art. Several outstanding painters dominated the century, including Murillo, Zurbaran, Cano and Velazquez. Spanish painters of first rank stood with other European masters like Rembrandt, van Dyck and Rubens in portraying the court, genre and religious subjects so in demand. Not until Francisco Goya would... read more
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  • Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 06-22-2023 to 06-22-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Thursday
    Time: 01:30 PM-02:30 PM Central Time
    Instructor: John Guenther
    Term: OE
    Location: Zoom - St. Louis Oasis

    This is the story of 90 historical events which led to the realization the Gateway Arch. In "connecting the dots" of history, we begin in 1699 with the Louisiana Territory, the lands of the Louisiana Purchase (1803), and conclude with the Grand Opening of the New Museum and Visitor Center of the Gateway Arch on July 3,... read more
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  • Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 06-22-2023 to 06-22-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Thursday
    Time: 03:00 PM-04:00 PM Central Time
    Instructor: Philip R. Pryde, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus SDSU, Author, Lecturer
    Term: OE
    Location: Zoom - San Diego Oasis

    We all hope for peaceful solutions to the many problems in the Middle East, and a valuable first step is a better understanding of the countries, peoples, and customs of the region. Many Americans have visited Israel, but fewer have spent time in nearby Islamic countries. This presentation, with slides taken by the presenter on a recent trip to Egypt and... read more
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  • Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 06-23-2023 to 06-23-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Friday
    Time: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM Central Time
    Instructor: Marcie Handler
    Term: OE
    Location: Zoom - St. Louis Oasis
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    Learn about some of the fallacies and truths of chocolate. Find out how marketing techniques draw you in to make a delicious purchase. Experience a comparison test and have a chance to test your... read more

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