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July 14 Tuesday2:30 PM → 3:45 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Jonina Duker, Certified Book Discussion LeaderLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis Yiyun Li emigrated in 1996 from China to the University of Iowa to pursue a graduate degree in immunology. After... read more -
July 16 Thursday9:30 AM → 11:00 AM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Barbara Blumberg Ressin, CCBCLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis There are many female spies that have helped America win wars, from the Civil War to WWI to WWII. They... read more -
July 16 Thursday12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Steven Gimbel, Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg CollegeLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis You know that kid in kindergarten who had to knock down everyone’s block towers? That was David Hume, except he... read more -
July 16 Thursday1:30 PM → 3:00 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Andrew Schultz Locations: Zoom - Albuquerque Oasis In its most recent term, the Supreme Court addressed a remarkably broad range of issues, from tariffs and voting rights... read more -
July 20 – August 10 Monday9:00 AM → 10:30 AM Central Time Sessions: 4Instructor: Patricia Dunn, Professor Emerita, Stony Brook UniversityLocations: Zoom - Syracuse Oasis In this class we’ll discuss a variety of entertaining and/or thought-provoking short fiction. In addition to revisiting a few classic... read more -
July 21 Tuesday12:00 PM → 1:00 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Bradford Stone, AuthorLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis This talk outlines how animals served our nation during the Civil War. Animals proved indispensable in nearly every major aspect... read more -
July 23 Thursday12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Central TimeSessions: 1Instructor: Barbara Paulson, Travel SpecialistLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis Whether you’re contemplating your first solo adventure or a veteran solo traveler, Travel Specialist Barbara Paulson offers tips for increasing... read more -
July 29 Wednesday12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Judy Scott Feldman, Ph.D., Art Historian/National Mall CoalitionLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis Should modern democracies build monuments modeled on ancient triumphal arches? This class looks at the historical origins of triumphal arches... read more -
August 4 Tuesday9:30 AM → 11:00 AM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Julie Kurzava, Faculty, Loyola UniversityLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis Beginning in the 1920’s, popular music was largely created by the creators of the American Songbook and their enduring cultural... read more -
August 11 Tuesday2:30 PM → 3:45 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Jonina Duker, Certified Book Discussion LeaderLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis Sybil Van Antwerp, our protagonist, is in her seventies, a retired lawyer, divorced, and lives in Maryland. The novel consists... read more
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August 12 Wednesday9:30 AM → 11:00 AM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Seth Kibel, Musician and ComposerLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis John Coltrane, who would be celebrating his 100th birthday on September 23, was more than a saxophonist and composer. He... read more -
August 13 Thursday12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Steven Gimbel, Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg CollegeLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis Immanuel Kant changed everything from how we conceived of space and time to God, art, and morality. While few people... read more