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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-12-2022 to 08-12-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Martha BogartTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Oasis NationalThis 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): 09-29-2023 to 09-29-2023Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 10:30 AM-12:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: Jim DuncanTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisThe Fur Trade was supported by women in North America, both women settlers as well as American Indian women already living here who played a very important part. With colorful slides, Jim Duncan explains the interesting and sometimes complicated relationship between the Fur Traders and their wives – whether European or American... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-03-2023 to 10-03-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 11:30 AM-01:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: Martha BogartTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisHave a Kindle, or think you might want/need one? What’s all the buzz about electronic books? In this class, we will discuss all the various devices and apps you can use to read an eBook, either one you purchase, or one you check out of the library. You will learn the different file types that go with each type of device or app, how to download books for... read more -
Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 10-04-2023 to 10-25-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM-11:30 AM Central TimeInstructor: Nartana PremanchandraTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisCome travel along the Silk Roads! In this four-week session we'll explore an era of exciting cultural exchange between Asia and Europe all carried out by monks, merchants, and other motley voyagers. It was a world of visa-free travel where you'd stop at a caravanserai (an inn) for the night--complete with stables where you could hitch your pack animals.... read more -
Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 10-05-2023 to 10-12-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 01:00 PM-03:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Roy OvermannTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisJoin this class to learn more about the life philosophy of Humanism, which attaches prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters, and stresses the goodness of human... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-06-2023 to 10-06-2023Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Bonnie VegaTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisThe new Constitution was just a proposal. Elected conventions in nine of the thirteen states would have to ratify it before it could go into effect. For the next year the greatest and most probing public debates in American history would take place in all thirteen states. Debates raged throughout the states. The outcome was far from... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-10-2023 to 10-10-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 02:00 PM-03:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Daniel SchlaflyTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisPutin dreams of restoring Russia as a great power-militarily, culturally, and geopolitically. He invokes history, especially the hard-fought victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, to justify his attempt to subjugate Ukraine. He sees Ukraine as an agent of the West, ruled by neo-Nazis, and its liberal and democratic values as a direct threat to Russia.... read more
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Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 10-11-2023 to 10-25-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 01:00 PM-03:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Joan MusbachTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisWhen we hear “The Civil War” images of soldiers, statesmen and generals come quickly to mind. But all these men had wives and mothers who stood behind or beside them, grieving, worrying and enduring the trials of war as intensely as the men, if differently. This class will feature the lives of six women of the period: Angelina Grimke Weld, Sojourner... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-12-2023 to 10-12-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM-11:30 AM Central TimeInstructor: Beverly SchuetzTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisThe colorful lives of the controversial Thomas Hart Bentons provide a fascinating look at two influential Missourians. One was the fiery senator who survived duels, championed territorial expansion, and fought to keep Missouri in the union. His namesake and great grand-nephew became a famous 20th century painter known for his stunning murals and the style... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-12-2023 to 10-12-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 01:00 PM-02:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Paul Weiss , Ph.D.Term: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisJoin Oasis President, Paul Weiss, for insightful discussions about various topics important to you. These are open dialogue classes where we encourage participants to share opinions and thoughts. We will discuss the importance of one’s need to feel a sense of purpose throughout the course of their life regardless of what stage they may be in. We’ll... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-12-2023 to 10-12-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 01:00 PM-03:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Larry EdisonTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisWe’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 -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-12-2023 to 10-12-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 02:00 PM-03:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Nick SaccoTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisThe Reconstruction Era is arguably the most misunderstood period of American History. As the nation worked to rebuild itself, a civil rights movement began that aimed to expand citizenship and voting rights to newly freed African Americans. In this presentation, Historian and Curator Nick Sacco will highlight federal legislation that helped make... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-17-2023 to 10-17-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM-11:30 AM Central TimeInstructor: Johnny RabbittTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisJoin The Rabbitt for an in-depth virtual tour of these 5 adjoining neighborhoods and their storied histories. Private places, hotels and apartment houses, notable people from each area, theaters. churches, schools, hospitals, Gaslight Square, The DeBaliviere Strip, night spots and restaurants, the world's first cocktail party, private clubs, streetcars,... read more
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Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 10-19-2023 to 11-09-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 01:00 PM-03:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Vasym TadzhiTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisHow has Putin’s war changed Ukraine? What motivates the current conflict? The answers will be found in the history of Ukraine, the escalation before the war, preparation before the war, and corruption in government. What has this war destroyed? Why have they targeted civilians? What are the Russian financial and personnel losses and how will they affect... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-20-2023 to 10-20-2023Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Bonnie VegaTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisAfter the Constitution was ratified which was just a blueprint of government, it was necessary for the 1st Congressional Congress to implement it. The momentous legislation passed in the House and Senate, as well as, the creation of the executive and judicial branches of government would set the new nation on its future... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-20-2023 to 10-20-2023Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 01:00 PM-02:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Andrew Michael CoopermanTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisThis presentation will focus on the Forbidden City as the residence of the Ming and Qing dynasty emperors but will also include the architecture and art of the Forbidden City. It will look at daily life, court ceremony, imperial Chinese politics, and the history of the Forbidden City since 1911 when the last imperial dynasty was replaced by a... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-20-2023 to 10-20-2023Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 01:00 PM-02:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Andrew Michael CoopermanTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisThis presentation will focus on the Forbidden City as the residence of the Ming and Qing dynasty emperors but will also include the architecture and art of the Forbidden City. It will look at daily life, court ceremony, imperial Chinese politics, and the history of the Forbidden City since 1911 when the last imperial dynasty was replaced by a... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 10-23-2023 to 10-30-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 01:00 PM-03:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Richard VennTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisThis two-part series will trace the history of the Cold War from its beginnings during the Second World War to its demise with the fall of the Berlin War, and its potential re-emergence in the 21st Century with the current superpower tensions. Students will learn some of the newest information that has emerged with the opening of Soviet and Chinese sources... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-24-2023 to 10-24-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Douglas SchneiderTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisThe United States now goes “From Sea to Shining Sea” because of what happened in St. Louis on a May afternoon in 1780. We were not part of the thirteen original colonies - but the British attacked St. Louis. They killed and captured dozens of St. Louisans. And we attacked the British to get revenge. Doug Schneider will cover the role that St. Louis... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-25-2023 to 10-25-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:00 AM-11:30 AM Central TimeInstructor: Bonnie VegaTerm: OELocation: Zoom - St. Louis OasisNative Americans had occupied North America for 15,000 years before the European conquest began in 1492. For the next 400 years their lives would be destroyed - 90% of the population would die and they would be removed from their ancestral... read more