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December 8 Tuesday3:00 PM → 4:30 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Lola Sparrowhawk, Int'l Award-Winning Author/HistorianLocations: Zoom - San Diego Oasis Archeological sites located in central Israel around Jerusalem continue to reveal details of the Maccabee led resistance to Syrian-Greek... read more -
December 9 Wednesday5:00 PM → 6:00 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Bernard Ellorin, Ph.D.Locations: Zoom - San Diego Oasis Feel the complexities of music from Sub-Saharan Africa. In this course, we’ll intuitively listen to the polyrhythms of percussion... read more -
December 10 Thursday1:30 PM → 3:00 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Duchess Dale & Robert BenjaminLocations: Zoom - Albuquerque OasisIn the midst of the pandemic, Zoom became a platform for almost everything from game nights to meetings to... read more -
December 11 Friday1:30 PM → 3:00 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Daryl RatajczakLocations: Zoom - Albuquerque OasisCoyotes are everywhere. Some people admire them, while others see them as a nuisance. Explore the lives of these... read more -
December 11 Friday5:00 PM → 6:00 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Chris Burns, Many-StringsLocations: Zoom - San Diego Oasis While the beauty and charm of Vivaldi’s musical motifs are lovely and very much loved, in this hour I... read more -
December 15 Tuesday2:00 PM → 3:15 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Jonina Duker, Certified Book Discussion LeaderLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis Ann Patchett does it again; and as we have for her last three novels, we at Oasis are so... read more -
December 15 Tuesday4:00 PM → 5:00 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Ricky Deutsch, BS Aerospace Engineering, MS, MBA, Former Captain US Air Force, Space CommandLocations: Zoom - San Diego OasisWhere did the story of Santa Claus originate? The tradition of the jolly old man dates back to the... read more -
December 16 Wednesday12:00 PM → 1:00 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Sergi Bosch M.S.E., Founder of the iPhone For Seniors Program & Your Tech TutorLocations: Zoom - San Diego Oasis Restore treasured family photos using today’s amazing AI tools. Learn how to repair scratches, tears, fading, and blur, while... read more -
December 17 Thursday12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Steven Gimbel, Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg CollegeLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis John Stuart Mill saw the rise of modern science as the key to all human knowledge, but it required... read more -
December 18 Friday5:00 PM → 6:00 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Chris Burns, Many-StringsLocations: Zoom - San Diego Oasis In this hour we can enjoy 2,000 years of Christmas melodies. The emphasis is on the Renaissance, the era... read more
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November 11 Monday10:00 AM-12:00 PM Central TimeSessions: 1Instructor: Michael FarisLocations: Zoom St. Louis OasisThis lecture is an examination of one of the most unusual movements of the early modern times. Symbolism was the movement of decapitations and monsters, gold leaf and screaming figures, eroticism and exotic settings. The contributions from the major artists of the movement will be shown with PowerPoint and discussed by the class using formal and contextual... read more
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July 16 – July 23 Wednesday12:00 PM-01:30 PM Central TimeSessions: 2Instructor: Dan Sherman, PhDLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro OasisThe movies have given us some of the most widely known and beloved music for the past 100 years, offering audiences a chance to hear complex and colorful scores by master composers. This class will present an overview of how film music has developed and include clips from many great films, including Casablanca, Psycho, and Star Wars. The first part will... read more -
July 16 Wednesday01:00 PM-02:00 PM Central TimeSessions: 1Instructor: Sonia CervantesLocations: Zoom - San Diego OasisJumpstart your day with nutrient-packed ingredients to fuel your mind and enhance cognitive function. Enjoy a delicious spread of brain-boosting foods rich in healthy fats, antioxidants, and essential vitamins—all crafted to support memory, focus, and mental... read more -
July 17 Thursday09:30 AM-11:30 AM Central TimeSessions: 1Instructor: Victor Rezmovic, Technology InstructorLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro OasisThe "Cloud" is a term we hear all the time, but what does it really mean? In this two-part program, we’ll break it down in simple terms. During the first hour, we'll provide an overview of the Cloud, defining key terms and explaining how it works. We will review several methods of connecting to the Cloud and how it is organized. Then we'll take a short... read more -
July 17 Thursday10:00 AM- 12:00 PM Central TimeSessions: 1Instructor: Douglas SchneiderLocations: Zoom - St. Louis Oasis“Murder by sudden or secret attack, often for political reasons.” This class will examine assassinations and assassination attempts, some of which dramatically altered the course of history. At the U.S. presidential level, we’ll trace targeted attacks from Andrew Jackson to Donald Trump. Beyond presidents, we’ll explore the killings of political... read more
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July 17 Thursday12:00 PM-01:30 PM Central TimeSessions: 1Instructor: Steven Gimbel, Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg CollegeLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro OasisAristotle was a student of Plato but disagreed with him about almost everything. In working out their disagreement, Aristotle constructed the intellectual foundations of virtually every academic field from physics and biology to economics and literary theory. We will find the threads that united this incredibly broad collection of ideas in studying the life... read more