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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 12-07-2020 to 12-07-2020Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 12:00 PM-01:00 PM Central Standard TimeInstructor: James KeelineTerm: 2020-2Location: Zoom - San Diego OasisEven when Disneyland was less than a year old and celebrating its first Christmas, traditions were established that continue to today. See how the decor and celebrations evolved in the park's first dozen holiday... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 12-08-2020 to 12-08-2020Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 03:00 PM-04:00 PM Central Standard TimeInstructor: Julia FisterTerm: 2020-2Location: Zoom - San Diego OasisClaude Monet was the founder of French Impressionism and spent his career documenting the French countryside to capture the light and the passing of seasons. We will look at his time at his home and property in Giverny where he created some of his best-known... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 12-10-2020 to 12-10-2020Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 12:00 PM-01:00 PM Central Standard TimeInstructor: Lola SparrowhawkTerm: 2020-2Location: 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. Using guerilla warfare and asymmetrical tactics, the band of Jewish patriots won. After the victory in 162 BCE, the holiday that followed, still celebrated today, is named... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 12-14-2020 to 12-14-2020Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 12:00 PM-01:00 PM Central Standard TimeInstructor: Kim KeelineTerm: 2020-2Location: Zoom - San Diego OasisWe’ll look at the many stories surrounding the figure of Santa (and the other men who might be him)—from ancient tradition to the Coca-Cola ads. Along the way you might meet Krampus, Black Peter, and other figures that belong to Christmas traditions. It will be a merry history lesson for the winter... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 12-16-2020 to 12-16-2020Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 12:00 PM-01:30 PM Central Standard TimeInstructor: Blaine Davies, MATerm: 2020-2Location: Zoom - San Diego OasisCalifornia and the rest of the Southwest became United States territory following the Mexican War, or as some Mexicans describe it, the “war where you stole our country.” Was it a war justified by “manifest destiny” and Mexican transgressions or was it essentially a land grab? Professor Blaine Davies explores the causes, the battles and the... read more