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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 09-14-2021 to 09-14-2021Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 12:00 PM-03:00 PM Central Daylight TimeInstructor: Lisa Alzo, MFA nonfiction writing, author and genealogistTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Syracuse OasisWhen researching family history, we often uncover so much information that our research produces nothing but boring lists. This course will demonstrate how to bring your family tree to life by placing family stories in historical context. You will learn: how to bring your family tree to life by pacing your own family stories in historical context, how to... read more -
FeaturedSessions: 1Class Date(s): 09-14-2021 to 09-14-2021Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 08:30 AM-11:30 AM Central Daylight TimeInstructor: Lisa Alzo, MFA nonfiction writing, author and genealogistTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Syracuse OasisWhen you're new to family history, the prospect of diving into the research process can seem overwhelming, especially when it comes to navigating the countless number of online databases and other websites related to roots research. This session will walk beginners through the exciting journey of genealogy. Learn how to begin searching the most popular... read more -
FeaturedSessions: 1Class Date(s): 09-22-2021 to 09-22-2021Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 12:00 PM-01:30 PM Central Daylight TimeInstructor: Laura Nicholls, retired art educatorTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Syracuse OasisKnown as one of the most controversial artists in his time, Édouard Manet was a 19th C French painter who broke new artistic ground by defying traditional techniques of representation, and chose subjects from the events and circumstances of his own time. Born in Paris to a wealthy family, Manet was denied admission to France’s prestigious Naval College... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-05-2021 to 10-05-2021Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 02:00 PM-03:00 PM Central Daylight TimeInstructor: Liz Bremer, certified professional organizer® at Put it Simply OrganizingTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Syracuse OasisAre you struggling with getting and staying organized? Then this course is for you! We will discuss how to organize and simplify your surroundings and how to avoid common pitfalls. Getting organized will jumpstart your journey to a less stressful... read more -
Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 10-13-2021 to 10-27-2021Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 12:00 PM-01:30 PM Central Daylight TimeInstructor: Charles Coon, MA, retired social studies teacher; adjunct professor of history, Onondaga Community College and SUNY CortlandTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Syracuse OasisIn 1830 President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act. It called for relocation of five tribes–Cherokee, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaw, and Seminole–in the southern states to a new location west of the Mississippi River, an area called “Indian Country,” in the present state of Oklahoma. To make it happen, those five Indian tribes would, if... read more -
Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 10-18-2021 to 11-08-2021Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 02:00 PM-04:00 PM Central Daylight TimeInstructor: Tom Henry, M.S.Term: OELocation: Zoom - Syracuse OasisBy the time of Jackson's election (1828) the US looked nothing like it had less than forty years earlier when Washington established the Presidency. The dynamic, rapidly expanding nation now challenged the Executive Office to lead the new America while maintaining the framework laid out by the first generation. The new issues would parallel the old, mainly... read more -
Sessions: 5Class Date(s): 10-19-2021 to 11-23-2021Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 12:00 PM-01:30 PM Central Daylight TimeInstructor: Donald Bridy, Ph.D., theoretical physics, former adjunct professor, LeMoyne College & Syracuse University and worked for GE, Lockheed Martin, Bell Labs and MIT Lincoln LabsTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Syracuse OasisThe goal is to understand and appreciate evolving conceptions of the universe from ancient times to the present including primal chaos/gods, mythological and pre-scientific speculations, the Big Bang, expansion of the universe, dark matter/energy, the ultimate fate of the universe, discovery of exoplanets, search for extraterrestrial life, and the hidden... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-20-2021 to 10-20-2021Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 12:00 PM-01:30 PM Central Daylight TimeInstructor: Laura Nicholls, retired art educatorTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Syracuse OasisAs a young woman growing up in Brooklyn, Lee Krasner always knew that she wanted to be an artist. Inspired by the opening of MoMA in 1929, Krasner joined the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts and became a member of the American Abstract Artists where she met and later married Jackson Pollock. With the financial assistance of Peggy Guggenheim, the Pollocks... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-21-2021 to 10-21-2021Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 02:00 PM-04:00 PM Central Daylight TimeInstructor: Tom Henry, M.S.Term: OELocation: Zoom - Syracuse OasisThe latest Supreme Court term was unique due to the pandemic but also held a few surprises with both its rulings and the make-up of majorities in several cases. Cases include issues ranging from free speech, freedom of religion, and transgender rights to NCAA rules. As always there are interesting but less publicized cases as well, this term dealing with... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 11-03-2021 to 11-03-2021Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 12:00 PM-01:30 PM Central Daylight TimeInstructor: Laura Nicholls, retired art educatorTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Syracuse OasisJ.A.M. Whistler was an American-born, British-based artist who became known during his lifetime as an aesthete, a proponent of the credo “art for art’s sake,” and a forerunner of the Post-Impressionist art movement. Whistler was bold and self-assured, developing a reputation for verbal and legal retaliations against art critics, dealers, and artists... read more