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June 9 Tuesday12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Daryl Davis, MusicianLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis Aruguably one of the greatest purveyors of love and Pop songs was the late Neil Sedaka who wrote and composed... read more -
June 11 Thursday12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Richard Bell, Professor of History, University of MarylandLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis Americans spent many years trying to distinguish themselves and their new country from the people and government that they revolted... read more -
June 15 Monday12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Federal Judge (TBD) and Rebecca Fanning, National Educational Outreach Manager, Office of the U.S. CourtsLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis At a time when polls and pundits indicate that public understanding of the courts is cloudy, participants in this online... read more -
June 16 Tuesday9:30 AM → 11:00 AM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Nora Hamerman, Art HistorianLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis What does it mean to create boldly in one’s seventies, eighties, and beyond? Inspired by Goya’s famous inscription—“I am still learning”—this... read more -
June 16 Tuesday12:00 PM → 1:15 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Hugo Keesing, University of Maryland, Retired ProfessorLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis “Boomers” — born 1946–1964 — grew up in a world unlike their parents’ or their children’s. Shaped by post-Depression and... read more -
June 17 Wednesday12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Denver Brunsman, Associate Chair, Department of History, George Washington UniversityLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis For the 250th anniversary of America’s founding, Denver Brunsman, chair of the History Department at George Washington University and noted... read more -
June 18 Thursday12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Steven Gimbel, Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg CollegeLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis With the old power structure crumbling, French thinkers sought to reconstruct it based on reason. How should we think about... read more -
June 23 Tuesday9:30 AM → 11:00 AM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Nora Hamerman, Art HistorianLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis What does it mean to create boldly in one’s seventies, eighties, and beyond? Inspired by Goya’s famous inscription— “I am still... read more -
June 23 Tuesday12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Central TimeSessions: 1Instructor: Dan Sherman, PhDLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis Alexander Hamilton has always been known as a central player in America’s early history, but the smash Broadway musical “Hamilton”... read more -
June 25 Thursday12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Richard Bell, Professor of History, University of MarylandLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis Before the Revolution, most American colonists had tended to think of themselves as British and were often deeply enamored with... read more -
July 9 Thursday12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Joan Hart, Art History Instructor, Museum One, Inc.Locations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis We’ll take a leisurely virtual walk through Impressionist master Claude Monet’s famous water lily garden at his Giverny home. Ms.... read more -
July 13 Monday12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Federal Judge (TBD) and Rebecca Fanning, National Educational Outreach Manager, Office of the U.S. CourtsLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis At a time when polls and pundits indicate that public understanding of the courts is cloudy, participants in this online... read more
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July 14 Tuesday9:30 AM → 11:00 AM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Garret Martin, Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer, School of International Service, and Co-Director of the Transatlantic Policy Center, American UniversityLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis The launch of operation ‘Epic Fury’ in late February 2026 marked a significant escalation in the tumultuous relationship between the... read more -
July 14 Tuesday12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Central Time Sessions: 1Instructor: Daryl Davis, MusicianLocations: Zoom - Washington Metro Oasis One of the most popular groups of the ’60s & ’70s Three Dog Night didn’t have many original songs but... read more -
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 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