The Learning Curve Tucson

Proceeding with caution.

This semester brings new opportunities to continue learning together. Through music, visual art, theatre, literature, history and more we will learn with each other, from each other and about each other as we explore the human experience. The stories of those who came before us inspire and inform the stories yet-to-come.

While we are still in uncertain times, The Learning Curve will offer a variety of options, including in-person classes with limited attendance, interactive Zoom classes and on-demand video classes to best serve our treasured community of learners.

We offer worry-free registration. If you need to cancel, simply let us know before the class start date and we’ll process your refund promptly. Let us know after a class begins and we’ll issue a refund for the remaining sessions. Cancellation fees will be waived for the fall semester.

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Six Twentieth Century Musical Masters

Debussy, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Stravinsky

Through a series of six on-demand video presentations combining lecture and piano performance, explore the revolutionary work of these composers while learning more about their lives, friendships and political influences.

Wednesdays, Sept 22 - Dec 1

Instructor: Alexander Tentser

On Demand

Tracking the Footprints of Humanity

Perspectives from archaeology and paleoanthropology

Consider some of the major questions related to seven topics in the origins of humanity: evolution, bipedalism, encephalization, the development of tools and technologies, human expansion, art and cave paintings, and learn about recent discoveries in the field.

Thursdays, Sept 30- Nov 18th
10:00am - noon

Instructor: Matthew J. Rowe

In Person

Another Openin’ Another Show!

The Saga of American Musical Theatre

As Broadway comes back to life and the theatres re-open, it’s a perfect time to celebrate America’s great gift to world: Musical Theatre! Explore the history and evolution of this uniquely American form of lyric theatre from its inception to Hamilton and toast the tunesmiths and stars of Broadway.

Tuesdays, Oct 5 - Nov 9
10:00am - noon

Instructor: Richard T. Hanson

In Person

Mix It Up: Ways to Truth in Writing

This interactive ZOOM writing workshop examines ways of blending multiple topics, of revealing mixed emotions, of juxtaposing the personal with the global, and mixing past and present to find meaning beneath experiences.

Thursdays, Oct 14 - Nov 18
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Instructor: Meg Files

Live Zoom

Best Friends and Betrayal

Explore the tumultuous friendship of Langston Hughes, often called the “Dean of African American Authors” and Zora Neale Hurston, often considered the most sassy, outspoken and independent woman writer of the times.

Fridays, Oct 15 - Nov 12
10:00am - noon

Instructor: William A. Fry

In Person

Dutch Painting in the Golden Age of Hals, Rembrandt and Vermeer

In six on-demand video presentations we will examine the variety, beauty and innovative qualities of the Golden Age as we view and interpret landscapes, portraits, still life and genre scenes, placing them in cultural and historical context.

Mondays, Oct 18 - Nov 22

Instructor: Kevin Justus

On Demand

FDR, The New Deal and The World Crisis, 1932-1945

The New Deal continues to resonate in American life and politics with the recent discussion surrounding the “Green New Deal” This series of four in-person lectures will focus on what the “real” New Deal intended and achieved and its impact on organized labor, the environment, popular culture and more.

Wednesdays, Oct 20 - Nov 10
10:00am - noon

Instructor: Michael Schaller

In Person

Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous in Ancient Egypt

In seven on-demand video presentations, this course will cover kingship in Egypt from its ill-understood beginnings among prehistoric tribal chiefdoms, through the surprisingly early climax of royal power manifested by the construction of the Great Pyramid in Giza and more…

Mondays, Nov 1 - Dec 13

Instructor: Pearce Paul Creasman

On Demand