Classes

Following the blockbuster Vermeer Exhibit at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, we’ll examine the details and remarkable beauty of Vermeer’s work and consider the Holland of his time, the factors that made him unique and his remarkable sensitivity to the world of women.

Enjoy the memories of Christmas from the view of a young child and discover more about a nostalgic and simpler time through this beloved work by Dylan Thomas

Take your seat in the Century Room, Tucson’s only dedicated jazz club and enjoy a special performance featuring local jazz musicians. Proceeds benefit the Tucson Jazz Festival.

“Self Reliance” from Essays, First Series

Marvel at the riveting tale of two pioneering women who mapped the botany of the Grand Canyon on their historic boat trip down the Colorado River in the summer of 1938.

Celebrate the movie musicals that starred the greatest dancers of the 20th Century. We’ll explore the rich history of dance in movie musicals and toast the directors, choreographers, and stars who created dance works of art on film. Put on your dancin’ shoes! It’s lights, camera, action for an all singing, all dancing spectacular!

Marvel at the riveting tale of two pioneering women who mapped the botany of the Grand Canyon on their historic boat trip down the Colorado River in the summer of 1938.

Discover the intriguing history of saguaro cactus imagery that followed the railroad’s progress through the Sonoran Desert in the early 1880s —resulting in transplanted displays from Southern Pacific depots to world’s fairs that acquainted Americans with the plants firsthand. The use of highly imaginative images by the tourism industry after WWII continues to the present day, making the saguaro an icon of the American West.

Move beyond the well-known works of great American authors to discover and discuss often overlooked treasures in this series of monthly lectures by literature professor William Fry.

John Barleycorn, an autobiographical novel serialized in the Saturday Evening Post (1913)

Britain has had a long-standing connection to the Middle East in the modern era. The Ottoman Empire was long supported by Britain in the 19th century and the 1917 Balfour Declaration marked British interest in the politics and oil of the Middle East. The current conflict between Hamas and Israel is just the most recent event that has forced Britain’s choices in foreign policy.