This Joint is Jumpin’
Tracing the musical evolution of Ragtime to Jazz to Boogie Woogie to Swing, we’ll be singin’ and swingin’ to the solid stomp of the Great American Song Book of the 1930s and 40s.
Tuesdays. Jan 18 – Mar 8
10:00 am – noon
Instructor: Richard T. Hanson
The Powerful Genius of Mozart
Mozart’s last piano concertos and symphonies profoundly affected the first generation of Romantic composers. Hear piano sonatas and concertos by Mozart as well as piano masterworks by Schubert, Mendelssohn and Chopin in this delightful combination of lecture plus virtuoso piano performance.
Wednesdays, Jan 19 – Feb 23
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Instructor: Alexander Tentser
Ernest Hemingway & F. Scott Fitzgerald
Examine the tumultuous friendship of Hemingway and Fitzgerald through discussions of their work and the research of literary scholars.
Fridays Jan 21, 28, and Feb 4, 11
10:00 - noon
Instructor: William A. Fry
Food for Thought Session 1: Love in the Time of Aphrodite
As Valentine’s Day approaches, explore the ancient concepts of love through the figure of the Greek goddess Aphrodite and consider what relation, if any, the ancient ideas have to our modern perceptions.
Monday, Feb 7
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Instructor: Bella Vivante
Great British Prime Ministers
Consider the legacy of twelve outstanding prime ministers from Sir Robert Walpole to Margaret Thatcher and examine their accomplishments in historical context.
Thursdays, Feb 10 – Mar 10
10:00 am - noon
Instructor: Richard A. Cosgrove
Who’s Not Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Cynthia Meier, Co-Founder of The Rogue Theatre, will talk about Woolf’s life, times, and work, with special emphasis on Mrs. Dalloway, which she is adapting and directing this spring.
Thursdays, Feb 10 – Mar 10
1:30 – 3:30 pm
Instructor: Cynthia Meier
World Archaeology: from Hunters and Gatherers to the Atomic Age
Explore the development of human culture after the emergence from Africa and entrance to the Americas.
Wednesdays, Feb 16 – Apr 6
10:00 am – noon
Instructor: Matthew J. Rowe
A Tale of Two Cities: Rome and Paris in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries.
Rome and Paris are two of the world’s most beautiful cities, but they were not always that way. Consider how one city ceded artistic influence and political power to the other as we examine how Rome and Paris encouraged different ideas and agendas.
Wednesdays Feb 16 – March 30
1:30 – 3:30 pm
Instructor: Kevin Justus
Writing in the Midst of Chaos: The Insight of Writing with Trust in Our Own Experiences
Explore how writing heals, connects, reveals our truth and reinvents our style as we write the stories that make a difference in this crazy time.
Fridays Mar 4 – Apr 8
9:30 am - noon
Instructor: Molly McKasson
The Pen is Mightier than the Sword
Embark on a literary and historical journey of American ideals, values, humanity, religion, culture, politics, and war as seen through the literature of our presidents.
Fridays, March 4 - 25
10:00 am - noon
Instructor: William A. Fry
Food for Thought Session 2: Biosphere 2 – Where Are You Now?
Discover the innovative new projects underway at this remarkable Arizona treasure.
Monday, Mar 7
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Instructor: Joaquin Ruiz
A Musical Odyssey
In a six-part exploration of music from Bach to the present cellist and playwright Harry Clark will examine the connection between composer, performer and listener.
Thursdays, Mar 17 – Apr 21
10:00 am – noon
Instructor: Harry Clark
African-American Art: A Survey
Black American art is a key element of what defines American art. Examine the 300-year legacy of Black American painting, sculpture and other media in this 4-part lecture series.
Thursdays, Mar 17 – Apr 7
1:30 - 3:30 pm
Instructor: Mike Dominguez
Food for Thought Session 3: Military Wives in the Arizona Territory
Learn about the lives of the courageous women who came west with their military husbands in the mid to late 1800s and hear about the tragedies and triumphs they experienced.
Monday, Apr 4
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Instructor: Jan Cleere