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Past Humanities Courses
October 2020
| Class | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| Chopin, Schubert, Schumann, Liszt Instructor: Alexander Tentser | Wednesdays, Oct 28 – Nov 18 |
| Broadway, Up with A Twist! Instructor: Richard T. Hanson | Tuesdays, Oct 20 – Nov 24 |
| In Search of the First Americans Instructor: Matthew J. Rowe | Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct 6 – Nov 19, 10:00-10:50am AZ Time |
| The High Renaissance in Italy Instructor: Kevin Justus | Thursdays, Oct 1 – Nov 5 |
September 2020
| Class | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| Music for Our Time Instructor: Bob Bernhardt | Wednesdays, Sept 30 – Oct 21, 10:00-11:30am |
| Romantic Poetry Instructor: Charles Alexander | Sept 16 – Oct 21, 1:30-2:45pm |
March 2020
| Class | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| Tucson’s Gift - The Music of Linda Ronstadt Instructor: John Nemerovski | Mondays, Mar 16 – 23, 1:30-3:30pm |
| Ernest Hemingway & F. Scott Fitzgerald - Oro Valley Session Instructor: William A. Fry | Fridays, Mar 13 – Apr 3, 9:30-11:30am |
| Women on the Edge Instructor: Mike Dominguez | Thursdays, Mar 12 – 26, 1:30-3:30pm |
| Green Deal/ New Deal/ Real Deal Instructor: Michael Schaller | Thursdays, Mar 12 – Apr 2, 10:00am-noon |
| Ernest Hemingway & F. Scott Fitzgerald - Tucson Session Instructor: William A. Fry | Wednesdays, Mar 11 – Apr 1, 9:45-11:45am |
| Shakespeare’s Women Instructor: Cynthia Meier | Fridays, Mar 6 - Apr 10, 10:00am-noon |
| Day Trip - Phoenix Art Museum Instructor: Kevin Justus | Wednesday, Mar 4, 8:30am-4:30pm |
February 2020
| Class | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| Natural Wonders Instructor: Paul Fisher | Wednesdays, Feb 19 – Mar 4, 10:00am-noon |
| The Victorians and Modernity Instructor: Richard A. Cosgrove | Thursdays, Feb 13 - Mar 5, 1:30-3:30pm |
| Walt Whitman Instructor: Charles Alexander | Tuesdays, Feb 11 – Mar 3, 9:30-11:30am |
| Dance Fever! - Session 2 Instructor: Richard T. Hanson | Tuesdays, Feb 4 – Mar 10, 1:00-3:00pm |
| Dance Fever! - Session 1 Instructor: Richard T. Hanson | Tuesdays, Feb 4 – Mar 10, 10:00am-noon |
January 2020
| Class | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| The Master and the Millionairess - Oro Valley Session Instructor: William A. Fry | Fridays, Jan 24 – Feb 14, 9:30-11:30am |
| World Archaeology Instructor: Matthew J. Rowe | Thursdays, Jan 23 – Mar 5, 10:00am-noon |
| Beethoven as a Bridge to Romanticism Instructor: Alexander Tentser | Wednesdays, Jan 22 – Mar 25, 1:00-3:00pm |
| The Master and the Millionairess - Tucson Session Instructor: William A. Fry | Wednesdays, Jan 22 – Feb 12, 9:45-11:45am |
| Edouard Manet Instructor: Kevin Justus | Mondays, Jan 20 – Mar 2, 9:30am-noon |
November 2019
| Class | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| Walt Whitman Instructor: Charles Alexander | Fridays, Nov 1 – 22, 9:30-11:30am |
October 2019
| Class | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| Literary Road Trip - Oro Valley Session Instructor: William A. Fry | Fridays, Oct 11 – Dec 6, 9:30-11:30am |
| The History of Parliament Instructor: Richard A. Cosgrove | Thursdays, Oct 10 – 31, 1:30-3:30pm |
| The Footprints of Humanity Instructor: Matthew J. Rowe | Thursdays, Oct 10 – Nov 21, 10:00am-noon |
| Literary Road Trip - Tucson Session Instructor: William A. Fry | Wednesdays, Oct 9 – Dec 4, 9:45-11:45am |
| Caravaggio and Annibale Carracci Instructor: Kevin Justus | Mondays Oct 7 – Nov 4, 9:30am-noon |
| Exploring Egypt’s Influential Neighbor Instructor: | Tuesdays, Oct 1 – 29, 2:00-4:00pm |
March 2019
| Class | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| Friendship of Hawthorne & Melville - Oro Valley Session Instructor: William A. Fry | Fridays, Mar 22 – Apr 12, 9:30am-11:30am |
| Friendship of Hawthorne & Melville - Tucson Session Instructor: William A. Fry | Wednesdays, Mar 20 – Apr 10, 9:45am-11:45am |
| In Search of the First Americans Instructor: Matthew J. Rowe | Thursdays, Mar 14 – Apr 18, 10:00am-noon |
| World War 1 Instructor: Richard A. Cosgrove | Thursdays, Mar 7 – 28, 1:30-3:30pm |
| A Tribute to Leonard Cohen Instructor: | Mondays, Mar 4 and 18, 1:30-3:30pm |
February 2019
| Class | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| The Paradoxical Venetian Renaissance Instructor: Kevin Justus | Mondays and Fridays, Feb 18 - Mar 8 from 10am to Noon |
January 2019
| Class | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| Literary Cocktail Hour with Bill Fry Instructor: William A. Fry | Thursday, Jan 31, 4:00-6:00pm |
| Ovid’s Metamorphoses Instructor: | Thursdays, Jan 31 – Mar 7, 10:00am-noon |
| As Time Goes By… - Session 2 Instructor: Richard T. Hanson | Tuesdays Jan 22 – Mar 12, 1:00-3:00pm |
| As Time Goes By… - Session 1 Instructor: Richard T. Hanson | Tuesdays Jan 22 – Mar 12, 10:00am-noon |
| Matisse and the Exotic Instructor: Kevin Justus | Mondays, Jan 21 and Feb 4, 10:00am-noon |
| A Sense of Place - Oro Valley Session Instructor: William A. Fry | Fridays, Jan 16 - Mar 8, 9:30-11:30am |
| Great Piano Masterpieces of the 18th and 19th Centuries Instructor: Alexander Tentser | Wednesdays, Jan 16 – Mar 6, 1:00-3:00pm |
| A Sense of Place - Tucson Session Instructor: William A. Fry | Wednesdays, Jan 16 – Mar 6, 9:45-11:45am |
November 2018
| Class | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| The Sacred and the Profane Instructor: Mike Dominguez | Thursdays, Nov 8 – Dec 13, 1:30-3:30pm |
| Cruising the Greek Islands Instructor: | Fridays, Nov 2 – Dec 14, 1:00-3:00pm |
| World Archaeology Instructor: Matthew J. Rowe | Thursdays, Nov 1 – Dec 13, 10:00am-noon |
October 2018
| Class | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| Brunch with Brahms (and Bob) Instructor: | Friday, Oct 26, 9:30am-12:15pm |
| The Winning Score Instructor: | Thursday, Oct 25, 10:00am-noon |
| Carefully Taught: Oscar Hammerstein & Stephen Sondheim - Session 2 Instructor: Richard T. Hanson | Tuesdays, Oct 23 – Dec 4, 1:00-3:00pm |
| Carefully Taught: Oscar Hammerstein & Stephen Sondheim - Session 1 Instructor: Richard T. Hanson | Tuesdays, Oct 23 – Dec 4, 10:00am-noon |
| Palaces Fit for a King Instructor: Kevin Justus | Mondays, Oct 22 – Dec 17, 9:30am-noon |
| Grand Dames of American Literature - Oro Valley Instructor: William A. Fry | Fridays, Oct 12 – Dec 7, 9:30-11:30am |
| World War 1 Instructor: Richard A. Cosgrove | Thursdays, Oct 11 – Nov 1, 1:30-3:30pm |
| Chopin and the Romantic Era Instructor: Alexander Tentser | Wednesdays, Oct 10 – Dec 5, 1:00-3:00pm |
| Grand Dames of American Literature - Tucson Instructor: William A. Fry | Wednesdays, Oct 10 – Dec 5, 9:45-11:45am |
March 2018
| Class | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| Pioneers of Modern American Poetry - Oro Valley Session Instructor: William A. Fry | Fridays, Mar 2 – Apr 6, 9:30-11:30am |
| The British Empire Instructor: Richard A. Cosgrove | Thursdays, Mar 1 – 22, 1:30-3:30pm |
| Tracking the Footprints of Humanity Instructor: Matthew J. Rowe | Thursdays, Mar 1 – Apr 19, 10:00am-noon |
February 2018
| Class | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| Pioneers of Modern American Poetry - Tucson Session Instructor: William A. Fry | Wednesdays, Feb 28 – Apr 4, 9:45-11:45am |
| Day Trip to the Amerind Foundation Instructor: | Thursday, Feb 22, 9:00am-3:30pm |
| Music and Meaning Instructor: | Fridays, Feb 9 – Mar 16, 10:00am-noon |
| Music of the Russian Silver Age Instructor: Alexander Tentser | Wednesdays, Feb 7 – Apr 4, 1:00-3:00pm |
| Ancient Greeks Instructor: | Fridays, Feb 2 – Mar 9, 1:00-3:00pm |
| From the Beginning Instructor: | Thursdays, Feb 1 – 15, 1:30-3:30pm |
January 2018
| Class | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| Proustian Paris Instructor: Kevin Justus | Mondays, Jan 29 – Mar 12, 10:00am-noon |
| Fly Me to the Moon - Session 3 Instructor: Richard T. Hanson | Wednesdays Jan 17 – Mar 7, 10:00am-noon |
| Fly Me to the Moon - Session 2 Instructor: Richard T. Hanson | Tuesdays, Jan 16 – Mar 6, 1:00-3:00pm |
| Fly Me to the Moon - Session 1 Instructor: Richard T. Hanson | Tuesdays, Jan 16 – Mar 6, 10:00am-noon |
| Native American Literary Renaissance - Oro Valley Session Instructor: William A. Fry | Fridays, Jan 12 – Feb 16, 9:30am-11:30am |
| Native American Literary Renaissance - Tucson Session Instructor: William A. Fry | Wednesdays, Jan 10 – Feb 14, 9:45am - 11:45am |
November 2017
| Class | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| Relationships and Mythology Instructor: | Fridays Nov 3 – Dec 15, 1:00-3:00pm |
| Political Expression through the Visual Arts Instructor: | Thursdays, Nov 2 – Dec 7, 10:00am-noon |
October 2017
| Class | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| Dancin' Fools - Session 2 Instructor: Richard T. Hanson | Tuesdays, Oct 24 – Dec 5, 1:00-3:00pm |
| Dancin' Fools - Session 1 Instructor: Richard T. Hanson | Tuesdays, Oct 24 – Dec 5, 10:00am-noon |
| Bernini and Baroque Rome Instructor: Kevin Justus | Mondays Oct 23 – Nov. 27, 10:00am-noon |
| World War I Instructor: Richard A. Cosgrove | Thursdays, Oct 19 – Nov 16, 1:30-3:30pm |
| Time Travelers - Oro Valley Session Instructor: William A. Fry | Fridays, Oct 13 – Dec 8, 9:30-11:30am |
| Women Composers in Western Music Instructor: Alexander Tentser | Wednesdays, Oct 11 – Dec 6, 1:00-3:00pm |
| Time Travelers - Tucson Session Instructor: William A. Fry | Wednesdays, Oct 11 – Dec 6, 9:45-11:45am |
September 2017
| Class | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| Music and Meaning Instructor: | Thursdays, Sep 21 – Oct 26, 9:30-11:30am |
March 2017
| Class | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| Speaking Up (Oro Valley Session) Instructor: William A. Fry | Fridays, Mar 17 – Apr 14, 9:30-11:30am |
| Speaking Up (Tucson Session) Instructor: William A. Fry | Wednesdays, Mar 15 – Apr 12, 9:45-11:45am |
| Bob Dylan Instructor: | Fridays, Mar 3 – 31, 9:30-11:30am |
February 2017
| Class | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| Contemporary Tucson Artists Instructor: | Thursdays, Feb 23 – Mar 23, 1:30-3:30pm |
| Ancient Deities, Modern Lives Instructor: | Thursdays, Feb 23 – Apr 6, 10:00am-noon |
| Michelangelo Instructor: Kevin Justus | Mondays, Feb 6 – Mar 27, 9:30-11:30am |
| Russian Music: Composers, Czars and Commissars Instructor: Alexander Tentser | Wednesdays, Feb 1 – Apr 5, 1:00-3:00pm |
January 2017
| Class | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| Ancient Egypt’s Greatest Archaeological Sites & Discoveries Instructor: | Fridays, Jan 27 – Mar 3, 1:00-3:00pm |
| The English Reformation Instructor: Richard A. Cosgrove | Thursdays, Jan 26 – Feb 16, 1:30-3:30pm |
| The Pleasures of Paris Instructor: | Thursdays, Jan 26 – Feb 16, 9:30-11:30am |
| Game Changers (Oro Valley Session) Instructor: William A. Fry | Fridays, Jan 13 – Mar 3, 9:30-11:30am |
| Sing for Your Supper! (Session 3) Instructor: Richard T. Hanson | Wednesdays, Jan 11 – Mar 1, 1:00-3:00pm |
| Game Changers (Tucson Session) Instructor: William A. Fry | Wednesdays, Jan 11 – Mar 1, 9:45-11:45am |
| Sing for Your Supper! (Session 2) Instructor: Richard T. Hanson | Tuesdays, Jan 10 – Feb 28, 1:00-3:00pm |
| Sing for Your Supper! (Session 1) Instructor: Richard T. Hanson | Tuesdays, Jan 10 – Feb 28, 10:00am-noon |
November 2016
| Class | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| Au Naturale: The Nude in Art Instructor: | Thursdays, Nov 10 – Dec 15, 1:30-3:30pm (No class Nov 24) |
| The Landscape of Mythology Instructor: | When: Fridays, Nov 4 – Dec 16, 10:00am-noon (No class Nov 25) |
| In the Mood! - Afternoon Section Instructor: Richard T. Hanson | Tuesdays, Nov 1 – Dec 13 (No class Nov 22) 1:00-3:00pm |
| In the Mood! - Morning Section Instructor: Richard T. Hanson | Tuesdays, Nov 1 – Dec 13 (No class Nov 22) 10:00am-noon |