COURSES – SPRING 2026 / Old Courses
The courses listed below in alphabetical order were offered in previous semesters.
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AUSTRALIA – THE LAND DOWN UNDER
Coordinators: Andrea Irvine, David Bartash, Marion Schultheis
Tucked away in the bottom of the world, isolated for tens of thousands of years, Australia stands unique in the world in so many ways.
BEETHOVEN: THE MIDDLE YEARS
Coordinators: Arlene Hajinlian, Larry Shapiro
Beethoven, now established as a celebrated Viennese composer, is astonishingly productive during the the years from 1802 – 1814.
BLACK WOMENS VOICES
Coordinators: Ilene Winkler, Barbara Barnes, Susannah Falk Lewis, Penelope Pi-Sunyer
This course discusses a wide range of works by Black women: novels, memoirs, essays, poetry, music, and art.
BOOK CHATS
Coordinators: Kathy Cook
We don’t all read the same books, so let’s share our great book suggestions and talk about them.
BORDERS AND BOUNDARIES
Coordinators: Stephen Baker, Pete Weis
Defining a nation-state and its subnational components requires physical delineation acknowledged by those within and beyond its geographic limits. Establishment of boundaries is vital, and borders and boundaries have often been a key component of history.
CHAIR MEDITATION
Coordinators: Ken Sasmor
MEETS EVERY THURSDAY FROM 12:10 TO 12:50 PM.
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Coordinators: Sol Makon, Peter Dichter, Pete Weis
Historically, Classical music and social/political structures have always been interrelated. A change in one has the potential to alter or transform the other.
COMEDY CENTRAL
Coordinators: Wayne Cotter, Leslie Goldman, Vince Grosso, Michael Wellner
You never know what to expect at a Comedy Central class. It could be a session on New Yorker cartoons or a live interview with a top-shelf television comedian.
CONSTRUCTION: BEYOND BRICKS AND MORTAR
Coordinators: Andrea Irvine, Marion Schultheis, David Bartash
Birds do it. Bees do it. Even educated Questers do it. What is it? It’s construction.
CONTEMPORARY BRITISH CULTURE
Coordinators: Judy Hampson, Jennifer Jolly, Donna Ramer, Sheryl Harawitz
This course focuses on the global influence of contemporary British culture, including art, music, dance, theatre, literature and fashion.