COURSES – FALL 2026 / Old Courses
The courses listed below in alphabetical order were offered in previous semesters.
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GREAT CONVERSATIONS
Coordinators: Jane Lubin, Larry Shapiro
Great Conversations offers works by both contemporary and classic authors across many genres and disciplines, ideal for promoting discussion among readers.
GREAT DIRECTORS, PRODUCERS, ACTORS
Coordinators: Wayne Cotter, Frieda Lipp, Roy Clary
This course will take an in-depth look at some of the most influential talents of the stage and screen. Class members will be encouraged to provide insights and share personal memories.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Coordinators: Lynnel Garabedian, Sandy Kessler
Great Expectations is Charles Dickens’s beloved novel of a humble orphan boy who rises to the ranks of high society through the patronage of an unknown benefactor.
GREAT PLAYS
Coordinators: Roy Clary, Wayne Cotter, Frieda Lipp
Important American and European plays are presented. Each session begins with a brief biography of the playwright followed by a “staged reading” of the play. The audience is encouraged to share their insights.
HARLEM RENAISSANCE
Coordinators: Richard Byrd, Stuart Parker
The Harlem Renaissance was a period of great change in America, and in the African-American community in particular.
HEALTH AND MEDICINE
Coordinators: Karen Cullen, Bob Gottfried, Donna Ramer
We have already encountered several medical issues throughout our lives and, as we continue our journey through the “back nine,” we will continue to meet familiar and new medical challenges.
HISTORY OF GERMANY
Coordinators: Caroline Thompson, Steve Allen, Linda Downs
The German people have a long and complex history that has had a profound impact, both good and bad, on all of Europe and on the world.
HISTORY OF MEDICINE
Coordinators: Karen Cullen, Donna Ramer, Michael Wellner
We interact with the medical world all the time, from our daily vitamin pill, to annual check-ups, to the occasional surgery or perhaps even treatment for a serious illness.
HISTORY OF NEW YORK CITY
Coordinators: Ilene Winkler, Sandra Abramson, Michael Wellner
We continue the history of New York City that you don’t learn in school.
HOUSE OF MIRTH
Coordinators: Patricia Geehr, Arlene Curinga
Edith Wharton, the first woman to win a Pulitzer, is known for depicting the “tragedies and ironies” of life among members of the middle class and aristocratic New York society in the 19th and 20th centuries.