COURSES – FALL 2026 / Old Courses
The courses listed below in alphabetical order were offered in previous semesters.
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MEXICO: SOUTH OF OUR BORDER
Coordinators: Tamara Weinberg, Harriet Dubroff, Joyce Sabella
To visit Mexico is to be surrounded by color and music. A fascinating blend of butterflies and beaches, murals and museums, pyramids and ancient temples, Mexico is rich in history, culture, and natural beauty.
MODERN OPERA
Coordinators: Steve Koenig, Frieda Lipp, Victor Brener
At each session, we view a different opera and engage in a lively discussion of the text, staging, medium and score.
MORAL TALES FOR OUR TIMES
Coordinators: Lynnel Garabedian, Sandy Kessler
Our class will read several plays in which individuals act morally and bravely in the face of enormous social and political pressure and at great cost to themselves.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Coordinators: Bob Gottfried, Ellen Gottfried
We will examine the lives and accomplishments of outstanding people whose ideas and actions have had a lasting effect on our society, whether for good or evil.
MOZARTS WOMEN
Coordinators: Larry Shapiro, Linda Downs
We think of Mozart’s father as the dominant influence in his life, but there’s more to the story.
MUSIC OF THE HEART
Coordinators: Frank Montaturo
Members are invited to submit a piece of music that “speaks to your heart.”
MYTHOLOGY
Coordinators: Donna Ramer, Mary Ann Donnelly , Sheryl Harawitz
Myths are more than mere stories; they are sacred, timeless tales that guide us to understand how cultural norms and values were established.
NYC AND ITS ENVIRONS: PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS
Coordinators: Paul Golomb, Bob Reiss, Sandra Abramson
Starting as a trading post on the tip of Manhattan, today it is a region that reaches beyond the city lines.
OLD TESTAMENT AS LITERATURE AND IN THE ARTS
Coordinators: Joyce Hinote, Peter Dichter, Jamie Sykes
The Old Testament is a great religious work but it also contains many wonderful stories that have influenced our literature and fine arts down through the centuries.
ORAL INTERPRETATION OF POETRY
Coordinators: Joyce Hinote, Peter Dichter
The human oral tradition goes back millennia, and it began with poetry.