Quest Courses – Spring 2023 / Something Extra
These sessions are informal in-person meetings, presentations, and events given usually during the noon hour on various days of the week (Sole Mates meets after classes on Thursdays).
Here, the atmosphere is such that attendees have ample opportunity to initiate discussions, pose questions, make comments, and eat lunch.
Click on any title to view the related course page. To find exact dates and times for sessions, watch the weekly “Next Week at Quest,” published on the website on the Friday prior to when the session is held.
ADVENTURES IN DINING
Coordinators: Frank Montaturo
Step out of your familiar neighborhood and explore the extraordinary gastronomical options available elsewhere in our city.
ART TALKS
Coordinators: Andrea Irvine, Sheryl Harawitz
This noontime class that offers short presentations on art that encourage lively discussion in an informal, relaxing environment.
BOOK CHATS
Coordinators: Kathy Cook
Not Your Typical Book Group! We don’t all read the same book, so let’s share our great book suggestions and talk about them.
BOOK CLUB
Coordinators: Jan Goldstein, Susannah Falk Lewis, Joan Vreeland
The Quest Book Club reads a wide cross-section of novels by both new and established authors, from this country and abroad, across a range of genres.
DÉJEUNER FRANÇAIS
Coordinators: Ruth Ward, Donna Basile
If you speak some French, join us for conversations on subjects of interest to our participants. The class is conducted in French.
LUNCHTIME SPANISH
Coordinators: Ellen Rittberg, Donna Basile
¿Quieres hacer algo nuevo? ¿Por qué no vienes a hablar español con otros Questers durante el almuerzo?
MUSIC OF THE HEART
Coordinators: Frank Montaturo
Class members are invited to submit a piece of music that “speaks to the heart.”
SOCIAL EVENTS
Coordinators: Lois Cardillo, Marcia Friedland
The Social Committee creates gatherings at 25 Broadway several times a year to facilitate Questers, both old and new getting to know one another outside the classroom setting, in a casual atmosphere.
SOLE MATES
Coordinators: Andrea Irvine, Marian Friedmann, Laura Lopez
The coordinators will lead you on a walk along the Hudson on Thursday every fortnight.
THEATER TALKBACK
Coordinators: Yona Rogosin, Mary Ann Donnelly
This noontime discussion will meet in a relaxed environment to talk about experimental/avant-garde theater and offerings that we have seen recently and in the past, and to share reviews, upcoming shows to see – both experimental and traditional – and tips on how to get discount tickets. Film clips will also be shown.