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.