COURSES Fall 2022 / Something Extra
These classes are small informal meetings and presentations on topics of interest, held during the lunchtime breaks. Here, the atmosphere is such that class members have ample opportunity to initiate discussions, pose questions, and make comments.
ART TALKS
Coordinators: Andrea Irvine, Sheryl Harawitz
This noontime class, which meets one Wednesday a month, offers short presentations on art that encourage lively discussion in an informal, relaxing environment.
BIRTH OF IDEAS
Coordinators: Sheryl Harawitz, Mary Ann Donnelly, Donna Ramer
Each day we have between 35 and 48 thoughts every minute, the vast majority of which drive our daily routines and needs.
CONVERSATIONS EN 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.
CULTUREQUEST
Coordinators: Madeleine Brecher,
The CultureQuest program offers tours of the latest museum exhibitions as well as other enriching experiences throughout the New York area.
EMILY DICKINSON CIRCLE
Coordinators: Martha Drezin, Mary Ann Donnelly, Sheryl Harawitz, Joyce West
Would you like to spend time digging into Emily Dickinson poems?
MUSIC OF THE HEART
Coordinators: Frank Montaturo
Members are invited to submit a piece of music that “speaks to your heart.”
QUEST 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.