COURSES – SPRING 2026
Quest courses run in the fall and spring terms, each 14 weeks, along with an eight-week summer session in June and July. Classes alternate weeks, so each course is approximately seven sessions (contingent upon holidays). Classes that meet in the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th, and 13th weeks are designated A-Week classes. Those that meet in the alternate weeks are B-Week classes. |
| Important Dates | ||
| Monday | February 2 | Classes Begin |
| Thursday | February 12 | Lincoln’s Birthday (No Classes) |
| Monday | February 16 | President’s Day (No Classes) |
| Mon–Thurs | April 13 – 16 | Spring Break |
| Thursday | May 14 | Classes End |
Spring 2026 Schedule of Courses Click on any course name and you will see that course’s webpage, which in most cases lists the subjects and presenters for each session of the semester. Courses indicated as To Be Recorded will have class recordings posted on the Quest Class Videos – Spring 2026 page. In addition to this course schedule, Quest publishes each week in the members-only area of this website a schedule for the week’s classes called Next Week at Quest (NWAQ). Click Here To See a Sample. |
| MONDAY | ||
| A-WEEK 02/02, 02/16, 03/02, 03/16, 03/30, 04/20, 05/04 | B-WEEK 02/09, 02/23, 03/09, 03/23, 04/06, 04/27, 05/11 | |
| MORNING 10:30 – 12:00 | ACROSS THE UNIVERSE IT AIN’T JUST ROCK ‘N’ ROLL | GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY Hybrid / Auditorium / To Be Recorded Peter Dichter, Arlynn Greenbaum WONDERFUL BOOKS OUT LOUD In-Person Only / Room 27 Harriet Finkelstein, Larry Shapiro, Ruth Ward |
| LUNCH 12:00 – 1:00 | EXTRAS | EXTRAS |
| AFTERNOON 1:00 – 2:30 | BALZAC: PÈRE GORIOT PROFILES IN COURAGE | GREAT DIRECTORS, PRODUCERS, GREAT PLAYS POWER OF PLAY |
| TUESDAY | ||
| A-WEEK 02/03, 02/17, 03/03, 03/17, 03/31, 04/21, 05/05 | B-WEEK 02/10, 02/24, 03/10, 03/24, 04/07, 04/28, 05/12 | |
| MORNING 10:30 – 12:00 | SCIENCE CLUBHOUSE In-Person Only / Room 27 Steve Allen Jim Brook, Gil Santiago, Marion Schultheis SUPREME COURT Hybrid / Room 15-17 / To Be Recorded Michael Wellner, Sandra Abramson, Babette Ceccotti THEATERWORKS In-Person Only / Auditorium Art Spar, Mary Ann Donnelly, Ruth Ward, Arlynn Greenbaum | ARTISTS AND THEIR WORK NEW AND CLASSIC ESSAYS |
| LUNCH 12:00 – 1:00 | EXTRAS | EXTRAS |
| AFTERNOON 1:00 – 2:30 | CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP HISTORY OF NEW YORK CITY TWO NOVELS BY VIRGINIA WOOLF | FILM FOR THOUGHT QUESTER’S CHOICE II |
| WEDNESDAY | ||
| A-WEEK 02/04, 02/18, 03/04, 03/18, 04/01, 04/22, 05/06 | B-WEEK 02/11, 02/25, 03/11, 03/25, 04/08, 04/29, 05/13 | |
| MORNING 10:30 – 12:00 | SHAKESPEARE: HAMLET TIME: THE WONDER OF IT | AMERICAN UPHEAVALS SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS |
| LUNCH 12:00 – 1:00 | EXTRAS | EXTRAS |
| AFTERNOON 1:00 – 2:30 | CINEMA QUEST: TIMELESS WRITINGS: YOU CAN DO POWERPOINT | DISTINGUISHED GUEST LECTURE |
| THURSDAY | ||
| A-WEEK 02/05, 02/19, 03/05, 03/19, 04/02, 04/23, 05/07 | B-WEEK 02/12, 02/26, 03/12, 03/26, 04/09, 04/30, 05/14 | |
| MORNING 10:30 – 12:00 | BEETHOVEN: THE LATE YEARS CONTEMPORARY POETRY | EARTH: HISTORY ORAL INTERPRETATION OF POETRY |
| LUNCH 12:00 – 1:00 | EXTRAS | EXTRAS |
| AFTERNOON 1:00 – 2:30 | CONTEMPORARY SHORT Hybrid / Room 15-17 Nancy Richardson, Mary Buchwald, Frieda Lipp QUESTER’S CHOICE I Hybrid / Room 27 / To Be Recorded Mary Beth Yakoubian, Vince Grosso | ERAS IN AMERICAN HISTORY EXPLORATIONS IN PHILOSOPHY POETS’ WORKSHOP |
| FRIDAY | |||
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