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 for the Fall 2025 Semester | | | | Tuesday | Sep 2 | Classes Begin | | Tuesday | Sep 23 | Rosh Hashanah – No Classes | | Thursday | Oct 2 | Yom Kippur – No Classes | | Monday | Oct 13 | Columbus Day – No Classes | | Monday | Nov 24 – 27 | Thanksgiving Break | | Thursday | Dec 11 | Classes End |
Fall 2025 Schedule of Courses Click on any course name and you will see that course’s webpage. Courses indicated as To Be Recorded will have class recordings posted on the Quest Class Videos – Fall 2025 page. In addition to this course schedule, Quest publishes each week on the members-only segment of this website a schedule for the week’s classes called Next Week at Quest. Click Here To See a Sample. | MONDAY | |
| | A-WEEK
09/01, 09/15, 09/29, 10/13, 10/27, 11/10, 12/01 | B-WEEK
09/08, 09/22, 10/06, 10/20, 11/03, 11/17, 12/08 | MORNING
10:30 – 12:00 |
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
In-Person / Room 27
Michael Hamburg,
Marion Schultheis
IT AIN’T JUST ROCK ‘N’ ROLL
Hybrid / Auditorium / To Be Recorded
Steve Koenig,
Wayne Cotter, Mary Ann Donnelly
| GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY
Hybrid / Auditorium / To Be Recorded
Peter Dichter,
Arlynn Greenbaum
WONDERFUL BOOKS OUT LOUD
In-Person / Room 27
Harriet Finkelstein,
Larry Shapiro, Ruth Ward | LUNCH
12:00 – 1:00 | EXTRAS | EXTRAS | AFTERNOON
1:00 – 2:30 |
THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV
In-Person / Room 27
Sheryl Harawitz,
Patricia Geehr, Andrea Irvine,
Ellie Schaffer
PROFILES IN COURAGE
In-Person / Auditorium / To Be Recorded
Wayne Cotter,
Tracey Lee, Ken Sasmore
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DIRECTORS, PRODUCERS, ACTORS
Meets:
In-Person / Auditorium
Wayne Cotter,
Frieda Lipp, Roy Clary
GREAT PLAYS
Meets:
In-Person / Auditorium
Roy Clary,
Wayne Cotter, Frieda Lipp
QUESTER’S CHOICE
Hybrid / 15-17 / To Be Recorded
Bob Gottfried,
Vince Grosso, Hedy Schulman,
Mary Beth Yakoubian |
| TUESDAY | |
| | A-WEEK
09/02, 09/16, 09/30, 10/14, 10/28, 11/11, 12/02 | B-WEEK
09/09, 09/23, 10/07, 10/21, 12/04, 11/18, 12/09 | MORNING
10:30 – 12:00 |
ART AND PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE
Hybrid / Room 15-17 / To Be Recorded
Debbi Honorof, Sharon Katz
Victor Brenner
SUPREME COURT
Hybrid / Room 27 / To Be Recorded
Michael Wellner,
Bob Gottfried
THEATERWORKS
Hybrid / Auditorium / To Be Recorded
ART SPAR,
Mary Ann Donnelly, Ruth Ward,
Arlynn Greenbaum |
ARTISTS AND THEIR WORK
Hybrid / Auditorium / To Be Recorded
Linda Downs,
Lynnel Garabedian, Bob Reiss,
Ellen Shapiro
NEW AND CLASSIC ESSAYS
In-Person / Room 27
Steve Allen,
Martha Drezin, Ellie Schaffer,
Larry Shapiro
| LUNCH
12:00 – 1:00 | EXTRAS | EXTRAS | AFTERNOON
1:00 – 2:30 |
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
In-Person / Room 19
Helen Saffran,
Judy Hampson, Donna Ramer
HISTORY OF NEW YORK CITY
Hybrid / Auditorium / To be Recorded
Ilene Winkler,
Susannah Falk-Lewis, Penelope Pi-Sunyer,
Michael Wellner
MORAL TALES OF OUR TIMES
Hybrid / Room 27
Lynnel Garabedian, Sandy Kessler
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FILM FOR THOUGHT
In-Person / Auditorium
Steve Allen,
Lois Klein, Jane Lubin, Ellen Waldman
FEDERALIST PAPAERS
In-Person / Room 27
Sandy Kessler,
Andrea Irvine |
| WEDNESDAY | |
| | A-WEEK
09/03, 09/17, 10/01, 10/15, 10/29, 11/12, 12/03 | B-WEEK
09/10, 09/24, 10/08, 10/22, 12/05, 11/19, 12/10 | MORNING
10:30 – 12:00 |
SHAKESPEARE: COMEDY OF ERRORS
Hybrid / Auditorium / To Be Recorded
Roy Clary,
Jim Brook, Ellie Schaffer
TIME: THE WONDER OF IT
Hybrid / Room 27
Andrea Irvine,
David Bartash, Marion Schulthies
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AMERICAN UPHEAVALS
Hybrid / Room 15-17 / To Be Recorded
Michael Wellner,
Maureen Berman, Terri Hicks
SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS
Hybrid / Auditorum / To Be Recorded
Jim Brook,Steve Allen, Judy Weis
| LUNCH
12:00 – 1:00 | EXTRAS | EXTRAS | AFTERNOON
1:00 – 2:30 |
CINEMA QUEST:
CURRENT AND CLASSIC
Hybrid / Auditorium / To Be Recorded
Howard Salik,
Marian Friedmann, Vince Grosso
TIMELESS WRITINGS: THE ILIAD
In-Person / Room 27
Sheryl Harawitz,
Mary Ann Donnelly, Judy Hampson,
Andrea Irvine
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DISTINGUISHED GUEST
LECTURE SERIES
Hybrid / Auditorium / To Be Recorded
Arlynn Greenbaum,
Bob Reiss, Karen Levin, Estelle Selzer |
| THURSDAY | |
| | A-WEEK
09/04, 09/18, 10/02, 10/16, 10/30, 11/13, 12/04 | B-WEEK
09/11, 09/25, 10/09, 10/23, 12/06, 11/20, 12/11 | MORNING
10:30 – 12:00 |
CONTEMPORARY POETRY
Hybrid / Room 27
Ellen Rittberg,
Mary Ann Donnelly, Martha Drezin,
Frida Lipp
ERAS IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Hybrid / Auditorium To Be Recorded
Joy Sabella,
Bob Gottfried,
Mary Beth Yakoubian
YOU CAN DO POWERPOINT
Hybrid / Room 19
Tamara Weinberg,
Tracey Lee |
EARTH: GEOGRAPHY
In-Person / Auditorium / To Be Recorded
Judy Weis,
Pete Weis
ORAL INTERPRETATION OF POETRY
In-Person / Room 27
Joyce Hinote,
Peter Dichter
| LUNCH
12:00 – 1:00 | EXTRAS | EXTRAS | AFTERNOON
1:00 – 2:30 |
CONTEMPORARY SHORT
STORIES
Hybrid / Room 15-17
Nancy Richardson,
Mary Buchwald, Frieda Lipp
WORLD OF RELIGION
Hybrid / Room 27
Ruth Ward,
Bob Gottfried
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EMOTIONAL DICHOTOMIES WITHIN
In-Person / Auditorium / To Be Recorded
Elaine Martin,
Donna Ramer
EXPLORATIONS IN LITERATURE
AND PHILOSOPHY
In-Person / Room 27
Larry Shapiro,
Steve Allen, Bob Belfort
POETS’ WORKSHOP
In-Person / Room 19 / Meets Until 3:00 PM
Judith Winn,
Judy Hampson, Helen Saffran
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