Course Schedule – Fall 2023

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.

  • Monday, September 4, Labor Day
  • Tuesday, September 5, Classes Begin
  • Monday, September 25, Yom Kippur
  • Monday, October 9, Columbus Day
  • Monday, November 20 through 24, Thanksgiving Break
  • Thursday, December 14, Classes End

 

MONDAY
 A-WEEK
09/18, 10/02, 10/16, 10/30, 11/13, 12/04
B-WEEK
09/11, 10/23, 11/06, 11/27, 12/11
MORNING
10:30 – 12:00
ROCK AND ROOTS ALBUMS
Hybrid / Auditorium
Steve Koenig,

Wayne Cotter

Techs: Victor B, Michael W

THE GREAT GATSBY
In Person / Room 15-17
Lynnel Garabedian, Sandy Kessler

Tech: Bob R
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Hybrid / Auditorium
Sol Makon,

Peter Dichter, Pete Weis, Bob Reiss

Techs: Victor B, Pete W, Bob R

TONI MORRISON: THE LEGEND
In-Person / Room 15-17
Donna Ramer,

Sheryl Harawitz, Tamara Weinberg

Tech: Tamara W
LUNCH
12:00 – 1:00
QUEST EXTRAS
QUEST EXTRAS
AFTERNOON
1:00 – 2:30
COMEDY CENTRAL
Hybrid / Auditorium
Wayne Cotter,

Leslie Goldman, Vince Grosso,
Michael Wellner

Techs: Michael W, Ellen S

THE SCARLET LETTER
In Person / Room 27
Patricia Geehr,

Arlene Curinga, Susan Keohane

Tech: Steven C
GREAT PLAYS
In-Person / Auditorium

Roy Clary,
Wayne Cotter, Frieda Lipp

Techs: Wayne C, Ruth W
 

SIXTIES
Hybrid / Room 15-17
Richard Byrd,

Diane Reynolds

Techs: Michael W, Ilene W

MEXICO: SOUTH OF OUR BORDER
Hybrid / Room 27
Tamara Weinberg,

Harriet Dubroff, Joyce Sabella

Techs: Tamara W, Bob R
 

TUESDAY
 A-WEEK
09/05, 09/19, 10/03, 10/17, 10/31, 11/14, 12/05
B-WEEK
09/12, 09/26, 10/10, 10/24, 11/07, 11/28, 12/12
MORNING
10:30 – 12:00
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Hybrid / Auditorium
Bob Gottfried,

Sandy Frank, Glen Johnston

Techs: Michael W, Victor B
 

WORLD OF THEATER
In Person / Room 15-17
Yona Rogosin,
Mary Ann Donnelly, Panny Mitchell,
Nan McNamara

Techs: Tamara W, Ellen S
ARTISTS AND THEIR WORK
Hybrid / Auditorium
Linda Downs,

Lynnel Garabedian, Bob Reiss,
Ellen Shapiro

Techs: Susan D, Ellen S, Bob R

WATER
Hybrid / Room 27
Judy Weis,

Pete Weis

Techs: Pete W (except Oct. 10), Steven C
LUNCH
12:00 – 1:00
DÉJEUNER FRANÇAIS
QUEST EXTRAS
AFTERNOON
1:00 – 2:30
FOLK MUSIC AND MELLOW ROCK
Hybrid / Room 15-17
Bob Gottfried,

Jill Altman

Tech: Michael W


ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
In Person / Room 27
Michael Hamburg,

Vickie Costa

Techs: Pete W, Tamara W

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
In-Person / Room 19 / Meets Until 3:00 PM
Helen Saffran,

Judy Hampson, Donna Ramer

Techs: None Assigned
 
HARLEM RENAISSANCE
Hybrid / Room 15-17

Richard Byrd,
Ilene Winkler, Hedy Shulman,
Stuart Parker

Techs: Steven C, Ilene W

FILM FOR THOUGHT
In Person / Auditorium
Jane Lubin,

Ellen Waldman

Techs: Michael W, Wayne C
 

WEDNESDAY
 A-WEEK
09/06, 09/20, 10/04, 10/18, 11/01, 11/15, 12/06
B-WEEK
09/13, 09/27, 10/11, 10/25, 11/08, 11/29, 12/13
MORNING
10:30 – 12:00
QUESTER’S CHOICE
Hybrid / Auditorium
Bob Gottfried,

Vince Grosso, Hedy Shulman,
Mary Beth Yakoubian

Techs: Steven C, Tamara W

SHAKESPEARE: THE WINTER’S TALE
Hybrid / Room 15-17
Roy Clary,
Jim Brook, Ellie Schaffer
Tech: Ellie S
 
FASCINATING NONFICTION
Hybrid / Auditorium
Harriet Finkelstein,

Bob Reiss, Ruth Ward

Techs: Wayne C, Bob R
 

UPHEAVAL IN AMERICAN VALUES
In Person / Room 15-17
Michael Wellner,

Maureen Berman, Terri Hicks

Techs: Steven C, Michael W
LUNCH
12:00 – 1:00
QUEST EXTRAS
BOOK CLUB
AFTERNOON
1:00 – 2:30
CINEMA QUEST:
CURRENT AND CLASSIC

Hybrid / Auditorium
Howard Salik,

Marian Friedmann, Bobbie Gold,
Vince Grosso

Techs: Michael W, Tamara W

TOCQUEVILLE’S DEMOCRACY IN
AMERICA: A CLASSIC FOR OUR TIME

In Person / Room 15-17
Sandy Kessler,

Ellie Schaffer

Techs: Ellie S, Ellen S
 
DISTINGUISHED GUEST
LECTURE SERIES

Hybrid / Auditorium

Arlynn Greenbaum,
Bob Reiss, Karen Levin,
Estelle Selzer

 
Lectures will be recorded and videos
posted on the website


Techs: Bob R, Wayne C

THURSDAY
 A-WEEK
09/07, 09/21, 10/05, 10/19, 11/02, 11/16, 12/07
B-WEEK
09/14, 09/28, 10/12, 10/26, 11/09, 11/30, 12/14
MORNING
10:30 – 12:00
SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS
Hybrid / Auditorium
Jim Brook,

Steve Allen, Judy Weis

Techs: Pete W, Tamara W
 

CONTEMPORARY POETRY
Hybrid / Room 15-17
Ellen Rittberg,
Martha Drezin, Mary Ann Donnelly,
Frieda Lipp

Tech: Ilene W

WONDERFUL BOOKS OUT LOUD (A)
Hybrid / Room 27
Harriet Finkelstein,
Larry Shapiro, Ruth Ward
Tech: Ruth W
 
NYC AND ITS ENVIRONS
Hybrid / Auditorium
Paul Golomb,

Bob Reiss

Techs: Paul G, Ilene W


SCIENCE CLUBHOUSE
In Person / Room 15-17
Steve Allen,

Marion Schultheis

Tech: Steven C
 

WONDERFUL BOOKS OUT LOUD (B)
Hybrid / Room 27
Harriet Finkelstein,

Larry Shapiro, Ruth Ward

Tech: Ruth W
LUNCH
12:00 – 1:00
QUEST EXTRAS
QUEST EXTRAS
AFTERNOON
1:00 – 2:30
HISTORY OF MEDICINE

 Hybrid / Room 15-17
Karen Cullen,

Donna Ramer, Michael Wellner

Techs: Pete W, Ilene W
 
CONTEMPORARY SHORT
STORIES

Hybrid / Room 27
Nancy Richardson,

Mary Buchwald, Frieda Lipp

Techs: Ruth W, Michael R
 
ACTING WORKSHOP I
In-Person / Auditorium
Roy Clary,

Panny Mitchell, Art Spar

Techs: None Assigned
 
CONSTRUCTION BEYOND BRICKS
AND MORTAR

In Person / Room 15-17

Andrea Irvine,
Marion Schultheis, David Bartash

Techs: Ilene W, Steven C

EXPLORATIONS IN LITERATURE
AND PHILOSOPHY

Hybrid / Room 27
Larry Shapiro,

Steve Allen

Tech: Larry S

POETS’ WORKSHOP
In Person / Room 19
Judith Winn,

Judy Hampson, Helen Saffran

Techs: None Assigned
 

FRIDAY CULTUREQUEST EVENTS
Madeleine Brecher, Coordinator
Press Here for CultureQuest Page

 SEPTEMBER 15

AMNH
New Gilder Center
11:00 AM- 12:30 PM
In-Person

 


 OCTOBER 13

Brooklyn Museum’s Exhibit of African Fashion
Time TBA
In-Person

 


 NOVEMBER 10

AMNH Rose Center
for Earth and Space
Time TBA
In-Person

 


 DECEMBER 1

Museum of the City of NY:
Celebrating a Century
Time TBA
In-Person

 


 SEPTEMBER 22

Metropolitan Opera
Dead Man Walking
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
In-Person

 


 OCTOBER 27

Whitney Museum Tour
with Linda Sweet
Time TBA
Zoom Only

 

 
 JANUARY 19

Art Lecture
Deborah Goldberg
Time TBA
Zoom Only

 


 SEPTEMBER 29

The Gilded Age:
The Heyday of High Society
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Walking Tour