Courses – Fall 2022

Quest classes 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.

The Fall 2022 Semester:

Tuesday, September 6, Classes begin;
Monday and Tuesday, September 26, 27, No classes (Rosh Hashanah);
Wednesday, October 5, No classes (Yom Kippur);
Monday, October 10 – No classes (Columbus Day);
Monday, November 21 through 25 – No Classes (Thanksgiving);
Thursday, December 15, Classes End.

Courses at Quest fall into the following categories:

Fall 2022 Schedule.

A WEEK MORNING	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY
10:30 - Noon	CLASSIC ROCK ALBUMS Hybrid/Video Steve Koenig, Wayne Cotter	FOREIGN AFFAIRS Hybrid/Video Bob Gottfried	HISTORY OF GERMANY Hybrid/Video Carolyn Thompson	NYC NEIGHBORHOODS In-Person Only Paul Golomb
10:30 - Noon	HUCKLEBERRY FINN In-Person Only Lynnel Garabedian Sandy Kessler	ORAL INTERPRETATION OF POETRY Hybrid Art Spar	SHAKESPEARE In-Person Only Roy Clary	AGING Hybrid/Video Art Spar

LUNCH	MUSIC OF THE HEART Frank Montaturo	CONVERSATIONS EN FRANÇAIS Ruth Ward	BIRTH OF AN IDEA Sheryl Harawitz

A WEEK AFTERNOON	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY
1:00 - 2:30	CONTEMPORARY POETRY Hybrid Betty Farber	THE FABULOUS FIFTIES Hybrid/Video Michael Wellner	INDIE FILMS Hybrid/Video Howard Salik	WATER Hybrid/Video Judy Weis
1:00 - 2:30	COMEDY AND SATIRE In-Person Only Wayne Cotter	READING EDITH WHARTON In-Person Only Patricia Geehr	FOLK MUSIC In-Person Only Bob Gottfried	CONTEMPORARY SHORT STORIES Hybrid Nancy Richardson
1:00 - 2:30	SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS In-Person Only Steve Allen	CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP (1:00 - 3:00) In-Person Only Helen Saffran	EMILY DICKINSON CIRCLE (2:30 - 3:30) In-Person Only Something Extra Martha Drezin	ACTING WORKSHOP In-Person Only Roy Clary

B WEEK MORNING	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY
10:30 - Noon	THE NEAR EAST In-Person Only Ann Goerdt	ARTIST AND THEIR WORK Hybrid/Video Linda Downs	FASCINATING NONFICTION Hybrid/Video Harriet Finkelstein	ACROSS THE UNIVERSE In-Person Only Michael Hamburg
10:30 - Noon	CONTEMPORARY BRITISH CULTURE Hybrid Judy Hampson	MOVERS AND SHAKERS In-Person Only Bob Gottfried	SOCRATES AND THE PROBLEM OF PHILOSOPHY In-Person Only Sandy Kessler	AUSTRALIA: DOWN UNDER In-Person Only Andrea Irvine

LUNCH	ART TALKS Andrea Irvine		QUEST BOOK CLUB Jan Goldstein

B WEEK AFTERNOON	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY
1:00 - 2:30	GREAT PLAYS In-Person Only Roy Clary	LAW AND ORDER Hybrid/Video Michael Wellner	DISTINGUISHED GUEST LECTURE SERIES Hybrid/Video Arlynn Greenbaum	CREATIVE WORKSHOP In-Person Only Mary Ann Donnelly
1:00 - 2:30	PRESENTER'S SHOWCASE Hybrid/Video Joyce West	BLACK WOMEN'S VOICES In-Person Only Ilene Winkler		EXPLORATIONS IN PHILOSOPHY In-Person Only Steve Allen GREAT CONVERSATIONS In-Person Only Jane Lubin
1:00 - 2:30		CONTEMPORARY OPERA Zoom Only Steve Koenig		POET'S WORKSHOP (1:00-3:00) In-Person Only Judy Winn

NOTE: Click on any course title to see that course’s webpage. The schedule shows the modes of presentation for each course, which are defined as follows:

In-person only – no electronic broadcast, no recording,
Zoom only – classes are broadcast online only,
Hybrid – classes are have both an in-person and Zoom audience,
Hybrid/Video or Zoom/Video – classes are recorded and archived.