Quest Courses – Fall 2023 (Draft)

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 2023 Semester:

  • 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

Fall 2023 Course Schedule

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


THE GREAT GATSBY
In-Person / Room 15-17
Lynnel Garabadian,
Sandy Kessler
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Hybrid / Auditorium
Sol Makon,

Peter Dichter, Pete Weis


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

Sheryl Harawitz, Tamara Weinberg
LUNCH
12:00 – 1:00
LUNCH BREAK
LUNCH BREAK
AFTERNOON
1:00 – 2:30
COMEDY CENTRAL
Hybrid / Auditorium
Wayne Cotter,

Leslie Goldman, Vince Grosso,
Michael Wellner


THE SCARLET LETTER
In-person / Room 15-17
Patricia Geehr,

Arlene Curinga, Susan Keohane
GREAT PLAYS
In Person / Auditorium

Roy Clary,
Wayne Cotter, Frieda Lipp

 

SIXTIES
In-Person / Room 15-17
Richard Byrd,

Diane Reynolds


MEXICO: SOUTH OF THE BORDER
In-Person / Room 27
Tamara Weinberg,

Harriet Dubroff, Joyce Sabella

 

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

 

WORLD OF THEATER
In-Person / Room 15-17
Yona Ragosin,
Mary Ann Donnelly, Panny Mitchell,
Nan McNamara
ARTISTS AND THEIR WORK
Hybrid / Auditorium
Linda Downs,

Lynnel Garabedian, Bob Reiss,
Ellen Shapiro


WATER
Hybrid / Room 15-17
Judy Weis,

Pete Weis
LUNCH
12:00 – 1:00
LUNCH BREAK
LUNCH BREAK
AFTERNOON
1:00 – 2:30
FOLK MUSIC AND MELLOW ROCK
In-Person / Auditorium
Bob Gottfried,

Jill Altman


ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
Hybrid / Room 15-17
Michael Hamburg,

Vickie Costa


CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
In-Person / Room 27
Helen Saffran,

Judy Hampson, Donna Ramer
 
HARLEM RENAISSANCE
In-Person / Room 27

Richard Byrd,
Stuart Parker, Ilene Winkler


FILM FOR THOUGHT
In-Person / Room 15-17
Jane Lubin,

Ellen Waldman

 

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


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

Bob Reiss, Ruth Ward

 

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

Maureen Berman, Terri Hicks
LUNCH
12:00 – 1:00
LUNCH BREAK
LUNCH BREAK
AFTERNOON
1:00 – 2:30
CINEMA QUEST:
CURRENT AND CLASSIC

Hybrid / Auditorium
Howard Salik,

Marian Friedmann, Bobbie Gold,
Vince Grosso


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

In Person / Room 15-17
Sandy Kessler,

Ellie Schaffer

 
DISTINGUISHED GUEST
LECTURE SERIES

Hybrid / Auditorium

Arlynn Greenbaum,
Bob Reiss, Karen Levin,
Estelle Selzer

 
 

THURSDAY
 A-WEEK
09/07, 09/21, 10/05, 10/19, 11/02, 11/16, 12/07
B-WEEK
09/24, 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

 

CONTEMPORARY POETRY
In-Person / Room 15-17
Ellen Rittenberg,
Martha Drezin, Mary Ann Donnelly,
Frieda Lipp


WONDERFUL BOOKS OUT LOUD (A)
In-Person / Room 27
Harriet Finkelstein,
Larry Shapiro, Ruth Ward
 
NYC AND ITS ENVIRONS
Hybrid / Room 15-17
Paul Golomb,

Vince Grosso, Hedy Shulman,
Mary Beth Yakoubian


SCIENCE CLUBHOUSE
In-Person / Room 27
Steve Allen,

Marion Schultheis

 

WONDERFUL BOOKS OUT LOUD (B)
In-Person / Auditorium
Harriet Finkelstein,

Lary Shapiro, Ruth Ward
LUNCH
12:00 – 1:00
LUNCH BREAK
LUNCH BREAK
AFTERNOON
1:00 – 2:30
HISTORY OF MEDICINE
 Hybrid / Room 27
Karen Cullen,

Donna Ramer, Michael Wellner

 

CONTEMPORARY SHORT STORIES
Hybrid / Room 15-17
Nancy Richardson,

Mary Buchwald, Frieda Lipp

 

ACTING WORKSHOP I
In Person / Auditorium
Roy Clary,

Panny Mitchell, Art Spar
CONSTRUCTION BEYOND BRICKS
AND MORTAR

In-Person / Auditorium

Andrea Irvine,
Marion Schultheis, David Bartash


EXPLORATIONS IN LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY
Hybrid / Room 15-17
Larry Shapiro,

Steve Allen


POETS’ WORKSHOP
In-Person / Room 27
Judith Winn,

Judy Hampson, Helen Saffran

 

FRIDAY CULTUREQUEST TOURS
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 SEPTEMBER 15

American Museum of Natural
History – Gilder Center
 

10:30 – Noon

 

(In-Person)

 


 OCTOBER 13

Metropolitan Opera
Forest Hills Gardens
 

10:30 – Noon

 

(Walking Tour)

 


 NOVEMBER 10

Hispanic Society Corolla Paintings: Visions of Spain

10:30 – Noon

 

(In-Person)

 


 DECEMBER 1

City Museum of New York 100th Anniversary Exhibit

10:30 – Noon

 

(Virtual Only)

 


 SEPTEMBER 29

New York Historical Tours, The Gilded Age: The heyday of High Society

10:30 – Noon

 

(In-Person)

 


 OCTOBER 27

Tour by Linda Sweet of Whitney Permanent Collection

10:30 – Noon

 

(In-Person)

 

 
 JANUARY 19

Art Lecture-Deborah Goldberg
 

10:30 – Noon

 

(Virtual Only)