Spring Quarter 2010 Classes - Mondays
April 5th - May 17th
Greek and Roman Myths
The Short Stories of Frank O'Connor - Part Two
Cribbage
Shakespeare in Opera
Romanticism
Crochet
Keeping Up With Technology Trends: A 3-week course
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Class Descriptions - Mondays
| Greek and Roman Myths | 9:30 - 10:45 |
| Marianne LoGerfo |
Sometimes mad, often bad and always dangerous to know, the Classical Gods and Heroes were powerful, passionate, and fascinating. We'll feast on a selection of their stories from The Metamorphoses by the renowned Roman poet Ovid, with tasty nibbles from other tellers of their tales. While developing a grasp of the major characters and events, we'll explore the social, historical and psychological meaning of the myths that have shaped western culture for two thousand years.
| The Short Stories of Frank O'Connor - Part Two | 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Michael Shurgot |
Second of two parts. Join us for a second cruise through the wonderful short stories of the Irish writer Frank O'Connor, one of the true masters of the modern short story.
| Cribbage | 10:00-11:00 |
| Craig Lutz |
Have you ever wondered how cribbage is played? Here's your chance to learn and play. Cribbage is a unique card game that uses a scoring system of points that are constantly generated during the game. Using a normal deck of cards, the scoring is done on a cribbage board and involves earning points both by playing your own hand and also off of your opponents.
Come take this opportunity to learn a challenging and unique card game.
| Shakespeare in Opera | 1:00-2:20 |
| Theodore Deacon |
Musical delights and desecrations-come explore the fusion of two of dramatic art's supreme achievements!
This series studies the creative paths opera composers followed in adapting Shakespeare's plays. Operas include works by Rossini, Verdi, Gounod, and Britten!
A class that novice, aficionado and literature lover will enjoy.
| Romanticism | 1:00-2:00 |
| Austin O'Regan |
As Romanticism represents a revolution, an overthrow of the rigors of new-classicism, we will spend some time on the contrast between the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. Then we can proceed to the Big Five: Wordsworth, "Green to the very door;" Coleridge,"Blue, glossy green, and velvet black, they coiled and swam...no tongue their beauty might declare;" and Keats, Shelley, and Byron.
The Romantic mood is free, emotional, and heavily devoted to untamed nature. Some observers claim that our own sixties hint at what the romantics were like. We will rummage around for texts as needed.
| Crochet | 1:30-3:00 |
| Stacy Schulze |
For beginners or refreshers. All you need is a hook and some yarn, and you can learn the skills to make clothes, household items and decorations. For learning and practice, bring some yarn and at least one hook of the right size for the yarn. You are also invited to bring any patterns or crochet books that interest you.
| Keeping up with Technology Trends: A 3-week course | 1:00-3:00 |
| Nancy Ferrell |
Introducing a New Technology Series - no computer needed! We've designed a new format for technology issues just for Lifetime Learning Center participants AND both PC and Apple users are included in every session! All sessions are for intermediate to advanced computer users. Click Here For More Information.