2024-2026 College-Level Courses
Summer Session 2026
Wednesday Virtual Classes
Cinematic Journey
Instructor: Max Alvarez
10:00am – 11:30am
Living Well: The Body and Mind
Instructor: Jennifer Monness
11:45am – 12:30pm
Summer Shoreline Stories
Instructor: Jennifer Gilchrist
12:45pm - 2:00pm
The Great American Songbook...For Better or Verse
Instructor: Kim Breden
2:15pm - 3:30pm
Get A Clue: Crossword Construction
Instructor: Natan Last
4:00pm – 5:15pm
Spring Session 2026
Sunday In-Person Classes
The Opera Companion
Instructor: Jane Marsh
10:00am – 11:55am
Art In The City
Instructor: Pam Koehler
10:00am – 11:00am
The Cinematic Century: A Celebration of Filmmaking Genius
Instructor: Max Alvarez
10:30am – 12:00pm
What Just Happened? The News Today!
Instructor: Bill Hughes
11:00am – 12:00pm
American Mah Jongg: Free Play
Instructor: Amanda Brown
12:00pm – 2:00pm
Food for Thought: Winston Churchill and FDR (5 Sessions)
Instructor: Doug Brin
12:10pm - 1:10pm
The Nature of Language: How We Communicate and Why
Instructor: Alexander Pichugin
1:15pm - 2:45pm
Dancing Through the Ages
Instructor: Lars Rosager
1:15pm – 2:45pm
Monday Virtual Classes
The U.S. Supreme Court: Law and Politics Collide
Instructor: Leora Harpaz
10:00am – 11:15am
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New York Short Stories
Instructor: Jennifer Gilchrist
11:30am – 12:45pm
Shakespeare: “Much Ado About Nothing”
Instructor: Leo Schaff
1:00pm – 2:15pm
Creative Writing Workshop
Instructor: Leo Schaff
2:30pm – 3:30pm
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Poetics of Relation
Instructor: Chloe Zimmerman
3:45pm - 5:00pm
Wednesday Virtual Classes
Theater in Practice: “Death of A Salesman”
Instructor: Joe George
10:00am – 11:15am
Living Well: The Body and Mind
Instructor: Jennifer Monness
11:30am – 12:15pm
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The Broadway Musical: Let the Show Begin!
Instructor: Kim Breden
1:00pm – 2:15pm
Leisure: The Basis of Culture
Instructor: Greg Canada
2:30pm – 3:45pm
Get A Clue: Crossword Construction
Instructor: Natan Last
4:00pm – 5:15pm
Fall 2025 Session
Sunday In-Person Classes
The Opera Companion
Instructor: Jane Marsh
10:00am - 12:00pm
The Cinematic Century
Instructor: Max Alvarez
10:00am - 11:30am
Art Appreciation
Instructor: Pamela Koehler
9:45am - 11:00am
What Just Happened? The World Today
Instructor: Bill Hughes
11:00am - 12:00pm
Dance History: Through The Ages
Instructor: Lars Rosager
1:00pm - 2:30pm
American Mah Jongg: Let’s Play
Instructor: Amanda Brown
1:00pm - 2:45pm
European History of the 20th and 21st Centuries
Instructor: Alexander Pichugin
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Monday Virtual Classes
The U.S. Supreme Court: When Law and Politics Collide
Instructor: Leora Harpaz
10:00am - 11:15am
New York Short Stories
Instructor: Jennifer Gilchrist
11:30am - 12:45pm
Shakespeare: "Twelfth Night”
Instructor: Leo Schaff
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Creative Writing
Instructor: Leo Schaff
2:15pm - 3:30pm
Wednesday Virtual Classes
“Antigone”
Instructor: Joe George
10:00am - 11:15am
Wellness Journey for Older Adults
Instructor Jennifer Monness
11:30am - 12:15pm
Let’s Go to the Movies!
Instructor: Kim Breden
1:00pm - 2:15pm
In Love with Life: Reflections on the Joy of Living
Instructor: Greg Canada
2:30pm - 3:45pm
Get A Clue: Crossword Construction
Instructor: Natan Last
4:00PM - 5:15 PM
Spring 2025 Session
Sunday In-Person Classes
The Opera Companion
Instructor: Jane Marsh
10:00am - 12:00pm
Dance History (5 Sessions)
Instructor: Lars Rosager
10:00am - 11:30am
Film Studies (5 Sessions)
Instructor: Max Alvarez
10:15am - 11:45am
History of Explorations and Inventions
Instructor: Alexander Pushugin
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Art Appreciation (5 Sessions)
Instructor: Alexandra Bonfante-Warren
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Women’s Rights
Instructor: Jasmina Sinanovic
1:30pm - 2:45pm
The News Today: Current Events
Instructor William Hughes
1:30pm - 2:45pm
Monday Virtual Classes
Equal Protection and the Supreme Court
Instructor: Leora Harpaz
10:00am - 11:15am
New York Short Stories
Instructor: Jennifer Gilchrist
11:30am - 12:45pm
Shakespeare: Henry IV Part II
Instructor Leo Schaff
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Creative Writing
Instructor Leo Schaff
2:15pm - 3:30pm
Wellness Journey for Older Adults
Instructor Jennifer Monness
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Wednesday Virtual Classes
Jewish Book Club
Instructor Amy Weiss
10:00am - 11:00am
Ten Philosophical Mistakes
Instructor: Greg Canada
11:15am - 12:30pm
Next Stop: Broadway (Jewish Composers)
Instructor Kim Breden
12:45pm - 2:00pm
Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull and the Birth of Modern Theater
Instructor Julia Smeliansky
2:15pm - 3:45pm
Get A Clue: Crossword Construction
Instructor: Natan Last
4:00pm - 5:15pm
Fall 2024 Session
Sunday In-Person Classes
The Opera Companion
Instructor: Jane Marsh
10:00am - 11:55am
LGBTQ History and Present
Instructor: Jasmina Sinanovic
10:00am - 11:00am
Art Appreciation
Instructor: Pamela Koehler
10:15am - 11:30
History of Dance (5 Sessions)
Instructor: Lars Rosager
11:05am - 12:05pm
Mass Media and American Culture
Instructor: Jasmina Sinanovic
11:10am - 12:10pm
Acting: The Art of Persuasion
Instructor: Kathy Fiorito
1:30pm - 3:00pm
What Just Happened? The News Today
Instructor: Bill Hughes
1:30pm - 2:45pm
Baroque Music Masterpieces (5 Sessions)
Instructor: Alexander Pichugin
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Monday Virtual Classes
The Supreme Court: Law and Politics Collide
Instructor: Leora Harpaz
10:00am - 11:00am
On Human Flourishing – A Philosophical Sojourn through Aristotle’s Nichomachean Ethics
Instructor: Greg Canada
11:15am - 12:30pm
Shakespeare: Henry IV Part I
Instructor: Leo Schaff
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Creative Writing
Instructor: Leo Schaff
2:15pm - 3:30pm
Wednesday Virtual Classes
Elements of Theater: The Political
Instructor: Joe George
10:00am - 11:30am
NYC Short Stories
Instructor: Jennifer Gilchrist
11:45am - 1:00pm
Great Moments in Musical Theater and More
Instructor: Kim Breden
1:15pm - 2:30pm
New York City Planning: Controlling Chaos
Instructor: Mitch Korbey
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Get A Clue: Crossword Construction
Instructor: Natan Last
4:15pm - 5:30pm