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OLLI-RU
Osher Lifelong
Learning Institute at
Rutgers University
Spring 2015
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Contents
About OLLI-RU...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Special Messages................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
OLLI-RU Special Events Descriptions........................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Highland Park/New Brunswick Course Descriptions.............................................................................................................................................................. 6
Freehold Course Descriptions.......................................................................................................................................................................................................15
Special Events Schedule.................................................................................................................................................................................................................21
Week at a Glance...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................22
Index by Topic.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................24
Instructor Index with bios................................................................................................................................................................................................................25
Travel Response form.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................27
Registration Form...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................29
Withdrawal/Refund Form................................................................................................................................................................................................................31
Advisory Council
Rutgers Representatives
Jane Adas
Esta Aranoff
Peter Cancro
David A. Cayer
Loretta Dumas
Betsy Elmehais
Marcia Feldheim
Agnes Hirsch Frank
Carol S. Goldin
Len Karlin
Dr. Paul B. Jennings
Dr. Richard Quaintance
Arlene Robins
Coleen Schlaffer
Marvin Schlaffer
Roz Shaw
Steve Shaw
Shirley Ann Strang Trense
Shino John, Associate Vice President for Strategic Growth
Ed Byrne, Silver Knights
Todd Hunt, Rutgers Retired Faculty Association
John Pearson, Rutgers University Alumni Foundation
EX-OFFICIO
Sandy Bergelson
Rita Bettenbender
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Staff
Megan Novak, Senior Program Coordinator
Caitlyn Swart, Program Coordinator – Highland Park
Pat Michaels, Registrar, Site Coordinator – Freehold
John Michaels, Assistant Site Coordinator – Freehold
Contact Information
176 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: 848-932-OLLI
Website: olliru.rutgers.edu
OLLIRU.RUTGERS.EDU / 732.932.OLLI
About OLLI-RU
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Rutgers University
(OLLI-RU) is for individuals over 50, who are looking for an opportunity
to expand their horizons, learn in an engaging environment, and meet
new friends. OLLI-RU offers noncredit education that is stimulating,
friendly, and informal. There are no tests and no grades! You will be
part of a learning community that is full of diversity, insight, wisdom,
intellectual and cultural stimulation, and friendship.
MEMBERSHIP
Tuition for our courses includes membership in OLLI-RU. We are
proud to be part of The Bernard Osher Foundation’s nationwide
network of outstanding continuing education for older adults. Once
you have registered for any of our classes, you will receive our
publications and priority eligibility for our highly-subscribed travel
programs.
COURSE LOCATIONS
Classes meet at: the Reformed Church of Highland Park,
19 South 2nd Avenue, Highland Park (Middlesex County), on
the Rutgers–New Brunswick Campus, and at the Western
Monmouth Higher Education Center at Brookdale
Community College, 3680 Route 9 South, Freehold (Monmouth
County). (If using a GPS, enter: US Highway 9 South.) Be sure to
read the entire course description for any special information.
Two rooms in Highland Park are not handicapped accessible; all
rooms in New Brunswick and Freehold are handicapped accessible.
If you require accessibility, please indicate your need on the
registration form.
Lunch is available for sale from 11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at “A Better
World Café” located in the former Quilt Room of the Reformed
Church of Highland Park. A café, as well as snack and beverage
vending machines are available in Freehold.
REFUNDS – Please read carefully.
For 10-week classes, you can withdraw up to 2 weeks into the
session and receive a full refund. Requests for refunds must be
received by the end of the second week of the class from which
you are withdrawing. For five-week classes, you can withdraw and
receive a full refund up until the completion of the first week of
classes and requests must be received by the end of the first week
of your class. Beyond these time frames, no refunds are given
except in the event of an emergency.
All requests for a refund must be made in writing and received
by mail or email. You may email your request to ollirurefunds@
docs.rutgers.edu, download the form from our website at
olliru.rutgers.edu, or complete the Withdrawal/Refund form
located in the back of this catalog. Mail the completed form to:
OLLI-RU, 176 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick NJ 08901.
Refunds can only be issued to the individual who paid for the
class, and can only in the original form of payment (check or
credit card).
WITHDRAWING/TRANSFERRING FROM A CLASS
All requests to withdraw or change a class must be verified in
writing. You may make this request via email to olliregistrations@
docs.rutgers.edu or fill out the Withdrawal/Refund request
form found on the website (olliru.rutgers.edu). Completed
forms are to be mailed to the OLLI-RU office: 176 Ryders Lane,
New Brunswick NJ 08901.
EMERGENCY CLOSINGS
Inclement weather conditions, emergencies, and school closing
announcements will be broadcast over WCTC 1450AM and WMGQ
98.3FM. Information is also available on the internet at:
REGISTRATION
• olliru.rutgers.edu • brookdalecc.edu • rutgers.edu
• magic983.com
• wctcam.com
The course identification number system is as follows:
classes held at Highland Park/New Brunswick begin with
“H,” Freehold classes begin with “F.”
In the event that academic classes at Rutgers University or
Brookdale Community College are cancelled, OLLI-RU classes
held there also are cancelled.
Register online at olliru.rutgers.edu or complete and return the
appropriate order forms along with the registration form, no later than
February 27, 2015. Be sure to list alternate courses in the event your
first choices are not available or are at capacity. Many classes reach
capacity very quickly; listing alternate selections will ensure registration
in another class. A separate check is required for each individual
person registering.
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Special Messages
FROM OLLI-RU’s ADVISORY COUNCIL CHAIR
OLLI-RU has moved its offices to its new location; Osher House
is at 176 Ryders Lane on the Douglass campus in New Brunswick.
Beginning with this spring session, our new facility will be able to
hold seminar courses in rooms on the first floor, as well as be a
gathering place where OLLI members can socialize.
Once again OLLI-RU is offering the popular one-day events that
highlight the talents of OLLI-RU instructors. Check this catalog for
the latest wide-ranging selection of offerings that includes Tin Pan
Alley and the history of quilting, among others. Additionally, for
the first time, a fitness class for seniors is being offered through
OLLI-RU at the Robert Wood Johnson Fitness and Wellness Center
in New Brunswick.
I am pleased to announce that Peter Cancro is the fall session
recipient of the Marlene M. Pomper OLLI-RU Teaching Award. He
will be officially honored at a reception held in May.
Now is the time for you to become more involved in OLLI-RU.
Volunteers are welcome to help at the OLLI offices; contact the
office for more information. And join us at the OLLI-RU table on
Rutgers Day, Saturday, April 25th.
As always, remember to like us on Facebook and consider making
a tax deductible gift to the Rutgers Foundation designating it to the
RUF/OLLI-RU Gift Fund.
Roz Shaw, OLLI-RU Advisory Council Chair
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more information about this Rutgers–sponsored program,
please email [email protected].
OLLI-RU Special Events
HIGHLAND PARK
H1. Composers and Lyricists
of Tin Pan Alley Friday 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. March 20
H2. History of Quilting in America Thursday 10:30 a.m. – noon $50.00*
Class Size: Lecture
*Note: A gourmet lunch will be provided and is included in the fee
for the class.
From the 1920s through the 1950s, in a section of New York City
known as Tin Pan Alley, some of the greatest music of the 20th
century was composed. This music went on to be what is now
known as the great American songbook. Mr. James sings, plays his
horn, and shares interesting and humorous anecdotes about the
composers and lyricists of this great era. Enjoy this fun, informative,
and humorous program that features the music of George Gershwin,
Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Fats Waller, Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson,
Isham Jones, Hoagy Carmichael, Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer, and
many more.
Instructor: Gordon James
April 2
$20.00
Class Size: Lecture
This is a 90-minute lecture about the history of quilts and modern
quilts. Many quilt blocks will be shown, as well as two historical
quilts. The modern quilts are sewn by Ms. Small and they include a
variety of quilt techniques.
Instructor: Gail Small
H3. A Day with Johannes Vermeer $70.00*
Thursday 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. April 9 Class Size: Lecture
Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center**
*Note: A gourmet lunch will be provided and is included in the fee
for the class.
**178 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick
This one day seminar will be devoted to the life and work of Vermeer.
The presentation will include the rediscovery of Vermeer in the 19th
century, the forgeries of his work in the 20th century, and his use
of the camera obscura that has been discussed by art historians
since the 1960s and was recently the subject of the movie Tim’s
Vermeer. All of Vermeer’s known works will also be discussed and
presented in the historical perspective of 17th century Netherlands
Instructor: Maryann Zolota
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OLLI-RU Special Events
H4. Puccini’s Tragic Heroines, Part II
Thursday 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. April 16
$50.00*
Class Size: Lecture
*Note: A gourmet lunch will be provided and is included in the fee
for the class.
If, last fall, you enjoyed a good cry while listening to Puccini’s passionate
melodies, then come and join us again to experience the fate of the
tragic heroines for his last operas. There is the gun-toting saloon keeper
in La Fanciulla del West and Magda, the beautiful courtesan who
knows she must give up the man she loves in La Rondine. Puccini’s
ninth operatic effort was Il Trittico consisting of three diverse one-act
operas: Il Tabarro – a melodrama involving a love triangle and ending
in two on-stage murders; Suor Angelica – a heart-wrenching tragedy
involving a nun and the illegitimate child that she bore but never saw;
and Gianni Schicchi – a hilarious romp reminiscent of Opera Buffa
and Commedia del Arte. Finally, the master’s last opera, Turandot, a
Chinese fairy tale with two tragic heroines—the icy princess of the title
and the timid, tragic slave girl, Liu will be presented.
detailed directions. Note: Repertoire and performers subject to
change without notice.
Lecturer: Gregg Rossetti
H7. Mediterranean Sampler
Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
April 23
Instructors: Roz and Steve Shaw
FREEHOLD
Wednesday 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
H5. Defiant Requiem $20.00
April 17
Class Size: Lecture
This is the story of Rafael Schachter, a Czech opera-choral
conductor who was arrested and sent to the concentration camp,
Theresienstadt, in 1941. In spite of living under brutal and degrading
conditions, Rafael Schachter organized 150 prisoners and taught
them Verdi’s Requiem in the dank, dark cellars of the prison camp.
The chorus performed on 16 occasions for prisoners, and on June
23, 1944 for Adolf Eichmann and members of the Red Cross who
came to inspect the Germans’ “beautiful” cultural concentration
camp. Twice the Nazis sent half of Schachter’s chorus to the gas
chambers but the master persisted and recruited replacements.
The rarely performed Catholic liturgical piece gave meaning to the
lives of the imprisoned Jews, and they were able to sing to their
captors words that could not be spoken.
Class Size: Lecture
The morning will commence at 10:00 a.m. at the Reformed
Church of Highland Park with the award winning comedy/drama
Lebanese film Where Do We Go Now? This will be followed by
a gourmet lunch and a presentation about Lebanon at the new
upscale Mediterranean restaurant, Labebe, located at 2150 Route
130 North, North Brunswick.
F1. Day with Johannes Vermeer
Instructor: Peter Cancro
Friday 10:30 a.m. – noon $65.00
$60.00*
April 15 Class Size: Lecture
*Note: A gourmet lunch will be provided and is included in the fee
for the class.
This one day seminar will be devoted to the life and work of
Vermeer. The presentation will include the rediscovery of Vermeer
in the 19th century, the forgeries of his work in the 20th century,
and his use of the camera obscura that has been discussed by
art historians since the 1960s and was recently the subject of
the movie Tim’s Vermeer. All of Vermeer’s known works will also
be discussed and presented in the historical perspective of 17th
century Netherlands.
Instructor: Maryann Zolota
F2. Puccini’s Tragic Heroines, Part II
Tuesday 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
April 22
$60.00*
Class Size: Lecture
Instructor: Jose Lopez
*Note: A gourmet lunch will be provided and is included in the fee
for the class.
H6. Rutgers Symphony Orchestra:
Mahler’s Third
If, last fall, you enjoyed a good cry while listening to Puccini’s passionate
melodies, then come and join us again to experience the fate of the
tragic heroines for his last operas. There is the gun-toting saloon keeper
in La Fanciulla del West and Magda, the beautiful courtesan who
knows she must give up the man she loves in La Rondine. Puccini’s
ninth operatic effort was Il Trittico consisting of three diverse one-act
operas: Il Tabarro – a melodrama involving a love triangle and ending
in two on-stage murders; Suor Angelica – a heart-wrenching tragedy
involving a nun and the illegitimate child that she bore but never saw;
and Gianni Schicchi – a hilarious romp reminiscent of Opera Buffa
and Commedia del Arte. Finally, the master’s last opera, Turandot, a
Chinese fairy tale with two tragic heroines—the icy princess of the title
and the timid, tragic slave girl, Liu will be presented.
Friday 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. April 17
$15.00
Class Size: Lecture
The concert will feature 2014 Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John
Luther Adams’s Dark Waves; Sola’s Bagpipe Concerto, a recent
commission for Rutgers alumna and member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk
Road ensemble, Cristina Pato; and Mahler’s Symphony No. 3. A
lecture presented by the multi-instrumentalist and composer, Gregg
Rossetti, will precede the performance and begin at 6:30 p.m. in
the Art History Hall building, room 200, adjacent to Nicholas Music
Center. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Parking is available in lots
adjoining the center. Please visit masongross.rutgers.edu for
Instructor: Peter Cancro
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Highland Park/New Brunswick
All classes are held in the Reformed Church of Highland Park unless otherwise noted.
Room assignments will be posted on the bulletin board on the first day of class.
Class Sizes are as follows: Seminar: 12 – 15; Presentation: 16 – 35; Lecture: 36+
MONDAY A.M.
H11. Mosaic Art
H8. Drawing for Beginners
Monday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/2 – 5/4 (10 weeks) Monday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/2 – 5/4 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Seminar
$80.00
Think you can’t draw? Let me prove you wrong! We will explore line,
shape, shading, shadow, tone, and perspective, as well as how to
hold your pencil to framing your finished work. You will learn the art
of sketching and how to draw still life, as well as landscapes. Join
me and learn to draw as we listen to some great jazz.
Supplies needed: F Faber/Castelli graphite pencil, 3B Faber/
Castelli graphite pencil, 7B Faber/Castelli graphite pencil, HB
charcoal pencil, medium pink beveled eraser, 11”x14” 50 page,
50lb. stock sketch pad or Canson 70lb. stock drawing pad.
Instructor: Jeff Cohen
*Note: Price is more than $80 due to additional course materials.
All skill levels are welcomed! Students will learn layout and design
on a 9”X12” board. They will learn to cut and grout tiles in a simple
design. Everyone will complete their project. No artistic ability
required. This will be a fun and relaxing time.
Instructor: Harvey Altman
H12. Opera without Tears, Part III
Monday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/2 – 5/4 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Lecture
$90.00*
*Note: Price is more than $80 due to additional course materials.
H9. Famous Playwrights and Their Plays
Monday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/2 – 5/4 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Seminar
$110.00*
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
We will discuss the personal life, works, and legacy of key plays
written by Shakespeare, Lillian Hellman, Arthur Miller, Wendy
Wasserstein, Tennessee Williams, Clare Boothe Luce, Henrik Ibsen,
Lorraine Hansberry, Oscar Wilde, and Anton Chekhov.
You can put away the tears and the tension that normally
accompany opera and sit back, relax, and laugh heartily through
comedies and non-tragic operas. There will be two by the master
of operatic comedy, Gioachino Rossini–Comte Ory and Il Viaggo a
Reims; Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi’s last opera and his only comedy;
Die Fledermaus–an operetta by Johann Strauss; and one other
opera to be named.
Instructor: Peter Cancro
Instructor: William Roufberg
H13. Poetry of the Romantic Age
H10. Introduction to the World’s Religions
Monday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/2 – 5/4 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
This course is based on Huston Smith’s book, The World’s
Religions, and Irving Alan Sparks’ Exploring the World’s Religions:
A Reading and Writing Workbook. (These books are required
and can be purchased online from Amazon.com) An additional,
optional text is The World’s Wisdom: Sacred Texts of the World’s
Religions, by Philip Novak, which was written to accompany Smith’s
book. The course will include discussions on Hinduism, Buddhism,
Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, and several of
the primal or indigenous religions.
Monday 10:30 a.m. – noon
Class Size: Presentation
3/2 – 5/4 (10 weeks)
$80.00
The shorter poems of Keats, Shelley, Wordsworth, and Byron will
be read and analyzed with a view to discovering the qualities that
make them the literary gems that they are. The wealth of imagery
contained in these poems, the description of nature and the sheer
beauty of language to portray the universal truths of life, will be
discussed and appreciated. An anthology of Romantic Poetry will
be helpful in class.
Instructor: Vandana Walia
Instructor: David Chapman
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H14. Portraiture Plus
Monday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/2 – 5/4 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Seminar
$80.00
The focus of this class will be to understand and learn the process of
drawing portraits and illustrations relating to the face and body. Learn
what makes each person’s face unique and capture the features
through the professional process of structured drawing. Bring in
your favorite family pictures and transform them into a professional
treasure. Use whatever medium you are most comfortable with and
have fun! Beginners welcome!
Supplies Needed: 11” x 14” drawing pad (Bristol board/smooth
finish recommended), 11” x 14” color charcoal paper, kneaded
eraser, small tube of white poster paint, colored pencils, and pastel
chalk sticks (including flesh colors).
H19. Double Plays – How Baseball Films
Reflect Common Themes and Values
PSB 205A*
Monday 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
3/2 – 5/4 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
$82.00**
*Public Safety Building, 55 Commercial Avenue, New Brunswick
**Price includes non-refundable parking permit
Here’s the pitch: ten weeks, ten baseball films. In this course we’ll
team classics and lesser-known films to find their common themes.
We’ll start with Bull Durham, then follow up the next week with
Long Gone. Our lineup also includes The Pride of the Yankees, The
Natural, and Alibi Ike.
Instructor: Frank Fyffe
Instructor: Barbara Yaney
H20. Exploring Theories of Creativity
H15. Psychology in Film
Monday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/2 – 5/4 (10 weeks)
Monday 9:30 a.m. – noon
3/2 – 5/4 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
We will examine different topics of psychology and use popular
(and some not so popular) films to assist in provoking thought and
analysis of different mental health issues such as stress, anxiety,
grief, and more. Films to be shown include: What About Bob?, As
Good As It Gets, Rain Man, Grumpy Old Men, What’s Eating Gilbert
Grape, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
Instructor: Diane Lang
H16. Ten Music Topics in Ten Weeks
Monday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/2 – 5/4 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
Analysis and discussion will embrace the categories of: Jews in jazz;
jazz in classical music; Latin-American rhythms in the concert hall;
the cartoon composers; outlier composers; historically informed
performance practice (HIP) in classical music; cabaret music in preWorld War II; European jazz bands of the 1930s; the saxophone
and its music; and jazz/rock composers.
Instructor: Charley Gerard
MONDAY P.M.
Class Size: Seminar
$80.00
This course will explore several renowned theories of creativity,
including Howard Gardner, Albert Rothenberg, and Jean Piaget.
These theories define how intelligence develops and how we can
use these techniques and theories in our daily lives. This class will
explain how the mind functions and will encourage the use of new
areas of the brain which can enhance your memory and focus. It
will stimulate your thinking processes and improve the health of
your mind. Remember, the creation and growth of new brain cells
occurs at any age, so why not stimulate your mind through this
course.
Instructor: Margareta Greeley
H21. Family and Friendship
Monday 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
3/2 – 5/4 (10 weeks)
PSB 205B*
Class Size: Lecture
$82.00**
*Public Safety Building, 55 Commercial Avenue, New Brunswick
**Price includes non-refundable parking permit
The films that will be viewed feature close relationships within a
family or friendships between the characters. They will be shown
in the following order: Melvin and Howard, Beasts of the Southern
Wild, Notes on a Scandal, Thelma and Louise, Papillon, Win Win,
Stalag 17, The Kids Are All Right, Brothers, and What’s Eating
Gilbert Grape.
Instructors: Roz and Steve Shaw
H17. American Songbook: 1960 – Present
Monday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/2 – 5/4 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
We’ll discuss American songwriters in several different genres:
theatre, rock, country, salsa, and jazz. Included will be the famous
Stephen Sondheim, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, and Joni Mitchell, as
well as those deserving a bigger audience.
Instructor: Charley Gerard
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H22. Forever Francophone
Monday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/2 – 5/4 (10 weeks)
H25. Simply Watercolor: A Painting Course
Class Size: Seminar
$80.00
Come join us once again for French conversation, music, games
and culture. If you have had French before and can speak and read
with some confidence, this class is for you. We read novellas in class
and at home. We do homework to keep our French current.
Instructor: Anne Bosch
H23. History and Healing in New Jersey
Monday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/2 – 3/30 (5 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
$40.00
A medical historian will present a series of illustrated lectures that
illuminate New Jersey’s medical history. Topics include New Jersey’s
industrial toxins (radium, mercury, and asbestos), a surgeon’s
account of life on a Civil War ironclad, the nineteenth-century
medical marketplace with a focus on New Jersey’s water-cure
establishments, the deadly yellow fever epidemics of the 1790s,
and New Jersey women healers in the Civil War. We will investigate
how illness and healing impacted all aspects of life in New Jersey
— military, political, social, and economic. Each presentation will
be followed by audience questions, comments, and personal
observations.
Instructor: Sandra Moss
H24. The Medici and the Art of the Renaissance
Monday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/2 – 5/4 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Seminar
$80.00
Learn about the greatest art of the Renaissance through lecture,
handouts, videos, and discussion. The Medici were the godfathers of
the Renaissance. From a small community in 15th century Florence,
the Medici family would rise to become one of the most powerful
dynasties in Europe. Using charm, skill, duplicity, and ruthlessness,
they would amass unparalleled wealth and power and would use
this power to help ignite the most important cultural and artistic
revolution in western history.
Instructor: Barbara Yaney
Monday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/2 – 5/4 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Seminar
$80.00
If you’ve ever had thoughts of dabbling in watercolor, here’s your
chance. For the beginner, we take a simple approach to watercolor,
starting with oriental brush and progress by exploring a variety
of painting techniques. We will cover basic color theory, washes,
blends, layering, brush stroke, and more. For those who have
painted before, painting projects designed to help you sharpen your
skills will be offered.
Supplies needed: #1, #4, #8 round watercolor brushes (camel or
sable hair), Yarka watercolor set (pan, not tube), Strathmore 9”x12”
cold press watercolor pad or Bienfang 9”x12” watercolor pad of
ph neutral paper or Canson 9”x12” watercolor pad, 2B pencil with
eraser.
Instructor: Jeff Cohen
H26. Weird and Wonderful New Jersey
Monday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
4/6 – 5/4 (5 weeks)
Class Size: Seminar
$40.00
From Absecon to Woodbury, all around and in between, New
Jersey has many large and small, magnificent and minor places of
historical, artistic, cultural and amazing sites to visit. Join me in this
“map-quest” to learn about the weird and wonderful places to visit
in New Jersey.
Instructor: Joyce Browning
TUESDAY A.M.
H27. Comedians of the 20th Century:
Behind the Artists and Their Humor
Tuesday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/3 – 5/5 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Lecture
$80.00
Stay young by learning about the people who made America laugh
in the 20th century, ranging from Charlie Chaplin to Sid Caesar
to Carol Burnett to Jerry Seinfeld, and dozens in between. The
primary focus will be on exploring their paths to stardom and their
downfalls, as well as a sampling of some of their better known
routines and scenes. The emphasis will be on the dynamic changes
in comedy from the 1950s through the 1980s. As it is said, laughter
is the best medicine.
Instructor: Larry Wolfert
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H28. Drawing Sampler II
Tuesday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/3 – 5/5 (10 weeks)
H31. Homer’s Odyssey
Class Size: Seminar
$80.00
This is a class designed to give you the opportunity to explore and
experiment with varied media– graphite pencils, charcoal, pen/ink,
paint washes, color pencils, and mixing media. I will explain the
particular properties each holds and how to best use them to your
advantage, then let you create. Try your hand at figure drawing and
portraiture, landscapes, still lifes, and more. Find out why drawing is
not only rewarding but fun.
Supplies needed: F Faber/Castelli graphite pencil, 3B Faber/
Castelli graphite pencil, 7B Faber/Castelli graphite pencil, general
charcoal pencil(soft), 2 extra fine Pilot rolling ball pens, 2 ball point
pens (black ink), medium pink beveled eraser, 11x14, 50lb. stock
sketch pad or Canson 70lb. stock drawing pad.
Instructor: Jeff Cohen
Class Size: Presentation
$42.00**
*Public Safety Building, 55 Commercial Avenue, New Brunswick
**Price includes non-refundable parking permit
This course interprets Homer’s epic poem as timeless advice for
returning the human soul from strife and division to love and unity.
Taking cues from Homer’s own use of allegory and metaphor, it
shows how Odysseus gradually loses his violent identity as “sacker
of cities” to become once again the “gentle father” and rightful king.
The course will be of interest to anyone who has read Homer, and
wishes to understand his works better, or just wishes to understand
him/herself better.
Instructor: David Beardsley
H32. Modern Society and the Commons II
H29. Dutch Art of the Golden Age
Tuesday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/3 – 3/31 (5 weeks)
Tuesday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/3 – 3/31 (5 weeks)
PSB 205A*
Class Size: Lecture
$40.00
Two lectures will discuss Rembrandt, his life, techniques and
subject matter. Pigment analysis, x-rays and infrared photos will be
used to further elucidate his work. Other lectures include Frans Hals
of Haarlem, Dutch genre, and Dutch still life and its influence on
other artists.
Instructor: Maryann Zolota
Tuesday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/3 – 5/5 (10 weeks)
This is a new course with no pre-requisite required. Continuing the
focus on his personal experience and his presentation of actual
policy assessments and decisions over 30+ years, Jon Plaut will
briefly summarize the case from last semester and present for
discussion assessments of real life policy and societal outcomes,
as follows: 1) Energy Alternatives; 2) Water Alternatives; 3) Parks
and Recreation; 4) Three Rs; 5) Mass Transit; 6) World Health and
Hunger; 7) Population; 8) Education Alternatives and Costs; 9)
Total Quality; and 10) Global Action.
H30. Early 20th Century English Novel
Instructor: Jon Plaut
Tuesday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/3 – 5/5 (10 weeks)
H33. Rational Controversy
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
This course will explore the early modern English novel by looking
at five works that have left a lasting impact on the English literary
tradition. We will read (in this order) Joseph Conrad’s Nostromo,
Ford Madox Ford’s The Good Soldier, E.M. Forester’s Howard’s End,
Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse, and Elizabeth Bowen’s Death of
the Heart. Each of these novels represents a major achievement in
modern English literature, and each writer a significant figure in 20th
century fiction. For the first class, please read Conrad’s Nostromo.
Instructor: George Schroepfer
Class Size: Lecture
$80.00
Tuesday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/3 – 5/5 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
We will look at a wide variety of controversial issues, generated
primarily but not exclusively by current events, exposing you to
different viewpoints and perspectives. Participants are encouraged
to share their opinions and listen respectfully to others. Civility and
rationality are essential. Bring an open mind, an articulate tongue,
a sense of humor, and your opinions and prepare to be engaged.
So long as there is sufficient interest, almost any topic or subject
is open for discussion, from politics and ethics to economics and
popular culture. The moderator will suggest topics for discussion,
but class members can raise any issue.
Moderator: Harvey Singer
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H37. Folk Music Revival:
Behind the Artists and Their Songs
H34. All about New Jersey
Tuesday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/3 – 3/31 (5 weeks)
Class Size: Lecture
$40.00
Whether you moved recently to New Jersey or have spent all your
life here, there is much to learn and appreciate about the Garden
State. Find out about politics, inventions, diversity, immigration,
fascinating people, and much more – all from a friendly and
informative perspective.
Instructor: Marc Mappen
H35. Continue to Paint
Tuesday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/3 – 5/5 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Seminar
$80.00
For those who have painted before, painting projects designed to
help you sharpen your skills will be offered. You will work on a
painting project in class and complete a painting each week. By the
end of this course you will produce gallery-ready paintings.
Supplies needed: #1, #4, #8 round watercolor brushes(camel or
sable hair) Yarka watercolor set(pan, not tube) Strathmore 9”x12”
cold press watercolor pad or Bienfang 9”x12” watercolor pad of
ph neutral paper or Canson 9”x12” watercolor pad, 2B pencil with
eraser.
Instructor: Jeff Cohen
H36. Films of the Pacific Rim
Tuesday 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
3/3 – 5/5 (10 weeks)
PSB 205B*
Class Size: Lecture
$82.00**
*Public Safety Building, 55 Commercial Avenue, New Brunswick
**Price includes non-refundable parking permit
The films that will be viewed take place in countries along the
Pacific Rim and reflect different histories, cultures, and ways of
life. The films will be shown in the following order: Picture Bride,
The Crime of Father Amaro, The Owl and the Sparrow, The Year
of Living Dangerously, The Milk of Sorrow, The Runaway Train,
Machuca, The Hunter, Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles, and
The Cranes are Flying.
Instructors: Roz and Steve Shaw
Tuesday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/3 – 5/5 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Lecture
$80.00
We will look at the progression of folk music in America with an
emphasis on going behind the scenes and learning more about the
artists and their music, including their inspirations and interpretations.
It’s a fascinating journey that links the various phases of the folk
music revival. We will cover the early pioneers through folk-rock,
including Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Leadbelly, The Weavers, Bob
Dylan, Joan Baez, Peter Paul and Mary, The Kingston Trio, the Lovin’
Spoonful, the Mamas and the Papas, and Simon and Garfunkel,
among many others.
Instructor: Larry Wolfert
H38. From Broadway to Hollywood:
Oscar-winning Movies from
Broadway Musicals
Tuesday 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
3/3 – 5/5 (10 weeks)
Parker Home*
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
*443 River Road, Highland Park
Not all Broadway musicals which transfer to the screen do so
successfully. We will be watching and discussing ten musicals which
have transferred so successfully that they have won Oscars. These
films include: The King and I, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, The
Sound of Music, Oliver, Funny Girl, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret,
Chicago, and Gigi (went to Broadway after being a movie).
Instructor: William Fireman
H39. Great Decisions
Tuesday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/3 – 5/5 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
$100.00*
*Note: Price is more than $80 due to additional course materials.
Great Decisions provides background information and policy options
for the eight most critical issues facing America each year and serves
as the focal text for discussion. The topics will include: Russia and
the near abroad, privacy in the digital age, sectarianism in the Middle
East, India changing, U.S. policy toward Africa, Syria’s refugee crisis,
human trafficking in the 21st century, and Brazil’s metamorphosis.
The course is designed to encourage debate and discussion. At the
conclusion of each topic, students can complete online ballots, thus
communicating their opinions to policymakers.
Instructor: Marcia Feldheim
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H40. How Art Made the World
Tuesday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/3 – 5/5 (10 weeks)
H44. Drawing and Visualization
Class Size: Seminar
$80.00
Travel through time and learn all the early civilizations that
contributed to what is known as art today. Fascinating details of how
man created art and the images that represented how he visualized
life. A series of videos and lectures, and interactive discussions will
be had. You will love learning from this captivating journey!
Instructor: Barbara Yaney
Class Size: Seminar
$80.00
Develop drawing techniques while heightening visual sensitivity.
This course focuses on how objects and spaces are perceived,
and introduces the fundamental concepts and techniques of
perspective, shading, and rendering a likeness.
Supplies Needed: graphite pencils 2B, 4B, 6B, Charcoal pencils,
(hard, medium, and soft), kneaded eraser, colored pencils, 11”x14”
50lb. sketch pad or 70lb. stock drawing pad.
Instructor: Raymond Skibinski
H41. Road to Disunion
Tuesday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/3 – 5/5 (10 weeks)
Wednesday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/4 – 5/6 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
After the election of Abraham Lincoln as our 14th president, the
southern states seceded from the Federal Union. By April 12, 1861
the nation was at war. This course will examine the road to disunion,
including the political, social, and economic dynamics which tore our
nation apart, and how a nation dedicated to the proposition that all
men are created equal could experience the horrors of a civil war.
Required reading: Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: Slavery,
Secession, and the President’s War Powers by James Simon.
Recommended reading: Disunion by Elizabeth Varon.
H45. Expanding Your Art Horizons
Wednesday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/4 – 4/1 (5 weeks)
Class Size: Lecture
$40.00
The purpose of this course is to expand understanding of various
art genres, their meaning, composition, and the context in which
they should be viewed. Presentations will include the history and
development of portraiture, the history of still life painting, the
significance and meaning of devotional art, appreciating sculpture,
and the history of caricature.
Instructor: Maryann Zolota
Instructor: Anthony Cavallo
H46. The Golden Age of Radio
WEDNESDAY A.M.
Wednesday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/4 – 5/6 (10 weeks)
H42. 20th Century Physics
This course consists of a combination of lectures and illustrative
audio clips of the various radio programs broadcast during the
golden age. In addition, students will be treated to a few complete
airings of some of the most famous and infamous broadcasts.
Lectures include: radio, the first 60 years; who was that masked
man?; soap operas in the golden age of radio; comedy and the
golden age of radio; the shadow knows; radio drama as an art form;
Halloween and radio in America; radio and the Great Depression;
the night that shocked America; and a holiday celebration with
Charles Dickens.
Wednesday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/4 – 5/6 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Seminar
$80.00
This course will begin with the development of the structure of
the atom in the early decades of the 20th century that led to the
development of the atomic bomb. The history of the Manhattan
Project will be discussed in detail, as well as the progression to
thermonuclear devices.
Instructor: John Shafranski
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
Instructor: Henry Morse
H43. Comedians of the 20th Century:
Behind the Artists and Their Humor, Part II
Wednesday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/4 – 5/6 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Lecture
$80.00
This is a continuation of the first course, although the first course
is not a prerequisite. Learn about the people who made America
laugh in the latter half of the 20th century including: Billy Crystal,
Mel Brooks, Bill Cosby, Johnny Carson, Jackie Mason, Jerry Seinfeld,
Woody Allen, and dozens more. We will be sampling some of their
better known routines and scenes.
Instructor: Larry Wolfert
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H47. Gustav Klimt and the Art Nouveau Movement
H50. Practice of Poetry
Wednesday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/4 – 5/6 (10 weeks)
Wednesday 10:00 a.m. – noon*
3/4 – 5/6 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Seminar
$80.00
Art Nouveau (the “new art”) was a widely influential but relatively
short-lived movement that emerged in the final decade of the 19th
century and was already beginning to decline a decade later. This
movement – less a collective one than a disparate group of visual
artists, designers, and architects spread throughout Europe – was
aimed at creating styles of design more appropriate to the modern
age, and it was characterized by organic, flowing lines resembling
the stems and blossoms of plants, as well as geometric forms such
as squares and rectangles.
Instructor: Barbara Yaney
H48. New York City 1784–1898
Wednesday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/4 – 5/6 (10 weeks)
PSB 205B*
Class Size: Lecture
$82.00**
*Public Safety Building, 55 Commercial Avenue, New Brunswick
**Price includes non-refundable parking permit
This class will continue to examine the rough and tumble New York
City of the early, middle, and late 19th century. We’ll explore how the
city attracted and absorbed waves of fortune seekers and immigrants,
unscrupulous entrepreneurs, and greedy politicians. We’ll look at how
it recovered from financial disasters, numerous rival newspapers, a
civil war, and the draft riots, as well as roving street gangs, rival police
and fire departments, and political shenanigans to ultimately be
consolidated into the five boroughs in 1898.
Class Size: Seminar
$80.00
*Note class start time.
Whether you have taken a poetry workshop before or are trying it
for the first time, this course will guide you towards pleasure in the
creative power of words, those of published poets as well as your
own. We will look at the making of poems by others, and then, in a
supportive group atmosphere, write and share original poetry. Bring
pen and paper.
Instructor: Maxine Susman
H51. Selected Topics in United States History
1877–Present
Wednesday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/4 – 5/6 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
We will review ten selected topics in United States history since
1877. The topics include: reform and populism, progressivism and
World War I, the roaring 20s and the Great Depression, the New
Deal, World War II, the cold war, civil rights revolution, the 60s and
the counter-culture, the conservative reaction, and globalization. For
many events, let’s compare what you remember to what historians
now say.
Instructor: Ed Malberg
H52. What a Miraculous Creature of Nature We Are!
Instructor: Bruce Tucker
Wednesday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/4 – 5/6 (10 weeks)
H49. Painting Still Lifes in Watercolor or Acrylics
To understand our miraculous selves and today’s news on health,
we need to understand our place in nature. It’s no mistake we
are born, we mature, and we pass on. Forgetting man-made
catastrophes, how do we make it to the end? Topics include: review
of very basic biology; our immune system; bacteria, viruses and
disease; cancer-causes and treatments; stem cells and growing
organs for transplantation; aging; and cloning. Ample, detailed
hand-outs mean you can listen more, allowing time for questions
and discussion.
Wednesday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/4 – 5/6 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Seminar
$80.00
This course will concentrate on the still life: how to choose the
right objects, how to best arrange those objects, how to light that
arrangement for maximum drama, and then how to capture your
still lifes in watercolor or acrylics. Create beautiful still life paintings
for yourself, your friends and family.
Watercolor supplies needed: #1, #4, #8 round watercolor
brushes(camel or sable hair) Yarka watercolor set(pan, not tube)
Strathmore 9”x12” cold press watercolor pad or Bienfang 9”x12”
watercolor pad of ph neutral paper, 2B pencil with eraser.
Acrylic supplies needed: Liquitex six pack Basics, acrylic synthetic
round brushes (#2, #8), 9”x12” Pad of canvas paper, Plastic or
china plate to use as palette, small cup for water, 2B pencil and
eraser.
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
Instructor: Warren Schaeffer
Instructor: Jeff Cohen
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H53. The American Civil War
Wednesday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/4 – 5/6 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Lecture
$80.00
The roots of the Civil War can be traced to increasing differences
between the north and south and their growing divergence as the
19th century progressed. Chief among the issues were expansion
of slavery into the territories, the South’s declining political power,
states’ rights, and the retention of slavery. Though these issues
had existed for decades, they exploded in 1860 following the
election of Abraham Lincoln who was against the spread of slavery.
For the first two years, southern victory seemed possible but the
simultaneous Union victories of Gettysburg and Vicksburg doomed
the Confederacy. When the war ended over 6,000,000 Americans
were dead. The total killed in the war exceeds the total deaths from
all other U.S. wars combined. Much of the south lay in ruins and the
bitterness engendered by the conflict lives with us today.
Instructor: Michael O’Donnell
H54. Fitness, Strength Training, and Preventing Falls
for Older Adults
RWJ Fitness & Wellness Center*
Wednesday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
4/8 – 5/6 (5 weeks)
Class Size: Seminar
$40.00
*Robert Wood Johnson Fitness and Wellness Center, 100 Kirkpatrick Street, Suite 201, New Brunswick, NJ
The course will include lectures from health professionals about
how falls and other injuries can be avoided in people ages 50 and
above; exercise research; and how to increase the overall quality
of life for the active adult. Interactive exercises will take place in a
controlled environment including, but not limited to exercise studios,
fitness floor, or aquatic center. Health and medical clearance forms
provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Fitness and Wellness Center
and Rutgers University are to be completed by the participants prior
to the first day of class in order for the students to participate in the
interactive section of the course.
Instructor: Santei Di Leonardo
H55. Folk Music Revival:
Behind the Artists and Their Songs, Part II
Wednesday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/4 – 5/6 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Lecture
$80.00
This is a continuation of the first course, although the first course
is not a prerequisite. The emphasis is ongoing behind the scenes
and learning more about the artists and their music—including their
inspirations and interpretations—focusing on the folk music revival
in the late 1960s through the current period. We will cover artists
including: James Taylor, Harry Chapin, Don McLean, John Denver,
Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot, Cat Stevens, and dozens more. We
will also revisit some of the artists covered in the first class but
showing their evolved songs and styles in the more recent period.
Instructor: Larry Wolfert
H56. Jewish American History
1865–Present
Wednesday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/4 – 5/6 (10 weeks)
PSB 205B*
Class Size: Lecture
$82.00**
*Public Safety Building, 55 Commercial Avenue, New Brunswick
**Price includes non-refundable parking permit
This course continues to examine and explore the growing American
Jewish community from the close of the American Civil War through
the periods of reconstruction, the progressive era’s eugenic racist
theories, the massive immigrations of Eastern European Jews, the
rise of Jewish gangsters, and Hollywood movie moguls, Henry
Ford’s and Father Charles Coughlin’s anti-Semitism, World War II,
the Holocaust, the birth of the State of Israel, the Rosenberg trial,
Soviet Jews, and the ever-broadening influence of American Jews
in the 20th and 21st century.
Instructor: Bruce Tucker
H57. Jewish Masters of the Art World
Wednesday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/4 – 5/6 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Seminar
$80.00
There will be a brief introductory lecture and videos each week that
will reflect the artists who are part of the Jewish society; we’ll look
at who they were and their struggles. Artists will include Modigliani,
Chagall, Rothko, Pissarro, and modern day Israeli artists.
Instructor: Barbara Yaney
H58. Jewish Renewal in America
Wednesday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/4 – 5/6 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Seminar
$80.00
The Jewish Renewal movement is an integral part of the larger
North American historical/social/political landscape of the 1960s.
The course will provide an introduction and historical overview of
the Jewish Renewal movement and demonstrate its impact on
American religious, social, and political life, beyond the Jewish faith.
The philosophical underpinnings of Jewish Renewal as an evolving
movement will be examined. Topic areas to be addressed include:
defining Jewish Renewal; prayer practice; interpreting Jewish law;
aging and spiritual elders; Deep Ecumenism–working with other
faiths.
Instructor: Debra Smith
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H59. Liberty and Authority in the Western Tradition
H62. Why We Hate and Why There Is Hope
Wednesday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/4 – 5/6 (10 weeks)
Wednesday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/4 – 5/6 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Lecture
$80.00
No subject is more central to the Western understanding of politics
than the persistent conflict between the liberty of the individual
and the claims of society and the state to limit that liberty. Through
discussion of several classic works, the course will explore the
bases of contemporary notion of liberty. Readings will be drawn
from Milton’s Areopagitica, Locke’s Letter Concerning Toleration,
Rousseau’s Social Contract, the Declaration of Independence, John
Stuart Mill’s On Liberty, and FDR’s “Four Freedoms” speech. Texts
will be introduced by presentations about their historical contexts,
but sessions will be devoted largely to discussion of their ideas and
21st century implications.
Instructor: Gordon Schochet
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
Just as our compassion can enable us to commit acts of astonishing
kindness and courage, so can our suspicion and mistrust of outsiders
grow into hatred and lead to both psychological and physical violence.
The goal of this course is to provide an introduction to the science
of social psychology and its efforts to explain why good people –
people from stable homes and happy childhoods, people with solid
ethical and religious backgrounds – can come to commit acts from
simple unkindness to violent aggression and even mass murder.
This course is based on Dr. Philip Zimbardo’s study of human nature
and social psychology, The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good
People Turn Evil. It is recommended, but not required reading for the
course and is available from Amazon.com.
Instructor: David Chapman
H60. Memoir Writing
Wednesday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/4 – 5/6 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Seminar
$80.00
Everyone has a story to tell, and for this reason the memoir has
become a popular form of non-fiction. Unlike an autobiography
which spans a lifetime, a memoir deals with a period of a person’s
life. A good memoir uses elements of good fiction, such as character,
description, plot, dialogue and themes. In this course, we will focus
on these elements, as well as on how to find one’s authentic voice.
In addition to lectures, there will be written exercises in class, as well
as some home writing assignments. Students are asked to bring an
old photo the first day of class.
H63. Broadway in Your Backyard
Thursday 1:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Class Size: Lecture
George Street Playhouse
See ticket order form $30.00 plus
cost of tickets*
*A student can purchase no more than two (2) tickets per play.
Two plays and pre-performance lectures by actors and production
and staff personnel lead to a greater understanding of the wonderful
world of theater. The special ticket price for OLLI-RU members is
$28.00 and includes the pre-performance lecture. Lectures begin
at 1:15 p.m. in the theater’s café and performances begin at 2:00
p.m. Note: Plays subject to change without notice.
Instructor: Susan London
March 12, 2015 – Buyer and Cellar
H61. Paint like the Masters II
Wednesday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/4 – 5/6 (10 weeks)
Written by Jonathan Tolins
Class Size: Seminar
$80.00
Variety is the spice of life. That applies to painting as well. In
this class, you will have the opportunity to sample various styles
of painting by artists like Picasso, Van Gogh, and Dali, and to try
your hand at Impressionism, cubism, abstract art, surrealism, and
more. It doesn’t matter whether you’ve ever held a brush or are an
experienced painter. This is a wonderful chance to have some fun
with painting.
Supplies needed: Yarka 12 color watercolor set (pan, not tube),
#2, #5 and #8 round watercolor brushes (Sable or camel hair),
Strathmore or Bienfang 9”x12” pad of cold press watercolor paper,
#2 HB pencil and eraser.
Instructor: Jeff Cohen
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Alex More is an underemployed actor who is hired for the oddest of
odd jobs – toiling in the basement “mall” of a famous actress. Equal
parts fantasy and farce, Buyer and Cellar is a hilarious examination
of the pressures of fame and perfection.
April 30, 2015 – Six Degrees of Separation
Written by John Guare
What would you do when the son of Sidney Poitier shows up at
your door? In the high-stakes world of the New York art scene,
appearances are everything. When a young man with a famous
father turns up at their home injured and with no money, the
Kittredge’s are immediately drawn to his charming ways, homecooked gourmet meals, and tales of Hollywood royalty. But as
their involvement with him takes unexpected twists and turns, they
begin to question not only his identity but their own. Based on
actual events, this fast-paced, funny and remarkable powerful play
comments on what drives us, whether it be the allure of celebrity,
the desire for money, fame and social standing, or the solace and
comfort of meaningful human connection. For mature audiences.
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Room assignments will be posted on the bulletin board on the first day of class.
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THURSDAY A.M.
F6. New York City 1784–1898
F3. Art History
Thursday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/5 – 5/7 (10 weeks)
Thursday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/5 – 5/7 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
$90.00*
*Note: Price is more than $80 due to additional course materials.
We will explore a varied mélange of artists such as Paul Gauguin,
Edward Manet, Gustav Klimt, and Marc Chagall. We‘ll start with a
three-part series about what in nature influences these artists, how
gods and religion played a vital role, and how love inspired their
works.
Instructor: Maurice Mahler
F4. Comedians of the 20th Century:
Behind the Artists and Their Humor Part II
Thursday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/5 – 5/7 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
This is a continuation of the first course, although the first course
is not a prerequisite. Learn about the people who made America
laugh in the latter half of the 20th century including: Billy Crystal,
Mel Brooks, Bill Cosby, Johnny Carson, Jackie Mason, Jerry Seinfeld,
Woody Allen, and dozens more. We will be sampling some of their
better known routines and scenes.
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
This class will continue to examine the rough and tumble New
York City of the early, middle, and late 19th century. For full course
description see course # H48.
Instructor: Bruce Tucker
F7. The History of Northern Ireland
Thursday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/5 – 4/2 (5 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
$40.00
For most of the 20th century, Northern Ireland was one of the
world’s major trouble spots. This course will explore the beginnings
of the political entity called Northern Ireland, from the push for
home rule in Ireland, through the Good Friday Agreement, which
brought a ceasefire, and the still recent acceptance of participatory
government by Unionists and Nationalists. A thorough knowledge
of the history makes more understandable the difficulty in reaching
enduring solutions and may even shed light on the cause of the
strife Northern Ireland endured across a century.
Instructor: Henry McNally
F8. Modern Society and the Commons II
Instructor: Larry Wolfert
Thursday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/5 – 5/7 (10 weeks)
F5. Drawing for Beginners
New course with no pre-requisite required. Continuing the focus
on his personal experience and his presentation of actual policy
assessments and decisions over 30+ years, Jon Plaut will briefly
summarize the case from last semester and present for discussion
assessments of real life policy and societal outcomes. For full course
description see course # H32.
Thursday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/5 – 5/7 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Seminar
$80.00
Think you can’t draw? Let me prove you wrong! We will explore
line, shape, shading, shadow, tone, and perspective, as well as how
to hold your pencil to framing your finished work. For full course
description see course # H8.
Supplies needed: F Faber/Castelli graphite pencil, 3B Faber/
Castelli graphite pencil, 7B Faber/Castelli graphite pencil, HB
charcoal pencil, medium pink beveled eraser, 11”x14” 50 page,
50lb. stock sketch pad or Canson 70lb. stock drawing pad.
Instructor: Jeff Cohen
Class Size: Lecture
$80.00
Instructor: Jon Plaut
F9. Rational Controversy
Thursday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/5 – 5/7 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
We will look at a wide variety of controversial issues, generated
primarily but not exclusively by current events, exposing you to
different viewpoints and perspectives. Participants are encouraged
to share their opinions and listen respectfully to others. For full
course description see course # H33.
Moderator: Harvey Singer
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F10. Spanish for Beginners
Thursday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/5 – 5/7 (10 weeks)
F13. Bridge Conventions You Should Know
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
In this class we will use a conversational approach, learn greetings,
key phrases, and practical vocabulary useful for everyday situations,
traveling, and ordering in a restaurant. We will also cover the
essential verbs necessary for communication.
Instructor: Barbara Butensky
F11. Why We Hate and Why There Is Hope
Thursday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/5 – 5/7 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
Just as our compassion can enable us to commit acts of astonishing
kindness and courage, so can our suspicion and mistrust of outsiders
grow into hatred and lead to both psychological and physical
violence. The goal of this course is to provide an introduction to
the science of social psychology and its efforts to explain why good
people – people from stable homes and happy childhoods, people
with solid ethical and religious backgrounds – can come to commit
acts from simple unkindness to violent aggression and even mass
murder. For full course description see course # H62.
Thursday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/5 – 5/7 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Seminar
$80.00
This course is designed for the better-than-beginner player of
the card game of Bridge. We will review the more popular and
useful conventions that are necessary for success at the bridge
table today: Blackwood and Gerber, Stayman, 2C (strong, forcing,
artificial), weak twos, reverses, negative (sputnik) double, Jacoby
transfers, control-showing cue bids. Time permitting, we will also
review splinter bids, Michaels cue bids and the unusual no trump.
This course will include lecture and discussion. You may want to
bring a deck of cards with you to class.
Instructor: Paul Meglathery
F14. Drawing Sampler II
Thursday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/5 – 5/7 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Seminar
$80.00
THURSDAY P.M.
This is a class designed to give you the opportunity to explore and
experiment with varied media– graphite pencils, charcoal, pen/
ink, paint washes, color pencils, and mixing media. For full course
description see course # H27.
Supplies needed: F Faber/Castelli graphite pencil, 3B Faber/
Castelli graphite pencil, 7B Faber/Castelli graphite pencil, general
charcoal pencil(soft), 2 extra fine Pilot rolling ball pens, 2 ball point
pens (black ink), medium pink beveled eraser, 11x14, 50lb. stock
sketch pad or Canson 70lb. stock drawing pad.
F12. The American Civil War
Instructor: Jeff Cohen
Instructor: David Chapman
Thursday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/5 – 5/7 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
The roots of the Civil War can be traced to increasing differences
between the north and south and their growing divergence as the
19th century progressed. Chief among the issues were expansion
of slavery into the territories, the South’s declining political power,
states’ rights, and the retention of slavery. Though these issues had
existed for decades, they exploded in 1860 following the election
of Abraham Lincoln who was against the spread of slavery. For full
course description see course # H53.
Instructor: Michael O’Donnell
F15. Folk Music Revival:
Behind the Artists and Their Songs, Part II
Thursday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/5 – 5/7 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
This is a continuation of the first course, although the first course
is not a prerequisite. The emphasis is ongoing behind the scenes
and learning more about the artists and their music—including
their inspirations and interpretations—focusing on the folk music
revival in the late 1960s through the current period. For full course
description see course # H55.
Instructor: Larry Wolfert
F16. French for Beginners
Thursday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/5 – 5/7 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
This class will concentrate on practical and basic vocabulary
necessary for communicating in French. Topics will include basic
greetings and expressions for getting around town while touring,
shopping, and dining. Conversational French will be emphasized.
Be ready to learn and have some fun!
Instructor: Renee Rosen
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F17. Introduction to the World’s Religions
F21. Family and Friendship
Thursday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/5 – 5/7 (10 weeks)
Friday 9:30 a.m. – noon
3/6 – 5/15 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
The course will include discussions on Hinduism, Buddhism,
Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, and several of
the primal or indigenous religions. For full course description see
course # H10.
Instructor: David Chapman
F18. Jewish American History 1865–Present
Thursday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/5 – 5/7 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
This course continues to examine and explore the growing American
Jewish community from the close of the American Civil War to the
present. For full course description see course # H56.
Instructor: Bruce Tucker
F19. The Long Shadow of the Great War
Thursday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/5 – 5/7 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
$80.00
As we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Great War (World
War I) it seems fitting to examine this catastrophe and its impact
on our modern world. Discussions include: the world before the
explosion; the July Crisis and Guns of August; and the War on the
Western Front. Required reading: Lions of July by William Jannen.
Recommended reading: The Long Shadow by David Reynolds.
Instructor: Anthony Cavallo
FRIDAY A.M.
F20. Comedians of the 20th Century:
Behind the Artists and Their Humor
Friday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/6 – 5/15 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
No class 4/3
$80.00
Stay young by learning about the people who made America laugh
in the 20th century, ranging from Charlie Chaplin to Sid Caesar
to Carol Burnett to Jerry Seinfeld, and dozens in between. For full
course description see course # H27.
Instructor: Larry Wolfert
Class Size: Presentation
No class 4/3
$80.00
The films that will be viewed feature close relationships within a
family or friendships between the characters. They will be shown
in the following order: Melvin and Howard, Beasts of the Southern
Wild, Notes on a Scandal, Thelma and Louise, Papillon, Win Win,
Stalag 17, The Kids Are All Right, Brothers, and What’s Eating
Gilbert Grape.
Instructors: Roz and Steve Shaw
F22. Films with a Jewish Flavor
Friday 9:30 a.m. – noon
3/6 – 5/15 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
No class 4/3
$80.00
Jewish films examine aspects of the Jewish experience, featuring
at least one clearly defined Jewish central character, that advance
the narrative. We will explore a range of themes including: life in
pre- WWII Europe, immigration/assimilation, anti-Semitism, the
Holocaust, resistance and after-effects, Jewish identity, Israel, and
comedy. We will view and discuss the following tentatively scheduled
films: Yiddle with his Fiddle, Avalon, Au Revoir Les Enfants, No
Place on Earth, A Secret: Poland’s New Jews, Aftermath, The Jewish
Cardinal, Nobody’s Business, Broken Wings, and A Serious Man.
Instructor: Sally Bauer Cohen
F23. The History of Flight 1890-1930
Friday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/6 – 5/15 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
No class 4/3
$80.00
From Da Vinci’s 15th century sketches, to the gas balloon flights
of Montgolfier in the 18th century, to Otto Lilienthal’s 19th century
study of birds in flight and subsequent glider experiments, man’s
quest to conquer the air is a fascinating story of dreams, limited
technology, engineering and luck. In this course we will examine
the lives, dreams and work of all these early pioneers of aviation
and explore how they created the foundations of modern air travel
technology that we so often take for granted.
Instructor: Bruce Tucker
F24. J. D. Salinger Short Stories
Friday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/6 – 5/15 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
No class 4/3
$80.00
Each week we will discuss and analyze a short story. The instructor
will outline the general happenings and ask the class a series of
questions that will be meant to elicit the real meaning of the story.
Events in the stories will be used to explore Salinger’s life and
motivations.
Instructor: John Ench
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F25. Opera without Tears, Part III
Friday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/6 – 5/15 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
No class 4/3
$80.00
You can put away the tears and the tension that normally
accompany opera and sit back, relax, and laugh heartily through
comedies and non-tragic operas. There will be two by the master
of operatic comedy, Gioachino Rossini–Comte Ory and Il Viaggo a
Reims; Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi’s last opera and his only comedy;
Die Fledermaus–an operetta by Johann Strauss; and one other
opera to be named.
Instructor: Peter Cancro
F26. Painting Still Lifes in Watercolor or Acrylics
Friday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/6 – 5/15 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Seminar
No class 4/3
$80.00
This course will concentrate on the still life: how to choose the
right objects, how to best arrange those objects, how to light that
arrangement for maximum drama, and then how to capture your
still lifes in watercolor or acrylics. Create beautiful still life paintings
for yourself, your friends and family.
Watercolor supplies needed: #1, #4, #8 round watercolor
brushes(camel or sable hair) Yarka watercolor set(pan, not tube)
Strathmore 9”x12” cold press watercolor pad or Bienfang 9”x12”
watercolor pad of ph neutral paper, 2B pencil with eraser.
Acrylic supplies needed: Liquitex six pack Basics, acrylic synthetic
round brushes (#2, #8), 9”x12” Pad of canvas paper, Plastic or china
plate to use as palette, small cup for water, 2B pencil and eraser.
Instructor: Jeff Cohen
Class Size: Presentation
No class 4/3
$80.00
In this course, we will view twenty-minute presentations by
experts in their particular area. The topics will be viewed and then
discussed. These include such eclectic topics as: Stroke of Insight,
Great Leaders Inspire Action, Power and Vulnerability, How Your
Body Language Shapes Who You Are, Why We Do What We Do,
Science of Motivation, Why are we Happy, How to Spot a Liar, How
to Live Before You Die, and Passionate Courage.
Instructor: Harriet Levine
F28. Seven up Documentary:
Show Me the Boy at 7; I’ll Show You the Man
Friday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/6 – 5/15 (10 weeks) Class Size: Presentation
No class 4/3
$80.00
A group of British children aged 7, from widely varying backgrounds,
are interviewed about a range of subjects. The director re-interviewed
them at 7-year intervals (culminating in 56 UP) to determine how
their lives and attitudes changed. We will discuss, analyze, and
predict which factors influence their development and determine
the path their lives take.
Instructor: Harriet Levine
F29. America’s Pacific Destiny:
War with Spain and the Philippines 1890–1913
Friday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/6 – 5/15 (10 weeks) Class Size: Presentation
No class 4/3 $80.00
The rapid industrial growth and limitless resources of the nowconquered wilderness provided America with the financial and
military power to play with the “big boys” of Europe. The mid-19th
century notion of extending American influence and commerce
across a wilderness continent was now complete. America’s destiny
now seemed ready to follow the sun west across the Pacific, to
Asia and beyond. This class will examine the historical background,
events, issues, politics, as well as the prevalent racial and moral
notions, of this crucial turning point in American history and see
how they impacted both the 20th and 21st centuries.
Instructor: Bruce Tucker
F27. Ted Talks
Friday 10:30 a.m. – noon
3/6 – 5/15 (10 weeks) FRIDAY P.M.
F30. Films of the Pacific Rim
Friday 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
3/6 – 5/15 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
No class 4/3
$80.00
The films that will be viewed take place in countries along the
Pacific Rim and reflect different histories, cultures, and ways of life.
The films will be shown in the following order: Picture Bride, The
Crime of Father Amaro, The Owl and the Sparrow, The Year of Living
Dangerously, The Milk of Sorrow, The Runaway Train, Machuca, The
Hunter, Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles, and The Cranes are
Flying.
Instructors: Roz and Steve Shaw
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F31. Folk Music Revival:
Behind the Artists and Their Songs
Friday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/6 – 5/15 (10 weeks) Class Size: Presentation
No class 4/3
$80.00
We will look at the progression of folk music in America with an
emphasis on going behind the scenes and learning more about the
artists and their music, including their inspirations and interpretations.
It’s a fascinating journey that links the various phases of the folk
music revival. For full course description see course # H37.
Instructor: Larry Wolfert
F32. From Broadway to Hollywood:
Oscar-winning Movies from Broadway Musicals
Friday 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
3/6 – 5/15 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
No class 4/3
$80.00
Not all Broadway musicals which transfer to the screen do so
successfully. We will be watching and discussing ten musicals which
have transferred so successfully that they have won Oscars. These
films include The King and I, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, The
Sound of Music, Oliver, Funny Girl, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret,
Chicago, and Gigi (went to Broadway after being a movie).
Instructor: William Fireman
F33. Paint like the Masters II
Friday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/6 - 5/15 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Seminar
No class 4/3
$80.00
Variety is the spice of life. That applies to painting as well. In this
class, you will have the opportunity to sample various styles of
painting by artists like Picasso, Van Gogh, and Dali, and to try your
hand at impressionism, cubism, abstract art, surrealism, and more.
Supplies needed: Yarka 12 color watercolor set (pan, not tube),
#2, #5 and #8 round watercolor brushes (Sable or camel hair),
Strathmore or Bienfang 9”x12” pad of cold press watercolor paper,
#2 HB pencil and eraser.
Instructor: Jeff Cohen
F34. Road to Disunion
Friday 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3/6 – 5/15 (10 weeks)
Class Size: Presentation
No class 4/3
$80.00
After the election of Abraham Lincoln as our 14th president, the
southern states seceded from the Federal Union. By April 12, 1861
the nation was at war. This course will examine the road to disunionFor
full course description see course #. Required reading: Lincoln
and Chief Justice Taney: Slavery, Secession, and the President’s War
Powers by James Simon. Recommended reading: Disunion by
Elizabeth Varon. For full course description see course # H41.
Instructor: Anthony Cavallo
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Travel Program
Note: All trips will depart from the rear of the Sears parking lot located at 51 Route 1 South, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Trip 1: Barnes Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Friday, March 13, 2015
Trip 2: Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, NY
Friday, May 1, 2015
The Barnes Foundation was established by Albert C. Barnes in 1922
to“promote the advancement of education and the appreciation of
the fine arts and horticulture.” The Barnes holds one of the finest
collections of Post-Impressionist and early Modern paintings, with
extensive works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Henri
Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Henri Rousseau, Amedeo Modigliani, Chaim
Soutine and Giorgio de Chirico, as well as American masters Charles
Demuth, William Glackens, Horace Pippin, and Maurice Prendergast,
Old Master paintings, important examples of African sculpture and
Native American ceramics, jewelry and textiles, American paintings
and decorative arts and antiquities from the Mediterranean region
and Asia. Your visit begins with a special 30-minute introduction to
the collection and Dr. Barnes’s unique approach to displaying art.
Then, enjoy time in the gallery with a complimentary audio guide
for each group member.
Storm King Art Center was founded and opened to the public in
1960, thanks to the efforts of the late Ralph Ogden and Peter Stern,
co-owners of the Mountainville-based Star Expansion Company,
where its pristine 500-acre landscape of fields, hills, and woodlands
provides the setting for a collection of more than 100 carefully sited
sculptures created by some of the most acclaimed artists of our
time. Although Storm King was originally envisioned as a museum
devoted to Hudson River School, by 1961 its founders had become
committed to modern sculpture. Early purchases were sited directly
outside the Museum Building as part of a formal garden scheme.
However, with the 1966 purchase of thirteen works from the
estate of sculptor David Smith, Storm King began to place sculpture
directly in the landscape. Since then, every work has been sited with
consideration of both its immediate surroundings and distant views.
Fifty years after its founding, Storm King continues to grow and
evolve, and is among the world’s leading sculpture parks.
Following your delightful tour of all the amazing art, you will
indulge in a delicious lunch featuring the nationally-renowned
food of Chef Jack McDavid at Jack’s Firehouse Restaurant.
Their commitment to using the finest and freshest homemade
and locally grown products provides a true Philadelphia dining
experience. Set in a 19th century firehouse in the Fairmount
neighborhood of Philadelphia, Jack’s Firehouse offers a unique
setting with an elegant old neighborhood feel.
We leave the Sears rear parking lot located at 51 Route 1 South in
New Brunswick at 8:15 a.m. and return by 4:00 p.m.
All inclusive cost is $105 per person for members and $115 per
person for guests.
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Note: Before registering for this trip, all participants should
carefully determine that they are physically fit and medically
able to participate in the walking involved in this trip. Please visit
stormking.org for more information on the park, or call an OLLI-RU
staff member for more information 848-932-6554.
A plated picnic lunch is included from The Storm King Café. Enjoy
your lunch in designated areas of the Art Center grounds. A delightful
way to enjoy a fresh meal!
We leave the Sears rear parking lot located at 51Route 1 South in
New Brunswick at 7:45 a.m. and return by 5:30 p.m.
All inclusive cost is $105 per person for members and $115 per
person for guests.
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H62. Broadway in Your Backyard:
Buyer and Cellar
1:15 – 4:00 p.m.
Trip to Barnes Museum
8:15 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
H1. Composers & Lyricists of Tin
Pan Alley – Gordon James
10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
APRIL
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
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7
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15 Freehold
Highland Park
H2. History of Quilting in America
Gail Small
10:30 a.m. – noon
New Brunswick
H3. A Day with Johannes Vermeer
Maryann Zolota
10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
16 Highland Park
F1. A Day with Johannes Vermeer
Maryann Zolota
10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
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H4. Puccini’s Tragic Heroines II
Peter Cancro
10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
H5. Defiant Requiem
Jose Lopez
10:30 a.m. – noon
New Brunswick
H6. Rutgers Symphony Orchestra
Mahler’s Third
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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F2. Puccini’s Tragic Heroines II
Peter Cancro
10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
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H7. Mediterranean Sampler
Roz and Steve Shaw
10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
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H63. Broadway in Your Backyard
Six Degrees of Separation
1:15 – 4:00 p.m.
MAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
1 New Brunswick
Storm King Art Center
7:45 a.m. – 5:45 p.m.
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Week-At-A-Glance
HIGHLAND PARK
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TUESDAY
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H8. Drawing for Beginners
Jeff Cohen
H17. American Songbook:
1960–Present
Charley Gerard
H27. Comedians of the 20th Century
Larry Wolfert
H34. All about N. J.
Marc Mappen
3/3 – 3/31
H42. 20th Century Physics
John Shafranski
H9. Famous Playwrights
William Roufberg
H19. Baseball Films Reflecting Themes
Frank Fyffe
PSB 205A
1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
H28. Drawing Sampler II
Jeff Cohen
H35. Continue to Paint
Jeff Cohen
H43. Comedians of
the 20th Century II
Larry Wolfert
H10. Intro World’s Religions
David Chapman
H20. Exploring Theories of Creativity
Margareta Greeley
H29. Dutch Art of the Golden Age
Maryann Zolota
3/31 – 3/31
H36. Films of Pacific Rim
Roz and Steve Shaw
PSB 205B
1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
H44. Drawing and Visualization
Raymond Skibinski
H11. Mosaic Art
Harvey Altman
H21. Family and Friendship
Roz and Steve Shaw
PSB 205B
1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
H30. Early 20th Century
English Novel
George Schroepfer
H37. Folk Music Revival
Larry Wolfert
H45. Expanding Your Art Horizons
Maryann Zolota
3/4 – 4/1
H12. Opera without Tears, Part III
Peter Cancro
H22. Forever Francophone
Anne Bosch
H31. Homer’s Odyssey
David Beardsley
PSB 205B
3/3 – 3/31
H38. Broadway to Hollywood
William Fireman
Parker Home
1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
H46. Golden Age of Radio
Henry Moore
H13. Poetry of the Romantic Age
Vandana Walia
H23. History and Healing in N.J.
Sandra Moss
3/2 – 3/30
H32. Society and the Commons II
Jon Plaut
H39. Great Decisions
Marcia Feldheim
H47. Gustav Klimt/Art Nouveau
Barbara Yaney
H14. Portraiture Plus
Barbara Yaney
H24. Medici and Renaissance Art
Barbara Yaney
H33. Rational Controversy
Harvey Singer
H40. How Art Made the World
Barbara Yaney
H48. New York City 1784–1898
Bruce Tucker
PSB 205B
H15. Psychology in Film
Diane Lang
9:30 a.m. – noon
H25. Simply Watercolor
Jeff Cohen
H41. Road to Disunion
Anthony Cavallo
H49. Painting in Watercolor/Acrylics
Jeff Cohen
H16. Ten Music Topics
Charley Gerard
H26. Weird and Wonderful N.J.
Joyce Browning
4/6 – 5/4
H50. Practice of Poetry
Maxine Susman
10:00 a.m. – noon
H51. U.S. History 1877–Present
Ed Malberg
H52. Miraculous Creature–Man
Warren Schaeffer
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FRIDAY
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H53. American Civil War
Michael O’Donnell
F3. Art History
Maurice Mahler
F12. American Civil War
Michael O’Donnell
F20. Comedians of the 20th Century
Larry Wolfert
F28. Seven Up Documentary
Harriet Levine
H54. Fitness and Wellness
Santei Di Leonardo
RWJ Fitness Center
4/8 – 5/6
F4. Comedians of the 20th Century II
Larry Wolfert
F13. Bridge Conventions
Paul Meglathery
F21. Family and Friendship
Roz and Steve Shaw
9:30 a.m. – noon
F29. America’s Pacific Destiny
Bruce Tucker
H55. Folk Music Revival II
Larry Wolfert
F5. Drawing for Beginners
Jeff Cohen
F14. Drawing Sampler II
Jeff Cohen
F22. Films with a Jewish Flavor
Sally Bauer Cohen
9:30 a.m. – noon
F30. Films of Pacific Rim
Roz and Steve Shaw
1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
H56. Jewish American History
1865–Present
Bruce Tucker
PSB 205B
F6. New York City 1784–1898
Bruce Tucker
F15. Folk Music Revival II
Larry Wolfert
F23. History of Flight
Bruce Tucker
F31. Folk Music Revival
Larry Wolfert
H57. Jewish Masters in Art
Barbara Yaney
F7. History of Northern History
Henry McNally
3/5 – 4/2
F16. French for Beginners
Renee Rosen
F24. Salinger Short Stories
John Ench
F32. Broadway to Hollywood
William Fireman
1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
H58. Jewish Renewal in America
Debra Smith
F8. Society and the Commons II
Jon Plaut
F17. Intro World’s Religions
David Chapman
F25. Opera without Tears, Part III
Peter Cancro
F33. Paint like the Master II
Jeff Cohen
H59. Liberty/Authority in the West
George Schochet
F9. Rational Controversy
Harvey Singer
F18. Jewish American History
1865–Present
Bruce Tucker
F26. Painting in Watercolor/Acrylics
Jeff Cohen
F34. Road to Disunion
Anthony Cavallo
H60. Memoir Writing
Susan London
F10. Spanish for Beginners
Barbara Butensky
F19. Long Shadow of the Great War
Anthony Cavallo
F27. Ted Talks
Harriet Levine
H61. Paint like the Masters II
Jeff Cohen
F11. Why We Hate/Why Hope
David Chapman
H62. Why We Hate/Why Hope
David Chapman
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Index By Topic
ART
Art History (F)................................................................................................... 15
Art of Portraiture (H)........................................................................................ 7
Continue to Paint (H)................................................................................... 10
Drawing and Visualization (H)................................................................... 11
Drawing for Beginners (H, F)................................................................ 6, 15
Drawing Sampler II (H, F)....................................................................... 9, 16
Dutch Art (H)...................................................................................................... 9
Expanding Your Art Horizons (H)............................................................. 11
Gustav Klimt/Art Nouveau (H).................................................................. 12
How Art Made the World (H).................................................................... 11
Jewish Masters of Art (H)............................................................................ 13
Johannes Vermeer (H, F)..........................................................................4, 5
Medici/Art of the Renaissance (H)............................................................. 8
Mosaic Art (H).................................................................................................... 6
Paint like the Masters II (H, F)........................................................... 14, 19
Painting Still Life (H, F)......................................................................... 12, 18
Simply Watercolor (H)..................................................................................... 8
ARTS, PERFORMING
Broadway in Your Backyard (H) .............................................................. 14
Comedians of the 20th Century (H, F)............................................. 8, 17
Comedians of the 20th Century II (H, F)...................................... 11, 15
Folk Music Revival (H, F)..................................................................... 10, 19
Folk Music Revival II (H, F).................................................................. 13, 16
Golden Age of Radio (H)............................................................................. 11
Great American Songbook (H)..................................................................... 7
Opera without Tears III (H, F)............................................................... 6, 18
Puccini’s Tragic Heroines II (H, F)............................................................... 5
Rutgers Symphony Orchestra (H) ............................................................. 5
Ten Music Topics (H)...................................................................................... 7
Tin Pan Alley (H)............................................................................................... 4
CURRENT AFFAIRS
Great Decisions (H)....................................................................................... 10
Liberty/Authority in Western Tradition (H)............................................ 14
Rational Controversy (H, F).................................................................... 9, 15
Society and the Commons II (H, F).................................................... 9, 15
Ted Talks (F).................................................................................................... 18
FILMS
Baseball Films (H)............................................................................................. 7
Family and Friendship (H, F)................................................................. 7, 17
Films with Jewish Flavor (F)........................................................................ 17
From Broadway to Hollywood (H, F).............................................. 10, 19
Mediterranean Sampler (H).......................................................................... 5
Pacific Rim (H, F).................................................................................... 10, 18
Psychology in Film (H).................................................................................... 7
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HISTORY
American Civil War (H, F).................................................................... 13, 16
America’s Pacific Destiny (F)...................................................................... 18
Defiant Requiem (H)....................................................................................... 5
Healing in New Jersey (H)............................................................................. 8
History of Northern Ireland (F).................................................................. 15
History of Flight (F)........................................................................................ 17
Jewish American History (H, F)......................................................... 13, 17
Long Shadow of the Great War (F)......................................................... 17
New York City 1784–1898 (H, F)................................................... 12, 15
Road to Disunion (H, F)....................................................................... 11, 19
U.S. History 1877–Present (H)................................................................. 12
HUMAN STUDIES
Exploring Theories of Creativity (H)............................................................ 7
Seven Up Docu-Series (F).......................................................................... 18
Why We Hate & Why There Is Hope (H, F).................................. 14, 16
LANGUAGE
French for Beginners (F).............................................................................. 16
Forever Francophone (H)............................................................................... 8
Spanish for Beginners (F)............................................................................ 16
LITERATURE
Early 20th Century English Novel (H)........................................................ 9
Famous Playwrights (H).................................................................................. 6
Homer’s Odyssey (H)...................................................................................... 9
J.D. Salinger Short Stories (F)..................................................................... 17
Poetry of the Romantic Age (H).................................................................. 6
Practice of Poetry (H)................................................................................... 12
RECREATION
Bridge Conventions (F)................................................................................ 16
Fitness Strength Training (H)..................................................................... 13
History of Quilting (H)..................................................................................... 4
Weird and Wonderful N.J. (H)...................................................................... 8
RELIGION
Introduction to the World’s Religions (H, F).................................... 6, 17
Jewish Renewal in America (H)................................................................ 13
SCIENCE
20th Century Physics (H)............................................................................. 11
What Miraculous Creatures We Are (H)................................................. 12
WRITING
Memoir Writing (H)....................................................................................... 14
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Instructors
Harvey Altman (6) studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
He is an award-winning mosaic artist who likes to share his
knowledge and passion of mosaic art.
William Fireman (10,19) is a retired attorney with a lifelong
passion for musical theatre. He has seen plays on Broadway since
1951 and has taken courses on the history of musical theatre.
David Beardsley (9) is an amateur philosopher, and author of
the blog, idealinthewest.com. He also wrote and directed the video
documentary, Emerson: The Ideal in America.
Frank Fyffe (7) has a bachelor of arts and a masters in English.
He writes frequently about film and is currently working on a book
about baseball movies.
Anne Bosch (8) is a retired Rutgers Preparatory School French
teacher. She has been teaching at OLLI-RU for several years, as well
as in adult education classes in New Jersey.
Charley Gerard (7) is the author of several books on jazz and Latin
music including Jazz in Black and White: Race, Culture and Identity
in the Jazz Community (1998: Praeger). He is also a saxophonist,
composer, and the director of the Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet.
Joyce Browning (8) earned a bachelor of arts degree in art
education from Rowan University. She taught art in the public
school system for 36 years. Joyce has exhibited and sold her art in
the USA and Europe.
Barbara Butensky (16) is a graduate of the Latin American
Institute, New York and Georgian Court University, Lakewood, N. J.
She taught Spanish for over 29 years in New Jersey public schools.
Peter Cancro (5,6,18) is a retired English teacher with a passion
for opera and the visual arts.
Anthony Cavallo (11,17,19) became a student of WWI from his
undergraduate/graduate education at Seton Hall University. He has
taught modern world history and is researching two articles on the
war and war related events.
David Chapman (6,14,16,17) is an interfaith minister and loves
studying different religions. He believes all of the great faiths have
profound wisdom to offer us and merit our thoughtful attention
and study.
Jeff Cohen (6,8,9,10,12,14,15,16,19) is a painter and sculptor
who received a bachelor of arts in art from Upsala College in East
Orange, and did graduate work at New York University.
Sally Bauer Cohen (17) is a former New York City high school
librarian and English teacher with many years of experience teaching
film electives. She holds master’s degrees in media studies and
library science.
Santei Di Leonardo (13) is a current Certified Personal Trainer
at Robert Wood Johnson Fitness and Wellness Center. He received
his personal training certification from the National Academy of
Sports Medicine.
John Ench (17) is a jazz collector and has worked at WBGO 88.3,
the jazz station in Newark. He has more than 10,000 songs in his
iPod to call upon to illustrate a point.
Marcia Feldheim (10) graduated from Douglass College with a
bachelor of arts in political science. She has taught classes at OLLIRU for many years, applying skills gained from her involvement in
community organizing, political activities, and service to non-profit
organizations.
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Margareta Greeley (7) is a painter and sculptor born in Stockholm,
Sweden, whose works are displayed in art centers, businesses, and
private collections both locally and internationally. She received her
doctorate in education from Rutgers University Graduate School.
Gordon James (4), a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy
and the Hart College of Music, is an accomplished band leader,
composer, teach¬er, and recording artist who has performed with
a wide variety of bands and contemporary artists. He has five CDs
in the jazz genre.
Diane Lang (7) is an educator, therapist, and author with expertise
in multiple mental health and lifestyle needs. She is an adjunct
professor at Montclair State University.
Harriet Levine (18), with a bachelor of arts and a master of arts,
she has 30 years teaching experience including teaching a course
on prejudice reduction at the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Susan London (14) has a doctorate from Teachers College,
Columbia, and retired as an associate professor of Psychology and
Gerontology after teaching at Touro College in New York City for
25 years. She has been teaching film courses and writing courses
at Olli-RU for at least ten years. Susan has published in journals,
magazines, and wrote 75 columns of creative non-fiction for the
Suffolk Times.
Jose Lopez (5) is a retired public school teacher. He earned a
bachelor of fine arts degree from the Pratt Institute and masters from
Georgian Court University and New Brunswick Theological Seminary.
Maurice Mahler (15), artist and historian, lectures throughout
New Jersey and New York. He is a commissioner of the Cultural
Arts Commission of Monroe Township, and teaches art history and
life drawing for Adult Education at Monroe High School.
Edward Malberg (12) is a semi-retired teacher. He graduated
from Rutgers University, holds a master’s degree from University
of Kentucky and completed doctoral studies at Northwestern
University in American history.
Marc Mappen (10) an eminent New Jersey historian, and
an engaging speaker, has been a dean and lecturer at Rutgers,
an executive director of the N.J. Historical Commission, and is a
published author.
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Instructors
Henry McNally (15) is a semi-retired educator who has taught
Irish history both at the college level and in continuing education
programs. He has degrees from Fordham University, William
Paterson University, and University College in Galway, Ireland.
John Shafranski (11) retired as a physics teacher and supervisor
of science from the Edison Township public schools. He has offered
physics courses at OLLI-RU for several years.
Paul Meglathery (16) received his master’s in divinity from
Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a
master’s in social work from Rutgers University.
Roz and Steve Shaw (5,7,10,17,18), retired educators, own a
business that specializes in educational programs. They have taught
adult learners in the ENCORE Program in Middletown, N.Y., at
Brookdale Community College, and at OLLI-RU.
Henry Morse (11) is an amateur radio historian dedicated to
preserving the past for the future. He has lectured at libraries in
many parts of New Jersey. In addition he has lectured at senior
centers and at the Baron Arts Center in Woodbridge, N. J.
Harvey Singer (9,15) holds a bachelor of arts degree in economics
and political science from the City College of New York and a
master’s of business administration in finance and investments
from Baruch College.
Sandra Moss (8) is a retired internist and past president of the
Medical History Society of New Jersey. She lectures frequently and
has published numerous articles and two books about the history
of medicine in New Jersey.
Raymond Skibinski (11) graduated from Parsons School of
Design and the School of Visual Arts in New York City, he has
taught drawing and watercolor at the Edison Adult School and figure
drawing at the Somerset Art Association.
Michael O’Donnell (13,16) is a retired teacher and librarian with
a bachelor of arts degree from St. Francis College; masters of art in
American history from New York University; and masters in library
science from Pratt Institute. He has published 35 book reviews on
World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Gail Small (4) has 20 years experience as a quilter and has
demonstrated quilting and hand embroidery at historical societies.
Jon Plaut (9,15) is a frequent lecturer at OLLI-RU on public policy
issues. He has been a visiting pro¬fessor at Penn State and an
adjunct professor at Ramapo College. He is a former appointee of
President Clinton on the NAFTA Commis¬sion and has degrees in
engineering and law.
Renee Rosen (16) is a licensed French and English teacher in
New York and New Jersey. She completed her bachelor of arts and
graduate work at Brooklyn College and New York University.
Gregg Rossetti (5) is a multi-instrumentalist and composer of
many styles of music, currently pursuing his Ph.D. He has recorded
his own music at his music production facility, but has also worked
with artists ranging from opera singers to rappers.
Debra Smith (13) is a clinical social worker and marriage and
family therapist and has a master’s degrees in education, social
work, and Jewish studies from Rutgers University.
Maxine Susman (12) is a retired professor of English at Caldwell
College, poet, and workshop leader. She has published five poetry
collections, and her poems appear in dozens of journals.
Bruce Tucker (12,13,15,17,18) holds a bachelor of arts degree in
political science and history and a master’s in information technology
and project management from Stevens Institute of Technology.
Vandana Walia (6) has a master of arts degree in English and a
bachelor of education from India. She has 30 years experience in
teaching at the high school level.
William Roufberg (6), a retired chairperson and supervisor at
Princeton High School, author and lecturer, has taught for OLLI-RU
for many years.
Larry Wolfert (8,10,11,13,15,16,17,19) has a bachelor degree
from Boston University and masters of business administration
from the Stern School of Business (NYU). He is the founder and
head of the Folk Music Club of East Brunswick, and a member of
the folk duo “The End of the Line.”
Warren Schaeffer (12) was professor and Chair of the
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Department of the University
of Vermont, College of Medicine and also associate dean of the
Graduate College.
Barbara Yaney (7,8,11,12,13) graduated from the Newark School
of Fine Arts and attended the School of Visual Arts in NYC. She is an
accomplished illustrator and designer for over 25 years. Her work has
been exhibited in many galleries and the National Art Club in NYC.
Gordon Schochet (14) is an emeritus professor who won the
Rutgers University’s award for distinguished teaching.
Maryann Zolota (4,5,9,11) received her bachelor of arts degree
in art history from Drew University and received a master’s in
art history and a master of library science degree from Rutgers
University. Her area of interest is 17th–19th century art with an
emphasis on Italian Baroque and architecture.
George Schroepfer (9) has taught a number of courses for OLLIRU since 1999. He is a full-time instructor at Rutgers University
in the Writing Program and an adjunct instructor in the English
department at Kean University.
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