Preview of our fall semester

Our fall program with course descriptions will be emailed and posted on our website later this week.  All courses are one session unless otherwise noted. Program subject to change.

Current events/issues

Politics 2024, Larry Geneen (8 sessions)

Law in the Headlines: Exploring Current Legal Controversies, Leora Harpaz (8)

What Do You Think? Discussion, Bill Goldman (4)

Inside TV News: The Legendary Al Roker in Conversation with Magee Hickey

Inside TV News: Covering the Olympics, Jane Hanson with Magee Hickey  

2024, A Unique Election, Pollster Arnon Mishkin with Inara de Leon

Understanding the Climate Change Crisis, AR Hogan (2)

What an EMT Does, and Why, Mackenzie Shevlin

Culture and the Arts

“On the Waterfront” 70th Anniversary, Jamie Bernstein

Poetry for Pleasure in the Fall, Barry Wallenstein (8)

Enigmatic Stories, Pilar V. Rotella (6)      

What’s in a Name? Broadway Songs, Karen Valen (3)

Writing Creatively, Bonnie Max (3)

Superb Suspense: Classic Movie Discussions, Bobbie Stein (2)

Hollywood Movies on the Stories of US Presidents, Richard Klein

From Tags to Riches: The Unlikely History of Graffiti, J. Robert Harris

Turning the Spotlight on the Process and Design of Theatrical Lighting, Victoria Bain

Bring Your Vision to Life: Transform Your Ideas into a Book, with Michele Zwillinger.

Historical Perspectives

Makers of History XXIII: The British Pitts, Titans of Philosophy, Henry Ford, Adam Smith, Manfred Weidhorn (4)

A Look Back at Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan – Politician, Scholar, Statesman and Patriot, with His Staffer, Ross A. Frommer in Conversation with Inara de Leon

An Armchair Tour of The Old Bronx, Marty Schneit

Jewish New York, Paul Kaplan

The Story of Ancient Greece, Joshua Hoffman (2)

Well-Being & Spirituality

3 Crucial Thinking Skills for Success, Tom Rich

Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) and the Nature of Reality, Alan Steinfeld

What Is Yoga and What Can It Do for You? Erica Mather

CL&L Focus Group Discussions: Staying (or Getting) Active, with Judy Langer (4)