[Oasis] Exploring Star Clusters and Galaxies

Virtual Event

Join Oasis and take a visual journey through the cosmos as we explore stunning photos of globular star clusters to understand our place in the Milky Way. We’ll also examine open clusters and the process of star formation, then venture beyond to view the incredible diversity of galaxies throughout the universe.

[Oasis] Danny Kaye: King of the Jesters

Virtual Event

Join Oasis for this class that will present Danny Kaye’s fascinating life story and illustrate it with audio and video clips from stage (“Tchaikovsky!”), film (“The Vessel with the Pestle”), and TV, including clips of Kaye (who could not read music) conducting symphony orchestras. Danny Kaye was a comic genius who really did become a knight….Be prepared to laugh as we learn about this wonderful man.

[Oasis] How Juries are Selected: The Inside Scoop

Virtual Event

Join Oasis and hear from experienced trial lawyer Mark Goodman who will share the strategies and techniques behind effective jury selection. Learn about the rules and procedures that shape this critical phase of both civil and criminal trials, along with the use of focus groups and jury consultants.

[Oasis] Aspiring and Intermediate Poetry Workshop

Virtual Event

Join Oasis and Seretta Martin, MFA, San Diego Poetry Annual, managing editor, published poet. We welcome writers who want to learn more about poetry craft, and revision. First, we read each other’s poems and offer suggestions. As time permits, we write for 15 minutes to a prompt (optional sharing), and/or discuss the printed lesson handout which is also emailed soon after the class session.

Event Series [Oasis] Beginning Spanish: Level One

[Oasis] Beginning Spanish: Level One

Virtual Event

Join Oasis for an introductory course to the Spanish language and culture for students who have no prior experience learning or speaking Spanish. The focus will be on basic communication skills, while becoming familiar with the Spanish speaking world. Students will learn structures that will enable them to function in Spanish in everyday context.

[Oasis] Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos

Virtual Event

Join Oasis for this session. Being blessed with a regular experience of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos is an essential ingredient to a life well lived. They are magical! Enchanting! And we are very lucky to have them at all – they almost disappeared forever! Felix Mendelsohn to the rescue! With their rediscovery Johann Sebastian Bach became Baroque royalty.

[Oasis] Historical Road Trip with Rick: Machu Picchu

Virtual Event

Join Oasis for this session! Machu Picchu, located deep in the jungle, was never seen by the Spaniards and lay "undiscovered" until 1911. The only ways to get to this mysterious sacred site are on an old train or the four-day hike on the Inca Trail. Learn about this fascinating culture and the plight of the Incas.

[Oasis] Body Art Around the World

Virtual Event

Join Oasis and Dr. Carol Diaz-Granados for a captivating journey into the global traditions of body art and modification. From cultural rituals to dramatic transformations, explore the many ways people across time and cultures have altered their appearance to express identity, status, beauty, and belief. Discover the meanings behind these striking practices—and how they reflect the values of societies around the world, including our own.