Washington Irving wrote quite a lot about Christmas celebrations and family gathered around the decorated tree! Though he didn’t create the holiday, certainly, his writings actually shaped how Christmas traditions were shaped in America. Join Oasis and explore those traditions and how history shapes our celebrations even today.
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.
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.
Join Oasis for this lecture that will explore Hitchcock’s singular achievement, examining how the film was made and how it continues to haunt our cultural imagination.
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.
Join Oasis for this four-session class that will look at works of Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro, Eva Hesse, Louse Bourgeois, Barbara Kruger and others.
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.
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.
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.
Join Oasis and learn how to find locations, directions, photos of nearby attractions, and how to print directions. In addition, learn how to mark locations as favorites and how to access Street View to see a photo of each location. This class provides an overview of the Google Maps desktop version.
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.
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.
