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Fall 2024 Courses by Genre

Current events/issues

Politics 2024, Larry Geneen (7 sessions); Politics 2024, Judy Langer (1)

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

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

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

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

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)

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

Laugh Loudly and Carry a Big Schtick, Meish Goldish

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

Grammar Wars: The English We Fight About, and Can We Find Punctuation Peace? Ellen Jovin

In Search of Edgar Allen Poe: His Life and Works, Andrew D. Kaplan

Hollywood Movies on the Stories of US Presidents, Richard Klein

Bring Your Vision to Life: Transform Your Ideas into a Book, 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

The Story of Ancient Greece, Joshua Hoffman

Jewish New York’s History, Paul Kaplan

An Armchair Tour of The Old Bronx, Marty Schneit

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, Judy Langer (3)