Masters and Masterpieces Updated Weekly Topics
- Mar 13, 2024 at 2:00 to May 1, 2024 at 2:00 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Many creative artists work with similar themes and ideas, but their resulting art invariably differs. Approaches to subject matter are markedly dissimilar as each artist experiences objects in personal ways, and representations generally echo percept
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: art
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 (9)
Ciao Cinema: Contemporary Italian Film
- Mar 18, 2024 at 19:00 to Apr 8, 2024 at 21:30 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Today's most prominent Italian filmmakers have successfully revived and imbued their cinema with stories that reflect their history, their present problems, and the human condition, warts and all. These four films explore the cultural conundrum of a
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: films, cinema, italian
Robert Frost
- Mar 20, 2024 at 12:30 to Apr 10, 2024 at 14:30 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Join Jeffrey Morgan, Ph.D., as we enter the world of Robert Frost. You will never look at his work the same way again. Guided by Morgan, everything you thought you knew about Frost's work will be challenged, and a whole new perspective will be opened
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: frost, poems, poetry
Judicial Legacies: The Lasting Impact of Landmark Supreme Court Decisions with Judge Rowe
- Mar 21, 2024 at 15:00 to Apr 25, 2024 at 16:30 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Join Judge Rowe of the 15th Circuit Court for a compelling series that delves into the profound impact and outcomes of landmark United States Supreme Court decisions. Judge Rowe will dissect pivotal rulings that have shaped the nation's legal landsca
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: court, law, legal
1939: The Year Hollywood Could Do No Wrong
- Mar 21, 2024 at 15:00 to May 9, 2024 at 17:00 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Almost every field of human endeavor has a favorite year, a calendar date that pulsates with meaning. In terms of cinema, that year is unquestionably 1939. For that year, Hollywood's 25th, all the stars aligned. Consider that the nine nominees for Be
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
Four Different Jewish Diaspora Communities: Iraq, India, Greece and France
- Mar 25, 2024 at 12:30 to Apr 15, 2024 at 14:00 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Broaden your knowledge of the Jewish Diaspora with Helene Herman as we continue to explore the history and contemporary culture of four distinct global Jewish communities. Three can be traced to antiquity; all have stories of expulsion, terror, and r
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
Death of a Salesman
- Mar 29, 2024 at 20:00 to Apr 14, 2024 at 22:00 EDT
- Location: 201 Clematis St
- Description:
This Pulitzer Prize-winning, groundbreaking play changed American theatre in the person of its everyman tragic hero, Willy Loman, a dime a dozen, disappointed, disillusioned, and delusional traveling salesman with a skewed vision of the American Drea
- Created by: Kenzie Frysztak
Abraham Lincoln and the Abuse of Power: How Lincoln Ignored the Constitution He Fought to Protect
- Apr 3, 2024 from 10:00 to 11:30 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Just days after the Civil War began, President Lincoln issued Executive Orders to suspend the writ of Habeas Corpus, which was arguably solely the function of Congress. This resulted in thousands of Americans being arrested during the war and jailed
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: lincoln, constitution
The Wolf in the Woods: How Fairy Tales and Legends Live On in Modern Novels and Films
- Apr 3, 2024 at 15:00 to Apr 24, 2024 at 16:30 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
We all grew up with fairy tales and legends, but as adults, we may dismiss them as fit only for children. Our most talented novelists and filmmakers, though, keep using these very old stories as the basis for their own books and movies: in modern dre
- Created by: OLLI at FAU