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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Towson University Catalog of Fall 2016 Courses Fall Preview July 21, 2016 10 a.m. Central Presbyterian Church (next door to 7400 York Road) Fall Sessions 2016 Session I: September 12 – October 6 Session II: October 17 – November 10
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Osher Lifelong Learning Instituteat Towson University

Catalog of Fall 2016 Courses

Fall PreviewJuly 21, 2016 • 10 a.m.Central Presbyterian Church

(next door to 7400 York Road)

Fall Sessions 2016 Session I: September 12 – October 6Session II: October 17 – November 10

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OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE AT TOWSON UNIVERSITY

FALL 2016 SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

Session I (September 12 – October 6)Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

9:30 a.m.The Bloomsbury Group J. S. Bach Quick History of Humans Great Baltimore Fire

Famous Illustrators Photography: 20th/21st Century Presidential Power Monet, Impressionism

11 a.m.Middle East Story, Geography, Bible Nutrition, Emotional Health Four More Supermusicals

Verismo Opera Monet, Impressionism (11:15) Dancing Ladies Devil is in the Details

1 p.m.Film Series: Guilt, Doubt Race Relations: Memoirs Film: Four More Supermusicals

Traditional Chinese Medicine Obamacare: The Plot Sickens

Session II (October 17 – November 10) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

9:30 a.m.Odes of Keats J. S. Bach Quick History of Humans History and Film: Henry VIII

Famous Illustrators Photography: 20th/21st Century Minimalism Monet, Impressionism

11 a.m.Middle East Story, Geography, Bible Nutrition, Emotional Health History and Film: Henry VIII

Roth’s Zuckerman Bound Monet, Impressionism (11:15) Dancing for the Camera Creative Process: Glass Art

1 p.m. Film Series: Horror is Universal Race Relations: Memoirs

Traditional Chinese Medicine Cosmic Origins Obamacare: The Plot Sickens

French Wines Demystified

FOR YOUR RECORDS Please check above the courses for which you have registered.

Keep this page as a reminder, and refer to it to see which classes you are to attend.

Please register only for those courses that you are committed to attending.

Mystery Book Club meetings: September 15, 29, October 20, November 3 at 1 p.m. (See page 22 of catalog for information on all book clubs and discussion groups).

PLAN AHEAD FOR SPRING 2017!

Session I: March 6 – 30Session II: April 10 – May 4

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Location of Classes Fall 2016:

7400 York Road

Rooms 113A, 113B and 101Free, Accessible Parking

Location of Offices:7400 York Road

Rooms 234, 235, 236

Mailing Address:Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Towson University 8000 York Road

Towson, MD 21252-0001

Office Hours: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.

Monday–Friday

Contact:E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.towson.edu/osher

Phone: 410-704-3688

Towson University’s policies, programs and activities comply with federal and state laws and University System of Maryland regulations pro-hibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, disability and sexual orientation.

Towson University is a smoke-free campus.

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OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE AT TOWSON UNIVERSITY

Staff:Jacqueline Gratz, director 410-704-3437, [email protected] Tracy Jacobs, assistant director 410-704-3688, [email protected] Trish Roger, office manager 410-704-3535, [email protected] Beeson, assistant vice president, Division of Innovation and Applied Research; executive director, Center for Professional Studies; Osher advisor

Coordinating Council:John Dahne, council chair John Rusinko, safety, facilities, planning/development Jacqueline Gratz, curriculum Mike Chovonec, outreach/membershipArlene Caplan, social/hospitalityTia Dicker, social/hospitality Anne Graham, day tripsCathy Burke, day trips Eric Gratz, facilitiesRuth Spivak, fundraising Bonnie Laur, book exchange Les Caplan, AV/computer technologist Bill Ward, mailings

At-Large Members: Ann Weller Dahl Jim Hedberg Sheila Maynor Louise Reilly Ruth Spivak Mel Winer

BAD WEATHER POLICY: When Baltimore County Schools are closed for the day, there will be no Osher classes. Osher’s schedule will NOT change if Baltimore County Schools open late.

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OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE AT TOWSON UNIVERSITYENDOWED BY THE BERNARD OSHER FOUNDATION

HISTORY AND MISSIONFounded in 1999 with its first home the historic Auburn House on the Towson University campus, the Auburn Society became the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Towson University in the summer of 2006 when it was awarded its first grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation. Osher is a part of the university’s Division for Innovation and Applied Research (DIAR), and its sub-division, the Center for Professional Studies (CPS).

The mission of Osher is to offer to adults, age 50 and older, opportu-nities for continued learning along with programs and activities for social and cultural enrichment. The basic concept of the organization is that learning is a life-long process and is enhanced in a congenial atmosphere with others who share a love of learning. There are no educational prerequisites for membership and no grades or credits are given.

Osher is a self-funded membership organization, endowed by the Bernard Osher Foundation since 2009. Its programs and activities are planned and carried out by staff and member volunteers through committees. These committees are: curriculum, outreach/membership, social/hospitality, facilities/safety, and mailings.

MEMBERSHIP IN THE INSTITUTEMembership in Osher is required to take classes. Membership is open to individuals age 50 and older and their spouses. Annual dues, ef-fective January to December, are $50 for an individual and $75 for a couple. FOR NEW MEMBERS ONLY, who join between June and December, dues are prorated to $25 for an individual and $37 for a couple. Membership fees support operating costs of the organi-zation and provide the following Towson University benefits: use of the university’s Cook Library, the University Store, and campus dining facilities. A membership application is in the back of this catalog.

THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMOsher has fall and spring semesters each year. Each semester is divided into two four-week sessions separated by a week with no classes. Some classes are only four weeks in length while others are eight weeks. This catalog describes the academic program for the FALL 2016 SEMESTER.

The dates are: Session I: September 12 – October 6 Session II: October 17 – November 10

Classes are held on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Each class meets once a week for one hour and 15 minutes unless stated otherwise in this catalog. Classes are held at 7400 York Road.

Because of space restrictions, some class sizes may be limited. For some classes, a minimum enrollment may be required. If a class must be canceled for any reason, participants will be informed and a credit or refund arranged if necessary.

TUITIONThe fee for one four-week course is $65. The fee for two four-week courses or one eight-week course is $130. For $150 an unlimited number of courses may be taken. A registration form is in the back of this catalog.

OTHER PROGRAMS OF THE INSTITUTE In addition to its academic program, the Institute offers special lectures, book clubs, interest groups, occasional day trips, and a variety of social and cultural activities. OSHER’S POLICY ON JEWISH HOLIDAYSThe Osher Institute follows Towson University’s general policy as related to Jewish holidays, which is to hold classes as scheduled. However, an individual teacher may reschedule his/her class if de-sired. If a class has been rescheduled, it will be stated in the catalog after the description of the particular course affected.

For more informationCall 410-704-3688 on

Monday–Friday,9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

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OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE AT TOWSON UNIVERSITY

CURRICULUM—FALL 2016

FINE ARTS

J.S. Bach: “Mediocre Composer” Jonathan Palevsky

Sessions I and IITuesday, 9:30 a.m. (begins September 13) Fee: $130 ($65 for each session)

When J.S. Bach applied for the position of cantor at the St. Thomas

Church in Leipzig he was the third choice for the job! Town Councilor Platz is said to have remarked, “As the best men cannot be found, we must make do with the mediocre.” How is it possible that a man who is arguably the greatest composer in western music could have

been so misunderstood during his lifetime? Unlike Handel, who traveled and achieved substantial fame, Bach never left the German speaking world and his music was known only to aficionados. Left alone to pursue his art, Bach produced an astonishing number of masterpieces: almost three hundred cantatas, innumerable works for keyboard, and many orchestral masterpieces, and that is just what has survived. Bach may not have traveled, but he immersed himself in the study of music from every corner of Europe. The results are breathtaking! Imagine a combination of French dance, Italian lyricism, and German contrapuntal vigor, all written for the glory of God. Works to be discussed include The Goldberg Variations, The St. Matthew Passion, concertos for various instruments, and much more. Come and prove Councilor Platz wrong once and for all.

Jonathan Palevsky, B.M., M.M., is program director for WBJC, 91.5 FM. His undergraduate studies focused on musicology and his graduate work at Baltimore’s Peabody Institute on instrumental train-ing in classical guitar performance. Jonathan can be heard as host of Face the Music, Past Masters, WBJC Opera Fest and regular afternoon classical programming on WBJC. He also hosts Cinema Sundays at the Charles Theater. Jonathan has been a regular of the Osher faculty since the former Auburn Society’s first semester in spring 1999.

Verismo Opera: Musical Grit and GoreJames Harp

Session IMonday, 11 a.m. (begins September 12)Fee: $65

The Verismo period in Italian opera (based

on the Italian word for “truth,” “verità”) was characterized by plot lines and vocal histrion-ics calculated to show the grittiness of life, especially as suffered by the distressed or disad-

vantaged. Composers such as Pietro Mascagni, Ruggiero Leonca-vallo, Giacomo Puccini, Riccardo Zandonai, Umberto Giordano, and Francesco Cilea took hyper-dramatic situations and made them even more dramatic through the use of flamboyant and bravura musical resources, both vocal and instrumental. In this course, we’ll explore Verismo opera, its literary and musical origins, the vocal techniques required for successful performance, and its influences on other op-eratic and musical genres.

James Harp is the artistic director of the Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric, where he directs the productions of the Lyric Opera Baltimore as well as a significant program of education/out-reach programs. In his 35 years in Baltimore, he has enjoyed associa-tions with virtually all musical organizations in the area in capacities such as stage director, pianist, organist, singer, composer, lecturer, teacher, vocal coach, adjudicator, writer, and conductor.

NO CLASS CONFIRMATIONS WILL BE SENT. YOU WILL BE INFORMED ONLY IF YOU DID NOT GET INTO A CLASS.

PLEASE NOTE ON THE CALENDAR INSIDE THE FRONT COVER OF THIS CATALOG THE COURSES FOR WHICH YOU HAVE REGISTERED.

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Film Series: Four More Great Supermusicals Ellen Katz

Session IThursday, 1- 4 p.m. (begins September 15)Fee: $65

To accompany the morning class, “Four

More Great Supermu-sicals,” students will have the opportunity to view each full length musical film. With the knowledge they have acquired from the morning session, they can better understand why each of the shows is a cultural and artis-tic achievement. Prior to screening the films, Ellen Katz will summa-rize salient features of each so that persons

not attending the morning session can learn about the supermusi-cal. A discussion will follow the film screening. Musicals to be shown are Fiddler on the Roof; Jersey Boys; Chicago; La Cage Aux Folles, in the order listed. Participants may attend either the morning or afternoon class without attending the other.

FINE ARTS

Four More Great Supermusicals Ellen Katz

Session IThursday, 11 a.m. (begins September 15)Fee: $65

We begin this course with

a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof. Meet the stars: Zero, Topol, Molly Picon, Bette Midler, and learn how Sholom Aleichem’s folk tale, “Tevye,” became an international hit. Next we learn how the leg-

endary life of Franki Valli became the subject for the smash musical and movie, Jersey Boys. What launched these four kids from the toughest section of Newark into rock and roll history? We move on to Chicago, the raucous story of Roxie Hart, who shoots her lover, gets acquitted after a flashy trial, and then tries to hit the big time in vaudeville. Meet the characters, the composer and lyricists, John Kander and Fred Ebb, and choreographer, Bob Fosse. Finally, meet the lovers of La Cage aux Folles—a middle aged homosexual couple, George, owner of a drag queen nightclub, and Albin, his star attraction. Through the brilliant score written by Jerry Herman, they sing and dance their way through their family obstacles. Join us for this “edu-tainment” adventure.

TUITION FEES $65 for one course;

$130 for two four-week courses or one eight-week course; $150 for an unlimited number of courses.

Ellen Katz graduated magna cum laude from the University of Maryland with a degree in music. For 47 years she has taught her love of music to students of all ages—from two to one hundred and two. She taught vocal music in Baltimore County Public Schools. She has presented her lively and informative talks to students at Johns Hopkins University, Peabody Conservatory of Music, the Chautauqua Institute, the Osher Institute at Towson University, and Florida Gulf Coast University. Professionally, she has entertained for many organizations and delighted audiences with her lively, interactive programs. She is a former member of the Baltimore Symphony Chorus and the Handel Choir of Baltimore.

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Dancing Ladies Patricia (Patti) Enoch

Session I Wednesday, 11 a.m. (begins September 14)Fee: $65

The female influence on dance in America changed from the

early “cuties” of Vaudeville to the sophisticated, highly trained dancers, choreographers, and directors of the 20th century. Broadway and film benefited from their achievements and the ballet and modern dance fields expanded under their teaching and performing. We will explore through lecture and film/DVD some of these remarkable women.

We’ll look first at the early pioneers of modern dance: Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, Martha Graham, and the influence of the Russians and classical ballet artists such as Anna Pavlova and Albertina Rasch. We then turn to the “discovery” of Agnes de Mille and the musical, “Oklahoma,” and the many ballet and modern companies directed by women: Lucia Chase with American Ballet Theater, Martha Graham for herself and her dancers, Katherine Dunham, Hanya Holm, Twyla Tharp, and many more. We’ll look at the wonderful dancing of those women who spanned Broadway and Hollywood such as Cyd Charisse and Leslie Caron and Marie Tallchief and Suzanne Farrell from the ballet world. Finally, if time permits, we review the development of women choreographer/directors such as deMille, Onna White, Twyla Tharp, and Susan Stroman, to name a few.

Dancing for the Camera in the Golden Age of Movie Musicals Patricia (Patti) Enoch

Session IIWednesday, 11 a.m. (begins October 19)Fee: $65

Often called the “Golden Age” of

musicals, the 1940s, 1950s, and early 1960s produced some of the fabulous films we still love today. They are a history of exciting, in-novative dance trea-sures: Flying Down to Rio, Top Hat, Oklahoma, Show Boat, Seven Brides for Seven Broth-ers, and The King and I, to name a few. However, at the beginning of the

twentieth century the new-fangled invention, the moving camera, did not do justice to dance. Silent film stars Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Rudolf Valentino, and finally productions by Busby Berkeley led to solving the puzzles of how to put dance, a three-dimensional art, onto a two-dimensional screen. We’ll see the works of some of the great dance directors/choreographers who brought about the needed changes: Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Agnes de Mille, Jerome Robbins, Gower Champion, Michael Kidel, and others. Come and enjoy the journey!

FINE ARTS

Visit our Website at www.towson.edu/osher

Patricia Enoch performed on Broadway, and after joining The American Ballet Theatre Company, she toured extensively in the U.S., Canada, North Africa, and Europe. In Baltimore, she has performed with the Baltimore Opera Company, various TV productions, the Peabody Chamber Ballet, the Maria Morales Spanish Dance Company and Pas de Six Ballet Company. Enoch founded and directed the Kyrios Liturgical Dance Company. Locally, she has taught and choreographed for Peabody Preparatory, Maryland Ballet, Children’s Dance Division of Towson University, and the Moving Company Dance Center. Her former students are performing in concert and Broadway venues and many are now teaching dance.

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Minimalism and the Birth of Contemporary Art Michael Salcman

Session IIWednesday, 9:30 a.m. (begins October 19)Fee: $65

Minimalism was the most important

American art movement of the 1960s. Together with Pop Art it has great-ly influenced the look of our public buildings, our art galleries, our homes, fashion, product design, and all subsequent art movements from the 1970s to the present. It can be viewed as the concluding chapter in

the history of Modernism, the period style of the twentieth century. In this four-part course, we will first review what the art world looked like before the advent of Minimalism and study artists who served as precursors to it. In the second week we learn about the major artists of classic American Minimalism in the 1960s, the Light & Space art-ists of California. In the third class we look at the Post-Minimalists of the 1970s and finally, we explore the influence of Minimalism on the birth of other movements, including Earth Art and Conceptual Art, and on art made since the 1970s.

This course was last taught in fall 2008.

Michael Salcman, M.D., poet, neurosurgeon, art collector and art historian has taught history of modern and contemporary art for many years in the Odyssey and Osher programs at Johns Hopkins and Towson University, the Walters Art Museum, the Contemporary Museum, and for the Art Seminars Group. He lectures widely on art and the brain. His poems often deal with art and artists; his research on the brain involved the visual system. Poetry in Medicine, his an-thology of classic and contemporary poems on doctors and diseases was recently published (Persea, 2015.) He was chair of neurosurgery at the University of Maryland and president of the Contemporary Museum.

FINE ARTS

Monet, Impressionism, and Giverny Joseph Paul Cassar

Sessions I and IITuesday, 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (begins September 13)Fee: $130 ($65 for each session)

OR

Sessions I and IIThursday, 9:30 a.m. (begins September 15)Fee: $130 ($65 for each session)

This course focuses on the artist Claude Monet and his role in the Impression-

ist movement. Lectures address the life of the artist within an art historical background. We begin with the humble origins of Monet in Le Havre and con-tinue through his last years at Giverny. We discuss works by other Impressionist contemporaries as we analyze the char-acteristics of the open air painting move-

ment. The final focus of the course will be Monet’s greatest creation: his garden and the development of the water lilies series in the last years of his life. The influence of Japanese woodblock prints on the art of Monet will also be discussed. Each week’s presentation will be rich in images that invite questions and discussion.

This course will be offered both on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Please choose one or the other. Each course is lim-ited to 55 participants at the request of Dr. Cassar. The course is a repeat of the one offered in spring 2016.

Joseph Paul Cassar, Ph.D., is an artist, art historian, curator, and educator. He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti, Pietro Vannucci, Perugia, Italy, School of Art in Malta (Europe), and Charles Sturt Uni-versity in NSW, Australia. He is the author of several books and mono-graphs on the pioneers of modern art of the Mediterranean island of Malta, two of which have been awarded best prize for research in the Book Festival, Europe. He served as a freelance art critic for The Daily News (1978-1981) and The Times of Malta (1997-2000). He has lectured at various educational institutions in Europe and the United States, including the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., The Renais-sance Institute in Baltimore, York College of Pennsylvania, the Johns Hopkins University, Carroll Community College, and the Community College of Baltimore County, among others. He is a visual arts exam-iner and moderator for the International Baccalaureate Organization in Cardiff, United Kingdom. He currently designs online art courses for the University of Maryland University College. Cassar exhibits his work regularly in the Baltimore-Washington area and his work is rep-resented by Vee Gee Bee Galleries and Opus 64 Galerie in Europe.

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FINE ARTS

Famous IllustratorsAnn Wiker

Sessions I and IIMonday, 9:30 a.m. (begins September 12) Fee: $130 ($65 for each session)

This course will explore il-lustration as an art form.

We will discuss how illustra-tion has evolved throughout history as we focus on the works of illustrators such as Norman Rockwell, Lewis Carroll, Maurice Sendak, N.C. Wyeth, Eric Carle, Maxfield Parrish, Chris van Allsburg, Tomie de Paola, Beatrix Potter, and more. We’ll dis-cuss the difference between an artist, an illustrator, and a

graphic designer and ask why an artist might choose to become an illustrator. We’ll look at which famous artists have also been illustrators and which illustrations are worthy of art exhibits. Finally, we’ll review what venues for illustrations there are other than children’s books.

Ann Wiker is the director of Art Exposure Inc. She has taught art stu-dio, history, and appreciation courses to students of all ages through the Johns Hopkins and Towson University Osher programs, York Col-lege, Roland Park Country School Kaleidoscope program, Howard County Department of Parks and Recreation, and Frederick County Public Schools. Wiker has been published in various local media, and she works as an art consultant and as a painter.

The Creative Process: An Exploration of the Work of Six Contemporary Glass Artists Howard Cohen

Session II Thursday, 11 a.m. (begins October 20)Fee: $65

Contemporary glass artists create works that mesmerize and dazzle us. In this class, we’ll explore the works and creative

process of six prominent glass artists. Five of the artists create sculptures that also evoke a compelling narrative: archetypal horses, mythological animals, spectacularly colored depictions of endangered parrots from the rainforests of New South Wales, adorned masks of Shaman super-entities who impart wisdom and knowledge to indigenous peoples in Zambia, gracefully curved sculptures of icebergs of every hue and color. The last artist, Toland Sand, is gifted in using the optical properties of glass. He characterizes his multifaceted geometric work as “clear sculptures of deconstructed reconstructed glass inhabiting the symbolic, the cosmic and the mystery.” Inspiration, creation, mystery, using methods of glass blowing, casting, beading, sandblasting, polish-ing and grinding—we’ll hear about these processes from the art-ists themselves. The instructor will share the recorded interviews he recently made with each artist.

Howard Cohen has been collecting glass art for the last 20 years. During that time, he has been able to develop close relationships with many remarkable glass artists. He is fortunate to be able to call on both hemispheres of his brain for analytical tasks (40 years as an Actuary) and to also appreciate and recognize beautiful art and creativity. He has taught Contemporary Glass art courses at Osher and for the “Food for Thought” program in Baltimore.

BIG THANKS to all Osher Volunteers

who help to make Osher a success.

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FINE ARTS

Film Series: Guilt and Doubt Eric Gratz

Session IMonday, 1 – 4 p.m. (begins September 12)Fee: $65

There will be much to ponder in this film

series on guilt and doubt. As each film progresses there are many unknowns that might or might not become knowns at the film’s end. In the first film, Dead Man Walk-ing (1996), Sister Helen responds to the request of Matthew, convicted of rape and murder, to ad-dress his religious doubt and consider reconciliation with God. The second film,

Doubt (2008), enters the sealed world of St. Nicholas Parish in the Bronx where Father Flynn comes under suspicion for sexual abuse. How is the issue finally resolved, or is it? The third film, The Reader (2008), takes us into the aftermath of Nazi Germany, where Hanna is living out her here-and-now life, but with a past that lies hidden. Is she guilty or innocent? In the final film, Ida (2013), a novitiate nun, Anne, is about to take her vows, but her Mother Superior must let her know something of her past before this happens. We journey with “Anne,” who now becomes Ida Lebenstein into a frightful and horrific past. What is its impact upon Anne/Ida? Join us as we view and discuss each film.

Eric Gratz, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.-C., has been a marriage and family counselor in private practice in Baltimore for over 40 years. He was director of admissions and chief social worker in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital and a visiting lecturer at Towson University in the Depart-ment of Psychology. He has been a film enthusiast since childhood, finding films to be both therapeutic and educational.

Photography and Culture in the 20th/21st Century: Photos that Changed the WorldSteve Dembo

Sessions I and IITuesday, 9:30 a.m. (begins September 13)Fee: $130 ($65 for each session)

A good photograph makes a point. A great one serves as a state-ment about life, society and culture. This course is a survey of

the history of photography in the 20th/21st century and its impact on society. We will see how photography has been instrumental in advancing science and how it has affected our views of warfare, gov-ernment, welfare, and much more. We will discuss such questions as: Why and how do photographs move people? What makes a particu-lar photograph socially or culturally mind changing? How can a pho-tograph inspire and arouse people to action? What makes a great “iconic” photograph? We will look at many of these great “iconic” photographs and discuss what has made them so meaningful. Stu-dents who wish will have the opportunity to bring in a photograph that has impacted their life and share with the class why. In our last class, we will discuss where photography (or its replacement?) is headed in the current digital, distributive, information age.

Steve Dembo is a native of Baltimore and a photographer for as long as he can remember. He received his B.A. degree from Towson University and an M.F.A and a College Teaching of Art Certificate from the Maryland Institute College of Art. He is an adjunct professor of photography at CCBC and has been teaching college level courses for more than five years. His photographic work has been critically acclaimed and has garnered numerous competitive awards and ac-colades, having appeared in national publications, juried exhibitions, and recognized by National Geographic. Most recently, his work was selected for Black & White magazine’s 2016 Annual Single Image Con-test. His publications include The Two Faces of a Fair and (UN)LIMITED Access. He was the owner of The Easton Gallery of Photographic Arts, which he closed at the end of 2014 to better pursue his photography and teaching endeavors.

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FINE ARTS

Zuckerman Bound: A Trilogy and Epilogue by Philip RothWilliam Florman

Session IIMonday, 11 a.m. (begins October 17)Fee: $65

This course will examine Philip Roth’s Zucker-

man Bound: A Trilogy and Epilogue, consisting of the related short novels, The Ghost Writer, Zuckerman Un-bound, The Anatomy Lesson, and The Prague Orgy. These works will be considered both individually and as a whole. Through his alter ego, Nathan Zuckerman, Roth explores the meaning and consequences of art and the nature of personal identity as a Jewish American writer. The popular success and crit-ical reaction to Roth’s early novel, Portnoy’s Complaint,

is one of the major themes. Where do you go as a writer when you have attained huge popular and critical success but have been accused by many of your peers of being a “self-hating Jew”? Roth approaches these issues with the incisive and often hilarious prose that has made him one of the major American writers of our time. Class participants will gain most from this course if they have read Zuckerman Bound: A Trilogy and Epilogue (Library of America).

William Florman, M.A., J.D., has taught courses in literature at Boston College, Salem State College, and American University. Upon graduation from Georgetown Law School, he practiced labor law in Washington, D.C. He has also worked in the areas of health and finan-cial services. He is excited about returning to his first love, which is teaching.

HUmANITIES

NO CLASS CONFIRMATIONS WILL BE SENT. YOU WILL BE INFORMED ONLY IF YOU DID NOT GET INTO A CLASS.

PLEASE NOTE ON THE CALENDAR INSIDE THE FRONT COVER OF THIS CATALOG THE COURSES FOR WHICH YOU HAVE REGISTERED.

Film Series: Horror is UniversalArnold Blumberg

Session IIMonday, 1 – 4 p.m. (begins October 17)Fee: $65

From 1931-1945, Univer-sal Pictures produced a

series of films that brought some of the most memora-ble and macabre monsters to life (or un-life), cement-ing their interpretations and visual designs in the public consciousness for decades to come. These films also pioneered an interconnect-ed form of storytelling that would one day influence the approach of “shared universe” series like the Marvel superhero films and the Star Wars saga. Through

the Universal Monsters, the movies reflected a Depression- and war-era fear of technology running rampant and corruption by foreign powers, but by the end of its popularity, the saga evolved into a hopeful but dangerous exploration of science as a solution to the evil in our culture. Selections are Dracula (1931), Bride of Franken-stein (1935), The Wolf Man (1941), and House of Dracula (1945).

Arnold T. Blumberg is a cinema historian and film reviewer with a B.A. in English with honors from UMBC, and an M.A. in publica-tions design and D.C.D. (doctorate in communications design), both from the University of Baltimore. He is a publisher, author, and world-renowned pop culture scholar, having taught courses at UMBC and UB on the zombie genre, science fiction history, superhero media, comic book literature, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He spent fifteen years in the comics industry as writer and editor of The Over-street Comic Book Price Guide, curated a pop culture museum for five years, and lectures regularly at pop culture conventions.

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ALL REGISTRATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED AFTER PREVIEW. Full classes will go to lottery two weeks after preview.

The Bloomsbury Group: Visual Art, Conversation, Ideas Jacqueline Wilkotz

Session IMonday, 9:30 a.m. (begins September 12)Fee: $65

Brilliant, creative, and determined

to break through their Victorian heri-tage to new ways of thinking and living, the group of friends who became Eng-land’s Bloomsbury group helped trans-

form English culture in the twentieth century in ways that continue to echo. With early belief in the supreme importance of human rela-tionships and the power of beauty, members of the group branched out in different but complementary directions: in visual art, Van-essa Bell, Duncan Grant, Roger Fry; in historical biography, Lytton Strachey, in politics and policy, Maynard Keynes, Leonard Woolf; in fiction and essays, E.M. Forster, Virginia Woolf. Their individual ac-complishments as well as their interrelationships remain fresh and important. This course will focus on Bloomsbury’s creative thought and practice, giving particular attention to its visual work and the memoirs, essays, and letters that embody its ideals. Because of the Osher course in Virginia Woolf’s fiction in fall 2015, this course will look at Woolf primarily through her essays. Students who want to explore the group in print, past individual work by its members or some of the excellent biographies, can look at the work of S.P. Rosenbaum as critic and anthologist.

Jacqueline (Jan) Wilkotz holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. The fiction of Virginia Woolf was the subject of her dissertation and of much of her teaching during her thirty-seven years at Towson University. She owes her interest in Bloomsbury’s visual art to her work in Towson’s Women’s Studies program and the colleagues who mentored her there.

The Odes of John KeatsThomas Dorsett

Session IIMonday, 9:30 a.m. (begins October 17)Fee: $65

John Keats enjoys a high po-sition among the best poets

of the English language. His poetry provides sensual, mu-sical experiences of the first order and is also quite acces-sible. Inseparable from the beauty of his verse is the poet’s keen intelligence and spiritual depth. Keats had a profound knowledge of the human con-dition and of what it means to be an artist. Reading him

carefully brings out the artist in us all. Together we will attempt to do just that. We will focus on what are arguably his greatest achievements, the six odes, with special emphasis on “Ode to a Nightingale,” “Ode to a Grecian Urn,” “Ode to Melancholy,” and “To Autumn.” Class participants are encouraged to read the odes, which are available in any collection of Keats’ works.

Thomas Dorsett, M.D., a pediatrician, set out early in life to earn a Ph.D. in German literature. Even though he moved to the field of medicine, his devotion to his early love never left him. He now leads a group that reads and discusses German literature in German. He is also a widely published poet whose mentor was the renowned Philippine poet, José Garcia Villa. He is the author of two books of poetry in translation, one from German to English, the other from English to German. He has previously taught courses for Osher on Thomas Mann, Franz Kafka, Albert Camus, Rainer Maria Rilke, Walt Whitman, and Goethe.

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The Devil is in the DetailsEllen O’Brien

Session IThursday, 11 a.m. (begins September 15)Fee: $65

“God saw every-thing he had

made, and indeed, it was very good.” So ends chapter one of Genesis. This biblical statement means that all of creation was good–that the earth was created good, that all living beings were created good, that man was created

good. But what about the devil? Who is he? Where does he come from? Was he created by God? Can he be another facet of God? In this course, we’ll speak to these and other questions as we explore the history of the idea and mythology of the devil. We’ll begin in ancient Sumeria, Mesopotamia, Persia, and Israel, and move on to early Christianity. Did the idea of the devil change with the early Christians? How? Why? When? We’ll take a look at how the devil has been represented in the art and literature of western civilization and see what that has to tell us about the idea of the devil. Yes, the devil is in the details of his history.

Ellen O’Brien holds a B.A. from St. Catherine’s University in St. Paul, Minnesota, an M.L.A. from the Johns Hopkins University, a J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law, and an M.A. from St. Mary’s University and Seminary, Ecumenical Institute. She practiced law for thirty years all the while continuing her theological studies, primarily in the area of the Hebrew Bible. She taught a course for Osher on “Genesis, Creation, and the Snake” in fall 2014.

Story, History, and Geography of the BibleFather Bob Albright

Sessions I and II Tuesday, 11 a.m. (begins September 13)Fee: $130 ($65 for each session)

This course is not about the Bible, but what is in the

Bible. It is not so much about how the Bible was formed or why there are different ver-sions of the Bible, but more about the internal story of the Bible. This sequence of the Biblical history of Juda-ism with the Biblical history of Christianity reveals how these two branches of Israel are intertwined, interrelated,

and at times, gnarled against one another. It is a telling story dotted with history, legend, and myth that will be enhanced by taking a look at a bit of the geography of the “land.” Classes will include: The formation of the Bible as one book; timelines of both the Old and New Testaments; geography and topogra-phy of Israel; and an analysis of what we mean when we say “Israel.” Please bring a Bible to class, any version.

This is a repeat of the course offered in fall 2013.

Rev. Robert E. Albright is a retired Catholic Priest of the Arch-diocese of Baltimore. He served as the Catholic Campus Minister at Towson University for the 26 years before his retirement in July 2006. Through teaching a scholarly approach to the Bible over the past 40 years, Father Bob has explored greater interfaith issues at the Insti-tute for Christian and Jewish Studies of Baltimore. He has studied twice in Israel at the International Center for Holocaust Studies, and has been to Israel over 16 times leading study tours and retreats and doing private research in Biblical sites and studying the Palestinian/Israeli situation. At the moment, Father Bob is engaged in numerous Catholic/Jewish endeavors including a funded program to educate Jewish and Catholic high school students in each other’s tradition.

PREVIEW OF FALL 2016 CLASSESThursday, July 21 • 10 a.m. • Central Presbyterian Church

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Big Thanks to all Osher Volunteers who help to

make Osher a success.

Presidential Power in the 21st CenturyMichael Korzi

Session IWednesday, 9:30 a.m. (begins September 14)Fee: $65

This course will examine recent

developments in the use (and abuse) of presidential power. We will first look at presidential power historically, analyzing the inten-tions of the framers of the Constitution

as well as trends throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centu-ries. The bulk of the course, however, will address recent presidents, especially George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and the increasing tendency of presidents to act unilaterally, that is, without support from Congress. Major topics addressed will be presidential power in war making and foreign affairs, presidential signing statements, and particularly executive orders and executive “actions.” Executive orders, actions, and memoranda have become a major point of em-phasis for recent presidents, notably President Obama, and thus will be a major subject of analysis and examination.

Michael J. Korzi, Ph.D., is professor of political science at Towson University. He teaches and researches Congress, American political thought, political philosophy, public opinion, and the presidency. His book, Presidential Term Limits in American History, won the American Political Science Association’s 2012 Richard E. Neustadt Award for the Best Book on the Presidency.

The Great Baltimore Fire of 1904: “A Hot Time in the Old Town!” Wayne Schaumburg

Session IThursday, 9:30 a.m. (begins September 15)Fee: $65 (Additional $5 materials fee)

“To all ap-pearances,

Baltimore’s busi-ness section is doomed. Many of the principal bank-ing institutions, all the leading trust companies, all the largest wholesale

houses, all the newspaper offices, many of the principal retail stores and thousands of smaller establishments went up in flames, and in most cases the contents were completely destroyed.” This was the Baltimore Sun’s description of the Great Baltimore Fire of February 7-8, 1904. Far and away the worst disaster in the city’s history, the blaze claimed most of the downtown business district. Almost 140 acres burned, 1,526 buildings were destroyed, and 2,500 companies were out of business. Over 35,000 Baltimoreans were out of work, and damage estimates exceeded $100 million. We will focus on this seminal event in Baltimore’s history and the important changes that resulted from the 1904 fire, including Baltimore’s “first” downtown renaissance. We’ll also take a look at the history of fire fighting in Baltimore. Class participants will be encouraged to share memora-bilia and stories they might have of the Great Fire. So, bring your matches and join us for “A Hot Time in the Old Town!”

The $5 materials fee is to be paid with the registration fee.

Note: This is a repeat of the course offered in fall 2010.

Wayne R. Schaumburg, a native Baltimorean, graduated from Towson University in 1968 with a double major in history and geog-raphy. He has graduate degrees from Morgan State University and Johns Hopkins University. Schaumburg taught social studies in the Baltimore City Public School system for 39 years before retiring in 2007. Currently he teaches for CCBC, Roland Park Country School, Johns Hopkins University, and the College of Notre Dame. He gives illustrated lectures on a variety of topics ranging from Baltimore ar-chitecture to the Great Baltimore Fire. For the last 24 years, he has led tours through one of his favorite city landmarks, Green Mount Cemetery. This is his 11th course for the Osher Institute.

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History and Film: The World of Henry VIII Diane Willen

Session IIThursday, 9:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (begins October 20)Fee: $130

History usually re-ceives short shrift in

contemporary America, yet Henry VIII and his cohorts intrigue us. For decades, film has reflect-ed and added to that fascination. The king and his court not only offer sex and violence, ample reasons to attract atten-tion. They also provide a ready-made cast of memorable characters: the indomitable Henry,

his six very different wives, the martyred Thomas More, the Machia-vellian Thomas Cromwell. But lest we forget, Henry’s reign acceler-ated the transition from medieval to early modern England. The king presided over profound changes: the break from Rome, the start of the English Protestant Reformation, new roles for Parliament and printing, all during a time of inflation and economic dislocation. We will view two complete films (Anne of the Thousand Days and A Man for All Seasons) as well as clips from The Private Life of Henry VIII, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, and Wolf Hall. We will explore how films reflect and shape popular perceptions, how their perspectives vary, and how they reveal and obscure the significance of Henry’s reign.

Each class will last 2½ hours plus a ten minute break.

Diane Willen, Ph.D., is professor emerita at Georgia State Univer-sity, Atlanta, GA. She has published on the court of Henry VIII and on the political, religious, and gender history of early modern England. A long-time member of Osher, she has taught a variety of courses for the program.

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Book Discussion: Race Relations through Memoir Fred L. Pincus

Sessions I and IIWednesday, 1 p.m. (begins September 14)Fee: $130 ($65 for each session)

One way to un-derstand racial

conflict in the United States is by reading about the personal ex-periences of people of color. Toward this end, we will read and dis-cuss three contempo-rary memoirs. We will begin with Fire Shut Up in My Bones written by Charles Blow, a colum-nist for the New York Times. Blow describes growing up black with an ambivalent sexual

orientation in the South. Next, we’ll read The Beautiful Struggle by Ta-Nehisi Coates, National Book Award Winner and columnist for The Atlantic. Coates describes growing up on the mean streets of Baltimore. Finally, we’ll read My Beloved World by Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor. She describes her journey from the work-ing class Puerto Rican neighborhoods of New York to the Supreme Court bench. The class schedule will consist of an introduction to the subject in the first class, two classes on each book, and a conclusion in the last class. Since the course will focus on discussing the three books, students will be expected to do the reading. All three books are available in paperback and from libraries.

The course will be limited to 25 participants.

Fred L. Pincus, is emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County where he taught for 43 years. He has taught courses and published three books and dozens of articles in the field of race relations and diversity. He is on the Board of Direc-tors of Research Associates Foundation that awards mini-grants to Baltimore-area activist groups. He is also on the Board of Directors of the Baltimore Jewish Cultural Chavurah, a secular Jewish commu-nity. Finally, he is presently writing his own memoir, some of which he will share with the class.

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A Quick History of Humans John V. Spears

Sessions I and IIWednesday, 9:30 a.m. (begins September 14)Fee: $130 ($65 for each session)

Ar c h a e o l o g y, anthropology,

evolutionary biol-ogy, and traditional history have all made incredible strides in under-standing human nature over the

last 50 years—to such an extent that it is now possible to outline the most important patterns of human history over the last 50,000 years. This course will offer a bird’s eye view of that history, no doubt very different from any other history course you’ve ever taken. If you’re thrilled by long vistas, join us. We’ll do a whirlwind tour stretching from human origins in Africa to the present and end with some consideration of our future, all of which will help to under-stand today’s headlines and tomorrow’s crises. Discussion required, wide reading recommended. Bring your curiosity. Dipping into one of the following excellent survey texts will be useful: David Christian, Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History; Wm. H. McNeil and J. R. McNeil, The Human Web: A Bird’s-Eye View of World History; Michael Cook, A Brief History of the Human Race.

John V. Spears, Ph.D., currently serves as Senior Human Services Consultant and childcare research specialist for RESI, a research insti-tute of Towson University, working on policy, data, and research issues for the Maryland State Department of Education’s Office of Child Care. He received his Ph.D. in European history from The Johns Hopkins Uni-versity in 1978, specializing in the medical, demographic, and social history of 18th and 19th century France. He taught European, Russian, and Soviet history in the U.S. and Africa in the 1970s. Despite a long career elsewhere, he has never lost his passion for history and has been reading history, anthropology, and relevant science regularly since he

left the field in 1980.

Religion and Politics in the Middle EastCharles Schmitz

Sessions I and IIMonday, 11 a.m. (begins September 12)Fee: $130 ($65 for each session)

Religion mixes with politics in very different and sometimes un-expected ways in the Middle East. Two states regard themselves

as religious states, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Re-public of Iran. A third state, Turkey, almost completely secularized its politics, only to find itself now governed by a new religious party and home to an important example of democracy in the region. Since the 1970s, many opposition groups have been couched in religious ideology, seeking to unseat governments either through elections, such as the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt or the Nahda movement in Tunisia, or through violent revolutions, such as the opposition in Algeria or ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Religion is often used in defense of patriarchy, the privilege of men in politics and society, but the rise of Islamic political movements in the late twentieth century also spawned powerful Islamic feminist movements. As the region’s superpower, the United States finds itself alternately ally of the reli-giously conservative Saudi monarchy, supporter of the Afghani jihad against the Soviets, and target of al-Qaeda and ISIS’s defense of oppressed Muslims in the Middle East. This course will try to un-tangle these complex interrelationships between Islam, the state, and modern politics in the Middle East.

Charles Schmitz, Ph.D., is professor of geography at Towson Uni-versity where he has taught since 1999. Schmitz is a specialist on the Middle East and Yemen and began his academic career as a Fulbright Scholar and American Institute for Yemeni Studies Fellow in Yemen in the early 1990s. His current research interests include the political economy of development in Yemen, international law and the counter terror policy, international governance and failing states, and the soci-ology of contemporary Yemeni society. He taught a course, “Introduc-tion to the Middle East,” for Osher in spring 2015.

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ALL REGISTRATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED AFTER PREVIEW.

Full classes will go to lottery two weeks after preview.

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Obamacare: The Plot SickensAnn Farrell

Sessions I and IIWednesday, 1 p.m. (begins September 14)Fee: $130 ($65 for each session)

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka ACA or Obam-acare), over five years and “55 votes to repeal” later, continues

to roil American politics and divide the nation. The year 2016 is the ACA “tipping point” with the U.S. moving from a volume-to-value based health care system in the midst of national and state elec-tions. The dramatically different care delivery and reimbursement systems embedded in ACA are yet to be fully implemented. Either repealing ACA or maintaining “status quo” presents the nation and its citizens very different benefits, risks, and challenges. Many underestimate ACA’s strong impact on Medicare recipients and the different direction the program could take depending on election outcomes. This course reinforces and expands on the basics of “Obamacare 101” offered for Osher in spring 2015. It will take a deeper look at current affairs and offer the opportunity for more class discussion. Focus will be on an objective assessment of ACA impacts, the current state of U.S. healthcare, and potential, profound changes ahead. Suggested but not required reading is America’s Bitter Pill by Steven Brill.

Ann Farrell, B.S.N., R.N., is Principal of Farrell Associates, LLC, a strategic healthcare consulting firm serving provider organizations, clinical vendors and investors. Ann’s background includes bedside nursing, faculty membership, HealthIT (HIT) vendor leadership and in-dustry consulting support. Ann is a nationally recognized HIT expert, and clinician and patient advocate.

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PREVIEW OF FALL 2016 CLASSES

July 21, 2016 • 10 a.m. Central Presbyterian Church

Cosmic OriginsAlex Storrs

Session II Tuesday, 1 p.m. (begins October 18)Fee: $65

“Cosmic Origins” attempts to ad-

dress what we know of our beginnings. We will begin with a discussion of the process of scien-tific experimentation and research and continue by investigating what can be observed and finally what we can infer from those

observations. We will discuss the “Big Bang” theory for the origins of the universe including evidence, explanation, and prediction. As effective education must not only address what is known, but “what you know that ain’t so,” we will also discuss alternative explana-tions and why the scientific community rejects them. Interested people may want to read Simonnet’s book Origins: Cosmos, Earth, and Mankind for a short and accessible introduction to the topic. Please join us as we explore the limits of human knowledge.

Dr. Storrs offered the course, “Cosmic Origins,” in 2005 when Osher was still the Auburn Society.

Alex Storrs, Ph.D., has been teaching astronomy at Towson Univer-sity for 15 years and is director of the observatory and planetarium. He did his dissertation work on Halley’s Comet and is interested in small bodies in the solar system, other planetary systems, and the origin and evolution of life. He has done postdoctoral work at the Goddard Space Flight Center and the University of Texas and worked with the Hubble Space Telescope in Baltimore before coming to TU in 2000.

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Finding Balance: An Overview of Traditional Chinese MedicineTrina Lion

Sessions I and IIMonday, 1 p.m. (begins September 12)Fee: $130 ($65 for each session)

Less pain, less stress —sounds promising!

But how does Traditional Chinese Medicine work, and can it be used to address every condition? Do we have to “believe” in TCM for it to work? Why do some of us catch cold, get angry, or feel tired easily? Are men and women clinically the same? (NO.) Join this

overview of one of the oldest medical systems in the world, and learn a few self-help strategies along the way. We will explore basic vocabulary of Traditional Chinese Medicine with a focus on improv-ing our quality of life. No injury or illness is necessary to participate! Traditional Chinese Medicine can also be used to maintain and strengthen your existing level of health.

Trina Lion, licensed acupuncturist, brings a decade of clinical practice in Shanghai, China back to Baltimore. She is a former acu-puncturist at Shanghai Humanity Hospital and has lectured at NFL (National Football League) China, the cosmetic group, L’Oréal China, New York University in Shanghai, Johns Hopkins University, Yale Uni-versity, and University of Maryland Medical Center. She now prac-tices in Mt. Washington in Baltimore. Learn more about her work at trinaliontcm.com.

Nutrition and Emotional HealthCamie Woodall

Sessions I and IIWednesday, 11 a.m. (begins September 14) Fee: $130 ($65 for each session)

Dr. Woodall, a clini-cal psychologist,

takes a conservative view on the use of pharmaceuticals for the treatment of de-pression and anxiety. More and more, these drugs are associated with adverse effects such as increased risk of stroke, gastro-intestinal complaints,

changes in concentration, even increase in depression, and toxicity to the liver. In this course we will meander widely over the broad field of non-drug interventions, considering certain therapeutic foods such as the omega-3 fish oils and the now mainstream anti-inflammatory spice, turmeric. We will discuss the benefits of vita-mins, minerals and dietary supplements as well as over-the-counter amino acids for treating depression and anxiety. An important threat to emotional health is out-of-balance hormones. We will explore the effects of the adrenal stress hormones on our well-being and learn how to safely supplement the sex hormones that diminish with age but are vital for health life-long.

Camay (Camie) Woodall, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in pri-vate practice in Towson, MD. Her first graduate work was in genetics and cell biology. She then worked in biochemistry research for ten years while doing graduate work in psychology. She earned a doctor-ate in psychology from Rutgers University, Newark, NJ. Dr. Woodall trained at the Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and held a faculty position there for six years. She has published in the areas of human sexuality and eating disor-ders and contributed a chapter for the book, Experiential Therapies for Eating Disorders, Guilford Press, 1989. Her book, Exploring the Essentials of Healthy Personality, was published by Praeger in 2014.

ALL REGISTRATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED AFTER PREVIEW.

Full classes will go to lottery two weeks after preview.

Please register only for those classes that you are committed to attending.

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French Wines DemystifiedPhilippe Duverger

Session II Wednesday, 1 p.m. (begins October 19)Fee: $65 (Additional $25 materials fee)

French wines have that “je-ne-sais-quoi”

that makes the American public shy away from them, or buy them for an occasional show-off when inviting friends. Wouldn’t it be better to know what you are buying? Quite frankly French wines on the wine store shelf are 30% good, 50% difficult to compare or appreciate, and 100%

more expensive than any other alternatives! So why bother? This class will be a crash course in the essentials of French wine apprecia-tion. Participants will learn the main regions/grapes (cépages)/brands (appellations) by immersing themselves into the culture and tasting of multiple affordable and not so affordable wines of Edith Piaf’s country. No need to speak French. No need to have read Sartre. But you need to be over 21 and have a good sense of humor. Please bring a champagne glass (no plastic) to the first class for tasting.

The $25 materials fee is to be paid with registration fee. The class will be limited to 26 participants.

Note: This is a repeat of the course offered in spring 2012 and fall 2015. Registrants who did not take the course during those semesters will have greater weight in class selection.

Philippe Duverger, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of marketing at Towson University. Prior to his academic career he managed hotels around the world and created several restaurant concepts. Duverger is a trained chef and maître d’ from the Bordeaux School of Hotel and Restaurant Management. He spent most of his youth in the Bordeaux region and started his culinary career there. One of his ancestors was among the first settlers in Australia in 1875 where, as an expert wine-maker, he created the famous vineyard of Château Tahbilk.

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Classes held at 7400 York RoadFree, accessible parking

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STRENGTHEN THE FINANCIAL FOUNDATION OF YOUR OSHER INSTITUTE WITH A GIFT

Tax-deductible contributions to Osher are greatly appreciated and are important to its current and future operations. There are five funds to which you may give: The Osher Sustaining Fund, established in 2015 for special program related expenses and to insure the ongoing success of Osher for years to come.

The Endowment for Learning in Retirement, established in 2004 as a permanent and ongoing source of support to help maintain academic excellence in the lifelong learning program.

The Patty Beere Ruby Memorial Fund, established in 2008 to honor the memory of Patty Beere Ruby and to provide funding to celebrate and promote the Osher program.

The Lou Cedrone Memorial Fund, established in 2015 to honor the memory of Lou Cedrone, Osher faculty member, 2000-2015, and to support film courses at Osher.

Osher Lifelong Learning Endowment, awarded to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Towson University in 2009 by the Bernard Osher Foundation for ongoing support of the Osher Institute.

Donate online at www.towson.edu/osher or mail your contribution.

Please check the fund to which you would like to donate:

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THANK YOU!

Thanks to the following people for their generous gifts to Osher since Fall 2015! Gifts to the Osher Sustaining Fund

Anne A. BeallMargaret BladesCharles and Diana BeesonDonna GuillotFred Pincus and Natalie SokoloffRuth and Charles Spivak

Gifts to the Osher Lifelong Learning Endowment

John and Ann DahneMargaret Eline

LET’S KEEP OSHER GOING FOR YEARS TO COME!

Gifts to the Lou Cedrone Memorial Fund

Father Bob AlbrightZoe AlerPatricia BlanchardArlene and Lester CaplanMike Chovonec and Rick ConnorTia DickerBonita GardinerAnne Graham Jacqueline and Eric GratzJim and Jacqueline HedbergCarolyn McConnellPaul RosenbergMarge and Jack StakemJohn and Peggy StrahanAnnette SussmanAudrey VieserDorrie Wilfong

We’re Celebrating!

2016 marks the 10th year of the

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Towson University.

A special thank you to those charter members who have been with us since the days of the Auburn Society!

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Osher Art on DisplayView art by your fellow Osher members each semester. If you would like to exhibit your artwork in the Osher classrooms, please contact Linda Trope at [email protected] or Tracy Jacobs at 410-704-3688.

We express our thanks to the following individuals for volunteering their time and expertise to teach a course for Osher’s fall 2016 sessions:

Father Bob Albright Howard Cohen

Philippe Duverger Eric Gratz

Alex StorrsJohn Spears

and to Tracy Jacobs for the course images and to Lester Caplan and Kanji Takeno for the Osher photographs in this catalog.

Special Thanks to all volunteers who make the daily operations of Osher successful!

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Popular Fiction Book ClubMeets 3rd Thursday of month, 10 a.m. when classes not in session.Contact facilitator Ruth Spivak: [email protected], 410-666-1891

Literary Fiction Book ClubMeets 4th Tuesday of month, 10:30 a.m. year-round Contact facilitators: Elaine Kasmer: [email protected], 410-561-1175 orMyra Bacon: [email protected]., 410-561-8926

Non-Fiction Book ClubMeets 1st Wednesday of month, 10–11:30 a.m. when classes not in session.Contact facilitator Lyn Book Starr: [email protected], 410-833-8129

Mystery Book ClubMeets Thursday, September 15, 29, October 20, November 3, 1 p.mFacilitators: Julie Plutschak, John Kopajtic Contact Julie: [email protected], 410-321-1890

Discussion Group: “The World We Live In”Meets weekly on Tuesdays, 1–3 p.m. Contact facilitator: Nancy Cedrone: 410-825-6331

Writing Group: “Writing Our Lives”Meets weekly on Thursdays, 1–2:30 p.m., when classes are in session. Meets weekly on Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.–noon, when classes are not in session.Contact Facilitator: Linda Silvern: [email protected], 443-835-1991

Osher Book Clubs and Interest Groups

Meeting at 7400 York Road • Free and Open to All Osher Members

Thanks Thanks Thanks Thanks Thanks Thanks ThanksTHANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS

Thanks To Our Volunteer Faculty

Big thanks to all facilitators!If you would like to initiate and facilitate an interest group, contact Jackie Gratz at 410-704-3437.

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TITLE SESSION DAY TIME FEE NOTE PAGE

FINE ARTS

J. S. Bach I and II Tuesday 9:30 a.m. $130 5

Verismo Opera I Monday 11 a.m. $65 5

Four More Great Supermusicals I Thursday 11 a.m. $65 6

Film: Four More Great Supermusicals I Thursday 1 p.m. $65 6

Dancing Ladies I Wednesday 11 a.m. $65 7

Dancing for the Camera II Wednesday 11 a.m. $65 7

Monet, Impressionism, Giverny I and II Tuesday 11:15 a.m. $130 8

Monet, Impressionism, Giverny I and II Thursday 9:30 a.m. $130 8

Minimalism II Wednesday 9:30 a.m. $65 8

Famous Illustrators I and II Monday 9:30 a.m. $130 9

Creative Process: Glass Art II Thursday 11 a.m. $65 9

Photography: 20th/21st Century I and II Tuesday 9:30 a.m. $130 10

Film Series: Doubt and Guilt I Monday 1-4 p.m. $65 10

Film Series: Horror is Universal II Monday 1-4 p.m. $65 11

HUMANITIES

Zuckerman Bound II Monday 11 a.m. $65 11

Odes of John Keats II Monday 9:30 a.m. $65 12

The Bloomsbury Group I Monday 9:30 a.m. $65 12

Story, History, Geography, Bible I and II Tuesday 11 a.m. $130 13

Devil is in the Details I Thursday 11 a.m. $65 13

SOCIAL SCIENCES

The Great Baltimore Fire I Thursday 9:30 a.m. $65 plus $5 materials fee 14

Presidential Power, 21st Century I Wednesday 9:30 a.m. $65 14

Race Relations: Memoirs I and II Wednesday 1 p.m. $130 15

History and Film: World of Henry VIII II Thursday9:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

$130 15

A Quick History of Humans I and II Wednesday 9:30 a.m. $130 16

Religion, Politics, Middle East I and II Monday 11 a.m. $130 16

NATURAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Cosmic Origins II Tuesday 1 p.m. $65 17

OUR WORLD TODAY

Obamacare: The Plot Sickens I and II Wednesday 1 p.m. $130 17

Traditional Chinese Medicine I and II Monday 1 p.m. $130 18

Nutrition and Emotional Health I and II Wednesday 11 a.m. $130 18

French Wines Demystified II Wednesday 1 p.m. $65 plus $25 materials fee 19

OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE • FALL 2016 REGISTRATION FORm

Name: _____________________________________________________________________________________ Today’s Date: ___________

Street: ______________________________________________ City: _______________________________________ ZIP: ____________

Phone: __________________________________ E-mail: _________________________________________________________________

Emergency Contact Name/Number: _____________________________________________________________________________________

CLASS SIZES ARE LIMITED. Please register ONLY for those classes that you are committed to attending. Check courses you wish to take. All classes meet for one hour and 15 minutes unless otherwise noted.

(Tuition statement and registration form – next page)

New Member Check Here q

3

23

FOUR AND EIGHT-WEEK cOURSES

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Your payment is being processed by the state of Maryland. If necessary, we prefer to issue credit. If you must have a refund for any reason, we are required to submit your social security number and address. The state of Maryland will not issue a check without this information. An Osher credit can be issued instead of a refund without a social security number.

Make checks payable to Towson University.(If you are currently NOT an Osher member, or have NOT renewed for 2016, please also send New Member or Renewal application and fee.)

(We prefer checks.) Credit cards: Visa q MasterCard q

Credit Card Number __________________________________________________________ Expiration Date ________________

Name on Card __________________________________________________________________________________________

Signature ________________________________________________________________________________ Date __________

For office use: Date Received___________ Check #_________Total Amount___________Date Deposited___________ Batch #___________

Unlimited number of courses: $150 Two four-week courses or one eight-week course: $130

One four-week course: $65

NO CLASS CONFIRMATIONS WILL BE SENT. YOU WILL BE INFORMED ONLY IF YOU DID NOT GET INTO A CLASS.

PLEASE NOTE ON YOUR CALENDAR INSIDE THE FRONT COVER OF THIS CATALOG THE COURSES FOR WHICH YOU HAVE REGISTERED.

ALL REGISTRATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED AFTER PREVIEW. Full classes will go to lottery two weeks after preview.

Please register only for those classes that you are committed to attending.

TUITION AND REGISTRATION FORM

TUITION FOR CLASSES ($65, $130 OR $150) $_______

MATERIAL FEES (Great Baltimore Fire $5, French Wines $25) $_______

NEW MEMBER FEE (IF OWED) $_______

2016 RENEWAL FEE (IF OWED) $_______

TOTAL TUITION AND FEES $_______

Mail to: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Towson University 8000 York Road Towson, MD 21252-0001

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OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE • FALL 2016 REGISTRATION FORm

Name: _____________________________________________________________________________________ Today’s Date: ___________

Street: ______________________________________________ City: _______________________________________ ZIP: ____________

Phone: __________________________________ E-mail: _________________________________________________________________

Emergency Contact Name/Number: _____________________________________________________________________________________

CLASS SIZES ARE LIMITED. Please register ONLY for those classes that you are committed to attending. Check courses you wish to take. All classes meet for one hour and 15 minutes unless otherwise noted.

New Member Check Here q

TITLE SESSION DAY TIME FEE NOTE PAGE

FINE ARTS

J. S. Bach I and II Tuesday 9:30 a.m. $130 5

Verismo Opera I Monday 11 a.m. $65 5

Four More Great Supermusicals I Thursday 11 a.m. $65 6

Film: Four More Great Supermusicals I Thursday 1 p.m. $65 6

Dancing Ladies I Wednesday 11 a.m. $65 7

Dancing for the Camera II Wednesday 11 a.m. $65 7

Monet, Impressionism, Giverny I and II Tuesday 11:15 a.m. $130 8

Monet, Impressionism, Giverny I and II Thursday 9:30 a.m. $130 8

Minimalism II Wednesday 9:30 a.m. $65 8

Famous Illustrators I and II Monday 9:30 a.m. $130 9

Creative Process: Glass Art II Thursday 11 a.m. $65 9

Photography: 20th/21st Century I and II Tuesday 9:30 a.m. $130 10

Film Series: Doubt and Guilt I Monday 1-4 p.m. $65 10

Film Series: Horror is Universal II Monday 1-4 p.m. $65 11

HUMANITIES

Zuckerman Bound II Monday 11 a.m. $65 11

Odes of John Keats II Monday 9:30 a.m. $65 12

The Bloomsbury Group I Monday 9:30 a.m. $65 12

Story, History, Geography, Bible I and II Tuesday 11 a.m. $130 13

Devil is in the Details I Thursday 11 a.m. $65 13

SOCIAL SCIENCES

The Great Baltimore Fire I Thursday 9:30 a.m. $65 plus $5 materials fee 14

Presidential Power, 21st Century I Wednesday 9:30 a.m. $65 14

Race Relations: Memoirs I and II Wednesday 1 p.m. $130 15

History and Film: World of Henry VIII II Thursday9:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

$130 15

A Quick History of Humans I and II Wednesday 9:30 a.m. $130 16

Religion, Politics, Middle East I and II Monday 11 a.m. $130 16

NATURAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Cosmic Origins II Tuesday 1 p.m. $65 17

OUR WORLD TODAY

Obamacare: The Plot Sickens I and II Wednesday 1 p.m. $130 17

Traditional Chinese Medicine I and II Monday 1 p.m. $130 18

Nutrition and Emotional Health I and II Wednesday 11 a.m. $130 18

French Wines Demystified II Wednesday 1 p.m. $65 plus $25 materials fee 19

(Tuition statement and registration form – next page)

3FOUR AND EIGHT-WEEK cOURSES

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Your payment is being processed by the state of Maryland. If necessary, we prefer to issue credit. If you must have a refund for any reason, we are required to submit your social security number and address. The state of Maryland will not issue a check without this information. An Osher credit can be issued instead of a refund without a social security number.

Make checks payable to Towson University.(If you are currently NOT an Osher member, or have NOT renewed for 2016, please also send New Member or Renewal application and fee.)

(We prefer checks.) Credit cards: Visa q MasterCard q

Credit Card Number __________________________________________________________ Expiration Date ________________

Name on Card __________________________________________________________________________________________

Signature ________________________________________________________________________________ Date __________

For office use: Date Received___________ Check #_________Total Amount___________Date Deposited___________ Batch #___________

Unlimited number of courses: $150 Two four-week courses or one eight-week course: $130

One four-week course: $65

NO CLASS CONFIRMATIONS WILL BE SENT. YOU WILL BE INFORMED ONLY IF YOU DID NOT GET INTO A CLASS.

PLEASE NOTE ON YOUR CALENDAR INSIDE THE FRONT COVER OF THIS CATALOG THE COURSES FOR WHICH YOU HAVE REGISTERED.

ALL REGISTRATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED AFTER PREVIEW. Full classes will go to lottery two weeks after preview.

Please register only for those classes that you are committed to attending.

TUITION AND REGISTRATION FORM

TUITION FOR CLASSES ($65, $130 OR $150) $_______

MATERIAL FEES (Great Baltimore Fire $5, French Wines $25) $_______

NEW MEMBER FEE (IF OWED) $_______

2016 RENEWAL FEE (IF OWED) $_______

TOTAL TUITION AND FEES $_______

Mail to: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Towson University 8000 York Road Towson, MD 21252-0001

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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Towson University NEW MEMBER APPLICATION

Please complete the form below (one form for EACH person) and send to:Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252-0001

Mr. q Mrs. q Miss q Ms. q Dr. q Sex: M q F q Today’s date ________________________

Last Name _______________________________________________ First Name __________________________

Name you prefer on nametag ________________________________________________ TU alum? Yes o No q

Street Address _______________________________________________________________________________

City _______________________________________________ State _____________________ Zip ___________ Email ___________________________________________________________ Phone # ___________________

Emergency Contact Name ____________________________________________ Phone # ___________________

Please check box if you DO NOT wish to receive email messages from Osher. q

Retired? Yes q No q Former (present) occupation __________________________________________________

Avocation/hobbies ____________________________________________________________________________

Community service/volunteer work ________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Would you consider teaching? Yes o No o

What subjects?_______________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

How did you learn about Osher? Friend o Beacon o Flyer o Website o Baltimore magazine o

Towson Times o Jewish Times o Other o _______________________

Annual membership fee is $50 per person or $75 per couple, effective January through December 2016. (circle amount)

Prorated June–November: $25 per person or $37 per couple (for NEW members only)

Preferred method of payment: Check o (Make checks payable to TOWSON UNIVERSITY.)

Credit Card: Visa o Master Card o (We prefer checks.)

Credit Card number _______________________________________ Expiration Date ________________________

Name on Card _______________________________________________________________________________

Signature __________________________________________________________________________________

For office use: Date Received _______________ Check # _______________ Total Amount _______________ Batch # _______________Date Deposited ____________________________________ Date Membership Card mailed _________________________

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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Towson University NEW MEMBER APPLICATION

Please complete the form below (one form for EACH person) and send to:Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252-0001

Mr. q Mrs. q Miss q Ms. q Dr. q Sex: M q F q Today’s date ________________________

Last Name _______________________________________________ First Name __________________________

Name you prefer on nametag ________________________________________________ TU alum? Yes o No q

Street Address _______________________________________________________________________________

City _______________________________________________ State _____________________ Zip ___________ Email ___________________________________________________________ Phone # ___________________

Emergency Contact Name ____________________________________________ Phone # ___________________

Please check box if you DO NOT wish to receive email messages from Osher. q

Retired? Yes q No q Former (present) occupation __________________________________________________

Avocation/hobbies ____________________________________________________________________________

Community service/volunteer work ________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Would you consider teaching? Yes o No o

What subjects?_______________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

How did you learn about Osher? Friend o Beacon o Flyer o Website o Baltimore magazine o

Towson Times o Jewish Times o Other o _______________________

Annual membership fee is $50 per person or $75 per couple, effective January through December 2016. (circle amount)

Prorated June–November: $25 per person or $37 per couple (for NEW members only)

Preferred method of payment: Check o (Make checks payable to TOWSON UNIVERSITY.)

Credit Card: Visa o Master Card o (We prefer checks.)

Credit Card number _______________________________________ Expiration Date ________________________

Name on Card _______________________________________________________________________________

Signature __________________________________________________________________________________

For office use: Date Received _______________ Check # _______________ Total Amount _______________ Batch # _______________Date Deposited ____________________________________ Date Membership Card mailed _________________________

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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Towson University 2016 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL

(if you have NOT renewed for 2016)

Please complete the form below if you have not renewed for 2016 (one form per member) and send to:Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252-0001

Mr. q Mrs. o Miss o Ms. o Dr. o Sex: M o F o Today’s date ________________

Last Name _______________________________________ First Name __________________________________

Name you prefer on nametag _______________________________________________ TU alum? Yes o No o

Street Address _______________________________________________________________________________

City _______________________________________________ State _____________________ Zip ___________

Email ___________________________________________________________ Phone # ___________________

Check here if this is a new postal address q phone # q email address q

Emergency Contact Name ____________________________________________ Phone # ___________________ Please check box if you DO NOT wish to receive email messages from Osher. q

Would you consider teaching? Yes q No q What subjects? __________________________________________

Annual membership fee is $50 per person or $75 per couple, effective January through December 2016. (circle amount submitted)

Method of payment: Check o (Make checks payable to TOWSON UNIVERSITY.)

Credit Card: Visa q Master Card q (We prefer checks)

Credit Card number _______________________________________ Expiration Date ________________________

Name on Card _______________________________________________________________________________

Signature __________________________________________________________________________________

For office use: Date Received _______________ Check # _______________ Total Amount _______________ Batch # _______________Date Deposited ____________________________________ Date Membership Card mailed _________________________

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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Towson University 2016 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL

(if you have NOT renewed for 2016)

Please complete the form below if you have not renewed for 2016 (one form per member) and send to:Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252-0001

Mr. q Mrs. o Miss o Ms. o Dr. o Sex: M o F o Today’s date ________________

Last Name _______________________________________ First Name __________________________________

Name you prefer on nametag _______________________________________________ TU alum? Yes o No o

Street Address _______________________________________________________________________________

City _______________________________________________ State _____________________ Zip ___________

Email ___________________________________________________________ Phone # ___________________

Check here if this is a new postal address q phone # q email address q

Emergency Contact Name ____________________________________________ Phone # ___________________ Please check box if you DO NOT wish to receive email messages from Osher. q

Would you consider teaching? Yes q No q What subjects? __________________________________________

Annual membership fee is $50 per person or $75 per couple, effective January through December 2016. (circle amount submitted)

Method of payment: Check o (Make checks payable to TOWSON UNIVERSITY.)

Credit Card: Visa q Master Card q (We prefer checks)

Credit Card number _______________________________________ Expiration Date ________________________

Name on Card _______________________________________________________________________________

Signature __________________________________________________________________________________

For office use: Date Received _______________ Check # _______________ Total Amount _______________ Batch # _______________Date Deposited ____________________________________ Date Membership Card mailed _________________________

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