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Aging Finance & Retirement
Courses | Date(s) | Day(s) | Time | Schedule |
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2-Week (In-Person): Life Review: Putting your Life in Perspective Life Review: Putting your Life in Perspective |
7/22-7/29 | Monday | 10 am-12 pm | 99800 |
Now that you have lived a long and rich life, how can you harvest your wisdom and experience, make sense of it, and use this to... |
Arts and Humanities
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Lecture (In-Person): Journey Through the Middle East: A Visual Tour Journey Through the Middle East: A Visual Tour |
6/17 | Monday | 1 pm-3 pm | 99810 |
Egypt, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. Do you ever wonder about what that area of the world actually looks like? Why is it a... |
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2-Week (In-Person): Crime and Punishment in Prohibition Era San Diego Crime and Punishment in Prohibition Era San Diego |
6/17-6/24 | Monday | 10 am-12 pm | 99809 |
Today the media plays up rising crime statistics (which are not actually true) and seem to invoke a culture of fear. But what... |
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Lecture (In-Person): Benjamin Franklin - America's Original Renaissance Man Benjamin Franklin - America's Original Renaissance Man |
7/8 | Monday | 10 am-12 pm | 99805 |
Scientist, writer, publisher, diplomat, inventor, businessman – in his long life of 84 years, Franklin did them all. He was the... |
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Lecture (In-Person): A Quartet of Balboa Park Garden Makers A Quartet of Balboa Park Garden Makers |
7/11 | Thursday | 1 pm-3 pm | 99806 |
Have you ever wondered who created the beautiful gardens and landscapes of Balboa Park? The influence and inspiration of four... |
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Lecture (Online): Only Hope: My Mother and the Holocaust Brought to Light Only Hope: My Mother and the Holocaust Brought to Light |
7/16 | Tuesday | 10 am-12 pm | 99804 |
Before she died in 1974, Felicia Bornstein Lubliner wrote about her internment in ghettos and concentration camps in... |
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Lecture (In-Person): The Long and Winding Road: The Story of the Beatles The Long and Winding Road: The Story of the Beatles |
7/23 | Tuesday | 1 pm-3 pm | 99807 |
Learn the story of the most popular band of all time, The Beatles. This lecture will cover all the highlights of the group’s... |
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Lecture (Online): The Fight for Justice: Perry Mason and local author Erle Stanley Gardner The Fight for Justice: Perry Mason and local author Erle Stanley Gardner |
8/1 | Thursday | 9 am-11 am | 99801 |
Erle Stanley Gardner was a lawyer and prolific fiction author. His most famous creation was Perry Mason, the defense attorney... |
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Lecture (In-Person): Osher Book Club: Revisiting the Classics: "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Osher Book Club: Revisiting the Classics: "Uncle Tom's Cabin" |
8/7 | Wednesday | 10 am-12 pm | 99803 |
Have you ever read the American classic "Life Among the Lowly"? Or perhaps you know this book by its alternate name: 'Uncle Tom... |
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Lecture (In-Person): Navigating News in the Digital Age Navigating News in the Digital Age |
8/7 | Wednesday | 1 pm-3 pm | 99808 |
In an era where the media's influence is unparalleled, it's crucial to understand who shapes today's media landscape. We’ll... |
Osher Member Only
Courses | Date(s) | Day(s) | Time | Schedule |
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6-Week (Online):Bugs and their Bizarre Biology Bugs and their Bizarre Biology |
7/8-8/12 | Monday | 10 am-11:30 am | 99818 |
Join this class to delve into the world of bugs, creepy crawlies, and anything without a backbone. Bugs are interesting, not... |
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6-Week (Online):The Great Films From the 1920s to the 1960s The Great Films From the 1920s to the 1960s |
7/9-8/13 | Tuesday | 10 am-11:30 am | 99821 |
This course will give an introduction to film movements and some of the greatest films made (according to critics…but you can... |
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6-Week (Online):Women Psychoanalysts: Stories and Theories Women Psychoanalysts: Stories and Theories |
7/9-8/13 | Tuesday | 4 pm-5:30 pm | 99822 |
The women included in this course were practitioners of psychoanalysis and wrote extensively about their work. These women have... |
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6-Week (Online):An Introduction to the National Park System An Introduction to the National Park System |
7/10-8/14 | Wednesday | 10 am-11:30 am | 99820 |
There are more than 400 parks in the National Park System spanning 11 time zones. Have you ever wondered how a place becomes... |
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6-Week (Online):James Baldwin: Speaking to US at 100 James Baldwin: Speaking to US at 100 |
7/11-8/15 | Thursday | 10 am-11:30 am | 99819 |
American writer James Baldwin (1924-1987) may be best known as an activist and essayist, but he was also a groundbreaking writer... |
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6-Week (Online):The World's Fascination with the Automobile The World's Fascination with the Automobile |
7/13-8/17 | Saturday | 8 am-9:30 am | 99823 |
The automobile has shaped the way we conduct modern life — from the way we eat our meals down to the songs we sing. It is... |
Politics & Current Events
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Lecture (In-Person): San Diego History of Transportation Development 1956 to Present: A Community Perspective San Diego History of Transportation Development 1956 to Present: A Community Perspective |
6/18 | Tuesday | 1 pm-3 pm | 99815 |
Have you ever wondered how and why highway alignments were selected in San Diego? We’ll discover how routes have evolved... |
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Lecture (Online): Tijuana and San Diego: Understanding our neighbors: Similarities and differences between two cities that are needed Tijuana and San Diego: Understanding our neighbors: Similarities and differences between two cities that are needed |
7/9 | Tuesday | 9 am-11 am | 99811 |
The history of Tijuana is long and hazy, marked by danger and humility. It has been a playground for indulgences allowed in... |
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4-Week (In-Person): What The Supreme Court Decided!: Behind This Term’s Biggest Rulings What The Supreme Court Decided!: Behind This Term’s Biggest Rulings |
7/12-8/2 | Friday | 10 am-12 pm | 99813 |
At the end of June, the Supreme Court will have handed down many highly controversial and consequential decisions on gun... |
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4-Week (In-Person): U.S. Foreign Policy & The 2024 Election U.S. Foreign Policy & The 2024 Election |
7/19-8/9 | Friday | 1 pm-3 pm | 99814 |
Have you wondered what today’s world events mean for you, and your vote in November? Join us to sort through the crises and... |
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Lecture (Online): How to critically listen and read the news these days How to critically listen and read the news these days |
8/6 | Tuesday | 9 am-11 am | 99812 |
In 2024, we are overwhelmed by mass communications, TV and radio advertisements, and cell phone messages from political... |
Sciences
Courses | Date(s) | Day(s) | Time | Schedule |
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Lecture (In-Person): 80 Million Years of Southern California Geology 80 Million Years of Southern California Geology |
7/9 | Tuesday | 1 pm-3 pm | 99816 |
Learn the role that Plate Tectonics has played in shaping Southern California. A brief introduction to some basic geology will also be included. |
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Lecture (In-Person): Successful Vegetable Gardening Successful Vegetable Gardening |
7/12 | Friday | 1 pm-3 pm | 99817 |
How to have a successful, satisfying vegetable gardening experience. This presentation will cover the basics and special tips... |
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