Scarsdale Adult School Catalog Winter 2024

Greetings Lifelong Learners, In the fall, we celebrated the 85th anniversary of our first class. As a seasoned octogenarian, Scarsdale Adult School remains a proven source of quality, affordable adult education. Our festivities included an incredible evening annotated piano concert in November. In December, we welcomed all to an afternoon of learning that included an amazing keynote speaker, superb breakout sessions led by our fantastic instructors, and a feel-good champagne reception and hall of fame induction. Both events reminded us that in-person and online lifelong learning is a community-building experience regardless of place and space.

We pride ourselves on being at the forefront of trends in adult education and culture from our debut on November 9, 1938, up to the present. For example, subjects offered at the inception of World War II included first aid and motor mechanics. The turbulent 1960s yielded classes in the suburban adolescent and literature of alienation. The first computer class appeared in 1969. With uncanny foresight, SAS even offered “pandemic preparedness” in 2007!

Looking forward, the winter term continues to provide stimulating new courses on timely topics along with recurring fan favorites in a wide array of disciplines. SAS boasts an expansive selection of unique architecture, art and music appreciation, history and culture, and current events and politics classes. Winter walking tours venture primarily to warmer indoor sites, museums, and galleries in New York City. Literature and film discussion classes cover the classics to contemporary selections and writing courses help students hone their expressive skills.

Career and job search as well as personal finance, aging, and retirement classes help those seeking new vocations and a better understanding of money management practices for the new year. World language classes at multiple levels and performing arts lessons begin again as do drawing, painting, knitting, basket weaving, jewelry making, and other arts & crafts classes for enrichment and enjoyment. Fun continues with fitness classes for those seeking to get in shape or stay in shape, as well as games courses in bridge, canasta, and mah jongg. With an unparalleled breadth of course offerings and special events, we look forward to continuing to serve your educational enrichment needs. Onward and Upward, Jill Serling, Executive Director Mission Statement Scarsdale Adult School (SAS) is a pre-eminent, independent, not-for-profit adult education organization, offering a wide range of intellectually stimulating, best-in-class courses, lectures, and cultural activities along with skill-enhancing and recreational classes. By serving the needs of adults locally, regionally, and internationally, SAS continually strives to innovate, create a high quality curriculum, and grow our community of lifelong learners.

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Table of Contents

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Special Events..................................................................................................................................................... 1 Walking Tours...................................................................................................................................................... 4 Art Appreciation.................................................................................................................................................. 5 Architecture....................................................................................................................................................... 11 History, Culture, and Religion.......................................................................................................................... 13 Current Events and Politics............................................................................................................................. 15 Literature, Film, and Television........................................................................................................................16 Writing................................................................................................................................................................ 25 Arts & Crafts...................................................................................................................................................... 27 Games................................................................................................................................................................ 31 Fitness and Dance.............................................................................................................................................34 Music Appreciation........................................................................................................................................... 38 Performing Arts................................................................................................................................................. 39 Languages......................................................................................................................................................... 41 Career and Job Search..................................................................................................................................... 45 Personal Finance, Aging, and Retirement Planning...................................................................................... 45 Support Our School.......................................................................................................................................... 46 Our Team............................................................................................................................................................ 46 General Information.......................................................................................................................................... 47 Registration Information...................................................................................................................................48 Register By Mail Form...................................................................................................................................... 49 Index of Classes By Day of the Week..............................................................................................................50 Index by Time of Day........................................................................................................................................ 54

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Special Events Author Visit: Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful (2023)

Meet New York Times best selling author Ann Napolitano in conversation with Anna Katsavos as they discuss Hello Beautiful (2023), instant bestseller and Oprah’s 100th selection for the year. This profoundly moving family saga, at times heartbreaking, explores a number of emotionally complicated issues and predicaments, as the author expertly tackles themes of grief, mental illness, love, loss, betrayal, and forgiveness. Written with a nod toward Louisa May Alcott’s classic Little Women , the novel focuses on four sisters, close-knit but distinct, as they test the limits of sisterly devotion and family obligations. Though inseparable, the Padavano girls are very different: Julia is the most ambitious; Sylvie the dreamer; Cecelia the artist; and Emeline the caretaker. When William Waters, Julia’s beau, enters their world, so does unexpected chaos, causing a catastrophic family feud. As the years pass, the family must deal with depression, teen pregnancy, divorce, a suicide attempt and much more, testing the sisters’ devotion to one another. Time will be reserved forQ&A. Pair this course with the book discussion led by Anna Katsavos ( Course 12374 ), also in the winter schedule. Separate registration is required. ANN NAPOLITANO is the author of Dear Edward (2020), an instant New York Times bestseller, a Read with Jenna selection, and an Apple TV+ series. She is also the author of A Good Hard Look (2011) and Within Arm’s Reach (2004). Napolitano received her MFA from NYU, and has taught fiction writing at Brooklyn College, NYU, and Gotham Writers Workshop. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children. ANNA KATSAVOS , PhD, is an experienced book group facilitator. A SUNY Professor Emerita of English Literature and Women’s Studies, she has received numerous awards for teaching, and her scholarship has been published in a variety of literary journals. She has interviewed many best-selling authors and has presented interactive programs focusing on a wide range of women’s issues. Additionally, she conducts writing, editing and publishing workshops. Monday, January 22 • 1:00pm-2:15pm • Online • Course 12378 • $30 Author Visit and Book Discussion: Thrity Umrigar, The Museum of Failures (2023) Meet best-selling author Thrity Umrigar in a half-hour conversation with Anna Katsavos as they discuss Umrigar's latest critically-acclaimed novel, The Museum of Failures (2023). Immediately after, dive into a book discussion. A story of family, frailty, and forgiveness, this book's focus is on the relationship between Remy Wadia who returns to visit his family in India after a long absence and his ailing, hospitalized mother. Newly disclosed family secrets cause Remy to reevaluate his entire childhood and his relationship to his parents at the point that he is about to become a parent himself. Grief, bewilderment, nostalgia, displacement, and guilt yield to redemption and healing in this heartfelt tale.

THRITY UMRIGAR is a best-selling author of the novels Bombay Time , The Space Between Us , If Today Be Sweet , The Weight of Heaven , The World We Found , The Story Hour , Everybody’s Son , The Secrets Between Us , and Honor . She has also published a memoir and three children’s picture books along with many essays and articles. She is currently a Distinguished University Professor of English at Case Western Reserve University in

Cleveland. She was raised in Bombay, India, as a Parsi child attending a Catholic school in a predominantly Hindu country before coming to the United States at age 21. Her latest novel, The Museum of Failures, was named a best

book of 2023 by NPR and others. ANNA KATSAVOS (see bio for “Author Visit: Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful (2023)”). Monday, March 25 • 1:00pm-2:30pm • Online • Course 12441 • $30

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Author Visit: Kirstin Chen, Counterfeit (2022) Meet New York Times best selling author Kirstin Chen in conversation with Anna Katsavos as they discuss Counterfeit (2023), a Reese’s Book Club pick and the subject of a fierce eight-way bidding war for TV rights. Fast-paced thriller, feminist caper, and cautionary tale all rolled into one, this clever read is lots of fun. Thoroughly entertaining, Chen has set out to deconstruct the American dream as well as the myths of “the model minority,” exploding stereotype after stereotype about Asian and Asian Americans. Main characters Ava Wong and Winnie Fang, college roommates turned con-artists, find themselves involved with a designer handbag scam that is about to blow up. Ava, a strait-laced, rule-abiding Chinese American lawyer with a successful surgeon as a husband, a young son, and a beautiful home has built the perfect life. Winnie, once timid and shy, is now a confident woman of the world, dripping in luxury goods -- including a coveted Birkin in classic orange -- but she needs a favor. And so the adventure begins.

Presented via alternating points of view and told in two very distinct voices, the protagonists' confessions aim to explain how Ava and Winnie's ordinary lives detoured toward a life of crime, but, in the end, we are left wondering whose version is authentic and whose is fake. Time will be reserved for Q&A. Pair this course with the book discussion led by Anna Katsavos ( Course 12425 ), also in the winter schedule. Separate registration is required.

KIRSTIN CHEN is the author of Soy Sauce for Beginners (2014) and Bury What We Cannot Take (2018). Born and raised in Singapore, she attended Stanford University and got her Master’s at Emerson College. She has received fellowships and awards from the Steinbeck Fellows Program, Sewanee, Hedgebrook, Djerassi, the Napa Valley Writers’ Conference, the Toji Cultural Foundation, and the National Arts Council of Singapore. Her writing has appeared in TheCut , Real Simple , Literary Hub , Writer’s Digest , and Zyzzyva . She has taught at the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, the University of San Francisco, Ashland University, and elsewhere. She currently lives in New York City and San Francisco.

ANNA KATSAVOS (see bio for “Author Visit: Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful (2023)”). Monday, February 12 • 1:00pm-2:15pm • Online • Course 12379 • $30

Author Visit: Mary Beth Keane, The Half Moon (2023)

Meet New York Times bestselling author Mary Beth Keane in conversation with Anna Katsavos as they discuss The Half Moon (2023). Keane's fourth novel concerns a faltering marriage but also the small details of ordinary daily life. The entire book takes place in the span of just one week in the life of Malcolm Gephardt, owner of the Half Moon bar, and his wife Jess, who has been trying unsuccessfully to have a baby and now seems poised to leave Malcolm for another man with three young children. As their town is engulfed in a massive blizzard, the inner lives of the two main characters remain front and center through Keane's absorbing prose. Time will be reserved for Q&A. Pair this course with the book discussion led by Anna Katsavos ( Course 12428 ), also in the winter schedule. Separate registration is required.

MARY BETH KEANE attended Barnard College and the University of Virginia, where she received an MFA. She was awarded a John S. Guggenheim fellowship for fiction writing, and has received citations from the National Book Foundation, PEN America, and the Hemingway Society. She is also the author of The Walking People , Fever , AskAgain , and Yes , a New York Times bestseller. ANNA KATSAVOS (see bio for “Author Visit: Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful (2023)”). Monday, March 4 • 1:00pm-2:15pm • Scarsdale Public Library Online • Course 12427 • $30

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Author Visit: Jessica Saunders, Love, Me (due out January 16, 2024) Meet debut novelist Jessica Saunders in conversation with experienced author Leigh Stein as they discuss Love,Me (due out January 16, 2024). This contemporary romance incorporates celebrity gossip along with flashbacks to the 1990s for an entertaining and quick read about self-discovery and the enduring pull of old flames. Venture into the professional lawyer and soccer mom’s realm of “what ifs” and fantasies of second-chance love with the one that got away. Discussion will also cover the nitty gritty of book promotion, capitalizing on Stein’s expertise in helping fellow authors publicize their works on social media, primarily TikTok. Time will be reserved for Q&A. Class fee includes a copy of the book.

JESSICA SAUNDERS is a first-time novelist pursuing a new path after working as a product liability defense lawyer. She was inspired to write her first book after the death of a close friend in 2021. At that point, she turned her passion for fiction and love of writing into a new vocation. LEIGH STEIN is an author, cultural critic, and was the cofounder and executive director of Out of the Binders/BinderCon, a feminist literary nonprofit dedicated to advancing the careers of women and gender variant writers. She also moderated a Facebook community of 40,000 writers before leaving that social media platform. She is the author of What to Miss When , Self Care , Land of Enchantment , Dispatch from the Future , and The Fallback Plan . as well as many articles published in literary magazines and news media. Thursday, February 15 • 11:00am-12:30pm • Westchester Reform Temple • Course 12430 • $30

Pianist Cristiana Pegoraro in Concert Celebrated Italian pianist and composer Cristiana Pegoraro demonstrates her deep passion and enthusiasm for classical music in a format that combines live piano performances with stimulating conversation about the composers' lives, impact, and artistry. CRISTIANA PEGORARO is an Italian pianist and composer. Called “an artist of the highest caliber” by the New York Times, she has performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House and other international venues and has recorded many CDs. She regularly conducts master classes across the United States (including at the Juilliard School), and in Italy, Portugal and the Middle East. She is the author of a series of children’s books based on Italian operas. Thursday, March 7 • 7:00pm-8:30pm • Scarsdale Middle School • Course 12404 • $30

Walking Tour: Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature at the Morgan Library andMuseum Creator of unforgettable animal characters like Peter Rabbit, Mr. Jeremy Fisher, and Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, the beloved children’s book author and illustrator Beatrix Potter (1866–1943) rooted her fiction in the natural world. Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature (February 23, 2024 through June 9, 2024) reunites her artwork, books, manuscripts, and artifacts from multiple institutions in the United Kingdom with the Morgan Library’s exceptional collection of her picture letters. Together, these objects trace how Potter’s innovative blend of scientific observation and imaginative storytelling shaped some of the world’s most popular children’s books.

HELENLEE is an independent art educator, conducting research and crafting personal, customizable, in-person and virtual gallery experiences for adults and children at several museums. She studied art history as an undergraduate and graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with areas of concentration in Asian Art and Modern Art. Thursday, March 21 • 1:30pm-3:00pm • Morgan Library and Museum • Course 12423 • $80

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Walking Tours

Below are the walking tours organized by month. Full class descriptions of all in-person walking tours may be found within this interactive catalog. Please search by course number: January ● Walking Tour: Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan at Asia Society (12266) ● Walking Tour: Africa & Byzantium at the Met (12419) ● Walking Tour: Galleries of Chelsea (12315) ● Walking Tour: Art in Transit (12303) ● Walking Tour: Grand Central Terminal (12368) February ● Walking Tour: Discover DUMBO Art Scene (12313) ● Walking Tour: Unnamed Figures: Black Presence and Absence in the Early American North at the American Folk Art Museum (12422) – postponed until March

● Walking Tour: New-York Historical Society (12347) ● Walking Tour: Faces of Europe at the Met (12420) ● Walking Tour: Women Dressing Women at the Met (12433) ● Walking Tour: Africa & Byzantium at the Met (12460) ● Walking Tour: Klimt Landscapes at the Neue Galerie (12421) March ● Walking Tour: Contemporary Galleries of New York City (12302)

● Walking Tour: The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism at the Met (12418) ● Walking Tour: Farley Post Office and Penn Station's New Moynihan Train Hall (12369) ● Walking Tour: Faces of Europe at the Met (12499)

● Walking Tour: Galleries of Chelsea (12553) ● Walking Tour: Unnamed Figures: Black Presence and Absence in the Early American North at the American Folk Art Museum (12422) ● Walking Tour: Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature at the Morgan Library and Museum (12423) ● Walking Tour: Going Dark: The Contemporary Figure at the Edge of Visibility at the Guggenheim (12434)

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Art Appreciation Contemporary Artists of the Post-Pandemic Art Scene

Focus on contemporary painters, sculptors, and photographers who have come to the fore with major exhibitions and art fairs around the globe since the pandemic. These artists ushered in major art world changes and instilled a desire to rethink canonical notions of the purposes behind their crafts. The series begins with a discussion of the Bechers and their impact on accepted ideas of photography, followed by an exploration of members of the Becher School and other photographers who have pushed the envelope in our understanding of the medium. Turning next to works shown at popular art fairs such as the Venice Biennale, understand how ideas about language, gender, and race remain transformative in current practices. Conclude by considering some contemporary painters who, while certainly responding to recent trends, continue to look to the past for their inspiration. PAGEKNOX is an adjunct professor in the Art History Department of Columbia University, where she received her PhD in 2012. She lectures widely in museums in New York City.

Bernd and Hilla Becher Wednesday, January 17 • 11:00am-12:00pm • Online • Course 12332 • $28 Thomas Ruff and Thomas Struth Wednesday, January 24 • 11:00am-12:00pm • Online • Course 12333 • $28 Candida Höfer and Andreas Gursky Wednesday, January 31 • 11:00am-12:00pm • Online • Course 12334 • $28 Wolfgang Tillmans Wednesday, February 7 Tuesday, February 6 • 11:00am-12:00pm • Online • Course 12335 • $28 Vic Muniz and Cecilia Vicuña Wednesday, February 14 • 11:00am-12:00pm • Online • Course 12336 • $28

Simone Leigh and Njideka Akunyili Crosby Wednesday, February 28 • 11:00am-12:00pm 10:30am-11:30am • Online • Course 12337 • $28

Jenny Holzer and Barbara Kruger Wednesday, March 20 • 11:00am-12:00pm • Online • Course 12338 • $28 Bruce Nauman Wednesday, March 27 • 11:00am-12:00pm • Online • Course 12339 • $28 Anselm Kiefer Wednesday, April 3 • 11:00am-12:00pm • Online • Course 12340 • $28 Cecily Brown Wednesday, April 17 • 11:00am-12:00pm • Online • Course 12341 • $28

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Walking Tour: Art in Transit Since 1985, the Metropolitan Transit Authority Arts & Design program has been commissioning dynamic contemporary art for subway and commuter rail stations, creating memorable and lively environments for travelers. Tour the subway stations that feature work by Nick Cave and visit the recently opened Grand Central Madison that houses installations by Yayoi Kusama, Kiki Smith, and Jordan Bruner. RIVA BLUMENFELD is an art educator at the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, and the Guggenheim Museum, focusing on school, family and access groups for 14 years. Besides the museums, Blumenfeld conducts art tours for groups. Previously she owned a gallery in Soho that specialized in contemporary American art. Tuesday, January 23 • 11:00am-1:00pm • TBD in NYC • Course 12303 • $80 Walking Tour: Contemporary Galleries of New York City Explore the hottest galleries within Tribeca, Chelsea, or the Upper East Side and enjoy a day of beautiful art and architecture. Tour routes are carefully curated and designed to highlight the best selection of what is currently on display in any of the neighborhood galleries, making each trip in this series unique. Class meeting location will be provided via email one week prior to the tour. This installment focuses on female artists in honor of Women's History Month. Venture to Chelsea to view more than 80 works curated by Cecilia Alemani within Komal Shah’s private art collection installed on two floors of the former Dia building, including those by Amy Silllman, Rina Banerjee, Julie Mehretu, and Sarah Sze, who are innovators in abstraction, and by more historic artists such as Jennifer Bartlett, Joan Mitchell, Barbara Chase Riboud. Then view Prickling Goosebumps & a Humming Horizon , an hypnotic exhibition by Pipilotti Rist with washes of color projected from

the video's fantastical imagery at Hauser & Wirth. RIVA BLUMENFELD (see bio for “Walking Tour: Art in Transit”). Tuesday, March 5 • 11:00am-1:00pm • TBD in NYC • Course 12302 • $80

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Walking Tour: Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan at Asia Society

Hailed as a must-see exhibit, Meiji Modern reevaluates a seminal era of turmoil, creativity, and transformation in Japan spanning the mid-nineteenth to early-twentieth centuries. Comprising over 80 works that include paintings, prints, photographs, sculptural works, and objects in various media such as enamel, lacquer, embroidery, and textiles, this exhibition presents some of the finest examples of Meiji-period artworks in

American collections, both public and private. Arranged around traditional Japanese motifs, such as the sea and nature, Buddhist deities, beauties, and mythical animals, the exhibit highlights these themes as they are transformed by the introduction of newly imported techniques, materials, and objects, surprising the viewer with works of technical virtuosity, unexpected scale, and sheer beauty. HELENLEE is an independent art educator, conducting research and crafting personal, customizable, in-person and virtual gallery experiences for adults and children at several museums. She studied art history as an undergraduate and graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with areas of concentration in Asian Art and Modern Art. Friday, January 5 • 11:00am-1:00pm • Asia Society • Course 12266 • $75 Walking Tour: Africa & Byzantium at theMet

Walking Tour: Unnamed Figures: Black Presence and Absence in the Early American North at the American Folk Art Museum Unnamed Figures: Black Presence and Absence in the Early American North (November 15, 2023 through March 24, 2024) at the American Folk Art Museum offers a new window onto Black representation in a region that is often overlooked in narratives of early African American history. As a corrective to histories that define slavery and anti-Black racism as a largely Southern issue, this exhibition focuses on figures who appear in or are omitted from early American images. The 125 remarkable works of paintings, needlework, and photographs challenge conventional narratives that have minimized early Black histories in the North, revealing the complexities and contradictions of the region’s history between the late 1600s and early 1800s. HELENLEE (see bio for “Walking Tour: Meiji Modern”). Tuesday, February 6 Friday, February 9 Wednesday, March 20 • 1:00pm-2:30pm 2:00pm-3:30pm 1:30pm-3:00pm • American Folk Art Museum • Course 12422 • $80

Art history has long emphasized the glories of the Byzantine Empire (circa 330–1453). Less known are the profound artistic contributions of North Africa, Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia, and other powerful African kingdoms whose pivotal interactions with Byzantium had a lasting impact on the Mediterranean world. Bringing together a range of masterworks — from mosaic, sculpture, pottery, and metalwork to luxury objects, paintings, and religious manuscripts — Africa & Byzantium (on view through March 3, 2024) recounts Africa’s central role in international networks of trade and cultural exchange. With artworks rarely or never before seen in public, this exhibit sheds new light on the staggering artistic achievements of medieval Africa and highlights how the continent contributed to the development of the premodern world, offering a more complete history of the vibrant multi-ethnic societies of north and east Africa that shaped the artistic, economic, and cultural life of Byzantium and beyond. HELENLEE (see bio for “Walking Tour: Meiji Modern”). Thursday, January 11 • 1:00pm-2:30pm • Metropolitan Museum of Art • Course 12419 • $80 PAGEKNOX (see bio for “Contemporary Artists”). Tuesday, February 27 • 11:00am-12:15pm • Metropolitan Museum of Art • Course 12460 • $80

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Walking Tour: Faces of Europe at the Met The Met's galleries dedicated to European Paintings from 1300 to 1800 reopened on November 20, 2023, following the completion of a five-year renovation. Reconfigured into a chronological sequence of more than 700 artworks, the galleries illuminate the interconnectedness of cultures, materials, and moments across national and geographically-based artistic schools and movements. Featured are longstanding strengths of the Met's collection — such as masterpieces by Jan van Eyck, Caravaggio, Poussin, El Greco, and Goya — while works by women artists and pieces that illustrate Europe’s complex relationships with New Spain and the Viceroyalty of Peru and the histories of class, gender, race, and religion are now also incorporated. Consider European paintings within the greater arc of history and artistic production as they are juxtaposed with works from other curatorial areas, including sculptures, metalwork, decorative arts, musical instruments, arms and armor, and modern art. HELENLEE (see bio for “Walking Tour: Meiji Modern”). Thursday, February 15 • 1:00pm-2:30pm • Metropolitan Museum of Art • Course 12420 • $80 France, Spain, and England: Monday, March 18 • 11:00am-12:30pm • Metropolitan Museum of Art • Course 12499 • $85

Walking Tour: Klimt Landscapes at the Neue Galerie

Klimt Landscapes (February 15, 2024 through May 6, 2024) features the significant idyllic depictions by Gustav Klimt (1862–1918) from his summer holidays on the Attersee in the Salzkammergut region of Austria, known for its tranquil lakes. Created purely for his own pleasure, these bucolic scenes were highly coveted by collectors and most were made in a square format — a reflection of his fascination with photography. Examine Klimt’s landscapes within the context of his larger oeuvre and trace his constantly evolving approach that included traditional works, symbolism, modernist art, and the decorative and ornate Golden Style style reflected in his famous masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch Bauer I (the "Woman in Gold"). Klimt’s landscapes will be situated alongside his rare print portfolio as well as photography, fashion, and the decorative arts of the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops). HELENLEE (see bio for “Walking Tour: Meiji Modern”).

Thursday, February 29 • 1:00pm-2:30pm 2:45pm-4:15pm • Neue Galerie New York • Course 12421 • $80

Walking Tour: The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism at theMet The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism (February 26, 2024, through July 28, 2024) explores how Black artists portrayed everyday modern life in the new Black cities that took shape in the 1920s–40s in New York and nationwide in the early decades of the Great Migration when millions of African Americans began to move away from the segregated rural South. The first art museum survey of the subject in New York City since 1987, the display of 160 paintings, sculptures, photography, films, and ephemera demonstrates how the Harlem Renaissance and its portrayal of the modern Black subject were central to the development of international modern art. Featured artists include Charles Alston, Aaron Douglas, Meta Warrick Fuller, William H. Johnson, Archibald Motley, Winold Reiss, Augusta Savage, James Van Der Zee, and Laura Wheeler Waring. Their work will be juxtaposed against portrayals of international African diasporan subjects by European counterparts such as Henri Matisse, Edvard Munch, Pablo Picasso, Germaine Casse, Jacob Epstein, and Ronald Moody. HELENLEE (see bio for “Walking Tour: Meiji Modern”). Thursday, March 7 • 1:00pm-2:30pm 11:00am-12:30pm • Metropolitan Museum of Art • Course 12418 • $80

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Walking Tour: Going Dark: The Contemporary Figure at the Edge of Visibility at the Guggenheim Going Dark: The Contemporary Figure at the Edge of Visibility (October 20, 2023 through April 7, 2024) presents works featuring partially obscured or hidden figures, positioned at the "edge of visibility.” The phrase "going dark" conveys the tactic of visually concealing the body to explore contemporary society's tension between the desire to be seen and the desire to be hidden from sight. Artistic methods to convey the theme include shadowing; rotating the body, novel materials and printing methods, and postproduction tools that blur or brighten. Occupying the Guggenheim Museum’s iconic rotunda, Going Dark presents more than 100 works from the 1980s to the present, including selections by David Hammons, Faith Ringgold, and Charles White. HELENLEE (see bio for “Walking Tour: Meiji Modern”). Thursday, March 28 • 11:00am-12:30pm • Guggenheim Museum • Course 12434 • $80

Walking Tour: Galleries of Chelsea A guided tour of major galleries in Chelsea

will help art enthusiasts and novices develop an awareness of current movements and trends in the arts. Discover an amazing variety of styles in today's art world with pieces bound to surprise and please. Tour highlights the best selection of what is currently on display in the neighborhood. RONNIT VASSERMAN is the founder of Art Connect Group (ACG), a full service art consulting firm that focuses on exhibition curating and design, art acquisition for residential and commercial spaces, education and cultural programming, and public relations for upcoming art exhibitions. Thursday, January 18 • 11:00am-1:00pm • TBD in NYC • Course 12315 • $80 Tuesday, March 19 • 11:00am-1:00pm • TBD in NYC • Course 12553 • $80 One standout feature of the March tour will be a solo exhibition by

Israeli artist Orit Hofshi, renowned for her mastery of printmaking. Hofshi employs both conventional and unconventional approaches, producing artworks that delve into the complexities of the human condition. Many of her pieces are inspired by the events of October 7, 2023, and their aftermath. Her works will be featured in a group exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC this spring.

Walking Tour: Discover DUMBO Art Scene DUMBO (Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass) is one of the most popular neighborhoods in Brooklyn. The area was an important industrial zone filled with factories, including one that produced Andy Warhol's beloved Brillo soap pads and boxes. When manufacturing slowed down in the 70s, artists moved in and developers pounced on the waterfront opportunity. Visit several galleries and artists in their studios while taking in splendid views of the Lower Manhattan skyline. Maximize your Brooklyn adventure by taking the ferry from Wall Street/Pier 11 to DUMBO/Fulton Ferry and back. RONNIT VASSERMAN (see bio for “Walking Tour: Galleries of Chelsea”). Thursday, February 1 • 11:00am-1:00pm • TBD in NYC • Course 12313 • $80

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1915 Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture by Women Artists for the Benefit of the Woman Suffrage Campaign at the Macbeth Gallery

Soon after the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, the world's fair held in San Francisco in 1915, some of the organizers who were showcased in the Women’s Building enlisted other women to participate in an east coast exhibition. Held at Manhattan’s Macbeth Gallery, the 1915 Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture by Women Artists for the Benefit of the Woman Suffrage Campaign raised money for the suffrage movement in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. Ninety female illustrators, painters, and sculptors, many of whom were already award-winning artists, contributed 150 paintings, drawings, and sculptures to the event as their

way to advocate for women's voting rights. GINNY POLEMAN (see bio for “Walking Tour: Grand Central Terminal”). Thursday, March 7 • 11:00am-12:00pm • Online • Course 12349 • $25

Artists of the American West: Georgia O'Keeffe, Ansel Adams, Richard Diebenkorn, and Ed Ruscha The American West has inspired artists for centuries with its vast landscapes of natural beauty. Georgia O’Keeffe reveals visions of the Southwest in iconic paintings of landscapes, nature, and found objects. Ansel Adams redefines the art of black and white photography in his majestic landscapes. Richard Diebenkorn and Ed Rusha translate Southern California in modern interpretations of color, form and iconic imagery. BOBPOTTER is a graduate of Syracuse University’s School of Visual and Performing Arts. He was an art director and creative director for leading media companies including Scholastic Magazines, Time Warner, and National Geographic. He helped create an arts therapy program for Save the Children, was a corporate development officer for the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, and oversaw marketing and communications for the Mystic Seaport Museum. Recently, he launched a professional development program for art students at Lyme Academy and is a docent at the Yale Center For British Art. Tuesday, January 23 • 11:00am-12:00pm • Online • Course 12384 • $28

Modern Artists of Mid-Twentieth Century New York City

In the mid-twentieth century, New York became the epicenter of modern art as a new generation of artists re-invented the traditions and norms of painting that came before. These artists expanded the scope of what art is, challenging both critics and the public with their unique visions. Frank Stella sculpted canvases in flat, vivid color and hard edge shapes. William de Kooning transformed the figure in bold expressive brush strokes as Helen Frankenthaler redefined abstract expressionism in fluid waves of paint. Jasper Johns transformed the American flag, maps, targets, numbers, and the alphabet into new iconic images. Through a wide range of visual images, videos, profiles of the artists, and historical context, explore the artists’ paintings and the changing historical events and artistic movements that influenced their work. BOBPOTTER (see bio for “Artists of the American West”). Thursday, February 15 • 11:00am-12:00pm • Online • Course 12383 • $28

The British Are Coming: Francis Bacon, Barbara Hepworth, David Hockney, and Henry Moore Leading British artists of the twentieth century embraced modern art in painting and sculpture. Francis Bacon’s emotionally charged figurative paintings are as bold as they are grotesque. Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore achieved international prominence as sculptors, transforming a wide range of materials into unique forms and shapes. David Hockney traded the gray skies of Britain for the sunshine of Southern California, continuing his lifelong fascination with figurative work. BOBPOTTER (see bio for “Artists of the American West”). Tuesday, March 12 • 11:00am-12:00pm • Online • Course 12385 • $28

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Architecture

Must-See Buildings in Europe In a lavishly illustrated series, look in-depth at the architecture buff's bucket list of buildings or groups of nearby buildings across Europe, complete with directions and the occasional restaurant recommendation. Learn what makes these structures important, why you should care, and what are the intense delights that await the informed visitor. Lectures will also reference other related and nearby buildings that can be seen on the same day or during the same trip. Along the way, receive a cram course in the history of European architecture and gain insight into why these particular buildings inspire such passion in the eyes of the instructor. FRANCIS MORRONE is an architectural historian and writer and the author of eleven books, including, with Robin Lynn, Guide to New York City Urban Landscapes (W.W. Norton, 2013) and, with Henry Hope Reed, The New York Public Library: The Architecture and Decoration of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (W.W. Norton, 2011), as well as architectural guidebooks to Philadelphia and to Brooklyn. He was an art and architecture critic for the New York Sun for six and a half years, and his writings appear in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, the New Criterion, City Journal, and Humanities. He received the Excellence in Teaching Award from NYU School of Professional Studies, and the Landmarks Lion Award of the Historic Districts Council. Travel and Leisure magazine named him one of the 13 best tour guides in the world.

Acropolis in Athens, Greece Wednesday, January 24 • 1:00pm-2:00pm • Online • Course 12353 • $28 Colosseum and the Pantheon in Rome, Italy Wednesday, January 31 • 1:00pm-2:00pm • Online • Course 12354 • $28 Durham Cathedral in Durham, England Wednesday, February 7 • 1:00pm-2:00pm • Online • Course 12355 • $28 Saint-Denis, Notre-Dame, and Chartres in and around Paris, France Wednesday, February 14 • 1:00pm-2:00pm • Online • Course 12356 • $28 Doge’s Palace in Venice, Italy Wednesday, February 28 • 1:00pm-2:00pm • Online • Course 12357 • $28 Ospedale degli Innocenti and the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence, Italy Wednesday, March 6 • 1:00pm-2:00pm • Online • Course 12358 • $28 Tempietto of San Pietro in Montorio and St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Italy Wednesday, March 13 • 1:00pm-2:00pm • Online • Course 12359 • $28

Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome, Italy Wednesday, March 20 • 1:00pm-2:00pm • Online • Course 12360 • $28 Villa Barbaro at Maser, Veneto, Italy Wednesday, March 27 • 1:00pm-2:00pm • Online • Course 12361 • $28 San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane and the Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy Wednesday, April 10 • 1:00pm-2:00pm • Online • Course 12362 • $28 St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, England Wednesday, April 17 • 1:00pm-2:00pm • Online • Course 12363 • $28 City of Bath, England Wednesday, May 1 • 1:00pm-2:00pm • Online • Course 12364 • $28 Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève and the Panthéon in Paris, France Wednesday, May 8 • 1:00pm-2:00pm • Online • Course 12365 • $28 Opéra in Paris, France Wednesday, May 15 • 1:00pm-2:00pm • Online • Course 12366 • $28 Thiepval Memorial in Picardy, France Wednesday, May 22 • 1:00pm-2:00pm • Online • Course 12367 • $28

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Walking Tour: Grand Central Terminal How many times have you walked with speed and purpose through Grand Central Terminal without stopping to look at this world class landmark? Visit this transportation hub as a destination unto itself to gain new appreciation for this magnificent beaux arts building. Learn about the hidden and more obvious secrets of Grand Central Terminal. GINNY POLEMAN is a graduate of Cornell University, a trained docent for the Municipal Art Society’s official Grand Central Terminal tour, as well as a trained educational guide for 4th through 12th graders at Manhattan’s largest art museum. Thursday, January 25 • 11:00am-1:00pm • Grand Central Terminal • Course 12368 • $50

Walking Tour: Farley Post Office and Penn Station's New Moynihan TrainHall The 1912 James A. Farley Post Office is one of the neighborhood. See how this beaux arts beauty is being painstakingly restored to its former glory, and how the rest of the building was repurposed as a new, modern train hall, honoring the original Penn Station. GINNY POLEMAN (see bio for “Walking Tour: Grand Central Terminal”). Thursday, March 14 • 11:00am-1:00pm • TBD in NYC • Course 12369 • $50 last vestiges of McKim, Mead, & White’s architectural designs in the Penn Station

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History, Culture, and Religion

History of and Outlook for Islam Learn about the similarities and differences among Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. Understand how Islam began and spread and its periods of ascendancy and difficulty. Examine the outlook for Islam based on various measures such as research and development as a percentage of gross domestic product, the participation of women in education, UN surveys, and other factors.

MARK FICHTEL has been lecturing on the histories of Imperial Russia, Moorish Spain, the papacy, Islam, and Gothic France and England for more than twenty years. He has also given talks on America’s lesser-known presidents, the black hole of the American Presidency from 1838 to 1861, and biblical women and mythology in western art. Fichtel graduated from Princeton University in 1968 with a BA in history. Thursday, January 11 • 1:00pm-2:30pm • Westchester Reform Temple • Course 12414 • $28

Walking Tour: New-York Historical Society Founded in 1804 as New York's first museum, the New-York

Historical Society predates the founding of the Metropolitan Museum of Art by nearly 70 years. Its exhibitions, public programs, and research explore the history of New York and the nation. Experience the museum’s extensive collection of historical artifacts, works of American art, and other materials documenting the history of New York and the United States, including the stunning Gallery of Tiffany lamps. GINNY POLEMAN is a graduate of Cornell University, a trained docent for the Municipal Art Society’s official Grand Central Terminal tour, as well as a trained educational guide for 4th through 12th graders at Manhattan’s largest art museum. Thursday, February 8 • 11:00am-1:00pm • New-York Historical Society • Course 12347 • $75

Gilded Age Huntington Family: Scandal, Properties, and Art Collection Young Arabella Yarrington Worsham arrived in Manhattan from Richmond, Virginia in the late 1860s with a new husband and baby. Rumors swirled that her husband was a ruse, and that the baby, Archer, had been fathered by the much older, married, and very wealthy railroad magnate, Collis Huntington. With a scandalous background, Arabella stirred controversy in Gilded Age New York, buying and flipping properties (including one sold to John D. Rockefeller), until she properly married Collis. Her son, Archer, eventually became an aesthete of Spanish art and founded the Hispanic Society of America in upper Manhattan. Follow the Huntington family's

saga, marriages, and influence on the turn-of-the-century art world. GINNY POLEMAN (see bio for “Walking Tour: New-York Historical Society”). Thursday, February 29 • 11:00am-12:00pm • Online • Course 12348 • $25

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Fashion through the Decades Explore different eras of the fashion

Walking Tour: Women Dressing Women at theMet

world. Begin with the most recent 2023 MET Gala celebrating the great Karl Lagerfeld. Next, jump back in time to the renowned painter of the Gilded Age, John Singer Sargent, and the fashion of that era. End by examining the world of American fashion designers like Ann Lowe and the looks of the1950s. HELENLEE is an independent art educator, conducting research and crafting personal, customizable, in-person and virtual gallery experiences for adults and children at several museums. She studied art history as an undergraduate and graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with areas of concentration in Asian Art and Modern Art. 3 Sessions, starting Wednesday, January 10 (class meets on 1/10, 2/7, and 3/13) • 11:00am-12:00pm • Online • Course 12415 • $85 2 Sessions, starting Wednesday, February 7 (class meets on 2/7 and 3/13) • 11:00am-12:00pm • Online • Course 12442 • $57 fashion in HBO’s GildedAge television show, through vintage photographs, paintings, fashion plates, and images of antique ensembles in museum collections, examine the evolution of women’s fashion from the late nineteenth century to the turn of the twentieth century. Learn about the nouveau riche American fashionistas — like Alva and Alice Vanderbilt — who defined fashion of the period. Delve into the fashion trends of corsets, bustles, jewelry, and their accessories and understand how they were subsequently influenced by the women's suffrage movement. GINNY POLEMAN (see bio for “Walking Tour: New-York Historical Society”). Thursday, January 11 • 11:00am-12:00pm • Online • Course 12346 • $25 Gilded Age Fashion Drawing inspiration from the sumptuous

The Costume Institute's fall 2023 exhibition, on view through March 3, 2024, explores the creativity and artistic legacy of women fashion designers from the Met’s permanent collection, tracing a lineage of makers from the turn of the twentieth century to the present day by highlighting celebrated designers, new voices, and forgotten histories alike. Women Dressing Women features more than seventy womenswear designers from 1910 to the present, including French haute couture from Jeanne Lanvin, Elsa Schiaparelli, and Madeleine Vionnet, to American makers Ann Lowe, Claire McCardell, and Isabel Toledo, along with contemporary designs by Iris van Herpen, Rei Kawakubo, Anifa Mvuemba, and Simone Rocha. HELENLEE (see bio for “Fashion through the Decades”). Friday, February 16 • 11:00am-12:30pm • Metropolitan Museum of Art • Course 12433 • $80

Gilded Age Supermodels and Influencers

Like today, the public at the time of the Gilded Age consumed with fervor the gossip and images of the beautiful women of the time, many of whom were immortalized in New York City statues created by the era's preeminent sculptors. Through vintage images of these stunners, examine the alluring “professional beauties” who served as fodder for the press and grist for readers across the country and the world. Learn about the scandals of Evelyn Nesbit and Virginia Gateau, the tragic life of Black model Hettie Anderson who was immortalized by artist Augustus St. Gaudens, and the woman who inspired Charles Dana Gibson’s Gibson Girl. GINNY POLEMAN (see bio for “Walking Tour: New-York Historical Society”). Thursday, March 21 • 11:00am-12:00pm • Online • Course 12350 • $25

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