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December 10 Thursday10:00 AM → 11:00 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Lola Sparrowhawk, Int'l Award-Winning Author/HistorianLocations: Online CourseAncient documents and archeological sites reveal the story of one of history’s major wars between a military superpower, the Syrian-Greeks, and a Jewish militia in the Judean Hills. Using guerilla warfare and asymmetrical tactics, the band of Jewish patriots won. After the victory in 162 BCE, the holiday that followed, still celebrated today, is named... read moreAncient documents and archeological sites reveal the story of one of history’s major wars between a military superpower, the Syrian-Greeks, and a Jewish militia in the Judean Hills. Using guerilla warfare and asymmetrical tactics, the band of Jewish patriots won. After the victory in 162 BCE, the holiday that followed, still celebrated today, is named Chanukah. -
November 29 Monday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Lola Sparrowhawk, Int'l Award-Winning Author/HistorianLocations: Online OnlyAncient documents and archeological sites reveal the story of one of history’s major wars between a military superpower, the Syrian-Greeks,... read more -
May 26 – June 16 Thursday11:00 AM → 1:00 PMSessions: 4Instructor: Daniel Warne, PhD student in Egyptology, lecturer, recipient of SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2016), author and has worked in Egypt as an archaeologist for many yearsLocations: Online OnlyThis course will provide members with a historical and archaeological overview of Egypt from the late Neolithic to the Greco-Roman... read more -
April 3 – April 24 Wednesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 4Instructor: Yale Strom, Ethnographer, Author & Professor, Documentarian Locations: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterFor many people the word Gypsy evokes an air of mystery and romance and scenes of unbridled dancing, fortune-telling, music,... read more -
April 17 Wednesday12:00 PM → 1:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Yale Strom, Ethnographer, published author, director of 10 doc. films, musician, composer, and professor at SDSU.Locations: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterFor many people the word Gypsy evokes an air of mystery and romance and scenes of unbridled dancing, fortune-telling, music,... read more
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April 24 Wednesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Yale Strom, Ethnographer, published author, director of 10 doc. films, musician, composer, and professor at SDSU.Locations: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterFor many people the word Gypsy evokes an air of mystery and romance and scenes of unbridled dancing, fortune-telling, music,... read more
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April 10 Wednesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Yale Strom, Ethnographer, published author, director of 10 doc. films, musician, composer, and professor at SDSU.Locations: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterFor many people the word Gypsy evokes an air of mystery and romance and scenes of unbridled dancing, fortune-telling, music,... read more
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April 3 Wednesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Yale Strom, Ethnographer, published author, director of 10 doc. films, musician, composer, and professor at SDSU.Locations: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterFor many people the word Gypsy evokes an air of mystery and romance and scenes of unbridled dancing, fortune-telling, music,... read more
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April 26 Friday10:00 AM → 11:00 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Javier Gonzalez-Meeks, Associate Professor of History, San Diego Miramar CollegeLocations: In-Person or Online | Lifelong Learning CenterThe fall of the Roman Empire was a complex and multifaceted event that marked the end of an era and... read more -
July 23 Tuesday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Sofia Laurein, PhD, Professor of HistoryLocations: In-Person or Online | Lifelong Learning CenterDiscover the “Mysterious Maya”, the indigenous people of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Guatemala. Appreciate their important advances in mathematics, astronomy,... read more
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April 16 Thursday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Sofia Laurein, PhD, Professor of HistoryLocations: Grossmont Lifelong Learning CenterDiscover the “Mysterious Maya”, the indigenous people of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Guatemala. Appreciate their important advances in mathematics, astronomy,... read more -
May 8 Thursday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Richard Carrico, MA, Author and Professor of American Indian StudiesLocations: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterDid you know that San Diego County is home to the most Native American reservations–and the highest concentration of tribal... read more
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April 14 Thursday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Barbara Blumberg Ressin, Instructor, CCBCLocations: Online OnlyIn this class, we will discuss the history of eugenics in the United States beginning in the first two decades... read more
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March 21 Friday10:00 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Dr. David Peck, Physician, Author, NEA Sponsored Speaker (2003-06)Locations: In-Person or Online | Lifelong Learning CenterLearn the key events of the history of medical thinking from antiquity to the present with fascinating views of the... read more
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March 11 Tuesday10:00 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Dr. David Peck, Physician, Author, NEA Sponsored Speaker (2003-06)Locations: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterLearn the key events of the history of medical thinking from antiquity to the present with fascinating views of the... read more
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January 18 Tuesday10:00 AM → 11:00 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Greg FeldmanLocations: Online OnlyThe history of popular American music from Revolutionary times to the present includes church Psalms, America’s first symphony, and the... read more
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August 22 Tuesday10:00 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Henry George, Engineer, Archaeologist and GeologistLocations: In-Person or Online | Lifelong Learning CenterThis lecture will summarize the five transformations in the history of human society: The Cognitive Revolution, The Neolithic Revolution, The... read more
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June 20 Thursday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Henry George, Engineer, Archaeologist and GeologistLocations: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterThis lecture will summarize the five transformations in the history of human society: The Cognitive Revolution, The Neolithic Revolution, The... read more
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May 15 Wednesday1:30 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Matilda Parente, MD, Certified Specialist of WineLocations: Online OnlyTo this day, the 18th amendment, which ushered in the era known as Prohibition, remains the only U.S. constitutional amendment... read more -
November 2 Tuesday10:30 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Richard Neer, Novelist and Radio HostLocations: Online OnlyAs a result of an FCC ruling in 1964, FM progressive radio was born. Rock radio enjoyed a brief, shining... read more
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December 5 Monday1:00 PM → 2:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Kim Keeline, Ph.D., Freelance Consultant and WriterLocations: Online OnlyWe’ll look at the many stories surrounding the figure of Santa (and the other men who might be him)—from ancient... read more
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January 31 Monday10:00 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Nadine Bopp, BA, Ecology, MLA, Landscape Architecture, Columbia College Part-Time FacultyLocations: Online OnlyTaxing the population is not a modern concept. Sumerians have tax records dating to 3300 BCE, while the Egyptians organized... read more
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October 7 Tuesday10:30 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Henry George, Engineer, Archaeologist and GeologistLocations: Online OnlyLanguage is a reflection of culture, and the understanding of your language provides insights into your culture, your society, and... read more
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December 11 Thursday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Henry George, Engineer, Archaeologist and GeologistLocations: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterMany visionaries in the past have written about or portrayed the future in books, films or television. In many cases,... read more
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January 25 Tuesday10:00 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Henry George, Engineer, Archaeologist and GeologistLocations: In-Person or Online | Lifelong Learning CenterHuman societies have undergone five transformations in pre-history and history. In the 21st century we are at the threshold of... read more -
July 24 Thursday1:30 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Mark Carlson, Historian & AuthorLocations: Online OnlyWith the development of machines and mass production, the art of war grew by leaps and bounds. The ambition of... read more
