Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-17-2020 to 07-17-2020Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 12:00 PM → 01:00 PMInstructor: Chris Burns, Many-StringsTerm: 2020-2Location:Online Course
REGISTRATION CLOSED Ancient 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 more
REGISTRATION CLOSED We’ll look at the many stories surrounding the figure of Santa (and the other men who might be him)—from ancient tradition to the Coca-Cola ads. Along the way you might meet Krampus, Black Peter, and other figures that belong to Christmas traditions. It will be a merry history lesson for the winter... read more
REGISTRATION CLOSED Claude Monet was the founder of French Impressionism and spent his career documenting the French countryside to capture the light and the passing of seasons. We will look at his time at his home and property in Giverny where he created some of his best-known... read more