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Renaissance Institute FALL 2021 Lifelong Learning
EXPLORE. DREAM. DISCOVER.
Trying something new can take you to places you’ve never
investigated. Pursue your painting or history passion. Join a writing
workshop. Discover new developments in science and technology.
K eeping the minds, bodies, and spirits of adults age 50+ flexible since 1989, the
Renaissance Institute is a lifelong learning community housed on the main campus of
Notre Dame of Maryland University.
Renaissance Institute offers two semesters of noncredit courses, designed and led primarily by the
members themselves. As a member, you may take as many classes as you wish from our varied
catalog of offerings and, when ready, share your acquired knowledge by teaching courses on
subjects you are passionate about. Course topics have included literature, public affairs,
philosophy, history, music, art, languages, tai chi, film, science, computers, yoga, acting, and more.
We also offer member-sponsored activities and travel opportunities. Past trips have included
Costa Rica, the Canadian Maritimes, the Grand Tetons, and the Southwest U.S.
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
• Take as many Renaissance Institute courses as you like each registered semester
• Audit one credited Notre Dame of Maryland University course for $195
• Access the Notre Dame library, computer lab, dining hall and fitness center
• Receive a Notre Dame ID card that can be used for student discounts
• Apply for an Amazon Prime Student account through your Notre Dame student email
account.
• Enjoy free on-campus parking when NDMU reopens
COST: $230 for the Fall 2021 semester or $440 for the whole year
DATES AND TIMES: As stated in this catalog. Fall 2021 classes
will host some offerings by remote delivery via Zoom and others in
person on the Notre Dame of Maryland University Campus.
MORE INFORMATION: sbigley1@ndm.edu, emeade@ndm.edu
Tuesday Classes Sept. 7-Dec. 7 1
Tuesday Classes (Zoom) Sept. 7-Dec. 7 (Zoom)
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1) Musical Notes from Maryland 3) All Things Italian (Zoom)(
(Zoom) Sept 7-Oct 12 6 weeks
Sept 7-Oct 12 6 weeks 9:30a.m-10:45a.m
9:30a.m-10:45a.m
Instructor: Carol Daddazio
Instructor: Mikell Worley/Nancy Heinold Email: cdaddazio42@gmail.com
Email: ywmikell@gmail.com
Using film, photos and story-telling, we will
Join us for memorable musical moments, explore different aspects of Italian culture:
then and now, as we listen to excerpts from history, painting, architecture, sculpture,
movies, musicals, and video clips. We’ll opera, the Medici and, of course, the Italian
share little known, behind the scenes, trivia Renaissance. I'm hoping for a lot of
that will delight, surprise or even shock you. discussion and input as we explore a
fascinating world.
Mikell, though not a native, has fallen in
love with all things Baltimore, particularly As someone of Italian ancestry who has
the music. Nancy will share her expertise as studied many aspects of Italian culture,
a lifetime resident, and Mikell will give her Carol looks forward to sharing her
perspective through new eyes. Both understanding and stories with the group.
frequent Maryland’s live music scene.
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2) Science and Religion? (Zoom) 4) Rivers of Maryland (Zoom)
Sept 7-Oct 12 6 weeks Oct 19-Dec 7 7 weeks
9:30a.m-10:45a.m 9:30a.m-10:45a.m
Instructor: Don Burggraf Instructor: Judy Floam
Email: donald.burggraf@gmail.com Email: jmfloam@gmail.com
Are Science and Religion at war with each This 7-week class in lecture/PowerPoint
other? Can a person live in a world informed slide format will look at the geography,
by both Science and Religion? This course geology, and history of Maryland’s rivers
will explore the historical origins and from the Pocomoke to the Youghiogheny.
interrelationships of two very different Class participation is encouraged. This is
approaches to understanding life and the mostly a repeat of the Rivers of Maryland
world we live in. We will find that the course given in 2015.
correlation of these points of view is richer
and more complex than some may assume. Judy has a master’s in Urban Planning and
worked in the planning field for over 40
Don is a retired Lutheran Pastor and has years. Previous subjects taught at RI include
been a member of RI since 2017. His Maryland’s Rivers, Baltimore’s
undergraduate degree was in biology. He Neighborhoods and Baltimore’s Parks.
continues his interest in science, especially
in the study of birds.
Tuesday Classes Sept. 7-Dec. 7 2
______________________________ Immigration and Refugee Service that deal
5) Thinking and Learning: A directly with refugee resettlement. There
will also be opportunities to discuss your
Cognitive Science Approach
family’s personal immigration story.
(Zoom)
Oct 19-Dec 7 7 weeks Josef earned a BA in Architecture from MIT
9:30a.m-10:45a.m and a city planning degree from UPenn. He
has worked in public agencies and as a
Instructor: Janet Currotto private consultant. Several of his consulting
Email: janet.currotto@comcast.net assignments involved meeting with and
preparing reports about immigrant and
Cognitive science is a relatively recent field refugee communities.
of study, which combines research from Patricia attributes her love of politics and
psychology, computer science, philosophy, government as well as her passion for social
neuroscience, and other domains to learn justice to her Irish ancestry. She worked as
about the mind and its processes. In this a community organizer, regional planner,
course we will zero in on what has been affordable housing advocate, and as a
theorized/learned about how our brains member of the cabinet of two governors of
process, store, and retrieve information and the State of Maryland. As her “encore”
construct knowledge. (Lecture and career, she became an ordained Lutheran
discussion.) Pastor serving congregations in Delaware
and Maryland.
Janet spent her entire career as a Federal ______________________________
Financial IT developer/manager after
7) The Great Experiment, Parts
receiving a B.S. in Mathematics at UMD.
Upon retirement, she earned an MS in One and Two (Zoom)
Educational Studies at JHU, focusing on Sept 7-Dec 7 13 weeks
mathematics learning and the use of IT in 9:30a.m-10:45a.m
education.
______________________________ Instructor: John Danz
Email: john.danz123@gmail.com
6) Immigration – Past History,
Future Prospects (Zoom) Knowing the outcome blinds us to the
Oct 19-Dec 7 7 weeks problematic character of the American
9:30a.m-10:45a.m Revolution; the outcome was never assured.
Everything hung in the balance. This course
Instructors: Josef Nathanson, Patricia Payne will explore how our revolution redefined
Emails: urbaninfo@comcast.net, for the world the relationship between the
pastorpatpayne@comcast.net individual and the state. Part I will focus on
the role of ideas, divisions and political
This course will provide a brief history of theory that led up to the Declaration of
immigration to the United States, the Independence. Part II will focus on the role
evolution of the laws governing of ideas, divisions and political theory
immigration, and current policy issues. It embodied in our Constitution and the first
will include sessions with local several Presidential Administrations that
organizations such as the International developed our current governmental system.
Rescue Committee and Lutheran
Tuesday Classes Sept. 7-Dec. 7 3
John holds a BS in History & Political The slow, deep breathing triggers a
Science from VA Tech. John has lectured relaxation response in the body. Sequences
frequently on a wide range of subjects in are standing and seated. Seated is always an
American & Maryland history within option for those who prefer not to stand.
several adult education programs in the
Baltimore area. Pamela has been teaching qigong since
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8) Memory Pictures/Writers’ described her class as easy to follow (even
on Zoom) and peaceful, which makes her
Workshop (Zoom)
super happy to hear.
Sept 7-Dec 7 13 weeks
9:30a.m-10:45a.m ______________________________
10) Art Talks (Zoom)
Instructor: Elizabeth Fanto Sept 7-Oct 12 6 weeks
Email: efanto37@gmail.com 11:00a.m-12:15p.m
Writers will write on self-selected topics in Instructor: Terry Weisser
and out of class; respond to mini-lessons on Email: terryweisser@gmail.com
fiction, non-fiction and poetry models; share
their efforts in response groups; and revise Illustrated lectures by several speakers will
works as they choose. Beginning writers are explore the roles curators and conservators
welcome. play to enhance our historical and technical
understanding of art. The focus is on the
Elizabeth is a graduate of TSU with a BS in “back stories” about art, i.e. discoveries you
Education and MA in English. She taught will not find on museum labels. Subjects
high school English and Creative Writing in will include Faberge, beauty and the brain,
BCPS. She has taught writing and literature Madame Pompadour’s elephant vases. a
classes every semester in her 20 years at RI. Medieval reverse glass painted reliquary,
She was editor of Reflections magazine for history of enamels, panoramic paintings.
six years. Questions and discussion encouraged.
LIMIT 20 STUDENTS Terry was Director of Conservation and
______________________________ Technical Research at the Walters Art
Museum for 41 years. Graduating from
9) Qigong for Body, Mind, and
Swarthmore College and the Institute of
Spirit (Zoom) Archaeology in London, she continues to
Sept 7-Dec 7 13 weeks teach, lecture and publish, as well as advise
9:30a.m-10:45a.m on preservation of cultural heritage in Iraq.
Instructor: Pamela Tanton
Email: pamelatanton@gmail.com
Qi means life force, gong means cultivation.
Qigong movements stimulate energy flow in
the body. They calm you, and at the same
time make you feel alert and alive. Qigong
can enhance flexibility and improve balance.
Tuesday Classes Sept. 7-Dec. 7 4
______________________________ school music educator has taught Ray the
11) Downsizing and Organizing importance of joy in learning music.
(Zoom) ______________________________
Sept 7-Oct 12 6 weeks 13) They Also Wrote: Stevie Smith,
11:00a.m-12:15p.m Barbara Pym, Philip Larkin
(Zoom)
Instructor: Cindy Bernstein Oct 19-Dec 7 7 weeks
Email: cindy@aim4order.com 11:00a.m-12:15p.m
This 6-week course will include tips, tricks Instructor: Dorian Borsella
and strategies to help participants downsize, Email: ghostgirl1649@gmail.com
declutter and organize any space in the
home. Topics include tackling paper piles, Stevie Smith, Barbara Pym and Philip
photographs, donation resources, Larkin are 20th century English writers and
determining what to sell and what to poets. Pym 's "heroes" are middle-aged
donate/trash. There will be encouragement women! As "swinging England" emerged in
to complete bite-sized weekly organizing the 1960's, critics dismissed her, but not the
homework. Perfect for those contemplating public. "Quartet" was nominated for the
a future move. Booker award. Larkin's poetry is "..a very
English glum accuracy about emotions,
Cindy, Professional Organizer and Owner places relationships..." Stevie Smith
of Aim 4 Order, works with clients to help (Queen’s Gold Medal) "I'm not waving I'm
them tackle their clutter issues and drowning". This course will include lecture,
specializes in downsizing and moving discussion and possibly film.
seniors. Cindy is delighted to return for her
third year of teaching at RI. Dorian has taught a wide variety of subjects
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12) Introduction to The Ukulele England but she has begun to move into the
(Zoom) 20th century!
Sept 7-Oct 12 6 weeks
11:00a.m-12:15p.m REQUIRED BOOK: QUARTET IN
AUTUMN BY PYM (should cost about
Instructor: Raymond Forton $13 max)
Email: rgforton@gmail.com
Experience the simplicity, fun and joy of
making music playing the ukulele. This
course will include some history of the
instrument, basic music theory, learning to
read chord charts, strumming patterns,
playing simple melodies and songs.
Music should bring great joy, or at least a
few laughs and a good time to both players
and listeners. A 22-year career as a publicTuesday Classes Sept. 7-Dec. 7 5
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14) More TED Talks (Zoom) 16) New Yorker Roundtable
Oct 19-Dec 7 7 weeks (Zoom)
11:00a.m-12:15p.m Sept 7-Dec 7 13 weeks
11:00a.m-12:15p.m
Instructor: Nancy St. Pierre
Email: unlisted Instructor: Brian Young
Email: perwhit@aol.com
TED Talks are a collection of videos by
some of the world's most inspired thinkers. The New Yorker Roundtable is a weekly
We will watch some current videos and discussion of articles in a current issue of
discuss each. The New Yorker magazine. Each week, 4-5
articles are assigned to be read. They
Nancy is a retired IT Specialist who enjoys encompass current events, profiles, poetry,
quilting, exploring spirituality and teaching fiction and book reviews. The format is a
at Renaissance. lightly moderated discussion where a
diversity of views are encouraged that
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15) What is going on in US politics? and the author’s points of view.
(Zoom)
Oct 19-Dec 7 7 weeks Brian retired from the aerospace industry
11:00a.m-12:15p.m where he served largely in program
management. Upon retirement, he sought
new and diverse friends in a New Yorker
Instructor: Hollis Jackson
group in his hometown in Connecticut.
Email: hollis1818@outlook.com
When he moved to Baltimore, he carried this
valued experience to RI.
We will watch a video of Great Courses on
how the Federal Government works and
LIMIT 40 STUDENTS
doesn't. We will explore issues related to:
Access to The New Yorker required
judicial branch, political parties, how we got
so polarized, politics and media. Overall, we ______________________________
will examine the tension between liberty and 17) Pen and Ink Drawing (Zoom)
equality. Courtesy toward all members of Sept 7-Dec 7 13 weeks
class is required. 11:00a.m-12:15p.m
Hollis has been an RI member since 2010. Instructor: Alina Kurbiel
She has taught numerous courses during Email: akurbiel@ndm.edu
that time. She was a Social Worker for over
40 years and has been on RI Council twice, Pen and Ink describes a drawing technique
as well as committees. involving the use of black and other colored
inks which are applied to a paper with either
There will be an additional $10 fee to a dip pen or a reservoir pen. Because ink is
cover the cost of the Great Courses not erasable, artists are allowed to start their
subscription. drawings with pencil sketches. During thisTuesday Classes Sept. 7-Dec. 7 6
course artists will draw various subjects like watercolor washes are used to create
still life, animals, people and landscape. beautiful pictures. The lines are usually
made with ink, applied with pens or
Alina was born in Silesia, Poland and traditional nib or dip pens. The washes of
received her MA from Silesian University of color are typically developed with
Technology. After years working for tech transparent watercolors. During this course
companies, she decided to switch career we will use Pen and Ink and Watercolor
paths to traditional art, working in technique to paint various subjects as still
watercolors, ink and graphite pencils. She is life, animals, people and landscape.
a signature artist member of Baltimore
Watercolor Society. See course No. 17 for instructor’s bio
Estimated cost for materials $50 Estimated cost for Materials $50-$100
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18) It Happened in Baltimore & 20) Poetry Workshop (Zoom)
Nothing but Noir (Zoom) Sept 7-Dec 7 13 weeks
Sept 7-Dec 7 13 weeks 1:15p.m-2:30p.m
1:00p.m-3:00p.m
Instructor: Susan Marshall
Instructor: Amanda Joyce Email: gibbysue@comcast.net
Email: amanda.joyce7131@gmail.com
In this course participants meet to share their
The first six weeks of this film class will be work and to offer encouragement and gentle
movies set in Baltimore from a variety of critique. Suggested assignments are guides
eras. The final seven weeks will feature but need not be followed.
classic noir films from the 40's and 50's.
Presentations will include film clips, Susan received her BA in English as a
commentary, and entire films as available. Continuing Education student at Notre
Robust interactive discussion will follow Dame, and returned to earn her master’s
each class. degree in Liberal Studies. She has
coordinated the poetry workshop for several
Amanda is a movie lover who enjoys years.
presenting and discussing films from all
eras. LIMIT 16 STUDENTS
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19) Pen & Ink & Watercolor
(Zoom)
Sept 7-Dec 7 13 weeks
1:00p.m-3:00p.m
Instructor: Alina Kurbiel
Email: akurbiel@ndm.edu
Pen and Ink and wash is a drawing and
painting process in which ink lines andTuesday Classes Sept. 7-Dec. 7 7
Tuesday Classes Sept. 7-Dec. 7
(on campus) (on campus)
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21) Figure Drawing (on campus) 22) The British Monarchy (on
Sept 7-Dec 7 13 weeks campus)
1:00p.m-3:00p.m September 7-October 12 6 weeks
1:15p.m-2:30p.m
Instructor: Carolyn Sutton
Email: the2suttons@gmail.com Instructor: Martina Hastings
Email: owow429@yahoo.com
In this intensive study of drawing from life,
students will explore gesture, proportion, Why are Americans so interested in British
mass, foreshortening, portraiture, and royalty? This class is a potpourri of RI
composition. We will work from students revealing history and facts of
professional nude models (via streaming English rulers. As ‘Americans’, is our
media) in 1-minute, 2-minute, 5-minute and history inevitably linked with theirs, or is it
extended poses. This is intended for a secret pleasure of a gossipy nature. Come
advanced students only, and participants are and learn why they fascinate us so.
expected to be familiar with gesture and
contour drawing techniques. Martina is a retired psychiatric nurse. She
has been a very happy member of
Carolyn has a master’s degree from the Renaissance for almost 4 years.
Rhode Island School of Design and taught
art for 45 years. She was Director of Arts at 23) Bakers’ Dozen Chocolate
The Park School for 20 years. She enjoys Recipes (on campus)
teaching drawing, painting, graphic design September 7-October 12 6 weeks
and digital illustration. 1:15p.m-2:30p.m
Instructor: Betty Evans
There will be a $15-20 fee to cover Email: bettyevans1@verizon.net
the cost of membership on the figure
drawing site. Students must have We’ll have recipes for mousse, cookies,
14x17 newsprint pads and an cake, ganache, and more. If you love
assortment of dry drawing media: cooking and chocolate, this course is for
you!
vine charcoal, compressed charcoal,
charcoal pencil, conte crayon and Betty had been baking for 30 years when her
both a kneaded eraser and a magic niece asked her help to substitute
rub eraser. unsweetened chocolate for semi-sweet
chocolate. She was sure she knew exactly
LIMIT 15 STUDENTS how to do it. Sadly, she was wrong. When
they finally got it right, she was a believer
that she would never know it all, and still
holds on to all her reference books!Tuesday Classes Sept. 7-Dec. 7 8
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24) An Exploration of Japan (on 26) Reading John Brown’s Body
campus) (on campus)
Oct 19-Dec 7 7 weeks Oct 19-Dec 7 7 weeks
1:15p.m-2:30p.m 1:15p.m-2:30p.m
Instructor: Beth Volk Instructor: John Russell
Email: nbvolk@verizon.net Email: flantem@verizon.net
Explore Japan – its little-known islands, Stephen Vincent Benet's Pulitzer Prize
traditions (cherry trees and baths), art forms winning John Brown's Body is as close as
(including film and architecture), and America comes to a foundational epic poem
foreigners living in its midst – through the - our Iliad or Aeneid. We will be analyzing
lens of history, geography, art, politics, this significant work and welcome any who
society, and current affairs. The classes, would like to come along for the ride. (We
which include lectures, slides, and videos, will read approx. 45 pages of verse/week.)
will reflect the instructor’s research and
observations from living in Japan for a year. John first read John Brown's Body in high
school English class. Some of its phrases
Beth used her BA in Business and verses have remained companions
Administration, Gettysburg College and throughout the succeeding six decades;
MBA, UVA in the investment business. others he rediscovered last spring. He looks
Changing careers, she deployed an MA in forward to sharing this enjoyable work.
TESOL from NDM teaching English to
adults at several local colleges and for other LIMIT 25 STUDENTS
organizations in Maryland and Japan.
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25) Color (on campus)
Oct 19-Dec 7 7 weeks
1:15p.m-2:30p.m
Instructor: Betsy Cumming
Email: cummingm@mac.com
A look at the 3 primary and 3 secondary
colors as well as black and white in terms of
history, art and culture. The course will be
primarily lecture, but discussion will be
encouraged, especially at the end of the class
Betsy has taught many courses on art, food
and other topics that interest her.Thursday Classes, Sept. 9-Dec. 9 9
Thursday Classes (Zoom) Sept. 9-Dec. 9 (Zoom)
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27) Do I know you yet? (Zoom) 28) The Bees Knees II:
Sept 9-Oct 14 6 weeks Globalization of Pollinators (Zoom)
9:30a.m-10:45a.m Sept 9-Oct 14 6 weeks
9:30a.m-10:45a.m
Instructor: Susan Serotte
Email: nsed7915@comcast.net Instructor: April Boulton, PhD
Email: boulton@hood.edu
This informal interactive course (using
small-group Zoom breakout rooms) Join us for part two of the bees-knees series,
encourages sharing experiences, which we started this past spring 2021. This
preferences, and other personal details with next chapter in the enchanted world of “the
fellow RI members in response to the hive” will explore the science, politics,
coordinator’s prompts. You’ll be fascinated economics, and globalization of honeybees
by your classmates’ rich and varied “stories” (Apis mellifera) and beekeeping. Given the
and you may get to know yourself better centrality of bees to modern global food
too! production, we will delve into these
important pollinators using United Nations
Susan is following in course originator and popular-press readings.
Betty Loafmann’s footsteps to continue the
delight of creating and expanding April is an insect ecologist by training and
personal/social connections within RI. currently is the Dean of the Graduate
Susan spent 44+ years teaching classroom School at Hood College in Frederick.
and special education at the elementary Boulton has taught a variety of college
level, college courses in childhood courses in insect ecology, climate change
development and early childhood education, and environmental science from coast to
and parenting groups at the Aliza coast from the University of California,
Brandwine Center for Parent-Infant Davis to Villanova and now Hood College.
development. April has been instrumental in the passage
of several statewide pollinator protection
LIMIT 25 STUDENTS acts and has appeared on syndicated radio
as a result.
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29) William Shakespeare:
Reflecting the Soul of Every Age
(Zoom)
Oct 21-Dec 9 7 weeks
9:30a.m-10:45a.m
Instructor: Marianna Russell
Email: marianna.russell1968@gmail.comThursday Classes, Sept. 9-Dec. 9 10
How does a playwright go from being the Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame in areas
author of some dusty old plays to the such as civil rights, education, and more.
greatest writer in the English language? This Questions will be welcomed following
course will follow Shakespeare over 400 presentations. Pre-reading suggestions may
years as he is reformed, refined, revered, be sent to registrants prior to the session.
romanticized, and reinvented—holding a
mirror up to ‘the very age and body of the Pamela is a Faculty Field Liaison at the
time.” Lecture and some discussion. University of Maryland School of Social
Work and volunteer for the Maryland
Marianna is a graduate of NDM with a BA Women’s Heritage Center where she has
in English and MA in Liberal Studies. She researched and spoken on Maryland women
served as a Docent at the Folger leaders in the Women’s Suffrage Movement.
Shakespeare Library and has taught classes
in Shakespeare and Literature at R.I. ______________________________
______________________________ 32) Open Studio for Prose Writers
30) Upstairs/Downstairs Discussion (Zoom)
(Zoom) Sept 9-Dec 9 13 weeks
Oct 21-Dec 9 7 weeks 9:30a.m-10:45a.m
9:30a.m-10:45a.m
Instructor: Donna Bertling
Instructor: Ann Martin Email: stepframe@aol.com
Email: amandapup@gmail.com
This is a prose writing class for serious
A continuation of the courses led by Peggy writers who want in-depth feedback.
Egan. Attendees will watch two episodes Students are encouraged to bring their short
(Titles provided) of Upstairs/Downstairs stories, memoirs or book chapters in
before coming together to discuss. progress or completed. Class size is limited
Individuals may also take over a class day if to allow ample time for reading and critique.
they choose.
Donna has a BA in English from Loyola
Ann has been a Renaissance member since University of Maryland. Her second novel
2012 and has previously coordinated classes will be published in 2021.
on the iPad, and Mah Jongg.
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31) Maryland Women of
Achievement: Leading, Teaching,
Serving (Zoom)
Oct 21-Dec 9 7 weeks
9:30a.m-10:45a.m
Instructor: Pamela Young, PhD
Email: pamelapyoung@me.com
Weekly speakers will highlight
achievements of women featured in theThursday Classes, Sept. 9-Dec. 9 11
______________________________ language to eager students where she feels
33) Spanish 101 (Zoom) great satisfaction in knowing that class
Sept 9-Dec 9 13 weeks provides opportunities to learn and grow
9:30a.m-10:45a.m together.
LIMIT 25 STUDENTS
Instructor: Frank Mullinix
Email: franklin.mullinix@gmail.com ______________________________
35) A “Bouquet” of Garden Experts
This course is intended for students with (Zoom)
little or no knowledge of the Spanish Sept 9-Oct 14 6 weeks
language. Students will develop 11:00a.m-12:15p.m
communication skills (listening, speaking,
reading, and writing) and be exposed to Instructor: Kay Pulcinella
Hispanic cultures through discussion, Email: kkpulcinella@gmail.com
videos, conversation, and grammar.
This is a potpourri-style class, featuring
Frank is a recent graduate of Goucher speakers with a variety of garden expertise.
College with a BA in Spanish and a minor in The Director of Hillwood Estate Museum
Latin American Studies. Former college and Gardens (the estate of Marjorie
tennis player, avid skateboarder, and part- Merriweather Post in DC), a Museum
time buffalo farmer, Frank teaches on Zoom Specialist from The National Bonsai
from a lakeside cabin in New Hampshire. Foundation, and local Master Gardeners are
among the presenters.
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______________________________ Kay has been a garden enthusiast for over
34) Talk with your Hands (Zoom) 40 years, is a current member of the
Sept 9-Dec 9 13 weeks Maryland Horticultural Society, and
9:30a.m-10:45a.m treasures time in the garden.
Instructor: Renuka Purimetla 36) Walks in the Walters (Zoom)
Email: renuka.purimetla@gmail.com Sept 9-Oct 14 6 weeks
11:00a.m-12:15p.m
Discover the fun of learning sign language
and using your hands to communicate with Instructor: Sheila Vidmar
deaf people. Topics to be covered include Email: vidmarsheila@gmail.com
basic vocabulary, fingerspelling, and basic
sentence structures for easy conversation. A This course is a series of Zoom
very neat and interactive class where you presentations concerning the art and objects
learn new things about your fellow RI at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore,
members too. Join us for a wonderful each with a focus on one gallery or area:
educational and bonding experience! Ancient Worlds, Middle Ages, Renaissance
and Baroque, Age of Exploration and
Chicago native, Renuka, landed in the Colonialism; 19th century Europe and
Baltimore-area studying Sign Language America; Asian; and the architecture and
Interpreting. She finds joy in teaching sign history of the Museum. An optional in-
person visit could be scheduled.Thursday Classes, Sept. 9-Dec. 9 12
Christine holds a Master of Social Work
Sheila retired from a career as an attorney from the University of Maryland. She is a
and became a volunteer docent at the lover of history and the arts and has also
Walters Art Museum in 2013. In addition to taught classes at Osher and CCBC.
touring in the galleries, more recently she Christine has traveled throughout Great
has been developing online presentations to Britain to view Pre-Raphaelite art.
showcase the Walters. ______________________________
39) Cultivating Awareness and
37) The Oresteia (Zoom) Presence (Zoom)
Sept 9-Oct 14 6 weeks Oct 21-Dec 9 7 weeks
11:00a.m-12:15p.m 11:00a.m-12:15p.m
Instructor: Susan Marshall Instructor: Andrea Naft
Email: gibbysue@comcast.net Email: anaft123@gmail.com
This class will be taught by lecture and How to be more present in life is a constant
student participation. We will read of the question, and something we all strive for.
bloody House of Atreus and its effects in This course will explore ways to be centered
Aeschylus' The Oresteia which includes and live in the moment more fully with
Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, and The hand, heart, and mind. Use of meditation,
Eumenides, the only extant trilogy we have exercises, awareness techniques and
from the ancient Greek dramatists. discussion will give us food for sharing,
growth and understanding.
See Course No. 20 for instructor’s bio
______________________________ Andrea has degrees in teaching Reading,
38) The Pre-Raphaelites: Great Special Education, Art and Waldorf
Britain's first Modern Painters Education. She is a lifelong spiritual seeker.
Grateful for what she has learned, she finds
(Zoom) learning deepens by sharing with others.
Oct 21-Dec 9 7 weeks
11:00a.m-12:15p.m
LIMIT 15 STUDENTS
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Instructor: Christine Bentley
Email: frau.bentley@verizon.net 40) Views on the News (Zoom)
Sept 9-Dec 9 13 weeks
The Pre-Raphaelites were a group of young 11:00a.m-12:15p.m
Victorian artists who railed against the staid
British art establishment of their day. They Instructor: Hollis Jackson
produced paintings which used brilliant Email: hollis1818@outlook.com
colors, were extremely detailed in nature
and beautifully portrayed literary subjects. Participants are encouraged to share
Their work additionally reflected the social thoughts, opinions, concerns and critiques of
and moral problems brought about by a current items in various Media. Courtesy is
growing industrialized society. The class required.
will make use of lecture and PowerPoint.
See course No. 15 for instructor’s bioThursday Classes, Sept. 9-Dec. 9 13
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41) Short Story Masterpieces 43) Just for Laughs (Zoom)
(Zoom) Sept 9-Oct 14 6 weeks
Sept 9-Dec 9 13 weeks 1:00p.m-3:00p.m
11:00a.m-12:15p.m
Instructor: Ann Martin
Instructor: Elizabeth Fanto Email: amandapup@gmail.com
Email: efanto37@gmail.com
In this course, we will explore the work of
The course offers a balance between well- some funny people who might not be well
known “classics” and works by newer known to the majority of members. There
contemporary voices from the US and will be multiple YouTube offerings with
abroad. The class is limited to 25 due to the time for discussion.
need to duplicate materials, and to allow for
optimal informal discussions by members. See course No. 30 for instructor’s bio
New stories are taught each semester. ______________________________
44) French III (Zoom)
See course No. 8 for instructor’s bio Sept 9-Dec 9 13 weeks
1:15p.m-2:30p.m
LIMIT 25 STUDENTS
______________________________ Instructor: Peggy Beauvois
42) Spanish 102 (Zoom) Email: peggylouhealy@gmail.com
Sept 9-Dec 9 13 weeks
11:00a.m-12:15p.m French III is a continuation of the ongoing
French courses I & II. The focus of French
Instructor: Frank Mullinix III will be a study of speaking, reading,
Email: franklin.mullinix@gmail.com understanding, and writing the language all
in the context of a video method, French In
This course is intended for students with Action. Supplemental material will include
some understanding of Spanish language. It French films and readings. Participants need
is a continued development of the 4 basic to have basic proficiencies in French to join.
language skills: listening comprehension,
speaking, reading, and writing within the Peggy Beauvois has had a long career
context of Hispanic culture. The class teaching French at all levels--elementary &
includes discussion, videos, conversation, high school, university and graduate
and grammar explanation. programs. She has a BA and MA in French
and a PhD in applied linguistics. She loves
See course No. 33 for instructor’s bio teaching the fun, motivated members of RI.
LIMIT 20 STUDENTS LIMIT 15 STUDENTS
Textbook: Pierre Capretz, French in
Action Book One Hard Cover, latest
edition ($5-$30 on eBay, Amazon)Thursday Classes, Sept. 9-Dec. 9 14
______________________________ life and loves sharing her passion with a
45) Gentle Yoga (Zoom) “new generation” of dancers.
Sept 9-Dec 9 13 weeks
1:15p.m-2:30p.m LIMIT 15 STUDENTS
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Instructor: Linda McGill 47) Art Collaborative (Zoom)
Email: laharte12@gmail.com Sept 9-Dec 9 13 weeks
2:45p.m-3:45p.m
Gentle Yoga is geared specifically for those
new to yoga or those who are interested in a Instructors: Paula Murphy & Josef
gentle practice. This class incorporates Nathanson
simple flowing sequences to warm up the Emails: murphpgm@gmail.com,
body, as well as slower paced movements urbaninfo@comcast.net
focusing on alignment, strength, balance,
and flexibility. Linking breath with For artists of any experience. Work at your
movement creates a moving meditation that own pace, preferred medium, and chosen
supports and grounds you. Class will end subject. Offering camaraderie,
with a calming body scan or yoga nidra. encouragement, techniques, online
resources, synergy that nurtures and
Linda is a Roland Park native of 30 years, incentive to keep working at home. Each
teaching Yoga, Somatics, & Meditation for week we present a piece of finished or
the past 5 years. ongoing work for discussion and friendly
critique. Join us to awaken your dormant
LIMIT 50 STUDENTS skills.
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46) Introduction to Ballet (Zoom) Josef studied oil painting classes in high
Sept 9-Dec 9 13 weeks school in Philadelphia but watercolor is new
1:15p.m-2:30p.m for him. He finds the Art Collaborative
supportive and rewarding. Paula is a retired
math teacher and emergency nurse. She
Instructor: Susan Sklar
happily renewed her friendship with
Email: ssklar3565@yahoo.com
drawing and painting, mostly due to the
opportunities at RI.
This course is designed to use the technique
of classical ballet for the purpose of
LIMIT 14 STUDENTS
improving strength, flexibility, coordination,
posture, range of motion and balance. Tap
into your creative spirit, cultivate musicality
and experience the joy of movement.
Susan received her ballet training at various
studios including Goucher and UMD. She
has performed in productions of Giselle,
Swan Lake, La Bayadere and The
Nutcracker. She has been dancing all of herThursday Classes, Sept. 9-Dec. 9 15
Thursday Classes Sept. 9-Dec. 9
(on campus) (on campus)
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48) Music Jam in the Underground 49) Potpourri (on campus)
(on campus) Sept 9-Oct 14 6 weeks
Sept 9-Dec 9 13 weeks 1:15p.m-2:30p.m
1:00p.m-3:00p.m
Instructor: John Danz
Instructors: John Meredith, Denis Smith, & Email: john.danz123@gmail.com
Nancy Heinold
Email: johnmeredith1439@gmail.com, This “potpourri” will feature a different
deniss@md.net, Nancy.heinold@gmail.com speaker each week. A wide range of
subjects will be presented, from interior
This Course is open to all members whether design, to genealogy, to Lynd Ward
they play an instrument or not. The woodcut novels, to healthcare advocacy, and
leadership team will be playing guitar, the history of lighting, among others.
hammered dulcimer and piano. We hope
others will bring their favorite acoustic See Course No. 7 for instructor’s bio
instruments such as guitar, banjo, mandolin, ______________________________
ukulele, fiddle etc. and join in the fun in the 50) Urban/Neighborhood Sketching
Riley Room downstairs. If COVID (on campus)
Regulations permit, we will have some sing- Sept 9-Oct 14 6 weeks
alongs also. 1:15p.m-2:30p.m
John, Denis and Nancy have been members
Instructor: Andrea Naft
of RI for several years. John and Denis have
Email: anaft123@gmail.com
enjoyed singing in the Renaissance Chorus
with Nancy’s excellent leadership. All three
After exploring materials and examples of
have enjoyed playing music together both in
urban sketching techniques in the first class
person and on Zoom in the Music club
on Zoom, we will meet at various locations
during the past year.
near Renaissance to sketch, share, and learn
together. Andrea travels with a minimum of
sketch materials to better see and record the
world. Urban sketching develops active
seeing and a deep connection to life.
Andrea has degrees in Art Education and
Waldorf Education. She was a teacher and
administrator in private and public schools
in Baltimore. She attended The School of
Visual Arts, and since retirement, The
Schuler School, and Zoll's Studio.
LIMIT 20 STUDENTSThursday Classes, Sept. 9-Dec. 9 16
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51) The American (Minority) majority available in the public domain.
Experience (on campus)
Elizabeth studied theater at Sarah Lawrence
Sept 9-Oct 14 6 weeks
and earned her MSW at UMD. She is semi-
1:15p.m-2:30p.m
retired. Whitney’s first degree was a BA in
English. She’s a retired teacher.
Instructor: Saima Adil Sitwat
Email: saimaadil@hotmail.com LIMIT 30 STUDENTS
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This course will explore the experiences of
minorities in the United States through 53) The Great American Novel as
literary works. Our study will include works History (on campus)
by today’s leading American writers and Oct 21-Dec 9 7 weeks
emerging voices. Through extensive 1:15p.m-2:30p.m
discourse, we will attempt to discover the
experience of growing up as a minority in Instructor: Edward Berkowitz
America. Eventually, we will try answering Email: ber@gwu.edu
the most pertinent question of our times-
Who gets to be an American? This seven-week course will be taught
through a series of lectures that highlight the
Saima is a writer and educator. Originally lives of significant American writers from
from Pakistan, Saima has recently moved to Edith Wharton to John Updike and assess
Baltimore from Pittsburgh, where she served their historical and cultural significance. No
as the first woman President of the Muslim outside reading will be required.
Association of Greater Pittsburgh (MAP).
She is the author of her memoir: American Ed is a professor emeritus of history at
Muslim: An Immigrant’s Journey. Her George Washington University and has
website is: saimasitwat.com. taught at Renaissance since the fall of 2018.
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52) Seven Classics in Seven Classes
(on campus)
Oct 21-Dec 9 7 weeks
1:15p.m-2:30p.m
Instructors: Whitney Jacobs & Elizabeth
Ruppert
Emails: whitneymjacobs@gmail.com,
elizruppert@hotmail.com
Love stories, science fiction, man vs nature,
the classics have it all. In this course we will
read and discuss one classic novel of fewer
than 200 pages per week for 7 weeks. MostYou can also read
