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Osher Online BENEFIT FOR OLLI MEMBERS
This program will provide Osher members across
the country with a means to connect with each
other and learn together while maintaining
membership at their local institute.
Online Fees and Details:
• National Osher Online $65 per class.
• Each class consists of six 90-minute sessions
which meets six consecutive weeks.
• These are live lectures via Zoom and are NOT
recorded.
• The Osher NRC manages the courses and will
communicate directly with registrants. You
will receive an email that will include an Osher
Online username and password as well as
a link to the Osher Online Website, through
which you will access your classes.
• Space is limited per Osher Institute – be sure to
register early.
Seats available for all Osher Online: 10
Great Artists in American Roots Music
Mondays, September 28 – November 2
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
From its emergence in the early 20th century,
country music has resonated with those navigating
a rapidly changing world. A key genre of American
roots music, it expresses hardship while evoking
emotion. This course explores the history of
country and American roots music through the
stories and artistic developments of key figures
including the Carter Family, Bill Monroe, Hank
Williams, and Dolly Parton.
$65 – Taylor Ackley, PhD, is a scholar, composer, and
performer of American Roots music
Art Detectives: Forgery, Provenance, and the
Science of Authentication
Mondays, September 28 – November 2
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
The art world may appear glamorous, but
deception often lies beneath the surface. After
weapons and drugs, art is the third most
lucrative illicit trade, with reports suggesting
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that more than half of artworks are fake or
misattributed. In this course, we will ask: When
is a copy simply a copy, and when is it a forgery?
What techniques do master forgers use? What
can science tell us about art authenticity? We will
uncover riveting stories of criminal art activity and
master forgeries.
$65 – Christine Maasdam, trained in art crime
investigation, is a member of the International
Foundation for Cultural Property Protection
and holds Sotheby’s certifications in art law and
appraisal.
The British Family in Film: Heavy is the Head
That Wears the Crown
Mondays, September 28 – November 2
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
This course examines royal succession through
acclaimed British films that explore power
as a moral and political crisis. We will trace
the monarchy’s evolution from personal rule
to institutional authority. We will cover the
Plantagenet struggles in Becket and The Lion
in Winter; the moral costs of kingship and the
performance of national leadership through
Chimes at Midnight and Henry V; the Tudor
rupture through A Man for All Seasons; and the
consolidation of legitimacy in Elizabeth.
$65 – Butch Epps, MFA from the UCLA School of
Film and Television’s graduate Producers Program
A Cosmic Grand Tour:
The Realms of the Universe
Tuesdays, September 29 – November 3
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
In this course, we will explore the three fascinating
realms of the cosmos: nearby planets and
moons; the stars; and the galaxies (the great
island of stars that turn out to be the building
blocks of the universe.) Our discussion will be in
everyday language, without any math, and will be
accompanied by remarkable color images from
the latest space probes and the world's largest
telescopes, including the latest breathtaking
images from the James Webb Space Telescope.
$65 – Andrew Fraknoi, retired chair of the
astronomy department at Foothill College,
is lead author of OpenStax Astronomy, the
most frequently-used, introductory astronomy
textbook in North America.
