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  • History Happy Hour: Medieval Stories of Temptation (Zoom)

  • Dates: 2/12/2025 - 2/12/2025

    Day of the Week: W
    Number of Sessions: 1
    Time: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
    Fee: $22.00
    Instructor: Christine Axen
    Building: Zoom
    Address: , NY

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    In this season of love, join us as we explore various aspects of temptation in medieval culture—both as a concept and a practice. Beginning with a closer look at the fruit that tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden, we’ll also get acquainted with some medieval celebrity couples and lovers who threw caution to the wind.

    Please be sure to register by the day before the class at the latest. You will receive an invitation email with a link to join the Zoom meeting.


    PLEASE NOTE:

    • If you have not received the Zoom link by the morning of the class, please email us at adultschool@bronxvilleschool.org

    • A recording of this lecture will be available. Registered students who miss the lecture should email the office to receive the recording.

 

  • Vietnam and the Road to Watergate: Lessons from the Johnson and Nixon Tapes NEW!

  • Dates: 3/3/2025 - 3/10/2025

    Day of the Week: M
    Number of Sessions: 2
    Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    Fee: $55.00
    Instructor: Jess Velona
    Building: The Bronxville School
    Address: Midland Ave. Parking Lot and Entrance Bronxville, NY 10708

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    The Vietnam War is unique because the key decisions were made in a single room where most of the conversations were recorded. In this 2-session class, mixing public events with excerpts from tapes most Americans have never heard before, Jess Velona explores this window into history, through such turning points as the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, Johnson's tortured decision to escalate the war, his dismissal of antiwar protesters as "mentally diseased," and his belated recognition that his presidency had been destroyed by the war. Then, listen as Johnson discovers, at the end of the 1968 campaign, that his new bid for peace is being sabotaged by candidate Nixon himself. Once Nixon takes office, explore his struggle to contain the wave of protests set off by the invasion of Cambodia, culminating in Kent State. Finally, listen as Nixon responds to the shock of the Pentagon Papers leak by ordering illegal acts and forming the Plumbers, setting the stage for the Watergate scandal that would consume his presidency.

 

  • Remember the Ladies: A History of Women in Song NEW!

  • Dates: 3/4/2025 - 3/4/2025

    Day of the Week: Tu
    Number of Sessions: 1
    Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Fee: $30.00
    Instructor: Linda Russell
    Building: The Bronxville School
    Address: Midland Ave. Parking Lot and Entrance Bronxville, NY 10708

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    The role of women’s lives in society from the 18th century to the 19th Amendment is highlighted in popular song. Playing mountain and hammered dulcimers and guitar, Linda sings broadsides, laments, love songs, work songs, parlor melodies, and suffrage anthems. The songs reflect the changing status of women in society. Interspersed with the music are excerpts from women’s diaries and letters. Among the stories included will be those of Deborah Samson, who fought as a soldier in the Patriot army in the Revolutionary War battles in White Plains and Tarrytown, and the New York and New Jersey women who led the fight for Women’s Suffrage.

 

  • History Happy Hour: Unruly Women in the Middle Ages (Zoom) NEW!

  • Dates: 3/12/2025 - 3/12/2025

    Day of the Week: W
    Number of Sessions: 1
    Time: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
    Fee: $22.00
    Instructor: Christine Axen
    Building: Zoom
    Address: , NY

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    Tavern-goers, “scolds,” and women who pushed back against the status quo hold a special place in medieval history for disrupting the “cultural script” of a patriarchal society and advocating for themselves. Using advice manuals, bawdy tales, and archeological artifacts, this lecture will examine the role of “unruly” women as both a challenge and a touchstone for gender dynamics in the Middle Ages.

    Please be sure to register by the day before the class at the latest. You will receive an invitation email with a link to join the Zoom meeting.


    PLEASE NOTE:

    • If you have not received the Zoom link by the morning of the class, please email us at adultschool@bronxvilleschool.org
    • A recording of this lecture will be available. Registered students who miss the lecture should email the office to receive the recording.
 

  • Caravaggio NEW!

  • Dates: 3/18/2025 - 3/18/2025

    Day of the Week: Tu
    Number of Sessions: 1
    Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    Fee: $30.00
    Instructor: Serdar Arat
    Building: The Bronxville School
    Address: Midland Ave. Parking Lot and Entrance Bronxville, NY 10708

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    His work is often described as revolutionary, cinematic, soulful, dark... His personality, as difficult, violent, and unstable... His life was marred with fights, a murder, prison, and running for his life. All the while, he was also receiving patronage, major commissions, and creating masterpieces during a life cut short, ending in mysterious circumstances. He was profoundly influential in his day, as well as for centuries to come. This presentation will follow Caravaggio’s trail across Italy, visiting his major works in their original sites.

 

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