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Dates: 12/11/2023 - 12/11/2023
Day of the Week: M
Number of Sessions: 1
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Fee: $25.00
Instructor: Joseph Forte
Building: The Bronxville School
Address: Midland Ave. Parking Lot and Entrance Bronxville, NY 10708
 Once dismissed as the “clown prince” of architecture, Charles III used an interest in architecture, gardens, and urban planning to assert his “soft” power and personal image. From his time as the Duke of Windsor through his coronation, Charles made his biggest impact on British cultural life through his interest in traditional architecture, small-scale urbanism, and sustainable agriculture. He has not shied away from public debates; from the “carbuncle” comment on the proposed hi-tech addition to the National Gallery to founding an architectural magazine, a think tank, and in some ways a movement. We will chart his career and his controversies as the “High Priest of (Traditional) Taste.”
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Dates: 12/13/2023 - 12/13/2023
Day of the Week: W
Number of Sessions: 1
Time: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Fee: $20.00
Instructor: Christine Axen
Building: Zoom
Address: , NY
 From siege warfare to hand-to-hand combat, the Middle Ages certainly figured out how to get battles going! This lecture will explore the innovations and mechanisms of medieval weaponry, from mace to crossbow to trebuchet. Join us as we look into the inventions and tools that cost countries and won wars! PLEASE NOTE:
- 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. Click here for a tutorial on how to join a Zoom meeting.
- A recording of this lecture will be available. Registered students who miss the lecture should email the office to receive the recording.
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Dates: 1/17/2024 - 1/17/2024
Day of the Week: W
Number of Sessions: 1
Time: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Fee: $20.00
Instructor: Christine Axen
Building: Zoom
Address: , NY
 This stunning gem of a manuscript, held in our own Metropolitan Museum collection, is a 14th-century depiction of the end of the world as portrayed in the Book of Revelation. Monstrous beasts, exquisite illumination, and a story full of drama dance across these pages. Join us as we pore over and appreciate the artistry and emotions that went into this fascinating codex! PLEASE NOTE:
- 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. Click here for a tutorial on how to join a Zoom meeting.
- A recording of this lecture will be available. Registered students who miss the lecture should email the office to receive the recording.
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Dates: 2/14/2024 - 2/14/2024
Day of the Week: W
Number of Sessions: 1
Time: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Fee: $20.00
Instructor: Christine Axen
Building: Zoom
Address: , NY
 In a world renowned for chivalric and courtly love, what were some of the real-life love affairs that raised eyebrows and spurred gossip in the medieval world? How do these compare with the idealized love stories of fiction? This lecture will highlight some of history's most star-cross'd lovers and reveal the lovers' tales that still enthrall us to this day! PLEASE NOTE:
- 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. Click here for a tutorial on how to join a Zoom meeting.
- A recording of this lecture will be available. Registered students who miss the lecture should email the office to receive the recording.
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Dates: 3/13/2024 - 3/13/2024
Day of the Week: W
Number of Sessions: 1
Time: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Fee: $20.00
Instructor: Christine Axen
Building: Zoom
Address: , NY
 Despite having so many fewer sources than wealthy churchmen left us, we still know a lot about women's experiences in the Middle Ages, from cosmetic practices (pro tip: use a lizard to dye your hair black!), to childbirth, to the income-generating cottage industries centered around professions like the alewife! Join us as we take a whirlwind tour through the ways of life of medieval women--what hindered them, what inspired them, and what brought them joy and value! PLEASE NOTE:
- 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. Click here for a tutorial on how to join a Zoom meeting.
- A recording of this lecture will be available. Registered students who miss the lecture should email the office to receive the recording.
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Dates: 1/17/2024 - 1/17/2024
Day of the Week: W
Number of Sessions: 1
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Fee: $25.00
Instructor: Jess Velona
Building: The Bronxville School
Address: Midland Ave. Parking Lot and Entrance Bronxville, NY 10708
 Why do some speeches make a difference and last forever, while most are quickly forgotten? Jess Velona explores the answers, taking students back to the momentous 1960s to uncover the secrets behind some of the most memorable speeches of our time. Watch John F. Kennedy confront the religious issue in his campaign, inspire a nation in his inaugural address, and call a nation to conscience in his speech on civil rights. Then, observe Martin Luther King rouse America to uphold its highest ideals in his I Have a Dream speech. Throughout, unlock the secrets of research, ghostwriting, and rhetorical technique, as well as the last-minute debates and off-the-cuff inspiration that produced some of the most moving spoken words in our history.
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Dates: 1/25/2024 - 1/25/2024
Day of the Week: Th
Number of Sessions: 1
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Fee: $24.00
Instructor: Ginny Poleman
Building: Zoom
Address: , NY
 If you loved HBO’s The Gilded Age Seasons 1 and 2 or are considering watching it for the first time, you’ll enjoy this zoomed-out view of New York’s Gilded Age using vintage photographs and behind-the-scenes images. Placing you in 1880s New York, we will review the historical events that really happened, look at the fashion inspiration behind the 19th-century opulent costumes, and tell the backstories of New York’s elite featured in the show, like Mrs. Astor and Stanford White. PLEASE NOTE:
- 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. Click here for a tutorial on how to join a Zoom meeting.
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Dates: 1/29/2024 - 1/29/2024
Day of the Week: M
Number of Sessions: 1
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Fee: $25.00
Instructor: Joseph Forte
Building: The Bronxville School
Address: Midland Ave. Parking Lot and Entrance Bronxville, NY 10708
 Look out: this year is the year of the woman artist. Celebrations of the important role of women in the visual arts in Early Modern Europe are happening around the world. Here in the US, two major shows in Baltimore and Boston focus on creating an art “her”story, focusing not only on the major mediums of painting and sculpture but also the “minor” arts of tapestry design, lace making, etc. From the convent to the family studio to the rise of independent female artists like Lavinia Fontana, Artemisia Gentileschi, and Michelina Wautier, and Italo-British miniaturist Maria Cosway, we will chart not only how these artists achieved international renown in a sexist world, but how they often subtly shifted traditional subjects to reflect the reality of their lives.
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Dates: 1/30/2024 - 1/30/2024
Day of the Week: Tu
Number of Sessions: 1
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Fee: $25.00
Instructor: Christopher Gioia
Building: The Bronxville School
Address: Midland Ave. Parking Lot and Entrance Bronxville, NY 10708
 Blackmail, assault, grand larceny and murder! True crime stories have made headlines for decades and become TV series, movies, and bestselling books and novels. But what of those that time forgot? Utilizing the collections of the Westchester County Archives, we will open a window to the past, exploring the darker elements of a period of extensive economic development and social upheaval in Westchester County during the first quarter of the 20th century.
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Dates: 2/1/2024 - 2/1/2024
Day of the Week: Th
Number of Sessions: 1
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Fee: $30.00
Instructor: Martin Goldray
Building: The Bronxville School
Address: Midland Ave. Parking Lot and Entrance Bronxville, NY 10708
 In the fall of 2023, the Beatles released their latest song (well, sort of) called “Now and Then.” What is it about this song that, 53 years after the group broke up, makes it sound so much like the Beatles? This class will explore some of the ways in which the Beatles continuously made musical history throughout the 1960s with one great song after another, while at the same time transforming every aspect of song-writing technique. We will listen to a selection of songs spanning their entire career, from their first album, Please Please Me, to their last, Abbey Road, with a focus on song structure, recording techniques, instrumentation, and lyrics.
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Dates: 2/7/2024 - 2/7/2024
Day of the Week: W
Number of Sessions: 1
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Fee: $25.00
Instructor: Tom Riley
Building: The Bronxville School
Address: Midland Ave. Parking Lot and Entrance Bronxville, NY 10708
 Did you know that The Golden State Killer was captured by the work of a renowned genealogist, Barbara Rae Venter? The Golden State Killer committed more than 50 rapes and 14 killings over 14 years before he was captured. Repeated attempts to track him down were foiled even though hundreds of law enforcement officers were assigned to the case. Today thousands of cold cases, some more than decades old, are being cracked because of genealogy, genetics, and DNA, revolutionizing the field of criminology. Join us to learn more about how genealogists are aiding law enforcement with their skills in locating familial connections to capture perpetrators and also exonerate innocent people.
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Dates: 2/8/2024 - 2/8/2024
Day of the Week: Th
Number of Sessions: 1
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Fee: $24.00
Instructor: Ginny Poleman
Building: Zoom
Address: , NY
 When Edith Wharton purchased her “Lands’ End” cottage in Newport, RI, she found it “incurably ugly” and immediately renovated it into a comfortable vacation home. But surrounding her, the small resort town of eclectic, shingle cottages developed into a row of American palaces, each outdoing the next. See nearly one hundred vintage and contemporary photographs and learn how Gilded Age “old” money–like the Astors and Goelets–tried to best the “new” wealthy–like the Vanderbilts and Belmonts, and how American Beaux-Arts architect Richard Morris Hunt, designed some of the most extravagant homes in the nation for them, many of which are public museums today. PLEASE NOTE:
- 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. Click here for a tutorial on how to join a Zoom meeting.
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