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    America’s Musical Heritage

    Wednesdays, April 1–May 6, 1:00–3:00 p.m. (6 sessions)

    $150 General; $120 Members

    The Great American Songbook comes alive through this multimedia class, featuring lectures, live piano and sing-alongs, videos, and photos that explore the stories behind our country’s most popular songs.

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    Art of the 1960s

    Wednesdays, April 15–May 20, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (6 sessions)

    $150 General; $120 Members

    Take an enlightening trip through the turbulent yet expressive decade of the 1960s. Offered in anticipation of the upcoming exhibition Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution, which opens May 7, this class takes an up-close look at the vibrant art of that era. 

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    We Were the Future: Utopian Visions in Jewish Culture

    Wednesdays, May 6–27, 1:30–3:00 p.m. (4 sessions)

    $80 General; $60 Members

    This class uses text, film, and visual art to examine how thinkers, writers, and artists have imagined Utopia over history.

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    Skirball Book Groups: Life and Art

    Choose from five different groups

    All groups are now full.

    Under the direction of a professional book group facilitator, explore books as a class, learning about the author’s background and analyzing characters and themes. Discussion questions are distributed in advance of each class session. Please read the book prior to each class. GROUP 1: Tuesdays

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    Your Story: Memoir and Personal Essay

    Tuesdays, January 20–March 10, 1:00–3:30 p.m. (8 sessions)

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    Focused on memoir and its sister genre, personal essay, in this class you will develop and craft your work, studying the elements that enhance your writing and help your stories to cohere.

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    Autobiography, Memoir, or Fiction

    Tuesdays, February 3–April 14, except March 17, 7:00–10:00 p.m. (10 sessions)

    Registration for this class is now closed.

    In this dynamic writing workshop offered in partnership with Otis College of Art and Design, uncover material from your own life experience to begin a memoir or work of fiction. 

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    Great Decisions: USC Foreign Policy Experts

    Thursdays, January 15 and 29, February 19* and 26, March 12 and 26, April 9 and 23, 1:30–3:00 p.m. (8 sessions)

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    Become an informed citizen! In this stimulating discussion group, offered in collaboration with the University of Southern California Emeriti College, active and retired USC faculty lead conversations and provide expert analysis on current events.

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    Literary Los Angeles

    Wednesdays, January 21, February 18, March 18, 7:30–9:00 p.m. (3 sessions)

    Registration for this class is now closed.

    In conjunction with the exhibitions Light & Noir: Exiles and Émigrés in Hollywood, 1933–1950 and The Noir Effect, read three quintessential noir novels that take place in Los Angeles, a city that figures prominently in the noir imagination.

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