Classes

Jewelry Making

Saturdays, September 29–October 20, 1:00–3:00 p.m.

This class is now full.

Learn how to create your own jewelry of choice in this beginner’s workshop. Master skills in stringing beads, wire wrapping and looping, and repairing jewelry.

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Writing the One-Act Play

Tuesdays, September 25–November 20 (No class October 16), 1:00–3:30 p.m.

Build your craft through writing exercises, readings of one-act plays, and discussion in this class for new students and experienced playwrights.

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Women Artists Who Inspire

Wednesdays, October 3–November 21 (No class October 17 or November 14), 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Explore the lives and work of women around the world who have made powerful contributions to art and culture—as Renaissance court painters, elegant society figures, rebels, and contemporary innovators.

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Shakespeare Goes to the Opera

Wednesdays, October 3–November 14 (No class October 17 or 24), 1:00–3:30 p.m.

Aristotle wrote that the drama should be “embellished and made pleasurable” by the use of music. Does the statement hold true for the Bard of Avon?

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American Civil Religion

Thursdays, September 27–November 15 (No class October 18 or 25), 1:30–3:00 p.m.

Explore the religious archetypes and the complex of ideas that make up American civil religion: prophets, martyrs, myths, holidays, sacred land, and more. Look historically at the climate from which such beliefs arose—first in Europe and then in “The New World”—and particularly at how those beliefs have become genuinely American and new. 

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RBG’s Supreme Court Wins and Losses

Wednesdays, October 3 and 17 and November 7, 7:30–9:00 p.m.

Beginning with her foundations in law school through her role on the modern court, this class will study Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her judicial behavior, her political preferences, the transformation of the Supreme Court during her tenure, and her jurisprudence.

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Skirball Book Groups: The Pursuit of Justice

Fall 2018–Winter 2019

Groups 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are now full.

Under the direction of a professional book group facilitator, participants examine the book together, analyzing characters, themes, and motifs and learning about the author’s background. Expect lively, interactive classes. Discussion questions are distributed in advance of each class session. Participants must read the book prior to each session.

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Jewish Memoirs

Wednesdays, October 10, November 14, December 12, 7:30–9:00 p.m.

Read three Jewish memoirs and use them as a framework to discuss issues around identity and Judaism. By examining the diction, narrative style, and history of the authors, the class will discover how, for better or worse, the challenges of each protagonist ultimately shape them.

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