Osher Institute announces summer courses, events

LAWRENCE — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Kansas has announced its summer schedule of courses and special events.

A unit of KU Continuing Education, the Osher Institute offers courses that stress the joy of learning for participants 50 and older but welcomes lifelong learners of all ages. Instructors are carefully selected for their expertise, passion for the topic and a love of teaching. Courses generally meet weekly for two hours over a three-week period and require no homework or tests. A single three-week course costs $45 but multiple-course discounts are available.

To enroll or to receive additional information, call toll free 877-404-5823 or visit www.osher.ku.edu.

Osher Institute courses:

Lawrence

• Art, Law and Obscenity: The Battle over Public Art, with Mike Hoeflich, Mondays, June 8, 15 & 22, 2-4 p.m.
• Introduction to Digital Photography: Know Your Camera and Create Your Shot, with Mike Yoder, Tuesdays, June 9, 16 & 23, 7-9 p.m.
• The Geography of Italy—Region by Region, with Jan Kozma, Wednesdays, June 10, 17 & 24, 2-4 p.m.
• Experience with Pastels, with Barbara Solberg, Wednesdays, June 10, 17 & 24, 7-9 p.m.
• Old Soldiers Never Die: Civil War Veterans and the Settling of Kansas, with John Mack, Thursdays, June 11, 18 & 25, 2-4 p.m.
• Introduction to Islam, with Beverly Mack, Thursdays, June 11, 18 & 25, 7-9 p.m.
• Hinges of History: How Our Border Region Has Changed America, with Aaron Barnhart and Diane Eickhoff, Mondays, June 15, 22 & 29, 10 a.m.-noon
• Understand the Conflict in Ukraine, with Heidi Mehl, Mondays, June 15, 22 & 29, 7-9 p.m.
• The Life and Work of Leonard Bernstein, with Paul Laird, Tuesdays, June 16, 23 & 30, 2-4 p.m.
• Understanding Cultures and Doing Business in East Asia, with Daniel Galindau, Wednesdays, June 17, 24 & July 1, 7-9 p.m.
• Imagine Your Retirement: It’s More than Just Money!, with Kathleen Ames-Stratton, Wednesdays, July 8, 15 & 22, 7-9 p.m.
• Drawing 101, with Michael Krueger, Thursdays, July 9, 16 & 23 7, 7-9 p.m.
• Up, Up and Away: Flying High with Scientific Ballooning, with Dave Besson, Mark Stockham and Jessica Stockham, Mondays, July 13, 20 & 27, 7-9 p.m.
• The Soldier State: From Coronado to Ike, with Debra Goodrich Bisel, Tuesdays, July 14, 21 & 28, 7-9 p.m.

Mission

• Faith of Our Founders, with Barry Crawford, Wednesdays, June 24, July 1 & 8, 2-4 p.m.

Olathe

• Churchill and His Personal War on Behalf of the British Empire, with Jeremy Taylor, Wednesdays, June 10, 17 & 24, 2-4 p.m.
• Singing Cowboys, Their Sidekicks and Their Horses, with Larry Nokes, Mondays, July 6, 13 & 20, 2-4 p.m.
• Indians, Colonies and Imperial Europe: The Clash of Cultures in Early America, with Gil Nichols, Tuesdays, July 7, 14 & 21, 2-4 p.m.

Overland Park

• The War of 1812: A Bicentennial Commemoration, with Richard V. Barbuto, Tuesdays, June 9, 16 & 23, 7-9 p.m.
• China's Big Digs: The Terracotta Army, the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, with Nancy Hope, Thursdays, June 11, 18 & 25, 2-4 p.m.
• Real to Reel: How History Is Portrayed on the Silver Screen, with John Mack
  Mondays, June 15, 22 & 29, 2-4 p.m.
• Introduction to Islam, with Beverly Mack, Wednesdays, June 17, 24 & July 1, 2-4 p.m.
• Music and Lives of the Great Composers, with Don Dagenais, Wednesdays, June 24, July1 & 8, 7-9 p.m.
• Up, Up and Away: Flying High with Scientific Ballooning, with Dave Besson, Mark Stockham and Jessica Stockham, Tuesdays, July 14, 22 & 28, 2-4 p.m.
• The Soldier State: From Coronado to Ike, with Debra Goodrich Bisel, Thursdays, July 16, 23 & 30, 2-4 p.m.
   

Prairie Village

• China's Big Digs: The Terracotta Army, the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, with Nancy Hope, Tuesdays, June 16, 23 & 30, 7-9 p.m.
• Churchill and His Personal War on Behalf of the British Empire, with Jeremy Taylor, Tuesdays, July 7, 14 & 21, 7-9 p.m.

Topeka

• Charlie Chaplin: Cinema’s First Genius, with Cynthia Haines, Wednesdays, June 10, 17 & 25, 2-4 p.m.
• Understand the Conflict in Ukraine, with Heidi Mehl, Wednesdays, June 10 17 & 24, 7-9 p.m.
• Underground London: Uncovering an Ancient City of Dreams, with John Doveton, Thursdays, June 11, 18 & 25, 7-9 p.m.
• The Geography of Kansas: What Dorothy Didn’t Know About a Place Called Home, with Tom Schmiedeler, Thursdays, June 18, 25 & July 2, 2-4 p.m.
• Singing Cowboys, Their Sidekicks and Their Horses, with Larry Nokes, Wednesdays, July 15, 22 & 29, 2-4 p.m.

Clay County

• Topics in European Geography: Norway, the Netherlands, and Scotland, with Tom Schmiedeler, Wednesdays, June 10, 17 & 24, 2-4 p.m.
• The Life and Times of Harry Truman, with Jim Peters, Thursdays, June 11, 18 & 25, 2-4 p.m.
• Miracle Drugs, from Opium to Penicillin and Beyond, with George M. Brenner, Thursdays, July 9, 16 & 23, 2-4 p.m.