Osher Institute announces its Topeka, Kansas City area fall courses and events

Tue, 09/15/2015

Jim Peters

LAWRENCE — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Kansas has announced its fall 2015 schedule of courses and special events.

A unit of KU Professional & 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 $50 but multiple-course discounts are available.

Members of the KU, K-State, Washburn University, Hutchinson Community College and Hesston College alumni associations are eligible for a $10 discount on the first course fee of $50.

For more information including course fees and discounts, or to enroll, visit www.osher.ku.edu or call toll free (877) 404-5823.

OSHER COURSES

Lawrence

The Geography of Kansas: What Dorothy Didn’t Know About a Place Called Home? With Tom Schmiedeler, Thursdays, Sept. 17, 24 & Oct. 1. 2-4 p.m., Osher Institute
Churchill and His Personal War on Behalf of the British Empire with Jeremy Taylor, Mondays, Sept. 21, 28 & Oct. 5. 2-4 p.m., Brandon Woods Retirement Community
Religions and Politics in Kansas and the U.S. with Chris Hamilton, Wednesdays, Sept. 23, 30 & Oct. 7. 7-9 p.m., Osher Institute
The Struggle over Social Security with David Ekerdt, Mondays, Oct. 5, 12 & 19. 7-9 p.m., Osher Institute
Introduction to Jazz: Kansas City’s Musical Legacy with David Basse, Tuesdays, Oct. 6, 13 & 20. 7-9 p.m., Osher Institute
Introduction to Islam with Beverly Mack, Wednesdays, Oct. 14, 21 & 28. 2-4 p.m., Osher Institute
The Musical Theater of Lerner and Loewe with Paul Laird, Tuesdays, Oct. 20, 27 & Nov. 3. 2-4 p.m., Osher Institute
Sesquicentennial Voices: A History of KU, 1865-2015 with Katie Armitage, Bill Tuttle and Kathryn Tuttle, Mondays, Oct. 26, Nov. 2 & 9. 2- 4 p.m., Osher Institute
You Be the Judge: The United States Supreme Court with the Hon. G. Joseph Pierron, Mondays, Oct. 26, Nov. 2 & 9. 7-9 p.m., Osher Institute
The Men and Women of the War of 1812 with Richard V. Barbuto, Tuesdays, Nov. 3, 10 & 17. 7-9 p.m., Osher Institute
Kansas Literature: Classic to Contemporary with Tom Averill, Wednesdays, Nov. 4, 11 & 18. 7-9 p.m., Osher Institute
Puck: Kipling’s Epic Myth of Old England with John Doveton, Tuesdays, Nov. 10, 17 & 24. 2-4 p.m., Osher Institute
First Ladies of the Civil War: Mary Lincoln and Varina Davis, Debra Goodrich Bisel, Mondays, Nov. 16, 23 & 30. 2-4 p.m., Brandon Woods

Overland Park

Troublemakers: Art in California 1950-2015 with Ann Wiklund, Wednesdays, Sept. 16, 23 & 30. 2-4 p.m., KU Edwards Campus
The French Revolution: “Vive la Republique!” and “Madame Guillotine” with Mark Gerges, Wednesdays, Sept. 16, 23 & 30. 7-9 p.m., KU Edwards Campus
Introduction to Islam with Beverly Mack, Thursdays, Sept. 17, 24 & Oct. 1. 1-3 p.m., KU Edwards Campus
Frank Sinatra: The Man and His Music with Cynthia Haines, Thursdays, Oct. 8, 15 & 22. 2-4 p.m., Tallgrass Creek Retirement Community
Dixieland: A Uniquely American Music Genre with the KC Dixieland Band, Thursdays, Oct. 15, 22 & 29. 7-9 p.m., KU Edwards Campus
Dream On: How Utopians Made America Better with Aaron Barnhart, Wednesdays, Oct. 28, Nov. 4 & 11. 7-9 p.m., KU Edwards Campus
Churchill and His Personal War on Behalf of the British Empire with Jeremy Taylor, Thursdays, Oct. 29, Nov. 5 & 12. 7-9 p.m., KU Edwards Campus
Four Women of the Supreme Court with Marlene Katz, Mondays, Nov. 2, 9 & 16. 2- 4 p.m., KU Edwards Campus
First Ladies of the Civil War: Mary Lincoln and Varina Davis with Debra Goodrich Bisel, Thursdays, Nov 5, 12 & 19. 2-4 p.m., Tallgrass Creek
Triumph over Terror: How Two Men Survived Nazi Horrors with Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Tuesdays, Nov. 10, 17 & 24. 2-4 p.m., KU Edwards Campus

Mission

Real to Reel, Part 2 Hollywood and History with John Mack, Tuesdays, Sept 22, 29 & Oct. 6. 2-4 p.m., Mission Square
German Settlements and Culture in Kansas with William Keel, Thursdays, Oct. 15, 22 & 29. 2-4 p.m., St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church
China’s Big Digs: The Terracotta Army, the Great Wall and the Grand Canal with Nancy Hope, Tuesdays, Oct. 20, 27 & Nov. 3. 2-4 p.m., Mission Square

Topeka

The Civil War in Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas: 1856-1865 with Russ Hutchins, Tuesdays, Sept.15, 22 & 29. 2-4 p.m., Brewster Place
Faiths of Our Founders with Barry Crawford, Wednesdays, Sept. 16, 23 & 30. 2-4 p.m., Aldersgate Village
Jane Austen at 200: The Enduring Allure of “Pride and Prejudice” with Preston Fambrough, Tuesdays, Oct. 6, 13 & 20. 7-9 p.m., Washburn University
Churchill and His Personal War on Behalf of the British Empire with Jeremy Taylor, Wednesdays, Oct. 14, 21 & 28. 2-4 p.m., Brewster Place
The Home Front During World War II with Russ Hutchins, Thursdays, Oct. 22, 29 & Nov. 5. 2-4 p.m., McCrite Plaza
Potawatomi Ghost Towns of the Oregon Trail in Kansas with Tom Ellis, Tuesdays, Nov. 3. 10 & 17. 7-9 p.m., Washburn University
Thinkers Who Changed the United States with John Mack, Wednesdays, Nov. 4, 11 & 18. 2-4 p.m., Brewster Place

Lenexa

The Home Front During World War II with Russ Hutchins, Wednesdays, Oct. 7, 14 & 21. 2-4 p.m., Covenant Place
The Civil War in Kansas with Debra Goodrich Bisel, Thursdays, Nov. 5, 12 & 19. 10 a.m.-noon, Lakeview Village

Olathe

The Geography of Kansas: What Dorothy Didn’t Know About a Place Called Home with Tom Schmiedeler, Mondays, Sept. 28, Oct 5 & 12. 2-4 p.m., Santa Marta
Samurai: Men of Peace, Men of War with Nancy Hope, Tuesdays, Sept. 29, Oct. 6 & 13, 2-4 p.m., Aberdeen Village
The Civil War in Kansas with Debra Goodrich Bisel, Wednesdays, Oct 21, 28 & Nov. 4. 2-4 p.m., Cedar Lake Village
Faiths of Our Founders with Barry Crawford, Wednesdays, Nov. 4, 11 & 18. 2-4 p.m., Aberdeen Village

Prairie Village

Indians, Colonies and Imperial Europe: The Clash of Cultures in Early America with Gil Nichols, Tuesdays, Sept. 22, 29 & Oct. 6. 7-9 p.m., Claridge Court
Hinges of History: How Our Border Region Has Changed America with Aaron Barnhart and Diane Eickhoff, Wednesdays, Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10. 7-9 p.m., Claridge Court

Clay County, Missouri

Indians, Colonies and Imperial Europe: The Clash of Cultures in Early America with Gil Nichols, Wednesdays, Sept. 16, 23 & 30. 2-4 p.m., Maple Woods Community College
Faiths of Our Founders with Barry Crawford, Wednesdays, Oct. 7, 14 & 21. 2-4 p.m., Maple Woods Community College
Real to Reel, Part 2: Hollywood and History with John Mack, Thursdays, Oct. 22, 29 & Nov. 5. 2-4 p.m., McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff
Triumph over Terror: How Two Men Survived Nazi Horrors with Caryn Mirriam- Goldberg, Wednesdays, Nov. 4, 11 & 18. 2-4 p.m., Maple Woods Community College

Lee’s Summit, Missouri

Singing Cowboys, Their Sidekicks and Their Horses with Larry Nokes, Mondays, Oct. 5, 12 & 19. 7-9 p. m., Gamber Community Center
The Santa Fe Division: The Kansas-Missouri National Guard in WW I with David Pendleton, Tuesdays, Oct. 13, 20 & 27. 6-8 p.m., John Knox Village
Presidential Assassins: Men and Women Driven to Kill with Jim Peters, Mondays, Oct. 19, 26 and Nov. 2. 2-4 p.m., Metropolitan Community College-Longview

Special events:

KU Symphony Orchestra with special guest Benjamin Beilman, Saturday, Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m.; pre-performance, Friday, Sept. 25, 2:30-4 p.m., Lied Center Seymour Gallery
A Walking Tour of the KU Field Station, Friday, Oct. 2
Exploring the Wonders of Kansas: Wichita! - A two-day tour, Thursday-Friday, Oct. 8-9
Thomas Hart Benton and “Hollywood” at the Nelson-Atkins and a tour of the Kauffman Center, Friday, Oct. 16
“A Midnight Visit to the Grave of Poe: An Arabesque Musical,” Friday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m., pre-performance, Friday, Oct. 23, 2:30-4 p.m.
The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass ... and dinner, Thursday, Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center of Kansas, 1600 Stewart Drive, Lawrence
Kansas City Dixieland Band—in Concert, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2:30 p.m., Regnier Auditorium, KU Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park
The Paintings of Albert Bloch, Thursday, Nov. 12, 7-8:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St., Lawrence.