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History Matters
The Standards of Classical Music
Ever wonder about that famous
classical piece that you might know
the melody to, but not much else?
Maybe you want to go beyond random
playlists on the radio or YouTube
and rediscover the old warhorses
of classical music, along with some
surprising lesser-known gems. Enjoy
a guided overview that will broaden
your repertoire and increase your
appreciation of the standards of
classical music. Irving Steinberg
Date: Sat, Jan 18
Time: 1:00–3:00 pm
Cost: $25
Class #: AEQ10
Location: Stillwater Area High
School, Media Center
Impressionism and Claude Monet
“Meet” Claude Monet, the French
painter and founder of the French
Impressionist movement. Discover
the origin of the term impressionism,
the movement’s philosophy, and why
Monet was the most consistent and
prolific practitioner of this philosophy,
especially as applied to landscape
painting. Dan Hartman
Date: Fri, Feb 7
Time: 1:00–3:00 pm
Cost: $15
Class #: AEQ1
Location: Gladstone, 105
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There is Good News about
Climate Change
Enjoy an educational presentation
and discussion on the reality of
climate change. We’ll discuss the
changes Minnesotans are experiencing
and how they compare to what is
happening worldwide. It is possible
to slow climate change and there is a
role for governments, industries, and
individuals. Discover the part you can
play to slow the change. Lincoln Fetcher
Date: Tue, Feb 11
Time: 1:00–3:00 pm
Cost: $15
Class #: AEQ6A
Location: Gladstone, 105
Classical Music in the Movies
From Star Wars to 2001: A Space
Odyssey to Moonstruck to Apocalypse
Now, the power of a film score cannot
be overestimated. Learn which scores
were written as original compositions
for the movies and which were not.
Regardless of where it came from, the
right music makes the scene.
Irving Steinberg
Date: Sat, Feb 15
Time: 1:00–3:00 pm
Cost: $25
Class #: AEQ8
Location: Stillwater Area High
School, Media Center
Henry VIII
Though he is best known
for his many wives, there
is much more history to
be discovered about the
reign of this king from the House of
Tudor, including the establishment of
the Church of England as the official
religion of the land. Terry Kubista
Date: Fri, Feb 21
Time: 1:00–3:00 pm
Cost: $15
Class #: AEQ2
Location: Gladstone, 105
Jazz in the Age of Big Bands
and Swing
Take a guided
tour through
the seminal
works of the
period that
witnessed
the rise of the Big Bands and Swing
Dance Craze until its sunset in the
post-WW2 era. Listen to songs that
reflect what was happening in the pop
culture of the late 1920’s through the
mid-1940’s. Irving Steinberg
Date: Sat, Feb 22
Time: 1:00–3:00 pm
Cost: $25
Class #: AEQ9
Location: Stillwater Area High
School, Media Center
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso, a co-founder of the
Cubist art movement, is regarded as
one of the most influential artists of
the 20th century. Did you also know
that he was a sculptor, printmaker,
ceramicist, stage designer, poet, and
playwright? Come meet this Spanish
painter who spent most of his adult
life in France. Dan Hartman
Date: Fri, Mar 13
Time: 1:00–3:00 pm
Cost: $15
Class #: AEQ7
Location: Gladstone, 105
Richard III
“Dig up” the facts and identify the
fallacies of this infamous king who
ruled for only two years and was the
last English king to die in battle.
Terry Kubista
Date: Fri, Mar 20
Time: 1:00–3:00 pm
Cost: $15
Class #: AEQ3
Location: Gladstone, 105
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