Scarsdale Adult School E-News
August 2021
Armchair Tours and Virtual Visits
Scarsdale Adult School kicks off the new term on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, with Page Knox's museum virtual visit to the Frick Madison (Course 10625), the temporary new home to the Frick's masterpieces while the Frick Collection undergoes renovation. This distinctly modern stone and concrete building is the former site of the Met Breuer and, previously, the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Later that same day, Francis Morrone narrates a virtual tour of the Met's immensely popular exhibit, The Medici: Portraits & Politics, 1512–1570 (Course 10715). The class is suitable as a preview for those who intend to see it in person or as a recap for museum goers who have already had the pleasure of exploring this outstanding assortment of Florentine artwork.

Riva Blumenfeld leads students through Alice Neel: People Come First at the Met (Course 10775) on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, Marking Time: Art In The Age Of Mass Incarceration at MoMA PS1 (Course 10778) on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, and Grief & Grievance: Art And Mourning in America at the New Museum (Course 10774) on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. All three of these major exhibits garnered attention this past year for their exploration of themes of social justice.

Blumenfeld will also offer a Zoom-based version of her tour of Contemporary Galleries of New York City (Course 10776) on Tuesday, October 5, 2021.
Armchair architectural tours this term take students through New York City, San Francisco, Paris, and London.

Anthony Robins explores the Original World Trade Center (Course 10636) on Thursday, September 9, 2021, just two days shy of the twentieth anniversary of the falling of the twin towers. He returns on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, to cover the great skyscrapers and other quintessential buildings that make up the NYC skyline in Art Deco Metropolis (Course 10635).

Rick Evans explores the Secrets of San Francisco's Chinatown (Course 10815) on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. Discover the hidden gems in the streets and back alleys of this famous, enchanting city within a city.

Francis Morrone enjoys September in Paris, exploring Faubourg Saint-Honoré and the Champs-Élysées (Course 10716) on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, and Faubourg Saint-Germain (Course 10717) on Wednesday, September 15, 2021.

From there, he crosses the channel to cover London neighborhoods on Wednesday afternoons beginning November 17, 2021, with Whitehall (Course 10710), Chelsea (Course 10711), Kensington and Holland Park (Course 10712), and concluding with Bloomsbury (Course 10713).

Make SAS your travel destination without ever leaving the comforts of home. Register now to secure your ticket to the best museums and site seeing this fall.
Classes Starting in the Next Two Weeks
All class listings are for the Eastern Time Zone. Course numbers appear in parentheses.
Week of August 29, 2021
Art Appreciation
  • Frick Madison: Virtual Tour with Page Knox (10625)
  • Museum Virtual Visit: The Medici: Portraits & Politics, 1512–1570 at the Met (10715)

Games
  • Bridge: Keeping up with Conventions and Strategies for Play of Hand: Double Finesse (10855)
Week of September 5, 2021
Architecture
  • Armchair Tour: Faubourg Saint-Honoré and the Champs-Élysées in Paris (10716)
  • Armchair Tour: The Original World Trade Center (10636)

Art Appreciation
  • Walking Tour: Bushwick, An Art Scene Grows in Brooklyn (10680)
  • Other Halves: Models, Muses, and Spouses (10816)

Current Events and Politics
  • America and Afghanistan: What Next? (10854)

Fitness and Dance
  • Movement to Music (10743)
Printer-Friendly Interactive Flipbook Catalogs of Spring/Summer and Fall Classes
All upcoming classes are listed in our Printer-Friendly, Interactive Version of our Fall 2021 Catalog. New classes are added regularly.

Class times are for the Eastern Time Zone. Please check regularly for additional options to keep you engaged and learning, whether from the comforts of home or through our expanding number of in-person options.
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