Learn to knit from the first stitch or refresh and expand on the skills you already have. Beginner, experienced, and lapsed knitters all have a place in Melissa Shinsato's upcoming classes. Each week includes a short tutorial on a general subject as well as time to enjoy the simple act of knitting.

Knitting for All Levels meets on Tuesday evenings starting February 3, 2026 (Course 13758) or on Wednesday mornings starting February 4, 2026 (Course 13759). Advanced Beginner Knitting meets Thursday mornings starting February 5, 2026 (Course 13760).

Week of February 1, 2026

Art Appreciation

• Artistic Rivalry: Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse (13590)
• Surrealists and the Art of Dreams: Man Ray, Salvador Dalí, René Magritte, and Frida Kahlo (13813)

Arts & Crafts

• Knitting for All Levels (Tuesday evenings: 13758; Wednesday mornings: 13759)
• Advanced Beginner Knitting (13760)

Computers, Technology, and the Internet

• Introduction to AI and ChatGPT (Wednesday morning: 13706; Thursday evening: 13707)

Games

• Beginner Bridge (13828)* NEW START/END DATE

Hobbies and Edutainment

• Introduction to Digital Photography (13770)

Walking Tours

• Walking Tour: Old Masters Auction Preview at Sotheby's (Monday morning at 10am: 13848; Monday morning at 11:15am: 13849; Tuesday morning at 11am: 13783)
• Walking Tour: Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House and National Museum of the American Indian (13618)
• Walking Tour: Old Masters Week at Upper East Side Galleries (13782)
• Walking Tour: Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck at the Met (13837)

Week of February 8, 2026

Art Appreciation

• Artistic Rivalry: Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock (13591)
• Superstar Mrs. Abington and Eighteenth Century London Theater (13814)

Computers, Technology, and the Internet

• iPhone Privacy and Security: Protecting your Digital Life (13769)
• Staying Safe and Secure on the Internet (Wednesday morning: 13774; Thursday evening: 13776)
• iPhone Beyond the Basics II (13768)

Literature, Film, Theater, and Television

• Book Chat with Anna Katsavos: Buckeye (2025) by Patrick Ryan (13681)
• BookTalk with Harriet Sobol: Train Dreams (2011) by Denis Johnson (13801)
• Book Discussion: Bread of Angels (2025) by Patti Smith (13805)

Walking Tours

• Walking Tour: Mondays at the Met, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln (13794)
• Walking Tour: Art of Seduction at the Met (13785)
• Culinary Walking Tour: Lower East Side and Pizza Tasting (13832)
• Walking Tour: Barnes Foundation and Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philly (13792)

All upcoming classes through end of March 2026 will be listed in the Printer-Friendly, Interactive Version of our Fall/Winter 2025-26 Catalog. New classes and changes are added in real time.

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 expansive number of in-person options.