Scarsdale Adult School E-News
March 2022
Card and Board Games at SAS
Game On! This semester at SAS includes in-person and online options for you to learn, practice, and hone your gaming skills in a fun environment.
Bridge is hotter than ever! Beginner Bridge is offered in person (Thursday afternoons: Course 11101; Friday mornings: Course 11248) and online (Tuesday afternoons: Course 11146). For those beyond novice, Beginner Plus Bridge meets Wednesday afternoons (Course 11145) and Intermediate Bridge meets Monday afternoons (Course 11143). In person Supervised Play resumes on April 5, 2022, on Tuesday afternoons (Course 11100). Mixed Bag Topics are scheduled for Wednesday mornings. The first session just got underway (Course 11148) and another will begin in June (Course 11149).

Please note: all online bridge lectures are recorded and sent to registered students for review at your leisure, making it a great option for busy or unpredictable personal schedules.
Canasta is yet another crowd-pleaser. New online sessions of Beginner Canasta start this week on Wednesday mornings (Course 11192) with in-person sessions scheduled for Tuesdays in May (mornings: Course 11113; afternoons: Course 11114) and June (Course 11115).

Canasta: Supervised Play on Tuesdays is also on the schedule. The March session just began (Course 11110) and May sessions (mornings: Course 11111; afternoons: Course 11112) will be here in just a few more shuffles of the decks. The popular Canasta Strategies: Aces, Sevens, and Wild Cards will also make a comeback on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 (Course 11116).
Get the gang together for spring sessions of in-person mah jongg. Beginner Series sessions start in April on Mondays (Course 11196) or Wednesdays (Course 11090), and on Wednesdays in May (Course 11204) and July (Course 11205). Supervised Play follows the same pattern with new sessions in April on Mondays (Course 11197) or Wednesdays (Course 11089) and then on Wednesdays in May (Course 11202) and July (Course 11203).

Calling all kings and queens: Beginner Chess (Course 11224) and Advanced Beginner/Intermediate Chess (Course 11225) are slated for April and June, respectively.

You have nothing to lose and plenty of camaraderie, knowledge, and good times to gain. Register now for any of our upcoming bridge, canasta, mah jongg, and chess classes.
Additions and Changes
Newly added to the catalog

  • Deep Dive into Drawing (11255)
  • Beginner Bridge (11248)
  • Walking Tour: Art Deco New York, 42nd Street East to West (11250)
  • Walking Tour: Art Deco New York, Murray Hill to Gramercy Park (11251)
  • Walking Tour: Art Deco New York, Tribeca and the Civic Center (11252)
  • Walking Tour: Art Deco New York, Upper East Side (11253)
  • Walking Tour: Art Deco New York, Washington Heights (11254)
Change in Schedule

  • The class meeting time for Walking Tour: Contemporary Galleries of New York City (11056) on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, has changed from 11am to 2pm and the date for Walking Tour: Contemporary Galleries of New York City (11058) has changed from Tuesday, June 21, 2022, to Tuesday, June 14, 2022.
  • The start dates for all of the following Spanish classes taught by Maria Salzinger have been postponed by one week and will begin in April:
  • Advanced Beginner Spanish (11220)
  • Intermediate Spanish (11218)
  • Advanced Conversational Spanish (11219)
Classes Starting in the Next Two Weeks
All class listings are for the Eastern Time Zone. Course numbers appear in parentheses.
Week of March 27, 2022
Special Events
  • Curator's Perspective on The Hare with Amber Eyes at the Jewish Museum (11190)
Architecture
  • Manhattan’s Historical Houses of Worship (10992)
  • Walking Tour: Grand Central Terminal (11047)
  • Architects of America: Frank Furness (1839–1912) of Philadelphia (11025)
  • Armchair Tour: Broadway Theaters (11095)

Art Appreciation
  • Museum Virtual Visit: 2021 Triennial: Soft Water Hard Stone at the New Museum (11052)
  • Museum Virtual Visit: Museum of Modern Art (11031)
  • Kees van Dongen, Stylization and Sensuality (11050)
Arts & Crafts
  • Watercolor Painting (Thursday afternoons, in-person: 11043; Thursday mornings, online: 11239)

Games
  • Beginner Canasta (11192)

Literature, Film, and Television
  • Artistry Behind the Series: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) (11129)* Lecture will be recorded and available to registered students to view on demand for one week
  • And Now a Word From Our Sponsor: The Early Days of TV Advertising (11171)
  • Book Discussion: Crossroads (2021) by Jonathan Franzen (Wednesday morning: 11034; Thursday morning: 11046)
  • Where Film and Painting Meet: Light It Like Rembrandt (11122)* Lecture will be recorded and available to registered students to view on demand for one week

Performing Arts
  • Learn to Play the Guitar (11187)
  • Group Piano Lessons for Beginner & Intermediate Students (11189)
  • Ring Your Bell! (11185)

Photography
  • iPhone Photography (11181)

Writing
  • Getting Started, A Writing Workshop (11246)
Week of April 3, 2022
Architecture
  • Architects of America: Charles Follen McKim (1847–1909) of New York's McKim, Mead & White (11074)* Lecture will be recorded and available to registered students to view on demand for one week
  • Palm Springs, Modernism Capital of the World (11138)
  • Armchair Tour: Art Deco New York, 42nd Street East to West (11097)
Art Appreciation
  • Gustav Klimt and the Woman in Gold (11151)
  • Yaacov Agam, Pioneer of Optical Art (11082)
  • Walking Tour: Contemporary Galleries of New York City (11056)* Please note that tour will begin at 2pm instead of 11am
  • Walking Tour: Bowery Boogie, Downtown Art Scene (11084)
  • Frank Stella, Austere and Monumental (11051)

Arts & Crafts
  • Drawing: An Invaluable Skill and a Fascinating Medium (11091)
  • Knitting for All Levels (Tuesday evenings: 11193; Thursday mornings: 11194)

Games
  • Beginner Bridge (11101)
  • Bridge: Supervised Play (11100)
  • Let's Play Mah Jongg: Beginner Series (11090)
  • Let's Play Mah Jongg: Supervised Play (11089)

History and Culture
  • Synagogues, Then and Now (11098)
Languages
  • Advanced Beginner Spanish (11220)
  • Intermediate Spanish (11218)
  • Advanced Conversational Spanish (11219)
  • Beginner French (11228)
  • Intermediate French (11227)

Literature, Film, and Television
  • Short Stories by Nobel Prize-Winning Authors (11102)
  • Artistry Behind the Series: Bridgerton (Netflix) (11130)* Lecture will be recorded and available to registered students to view on demand for one week
  • BookTalk with Harriet Sobol: Oh William! (2021) by Elizabeth Strout (11107)
  • Where Film and Painting Meet: Filmmakers Steal from the Masters (11123)* Lecture will be recorded and available to registered students to view on demand for one week

Performing Arts
  • Learn to Play the Ukulele for All Levels (11186)
  • World Drumming (11188)
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Catalog of Spring/Summer Classes
All upcoming classes are listed in our Printer-Friendly, Interactive Version of our Spring/Summer 2022 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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