Scarsdale Adult School E-News
May 2022
Upcoming Fitness Classes
Late spring and summer in-person and online fitness classes give you plenty of options to get into and stay in shape:

  • Fit Blast: Cardio, Strength and Abs (11267)
  • Total Body Workout with Bands (11272)
  • Body Sculpting
  • In-Person Thursday mornings: (11273)
  • Online Tuesday afternoons: (11270)
  • Online Thursday afternoons: (11271)
  • Sit and Be Fit: Chair-Based Body Sculpting
  • Online Tuesday afternoons: (11268)
  • Online Thursday afternoons: (11269)
  • Postural Therapy Movement (11263)
  • Movement to Music
  • In-Person Tuesday mornings: (11264)
  • In-Person Friday mornings: (11274)
  • Online Tuesday mornings: (11265)
  • Online Thursday mornings: (11266)
  • Online Friday mornings: (11275)
  • MELT Method® Hand and Foot Treatment (11281)
  • Yoga
  • In-Person Gentle Yoga (11278)
  • Online Gentle Yoga (11279)
  • Basic a/k/a Essential Yoga (11280)
Catalog Additions and Changes
Walking Tour: Faith Ringgold: American People at the New Museum (11262) is a great opportunity to view this comprehensive exhibit on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, before it closes in a few weeks. Learn about Ringgold's impressive body of work from SAS instructor Riva Blumenfeld. Tour size is limited and will fill on a first-come/first-served basis.

Ze'ev Aviezer's four-session course, Jewish Canon (11283), a discussion of excerpts and rabbinic interpretations of the texts at the heart of the Jewish religion, will now meet over Zoom instead of in-person. Class begins Tuesday, May 17, 2022.

Walking Tour: Green-Wood Cemetery (11086) has been rescheduled for Monday, May 23, 2022. This creepy and cool excursion focuses on the art and architecture of this historic landmark. Founded as one of the country's first rural cemeteries in 1838 (a full century before SAS), Brooklyn's Green-Wood serves as a cultural institution, an outdoor museum, and the final resting place for over 570,000 permanent residents. Highlights include the Gothic Archway, the Historic Chapel, and sculptures such as "The Greeter" and "Cabeza de Mujer."

Knitting Hope: How Knitting Helped Women Resist, Remember, and Renew Life after the Holocaust (11093) has been rescheduled for 1 pm on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The class will be recorded and available to registered students to view on demand for one week.

Henri Matisse, Master of Modern Art (11282), the latest addition from art historian Page Knox, is scheduled for Thursday, June 2, 2022, and will provide helpful insights into the famous artist’s life and career for those planning to see the current MoMA exhibition, Matisse: The Red Studio.

Additional language sessions have been added for the summer:
  • Advanced Beginner German (11277) begins Tuesday, May 24, 2022
  • Intermediate German (11276) begins Tuesday, May 24, 2022

New sessions of online writing workshops have been scheduled to begin after the current sessions end:
  • Personal Essay Writing: A Way to Make Meaning of Your Life (11261) begins Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Classes Starting in the Next Two Weeks
All class listings are for the Eastern Time Zone. Course numbers appear in parentheses.
Week of May 15, 2022
Architecture
  • Architects of America: Arthur Brown, Jr. (1874–1957) of California (11079)* Lecture will be recorded and available to registered students to view on demand for one week
  • Walking Tour: Art Deco New York, 42nd Street East to West (11250)
Art Appreciation
  • Aaron Douglas, Harlem Renaissance Meets Art Deco (11156)
  • Walking Tour: Faith Ringgold: American People at the New Museum (11262)

Current Events
  • World Politics with Ralph Buultjens (11243)

Fitness
  • Postural Therapy Movement (11263)

Games
  • Canasta: Supervised Play (11111)
  • Beginner Canasta (11114)
  • Bridge: Mixed Bag Topics (11149)
Health and Wellness
  • Author Visit with Sheila Forman: TAME Your Appetite: The Art of Mindful Eating (11088)* High school students may attend free of charge but must pre-register by emailing Registrar@ScarsdaleAdultSchool.org.

Literature, Film, and Television
  • Artistry Behind the Series: The Crown (Netflix) (11134)* Lecture will be recorded and available to registered students to view on demand for one week

Religion
  • Jewish Canon (11283)* Please note venue change from in-person to online
Week of May 22, 2022
Architecture
  • Walking Tour: Green-Wood Cemetery (11086)
  • Architects of America: Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) (11080)* Lecture will be recorded and available to registered students to view on demand for one week
  • Walking Tour: Ladies' Mile, Shopping During the Gilded Age (11167)

Art Appreciation
  • Andrew Wyeth's People and Places (11157)
  • Artists of the Non Finito: Pablo Picasso's Later Years (11064)

Fitness and Dance

Games
  • Let's Play Mah Jongg: Beginner Series (11204)
  • Let's Play Mah Jongg: Supervised Play (11202)

History and Culture
  • Knitting Hope: How Knitting Helped Women Resist, Remember, and Renew Life after the Holocaust (11093)* Lecture will be recorded and available to registered students to view on demand for one week

Languages
  • Advanced Beginner German (11277)
  • Intermediate German (11276)

Literature, Film, and Television
  • Artistry Behind the Series: My Brilliant Friend (HBO) (11135)* Lecture will be recorded and available to registered students to view on demand for one week
  • Book Discussion: Beasts of a Little Land (2021) by Juhea Kim (11106)
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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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