October and November offer three different workshops geared to help aspiring authors polish off their latest masterpiece.

On October 22, 2024, Nancy Kessler begins a new session of Finding Your Voice through Memoir Writing (Course 12849), meeting Tuesday afternoons.

Beginning on Halloween, Reyna Marder Gentin leads a treat of a class, Moments in Time Writing Workshop (Course 12698), over the course of six sessions on Thursday afternoons.

Jennifer Lang is back in town for a single morning session of Writing with Your Senses (Course 12853) on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. This new class involves invoking the five senses with props you bring to class in order to infuse your prose with details to keep the reader engaged.

Register now for a supportive, constructive, and inspiring writing experience!

We love to hear from you, especially with good reviews! Recently, we received the following review of Nicholas Birns's book discussion of The Rainbow (1915) by D.H. Lawrence:

"Thank you, it was an amazing class, I am hooked!"

--HB

Send feedback, positive or otherwise, by filling out the very short Completed Course Survey form or by emailing us at Director@ScarsdaleAdultSchool.org.

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Week of September 22, 2024

Special Events

• Author Visit: Danielle Friedman, Let’s Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World (2022) (12817)* Pair this with Author Visit: Ava Purkiss, Fit Citizens: A History of Black Women’s Exercise from Post-Reconstruction to Postwar America (2023) by registering for both at once using Course 12725 to save $15
• Author Visit: Lorraine Besser, The Art of the Interesting: What We Miss in Our Pursuit of the Good Life and How to Cultivate It (2024) (12832)

Art Appreciation

• Harlem Renaissance and Beyond: The Rise of Harlem and its Artistic Minds, James Van Der Zee (12664)

Arts & Crafts

• Drawing Meditations in Nature (12687)

Health and Wellness

• Nutrition Guidance for Menopause (12736)
• Book Discussion and Workshop: The Way of Integrity (2021) by Martha Beck (12862)

History and Culture

• France's Influence in America: Architecture from the Turn of the Twentieth Century to Today (12806)

Hobbies and Edutainment

• Digital Photography: Starting Your Journey (Tuesday mornings: 12851; Thursday evenings: 12844)

Languages

• Beginner German (12880)* NEWLY ADDED
• Beginner Spanish (Wednesday afternoons in person: 12865)* NEW DATE

Literature, Film, Theater, and Television

• Mommy Dearest: An Examination of Motherhood in Three Contemporary Novels (12787)
• Film Discussion of Movies Playing at Jacob Burns Film Center (12820)

Music Appreciation

• Poetry of Joni Mitchell (12752)

Natural Sciences

• The Stars (12858)

Walking Tours

• Culinary Walking Tour: Arthur Avenue (12735)
• Walking Tour: Privately Owned Public Spaces in the Financial District (12660)

Week of September 29, 2024

Special Events

• Author Visit: Sierra Greer, Annie Bot (2024) (12789)

Art Appreciation

• Harlem Renaissance and Beyond: Portraiture and the Modern Black Subject, William H Johnson and Laura Wheeler Waring (12665)

Arts & Crafts

• Knitting for All Levels (12841)

Natural Sciences

• Galaxies and the Universe (12859)

Walking Tours

• Walking Tour: Mondays at the Met, the Period Rooms (Ancient World and Europe) (12738)

All upcoming classes are listed in the Printer-Friendly, Interactive Version of our Fall/Winter 2024-25 Catalog. New classes 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.