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Five Courses in Five Days: Music, Art, The American Experience, World Affairs & More |
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Program Number: |
15551RJ |
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| Duration: |
5 nights |
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Burlingame, California
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| Price starting at: |
$899.00 - Price may vary based on date, departure city |
| Program Type:
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Multi-Topic; History & Culture; Music Appreciation
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| Meals: |
15;
5 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 5 Dinners |
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Spend five days immersed in five courses covering a broad range of topics. From the serious to the sublime, you will leave this program enlightened and enriched. See date-specific notes for course topics.
Highlights
• Join acclaimed Road Scholar instructors for five days of captivating lectures and presentations.
• Take an excursion by bus to learn about notable landmarks and locations around the Bay Area.
• Enjoy live entertainment on the closing night.
Activity Particulars
Minimal standing and walking.
Date Specific Information
4-25-2013
“1964 Presidential Election.” “Western Religious Traditions.” “Jazz and the Pop Song: 1910-1960.” “Murals through the Centuries.” “Healthy Aging.” Field trip to notable San Francisco murals.
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8-1-2013
“Politics of the Supreme Court.” “Copland, Gershwin and Bernstein.” “Post-Impressionism.” “San Francisco History and Neighborhoods.” “Healthy Aging.”
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8-15-2013
“Arab/Israeli Conflict.” “Americans in Paris 1830-1920.” “Baroque and Classical Concerti.” “The Constitution Today.” “Jazz and the Pop Song: 1910-1960.”
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9-12-2013
“Middle East at the Crossroads.” “Art Tour: Paris and Northern France.” “Swingin’ into the 50s.” “Prime-Time Crime: TV Drama.” “San Francisco History and Neighborhoods.”
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10-24-2013
"The President, The Congress and American Foreign Policy." "French Impressionism." "The Great American Songbook: Where Have All the Tunes Gone?" "Healthy Aging." "The Search for Life in Space."
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10-31-2013
"20th-Century Presidents Who Made A Difference." "Music of Beethoven and Bach." "Post Impressionism." "Dead Sea Scrolls." "San Francisco History and Neighborhoods."
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12-12-2013
"Middle East at the Crossroads." "Intriguing Politics of the Supreme Court." "Americans Abroad: The Lure of Paris, 1830-1900." "Healthy Aging." "The Symphony from Beethoven to the Present."
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1-9-2014
"Middle East at the Crossroads." "The Black Death of Europe." "French Impressionism." "First Amendment Heroes and Villains." "Flop Hits: Great Songs from Broadway Bombs."
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1-30-2014
"20th Century Presidents Who Made a Difference." "Petrosino: The Real Godfather Saga." Life in Space." "Great American Dancers." "California Dreamin`: Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, Jack London and Bret Harte." Field trip to the Computer History Museum.
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3-13-2014
"Great Speeches of the 20th Century: Voices that Made History." The Beauty of Gardens." Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of Liberty." "Music of the Fabulous Fifties." "TV or Not TV: The Tube & Popular Culture." Field trip to Filoli, an historic country estate built in 1915.
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4-3-2014
"Middle East at the Crossroads." "Architecture from the Pyramids to Wright." "From Buffoon to Philosopher King: The Many Faces of Abraham Lincoln." "Intriguing Politics of the Supreme Court." "With a Song in His Heart: Richard Rodgers." Field trip to Stanford University for docent-led visit of the Hanna "Honeycomb" House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Coordinated by Road Scholar.
Burlingame
A bustling suburb set between San Francisco Bay and the foothills of the Pacific Coast Range, Burlingame affords great views of San Francisco to the north from the walking paths along the bay.
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Accommodations
Hotel overlooking San Francisco Bay. Indoor pool, gym, walking path, free airport shuttle and trolley to charming downtown Burlingame.
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| Road Scholar Instructors | | These instructors are participating on at least one date of this program. Please note that changes may occur. | Sue Lombardi
| | Susanna Lombardi is an art historian and educator whose career in college teaching spanned over 25 years. In addition to her role as a faculty member at Dominican College, she served as the associate director of the graduate humanities program. She completed her graduate work at the University of California, Berkeley, and is the author of the book, "Behold!" | | | | Michael Graham
| | A professor of political science at San Francisco State University, Dr. Michael Graham has taught at numerous educational institutions including Oklahoma State University, U.C. Santa Barbara, Northwestern University and Loyola University of Chicago. His major research and teaching interests are in the fields of public law and American political institutions. Dr. Graham holds a Ph.D. in political science from U.S. Santa Barbara. | | | | Richard Aldag
| | Richard Aldag is an active composer whose works have been commissioned and performed by numerous symphonies, including the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra and the Shanghai Symphony. He served as executive director of the Napa Valley Symphony from 2006-2012, and prior to this, served as executive director of the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra. As an educator, Richard has served on the faculties of several schools, including Fordham University and the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. | | | | Maureen O'Brien
| | Maureen O'Brien earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees at Dominican University in San Rafael, California. She has taught art history courses at Sonoma State University, Dominican University and the College of Marin. Currently, she guest lectures at Dominican University and the College of Marin. | | | | John Rothmann
| | Regarded as a scholar or modern Republicanism, John Rothmann is a political and foreign policy consultant who specializes in issues of the U.S., Middle East and former Soviet Union. Among his many roles, he has served as director of the Nixon Collection at Whittier College, as chief of staff to Senator Milton Marks and as field representative to Senator Quentin Kopp. John has spoken at numerous campuses in the U.S., Canada and Israel, and taught at the University of San Francisco. | | | | Rand Richards
| | Rand Richards is a San Francisco historian. Rand has written three books: “Historic San Francisco: A Concise History and Guide”, “Historic Walks in San Francisco: 18 Trails Through the City’s Past” and “Mud, Blood, and Gold: San Francisco in 1849.” He has a B.A. in history from the University of Minnesota and an MBA from San Francisco State University. In 2005, Rand received the San Francisco History Association’s Oscar Lewis Award for his contributions to knowledge of San Francisco history. | | | | Mark Levy
| | Mark Levy has performed and taught around the country for 30 years at synagogues, Jewish community centers, Lehrhaus Judaica, Workmen's Circle and other Jewish groups. He has appeared throughout the country and abroad as a singer and lecturer who specializes in traditional Judaic folk music, Jewish humor, and Klezmer history and theory. “Nu, You Think That's Funny?” was developed in a Catskill hotel one summer and includes jokes, film and audio clips that chronicle 100 years of Jewish jokesters. | | | | Seth Shostak
| | Seth Shostak is the senior astronomer at the SETI (Search for Extraterrestial Intelligence) Institute. For much of his career, Seth conducted radio astronomy research on galaxies, and currently hosts the SETI Institute’s science radio show, “Big Picture Science.” He is the author of “Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist’s Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.” Seth holds a degree in physics from Princeton and a doctorate in astronomy from the California Institute of Technology. | | | | Jerry Frohmader
| | Jerry Frohmader is a composer, performer, teacher and arts administrator, whose compositions have been performed throughout the U.S. and Europe. As assistant dean in the School of Music at the California Institute of Arts, Jerry composed a musical score for the opera "Victory Over the Sun" by Malevich. As a musician, he has performed with the New Jersey Symphony and on the Jerry Lewis Telethon, and has been featured on the ABC News, CNN Travel and the PBS program SPARK. | | | | Lynn Miller
| | Lynn Ruth Miller began her career as a standup comedian at the age of 70, but has long been an author and entertainer. At the age of 27, she starred in her own CBS television show, and her current newspaper column, “Thoughts While Walking the Dog,” has been gathered into two books. Lynn Ruth has a one woman show, “Farewell to the Tooth Fairy,” and frequently performs in comedy productions. She is the host of two local television programs, “What’s Hot Between the Covers” and “Paint with Lynn.”. | | | | Bruce Bramlett
| | Rev. Bruce Bramlett is an ordained Episcopal priest, Christian scholar and activist on several social issues. He received his theological education at Union Theological Seminary in New York and his Masters of Divinity degree at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, MA. Rev. Bramlett has been a frequent lecturer in synagogues and churches on issues of Jewish history, Christian theology, Holocaust studies, Jewish/ Christian history, antisemitism and Israeli/ Palestinian relations. | | | |
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