Author Visit: Alice Hoffman

When We Flew Away (2024)

(Course 12893)

On Thursday, November 14, 2024, acclaimed author Alice Hoffman will discuss her latest fiction, When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary (2024), with SAS instructor and literary scholar Anna Katsavos. Through extensive research and in cooperation with the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, the book imagines and recreates Anne Frank's life in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during the years before she went into hiding. Hoffman imbues Frank, a young child, with wit, mischief, creativity, and wisdom beyond her age, foreshadowing the literary talent reflected in her now famous diary.

Time will be reserved for Q&A for those watching the live Zoom. If you are unable to attend, register for this amazing event to receive the recording for later viewing.

Pianist Cristiana Pegoraro in Concert

(Course 12890)

On Wednesday, November 6, 2024, celebrated Italian pianist and composer Cristiana Pegoraro brings her Carnegie Hall program to Scarsdale. She demonstrates her deep passion and enthusiasm for classical music in a format that combines live piano performances with stimulating conversation about the composers' lives, impact, and artistry. This program, entitled Joy of Music, will feature masterpieces from Rossini’s the Barber of Seville, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, and Beethoven's Ode to Joy, hits from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, Evita, and Phantom of the Opera, as well as Neapolitan love songs and Pegoraro’s original compositions.

These not-to-be-missed special events are open for registration. Reserve your seat now!

Week of October 6, 2024

Special Events

• Author Visit: Chris Whitaker, All the Colors of the Dark (2024) (12869)

Art Appreciation

• Harlem Renaissance and Beyond: Debate and Synthesis, African and Western Aesthetics, Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller and Augusta Savage (12666)

Arts & Crafts

• Realistic Drawing (12876)
• Introduction to Graphite Pencil Drawing (12881)
• Art of Mandalas for Self-Discovery and Growth (12688)
• Zen Design Drawing (12877)

Current Events and Politics

• American Presidency, a Critical Analysis (12795)

History and Culture

• France's Influence in America: Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture (12807)

Hobbies and Edutainment

• Introduction to Digital Photography (12852)

Walking Tours

• Walking Tour: Mondays at the Met, the Art of Material, Exploring the Variety of Artistic Mediums (12739)
• Walking Tour: Contemporary Galleries of New York City (12732)
• Walking Tour: Andy Warhol and Andrew Wyeth Exhibits at the Bruce Museum (12748)
• Walking Tour: Stone Facades, Modern and Neo-Traditional Architecture on the Upper East Side (12757)

Week of October 13, 2024

Special Events

• Author Visit: Ava Purkiss, Fit Citizens: A History of Black Women’s Exercise from Post-Reconstruction to Postwar America (2023) (12818)

Arts & Crafts

• Collage Creation (12694)
• Painting with Pastels (12695)

Financial and Retirement Planning

• Life After Work: How to Prepare a Good Life in Retirement (12887)

Fitness and Dance

• Learn the Hustle (12888)

Health and Wellness

• Book Discussion and Workshop: The Way of Integrity (2021) by Martha Beck (12862)

History and Culture

• France's Influence in America: Food (12808)

Hobbies and Edutainment

• Introduction to Digital Photography (12845)

Literature, Film, Theater, and Television

• Shylock, Barabas, and Antisemitism (12780)
• Book Discussion: Madame Bovary (1857) by Gustave Flaubert, After the Wedding Cake (12776)
• BookTalk with Harriet Sobol: The Gift of Rain (2007) by Tan Twan Eng (12783)

Performing Arts

• Acting and Improv (12831)

Walking Tours

• Walking Tour: NYC Immigration's Many Waves (12884)
• Walking Tour: Southern End of Riverside Drive (12709)

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