History Alive! / Adult Education
The History Alive! / Adult Education Lecture Performances – topics from ancient Rome to the French Revolution to the rise of Napoleon – from the American Revolution to the Jazz Age and Big Band era. Learn about these interesting times and characters that made an impact in our world.
History / Adult Education Lectures
History/ Adult Education Lectures
The 100th Anniversary of the Roaring Twenties
The Age of Gatsby, flappers, bootleggers, speakeasies, baseball and Babe Ruth, and radical change…this program celebrates the 100th anniversary of a bygone age. Includes specially selected film clips with lots of singing, music and dance!
A History of the Stylish & Swinging 1930’s
The Decades – A History of the Stylish & Swinging 1930’s
A History of the Fabulous 1940’s – The Big Band Era
The Decades – The Fabulous 1940’s – The Big Band Era
A Brave New World – Life in Colonial America
A Brave New World – Life in Colonial America
Gen. ‘Mad’ Anthony Wayne – A Gentleman Rebel
Gen. ‘Mad’ Anthony Wayne – A Gentleman Rebel
For the Cause of Liberty – Fighting Foreign Generals of the American Revolution
Fighting Foreign Generals of the American Revolution
The Birdman of Audubon – The Life & Art of John James Audubon
The Life and Art of John James Audubon, one of our area’s most famous personages, considered by many to be one of America’s greatest naturalists.
‘The Smile of Reason’ – A Light-Hearted History of the Age of Enlightenment
A Light-Hearted History of the Age of Enlightenment
Madame Guillotine and the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution
Madame Guillotine and the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution
The Mysterious Death of Napoleon Bonaparte
The Mysterious Death of Napoleon Bonaparte
A Most Regal Affair – The Romance of Napoleon & Josephine
Napoleon & Josephine’s love story
The Age of English Romanticism
The Age of English Romanticism
The World of Jane Austen
The World of Jane Austen
The Wonderful World of “The Wizard of Oz”
The Lasting Legacy of “The Wizard of Oz”
Walt Disney’s World
Walt Disney’s World
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En Garde! – A Cutting Edge History of Hollywood Swashbucklers
From Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and Jr., to the dashing Errol Flynn – from the fiery redhead Maureen O’Hara to the menacing Anthony Quinn – from Basil Rathbone, Stewart Granger, Jack Sparrow and far beyond the bounding main – the story of Hollywood’s swashbucklers is one of history and romance wed to cold steel. From the heroic swordsman’s first ‘en garde’ or ‘at your service sir’ – this is a ‘slashingly’ good program that’s sure to please from starboard to stern as we cross swords once more with the greatest swashbucklers of old Hollywood town!
Everyday Life in Ancient Rome
Everyday Life in Ancient Rome
Those About to Die Salute Thee – The History of the Roman Games
Those About to Die Salute Thee – The History of the Roman Games
Catherine the Great – Empress of All the Russias in the Age of Enlightment
Catherine the Great – Empress of All the Russias in the Age of Enlightment