OPEN LIFELONG LEARNING CLASSES – JOIN US!

Here are the LIFELONG LEARNING classes still open for 2023.  Register online via PayPal or at the Instituto between 9 and 2.

Fairy Tales as Life Stories. Deborah Fausch  March 13, 15 (M, W)  1-3 pm Social hour 3-4 pm   500 pesos

Fairy tales form the background of the world from our childhoods. In dark forests, trees talk, horses talk, wolves masquerade as grandmothers, and frogs demand to be kissed.

21st Century Fascism: Origins and Theory. Gerie Bledsoe  March 14, 16 (M, W)  1-3 pm 500 pesos   ZOOM

Move from 20th Century origins of fascism in Italy, Germany, and Spain after WW I to 21st Century politics in Hungary, Russia, and other countries where fascism has taken new forms. The differences among fascism, socialism, communism, and liberalism will be clarified.

Ireland 1845-1939: From Famine to Fame and Infamy. Terry Fitzpatrick  March 17, 20, 22 (F, M, W) 1-3 pm Social hour 3-4 pm  600 pesos

How did this small island nation with just eight million people (in 1840) wrest independence from England, build a reputation for revolutionary violence, breed so many great artists in such a short period, and forge a world-wide renown for blarney?

Maestro Leonard Bernstein: An Incandescent Soul. Owen Cantor March 27, 29, 31 (M, W, F) 1-3 pm Social hour 3-4 pm  600 pesos

It’s the story of an American original. Maestro Leonard Bernstein’s incandescent soul continues to change hearts and melt prejudice a century after his birth and more than 30 years after his passing. The world is better because of this gifted human being’s legacy.