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July 11, 2006

Emeritus Program Examines the Fine Arts

Enjoy learning about art, cinema, and theater by enrolling in classes offered by the Emeritus Program at Oakton Community College.

Sketching and Watercolor (ART D07-91) demonstrates how to improve sketching and drawing skills with pencil and charcoal. Five-week course meets 1 - 3 p.m., Wednesdays, starting Aug. 2, at Covenant Village, 2625 Techny Road, Northbrook. Course fee is $50.

Over There: European Response to American Film (HUM B37-91) examines European-U.S. relations through the medium of films by directors including Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-Luc Godard, and Lars von Trier. One-week course meets 2:30 - 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 2, at Oakton's Ray Hartstein Campus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie. Course fee is $20.

Tony Kushner: Radical Pragmatist (HUM B35-91) discusses the works of this provocative Pulitzer Prize winning playwright including Homeboy/Kabul, Caroline or Change, and Only We Who Guard the Mystery Shall Be Unhappy. Four-week course meets Thursdays, 1 - 3 p.m., starting Aug. 3, at Oakton's Ray Hartstein Campus. Course fee is $60.

Oakton's Emeritus Program offers credit and noncredit courses, lectures, seminars, and tours, while providing a chance to share learning experiences with peers age 50 and over.

For more information about the Emeritus Program, including costs of featured lectures, call 847-635-1414 or 847-982-9888, press 3. For a complete list of Emeritus classes, course fees, seminars, and events, visit www.oakton.edu/emeritus.


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