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March 27, 2007

Oakton Emeritus Offers Film and Art Appreciation Courses

Enroll in new courses in film and art appreciation offered by the Emeritus Program at Oakton Community College. All featured classes meet at Oakton's Ray Hartstein Campus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie.

Jane Austen - From Golden Pen to Silver Screen (HUM C07-71) is a film fest based on two of Jane Austen's novels, Pride and Prejudice and Emma. Films inspired by these novels, including Bridget Jones's Diary and Clueless, also will be shown. Six-week course meets Mondays, 12:45 - 3:45 p.m., starting April 16. Course fee is $80.

Treasures of Colonial Mexico (ART D09-71) examines the art history of the Mexican heartland, including stunning murals and Spanish colonial style architecture. One-week session meets 1 - 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 18. Course fee is $20.

Another Walk Down the Mean Streets: Six More Films Noir (HUM E96-71) explores the femme fatales, broken heroes, seductive environments, and unique narrative devices of film noir. Films to be screened include: Mildred Pierce (1945), Gilda (1946), The Big Sleep (1946), The Third Man (1949), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), and Pickup on South Street (1953). Six-week class meets Fridays, 9:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., starting April 20. Course fee is $100.

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.


Media Contact: Bill Paige (847) 635-1806


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