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February 1, 2005

Oakton Emeritus Program Spotlights Music and Movies

Enroll in movie or music classes offered by the Emeritus Program at Oakton Community College. All featured courses meet at Oakton's Ray Hartstein Campus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie.

Italian Neorealism and Beyond: A New Cinema for a New World (HUM B21-71) details the movement by Italian filmmakers to portray the realities of life post-World War II. Films to be screened and discussed include La Strada and The Bicycle Thief. Six-week course meets 9:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., Fridays, starting Feb. 25. Course fee is $100.

Tosca: The Ultimate Diva (MUS S76-71) examines Puccini's famous opera and its stage antecedent by French playwright Victorien Sardo, which starred Sarah Bernhardt in the powerful diva role. Single-session course meets 1 - 2:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 25. Course fee is $20.

Monday at the Movies (HUM S64-71) revisits domestic and international films that may have originally been overlooked. Seven-week course meets 2 - 4 p.m., Mondays, starting Feb. 28. Course fee is $80.

Let's Go to the Yiddish Movies (MUS S77-71) discusses the influence of Yiddish films on American cinema. Six-week course meets 10 - 11:30 a.m., Tuesdays, starting March 1. Course fee is $80.

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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