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June-September St. Petersburg
June 12-17, 2011
Yankees or Red Sox and the Rays: Inside Baseball at the Trop
Program #19745
Inside Baseball at the Trop
Attention Yankees, Red Sox, and Rays fans! Enjoy baseball at its best and choose from two separate programs: either a week with the Ray/Yankees or the Rays/Red Sox. Meet pro baseball experts including coaches, sportswriters/sportscasters, staff, and players (if available). Get behind-the-scenes perspectives as special guests of the Tampa Bay organization and explore the climate controlled domed stadium, from the dugout to the press box and the Ted Williams Museum. Whether you root for the Red Sox Nation, the Yankee Empire, or the Rays Republic, enhance your understanding and love of the sport and enjoy a three series games in the "big show."
June 19-24, 2011
George Gershwin, Pioneering Years of Television, Cinema Royalty: Crawford, Davis, Stanwyck
Program #1325
George Gershwin: Tin Pan Alley To Concert Hall
Follow this musical genius as he moves from rags to riches, from popular music to the Hollywood stage to the concert hall. See him cross musical boundaries as you trace his life. Experience his music through recordings and live performance.
Live On T.V.: The Pioneering Years Of Television
Sundays with Sullivan, Tuesdays with Miltie, Thursdays with Playhouse 90. The pioneers of this new medium changed the way we viewed the world...and ourselves. Travel back with us as we rediscover the greats: Burns, Benny, Caesar and others.
Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck
These three queens represent cinema icons in an era before TV, a time when movies defined the soul of our country. Sexy, outrageous, even sinful, they shone brightly through the '30s and '40s. Examine the reel and real lives of these cinema royals.
June 26 - July 1, 2011
From Mark Twain to Jon Stewart, Everyman of Film, 1950s Musicals
Program #16981
Political Satire from Mark Twain to Jon Stewart
Political satire focuses on the foibles of politicians and allows us to inject humor into what is frequently not very humorous. Through lectures, writings and TV clips, we’ll examine some of the best American political satirists.
Everyman of Film: Lemmon, Eastwood, and Hanks
Through their films, these three actors became symbols of the American man at his best. They were pillars of moral courage and defenders of traditional values. Learn about their lives and gain appreciation for the "Everyman" image in their films.
Shall We Dance: Musicals of the 1950s
The 1950s brought new sophistication to musical theatre. Strong books heightened with words and music by Rodgers & Hammerstein, Lerner & Lowe, Loesser, Styne, gave new focus to choreography by Robbins and Fosse. Lectures, film clips, live music.
July 10-15, 2011
Law and Order: The Drama of the Criminal Justice System
Program #8115
Begin the week with a crime created especially for you! Follow the case as it moves through the criminal justice system. Meet and learn from real practitioners in the field. What goes on behind the scenes at 911 emergency? How do police secure crime scenes and investigate crimes? What are the latest advances in forensic science? What is the judge’s role? Follow the accused as s/he moves through the system from arrest to arraignment to trial. Meet defense and prosecution attorneys and learn their game plans. Understand the process of selecting jurors, what judges tell them and why. It all comes together on the last morning of the program when, dividing into juries of 12, you will deliberate, reach a verdict, and discuss the outcome.
"I would recommend Law & Order to any thinking person. It was interesting, provocative, and interactive."
"...this captured you and kept you thinking."
July 24-29, 2011
Noël and Cole, Paul Newman, Herman Wouk
Program #18024
Noël and Cole: A Swell Party
A side-by-side look at two of the cleverest musical writers of the 20th Century, Noël Coward and Cole Porter. See how their lives and careers paralleled and often intertwined on Broadway, in Hollywood, and around the world.
Paul Newman: Somebody Up There Likes Me
Actor, director, racing driver, founder of a theater, children’s camps and his own food products line, Newman was admired, respected and adored. Focusing on his film career, we also explore his life as an entrepreneur and humanitarian.
Herman Wouk: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novelist
Born in the Bronx of Russian immigrant parents, Wouk’s novels deal with moral dilemmas and, in some cases, the Jewish experience. Learn about his life and works. Follow the transition of his novels into film and how they were changed (or not).
July 31 - August 5, 2011
American Musical Theatre | the Royalty of Jazz | Cinema Royalty
Program #15034
American Musical Theater
Explore musical theatre from its early roots in minstrel shows and vaudeville to the glory days of the 1960s. Meet composers, librettists, performers. Rediscover Ziegfeld Follies, Gershwin, Bernstein and more. Lectures enhanced with film clips.
Ellington & Bassie: Royalty of Jazz
Duke Ellington is considered one of the world's greatest jazz composers and performers. Count Basie was a leading figure of the swing era in jazz and an outstanding representative of the big band style. Explore their lives and hear their works.
Davis, Stanwyck & Crawford: Cinema Royalty
These actresses were cinema icons in the era when movies captured our hearts and minds. Sexy, outrageous, and "bad"--they shone brightly through the '30s and '40s. In lectures with film clips that take you back, examine their "reel" and real lives.
July 31 - August 5, 2011
Ron Howard & Rob Reiner, 1960s Musicals, Kennedy to Clinton
Program #19422
Ron Howard and Rob Reiner
Howard and Reiner began as actors and are now among the most sought after producers/directors in Hollywood. Their films are contemporary, addressing life today in funny and poignant terms. Learn abut their lives and appreciate their films.
Musicals of the 1960s
By the 1960s skyrocketing costs and changes in musical tastes affected the Broadway stage, yet some shows in the great Broadway tradition triumphed: Fiddler on the Roof, Camelot, Man of LaMancha and others. Listen (live/recorded) and love them again.
Presidents in a Changing World: Kennedy to Clinton
The rapidly changing landscape of the 1960s set the stage for thirty years of political, social, military and financial turbulence. Consider how the times have shaped our leaders and how our leaders have shaped their times.
August 7-12, 2011
Broadway Musicals Since the 1940s, Screwball Comedy Heroes and Heroines, Golden Age of Television
Program #16629
Broadway Musicals Since The 1940s
The post WWII era ushered in a new sophistication with a focus on dance and story. Since the 1960s fewer but more powerful musicals came to Broadway. Examine the changes in style and form. Learn about the individual performers and composers.
Screwball Comedy Heroes And Heroines
Screwball comedies have proved to be one of the most popular and enduring of film genres. Although its classic period lasted only from the mid-1930s to the early 1940s, we still see homage paid today. Learn about the best performers and their films.
The Golden Age Of Television
Sundays with Sullivan, Tuesdays with Miltie, Thursdays with Playhouse 90. The pioneers of this new medium changed the way we viewed the world...and ourselves. Travel back with us as we rediscover the greats: Burns, Benny, Caesar, and others.
August 14-19, 2011
Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks, Pulitzer Prize, Musicals of the 1960s
Program #19424
Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks
First brought together on Sid Caesar’s Your Show of Shows, Reiner and Brooks created some of the best skits in comedy history. Rediscover the works of these comic geniuses through lectures, stories and clips of performances.
The Pulitzer Prize: America in the 20th Century
Explore 20th Century American culture through a look at selected winners of the Pulitzer. Learn what it feels like to win the prize during a class session with the 2009 winner for Feature Writing, Lane DeGregory of the St. Petersburg Times.
Musicals of the 1960s
By the 1960s skyrocketing costs and changes in musical tastes affected the Broadway stage, yet some shows in the great Broadway tradition triumphed: Fiddler on the Roof, Camelot, Man of LaMancha and more. Lectures plus live and recorded performances.
August 21-26, 2011
Danny Kay & Sylvia Fine, Marge & Gower Champion, Holmes and Watson
Program #19421
The Genius of Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine
He was the actor/comedian of stage, screen, radio and TV. She was the architect of his most famous material. They worked together for over four decades creating a series of American classics. Step into their lives and careers.
Marge and Gower Champion
This immensely popular husband and wife team created some of the most visually stunning, memorable and groundbreaking dance scenes in 1950s movie musicals. Explore their lives and experience their dance both as a couple and individual performers.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Holmes and Watson are the most unusual and engaging team in the annals of the detective genre. From the original stories by Arthur Doyle through the more than 46 films created from these stories, the duo continues to captivate. Explore their stories.
September 25-30, 2011
Yankees or Red Sox and the Rays: Inside Baseball at the Trop
Program #19745
Inside Baseball at the Trop
Attention Yankees, Red Sox, and Rays fans! Enjoy baseball at its best and choose from two separate programs: either a week with the Ray/Yankees or the Rays/Red Sox. Meet pro baseball experts including coaches, sportswriters/sportscasters, staff, and players (if available). Get behind-the-scenes perspectives as special guests of the Tampa Bay organization and explore the climate controlled domed stadium, from the dugout to the press box and the Ted Williams Museum. Whether you root for the Red Sox Nation, the Yankee Empire, or the Rays Republic, enhance your understanding and love of the sport and enjoy a three series games in the "big show."
