March 4-9, 2012

Baseball Madness: Spring Training in Tampa Bay with the Yankees and the Rays
Program #5922

March is madness in Tampa Bay as the Yankees and the Rays begin their prelude to summer. See the Bronx Bombers and the Rays “line ‘em outta here.” Hear the colorful stories and anecdotes from those who live baseball. Listen to and meet coaches, broadcasters, sportswriters, baseball historians, etc. Enjoy an exclusive behind the scenes look at a Major League stadium. Get an overview of team strategy, how MLB officials keep score and how the rules have changed. Take a historical look at baseball and its impact on generations of Americans. Examine the sport's myths, legends and heroes and the changing ethics of professional sports. Weather and game schedule permitting, attend 3 games.

"Excellent! Right in tune with what I wanted and expected."

"...this program was comprehensive beyond what I had anticipated."

"Teriffic! Beyond words, as usual."

"...Learned a great deal about baseball and I always thought I knew it all!"

Registration Begins June 21, 2011

March 4-9, 2012

Jack Lemmon: The Face of Everyman | John Grisham | Stephen Sondheim: Master of the Modern Musical
Program #20054

Jack Lemmon: The Face of Everyman
Academy Award Winner Jack Lemmon effortlessly acted in comedies and drama as memorable characters in Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, The Odd Couple,The China Syndrome, etc. Celebrate his prolific life and works with lectures and filmclips.

John Grisham
The master of the modern legal thriller, Grisham is one of the world's best selling novelists. Appreciate how he weaves powerful stories that keep us all reading and wanting more. Lectures, film clips and recorded interviews with the author.

Stephen Sondheim: Master of Modern Musical
An appreciation of the father of the modern musical, from his early lyrics for Gypsy and West Side Story to his latest shows: Assassins, Passion and Bounce. Performance clips with Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Elaine Stritch and many others.

Registration Begins June 21, 2011

March 11-16, 2012

Baseball Madness: Spring Training in Tampa Bay with the Yankees & the Rays
Program #5922

March is madness in Tampa Bay as the Yankees and the Rays begin their prelude to summer. See the Bronx Bombers and the Rays “line ‘em outta here.” Hear the colorful stories and anecdotes from those who live baseball. Listen to and meet coaches, broadcasters, sportswriters, baseball historians, etc. Enjoy an exclusive behind the scenes look at a Major League stadium. Get an overview of team strategy, how MLB officials keep score and how the rules have changed. Take a historical look at baseball and its impact on generations of Americans. Examine the sport's myths, legends and heroes and the changing ethics of professional sports. Weather and game schedule permitting, attend 3 games.

"...you can bet on us returning again. Well done!"

"I will certainly recommend this program to others."

"Best ever. excellent mix. Just right."

Registration Begins June 21, 2011

March 11-16, 2011

Law and Order: 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."

Registration Begins June 21, 2011

March 18-23, 2012

Baseball Madness: Spring Training in Tampa Bay with the Yankees, Tigers and Rays
Program #11961

March is madness in Florida as the Detroit Tigers, NY Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays begin their prelude to summer. Discover the realities of myths, legends and heroes from those who have lived baseball -- coaches, broadcasters, sports writers and historians. Enjoy an exclusive behind-the-scenes field trip to a Major League stadium. Get an overview of team strategy, how MLB officials keep score and how the rules have changed. Find out what agents look for when signing college plays to minor or major league contracts and discuss controversies surrounding ethics in the game. Take a historical look at baseball and its impact on generations of Americans. Weather and game schedule permitting, attend 3 games.

"...enlightening; informative and entertaining."

"[the speakers]...excellent, respectful, and passionate"

Registration Begins June 21, 2011

March 18-23, 2012

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.

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.

Registration Begins June 21, 2011

March 25-30, 2011

Take This Program, Please! Humor And Comedy American Style
Program # 16528

Humor and comedy infuse almost every aspect of our daily lives, whether we realize it or not. How people view comedy often reflects how they view the world around them. From stand-up to teams to TV sitcoms and beyond, trace America’s history of comedy and our unique variety of comedic styles. Discover influences of ethnic groups in modern American comedy and learn how humor and the ability to laugh at ourselves can transcend cultural barriers. Learn about physical and psychological benefits of laughter from the latest published research — laughing all the way! As a special highlight, a professional comedian performs for you and reveals the challenges in this competitive field. As Charlie Chaplin said, “Comedy keeps the heart sweet.”

Registration Begins June 21, 2011