The Morozov Collection at the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris Installed in every gallery in the Fondation Louis Vuitton’s breathtaking building designed by Frank Gehry, The Morozov Collection assembles a selection of rarely-seen works by renowned French artists including Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, to name a few, alongside […]
Become a Classi Member The Best Deal in Town! Join any lecture. No registration required - Zoom links come to you for all lectures All Lectures* Jan. 1- Jan. 31 $50! February memberships now available! Feb. 1 - Feb. 28 $50 and Feb. 1 - April 15 $100 Art, History, Authors, Music, and much much […]
https://youtu.be/bFBCzv0z9L8?list=PLRyHHEJebQ1IS1owEDnqtMA5R6WkUEWBH Gilbert and Sullivan! A light-hearted start to the New Year with music and stories from Gilbert and Sullivan! Gilbert and Sullivan collaborated on 14 comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado are among the best known. Gilbert, who wrote the libretti for these operas, […]
Baby boomers, you're in for a treat!! Great Folk Singers of the ‘60s If you remember and love the 1960s folk hits of Joni Mitchell, Peter, Paul and Mary, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and more...you’ll really enjoy this very ”edutaining” concert lecture, featuring the original recordings of many of their biggest hit songs. […]
Les Nabis In Paris, Pierre Bonnard, Maurice Denis, and Édouard Vuillard were key in the Nabis- a group of young French artists active in Paris from 1888 until 1900, who played a large part in the transition from impressionism to abstract art, symbolism and the other early movements of modernism Interesting detail: The Nabis (a title […]
Hollywood Addresses Antisemitism Three-part series examining Hollywood's role in dealing with Jewish history and the Holocaust. We'll look at films such as Gentleman's Agreement and Crossfire. Crossfire trailer Gentlemen's Agreement trailer Series includes: Hollywood Addresses Antisemitism – Wed. Jan. 12 War Crimes Trials - Wed. Jan. 19 Ship of Fools and The Pawnbroker - TBA
Andrew Lownie talks about his new book with Helen Fry The intimate story of a unique marriage spanning the heights of British glamour and power that descends into infidelity, manipulation, and disaster through the heart of the twentieth century. From British high society to the South of France, from the battlefields of Burma to the […]
Internationally renowned criminal lawyer, Leo Adler, and widely-respected business and community leader, Morris Perlis will engage us in a fascinating discussion. In a four-part series we will look at how real criminal law in Canada differs from TV. We're mesmerized by police and legal dramas on TV and in movies, but what actually happens? Each […]
Share the stories and experiences of well known Food journalist/reviewer & food/travel writer Renee Suen Charming and talented she has written for the Toronto Star, Toronto Life, Chatelaine & other major publications.. How does a restaurant reviewer function? Do you eat everything? Inside stories of food & travel journalism & how great chefs including Victor […]
Fauvism Fauvism, style of painting that flourished in France around the turn of the 20th century. Fauve artists used pure, brilliant colour aggressively applied straight from the paint tubes to create a sense of an explosion on the canvas. The Fauves painted directly from nature, as the Impressionists had before them, but Fauvist works were […]
Jewish History through the Movies Series examining Hollywood's role in dealing with Jewish history Antisemitism and the Holocaust. Series includes: Hollywood and the Great Moguls – Wed. Jan. 12 The Great Dictator to Gentleman's Agreement– Wed. Jan. 19 Judgement at Nuremberg - Wed. Feb. 2 Ship of Fools and The Pawnbroker - Wed. Feb. 23
The Musical Magic of Lerner and Loewe Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon, My Fair Lady, Camelot, Gigi… Lerner and Loewe created many of the most beloved musicals of the 20th century. Musicologist Jordan Klapman takes us on an appreciative journey through their complicated lives... and unforgettable songs. Series includes: Thurs. Jan. 6, 2022: Great Folk Singers of the ‘60s […]
Internationally renowned criminal lawyer, Leo Adler, and widely-respected business and community leader, Morris Perlis will engage us in a fascinating discussion. Crime and Punishment: The changing landscape of criminal law. How has the new political climate changed how criminal lawyers work? From public opinion and political correctness to body cams ... can criminal law still work properly? In […]
It could be argued that art changed more rapidly and profoundly in the first quarter of the twentieth than ever before or since. There was an explosion of "isms" leading up to and just after World War I and the three major movements of Expressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism determined the course of Western art for […]
Escape from Vichy The story of the daring escape of Jewish refugees from Vichy France to the Caribbean. The origins of the Jewish Community in the Caribbean. In the early years of World War II, thousands of political refugees traveled from France to Vichy-controlled Martinique in the French Caribbean, en route to what they hoped would be […]
Jewish Museum's latest Exhibition "Hare with the Amber Eyes" The exhibition that tells the story of the Ephrussi family—celebrated in the 2010 memoir and The New York Times bestseller of the same name by Edmund de Waal—and showcases the breadth and depth of their illustrious collection. The exhibition, on view at the Jewish Museum from November 19, […]
Among the 25 most popular operas of the past two centuries, more of them take place in España than any other location, and Giuseppe Verdi wrote no less than four of these: Don Carlo (1860), Ernani (1844), La Forza del Destino (1835), and Il Trovatore (1853). In fact, Verdi set more of his operas in Spain than did any other major composer. What was […]
Internationally renowned criminal lawyer, Leo Adler, and widely-respected business and community leader, Morris Perlis will engage us in a fascinating discussion. Law in Action: Three well-known cases in Canadian trials and the legal issues they raised. What changes they brought about and also Miscarriages of Justice. In the series: Sunday, January 16: It's Not like on TV! […]
Among the 25 most popular operas of the past two centuries, more of them take place in España than any other location, and Giuseppe Verdi wrote no less than four of these: Don Carlo (1860), Ernani (1844), La Forza del Destino (1835), and Il Trovatore (1853). In fact, Verdi set more of his operas in Spain than did any other major composer. What was […]
Cathy Tile is Returning for a new series of five books reviews! Cathy Tile, fantastic book reviewer will "unpack" each book & make time for a general Q & A and discussion. Handouts will be provided together with the zoom link info prior to each meeting. Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell Drawing on Maggie O'Farrell's long-term fascination […]
It could be argued that art changed more rapidly and profoundly in the first quarter of the twentieth than ever before or since. There was an explosion of "isms" leading up to and just after World War I and the three major movements of Expressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism determined the course of Western art for […]
War Crimes Trials Series examining Hollywood's role in dealing with Jewish history and the Holocaust. We'll look at films such as Judgment at Nuremberg. Series includes: Hollywood Addresses Antisemitism – Wed. Jan. 12 Hollywood Addresses Antisemitism cont'd – Wed. Jan. 19 War Crimes Trials - Wed. Feb. 2 Ship of Fools and The Pawnbroker - […]
Baby boomers, get your groove on!! Music Nostalgia Memories from the 60's and Broadway hits The 60's and The Songs of Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry An entertaining concert lecture celebrating the stories behind the hit songs of two of the greatest pop songwriters of the 1960s. Songs include Da Doo Ron Ron, Be My Baby, Doo-Wah-Diddy, Hanky […]
Among the 25 most popular operas of the past two centuries, more of them take place in España than any other location, and Giuseppe Verdi wrote no less than four of these: Don Carlo (1860), Ernani (1844), La Forza del Destino (1835), and Il Trovatore (1853). In fact, Verdi set more of his operas in Spain than did any other major composer. What was […]
Internationally renowned criminal lawyer, Leo Adler, and widely-respected business and community leader, Morris Perlis will engage us in a fascinating discussion. International Criminal Law: What happens when they flee? Extradition and what it means. The International Criminal Court - how it started and its jurisdiction worldwide. In the series: Sunday, January 16: It's Not like on TV! Sunday, […]
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