In our extended celebration of St. Valentine's Day, let's talk about Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet! This play has been performed countless times and has been reinterpreted in opera and ballet. Here's the text, with side-by-side translation from Elizabethan to today's English: Romeo and Juliet Translation | Shakescleare, by LitCharts Here's a stage performance: Romeo and … Continue reading Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
Adolf Hitler once referred to Munich as the "capital of the Nazi movement," a title he officially conferred on the city in 1935. Dr. Shelly Cline, Historian and Director of Education at the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education, will explore Munich's central role in the rise of National Socialism -- from its roots in the … Continue reading Theodore Talk: Munich and the Rise of the Nazi Party
Shakespeare's Othello deals with themes of race and jealousy. Here's a side-by-side version of the original version (Shakespearean English) and a modern translation: Othello Translation | Shakescleare, by LitCharts Here's … Continue reading Shakespeare: Othello
This will be a reprise of our Leadership Development Workshop from September. Join us by Zoom to learn about how to use a free online graphics design program and how … Continue reading Leadership Development Workshop (online): Learn About WordPress
Mary Wollstonecraft was an English writer and philosopher. In 1792, she wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects. In this essay, Wollstonecraft … Continue reading Mary Wollstonecraft: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Philosopher Bertrand Russell was a supporter of Israel but took an interest in Palestinian issues and worked with Israeli leftists, leading to his final statement of February 1970. This Zoom … Continue reading Bertrand Russell on Israel and Palestine (1917-1970)
Agatha Christie is one of the best-selling authors of all time. Her And Then There Were None is the seventh best-selling book (100 million copies) of all time. Christie is … Continue reading Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None
Please arrive 10 minutes early to allow for registration. Please bring a printed copy of your voucher and your picture ID to the session. If you are under the age … Continue reading Admissions Testing
Back in Elizabethan times, it was considered funny to tell stories about how badly a man beat his disagreeable wife. However, Shakespeare turned this trope on its head. For years, … Continue reading Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew
Can one man change the course of a world war? From 1941, working from rooms over a Cairo brothel, British officer Dudley Clarke conceived a new way of fighting the Nazis: using the tools of the mind. Deception in war isn't a new idea, but this eccentric colonel realized that global conflict offered the chance … Continue reading Theodore Talk: Dudley Clark, the Genius of Deception (the Illusionist Who Fooled Hitler)
