Humanities & Fine Arts Classes

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Instructor: Mary Beth Dickman Join these art classes
Studio Art: Mondays, January 3 through April 25 (no class 1/17, 2/21, 3/14, 3/21), 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Essentials of Watercolor: Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Beginner Oil Painting: Tuesdays, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Exploration of Pastel: Wednesdays, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Fundamentals of Drawing: Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Each week is a different speaker. Bagel Bunch is on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. and Fridays at 9:00 a.m.

Please see the attached schedule: https://www.myerberg.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Bagel-Bunch-Schedule-2-8-22.pdf/

Instructor: Ellen Katz
Fridays, from 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Broadway Begins: The Great Visionaries who created Broadway from 1890 to 1920 with Ellen Katz Entertaining insights into the first entrepreneurs, performers, composers, and lyricists who launched the Great White Way. Including: Flo Ziegfield, and his Ziegfield Follies, Fannie Brice, Will Rodgers, Eddie Cantor, Bert Williams, George M. Cohan, Irving Berlin, Oscar Hammerstein, & Jerome Kern. Included in your Gold Subscription, sign up by calling 410-358-6856 or emailing info@myerberg.org. TBD

Instructor: Tracey Robbins
Tracey Robbins is originally from Commack, New York. Her favorite mediums are mosaics and ceramics. She loves working and getting to know new people. Tracey’s favorite part of teaching is to have students say they are worried or scared about trying something new and then once they start doing it, they feel happy and successful.
Thursdays from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Cook alongside this incredible chef as she walks us through delicious dishes. We will provide the recipe and ingredient list ahead of time if you’d like to cook along. Ingredient lists and recipes can be found here: https://www.myerberg.org/cooking/

Instructor: Judy Schlossberg

Judy studied art as a child at the Maryland Institute and went on to graduate from the University of Maryland majoring in Fine Arts and Art History. She taught High School Art in Montgomery County and also had private classes for young students ages 10 – 16. For 26 years her profession was in Interior Designing. Judy is now teaching again! Painting and drawing for adults is my real love, next to her family. She has been teaching at the Myerberg for more than 13 years. We are lucky to have her.

This class has limited enrollment and is currently filled. If you are interested in more information, please email info@myerberg.org.
Wednesdays, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Instructor: Brett Greiman

Brett will be teaching different subject matter every 5 weeks. He is a master with acrylics and you’ll learn how to paint with different techniques. Brett has taught at the Myerberg for 2 semesters in the past. Please see the supply list:https://www.myerberg.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Fall-2020-Brett-Greiman-supplies-list.pdf
This class has limited enrollment and will be limited to the first 25 Gold Subscribers who call to register for each 5-week session.
Call 410-358-6856 to register.
Mondays, from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Instructor: Rabbi Harry Karp

Every 4 weeks is a different topic. Topics have included: Biblical Movies, Great Composers Burt Bacharach & Hal David, The Roman Empire and Its Lessons, The Life & Art of Charlie Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy, The History of Silent Movies, The Persian Jews in Baltimore and more. These sessions are both educational and entertaining. Join Rabbi Harry Karp each Tuesday afternoon for a memorable experience.
Tuesdays, from 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.
February 1 through February 22 – Controversial Jews
March 1 through March 22 – Jewish Themed Movies (But were they?)
March 29 through April 19 – Master Musicians

Instructor: Cindy Bernstein

Cindy Bernstein from Aim4Order will inspire you to get rid of the clutter. This multi-week class is open to newcomers and “Let My Clutter Go!” Alumni who want to continue making progress on decluttering and organizing their homes. Each class will concentrate on a different area of the home and feature strategies to help you “bridge” the clutter. We’ll laugh and we’ll commiserate while we whittle away at our accumulation of stuff. Included with Gold subscription. Call 410-358-6856 or email info@myerberg.org to register.
ABCs of Decluttering
Thursdays, February 24 through March 17

Instructor: Barbara Bass, Ph.D., Professor of English Emerita from Towson University.

This workshop will help participants retrieve their memories as they write about their lives, recording them for posterity, while at the same time preserving family history. During each session, participants will be encouraged to write, while guided by a skilled writer/teacher. Participants will be provided with writing prompts that will help to spark memories. Over the course of the session, participants will form a community of writers, sharing their stories with the other writers in the class.

This is an ongoing session with Limited Enrollment for Gold Subscribers.
Call 410-358-6856 to register. Classes are Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m.

Handouts are posted here: https://www.myerberg.org/barbara-bass/

Instructor: Jonathan Palevsky

Jonathan Palevsky is the Program Director at WBJC, a classical music station in Baltimore. His vibrant personality and love for music create an enthusiastic presentation of music history. Topics have included the Genius of Haydn, Baroque, and Meet the Mendelssohns. Included with Gold Subscription.
TBD
Mondays, TBD
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Instructor: Mary Mayhew
ary Mayhew believes art is like prayer insomuch as beseeches us to take a moment to acknowledge the wonder of life by reflecting a glimpse of the earth’s incredible beauty and mystery. Art arouses our deepest feelings so we can see clearer into our own souls. It helps us dream, reflect, express love, wonder, and awe. It engages us and it connects us. It reminds us of what we cherish.
Portrait Drawing on Thursdays from 2:00-3:30 p.m.

Instructor: Gail Lipsitz

The short story has been described as “the exquisite verbal bonsai of a moment, of another’s life and consciousness, presented with concision and purpose.”* (*Introduction to “100 Years of the Best American Short Stories,” by Lorrie Moore) Enjoy reading and discussing short stories by outstanding contemporary writers. Copies of the stories will be provided a few weeks before each class. Included with GOLD subscriptions, this class has limited enrollment. Please call 410-358-6856 or email info@myerberg.org to register.


Wednesdays, March 23 through April 27, no class April 13
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Instructor: Holli Friedland

Join our blogging class Stories from the Soul, an online journal for women by women. Thanks to a generous grant from the Jewish Women’s Giving Foundation, participants will learn how to write, post and promote a blog about their life experiences. The stories will be shared with the world through the blog.

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