Osher (OLLI) Courses
Osher (OLLI) Courses
GENINT 741. 524
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the female collector and patrons who have formed the basis of important museums or built their own museums.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.569
In this course, we explore the story of African-American entrepreneur and philanthropist, Biddy Mason.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: March 20, 2026
GENINT 741.528
Osher (50+). In this course, we discuss the ideal of civic engagement and practice the principles of civil discourse.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
GENINT 721.787
Osher (50+). In this course, we learn how to shop for the healthiest and safest salmon available and taste a variety of salmon recipes.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.336
Osher (50+). This course looks at art collections in the United States.
Next Start Date: TBA
EDUC 731.449
Osher (50+). In this course, we learn how the U.S. government works and review the concepts on the U.S. Citizenship test.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 711.442
Osher (50+). In this course, we review the concepts on the U.S. Citizenship test.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.518
Osher (50+). In this course, we view and discuss silent-film clips.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: March 31, 2026
GENINT 721.682
Osher (50+). In this course, we view and discuss American plays adapted into feature films.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 711.503
Osher (50+). This course explores the history, physics, policies and ethics of personal drone operation.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.490
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the history, philosophy, and movements of the internal martial art of Bagua.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: March 30, 2026
GENINT 731.551
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the tomb paintings, architecture, decorative objects, and the lives of the Egyptians.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: March 2, 2026
GENINT 731.521
Osher (50+). Join us as we pick the Oscars for Best Picture.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: March 9, 2026
GENINT 741.523
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore floral imagery in art from ancient times to the present.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: May 26, 2026
GENINT 741.599
In this course, we explore the Los Angeles Central Library.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: January 23, 2026
GENINT 721.723
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the Art Deco structures in Los Angeles.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 721.678
Osher (50+). This course introduces and examines the work of artists living now through virtual studio visits.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 9, 2026
GENINT 741.521
Osher (50+) In this course, we look at hos the news media might evolve using AI.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: April 10, 2026
GENINT 721.778
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore issues of human sexuality in a Q&A format.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.489
Osher (50+). In this course, we practice the movements of Bagua, to develop strength and harmonize the mind.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: January 13, 2026
GENINT 731.565
Osher (50+). In this course, we view and discuss classic Disney movies.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: January 8, 2026
GENINT 741.474
Osher (50+). In this course,we explore the history of financial panics in US History from the early 19th century through the 20th century.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.525
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the different movements which propelled major architectural styles in the 20th century.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 9, 2026
GENINT 741.515
Osher (50+). In this course, we discuss the Bay Area artists who became the leaders of the Figurative Movement in the 20th century.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: May 20, 2026
GENINT 741.493
Osher (50+). In this course, we learn the basics as well as an introduction to the strategy of the game of canasta.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: January 6, 2026
GENINT 741.359
Osher (50+). A slow and gentle yoga course intended for beginners.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: January 7, 2026
GENINT 711.326
Osher (50+). This course introduces the beginner to the basic rules and strategies of Mah-Jongg, a game of both skill and luck that originated in China many centuries ago.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: January 5, 2026
GENINT 720.730
Osher (50+). In this course, we read and discuss selected best sellers through time from a historical perspective.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.477
Osher (50+). In this course, we read selected bestsellers from the 1960s with an eye toward what they reveal about society at that time.
Next Start Date: TBA
POL SCI 747
Osher (50+). This current events lecture series features a different speaker each week. Guest speakers are experts in their field who provide a one-hour lecture followed by a thirty-minute Q&A.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: January 6, 2026
GENINT 741.598
Osher (50+). In this course, we discover the often forgotten history of keyboard instruments,
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: February 19, 2026
GENINT 741.608
Osher (50+). In this course, we read and discuss tales from Boccaccio’s Decameron.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 3, 2026
GENINT 731.544
Osher (50+). In this course, civil rights attorney and Holocaust survivor Thomas Jacobson shares highlights from his memoir.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: March 4, 2026
GENINT 741.516
Osher (50+). In this course, we boost our memory skills by using technology.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: May 20, 2026
GENINT 741.507
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore book musicals, concept musicals and European mega-productions in the 20th century.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: March 30, 2026
GENINT 731.558
Osher (50+). In this course, we view film clips to contrast courtroom movies from the reality of history, law, lawyers, and justice.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: February 17, 2026
GENINT 741.533
Osher (50+). In this course, we view film clips to contrast courtroom movies from the reality of history, law, lawyers, and justice.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: May 12, 2026
GENINT 741.604
Osher (50+). In this course, we view film clips from the movie, The Endless Summer.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: April 3, 2026
GENINT 711.428
Osher (50+). In this course, we learn to create a healthy lifestyle to delay or even prevent cognitive decline.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 6, 2026
GENINT 731.552
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the art, architecture, and gardens of the castles in the Loire Valley in Central France.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: March 9, 2026
GENINT 731.559
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the spontaneous style of Chinese Brush Painting through hands-on, step-by-step instruction.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: January 7, 2026
GENINT 741.371
Osher (50+). An introduction to the culture and history of chocolate.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.482
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the history of chocolate to the present, as well as the growing and producing regions around the world.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.518
Osher (50+). In this course, we discuss the history of chocolate in the Americas.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.475
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the career of Ulysses Grant.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.451
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the events and attitudes leading up to the Holocaust.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 5, 2026
GENINT 721.108
Osher (50+). In this course, we complete our broad overview of The Holocaust.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: March 30, 2026
GENINT 741.551
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore museum buildings as works of art.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 721.491
Osher (50+). This course reviews what we already know about the universe, theories about the origin of the universe, and the latest cosmic discoveries and space news.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 8, 2026
GENINT 741.611
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore contemporary artists whose work spark wider cultural conversations.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.539
Osher (50+). In this course, we discuss current events from an ethical perspective.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: January 7, 2026
GENINT 711.229
Osher (50+). This discussion course offers members an opportunity to discuss the national and international news of the week. Diversity of views of class members are encouraged.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: January 8, 2026
GENINT 721.777
Osher (50+). In this course, we discuss thought-provoking topics.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.271
Osher (50+). In this course, students learn elemental drawing techniques such as contour and gesture drawing.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.593
Osher (50+). In this course, we learn drawing techniques.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: January 6, 2026
GENINT 731.321
Osher (50+). This drawing course is a continuation of Drawing is a Feeling.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.344
Osher (50+). The course lets students discover line, space and shape through drawing.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.556
Osher (50+). In this course, we look at the iconic structures in east coast cities and how they came to be.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 5, 2026
GENINT 731.553
Osher (50+). In this course, we learn about how the attitudes toward vegetables have changed throughout history, and we taste a few examples.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: March 18, 2026
GENINT 731.570
In this course, we explore the extraordinary artistry of Jack Boul—painter, printmaker, and sculptor, whose work captured the quiet rhythms of life.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: March 25, 2026
GENINT 741.505
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the history of Ellis Island.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: May 9, 2026
GENINT 741.347
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore Eugene O'Neil's life, and we screen and discuss his plays.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.550
Osher (50+). In this course, we view film clips of female silent film icons and discuss their legacies.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: February 28, 2026
GENINT 731.475
Osher (50+). In this course, we look at the food depicted in art and provide recipes for some of them.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.486
Osher (50+). In this course, we read four novels that explore the history of food.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.531
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the musical achievements of composer Franz Joseph Haydn.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 3, 2026
GENINT 731.168
Osher (50+). This course offers beginning French students a chance to develop and practice their language skills in a fun way.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 5, 2026
GENINT 731.538
Osher (50+). This course offers students with little or no French a chance to develop and practice their language skills.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 7, 2026
GENINT 741.529
Osher (50+). This course offers students with some prior knowledge of French a chance to practice their language skills by focusing on French music and poetry.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.433
Osher (50+). This course offers students with two more years of French a chance to develop and practice their language skills in a fun way by one-on-one or small group interaction.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 6, 2026
GENINT 741.432
Osher (50+). This course offers students with some background of French a chance to develop and practice their language skills in a fun way by one-on-one or small group interaction.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 7, 2026
GENINT 731.486
Osher (50+). In this course, we practice modified Pilates while seated in a chair.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: March 31, 2026
GENINT 721.782
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the different ways glass was utilized by the Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.563
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore how European musical traditions travelled the globe.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 5, 2026
GENINT 731.479
Osher (50+). In this course, we view and discuss African American artists and their artwork.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 721.763
Osher (50+). In this course, we practice guided meditation and relaxation exercises.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.268
Osher (50+).This advanced Spanish conversation course offers students a chance to improve their oral Spanish skills through critical reading of Latin American literature and discussion.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 6, 2026
EDUC 731.496
Osher (50+). In this course, we survey the history of chocolate from its origins in the Upper Amazon and Mesoamerica to its impact on the world today.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.436
Osher (50+). In this course, we look at how walking and other forms of movement to reduce our chances of getting Dementia.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.568
In this course, we explore the Broad Museum and its collection.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: February 26, 2026
GENINT 731.519
Osher (50+). In this course, we continue with intermediate strategy of the game of canasta.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: January 6, 2026
GENINT 721.803
Osher (50+). This course offers students with some background of French a chance to develop and practice their language skills in a fun way.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 721.581
Osher (50+). This intermediate course takes Mah-Jongg players to the next level.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: January 5, 2026
GENINT 741.360
Osher (50+). A Hatha flow course intended for intermediate yoga practitioners.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.547
Osher (50+). This course is an introduction to the materials, techniques and vocabulary of Gouache painting.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: January 5, 2026
GENINT 731.543
Osher (50+). In this course, we learn how to play Russian Bank, also known as Klondike or Tunj, a two-person game based on double solitaire.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: January 9, 2026
GENINT 741.609
Osher (50+). In this course, we develop essential skills including proportion, shading, and composition.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: May 13, 2026
GENINT 721.804
In this course we explore the four basic questions of philosophy.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.607
Osher (50+). In this course, we read and discuss the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: March 30, 2026
GENINT 741.612
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the history of jazz through key figures and musical characteristics.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.560
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the origin and evolution of Bebop in Los Angeles.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: January 5, 2026
GENINT 741.522
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the evolutionary path of orangutans from Western Asia to East Asia.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: May 27, 2026
GENINT 741.596
Osher (50+). In this course, we look at Julia Morgan's work later in her career.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: March 19, 2026
GENINT 741.613
Osher (50+). In this course, we explored the political career of the Roman emperor, Justinian, who ruled from 527-565 AD.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.530
Osher (50+). In this course, we read Latin American short stories that span the history of their literature.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.614
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore how partnerships and coalitions can be improved by studying the dynamics of a jazz ensemble.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.492
Osher (50+). In this course, we read and discuss classic novels which focus on the lives of women.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 721.586
Osher (50+). In this course, we learn how to taste and buy chocolate.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: January 28, 2026
GENINT 741.287
Osher (50+). This writing course draws on your personal life stories and inspires you to turn them into written stories you can share with others or keep for yourself.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 7, 2026
GENINT 721.786
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore love songs throughout history and around the world.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 721.697
Osher (50+). This course is an opportunity for intermediate and advanced players to play Mah-Jongg.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.513
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the significance Alfred Stieglitz had in the first half of the 20th century in forming how Americans view art.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: May 13, 2026
GENINT 741.532
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the reinvention of Italianness as express in film.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: April 9, 2026
GENINT 741.530
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the careers of two of the most successful producer/directors in theater history, George Abbott and his protégé, Hal Prince.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: April 8, 2026
GENINT 711.282
Osher (50+). This course explores mystical religions in eastern and western traditions.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.557
Osher (50+). In this course, we read and discuss the literature of significant Native writers.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.260
Osher (50+). Join us for our annual OLLI Holiday Party.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.439
Osher (50+). In this course, we meet every month to discuss a movie that we watch beforehand.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 7, 2026
GENINT 717
Osher (50+). This library includes a selection of past program recordings: 1-day lectures, seminars, virtual tours, interviews, past Beyond the Headlines speakers and more.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: September 22, 2025
(May still be accepting enrollments)
GENINT 741.526
Osher (50+). In this course, we are introduced to easy principles that can revolutionize your understanding of smart-phone photography.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: May 11, 2026
GENINT 731.497
Osher (50+). In this course, a screening of the documentary, The Day After Trinity, is followed by a panel discussion about Oppenheimer.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.564
Osher (50+). In this course, we read and discuss Hasidic tales.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.555
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the iconic structures of architect Paul Williams.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: March 16, 2026
GENINT 741.353
Osher (50+). Learn what it takes to be a Peace Corp Volunteer.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: April 14, 2026
GENINT 721.799
Osher (50+). Osher (50+). In this course, we explore philosophy from the 19th century through the present.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.545
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore philosophy from the 19th century through the present.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: January 8, 2026
GENINT 714.323
Osher (50+). This course explores the development of 19th century piano music.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 3, 2026
GENINT 741.290
Osher (50+). In this course, students learn the rules of Poker (and No-Limit Texas Holdem in particular).
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 12, 2026
GENINT 741.567
Osher (50+). In this course, we screen and discuss politically charged films.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 721.793
Osher (50+). In this course, we read and discuss selected short stories of Flannery O’Connor and Katherine Anne Porter.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.594
Osher (50+). In this course, we read and discuss three novellas by Donald Bartheme, Tom Pynchon, and James Baldwin.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 5, 2026
GENINT 741.524
Osher (50+). In this course, we screen and discuss movies and made during the pre-code area.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: April 6, 2026
GENINT 741.527
Osher (50+). In this course, we look at how propaganda is created, why it is effective, who uses it and why.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: March 30, 2026
GENINT 711.463
Osher (50+). In this course, we practice qigong to nurture a healthier body and develop a peaceful mind.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: March 31, 2026
GENINT 731.548
Osher (50+). In this course, we rediscover the music, song, and dance of the 1940s.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2026
GENINT 741.597
Osher (50+). In this course, we read and discuss proverbs across different cultures.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 9, 2026
GENINT 741. 511
Osher (50+). This course allows students an opportunity to read aloud acts from various Shakesperean plays in a supportive setting for those with or without acting experience.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.565
Osher (50+). This course allows students an opportunity to read aloud acts from various Shakesperean plays in a supportive setting for those with or without acting experience.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.514
Osher (50+). This course allows students an opportunity to read aloud acts from various Shakesperean plays in a supportive setting for those with or without acting experience.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 721.801
Osher (50+). This course offers a chance to practice Spanish conversation for those with basic Spanish knowledge.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2026
GENINT 741.250
Osher (50+). This conversation course is intended for those with moderate Spanish knowledge.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2026
GENINT 771.339
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the various religions in India.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: January 7, 2026
GENINT 721.769
Osher (50+). In this course, we learn the easy-to-learn, fast game of Rummikub.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.509
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore Russian opera from its19th century beginnings to the Soviet era.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
GENINT 741.615
Osher (50+). In this course, we look at how controversy and scandal has impacted pop and rock music.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 721.766
Osher (50+). Osher (50+). In this course, we read short stories of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.541
Osher (50+). In this course, we read and discuss short stories of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.535
Osher (50+). In this course, we read and discuss the short stories of Raymond Carver.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 721.704
Osher (50+). In this course, we continue our exploration of Latin American short stories.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.506
Osher (50+). In this course, we continue to read short stories from Africa.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.562
Osher (50+). In this course, we read and discuss short stories of the Middle East, including the works of three authors who are Nobel Prize winners.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 721.772
Osher (50+). In this course, we view and discuss film clips of female silent-film stars.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.540
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore artists who created unique music and lyrics.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 7, 2026
GENINT 731.566
Osher (50+). In this course, we listen to and discuss the music selected for the Voyager's Golden Record.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 17, 2026
GENINT 711.207
Osher (50+). This course introduces students to the essential conversational Spanish needed to communicate in everyday life.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.210
Osher (50+). This course is a continuation of Spanish I.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.140
Osher (50+). This course is a continuation of Spanish II.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 6, 2026
GENINT 741.365
Osher (50+). This course is a continuation of Spanish III.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: March 31, 2026
GENINT 731.567
In this course, we learn to rock high heels without pain.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: February 26, 2026
GENINT 721.693
Osher (50+). In this course, we practice traditional tai chi to deepen balance and reduce anxiety.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: January 15, 2026
GENINT 721.764
Osher (50+). In this course, we are introduced to the Tai Chi 24 Yang-Style.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.537
Osher (50+). In this course, we learn the first 11 movements of the Tai Chi 24 Yang Style.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 7, 2026
GENINT 721.719
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore tai chi's philosophical roots and ancient history.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.542
Osher (50+). In this course, we screen and discuss teen films.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: January 7, 2026
GENINT 731.549
Osher (50+). In this course, we examine origins and evolution of the American presidency.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: January 7, 2026
GENINT 741.511
Osher (50+). In this course, we look at how the American Revolution threw the entire world order into chaos.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: April 9, 2026
GENINT 741.512
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore how the American Revolution unleashed chaos, opportunity, and transformation across six continents.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.566
Osher (50+). This course explores the theory, performance, and the history of magic.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 721.776
Osher (50+). In this course, we screen and discuss five films depicting villains.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.605
In this course, we examine the origins, purpose, and legacy of the Declaration of Independence.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: May 18, 2026
GENINT 731.510
Osher (50+). In this course, we examine the recent history of modern China.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.467
Osher (50+). In this course, we trace the artistic developments during the 1400s starting in Florence, which became the cultural capital of the visual arts in Italy.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2026
GENINT 731.536
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore theories and myths about the origin and evolution of the universe.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 7, 2026
GENINT 741.561
Osher (50+). In this course, we read and discuss four Gothic novels.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.464
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the works of the most well-known artists of the High Renaissance.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: March 31, 2026
GENINT 721.679
Osher (50+). In this course, we discuss the historical Jesus and the institutions and theology that emerged after his life.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: March 31, 2026
GENINT 721.587
Osher (50+). This course explores the origins and evolution of Doo Wop.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: January 7, 2026
GENINT 741.606
Osher (50+). In this course, we take a virtual drive down Wilshire Boulevard.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: June 1, 2026
GENINT 741.519
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the musical innovations of Miles Davis.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
GENINT 721.538
Osher (50+). This course examines how Jazz, Blues, Rock, Pop, Folk, Country, Hip Hop, Rap and many more American music genres evolved in the USA.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 8, 2026
GENINT 731.564
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the music of Georg Philip Telemann, a German Baroque composer of the early 18th century.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 9, 2026
GENINT 731.338
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the musical works of Sergei Prokofiev.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: January 9, 2026
GENINT 741.508
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the works of Jewish musicians who were interned in Nazi Germany's concentration camps.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: May 11, 2026
GENINT 741.544
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore mysticism as it appears in archaic, Eastern, and Western traditions.
Next Start Date: TBA
HUMANIT 731
Osher (50+). This course introduces you to the elements of plays and will show you how they these artistic creations can inform and even transform lives. Scenes are performed by professional actors.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.510
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore how Romans encouraged the political power of women.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: June 3, 2026
GENINT 721.729
Osher (50+). In this course, we discuss the value of public service.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.517
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore how French artists challenged the artistic standards that dominated Europe from the 17th to the 19th century.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: March 30, 2026
GENINT 711.502
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the growth of Los Angeles alongside Long Beach and peninsula communities.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.561
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore how the American sound evolved.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: February 18, 2026
GENINT 731.482
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the Sistine Chapel and its history.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.303
Osher (50+). In this course, we taste and learn about chocolate.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.546
Osher (50+). In this course, we screen and discuss five of John Huston's films.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: February 13, 2026
GENINT 731.562
Osher (50+). In this course, we contrast and compare the musical accomplishments of two composers and friends, Leonard and Elmer Bernstein.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: March 2, 2026
GENINT 721.731
Osher (50+). In this course, we discuss whether a scientific society is of value to people.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.298
Osher (50+). In this course, we look at the evidence that characterizes humor an art form and explore how professional comedy is made.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: January 7, 2026
GENINT 741.520
Osher (50+). In this course, we examine songs that don't work, thereby gleaning insight into what does.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: June 10, 2026
GENINT 721.732
Osher (50+). In this course we touch on the events and cookbooks that made food history.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 721.657
Osher (50+). Join us for a walking tour of the UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.534
Osher (50+). In this course, we go learn about the history and role of the conductor.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: April 10, 2026
GENINT 741.402
Osher (50+). This course challenges our perceptions of wolves and explores their life and place in the ecosystem.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 711.504
Osher (50+). This course challenges our perceptions of wolves and explores their life and place in the ecosystem.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.503
Osher (50+) This is an introduction to Willa Cather's work.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.558
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the lives and designs of women architects and designers of the Arts and Crafts movement.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 711.205
Osher (50+). This course explores the role of women and the feminine sacred in religion since the prehistoric era.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: April 9, 2026
GENINT 741.595
Osher (50+). In this course, we look at the contributions of women artists in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: January 6, 2026
GENINT 706
Osher (50+). This course looks at the five major religions of the world and provides a brief overview of indigenous traditions.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 711.355
Osher (50+). This course is an experiential workshop involving yoga, drawing, expressive movement and writing.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 771.338
Osher (50+). In this course, students create a story and then share it during the last class.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.610
Osher (50+). In this course, we take iPhone photography field trips.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: March 30, 2026
GENINT 711.494
Osher (50+). In this course, we take iPhone photography field trips.
Next Start Date: TBA