GRAND LEARNING For Information and Registration call 623-546-7470
SPRING 2022 PLEASE SEE WEBSITE FOR FULL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
REGISTRATION STARTS JANUARY 7 AT 8:00 AM Register at https://www.suncitygrand.com/ grand-lifestyles/grand-learning Click on Registration and go to Returning Customers to log in, or New Customers to create a new account. If your login doesn’t work, please email grandlearning@scgcam.com to request a password reset (include your name and phone number). Please do not create another account.
NOTE
Some classes are offered on ZOOM only. For ZOOM classes, the link will be sent to your email address on file no later than 1 day prior to class start. Please call the GL office before the day of class if you have not received the link and it will be resent. Most classes are held in the Havasupai/Maricopa room in Chaparral Center.
623-546-7470
Monday–Friday
8 am–4 pm
Sun City Grand CAM Activities 19781 N. Remington Dr. Surprise, AZ 85374 EMAIL grandlearning@scgcam.com CAM HOLIDAY CLOSINGS January 17— Martin Luther King Day February 21—President’s Day
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SOUND AND IMAGE: THE HISTORY OF MUSIC IN FILM PART 3
you enjoy brisk and vigorous debate, this is for you. Class meets in Palm Center-Mediterranean Room.
Meets 12 times on Wed 1/12–3/30 9:00 AM–12:00 PM FEE: $30
THE BEATLES: FROM LIVERPOOL TO ABBEY ROAD
STEVE KATZ
This will be the 3rd of 3 semesters of the ultimate nostalgia class, combining movie and music nostalgia from the mid-80’s to the end of the 90’s. We’ll learn about the history and business of film music and the process of creating a film score and soundtrack. We will see how the music enhances the images, how the images enhance the music and what happens to several of the most famous scenes in film history when you watch them without the accompanying music. You need not have taken Part 1 or 2 to enjoy Part 3.
EVERYTHING YOU MUST KNOW BEFORE GOING SOLAR MICHAEL SHEPP
Meets 1 time on Thur 1/13 or 2/14 9:00 AM–11:00 AM
FEE: $10
Knowledge is power. Learn everything you must know before you ever invite a home solar installer into your home. Seniors are the target of scams and fraudulent solar installers. By the end of this class you will be more knowledgeable than a solar salesman!
RENOIR
ALLEN REAMER
Meets 1 time on Fri 1/14 9:00 AM–11:00 AM
FEE: $15
Renoir was one of the greatest French Impressionist. He developed a new style of expressing the beauty of the human figure. A powerful friend of his challenged the Impressionists to produce a large significant painting. He took this challenge and produced the ‘Luncheon of the Boating Party’. We will discuss this painting in detail, along with the artistic background he developed in, his life, and his other paintings.
VALLEY FEVER - EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW PAT WHITE
Meets 1 time on Fri 1/14 12:00 PM–2:00 PM
FEE: $10
You will learn everything about Valley Fever. This lecture will help you to protect yourself, spouse, family, friends and pets. You will know more about VF than most of the doctors in Arizona!
CURRENT EVENTS ROUNDTABLE PHIL AXELROD
Meets 12 times on Tue 1/18–4/5 8:30 AM–10:30 AM
FEE: $30
Meet weekly to discuss the current events of the day. Each participant is encouraged to bring an item or topic currently in the public's eye. We are not limited to political items for discussion. Each session we will take a poll and select topics. Lively discussions will ensue, followed by resolutions. If
VINNIE BRUNO
Meets 1 time on Tue 1/18 9:00 AM–11:00 AM
FEE: $15
This lecture will follow in the footsteps of The Beatles as they embark on their historic journey starting from their early days as a cover band in Liverpool and Hamburg, into the excitement of Beatlemania, including concert performances, TV, and films, through their creative ground breaking studio albums (Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band) to the formation of Apple Records and finally to their remarkable final recordings at Abbey Road Studios. Coming full circle, we will explore the highlights of each individual’s “solo” post Beatles work.
SHOULD I AGE IN PLACE OR LOOK FOR OTHER OPTIONS? NYDIA MONTIJO
Meets 1 time on Tue 1/18 2:00 PM–4:00 PM
FEE: $10
Many of us are asking this question of ourselves and wondering how to get started. Whether we plan to stay in our current home, move in with an adult child, move to senior housing or look for Assisted Living, the process can be daunting. Attend this session and learn how to assess your needs, plan for those needs, look for options and “shop” for the right setting. Walk away with a plan on how you are going to proceed.
ASTRONOMY - PART ONE JOSEPH AIBINDER
Meets 4 times on Wed 1/19–2/9 2:00 PM–4:00 PM
FEE: $30
The course begins with the basic science of astronomy and evolution of telescopes to the discovery of the big bang creation of the universe, the development and life cycle of the stars and sun, to their death in supernovas and their remnants as white dwarfs, neutron stars, pulsars and black holes. The course is highly visual with the use of images from the great ground based and space based telescopes and videos/simulations from NASA, ESA and leading universities. New space programs like Artemis that will be bringing humanity to the moon and Mars will also be explored.
THE SIXTIES: THE ROLLING STONES VINNIE BRUNO
Meets 1 time on Thur 1/20 9:00 AM–11:00 AM
FEE: $15
This lecture is the story of rock’s original “bad boys” as we journey with them through their formative years as a cover band devoted to
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