KU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Courses for Spring 2009

Classes are listed below by location. View a list of all classes, sorted by event date.

Clay County (Kansas City, Mo.) Courses
Class Name	Start Date	Location
Emily Dickinson: Poetry of Everyday Life	February 23, 2009	Maple Woods Community College
Voices of the Prairie	March 18, 2009	Maple Woods Community College
Beyond Saris & Spice	April 15, 2009	Maple Woods Community College

Kansas City, Kansas Courses
Class Name	Start Date	Location
Catch the Light: Lanterns to Lasers Enrollment Closed: Class Full	March 19, 2009	Kansas City Kansas Community College
Creativity & the Second Half of Life Cancelled	April 16, 2009	Kansas City Kansas Community College

Lawrence Courses
Class Name	Start Date	Location
Faiths of Our Founders	February 4, 2009	KU Continuing Education
Ships That Fly in the Sky	February 5, 2009	Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church
Arlington National Cemetery	February 17, 2009	KU Continuing Education
I Always Wanted to Learn How to Draw…	February 23, 2009	KU Continuing Education
The Geography of Kansas: What Dorothy Didn’t Know About a Place Called Home Enrollment Closed: Class Full	February 25, 2009	KU Continuing Education
Papyrus, Parchment, Paper: A Brief History of Map-Making Enrollment Closed: Class Full	March 9, 2009	University of Kansas Spencer Research Library
In Search of American Music Enrollment Closed: Class Full	March 10, 2009	Brandon Woods at Alvamar
Chinese & Japanese Garden Design	March 18, 2009	KU Continuing Education
Anthropology in Practice: Amazonia and the Prospects for Human Rights	April 8, 2009	Brandon Woods at Alvamar
Little Ideas That Made the Big Time: The Story Behind the Beaker	April 9, 2009	KU Continuing Education
NASA: Innovation, Exploration & National Pride	April 13, 2009	KU Continuing Education
Sparrow or Wren: Bird-Watching for Beginners Enrollment Closed: Class Full	April 21, 2009	KU Continuing Education

Olathe Courses
Class Name	Start Date	Location
The Glory Days of the American Circus	February 9, 2009	Aberdeen Village
Religious Siblings: Judaism, Christianity, Islam	April 8, 2009	Aberdeen Village

Overland Park Courses
Class Name	Start Date	Location
Voices of the Prairie Enrollment Closed: Class Full	February 9, 2009	Tallgrass Creek Retirement Community
Peace, Prayer, Politics & Pilgrimage: Islam	February 11, 2009	KU Edwards Campus
Broadcast News: No Pants Required Enrollment Closed: Class Full	March 11, 2009	KU Edwards Campus
From Myths to Molecules	March 17, 2009	KU Edwards Campus
Shakespeare's Sonnets	March 30, 2009	KU Edwards Campus
Jazz in the Fifties: After the Bebop Revolution Enrollment Closed: Class Full	April 7, 2009	Tallgrass Creek Retirement Community

Prairie Village Courses
Class Name	Start Date	Location
When the Fat Lady Sings: A Short History of Opera	February 18, 2009	Claridge Court
Art Appreciation with Louis Copt	March 24, 2009	Claridge Court

Topeka Courses
Class Name	Start Date	Location
Paul Newman: Reluctant Icon	February 11, 2009	Brewster Place Retirement Community
Voices of the Prairie	March 16, 2009	Brewster Place Retirement Community
Lincoln in Kansas: "If I Went West, I think I Would Go to Kansas" Enrollment Closed: Class Full	March 26, 2009	Kansas Historical Society
The Search for Serenity in Chinese & Japanese Architecture	April 8, 2009	Brewster Place Retirement Community

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