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NEW! Urban Landscaping Made Easy
Prerequisite: Must love urban farming and gardening!
Urban landscapes are all around us and setting them up for success is as easy as 1-2-3. Learn how healthy soil, proper plant selection, and irrigation sets the stage for beautiful sustainable urban landscapes. Starting from the ground up you can help any urban landscape not just survive, but thrive, in our ever-changing climate.
Instructor: Alicia Salmeron
Alicia is a CSUDH alumna (BA) and she is in her last year of graduate school at CSUDH (MA). She currently is the Farm Manager at Mudtown Farms in Watts, South Central LA. She has a passion for urban landscapes, growing food, our ever-changing climate, and soil. Her field of study is soil health and infiltration. Her goal is to help educate and share the knowledge she has gained over the years to help improve our individual microclimates (our urban landscapes). A small change can make a big difference.
February 21
Tuesday | 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm PT
Zoom link: http://bit.ly/3hpJVFw
Fee: $10
NLLL 352 Section 02
CRN 28391
Conversational French for Advanced Beginners and Beyond
The instructor will facilitate, encourage, and aid advanced beginners and intermediate students to engage in open-ended conversations. Themes will be based on various familiar topics suggested by the instructor and/or students. Students are to download the Duolingo App to do lessons independently throughout the semester. Be prepared to repeat, speak, and listen regularly to increase vocabulary, understanding and confidence.
Facilitators: Delyna Diop-Means, Judy Francis, Elyse Gura
12 Mondays
September 12, 19, 26: October 3, 10, 17, 24,31; Nov 7, 14, 21, 28
3:00 – 4:00 PM PT
Fee: $15
NLLL 154 Section 05
Course No 43649
Zoom
Delyna Diop-Means holds a B.A. and M.A. in French from UCLA with a minor in Spanish. She has lived in France and Senegal and has traveled to several other countries including Spain, Mexico, Cuba, Costa Rica. She is a 28-year retired teacher who was employed by the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Maryland School District, and the Department of Education of Senegal in West Africa. Delyna has previously taught French, Spanish, English and a host of elementary level subjects.
Judy Francis has always been fascinated by travel, foreign languages, and cultures as well as the outdoors and sports. Judy majored in French and minored in Spanish, attended the Sorbonne University in Paris, and earned her BA and MBA degrees. A former high school foreign language teacher in LAUSD and attorney, she later joined the U.S. Department of State, a career that combined all her interests and strengths; she spent the next 24 years serving as a U.S. Diplomat living and traveling in several countries.
Elyse Gura is a retired educator. Elyse majored in French and Italian at Brooklyn College. She taught French at Lefferts Junior High School in Brooklyn, as well as ESL for students from Haiti and Central American countries. Elyse changed careers but used her foreign languages through friends, work and travel. Elyse knows that language is a way to connect with people. She has always enjoyed this connection and hopes students in this class will agree.
LA Opera Talks
In today’s environment, music, and specifically operatic music, can be uplifting. In our time period, LA Opera presents a series of Operatic music, performances, behind the scenes, actors, costumes, make-up, and the history of opera. Each lecture class will compose its own topic and speaker who presents lectures and videos of previous performances.
A glimpse into what’s next with LA Opera:
September 15 ● Lucia Di Lammermoor: A spellbinding Tale of marriage, madness, and murder
*NOTE: The 9/15 session only will be VIRTUAL; Zoom links will be sent to registrants directly.
Lucia is trapped in an impossible situation. Her abusive brother hates the man she loves. Worse, he's forcing her to marry someone else in a last-ditch effort to shore up the family's failing finances. Her only way out seems to be murder...
October 13 ● Omar: An inspiring true story about one man's faith and courage
In 1807, a 37-year-old scholar living in West Africa was captured and forced aboard a slave ship bound for Charleston, South Carolina. Omar Ibn Said's life and Muslim faith are remembered and retold in this inspirational West Coast premiere inspired by his remarkable 1831 autobiography.
November 11 ● Tosca: Floria Tosca, the famous opera singer, seems to have it all
Audiences cherish her artistry—and adore hearing about her tempestuous offstage romances. But as storms of repression and rebellion rage throughout Italy, the diva is forced to play a real-life role she never imagined.
December 8 ● Specialty Talk
Come join us for a specialized opera talk! More info to follow.
Facilitators: LA Opera Community Educators
4 Thursdays
September 15, October 13, November 11, December 8
2:00 – 3:00 PM PT
Continuing & Professional Education EE-1217
Fee: $10
NLLL 152 Section 02
Course No 43654
* In-Person
(9/15: Virtual)
Let’s Read a Play!
No stage or acting experience is required. Join our virtual class and have some fun and the chance to “polish” your dramatic skills. We hope you will enjoy the same interactive approach as the classroom experience of cold readings. Expect lively discussion regarding meaning and content. Parts will be assigned during the first 10-15 minutes of each class and depending on the number of students and the number of parts, expect changes to character roles at the break.
September 14 & 21 — Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello
October 5 & 12 — Crimes in the Heart by Beth Henley
November 2 & 9 — The Mystery of Irma Vep by Charles Ludlam
Facilitator: OLLI Class members
6 Wednesdays
September 14, 21; October 5, 12; November 2, 9
1:30 – 3:30 PM PT
Fee: $10
NLLL 154 Section 01
Course No 43645
Zoom
Have a suggestion for a Let's Read a Play selection?
Email your favorite play nomination to olli@csudh.edu to let us know!
Meet the Authors Series for Fall 2022
Meet the Author gives members direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer writing tips, and encourage members to “keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming.” Learn how authors establish an emotional connection with their readers and draw them in with a compelling story. Whether writing fictional work or recounting historical events, creating a story that resonates with the audience is the best way to connect with readers.
3 Thursdays
September 22; October 20; November 17 (see below ▼)
1:00 – 3:00 PM PT
Fee: $10
NLLL 154 Section 03
Course No 43647
After registration: https://csudh.zoom.us/j/89002133312
9/22 • First-Born & My New Neighbors | Florencia Levington Schabelman
The author will be presenting two books, one a children's book: “They both developed in very different ways. I will relate how I came up with both ideas and made it possible to edit, publish, and distribute both. I will explain each book and probably read an excerpt if there is interest. I will accept questions related to my personal experience in writing.”
Facilitator: Florencia Levinton Schabelman
Florencia Levinton Schabelman is from Buenos Aires and emigrated to the United States as a young adult. A Computer Science major at Buenos Aires National University, then in New Orleans, a tour guide, Certified Medical Manager, Florencia retired some years later as an Ultrasound Technician. First-Born is her first book, written in Spanish. Her second a children's book, My New Neighbors is bilingual — English and Spanish. Florencia lives in New Orleans, Louisiana, with her husband and two sons.
10/20 • On Juneteenth | Annette Gordon Reed
Historian and Pulitzer Prize Winner, Annette Gordon Reed will discuss how her book On Juneteenth analyzes the background and events of Juneteenth using family chronicles and memoir. As a Texas native and descendant of enslaved people, Ms. Gordon Reed will show us how she produced a truthful narrative of historical facts using personal anecdotes and poignant facts.
Facilitator: Anette Gordon Reed
Annette Gordon Reed is graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School. She is a university professor and has taught at Rutgers, New York Law School, and Harvard. Ms. Gordon Reed has published 3 books: Thomas Jefferson & Sally Hemings, The Hemingses of Monticello, and On Juneteenth. She has won a Pulitzer Prize for History and the National Book Award for her work on the Hemings family of Monticello.
11/17 • Future Millionaire Daily Motivational | Dennis Clayton
If one reads a page a day, this book will hopefully transform lives and make readers look at finances, problems, and home-life differently. Both an author and motivational speaker, Clayton provides readers and audiences with necessary tools to be successful in a diverse and evolving society. His first book, Teen Life Skills 101 is a guide for teens and young adults to become well-rounded.
Facilitator: Dennis Clayton
Dennis Clayton is an author and motivational speaker who provides readers and audiences with necessary tools to be successful in a diverse and evolving society. His first book, Teen Life Skills 101 is a guide to work with parents, teens, and young adults. In both of his books, Dennis discusses tools, strategies and principles needed to make sound decisions personally and financially.
Spanish for Beginners
Learn Spanish for the first time or brush up on partially learned beginning Spanish. Instruction follows the Duolingo App sequence. Students will need to register to the Duolingo class link that the instructor provides to be an official student. Be prepared to repeat, speak, read, write, and listen ideally at least 15 minutes a day on a regular basis to increase vocabulary, understanding and confidence.
Facilitators: Judy Francis & Delyna Diop-Means
12 Wednesdays
September 14, 21, 28; October 5, 12, 19, 26; November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
12:00 – 1:00 PM PT
Fee: $15
NLLL 154 Section 04
Course No 43648
Zoom
Delyna Diop-Means holds a B.A. and M.A. in French from UCLA with a minor in Spanish. She has lived in France and Senegal and has traveled to several other countries including Spain, Mexico, Cuba, Costa Rica. She is a 28-year retired teacher who was employed by the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Maryland School District, and the Department of Education of Senegal in West Africa. Delyna has previously taught French, Spanish, English and a host of elementary level subjects.
Judy Francis has always been fascinated by travel, foreign languages, and cultures as well as the outdoors and sports. Judy majored in French and minored in Spanish, attended the Sorbonne University in Paris, and earned her BA and MBA degrees. A former high school foreign language teacher in LAUSD and attorney, she later joined the U.S. Department of State, a career that combined all her interests and strengths; she spent the next 24 years serving as a U.S. Diplomat living and traveling in several countries. She worked at eight U.S. Embassies; each assignment was for 2-4 years. Retired, Judy loves playing tennis, giving presentations at high school career development programs, and traveling.
