Classi Lectures

June 16 on NYAC!

‘Sleek and Chic: The Legacy of Mid-Century Modern Architecture’ Webinar with Michael Guido.

An overview of organic and craft-based architecture, featuring Frank Lloyd Wright, Alvar Aalto, and Carlo Scarpa’s designs.

Online tickets here: www.nyadventureclub.com/event/1989914183891

June 16 - on NYAC!

‘Sleek and Chic: The Legacy of Mid-Century Modern Architecture’ Webinar with Michael Guido.

A look at the European émigré architects who helped shape American Modernism.

Online tickets here:
www.nyadventureclub.com/event/1989914183891

Today! Painting the Modern Garden: From Monet to Matisse.

Don’t miss Lydia Bauman’s FREE NYAC lecture.

Register with your name and email for live access and the recording.

It’s free for Classi Lecture Members: bit.ly/4tK85dL

Today! Classi Chats with Joseph Kertes in conversation with Anne Michaels!

Joseph Kertes is a writer who escaped from Hungary with his family to Canada after the revolution of 1956. He studied English at York University and the University of Toronto, where he was encouraged in his writing by Irving Layton and Marshall McLuhan.

His chat today is with celebrated novelist and poet Anne Michaels whose books have been translated into more than 45 languages and have won dozens of international awards.

Held is a critically acclaimed novel by Anne Michaels, exploring love, loss, memory, and trauma across four generations. It is told through narratives spanning from WWI battlefields to modern times, weaving together science, mysticism, and deep human connection. It’s known for its excellent writing and profound themes about how the past haunts the present and the search for meaning beyond our senses.

Online tickets here: bit.ly/4up7nTh

Today! More Myths & Legends with Iain Scott: Slavic Myths and Legends – Riddles, Mysteries, and Enigmas.

Churchill famously described Russia as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.”

Join us as we explore Russian myths: bit.ly/3LCuCse

Join ONLINE great Art Historian and Speaker Tea Gudek on this wonderful Exhibition
"Van Gogh & the Roulins: Together at Last"
https://classilearning.com/event/netherlandish-art-with-tea-gudek-snajdar/
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Today! “It’s a Mystery” Cynthia Good Talks About Mysteries.

A glance at bestseller lists shows mysteries, crime, and thrillers remain top favourites for book lovers, even as subgenre trends shift.

Why do they endure? Cynthia Good explains: bit.ly/4s0ZMtP

Jan 26! Barber of Seville with Iain Scott.

Rossini’s bright, exuberant melodies shine in this online lecture on his delightful comic opera.

Count Almaviva is hopelessly in love with Rosina, but her guardian, Doctor Bartolo, complicates matters.

Online lecture tickets are available via our website.

Jan 25! Helen Fry in Conversation with Andrew Lownie on “Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York”.

This discussion offers a critical look at Prince Andrew, reflecting on his life, particularly in relation to Jeffrey Epstein.

Online tickets are available via our website.

Jan 20 - a week today! The N**e in Art History with Lydia Bauman.

The n**e in art is more than nakedness, reflecting shifting ideals of the human body.

From fertility symbols to Renaissance myth & modern self-expression, explore how these views evolved: bit.ly/3YKaTK6