Concerts, Lecture/Concerts, and Music Classes

A SERVING OF IRVING! The Life & Times of Irving Berlin – From piano player in the backroom of a saloon to one of the most respected, prolific, and distinctive songwriters, Irving Berlin was a pivotal figure among creators of American stage and screen musicals. A man who never learned to read music, he left an enormous catalog of instantly recognizable, exquisitely crafted, and beloved popular songs that have come to define the American musical tradition - inspiring a century of America's finest writers, performers, and composers.

ALL THAT JAZZ!!
Jazz is America's unique contribution to the world of music. On this musical journey we trace its evolution from its early roots to the present. Lectures plus live and recorded music round out your experience of the lives, music and film appearances of renowned musicians, vocalists, and bandleaders from both society bands and jazz: Fats Waller, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Paul Whiteman, Cab Calloway, Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald, Artie Shaw, Ziggy Ellman, Buddy Rich, Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughn, Dizzy Gillespie, Mel Torme, the Dorsey Brothers, and more.

AN AMERICAN SONGBOOK - A musical trip through time with songs and stories from Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, and American film from many of America's most endearing composers and musical productions.

ARMSTRONG TO ZIGGY: DIXIELAND TO SWING - Exploring the roots of the big bands, from cakewalk, blues and ragtime to Dixieland and swing. Experience the lives, music and film appearances of renowned musicians, vocalists, and bandleaders from both society bands and jazz: Fats Waller, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Paul Whiteman, Cab Calloway, Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald, Artie Shaw, Ziggy Ellman, Buddy Rich, Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughn, Dizzy Gillespie, Mel Torme, the Dorsey Brothers, and more.

BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD: HIGHLIGHTS FROM AMERICA'S MUSICAL THEATRE – Re-experience the unique genre, the American musical with highlights of Broadway and film music from the past century, with stories of the musicals and their creators, the compositions of the American stage musical and America's great composers and lyricists. Discover the lives, music, and productions of America's musical theatre through this lecture/concert series. Click to download a Sample flyer for this program.

BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD: JEWISH WRITERS OF AMERICA’S MUSICAL STAGE AND FILM – Experience the American musical through a compilation of Broadway, film, and Yiddish stage music by Jewish writers from turn-of-the-19th-century to present, as well as stories of the musicals, their creators, and the genre of the American musical. Click to download a Sample flyer for this program.

A CELEBRATION OF THE SOUL: MUSIC & MIRACLES THROUGH JEWISH EYES - A conversation and concert of spiritual and historical themes of Judaism, Jewish commonalities with other faiths, and the meaning and significance of Jewish holidays and observances as a rediscovery of our personal lives, goals, and motivations of the past and the year to come. Click to download a Sample flyer for this program.

A CENTURY OF COMEDY IN MUSIC – "Laughter is the closest distance between two people," said the masterful interweaver of classical music and comedy, Victor Borge. Enjoy the comic geniuses of Fanny Brice, Bert Williams, Martha Raye, Milton Berle, the Marx Brothers, Spike Jones, Lucille Ball, Victor Borge, Fats Waller, Betty Hutton, Bing Crosby, Carmen Miranda, Bob Hope, Carol Burnett, Danny Kaye, Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra and Jimmy Durante among others.

CHANGING TIMES & CHANGING TASTES: BROADWAY MUSICALS OF THE 1960's & 1970s
As the Golden Era of the American musical firmly came to a close, the '60s and '70s brought a shift in theatrical and musical attitudes. An eclectic period of transition, these decades blended the traditional musical of Jerry Herman and Jule Styne with the pop/rock music of Hair, Godspell, and Jesus Christ Superstar, along with the experimental scores of Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber. The result was a fascinating period of self-examination and experimentation among both conventional and non-conventional themes, stretching the boundaries of American musical theatre beyond anything the genre had experienced in previous decades. Hear music from Charles Strouse (Bye Bye Birdie, Annie), Bob Merrill (Carnival, Funny Girl), Jerry Herman (Milk & Honey, Hello Dolly, Mame, Dear World, Mack & Mabel), Lionel Bart (Oliver!), Bock & Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof), Darion & Leigh (Man of La Mancha), Kander & Ebb (Cabaret, Chicago), Galt MacDermot (Hair), Sherman Edwards (1776), Andrew Lloyd Webber (Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita), Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin), Stephen Sondheim (A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To the Forum, Anyone Can Whistle, Company, A Little Night Music, Sunday in the Park With George, Sweeney Todd), and Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line, They're Playing Our Song).

CLASSIC MUSICAL MOMENTS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM AMERICA'S POPULAR SONGBOOK
Take a journey through songs from America's Popular Songbook with a century of melodies from Tin Pan Alley, Hit Parade, Broadway and film. Re-experience the music of America's golden era with favorites by Gershwin, Rogers & Hart, Kern, Cole Porter, Frank Loesser, and much more.

COMEDY IN MUSIC
"Laughter is the closest distance between two people," said the masterful interweaver of classical music and comedy, Victor Borge. Through the comic geniuses of Fanny Brice, Bert Williams, Martha Raye, Milton Berle, the Marx Brothers, Spike Jones, Lucille Ball, Victor Borge, Fats Waller, Betty Hutton, Bing Crosby, Carmen Miranda, Bob Hope, Carol Burnett, Danny Kaye, Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, and Tom Lehrer among others, we'll laugh till our sides split. Well not really ... our sides will remain intact, but they may be aching for some time as we enjoy a delightful romp among the comic works of Gilbert & Sullivan, Irving Berlin, Jerry Herman, Lerner & Loewe, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Cole Porter, Frank Loesser, and George & Ira Gershwin, Johnny Mercer, Lerner & Loewe, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, ... and much more. It's all funny ... as we experience a century of great comic musical performances in live concert, on radio, television, and the silver screen.

COMPLETELY COLE: Meet one of America's musical legends, creator of some of the most sophisticated melodies and lyrics to grace the Broadway stage. From his beginnings in Peru, Indiana, through his work in New York, Paris, London, and Hollywood, we'll get to know the complicated Cole Porter through his music and the stars who made his songs unforgettable.

CONTEMPORARY BROADWAY: BERNSTEIN TO SONDHEIM – They say they don't write 'em like they used to ... and that certainly is true as today's music seeks a different audience and expresses a different message than that of the past. But with all its differences, there's much to appreciate in today's musical theatre. Today's Broadway musicals are a mix of the new, revivals, revue, and mega-hits. Explore the best of each and discover how Broadway has reshaped itself in the last several decades.

CRAZY FOR GERSHWIN!  Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, Hollywood, and the Hit Parade in the Roaring 20s and the Depression were significantly affected by George and Ira Gershwin. The two fused the many genres of the age from stage, film, jazz, and classical music into a distinctly unique and American voice. Examine the lives, music, and magic of these two great artists through live, video, and historic performances of their music.

DISCOVERING "YIP" HARBURG – How well we know Over the Rainbow and the entire score to the Wizard of Oz, Finian's Rainbow, and Cabin in the Sky. But relatively few are aware of the gifted creator and lyricist of those works and his innovations in American musical theatre or his poignant messages of social reform and equality. From Hollywood to Broadway, his blacklist years, his deeply personal fight for individual freedom and political integrity – his story should not be missed.

DOROTHY FIELDS … MERELY MARVELOUS – Lyricist Dorothy Fields is overlooked among her famous contemporaries Ira Gershwin, Lorenz Hart, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and Johnny Mercer. What a shame. Her story is notable not only for the timelessness of her writing, but for her perseverance as a woman in an industry notorious for its glass ceiling. Fields proved she could stand equally with the greatest male writers of her generation. Rediscover her contribution to popular music through highlights from her catalogue and her own discussion of her work.

EIGHT CLASSIC MUSICALS ... STAGE TO SCREEN – We examine notable classic musicals penned by Cole Porter (Kiss Me Kate), Rodgers & Hammerstein (Oklahoma), Frank Loesser (Guys and Dolls), Lerner & Loewe (My Fair Lady), Sondheim & Styne (Gypsy). Bock & Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof), Andrew Lloyd Webber (Phantom of the Opera) and Mel Brooks (The Producers). Hear and observe various stage and screen adaptations, their similarities and contrasts, and unique qualities of each production, taking a journey through each musical era and the casting, direction, and design that made each stage and film adaptation unique.

FILM SCORES OF THE AMERICAN CINEMA – The masterful creations of composers of American film scores from the early talkies to the present. How is music constructed for film? How have film scores changed? How does music support visual images? How would Gone With the Wind, Psycho, Ben Hur, Robin Hood, A Streetcar Named Desire, Days of Wine and Roses, The Ten Commandments, and Star Wars, among many others, be experienced without the passionate scores of Steiner, Hermann, Rosza, Korngold, North, Mancini, Bernstein, and Williams?

GENE KELLY: LIGHT AS AIR  – Eugene Curran “Gene” Kelly, the third of five children and one of vaudeville’s “The Five Kellys," was performing in dance routines by the time he was eight. As an actor and choreographer on Broadway and in Hollywood, his rise was not instantaneous. But breaking new ground with his unique charismatic and physically strenuous style — which melded ballet, tap, and modern dance — Kelly would in time be at the forefront of MGM’s outstanding repertory company of singers, dancers, and musicians, taking the studio to its greatest heights in the musical revue and integrated musical film.

THE GOLDEN AGE OF BROADWAY: BERLIN TO BERNSTEIN – The extraordinary decades of the 1920s through 1950s when some of the greatest composers America has ever known created their musical comedy and musical drama masterpieces, including Lady Be Good, Showboat, Babes in Arms, Anything Goes, Oklahoma!, Guys & Dolls, Brigadoon, The Music Man, On the Town, Finian's Rainbow, West Side Story, Gypsy, and more.

GOLDEN MUSICAL MOMENTS – A delightful concert of songs and stories from popular music, stage, film, and more. A marvelous trip in time through some of America's most memorable musical moments.

THE HEART AND HISTORY OF JEWISH MUSIC: Hebrew, Chassidic, Yiddish, and Israeli musical selections from ten centuries, with stories/history of the songs and composers. Click to download a Sample flyer for this program.

THE HEART & SOUL ... AND MELODY & LYRIC ... OF FRANK LOESSER
Pulitzer-Prize-winning composer/lyricist Frank Loesser wrote the lyrics to over 700 songs and several of the American musical theatre's most respected integrated musicals, including How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, The Most Happy Fella, Where's Charley? and Guys and Dolls. A tireless contributer to Broadway and Hollywood, his music is as beloved today as when it was created. Loesser has been described as being as colorful as the characters in his musicals. In the words of Frank's daughter, Susan Loesser, "He didn't intend to write for posterity, it is true. But even so, his work is now being discovered by a new generation, and I think he would, despite his protestations, be tickled." We'll be as tickled to enjoy the wit of Loesser.

HELLO JERRY! HERMAN, THAT IS! – Composer, lyricist, director, performer and musician describe the man who wrote some of our most poignant and popular stage musicals: Milk & Honey, Hello Dolly, Mame, Mack & Mabel, Dear World, La Cage Aux Folles. Explore these works and others from his life’s work through lectures and live and recorded music.

HANUKKAH CIRCLE OF SONG: STORIES & SONGS OF THE HANUKKAH HOLIDAY- Discover and re-discover the history and joyful music of Hanukkah from around the world in this delightful program of discussion and music. Click to download a Sample flyer for this program.

HOLIDAY CIRCLE OF SONG - STORIES & SONGS OF THE SOLSTICE HOLIDAYS - A discovery and re-discovery of the history and joyful music of winter holidays and observances from around the world in this delightful program of discussion and music of Hanukkah, Christmas, Solstice, New Year, and more.

HOME SWEET HOME: AMERICA'S MUSICAL LEGACY
An American History Lesson through America's rich legacy of music. From this nation's earliest songs to its contemporary writers, experience the creativity and conscience, history and values of our nation through its diverse musical expression. We'll hear folk songs of our European ancestors that were uniquely adaped to American life, notable American music of the 18th century, folksong, ballads, hymns, marches and patriotic numbers, Civil War, stage and cinema, classical, and popular music of all eras to today. Patriotism to protest, east coast to west, social issues to civil rights, spiritual to swing, traditional to moog to motion picture — we'll journey through three centuries of American life as seen through the eyes of its writers of music and lyric. The course will be enhanced through the use of historic recordings, video, and live performance.

I LOVE NEW YORK! - An entertaining collection of songs from describing the people, places, excitement, and emotions of the Big Apple from the 18th century to the present.

THE IRRESISTABLE SONGS OF SAMMY CAHN - Nominated for more than 30 Oscars, Sammy Cahn’s list of original lyrics reads like a history of 20th century popular song. From his teens – when he played in local Bar Mitzvah bands – to his writing career with some of the finest composers in the music publishing and film businesses, Cahn’s life and work was devoted to his love of words and music. Eventually he would supply Hollywood, Broadway, and the radio and recording industries with many of the most notable lyrics of the century. His collaborations with Jule Styne created many of the biggest hits of the 40s and 50s, including “I’ll Walk Alone,” “It’s Been a Long, Long Time,” “Time After Time,” “Second Chance Around,” “ Let it Snow,” and “Three Coins in the Fountain” to name a few. With composer Jimmy Van Heusen, he wrote “The Tender Trap,” “Love And Marriage,” “All the Way,” “Call Me Irresponsible,” “Come Fly With Me,” and “High Hopes,” among many others. Cahn toured, performed, and shared the stories of his career until his death in 1993, shortly before he reached the age of 80.

I'VE HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE: HIT PARADE MEMORIES – The music of the 1930s through 1950s was a perfect combination of great songwriters and equally great lyricists. Follow the lives of Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer, Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn, Duke Ellington, Dorothy Fields, Frank Loesser and others, from high school verses to fame on Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, and film. Take a "sentimental journey" through the stories and songs from that incredible era and discover how they did that voodoo that they did so well. Click to download a Sample flyer for this program.

LEGENDS OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE – Meet some of America's greatest musical legends, creators of sophisticated melodies and lyrics for stage and film, including Cole Porter, George & Ira Gershwin, Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart, Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein, and more.

LEONARD BERNSTEIN: INNOVATOR AND INSPIRATION – One of America’s most influential figures in 20th century music, Leonard Bernstein's fascinating life as pianist, composer, orchestrator, conductor, concert artist, and lecturer/teacher deserve a closer look. From his whirlwind beginnings as conductor of the New York Philharmonic, to his creations for theatre, film, and concert hall, to his relationship with Israel and Jewish music and his inspirational concert at the Berlin Wall, we'll discover much more about the man and his gifts.

MGM: THE STUDIO MUSICALS - In the 30s, 40s, and 50s, MGM Studios produced a string of exceptional musicals that would become part of the American popular culture. Through lectures, film clips, live music, explore the highlights, including An American in Paris, Annie Get Your Gun, Singin' in the Rain, Easter Parade, and many more!

THE MUSIC OF OUR MIRACLES AND THE MIRACLE OF OUR MUSIC – Miraculous stories and experiences throughout human history and the music that celebrates them, including a look at the themes of the miraculous, freedom, and family tradition that are present in spiritual traditions year-round.

PASSAGES OF JOY KATZEN GUTHRIE: A JOYOUS MUSICAL CELEBRATION - A celebration of music featuring magnificent compositions from some of the world's finest composer/lyricists, Hebrew and Yiddish favorites and Joy's original songs, woven together with uplifting stories of the passages of our lives. Click to download a Sample flyer for this program.

PAUL ROBESON: VOICE OF FREEDOM  – In a career that spanned the first half of the 20th century, Paul Robeson -- son of an escaped slave who became a Presbyterian minister -- was one of the most admired talents of his day ... as well as one of the most reviled. Today we look back at his distinguished accomplishments and the racial and social causes he supported that were so radical during his lifetime.

REJOICING IN THE HOLIDAY: SACRED RENEWALS & DISCOVERIES: A discovery of the music and common messages of spiritual holiday seasons, including the ancient messages and their connection to our modern lives. This program is individualized for specific holiday seasons and themes.

REMEMBERING THE GREAT DANE ... VICTOR BORGE
Beloved world-renowned pianist and humorist Victor Borge, claimed that, "Laughter is the closest distance between two people." One of the 20th century's funniest performers, he devoted his career to making light of the pomposity and seriousness of the classic masterworks and performers. Anyone who has ever watched, appreciated, or performed classical music could understand and laugh uproariously at his humor. Borge's gift for comedy hides the seriousness of his own life. A brilliant concert pianist, he escaped Denmark shortly before the country was occupied by Nazi Germany. Arriving in the United States with only a few dollars in his pocket, he quickly found his way — through talent, willpower, and joy in living — toward making a worldwide impact in the entertainment world through appearances on radio, television, Broadway, and concert hall. We'll experience his enormous gifts through excerpts from his recordings and concert appearances.

SHALL WE DANCE: MUSICALS OF THE 1950's – The 1950s brought new sophistication to musical theatre. Strong books heightened with words and music by Rodgers & Hammerstein, Lerner & Loewe, Loesser, Bernstein, Sondheim, Styne, Harburg, and Adler & Ross, gave new focus to choreography by Jerome Robbins and Bob Fosse. Lectures, film clips, and live music. This decade from the Golden Age of America's musical theatre featured some of the finest creations for both film and stage in the history of the musical, including works by both the well accomplished and writers new to the Broadway stage: Guys & Dolls, Singin' in the Rain, Pajama Game, The King & I, My Fair Lady, The Music Man, Gigi, The Sound of Music, Bells Are Ringing, Gypsy, West Side Story, Damn Yankees, The Most Happy Fella, Flower Drum Song, The Bandwagon, Silk Stockings, Can-Can, and much much more. It was a brilliant, versatile, and innovative decade of musical masterpieces.

SHOWBOAT: Eight Decades of an American Musical Extravaganza – 2007 marks the 80th anniversary of America's first musical historical drama ... Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's Showboat. Showboat's depth, modernity, and provocative subjects revolutionized the musical theatre and exerted an enormous impact on all connected with the production. We'll discuss both positive and negative perceptions of its story and music today, hearing and viewing notable performances from 1927 to the present.

SIX CLASSIC MUSICALS ... STAGE TO SCREEN, Part Two - We examine several notable classic musicals penned by Harburg & Lane (Finnian's Rainbow), Lerner & Loewe (Brigadoon), Rodgers & Hammerstein (South Pacific), Jerry Herman (Hello, Dolly!), Stephen Sondheim (Sweeney Todd), and Dubin & Warren (42nd Street). Hear and observe various stage and screen adaptations, their similarities and contrasts, and unique qualities of each production, taking a journey through each musical era and the casting, direction, and design that made each stage and film adaptation unique.

SIX CLASSIC MUSICALS ... STAGE TO SCREEN, Part Three - We continue our examination of notable musicals. In this course, we'll visit classics penned by the Gershwins & Heyward (Porgy & Bess), Comden, Green & Bernstein (On the Town), Frank Loesser (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying), Kander & Ebb (Cabaret), Fields & Coleman (Sweet Charity), and Boublil & Schonberg (Les Miserables). Hear and observe various stage and screen adaptations, their similarities and contrasts, and unique qualities of each production, taking a journey through each musical era and the casting, direction, and design that made each stage and film adaptation unique.

SONGS OF OUR SISTERS: The Woman in Music – Through story and song, discover the music by and about women and their unique personal spiritual and life experiences. From folk, popular, Broadway, film, liturgical, and world genres, hear poignant, fun, and refreshing songs from the woman's perspective.

SONGS OF OUR SISTERS: The Woman in Jewish Music – Through story and song, discover the music by and about women of Judaism and their personal spiritual and life experiences. From Debbie Friedman to Molly Picon to Naomi Shemer, traditional and contemporary liturgical and folk music by a new generation of women songwriters, performers, and cantors. A poignant, fun, and refreshing experience of new Jewish music from the unique perspective of the Jewish woman. Click to download a Sample flyer for this program.

SOUND MIND AND BODY: HEALING THE SPIRIT WITH MUSIC: An examination of the emotional and physical effect of sound and music on the human body and ways in which to use music most beneficially. This program includes recorded musical excerpts of music genres from around the world, ancient to modern, with a discussion of their creative aspects as well as their effect on the body.

TIN PAN ALLEY TO HOLLYWOOD: 19TH & 20TH CENTURY STAGE & SCREEN - Vaudeville, Broadway and film music from the late 19th-century to present with a history of the American musical theatre, stories of the musicals and their creators, the compositions of the American stage musical and America's great composers and lyricists. Experience the lives, music, and productions of America's late nineteenth through 20th century theatre through live, video, and historic recordings and performances.

THE UNFORGETTABLE NAT KING COLE – Cole's warm, heartfelt ballads of the 50s and 60s have hidden his brilliant jazz, swing, and blues performances of the 30s and 40s. One of the most innovative musicians of his day, Cole's drummerless swing jazz trio was one of the finest improvisational combos in 20th century music. The visibility of the Montgomery-born Cole on television, film, and the concert stage further served as a prelude to the Civil Rights movement during a period of chaotic change as Americans were struggling to accept black entertainers within mainstream white music. Cole was a pioneer on every front. His music and his integrity continue to evoke sighs of awe and appreciation.


Lectures and Non-Music Related Classes

ASIA'S ANCIENT FAITHS: BUDDHISM, TIBETAN BUDDHISM, HINDUISM, TAOISM, and CONFUCIANISM – An overview of the spiritual, philosophical, and cultural aspects of the ancient and modern faiths of Asia, spiced with music and audiovisual material. Learn the essential spiritual and social aspects of each of these faiths, their similarities and contrasts, and how the have influenced life in Asia throughout the centuries as well as in societies worldwide. May be presented in any combination or with focus on any specific faith.

CHINA ... LAND OF MYTH AND MYSTERY: A beautiful program that springs from Joy's travels as a heritage tour leader in China for several years and her experiences throughout the country and with the people. Video excerpts, music, and photographs of China enhance the program as Joy examines the spiritual philosophies, poetry, folk tales, and history of this land and its people, both ancient and modern.

CHINA'S ANCIENT FAITHS: TAOISM, MAHAYANA BUDDHISM, CONFUCISM, TIBETAN BUDDHISM - An overview of the spiritual, philosophical, and cultural aspects of China's indigenous faiths, spiced with music and audiovisual material. Learn the essential spiritual and social aspects of these philosophies and how they have influenced life in China past and present. May be presented in any combination or with focus on any specific faith.

NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES: After Life … What? – A discovery of the universal characteristics of Near Death Experiences and actual NDEs, as well as worldwide philosophies and rituals connected with death and dying. Includes audiovisual resources and handouts.

SILK ROAD TO SHANGHAI: A MILLENNIUM OF JEWISH LIFE IN CHINA: the amazing story of Jews from the last thirteen centuries who made their way into China as well as today's Jews of China and the relationship between Israel and China, with photographs, resource information, and video excerpts.

REMOTE JEWS OF THE DIASPORA:  Customs, experiences, and challenges of Jews living in remote parts of the world and living remotely within America. How have these individuals and families retained their cultural identity when settling within Hindu, Confucian, Taoist, Buddhist, Muslim, and Christian societies? What is their level of observance compared to Jews in larger and more accessible communities? Experience the resilience of Judaism in the Diaspora as well as the uniqueness of each Jewish community, even as each strives to be part of the whole.

RADIO COMEDY IN AMERICA: Five Decades of Laughter – From Sam and Henry to Weber and Fields, Duffy's Tavern to Fibber McGee and Molly, Fred Allen to Jack Benny, Vic and Sade to Bergen and McCarthy, Ed Wynn to Milton Berle, Bob and Ray to Chicken Man, Henry Aldrich to A Date with Judy -- highlights of five decades of radio comedy. Re-discover the medium of imagination through radio broadcasts from the 20s through the 70s -- and the integral role that radio played in American life during the first half of the 20th century.

THE WOMAN IN CHINESE TRADITION: YESTERDAY & TODAY - Experience a fascinating view of the traditional role of the woman in Chinese society through the ages. Examine her place in Confucian tradition, within the imperial court, and in the home, family, ritual, and social structure throughout China's history, as well as the modern political, social, and emotional role women play within today's China.