Fall 2024

I OBJECT!: AMERICA’S MOST INFAMOUS TRIALS | 50+ YRS Richard Bloom

America’s journey from a collection of colonies to a union of states has produced a whole cast of the famous and the infamous, the latter usually ending up on the wrong side of a jury. Join us as we walk through the pages of America’s past to visit some of the most celebrated “trials of the century” which, if you believe the press, they all were. SERIES I

SERIES II 10/28 - Monkey Shines: Evolution and creationism collided in a Dayton, Tennessee courtroom in the summer of 1925 as three-time presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan threw the (good) book at celebrated agnostic Clarence Darrow. 11/4 - Snook Hooked: Ohio State University veterinary professor James Snook, a married man, was himself snookered if he thought he could get away with the murder of his paramour and student, 24-year-old Theora Hix. 11/18 - A Sour Kraut: In March of 1932, someone climbed into the home of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh, kidnapped his son for ransom and then killed the baby. Bruno Richard Hauptmann emerged as the only suspect and the press had a field day as his judge and jury. 11/25 - The Doctor is in: On July 3, 1954, well-known Cleveland-area osteopath, Sam Sheppard, fell asleep at home, only to wake up to his wife’s screams. Supposedly knocked unconscious by a mysterious intruder, he would awaken a second time to brand new screams - for his head, courtesy of the Cleveland Press. 12/2 - Charlie’s Pride: Drifter, drug guru and career criminal Charles Manson could control his cult followers when he ordered them to wreak havoc at the home of Sharon Tate, but could not control their lips later in prison. 12/9 - Juice, Anyone? The trial of former football legend, movie star and TV ad pitchman O.J. Simpson captivated the nation in the 1990s. Did jealousy drive Simpson to murder his ex-wife Nicole, and house visitor Ron Goldman the night of June 12, 1994? If so, we may never know now. 553515 A 10-11 am M 10/28-12/9 (skip 11/11) Senior Center Bldg 1, Rm 104 $30 O 6 sessions From the rise of Islam, we look closely at the history, culture and current situation in the countries that constitute the Middle East. 9/13 - Islam and its Challengers: The Caliphate contends with Turks, Crusaders and Mongols 600-1400 10/11 - The Ottoman Empire: From Conquest to Collapse 1400-1900 11/8 - European Influences: Britain, France and the Politics of Oil 1900-1948 12/13 - The Modern Middle East: The Long Estrangement and the Present Prospect 1948-Present 553539 A 10-11 am F 9/13, 10/11, 11/8, 12/13 Senior Center Bldg 1, Rm 104 $20 O 4 sessions MODERN MIDDLE EAST | 50+ YRS Ed Lentz

9/9 - Conspirators Condemned: Vengeance is mine, sayeth Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, who would not rest until all the 1865 Abraham Lincoln assassination conspirators lie a moldin’ in their graves. 9/16 - Ax Me Tomorrow: It is said that in 1892, Lizzie Borden, a little off center, picked up a household hatchet one August morning and “gave her mother 40 whacks, and when she saw what she had done, she gave her father 41.” It looked like a slam dunk conviction, but looks can be deceiving. 9/23 - All Thawed Out: In 1906, New York high society held its breath after one of its own, railroad heir Harry K. Thaw, shouting “He ruined my wife!” pulled out a pistol and shot and killed famed architect Stanford White. 9/30 - Pass the Italian: Italian immigrants, Bartolemo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco, were accused of the murder of two people during a payroll robbery. But thousands across the country coalesced to cry out on their behalf - and in plain English. 10/7 - The Whole Hog: The bodies of Eleanor Mills and the married Edward Hall were found in 1922 amid pieces of their love letters scattered around them. And a mule-riding female hog farmer said she knew who killed ‘em. 10/14 - Nobody’s Perfect: Two teenage friends from the University of Chicago, convinced their “superhuman intelligence” could transcend and outwit the law, kidnapped and killed a 14-year-old in 1924 to prove it (Leopold & Loeb). 553514 A 10-11 am M 9/9-10/14 Senior Center Bldg 1, Rm 104 $30 O 6 sessions

ENRICHMENT

SHAKESPEARE - THE TEMPEST | 50+ YRS Brad Bradford Have you ever wanted to read a Shakespeare play but did not do so, because, for whatever reason, you thought it just was not for you? We read the plays and assess the characters, plots and themes. Much of the focus examines the themes and ask three questions: What can you learn of value about yourself? Other people? Humanity and the world in general? Bring your own

copy of The Tempest . 553555 A 1-2 pm

Tu 9/10-10/15

Senior Center Bldg 2, Rm 204 $30

6 sessions

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