QUEST CLASS VIDEOS – SPRING 2025

Below is the table of contents for live-streamed Quest classes that were recorded during the spring 2025 semester.

NOTE: These videos are provided for educational purposes only and are not intended for the public domain. They are for the exclusive use of Quest Members. Do not share video URLs.

ARCHITECTURE: FUNCTION, DESIGN, AND STRUCTURE
(Monday, A Week, PM, Auditorium)

  1. Architecture 101, Bob Reiss
  2. The History of Zoning, Michael Wellner
  3. A Century of NYC Architectural Innovation: 1920s-2020s, Debbi Honorof
  4. Brutalism, Jim Brook
  5. Frank Lloyd Wright, Sharon Katz

ARTISTS AND THEIR WORK
(Tuesday, B Week, AM, Auditorium)

  1. Paintings of Artists Painting in their Studios, Linda Downs
  2. Nudes in Masterpieces of Art History as Reflective of Culture and Society, Sandy Gordon
  3. Indian Works on Paper, Lynnel Garabedian
  4. Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael, Susan Diehl
  5. Siena 1300 – 1350, Ellen Shapiro

CINEMA QUEST
(Wednesday, A Week, PM, Auditorium)

  1. The Birdcage, Anora, A Real Pain, Marian Friedman, Bob Reiss, Howard Silk
  2. When Harry Met Sally, Juror #2, Wicked, Sandra Abramson, Karen Levin, Arlynn Greenbaum
  3. Blazing Saddles, The Order, The Room Next Door, David Judlowitz, Vince Grosso, Madeline Brecher
  4. The Brutalist, Meet the Parents, A Complete Unknown, Carol Blaine, Judy Winn, June Jacobson
  5. Nickel Boys, Tootsie, September 5, Victor Brener, Vince Grosso, Michael Wellner
  6. Babygirl, Safety Last, MyOld Ass, Estelle Selzer, Wayne Cotter, Paul Adler

DISTINGUISHED GUEST LECTURES
(Wednesday, B Week, PM, Auditorium)

  1. Book Publishing: The Inside Scoop from a Top Editor, Neil Nyren
  2. All the Beauty in the World, Patrick Bringley
  3. The Paris Novel, Ruth Reichl
  4. Taking Manhattan, Russell Shorto

GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY
(Monday, B Week, AM, Auditorium)

  1. Follies & Scandals, Peter Dichter
  2. Stephen Sondheim – A Musical Tribute, Sol Makon
  3. From Broadway to Cabaret, Steve Allen
  4. Fiorello!, Judy Weis
  5. John Kander and Fred Ebb, Lauren Gee

HISTORY OF NYC
(Tuesday, A Week, PM, Room 27)

  1. Alexander Hamilton, Sandra Abramson
  2. The Erie Canal, Michael Wellner
  3. The Big Oyster, Ilene Winkler
  4. The Rise of Public Schools, Larry Shapiro
  5. New York City, 1800 to 1840, Penelope Pi-Sunyer
  6. Irish and German Immigration,

NYC AND ITS ENVIRONS
(Thursday, B Week, AM, Room 15-17)

  1. Newark, Pete and Judy Weis
  2. Ridgewood, Larry Shapiro
  3. NYC Tunnels, Bob Reiss
  4. Hamilton Heights, Judy Weis
  5. BoCoCa, Sandra Abramson

THE SUPREME COURT
(Tuesday, A Week, AM, Auditorium)

  1. Bush v. Gore and Trump v. U.S., Bob Gottfried
  2. The Constitutional Right to Privacy and Personal Autonomy: What Remains After Dobbs?, Robert Belfort
  3. The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, Babette Ceccotti
  4. The Powers of the President and The Supreme Court, Bob Gottfried, Bob Belfort, Babette Ceccotti, Stu Parker, Ken Sasmor
  5. The Early Supreme Court, Jim Brook
  6. The Powers of the President, Sandra Abramson

UPHEAVALS IN AMERICAN CULTURE
(Wednesday, B Week, AM, Room 15-17)

  1. What Impact Will the Next Four Years Have on American Institutions?, Maureen Berman
  2. Building Bridges Across Generations, Barry Martin
  3. Where Americans Get Their News, Terri Hicks – No Recording
  4. The Outlook for U.S. Health Care, Emily Mines