Course Schedule – Spring 2024 (Devel)

Quest courses run in the fall and spring terms, each 14 weeks, along with an eight-week summer session in June and July.

Classes alternate weeks, so each course is approximately seven sessions (contingent upon holidays). Classes that meet in the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th, and 13th weeks are designated A-Week classes. Those that meet in the alternate weeks are B-Week classes.

  • Monday, February 5, Classes Begin
  • Monday, February 12, Lincoln’s Birthday
  • Monday, February 19, President’s Day
  • Monday, April 22 – 26 Spring Break
  • Thursday, May 16, Classes End

Below is the list of all courses offered at Quest this semester. Click on any course name and you will see that course’s webpage.

In addition to this course schedule, Quest publishes each week on the members only segment of this website a schedule for the week’s classes, called Next Week at Quest (known generally as the NWAQ).

Click Here to See a Sample NWAQ.

 

MONDAY
 A-WEEK
02/05, 03/04, 03/18, 04/01, 04/15, 05/06
B-WEEK
02/26, 03/11, 03/25, 04/08, 04/22, 05/13
MORNING
10:30 – 12:00
ROCK AND ROOTS ALBUMS
Hybrid / Auditorium
Steve Koenig,

Wayne Cotter

Techs: Victor B, Michael W

ALL THE KING’S MEN
In Person / Room 15-17
Lynnel Garabedian, Sandy Kessler

Tech: Bob R
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Hybrid / Auditorium
Sol Makon,

Peter Dichter, Pete Weis, Bob Reiss

Techs: Victor B, Pete W, Bob R

WONDERFUL BOOKS OUT LOUD
In-Person / Room 15-17
Harriet Finkelstein,

Larry Shapiro, Ruth Ward

Tech:
LUNCH
12:00 – 1:00
NOONTIME EXTRAS
NOONTIME EXTRAS
AFTERNOON
1:00 – 2:30
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Hybrid / Auditorium
Wayne Cotter,

Leslie Goldman, Vince Grosso,
Michael Wellner

Techs: Michael W, Ellen S

DAISY MILLER AND WASHINGTON SQUARE
In Person / Room 27
Patricia Geehr,

Arlene Curinga, Susan Keohane

Tech: Steven C
GREAT PLAYS
In-Person / Auditorium

Roy Clary,
Wayne Cotter, Frieda Lipp

Techs: Wayne C, Ruth W
 

SCIENCE CLUBHOUS
Hybrid / Room 27
Tamara Weinberg,

Harriet Dubroff, Joyce Sabella

Techs: Tamara W, Bob R
 

TUESDAY
 A-WEEK
02/06, 02/20, 03/05, 03/19, 04/02, 04/16, 05/07
B-WEEK
02/13, 02/27, 03/12, 03/26, 04/09, 04/30, 05/14
MORNING
10:30 – 12:00
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Hybrid / Auditorium
Bob Gottfried,

Sandy Frank, Glen Johnston

Techs: Michael W, Victor B
 

NEW AND CLASSIC ESSAYS
In Person / Room 15-17
Yona Rogosin,
Mary Ann Donnelly, Panny Mitchell,
Nan McNamara

Techs: Tamara W, Ellen S
ARTISTS AND THEIR WORK
Hybrid / Auditorium
Linda Downs,

Lynnel Garabedian, Bob Reiss,
Ellen Shapiro

Techs: Susan D, Ellen S, Bob R
LUNCH
12:00 – 1:00
NOONTIME EXTRAS
NOONTIME EXTRAS
AFTERNOON
1:00 – 2:30
FOLK MUSIC AND MELLOW ROCK
Hybrid / Room 15-17
Bob Gottfried,

Jill Altman

Tech: Michael W


ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
In Person / Room 27
Michael Hamburg,

Vickie Costa

Techs: Pete W, Tamara W

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
In-Person / Room 19 / Meets Until 3:00 PM
Helen Saffran,

Judy Hampson, Donna Ramer

Techs: None Assigned
 
HARLEM RENAISSANCE
Hybrid / Room 15-17

Richard Byrd,
Ilene Winkler, Hedy Shulman,
Stuart Parker

Techs: Steven C, Ilene W

FILM FOR THOUGHT
In Person / Auditorium
Jane Lubin,

Ellen Waldman

Techs: Michael W, Wayne C
 

WEDNESDAY
 A-WEEK
02/07, 02/21, 03/06, 03/20, 04/03, 04/17, 05/08
B-WEEK
02/14, 02/28, 03/13, 03/27, 04/10, 05/01, 05/15
MORNING
10:30 – 12:00
QUESTER’S CHOICE
Hybrid / Auditorium
Bob Gottfried,

Vince Grosso, Hedy Shulman,
Mary Beth Yakoubian

Techs: Steven C, Tamara W

SHAKESPEARE: CYMBELINE
Hybrid / Room 15-17
Roy Clary,
Jim Brook, Ellie Schaffer
Tech: Ellie S
 
FASCINATING NONFICTION
Hybrid / Auditorium
Harriet Finkelstein,

Bob Reiss, Ruth Ward

Techs: Wayne C, Bob R
 

UPHEAVAL IN AMERICAN VALUES
In Person / Room 15-17
Michael Wellner,

Maureen Berman, Terri Hicks

Techs: Steven C, Michael W
LUNCH
12:00 – 1:00
NOONTIME EXTRAS
NOONTIME EXTRAS
AFTERNOON
1:00 – 2:30
CINEMA QUEST:
CURRENT AND CLASSIC

Hybrid / Auditorium
Howard Salik,

Marian Friedmann, Bobbie Gold,
Vince Grosso

Techs: Michael W, Tamara W

WOMEN SPIES
In Person / Room 15-17
Sandy Kessler,

Ellie Schaffer

Techs: Ellie S, Ellen S
 
DISTINGUISHED GUEST
LECTURE SERIES

Hybrid / Auditorium

Arlynn Greenbaum,
Bob Reiss, Karen Levin,
Estelle Selzer

 
Lectures will be recorded and videos
posted on the website


Techs: Bob R, Wayne C

THURSDAY
 A-WEEK
02/08, 02/22, 03/07, 03/21, 04/04, 04/18, 05/09
B-WEEK
02/15, 02/29, 03/14, 03/28, 04/11, 05/02, 05/16
MORNING
10:30 – 12:00
SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS
Hybrid / Auditorium
Jim Brook,

Steve Allen, Judy Weis

Techs: Pete W, Tamara W
 

CONTEMPORARY POETRY
Hybrid / Room 15-17
Ellen Rittberg,
Martha Drezin, Mary Ann Donnelly,
Frieda Lipp

Tech: Ilene W
NYC AND ITS ENVIRONS
Hybrid / Auditorium
Paul Golomb,

Bob Reiss

Techs: Paul G, Ilene W


YOUNG BEETHOVEN
Hybrid / Room 27
Harriet Finkelstein,

Larry Shapiro, Ruth Ward

Tech: Ruth W
LUNCH
12:00 – 1:00
NOONTIME EXTRAS
NOONTIME EXTRAS
AFTERNOON
1:00 – 2:30
WATER
Hybrid / Room 27
Judy Weis,

Pete Weis

Techs: Pete W, Steven C
 
CONTEMPORARY SHORT
STORIES

Hybrid / Room 27
Nancy Richardson,

Mary Buchwald, Frieda Lipp

Techs: Ruth W, Michael R
 
ACTING WORKSHOP I
In-Person / Auditorium
Roy Clary,

Panny Mitchell, Art Spar

Techs: None Assigned
 
CONSTRUCTION BEYOND BRICKS
AND MORTAR

In Person / Room 15-17

Andrea Irvine,
Marion Schultheis, David Bartash

Techs: Ilene W, Steven C

EXPLORATIONS IN LITERATURE
AND PHILOSOPHY

Hybrid / Room 27
Larry Shapiro,

Steve Allen

Tech: Larry S

POETS’ WORKSHOP
In Person / Room 19
Judith Winn,

Judy Hampson, Helen Saffran

Techs: None Assigned
 

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