History & Humanities   

Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol is one of the most popular Christmas stories today. While many people may not have read the original text, most have seen some movie version of it. This class explores how Charles Dickens created the story. We will learn how Dickens’s life influenced and shaped the plot and the story’s characters from Jacob Marley to Old Fezziwig. We will also discover how successful Dickens’s story was in his time as well as ours today.

Zoom Class. Participants will need a computer with Internet access, webcam, and microphone to join the Zoom meeting. Zoom meeting information will be sent via email before the class starts. 

Today the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is part of our American culture and Thanksgiving traditions. While not the longest running Thanksgiving parade, it is certainly the most popular. This class explores the reasons for the initial parade; the origins as a Christmas pageant beginning in 1924; the creative minds behind the floats and balloons; and the evolution of the parade through the decades embracing cultural icons along the way.

Zoom Class. Participants will need a computer with Internet access, webcam, and microphone to join the Zoom meeting. Zoom meeting information will be sent via email before the class starts.