Classes

All classes meet during the day in the classrooms of St. John's United Methodist Church, unless otherwise noted, and are scheduled for two hours. Courses usually meet weekly, Monday through Thursday, and vary in length. The instructors and lecturers are highly qualified and experienced in teaching adults.

Once you choose your classes and field trips, go to our forms page to download and print a registration form. Send the completed form, with a check to Renesan.

Due to our many excellent class suggestions, we've double-scheduled some time slots. Please check the calendar carefully before you sign up!

C-1 Evolution of the Flute from 7,000 BC to the Present: Carol Redman; Mon., Sept. 13, 20, 27; Oct. 4; 10-noon
C-2 Hitler and Stalin: Parallel Studies in Tyranny: K. Paul Jones; Mon., Sept. 13, 20, 27; Oct. 4, 11; 1-3
C-3 It's Our Environment: Natural Gas Drilling, Climate Change, and A New Business Model that Benefits Nature: Debra Anderson, Ken Hughes, Randy Sadewic; Mon., Sept. 13, 20, 27; 3-5
C-4 Speaking Truth to Power: Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson; Tue., Sept. 14; 10-noon
C-5 History of the Middle East: Bill Stewart; Tue., Sept 14, 28; Oct. 12, 26; 1-3
C-6 The Golden Ages of Islamic Civilization: Ken and Martha Simonsen; Wed., Sept. 15, 22, 29; Oct. 6, 13, 20; 10-noon
C-7 Gallery Tours: Carol Canfield; Wed., Sept. 15, 22, 29; Oct. 6, 13; 10-noon
C-8 New Mexico History in a Nutshell: Robert Tórrez; Thu., Sept. 16, 23, 30; Oct. 7; 10-noon
C-9 Women in India: The Contemporary and the Traditional: Martha Wallace; Tue., Sept. 21, 28; Oct. 12; 10-noon
C-10 Foreign Affairs: Hot Spots & Hot Issues: Bill Stewart; Tue., Sept. 21; Oct. 5, 19; Nov. 2, 16; 1-3
C-11 The New Yorker: K. Paul Jones; Wed., Sept. 22; Oct. 6, 20; Nov. 3, 17; 1-3
C-12 Film A.M.: Kathy Adelsheim; Thu., Sept. 23; Oct. 7, 21; Nov. 4, 18; 9:30-11:30
C-13 Film P.M.: Kathy Adelsheim; Thu., Sept. 23; Oct. 7, 21; Nov. 4, 18; 12-2
C-14 The Iliad, continued: Martha Yates; Mon., Sept. 27; Oct. 18, 25; Nov. 1; 3-5
C-15 Love Letters: An Afternoon of Theatre: performance at Unitarian Universalist Congregation; Wed., Sept. 29; 2–4

C-16 Women in Antiquity: The Problem of Cleopatra: Duane W. Roller; Wed., Oct. 6, 13; 3-5
C-17 Readers' Theater: Rose Provan; Mon., Oct. 11, 18, 25; Nov. 1, 8; 10-noon
C-18 Music and the Piano: Sergio Rodriguez; Tue., Oct. 12, 26; Nov. 9; 1-3
C-19 Political Parties: The Driving Force of American Politics: Neil Heighberger; Wed., Oct. 13, 20; 1-3
C-20 An Adventure in Southwestern Anthropology: Susan Brown McGreevy; Mon., Oct. 18, 25; Nov. 15; 1-3
C-21 Introduction to Philosophy: Herb Beenhouwer; Tue., Oct. 19, 26; Nov. 2, 9, 16; 3-5
C-22 Willa Cather and Leslie Marmon Silko in Conversation: Two Writers of the Southwest: Elizabeth O'Brien; Wed., Oct. 20, 27; Nov. 3, 10, 17; 3-5
C-23 Who Owns the Past? Indiana Jones and the Elgin Marbles: James Fitzpatrick; Wed., Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10; 10-noon
C-24 Finance: The Great Recession, Annuities, and Today's Challenges: Keith Anderson, Marta Nystrom, and Al Sanborn; Thu., Oct. 28; Nov. 4, 11; 10-noon
C-25 Voices in Opera: Tim Willson; Mon., Nov. 1, 8, 15; 10-noon
C-26 Maya Warfare: Beth Chambers; Mon., Nov. 1, 8; 1-3
C-27 A Layman's History of The City Different: Santa Fe 17,000 BCE to 2010: Allan Wheeler; Tue., Nov. 2, 9, 16; 10-noon
C-28 Theaterwork: David Olson; dates, class times, and productions to be announced