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Classes are listed below. For Fall 2023, some classes are in person and some are on Zoom. Please note location for each course below.


Spanish: Beginner, Part 1 - Evening
For students with little or no previous Spanish experience. Class covers basic vocabulary, pronunciation, elementary conversation, sentence structure, and basic grammar using the present and past tenses. Good background for travel to a Spanish speaking country. The course focuses on how to carry on simple conversations in Spanish, as spoken in Latin America. Please obtain the text, Easy Spanish Step-by-Step (McGraw-Hill, 1st or 2nd Edition by Barbara Bregstein). Instructor Robert Roehr lived in Spain for 5 years and has extensive experience teaching Spanish and ESL to adults and has taught here in the past. Makeup date, if needed, is added to the end of the session.

8 Sessions (12 hours) $ 171 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 150)
Wed., 9/27; 10/4, 11, 18, 25; 11/1, 8, 15 from 5:45 to 7:15 p.m. at East Ridge Middle School.


Spanish: Beginner, Part 2 - Evening
A continuation of Beginner, Part 1 (see above). Newcomers with equivalent experience are welcome. Class covers basic vocabulary, pronunciation, elementary conversation, sentence structure, and basic grammar using the present and past tenses. Good background for travel to a Spanish speaking country. The course focuses on how to carry on simple conversations in Spanish, as spoken in Latin America. Easy Spanish Step-by-Step (McGraw-Hill, 1st or 2nd Edition by Barbara Bregstein). Instructor Robert Roehr lived in Spain for 5 years and has extensive experience teaching Spanish and ESL to adults and has taught here in the past. Makeup date, if needed, is added to the end of the session.

8 Sessions (12 hours) $ 171 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 150)
Wed., 9/27; 10/4, 11, 18, 25; 11/1, 8, 15 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at East Ridge Middle School.


Spanish: Advanced Beginner (or Beginner, Part 2 Continued) - Day
A continuation of Beginner, Part 2. Newcomers with equivalent experience are welcome. Please obtain the text, Learn Spanish the Fast and Fun Way (4th Edition, by Gene Hammitt) and Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish as it will be used as a reference along with handouts. We will continue to work on pronunciation and vocabulary, and will introduce new grammar concepts. Supplementary articles based on class interests will be provided depending upon class readiness. Class discussions and conversations will be emphasized. Instructor Oscar Vargas is a native of Colombia, who has lived here since 1969. A graduate of NYU, he worked in international business for about 20 years, and has traveled extensively in Latin America and Spain. He then ran his own business. He has taught Spanish here for 28 years.

6 Sessions (12 hours) $ 171 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 150)
Wed., 10/4, 11, 18, 25; 11/1, 8 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Zoom.


Spanish: Advanced, Part 1 - Evening
A continuation of Intermediate, Part 3 from this past Spring. Newcomers with equivalent experience are welcome. Please obtain the text, Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish as it will be used as a reference along with handouts. We will continue to work on pronunciation and vocabulary, and will introduce new grammar concepts. Supplementary articles based on class interests will be provided depending upon class readiness. Class discussions and conversations will be emphasized. Instructor Oscar Vargas is a native of Colombia, who has lived here since 1969. A graduate of NYU, he worked in international business for about 20 years, and has traveled extensively in Latin America and Spain. He then ran his own business. He has taught Spanish here for 28 years.

6 Sessions (12 hours) $ 171 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 150)
Mon., 10/2, 9, 16, 23, 30; 11/6 from 7 to 9 p.m. on Zoom.


Spanish: Advanced Conversation - Evening
A continuation from the class this past spring. Newcomers with equivalent experience, who can maintain a conversation in Spanish are welcome. Class will be conducted in Spanish and will include review of grammar concepts and vocabulary, reading and class discussion of current events and articles, and discussion of assigned movie. Instructor Oscar Vargas is a native of Colombia, who has lived here since 1969. A graduate of NYU, he worked in international business for about 20 years, and has traveled extensively in Latin America and Spain. He then ran his own business. He has taught Spanish here for over 28 years.

6 Sessions (12 hours) $ 171 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 150)
Thur., 10/5, 12, 19, 26; 2, 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. on Zoom.


Why Learn a Foreign Language? in Person? or Online with active Instruction and Participation?

Step away from a rote computer program and into live, active learning of a foreign language.

Absorb news as heard in another country.

Visit another country to see the sites, converse, eat, and enjoy the culture.

Use original genealogical sources.


Art History - Coming this Fall!


Diego Velazquez – The Painter’s Painter
As painter to the royal court of Spain, it was Velazquez’s role to create images of King Philip IV and his family and record major events of the era.  It was his talent to produce portraits of piercing realism and truth; it was his genius to do it through the seemingly effortless handling of sensuous paint.  An exploration of his life and masterful works is a delight for the eye and spirit. Instructor: Nancy Maxwell.

1 Session $ 29 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 25)
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Elizabeth Vigée LeBrun
To succeed as a female artist in the 18th century was astonishing; to do so in an age of violent political upheaval was almost miraculous.  With patience, diplomacy, and stunning talent, Elizabeth Vigée LeBrun not only established her position in the court of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, but went on to produce  portraits that read like a list of who’s who in European royalty.  Instructor: Nancy Maxwell.

1 Session $ 29 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 25)
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Jacques Louis David
One of the foremost artists of his generation, David lived and thrived through the upheavals of the French Revolution and rose to even greater prominence depicting Napoleon Bonaparte's glory. From "The Death of Marat" which demonstrates not only David's skill but also his political sympathies, to the stunning "Coronation of Napoleon", Nancy Maxwell will explore the life, times, and works of this most ambitious, brilliant, and unusual artist.

1 Session $ 29 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 25)
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European History - Coming this Fall!


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