The Ancient Centuries course covers the history of the world from the Stone Ages to the Golden Age of Greece (to 400 BC).  Great civilizations arose in Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China and even in far-off Central America.  Rome struggled to survive while Carthage thrived. Humans went from working on sticks and stones to creating structures […]

  The Miracle of the American Revolution, The Barbary Wars, “The Ditch that changed our country”; Baseball stories: The “Real Natural”; Baseball players who went to war; “Jackie and Mo”; “the Greatest Cowboy”; 4 remarkable women whom we hardly know; WW1 & 2 stories of valor.  All programs include folk guitar and contemporaneous songs for each […]

Continue EVEN DEEPER in this expanded journey through central Israel. This course is Part 3 of a 4-part series designed to capture your imagination & open your eyes to the spiritual relevance of these physical locations. Learn the difference between real places and traditional sites. Allow yourself to be moved by the history & Heart […]

Consider traveling back to ancient Greece when the theatre was in its infancy with no sound systems, only daylight to light the stage, minimal set design, and a raucous audience demanding to be thrilled, intrigued, and entertained.  What Greek audiences demanded were god- and- goddess-infused, “edge-of-your seat” tragedies filled with prophecies and misfortune.  Sophocles wrote […]

What do you know about yourself?  Why do you have the interests, habits, skills, talents, and abilities you do?  How can you best use those traits to improve your own life but to also affect your relationships with others?  We will learn the strengths and weaknesses of our personality types and how to best “bring […]

This class will be a continuation of “Who Are You? Part One” from the winter session.  It would be to your advantage to have taken Part One.  We will dive more deeply into the “composite” you, how you “act”, and the “real” you.  We will delve more deeply into current research having to do with […]

For the first time in the history of religion, there are several allusions and references to the glorious destiny of America in the Baha’i Writings for initiating the framework for true reduction in armaments and weapons of mass destruction, reconciliation in terms of race, political bickering, and other divisions within the nation, and championing across […]

Rumi was the 13th century Persian poet/philosopher/mystic who revealed some 70,000 verses of poetry on divine love and the process of worshipping God and healing among religions. Baha’u’llah, the 19th century Persian Prophet and the Founder of the Baha’i Faith revealed some one hundred books. The Hidden Words is among the shortest of those books […]

This class session we will cover four shorter novels from lesser-known, but high quality Southern authors. Fred Chappell’s I Am One of You Forever, Josephine Humphries’s Rich in Love, Larry Brown’s Dirty Work, and Terry Kay’s To Dance with the White Dog are easy reads and cover a wide range of human experience, from growing up to […]

The sub categories of rock & roll and popular music in general exploded in the 1970’s compared to previous decades resulting in significantly more and varied styles. In this 8 week class we will explore the proliferation of rock & roll genre’s in the 1970’s.You will learn about bands and artists that were important to the […]

Baha’u’llah was the Prophet/Founder of the Baha’i Faith (1852-92) Who spent the entire forty-year period of His Revelation in exile or prisons of the Persian and Ottoman Empires, and all those powerful Empires wanted from Him was to stop teaching/preaching what He was saying. Thousands of His followers were put to death or imprisoned as […]

You Need a Laugh and this class is New and Healthy. Research shows that laughter contributes to living longer and this class will help you live “forever”(or not), So, all you immortals get away from it all and visit more of our vintage comedians (comedy teams) and “Crazzy” situations we experience as seniors. Join us […]

This course, which utilizes provocative exercises designed to generate discussion, is based on the research and writings of two acclaimed and prolific academicians.  The first part of the course revolves primarily around the work of psychologist and behavioral economist Dan Ariely as presented in his book “The Honest Truth About Dishonesty.”  We will examine everyday […]

Rumi was a 13th century Persian poet/philosopher who had come to the realization of the oneness of the essence of all faiths and revealed thousands of beautiful passages/poems on this simple (or complicated?) subject. We will read and discuss some of them. Baha’u’llah was the Prophet/Founder of the Baha’i Faith (1852-92) Who spent the entire forty-year […]

French III Part A – Français fondamental: grammaire, conjugaisons et vocabulaire. Do you want to enhance your French skills during this quarter? Our class will expand your vocabulary, introduce new verb formations, and bulk up your French grammarian-self. And, while we can’t gather for a cheese tasting, we can gather together to savor the culture […]

Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites are sacred, special places that preserve Georgia’s beauty, protect Georgia’s history, and promote a connection between the people of Georgia and the and we occupy. Various Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites trace history from the Showplace of the Cherokee Nation at the Chief Vann House to the World […]

Welcome to 2021! Join us for an information-packed 2021 fun and educational experience. Learn about NEW and proposed Tax and Retirement Plan changes that may impact your income and taxes in2021. This class will explore what you can do, legally, to keep more of your money from going to Uncle Sam. IRA’s and 401k’s had many […]

Your creativity is a muscle like any other, and the only way to strengthen it, is through exercise. Josh Langston, bestselling novelist, editor, and long-time ELM instructor firmly believes this and will once again lead a class of students on a quest for new ideas and new ways to express them. There will be writing […]