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UCR's Osher program embraces everyone, welcoming members from all walks of life. Whether you're joining us from another Osher program or you're a longtime member returning to enrich your learning journey, we're delighted to have you with us. Our doors are open to all, and we celebrate the richness that each individual brings to our community.


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  • Short Stories from England II
  • Fee: $50.00
    Dates: 4/13/2026 - 5/18/2026
    Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Online Classroom
    Room:
    Instructor: Robert Weibezahl
    Seats Still Available: 97

    In this literary discussion class over Zoom, we continue our ongoing exploration of the treasures in The Oxford Book of English Short Stories and the work of some of the essential and lesser-known England-grown storytellers of the last 100 years. Participants read the stories in advance, then we discuss them within the context of their time, investigating both their “Englishness” and their universal themes. There is no prerequisite.

    The Oxford Book of English Short Stories, edited by A.S. Byatt

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  • Beginning Digital Photography
  • Fee: $50.00
    Dates: 4/14/2026 - 5/19/2026
    Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Online Classroom
    Room:
    Instructor: Eli Vega
    Seats Still Available: 100

    In this highly interactive course, learn the basics of your camera and photography basics: dials on your camera; those mysterious menu items; composition; f/stops, shutter speeds, & the exposure meter and how they all work together; ISO and White Balance; Different types of lenses; the #1 solution to the #1 problem in photography; and more!

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  • America’s Chernobyl: Operation Crossroads
  • Fee: $50.00
    Dates: 5/26/2026 - 6/30/2026
    Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Online Classroom
    Room: Zoom Classroom
    Instructor: John Powers
    Seats Still Available: 100

    America’s Chernobyl details the controversies, decision-making, and actions that led to the fourth and fifth atomic detonations at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands in August 1946. The nation’s leaders did not understand the power that they possessed. In testing these devices, they unleashed a nuclear catastrophe that had a disastrous effect on thousands of US Navy personnel. This course presents a cautionary tale about the consequences of government and scientific arrogance, as we can view them from the distance of eighty years.

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  • Landscape Photography
  • Fee: $50.00
    Dates: 6/3/2026 - 7/1/2026
    Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 5
    Building: Online Classroom
    Room: Zoom Classroom
    Instructor: Eli Vega
    Seats Still Available: 100

    If you know the basics of photography and use a digital camera, this course is for you. In this highly interactive course, you will learn about landscape composition, exposure, lenses, landscape equipment and accessories, depth-of-field, lighting, time & timing, photographing in different seasons, dealing with flare, shooting in snow, right brain landscapes, and more.

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