Come on and Zoom!
What is Zoom?
“Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars.” It is a tool that enables people to see and hear each other by using the camera on your computer or phone or tablet. It is great for conversations and for sharing activities, presentations and videos.
Zoom is a great way to stay connected virtually online through your computer, tablet or phone.
To learn how to participate check out this helpful video tutorial. (To learn more about Zoom as a product visit Zoom.us.)
If you would like to learn more about Zoom, check out our Learn Zoom page.
What types of activities are we offering?
How do you participate?
- Sign-up: Most activities will require a registration via an email.
- Mark your calendar
- Joining the activity – one or two days before the event you will receive an email with a link to the Zoom event. All you need to do is click on the link when the class is scheduled to start. This will bring you to the Zoom meeting.
- [Joining by phone only – call the number provided in the email]
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Upcoming Zoom Activities
The Great Courses DVD Series
To register for any of the Great Courses DVD series, please contact Cheryl Finley at [email protected] or call 978-639-3269.
A Zoom link will be emailed to everyone who has signed up a day or two before each class. The SAME Zoom link is used for the duration of the class.
Current Events, Thursdays, 10:00 – 11:00am [Zoom]
Join the Current Events group for a respectful discussion of world events, where each person has an opportunity to contribute.
Group Leader: Donald Sherman
The Great Courses DVD Series: Leonardo da Vinci and the High Renaissance, Monday’s, 10:00-11:00, Sept 12, 2022 – Feb 8, 2023
DVD Series – Joseph Campbell—The Power of Myth – on Zoom Wednesdays, 9:30 – 11:00 AM; Jan 4—Feb 8
In The Power of the Myth, the beloved 1988 PBS series, mythologist and storyteller Joseph Campbell joins Bill Moyers to explore what enduring myths can tell us about our lives.
Moyers and Campbell focus on a character or theme found in cultural and religious mythologies.
The Great Courses DVD Series; The Life and Operas of Verdi; on Zoom Tuesdays, 9:30 – 10:30 AM; Feb. 7, 2023 — May 23, 2023
The Italians have a word for the sense of dazzling beauty produced by effortless mastery: “sprezzatura.” Perhaps no cultural form associated with Italy is as steeped in the love of sprezzatura as opera, a genre the Italians invented. And no artist working in opera has embodied the ideal of sprezzatura as magnificently as that gruff, self-described “farmer” from the Po Valley and composer of 28 operas, Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901).
Verdi is still the most popular composer in the 400-year-old history of opera. His operas are produced more than any other composer’s, and one (admittedly unverifiable) source claims that his La traviata (1853) has been staged live somewhere around the world every evening for the past 100 years. Professor: Robert Greenberg, PH.D.
The Great Courses DVD Series: A History of European Art On Zoom – Mondays 10:00—11:00 AM; Beginning on February 13
The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters.
We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How many of us can connect the dots of influences and inspiration that link the Renaissance with Mannerism, or that tie the paintings of the creator of modern art, Edouard Manet, to masterpieces from centuries earlier?
A History of European Art is your gateway to this visually stunning story. In 48 beautifully illustrated lectures you will encounter all the landmarks you would expect to find in a comprehensive survey of Western art since the Middle Ages. Works such as Giotto’s Arena Chapel, Van Eyck’s Ghent Altarpiece, Leonardo’s The Last Supper, Michelangelo’s David, Vermeer’s View of Delft, Van Gogh’s The Starry Night and Picasso’s Guernica . You’ll be introduced to lesser-known artists—perhaps names you’ve heard but never connected to specific works—and you’ll understand why they deserve to be classed among the great masters. Professor: William Kloss, M.A.
Chair Yoga via Zoom – Fridays from 9:30 -10:15 AM Hybrid Class
Join Rebecca Reber for a gentle and relaxing class, with stretching and range of motion exercises. Yoga is excellent for loosening tension and maintaining range of motion for the joints. Please register by emailing Chery Finley at [email protected].
Please mail your check to the Sudbury Senior Center, 40 Fairbank Rd., Sudbury, MA 01776. It is important that we have your correct email address, phone number and mailing address for the Fitness waiver form. The Zoom link and password will be sent to you two days before the class.
SAIL exercise class via Zoom – Thursdays from 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM [Next Session Feb 9 – March 30], $48
Come join Derry Tanner, retired nurse, fellow Sudbury resident and certified personal trainer for Stay Active and Independent for Life (SAIL). SAIL is 45-minute safe and effective fitness class.
Research-tested strength, balance and flexibility exercises will make you stronger, help you feel better and improve your balance. All you need to participate is comfortable clothing, a sturdy chair and light weights if you have them. A water bottle is recommended. Please register by emailing Chery Finley at [email protected].
Please mail your check to the Sudbury Senior Center, 40 Fairbank Rd., Sudbury, MA 01776. It is important that we have your correct email address, phone number and mailing address for the Fitness waiver form. The Zoom link and password will be sent to you two days before the class.
This class is marked S A F E for beginners.