What science or technology do you believe has had the most impact on America and why? Join this peer-led discussion that may include research, inventions, and people that have shaped America. Share your thoughts in small group discussions led by a facilitator about what has shaped our country over the past 250 years. Come prepared for a lively discussion.

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Monday, Nov 2, Special Programs Building, Classroom 156 (3 seats (8%) remaining)

If you are familiar with the library resources but want to go beyond the basics, this session will explore some of the more interesting and unusual digital collections and databases. This is an advanced session that builds on the information introduced in Bounty of Boatwright.

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Wednesday, Nov 18, Library Conference Room 232 ( No seats currently available )

Join us for four movies in which music is central to the story - in some cases, pretty much the whole story. We'll watch one of the finest movies made straight from a musical: Cabaret with Joel Gray and Lisa Minelli. (It won three Oscars.) Next a delightful off-beat film about Ireland's best MoTown band (yes, that's right): The Commitments. Then we'll revisit the Fab Four in A Hard Day's Night, a movie you probably remember as a 'lark,' but which critics now say was actually a significantly good movie - and is, of course, totally fun. Finally, a contemporary charmer with the inimitable Anna Kendrick: Pitch Perfect.

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Fridays, Oct 30, Nov 6, 13, 20, JPSN, Room 118 (8 seats (9%) remaining)

This seminar will focus on three films of Greek New Wave Cinema director Theo Angelopoulos, shown in class and followed by analysis and criticism. According to Angelopoulos, 'The world needs cinema now more than ever. It may be the last important form of resistance to the deteriorating world in which we live. In dealing with borders, boundaries, the mixing of languages and cultures today, I am trying to seek a new humanism, a new way.'

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No session is currently available for registration

Based on the book 'Rescuers: Portraits of Moral Courage in the Holocaust', this program highlights brave non-Jewish people who risked everything to help strangers in ten European countries Hitler ruled from 1939-1945.

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Thursday, December 17th, TBD - UR Campus

In this seminar we will view and critique three films of one of Russia's greatest film directors. The British Film Institute described Tarkovsky as 'one of the great poets of world cinema' who 'meticulously crafted films of poignant beauty and inscrutable depth.' The films are 'Ivan's Childhood' (1962), 'Andrey Rublev' (1986), and 'The Sacrifice' (1986).

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Tuesdays; Oct 20, 27, Nov 3, BUS, Ukrop Auditorium Q162

Unleash the power of your photography. The class is designed to illustrate by examples ways to enhance your images using lines, shapes and facial expressions to compose powerful images.

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Wed and Fri, Dec 16 and 18, Special Programs Building, Classroom 156 (8 seats (20%) remaining)

Behind every garden lies a hidden world of beauty, survival, and connection. In this photo-filled presentation, Richmond nature photographer and Certified Master Naturalist Jim Easton explores how gardens become vibrant ecosystems filled with pollination, predation, seasonal change, and surprising wildlife interactions. Through engaging stories and striking images, discover how plants, insects, birds, and other creatures form a dynamic web of life unfolding right outside our doors.

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Thursday, Nov 19, JPSN, Room 118

Step into the kitchens and dining rooms of early America through the remarkable story of Mary Randolph (1762-1828), one of Virginia's most influential women and the author of 'The Virginia Housewife,' first published in 1824. A member of one of Virginia's most prominent families and aunt to Thomas Jefferson, Randolph transformed generations of culinary traditions into what became the first truly American cookbook.

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Tuesday, Nov 24, BUS, Ukrop Auditorium Q162