Art History, Fitness and Movie Afternoons at the Scarsdale Adult School

The Scarsdale Adult School is offering a stellar line-up of courses beginning this month. You can learn more about Gertrude Stein’s Salon and visit the exhibit at the Met with an art historian, get in shape with yoga, pilates or golf, and attend movie matinees at the Scarsdale Library. Prices are reasonable and you can’t beat the location. Sign up now!

The Stein Family Legacy

The Scarsdale Adult School is offering a guided tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “The Steins Collect” Exhibition on Saturday, March 10, 2012, from 9:45 a.m. until noon at a cost of $75. Elizabeth Thompson Colleary, art historian and teacher at SHS along with Pamela Kroll, English teacher at SHS, will lead the group through this extraordinary gallery of Parisian avant-garde artwork. The collection reunites approximately 200 works that the Stein family had amassed in the first decades of the twentieth century.

To enhance the experience, bookend the tour with Pamela Kroll’s two-session Thursday evening course entitled “Gertrude Stein’s Salon: Two Perspectives.” The class examines Stein’s legendary Parisian atelier through an examination of “The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas” and Hemingway’s “A Moveable Feast.” The class will also discuss the relationship between Gertrude Stein and some of the painters she hosted, including Picasso. The evening class meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Scarsdale High School on two consecutive Thursdays, beginning March 8, 2012, at a cost of $60. To register, visit www.ScarsdaleAdultSchool.org. Call (914) 723-2325 with any questions.

Lecture Series on American Art in the Met’s New Wing

The Scarsdale Adult School is offering a 2-session class about the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s newly renovated galleries that house one of the most comprehensive collections of American art from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries. The lecture series runs for two consecutive Monday evenings, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at SHS, beginning March 5, 2012; tuition is $55. Taught by Elizabeth Thompson Colleary, consultant for the Whitney Museum of American Art and SHS art teacher for the past thirteen years, this course will provide insight into some of the most iconic paintings in American history, including Emanuel Leutz’s “Washington Crossing the Delaware” as well as works by Gilbert Stuart, Winslow Homer, and John Singer Sargent. Sculptures by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, such as the Farragut Memorial and the equestrian monument honoring William Tecumseh Sherman will also be studied. To register, visit ScarsdaleAdultSchool.org or call 723-2325.

Conditioning Classes for Commuters

For the commuter who craves a stress-relieving activity in the evenings, the Scarsdale Adult School offers fitness and exercise classes tailored to the work week.

Vinyasa Yoga meets at Yoga Station near the Hartsdale Train Station from 8 to 9 p.m., beginning March 5, 2012. Basic Yoga meets on Wednesdays, starting March 7, 2012, from 7 to 8 p.m. at Westchester Reform Temple. Mat Pilates for the beginner or intermediate student meets on Thursday evenings, starting March 8, 2012, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Susan Marlowe Fitness Center. Tuition for any of these six-week classes is $105.

Golf for the beginner or advanced student is scheduled for Tuesday evenings starting March 6, 2012, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Westchester Golf Range. This six-week course is $175.

All of the above classes have new start dates staggered throughout the semester to allow for seasonal or continuous enrollment to suit your schedule and preferences. Visit ScarsdaleAdultSchool.org to register or for additional information.

Movie Matinees at the Scarsdale Public Library

Marilyn DeRight, adjunct professor of English at Iona College and veteran instructor of literature, film, and drama at the Scarsdale Adult School for many years, will return this March to debut a new film course at the library. Entitled “Fabulous Food Films,” this 7-session course will focus on films that use food as a narrative device. The act of cooking and the revelations that often occur during mealtime gatherings serve as metaphors in the movies to be discussed. Films under consideration for viewing and critique are: “Eat Drink Man Woman,” “Chocolat,” “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, “Ratatouille, “Felicia’s Journey,” “Babette’s Feast,” “Like Water for Chocolate,” “Tampopo” and “Big Night.”

Classes meet for screenings and discussion on Tuesday afternoons from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Scarsdale Public Library, beginning on March 6, 2012. Tuition for the course is $135. To register, visit www.ScarsdaleAdultSchool.org. Call (914) 723-2325 with any questions.