Fall 2023 Lectures
September to December Series
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MEMOIR WRITING: THE STORIES OF OUR LIVES
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HAVE YOU READ? IT’S A SECRET
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THE EXPRESSIVE FIGURATION OF MUNCH, MATISSE, AND MODIGLIANI
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JAMES JOYCE’S "A PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN"
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FESTIVAL OF DAVID LEAN CLASSICS: "BRIEF ENCOUNTER" / "GREAT EXPECTATIONS" / "HOBSON'S CHOICE"
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THE PRE- AND POST-SOCRATIC THINKERS
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COLONIAL ENCOUNTERS: THE SPANISH NEW WORLD, 1492-1550
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RADICAL AMAZEMENT: THE LIFE AND THOUGHT OF ABRAHAM HESCHEL
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BROADWAY MUSICALS: 1956–1959
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GREAT MUSIC ON FILM: "THE LAST WALTZ" / "LEONARD BERNSTEIN CONDUCTS WEST SIDE STORY" / "HELP!"
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WORLD POLITICS: A NEW ERA?
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LONG ISLAND DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: THE BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND AND THE BRITISH OCCUPATION
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DEGAS AND THE NUDE
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AMERICAN VAMPIRES: ANNE RICE’S "INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE"
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TERRIFYING TRANSFORMATIONS: ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON’S "THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE," FRANZ KAFKA’S "THE METAMORPHOSIS," AND STEPHEN KING’S "THINNER" (1984)
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CLASSICAL MUSIC AND HORROR FILMS: JONATHAN DEMME’S "SILENCE OF THE LAMBS" AND DAVID FINCHER’S "SE7EN"
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DOSTOEVSKY’S "CRIME AND PUNISHMENT"
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"ARSENIC AND OLD LACE": A SCREENING AND A FASCINATING LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES AT THIS FRANK CAPRA FILM
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STANLEY KUBRICK'S EXQUISITE MASTERPIECE: "BARRY LYNDON"
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COLONIAL ENCOUNTERS: BRITISH NORTH AMERICA, 1607-1700
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AMERICAN VAMPIRES: RICHARD MATHESON’S "I AM LEGEND" (1954)
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WHEN LIONS ROAR: THE CHURCHILLS AND THE KENNEDYS – AN INTERTWINED HISTORY OF TWO ICONIC FAMILIES
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THE CHANGING FACE OF AMERICA: PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMMIGRATION,1880-1920
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THE SINGULAR IMPRESSIONISM OF ÉDOUARD MANET
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WORLD POLITICS: DEMOCRACY, LEADERSHIP, TECHNOLOGY
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Location
The Frick Estate Lectures are held on the grounds of the Nassau County Museum of Art.
All lectures are held in the Mansion unless otherwise indicated
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🚙 By Car
Nassau/Suffolk Counties: Take Wantagh or Meadowbrook Parkway north to the Northern State Parkway west.
Brooklyn/Queens: Cross Island Parkway to Northern State Parkway east Via Long Island Expressway or Northern State Parkway exit at Glen Cove Road (#39 on LIE, #31 on Northern). Drive north to the intersection with Route 25A/Northern Boulevard. Turn left (westbound). Continue to the second traffic light where the Museum entrance is on the right.
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🚂 By Train
Take the Long Island Railroad Oyster Bay line to the Roslyn station or the Port Washington line to the Manhasset station. The museum is a short taxi or Uber/Lyft ride from either station.
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🚌 By Bus
Nassau County’s N20H bus stops on Northern Boulevard at the entrance to the Museum.
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Our Mission
The Frick Estate Lectures was established in 2019 to provide mature adults with outstanding enrichment in the liberal arts and sciences. These lectures are intended to appeal to those who appreciate carefully curated and thoughtfully presented courses delivered by experts in the various fields of literature, history, music, art, philosophy, economics, psychology, and political science. The Frick Estate Lectures is incorporated under its own name and was designed to cooperate with and support its venue at the Nassau County Museum of Art.
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What we do
The Frick Estate Lectures provides personal enrichment for mature adults who appreciate literature, art, music, history, philosophy, economics, psychology, and politics science. Our liberal arts disciplines deliberately exclude vocational or “how-to” subjects. These courses cater to all who are interested in non-credit enrichment taught year-round by outstanding experts in their fields. Students who attend the lectures enjoy an aesthetic experience at our elegant venue and a diverse learning opportunity that invigorates and
inspires them.