Dates: 1/8/26 - 2/12/26 Time : Thursdays, 2:40 - 4:00 pm Location: Online Course (Zoom) Instructor: Judi Slack Class #:   W26-39 As Agatha Christie wrote a century ago: “ From now on, it is our task to suspect each and every one amongst us. Forewarned is forearmed. Take no risks and be alert to danger. That is all. ” New and seasoned readers will learn the definitions and meanings of mystery fiction, explore its characteristics and discover its subgenres -- from cozy to c

Dates: 1/7/26 - 2/11/26 Time : Wednesdays, 2:40 - 4:00 pm Location: Mahler Museum 118 E. Bridge St. Berea, OH 44017 Room: TBD Instructor: Jack Wallingford Class #:   W26-29 This class will break down the vast array of crime literature and its various guises from noir, pulp, police procedural and more into a practical guide that will help delineate characters and recognizable themes while exploring some of crime’s greatest authors. In addition to standard crime writers su

Dates: 1/7/26 - 2/11/26 Time : Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7:50 pm Location: Online Course (Zoom) Instructor: Ted Smith Class #:   W26-31 This book was posthumously published by Samuel Clemens’ estate in 1962 and was promptly labeled blasphemous. Inspired by the opening chapter of the book of Job, the archangel Satan visits Earth and writes letters to his friend, the archangel Michael of his observations on humanity. Clemens turns all of his wit, wisdom and wry humor to the nature