Winter 2026 CLASSES
Come To Our Enrichment Classes
PALS (Perimeter Adult Learning Services) is pleased to announce that it will be presenting classes for the Winter 2026 session running for 7 weeks on Mondays, JANUARY 5 – MARCH 9, No classes January 19 (MLK day) and February 2. The classes will be at Dunwoody United Methodist Church. A detailed description of the classes is as follows:
10:00 – 11:00 – NEW RELGIOUS MOVEMENTS – Kemal Budak will delve into the history, sociology and
cultural significance of new religious movements (NRMs), often referred to as cults. Among the themes explored
will be charismatic leadership, the psychological and social factors influencing recruitment and conversion, as
well as the mechanisms of control and indoctrination. The port rayal of NRMs in the media as well as legal
conflicts will be discussed.
10:00 – 11:00 THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL part 1 – Michele Friedman will help
explore the deeper meanings behind the most renowned musicals.
10:00 – 3:00 – OPEN MAH JONGG – Bring your own Mah Jongg card and come play. There is no instructor
for this weekly session. There will be an experience player group and a beginners group.P lay is bases on National
Mah Jongg league rules.
11:30 – 12:30 – THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL part 2 – Michele Friedman will
continue exploration of the deeper meanings behind the best known musicals.
11:30 – 12:30 THE HEAVENS ABOVE – NASA Solar System Ambassadors Tom Dworshak and John
Baumbusch will take us on an epic journey into the heavens to explore the cosmic architecture (our solar system,
the Milky Way Galaxy and deep space), past and future space exploration and the Hubble and Webb telescopes.
11:30 – 12:30 THE SECOND RUSSIAN REVOLUTION– Bill Fisher will present an engaging romp through
Russia’s recent roller ride from Communism to Capitalism to Authoritarianism. Among the characters we will
encounter are Leonid Brezhnev, Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin, with a particular emphasis
on Putin and what may lie ahead for Russia, the United States and the world
2026 SPRING session will be held at Dunwoody United Methodist Church
One fee of $60 covers up to 2 classes each Monday.
Tuition is FREE for anyone 90 and over.