Open House, featuring From Evolution to Revolution: the Music of the 60s with Tom Cimarusti
1-Time Lecture | Available
Get ready to rock, learn, and connect! Join us for the OLLI Open House at the Jewish Center in Pembroke Pines, where great conversation, good food, and lifelong learning take center stage.
Enjoy a complimentary breakfast and discover why OLLI at FIU is South Florida’s premier destination for curious minds. As a special treat, Professor Thomas Cimarusti will turn back the clock to the swinging 1960s—a decade that changed music forever. From The Beatles and Motown to the birth of psychedelic rock, experience the sounds and stories that defined a generation. Come for the bagels, stay for the brilliance—and see what lifelong learning is all about!
- This is free program, open to the public. RSVP is required. Call 305 919 5900 to sign up for this wonderful event!
Thomas Cimarusti
Dr. Thomas M. Cimarusti is a Professor of Music History at Florida Gulf Coast University. He has lectured at various campuses across the country including Florida State University, Utah Valley University, and Texas Tech University.
With an interest in 18th- and 19th-century music, Dr. Cimarusti has presented his research at conferences in Asia, Europe, and the USA on topics concerning Mozart, Beethoven, Italian opera, and chamber music.
In 2018 he founded the Naples Center for Public Musicology, an organization which promotes community engagement through public lectures at retirement communities, Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes, Artis-Naples, Opera Naples, and other community organizations.
His current research interest concerns the musical culture of the Koreshan Unity.