SPRING REGISTRATION begins tomorrow!
There are 4 ways you can register:
- Log on to your OLLI account.
- Call the office at 401-874-4197. The office will be open at 9AM.
- Print the registration form and mail it to the office.
- Stop by the office. We will be open at 9AM.
CYBER SENIORS– No Cyber Seniors this week.
Spring Class changes:
- The Age of Sail – Class time was omitted from the catalog. The time is 5:00PM – 6:30PM
- Fun Facts About RI- The date of the class has been changed to Tuesday, April 9,
BONUS CLASS OFFERING: The Story Behind St. Patrick’s Day.
There’s a whole lot of luck coming your way on Monday, March 18, from 11:00AM-12:30PM when Steve Berardo shares The Story behind St. Patrick’s Day. This special presentation is only $10 and all registrants will be entered into a raffle to win a door prize! And, if you wear green you’ll get an extra entry! Hurry and register today! The class is limited to 45 lucky members!! Click to read more and to register or call 401-874-4197.
THIS WEEK AT OLLI
Monday
- 10:00AM Books Through a Lifetime
- 1:00PM New Member Welcome
- 3:00PM Food: Ordinary, Amazing, Surprising (Zoom)
Tuesday
SPRING REGISTRATION BEGINS
- 9:30AM The Iditarod
- 10:00AM Healthy Eating Made Simple
- 1:00PM Creative Writing: Today in History
- 1:30PM Film Noir II
Wednesday
- 9:00AM Immigrants in America (Zoom)
- 12:30PM Bowling
- 1:00PM Hiking Group
- 2:00PM Invasive Pests
- 3:00PM Six American Short Story Masters (Zoom)
Thursday
- 10:00AM Creativity and Play
- 10:00AM South Kingstown Land Trust (offsite)
- 10:30AM Rhody Ramblers
- 11:00AM Current Events Discussion Group
- 1:00PM Mahjong
- 3:00PM Great Decisions 2024: Climate and Technology Competition
Friday
- 10:00AM Great Decisions 2024: Climate and Technology Competition
- 1:00PM Sandra Bullock
- 1:00PM Chair Yoga
- 1:00PM Book Club
PHOTO FRIDAY FAVORITES: Check out this month’s Photo Friday favorites! The themes were The Big Chill and Good to Eat.
RHODY OUTPOST– Click here to view the updated Winter wish list. High demand items include raisins and other dried fruit, nuts and seeds, crackers, and cookies. Rhody Outpost is also looking for a few donations (or loans) of computers for financially challenged students. The library used to have a loan program for students, but it has been eliminated. If you have an old laptop (Chromebook is fine) lying around and would be willing to lend it to a student until the end of the semester or even better, if you can donate it, they would appreciate it. It should be in working condition and have a power cord. Call the office if you have any questions. Donations can be dropped off in the office.
GIVE TO OLLI – When you joined OLLI, you became a member of a resilient and ever-evolving community that understands the value and importance of lifelong learning. By giving to OLLI, you can ensure the lifelong learning continues! Join your 250 fellow OLLI members who have already made their gift. Click here to make your donation. Donations can also be made in the office with checks made payable to the URI Foundation.
THE VÍQUEZ / WADLEY TRIO PERFORMS A GUEST ARTIST & FACULTY RECITAL AT THE URI FINE ARTS CENTER CONCERT HALl On Thursday, March 28 – 8:00 pm Dr. Darin Wadley (Director of Percussion Studies at the University of South Dakota) and Logan Wadley (Graduate Assistant in Tuba at Eastman School of Music) join URI Music faculty Dr. Luis Víquez (clarinet) with URI’s very own Dr. Kyle Forsthoff.
The concert will feature solo and chamber works by Paul Lombardi, Ian Kocher, George Hamilton Green, Charles Dibley, and Eliane Aberdam. Free Admission
URI UKULELE JAM NIGHT Join the URI Music Department for Ukulele Jam Night on March 23rd, from 6pm to 8pm.! You can strum and sing or just groove along to the rhythm of the URI Music Department House Band. Register here: http://tinyurl.com/UkeNight. All skill levels welcome!
OLLI-UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA INVITES YOU TO A GREAT UPCOMING FREE WEBINAR:
Climate and the Deep Blue Sea- a live Zoom webinar – Click to Directly Register
When: Monday, April 8 at 1 PM (AZ Time) Presented by Prof. Joellen Russell
Delve into the fascinating intersection of oceanography and climate science, gaining valuable insights into the current state of our oceans and their pivotal role in the broader climate system. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with a trailblazing UArizona scientist at the forefront of climate research.
Prof. Joellen Russell is an oceanographer and climate scientist, a Distinguished Professor, and the Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Chair of Integrative Science, and (most recently) Department Chair of Geosciences at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ. Dr. Russell’s research uses robot floats, supercomputers and satellites to observe and predict the ocean’s role in climate and the carbon cycle. She is the modeling lead for the Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Observations and Modeling project (SOCCOM), and she currently serves as Chair of the NOAA Science Advisory Board’s Climate Working Group.
RETIREMENT PLANNING DISCUSSION SERIES: “8,000 Days for managing retirement”. Consider participating in a FREE series of discussion sessions focused on how you can take control of the various aspects of our life in retirement. The 7 sessions will explore four issues associated with manageable events of that stage: Financial; Health; Living Environment; End of Life, and Spiritual. The program will meet at the Peace Dale Congregational Church, 261 Columbia St, Peace Dale, RI, on Wednesday evenings, 6:30-8:00pm, beginning March 13. Pre-registration is not required. For more information contact the Peace Dale Church at 789-7313
Presenters include Jim Blackerby, CFB Board Emeritus, Beth Leconte, Director, OLLI at URI, Shawn Juenger, Financial Advisor, Attorney Jim Sullivan, Attorney Olivia Labbe, Dr. Chris Van Hemelrijck, Renee La Montagne, Nicole Antonopoulos, Justin Oakley, Darlene Lepore Lema, Rev. Fred Evenson, and Claudia Swain.
AUDUBON BUTTERFLY MONITORING PROJECT Have you ever wanted to help pollinators? Are you interested in community-science? The Audubon Society of Rhode Island is looking for volunteers interested in being a part of a community-science based project this Summer. The project involves monitoring Monarch butterflies and other butterfly species on coastal Audubon properties from May through July. To prepare our volunteers, we will be holding virtual training sessions on April 18th and 23rd from 7 PM to 9 PM via Zoom. They will also be holding in-person training sessions on April 27th and May 3rd from 10 AM to 12 PM. In-person training will be held at the Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium in Bristol. They ask that you attend one virtual and one in-person training session. For more information and to register, please click here.
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE Dr. Malaika Edwards, an Assistant Professor at the University of Houston, is conducting a study on organizational preparedness for the aging workforce, from a retiree perspective, and we would like to invite you to participate in the study. The study is open to retirees between the ages of 54 and 74, who were employed at the Supervisory/ Managerial level and above at the time of their retirement. Retirees who are currently working (full-time or otherwise) and retirees who worked during the first two years after retirement are also being invited to participate.
Dr. Edwards will conduct a virtual interview with each participant, which is expected to last for approximately 60 minutes. As a token of appreciation, participants are being offered a $50 Amazon gift card. If you are interested in taking part in the study, please visit the link below- you will be contacted by a member of the research team thereafter.