TWO NEW CLASSES-Click to register or call 401-874-4197

Spooky Tales with Debbie Suggs on Monday, October 30, 4:00PM-5:30PM  $15- Join OLLI presenter and history buff Debbie Suggs, for a chilling talk about Rhode Island’s creepy history and the people and places that make the State a spooktacular place to live. During the presentation we will talk about famous and not so famous pre-industrial urban legends and folklore. Join us if you dare!!!!

Tech Talk: Exploring Your Android Phone with Steve O’Brien on Thursday, October 26, from 11:30AM-12:30PM Free- The Tech Committee invites you to join this month’s OLLI Extra, Let’s Talk Technology conversation on Exploring your Android device.  Join this discussion with members of our Technology Committee as they share their favorite Tips & Tricks of utilizing an Android phone. Zoom from home or join us as we zoom from an OLLI classroom.

Class Spotlight: Advanced Bridge: Two-Over-One Forcing, 6 sessions with Bart Buffington beginning Tuesday, October 31. $55 Two-over-one is a bidding system that has become popular among tournament players. Its popularity is due to more accurate bidding sequences. The play, of course, is the same. In addition, two-over-one has a few conventions that help, notably the forcing no-trump and Bergen raises.

*Canceled Classes: DIY Editing

*OLLI requires a minimum enrollment of 10 students per class. If you are interested in registering for any of these classes, please don’t wait! Call today (401-874-4197) or log on to your OLLI account.

THIS WEEK AT OLLI

Monday

• 9:30Am Italian
• 10:00AM Six Pillars of Healthy Living
• 1:00PM Civility and Democracy

Tuesday

• 10:00AM A Synopsis of Anesthesia
• 11:00AM-11:45AM Cyber Seniors
• 1:00PM The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty
• 1:00PM Collette Travel Presentation (Rockies/Spain- more details below)
• 1:00PM-3:00PM Cyber Seniors
• 3:00PM Willa Cather
• 3:00PM Movement Medicine

Wednesday

• 9:00AM Basic Horsemanship
• 10:00AM The Kingdom of the Sun
• 10:00AM Isn’t It Romantic-Literature of Hawthorne, Melville, Poe (Zoom)
• 11:00AM Fabulous Fingers
• 12:30PM Bowling Group
• 1:00PM Genealogy
• 1:00PM The Art of the Tale (Zoom)
• 2:00PM-4:00PM Cyber Seniors
• 3:00PM Homescapes in Watercolor
• 3:00Pm Japanese Americans and World War II: Historical and Personal Perspectives
• 4:00PM Advisory Council

Thursday

• 9:30AM A.I Anxiety
• 9:30AM Compassionate Conversations
• 11:00AM-1:00PM Cyber Seniors
• 11:30AM Advanced Care Planning
• 11:30AM Tech Talks-Exploring Your Android Phone
• 1:00PM Mah Jonng
• 1:00PM Native Voices from Canada
• 2:00PM-4:00PM Cyber Seniors
• 3:00PM Program Comm Mtg
• 5:00PM Annual Meeting

Friday

• 1:00PM Carol Burnett
• 1:00PM Taking the Inward Journey

OLLI TRAVEL MEETING- Join us on Tuesday, October 24, at 1:00PM at OLLI for a preview of two upcoming trips. Click the titles for more information.

• Canadian Rockies

• Spain

THE OLLI GREAT DECISIONS 2024 Foreign Policy Discussion group will kick off in February. The FPA will accept pre-orders of the book through October 27, at a discounted.

price if ten or more books are purchased. OLLI is happy to place a group order as we have done in the past. Your charge will be $30.00. Payments can be received by CHECK only, made payable to URI. In the memo line please indicate GD. Don’t delay as the deadline date is October 27.

RHODY OUTPOST– Requested donations for October include: “Restocktober” canned vegetables, canned chickpeas, pinto beans, and kidney beans, canned tomato products crushed, diced, sauce, stewed. whole. If you have any extra reusable bags that are still in good condition, they would greatly appreciate it if you could donate them to the Rhody Outpost pantry. Bags of any size and style would be helpful. Donations can be dropped off in the OLLI office.

OLLI UMBRELLAS FOR SALE (CLICK FOR IMAGE): Purchase your OLLI umbrella in the office. $15 cash or check payable to URI while they last!

The South Kingstown 300th Anniversary Committee invites you to join in the unveiling. Ceremony and celebration of “Ostara”, a 15-foot rabbit sculpture that will symbolize the prosperity of our town for generations to come. Music, food trucks, giveaways, and more!

This project is 100% funded by a RI Commerce Corporation Placemaking Initiative Grant. Click here to read more.

SOUTH KINGSTOWN 300TH ANNIVERSARY SPEAKERS’ SERIES: Did you miss the South Kingstown Speakers Series? You can watch them on YouTube by clicking here.

COME CHEER ON YOUR URI RAMS! DISCOUNT URI FOOTBALL and BASKETBALL TICKETS FOR OLLI MEMBERS AVAILABLE NOW! Tickets are $10 each and can be ordered online by clicking here.

FOOTBALL

• 10/28 vs. New Hampshire at 1PM 

• 11/11 vs. North Carolina A&T at 1PM

BASKETBALL

• Central Connecticut 11/6

• Fairfield 11/9

• Wagner 11/14

• Yale 11/26

• Brown 12/6

• UNH 12/21

• Northeastern 12/30

• St. Josephs 1/3

• Fordham 1/24

• La Salle 1/31

• Duquesne 2/3

• Loyola 2/18

• Richmond 2/21

• George Mason 3/6

THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF OCEANOGRAPHY HAS TWO EVENTS COMING UP:

The Blue Machine with Helen Czerski

Author and scientist Helen Czerski will share stories of history, culture and animals to illustrate the mechanisms behind the Earth’s Ocean.

Date: November 1, 2023

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Location: Corless Auditorium,

URI Narragansett Bay Campus

Details and registration available here. 

In her new book, THE BLUE MACHINE: How the Ocean Works, oceanographer and physicist Helen Czerski offers a new perspective on the ocean, not as a distant and static splash of blue on the world map, but as a dynamic and living engine whose complex machinations set the tone for life on planet Earth.

From food production to trade to war, the ocean has always had immense influence on human affairs, even when that influence goes unnoticed. THE BLUE MACHINE transports readers from the tropical shores of Hawaii to the ice floes of the Earth’s polar extremes, follows the purposeful migrations of massive blue whales and the aimless drifts of single-celled plankton, and communicates the awe-inspiring beauty and seamless efficiency of the world’s largest and most sophisticated engine.

Copies of THE BLUE MACHINE will be available for purchase before and after the event. 

Charles and Marie Fish Lecture: Six Months Across the Ocean

Date: November 2, 2023

Time: 5:30 p.m.

Location: Edwards Auditorium,

URI Kingston Campus

Details and registration.

The first American skipper to lead a U.S. team to victory and hoist the iconic trophy in The Ocean Race’s 50-year history, Charlie Enright and the 11th Hour Racing Team overcame many challenges over six months as they sailed seven legs, visited four continents, and covered 32,000 nautical miles racing around the world. The team not only built a high-performance ocean racing team with sustainability at the core of all operations, it engaged a broad audience and sailing fans worldwide on the climate crisis, ocean health and sustainability.

Join us for a fascinating look into Enright’s racing experience and first-hand observations on the health of our ocean planet. University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography scientists will also share their innovative global microplastics research conducted in collaboration with The Ocean Race. Featuring Charlie Enright, skipper of 11th Hour Racing Team, winner of The Ocean Race in 2022-23. Also featuring Victoria Fulfer, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) and Martha McConnell, Ph.D., associate teaching professor at GSO.