Week of July 25
This Week at OLLI
Monday
- 10:00AM In This Moment: Mindfulness Meditation
- 11:30AM Life in Germany (Zoom)
- 3:00PM Purpose Driven Retirement
- 5:00PM Contemporary Econ Policies (Zoom)
Tuesday
- 1:15 Golf
- 2:00PM Early Rhode Island History
- 3:30PM Vietnam War/Short Stories
Wednesday
- 9:30AM Introductory Oceanography, Continued (Zoom)
- 10:00AM Women’s Body Image Workshop
- 12:30 Bowling
- 1:00PM Travel Presentation
- 1:00PM Walking Group
Thursday
- 9:30AM Renewable Energy
- 1:00PM Mah Jonng
- 3:00PM SIGS Meeting
- 4:30PM The Folk Singers, the Bureau, & the Second Red Scare (Zoom)
CLASS CANCELATION NOTICE The class Creativity, Play and Innovation has been cancelled due to low enrollment. Refunds have already been issued. If you have any questions, please contact the office at 401-874-4197.
CLASS SPOTLIGHT…. Take a look!
C.S. Lewis: The Four Loves– 1 Session on Zoom with Teresa Testa on Monday, August 22, 1:00-3:00PM
In this one-session class, prepare to celebrate the meaningful experience at the heart of our human relations with family, friends, partners, and the Divine, that is, to love and to be loved. Students will be introduced to an original teaching and interpretation of twentieth-century author Clive Staples Lewis’ The Four Loves while being guided to delve more deeply into the inspiration for the work which originates from classical and spiritual origin. To understand each love–familial or storage, friendship or philia, romantic or eros, and spiritual or agape–is to grasp the foundational aspects of what it means to live with humility and dignity in existence with something greater than oneself. The class objective will become both an intellectual pursuit as well as a personal promise to explore the nature of love in one’s own lived experience. To love!
COFFEE DONATIONS– We would love to continue to offer coffee in the lobby. Donations of coffee, sugar or sweetener packets, cups or cash donations are all welcome and appreciated!
OLLI TRAVEL PRESENTATION
Join us Wednesday, July 27, at 1:00pm to enjoy a presentation of our planned trip to Costa Rica, March 19-31, 2023. A representative from Collette Tours will be sharing highlights of this trip. More than 5 OLLI members have already made their reservations.
RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP TODAY. Many of you have an August renewal date and we want to make sure you are current so that you can register for our upcoming fall semester on August 23. Give us a call at 401-874-4197 and we will be happy to renew your membership over the phone. There are more than 75 courses to choose from.
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE OPENINGS! The Technology Committee is looking for a few additional members. Do you have a few hours a month to spare and to assist this committee with scheduling our Monthly Tech Talks? Help with identifying and supporting our OLLI members on the use of technology for lifelong learning. All levels of expertise are welcomed. Contact Roberta at roberta_palmer@uri.edu.
2022 GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE FORUM
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Doors open at 9:30 AM- Forum 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
East Providence High School Auditorium
The Senior Agenda Coalition and 17 co-sponsoring agencies are organizing an opportunity for the 2022 gubernatorial candidates to speak to the issues of Rhode Island’s aging population. The forum’s overarching question is: What will our next governor do to ensure the well-being of seniors, considering the forecasted population growth of older Rhode Islanders? RI Statewide Planning projections indicated that people sixty-five and older will grow to over 247,000 by 2030, an increase of 65,000 seniors over the 2020 census.
FREE LECTURE-Southern Oregon University OLLI invites you to “A Taste of OLLI” summer speaker series offering Live and open to other Institutes or recorded video (if live, please list date/time/time zone): Live presentations via Zoom from 4-5 pm Pacific Time on Tuesdays, Aug. 2 & 9.
Link to video or registration: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eja1ktuke13f2…
August 2: Betsy Massie is a retired teacher of U.S. History who specializes in Constitutional history. She’ll present a lively talk about current events entitled “Are Congress Members and the President Above the Law: A Review of the January 6 Investigation Committee.”
August 9: Southern Oregon reputation is growing as a premier wine-growing and wine-making area. If you are a wine connoisseur who wants to learn more about S. Oregon’s wines before the prices and (un)availability for them catch up with our Napa Valley neighbors to the south, this class is for you. Presenter Dan Dawson has been studying local wines and wine-makers for years and will share his expertise with attendees.
For assistance with registering for one or more of the presentations, please contact OLLI at SOU by email at olli@sou.edu or call 541.552.6048.