Week of October 28
WELCOME AMY TO THE OLLI TEAM! Stop by the office and say hello to Amy Reko, our new staff team member. Amy travels over the Newport Bridge ready to serve you with her friendliness and engaging smile. We are thrilled to have her on board providing member service along with support for our instructors and assisting with semester course lineups and catalog production.
REGISTER BY TUESDAY FOR OLLI’S 15TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION- Join your OLLI friends to celebrate 15 years of lifelong learning! Thursday, November 7, 2024, 1:00-4:00PM, at The Haversham House, 336 Post Rd, Westerly, RI. Plenty of hors d’oeuvres, plated lunch (choice of grilled salmon, chicken marsala, or vegetarian option), desserts, complimentary glass of wine, cash bar, and a special OLLI gift for you. $30pp – limited seating – Don’t delay! Registration deadline is Tuesday, October 29. This is a members only event. Log on to register or call 401-874-4197.
Please check your registration confirmation email for a link to choose your lunch selection.
FREE LECTURE FOR OLLI’S VETERAN’S DAY CELEBRATION: Join OLLI in honoring our veteran members and family members. Stop by our Wall of Honor and then enjoy this free presentation. Refreshments will be available. Registration is required to attend this event. Click here to register. View flyer.
Lecture by Michael McCarten- A now retired U.S. Navy physician describes the state of battlefield medicine in the 21st century. His presentation centers about the care provided to, and the evacuation of, casualties from Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan. (Warning: There will be some disturbing images in the talk.)
CALLING ALL VETERANS-OLLI WALL OF HONOR In honor of Veterans Day, we will recognize our OLLI members and/or family members who have served or are currently serving. Please send a photo, along with details of service (branch, years, titles or anything significant you would like to share) to OLLI@URI.EDU. If you have a physical photo you would like us to scan, please stop by the OLLI office. We will display our Wall of Honor throughout the month of November. We are planning to have a FREE presentation on Nov 4, and will share details soon.
CLASS SPOTLIGHT – Click the class title to register online or call 401-874-4197.
Search for An American Sound – with Emanuel Abramovits 4 sessions on Zoom. 9-11am, starting Thurs 10/31 We’ll explore how not only classical musicians, but also Broadway and Hollywood composers of different origins and ethnicities alternated in creating a sound that has been defined as evocative of this land and its people. Aaron Copland, George Gershwin, William Grant Steel, Florence Price, Alex North, Elmer Bernstein, and others will be the protagonists of this lecture, supported with audiovisuals and anecdotes.
The History of Modern Architecture – with Richard Levy 4 sessions 3:30-5pm, starting Wed 10/30 We will explore the evolution of modern architecture and city planning from the mid-19th century to the 1970’s, with a particular emphasis on the transformative developments in Europe and America.
THIS WEEK AT OLLI
Monday
- 9:15AM Cyber Seniors
- 9:30AM Beginning Italian…cont
- 9:30AM Gmail Tips & Tricks
- 10:45AM Blood Pressure Clinic
- 11:30AM Track Your Ancestors
- 11:30AM Understanding HomeOwners Insurance
- 1:30PM Native Peoples of Two Coasts
- 1:30PM Digital Note-taking
- 3:30PM The Election 2024: A Clear & Present Danger
- 4:00PM Where Are We? Intro to Philosophy
Tuesday
- 10:00 Oppenheimer
- 11:00AM Biking Group
- 11:30AM 1984
- 1:00PM Cyber Seniors-Alex
- 1:00PM Hitchcock (Make-up class)
- 1:30PM Greek Islands
Wednesday
- 9:30AM Free Speech
- 9:30AM Lillian Hellman and the Children’s Hour
- 11:00AM Fabulous Fingers
- 11:30AM The Five Senses of Oral Storytelling in African Culture
- 12:30PM Bowling
- 1:00PM Hiking
- 1:00PM Film Appreciation: Art Of Watching Movies
- 1:30PM 19th Century Hoaxes
- 3:00PM 3:00PM Cynology (Zoom)
- 3:30PM History of Modern Architecture
- 3:30PM Memorials and Monuments
Thursday
- 9:00AM Let’s Skate (@ Boss Arena)
- 9:00AM The Search for American Sound
- 9:30AM Artificial Intelligence
- 11:00AM Current Events
- 12:30PM Cyber Seniors-Ryan
- 1:00PM Mah Jonng
- 1:30PM Watercolor Portraits
Friday
- 10:00AM Photo Friday (Zoom)
- 10:00AM Rocky Point Park
- 11:00AM American Operetta
- 1:00AM Writer’s Group (Zoom)
- 1:00PM Chair Yoga
- 1:00PM American Folk Music
CYBER SENIORS Hours Drop in sessions in the lobby for help with all of your technology questions. No registration needed.
Mondays 9:15AM-10:15AM (Ryan)
Tuesdays1:00PM-2:00PM (Alex)
Thursdays: 12:30PM-1:30PM (Ryan)
FOREIGN POLICY ASSOCIATION- Please join the Foreign Policy Association for their corporate event with Mr. William D. Cohan, New York Times best-selling author of Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon. Click here to register for the Zoom. Thursday, November 7, from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm.
COME HELP URI STUDENTS: We all know the best way to learn is to practice. You can help the URI pharmacy students by stopping by the lobby on Monday, October 28, between 10:45AM and 1:30PM to have your blood pressure read!
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RHODY OUTPOST- There’s an updated list of needed items. Click here to view. You can also purchase items directly from Amazon on the Rhody Outpost Wish List.
PLUGGED INTO ENERGY RESEARCH LECTURE SERIES – Comfortable Healthy and Cost Effective: The Power of Home Energy Upgrades Tues, Oct 29, 6pm-7:30pm Robert J. Higgins Welcome Center, URI Kingston, Campus, Light Refreshments will be served, live stream available Open to All! Please RSVP by Oct.25 Click Here for Details & Registration
URI HONORS COLLOQUIUM – Naomi Orseskes will discuss “Why Disinformation Matters” at the URI Honors Colloquium Tuesday, 10/29, 7:00 PM, Edwards Hall on the Kingston Campus. Her talk will also be live streamed (link available on day of event) Free and open to the public. Register here
MONKEYING AROUND: LEARNING FROM OUR CLOSEST LIVING RELATIVES – Zoom Class offered by our friends at OLLI ASU – 11/5 & 11/12 10:30-noon AZ time (MST) Zoom Link: https://asu.zoom.us/j/84092866716 Please join Caitlin Hawley https://search.asu.edu/profile/3422374, PhD candidate in the school of Human Evolution and Social Change at ASU, and explore the diversity of non-human primates – our closest living relatives. In this short course, we will see how both evolutionary patterns and current environmental pressures shape social behavior and physiology.