Week of January 6, 2025
Registration for Winter Semester Continues – Enroll on-line or call the office 401-874-4197
for assistance.
NEW CLASSES ADDED TO WINTER SEMESTER- These classes are not listed in the catalog but have been added to the catalog! Click to view the PDF flyer or click the class listing below more information.
OSHER ONLINE – If you have enrolled in an Osher Online class you should have received an invite to the Osher Online Orientation on Tuesday, January 7, at 2:00PM. If you are not able to attend, there will be a recording available. It is important for you to attend the session or watch the recording as they will be walking you through how to access your courses and materials using the Osher Online website. If you have any questions you are encouraged to email osheronline@northwestern.edu or call Osher Online at 312-503-5555.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
Travel With OLLI – Join us at OLLI for a travel preview with Colette Tours on Wednesday January 8, from 1:00-2:30PM featuring previews of Pacific Northwest, Imperial Cities and Paris.
Dreaming: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King with Rachel Briggs, Tuesday, January 14, 9:30AM-11:00AM Special: $5 fee. Click here to register.
You are invited to reflect on the power of Dr. King’s vision of justice, equality, and love to create a better world. Like Dr. King, we all have the power to create a brighter future for ourselves and our children. This program is a celebration of imagination, inclusion, and hope. We honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by combining poetry, storytelling, and discussion.We are encouraged to reflect on the importance of inclusion and making space for others.
We will share our visions of what we would change to align with Dr. King’s dream of unity and come away with actions to honor Dr. King’s legacy in our daily lives. “I say to you today, my friends, though, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”
From the speech by the Rev. Martin Luther King at the March on Washington August 28, 1963
OLLI MEMBER WELCOME – If you are a new or current member of OLLI, or if you just want to learn more about OLLI, please join us on Tuesday, January 7, at 1:00 PM for an information session. We’ll review our current programs and our special interest groups, and we’ll go over our OLLI website and registration software. There will be plenty of time for Q & A, as well as coffee and door prizes! Come and bring a friend!
Class Spotlight:
Compassionate Conversations: Effective Communication With People Who Have Different Beliefs
6 Sessions With Kathy Black beginning Wed, Jan.22 10AM-11:30AM
Especially in these post-election times, communicating with people who see things differently than we do can feel challenging or even impossible. How can we have conversations with those who disagree with most everything we believe in? Is it even possible to communicate with someone who just won’t listen to reason? In this class, students learn the four components of Compassionate Communication and how to use them successfully to communicate with anyone in any conversation. We’ll learn true empathetic listening & uncover behaviors that impede our ability to practice kindness & be present. And we’ll gain the confidence needed to speak our minds without being afraid of offending others. Click Here to Register
THIS WEEK AT OLLI
Monday
Tuesday
1:00PM Member Welcome
Wednesday
12:30PM Bowling
1:00PM Travel Preview
1:00PM Hiking Group
Thursday
9:00AM Let’s Skate
10:00AM A Community Together Presentation
10:00 Creativity and Play
11:00 Current Events
1:00PM Mah Jongg
2:00PM Curriculum Committee Meeting
3:00PM Movie Group
Friday
GET CREATIVE IN 2025! Olli’s Creativity and Play special interest group is kicking off the year on Thursday, January 9, at 10:00AM at OLLI. The session will be led by the wonderfully creative Sandra Krupp. It will be a brainstorming and building session where we will take fabric sample books and make creative use of these wonderful resources. We’ll look at the creations of some fiber artists and painters who might provide inspiration as cut, arrange and design. And create ways to reuse colorful, designer, high quality fabric sample books which will otherwise end up in a dumpster. We will save these! You can join the fun with others dreaming up ways to give these top-of-the-line fabric samples new life!
Wall hangings? fabric collage? quilts? pillow covers? puppets? totebags? animal sculptures? greeting cards? clothing? inspiration for paintings? Have fun stretching your imagination with others who hate to see a fine piece of fabric go to waste. Bring scissors that can cut fabric (if you have them) and anything else you like including sketch paper, pencils, markers, watercolors or gouache paints, quilt batting etc. large pieces of fabric. Register online or call 401-874-4197.
Public WorkShop – South Kingston Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Thurs Jan 9, 5:00-6:30PM- Hazard mitigation are actions taken to help reduce or eliminate long-term risks caused by hazards or disasters, such as hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, and natural disasters. The public workshop will focus on a review of the mitigation planning process, the project team’s preliminary risk assessment, and a community discussion about natural hazards and risk in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. Click her for more info
Vaccine Clinic – Peacedale Library, Tues, January 14, 4:00-7:00PM. Do you still need your flu, covid, and/or RSV shot? Receive your vaccination(s) at the library with a SK EMS Paramedic! Adults 18+. Free, no registration or insurance info needed. First come, first served, until supplies last. Optional: Plan ahead (i.e., which vaccines you’d like for supply purposes) by calling SK EMS Capt. Frank Capaldi, at 401-209-8737 or contact rflynn@southkingstownri.gov / 401-789-1555, ext. 4110.