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 and you were unable to attend the Osher Online Orientation on Tuesday, January 7, at 2:00PM you should have received an email with a link to the recording that will walk you through how to access your courses and materials using the Osher Online website. If you did not receive an email or have any questions please email osheronline@northwestern.edu or call Osher Online at (312) 503-5555. The Osher Online classes for Winter Semester are:

• Transparent Eyeballs: The Transcendentalists & Their Worlds, 1803-Present, Tues Beginning Jan 14 1:00-2:30PM
• Buddhist Philosophy, Meditation and Ritual: In India & Beyond, Tues Beginning Jan 21 3:00-4:30PM
• My Native Land is Memory: Stories of a Cuban Childhood, Fri Beginning Jan 24 1:00-2:30
• Huck Finn’s America, Mon Beginning Jan 27 1:00-2:30PM
• Color and Symbolism in Art History, Mon Beginning Jan 27 7:00-8:30PM
• Modern War: What Is it Good For?, Tues Beginning Jan 28 11:00AM- 12:30PM
• The Tourists Tour of the Wider Universe, Tues Beginning Jan 28 5:00-6:30PM
• The Secret Life of Familiar Birds, Wed Beginning Jan 29 11:00AM-12:30PM
• The World of Musical Satire Wed, Beginning Jan 29 7:00-8:30PM
• Science Everyone Need to Know, Thu, Beginning Jan 30 3:00-4:30PM
• Innovations in Health & Wellness, Fri Beginning Jan 31 3:00-4:30PM

DISCOUNTED TICKETS FOR OLLI MEMBERS: Group discount for URI Men’s Basketball games Click link to purchase

DONATE SOCKS – OLLI will be collecting new socks throughout the winter semester to donate to the Mathewson Street Church .  Please drop donations off in the OLLI office.  Thank you!

SPECIAL PRESENTATION: 

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

CLASS SPOTLIGHT – Register online or call 401-874-4197.

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

10:00AM Rhode Island Forest And Fire Ecology

Tuesday

9:30AM Dreaming: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King

11:00 AM Listening to Ourselves

1:00PM A History of The English language

1:00PM Transparent Eyeballs

3:00PM Alzheimer’s Disease: Drugs, Diagnostics, And Controversies

3:00PM The Port in Portugal (Coast Guard House)

Wednesday

10:00AM Events Committee

12:30PM Bowling

1:00PM Sex, Gender, Public Policy 

1:00PM Hiking Group

3:00PM Diabetes 101

Thursday

9:00AM Let’s Skate

10:00AM Pirates, Privateers and Buccaneers of RI

10:00AM Room with Views: Two Novels

10:30AM Rhody Ramblers

11:00AM Current Events

12:00PM Understanding Social Security

1:00PM Mah Jongg

1:00PM A Concert Series: Swiss Harpist Andreas Vollenweider

1:00PM Cosmic Questions

2:00PM Southeast Asia

3:30PM Finance Committee

Friday

9:30AM Modern Poetry

1:00PM Taking the Inward Journey

1:00PM The Beatles

1:00PM Book Club

Vaccine Clinic – Peace Dale 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.

Wildlife Outreach Program – Coexisting With Coyotes, Kingston Free Library, Potter Hall Wed, Jan 15, 2025 6:30PM-7:30PM Coyotes are greatly misunderstood, but most of their fear-instilling actions are simply a part of their life history and strategy for survival. Still, these critters can certainly become a nuisance, especially if they begin to den under decks and dine out of chicken coops. Learning why these creatures behave the way they do is the key to finding resolution. Join RIDEM Division of Fish and Wildlife to learn about coyote natural history, discoveries made by the Narragansett Bay Coyote Study, and ways to coexist with them. This program is free, but registration is required so staff can prepare enough materials for attendees. Please register HERE

Medicare Explained – Kingston Free Library, Potter Hall, Sat Jan 18, 2025, 11:00AM-12:00PM  Join speaker Ed Collins for a free program that is geared toward individuals about to turn 65, or individuals already on Medicare who aren’t sure they are still on the best plan. You’ll learn when & how to enroll, potential penalties, and enrollment dates. Also, why your health, lifestyle & budget matter, plus other important information. Click Here for Info