Week of May 19, 2025

ON SALE NOW: We have a limited supply of OLLI baseball caps and tote bags. You can pay online by credit card and pick up in the office or stop by the office and pay with check or credit card. Caps are $15 and tote bags are $20. Click to view the merchandise.

GREAT DECISIONS June session is open for registration: International Climate Cooperation in an Era of Geopolitical Turmoil (Choose 1 session). Register online or call 401-874-4197.

• Thu, June 12,  3:00 PM- 4:30 PM (please note date change due to Juneteenth holiday)
• Fri, June 20, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Over the past 30 years, climate change has become one of the central global challenges of the modern era, one that has hugely important consequences for the livability of the planet.

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

Science Fiction: “Go Anyplace, Examine Everything” – 4 Sessions with Stephen Berardo beginning Thurs, May 22 10AM-11:30AM 

CSI@URI: Inside the RI State Crime Lab – 1 Session with Dennis Hillard, Tues, May 27, 10AM-11:30AM

Energy Systems and How They Work – 1 Session with Jett Vertz on Tues, May 27, 1PM-2:30PM

Mary Katherine Goddard: The Only Woman Whose Name is on the Declaration of Independence  –  with Marilyn Harris, Thurs, May 29, 1PM-2:30PM

THIS WEEK AT OLLI

Monday

• 9:30AM Beginning/Intermediate Italian cont…
• 9:30AM Inside Mental Illness
• 11:30AM Mary Katherine Goddard
• 11:30AM Walter Massie – Rhode Island’s Wireless Pioneer
• 1:30PM Intro to DNA Cloning
• 1:30PM Track Your Ancestors

Tuesday

• 9:30AM TickSmart
• 10:00AM Iran, Iraq & Syria
• 11:00AM Biking Group
• 1:00PM The Federal Budget
• 1:30PM Danger! Molasses in January
• 3:30PM Precambrian Earth
• 3:30PM Threads of Time

Wednesday

• 9:30AM Events Committee
• 11:00AM Jump, Jive & Wail
• 12:00PM Square Foot Gardening
• 12:30PM Bowling
• 1:00PM Hiking
• 1:00PM The 1960s: Decade of Assassinations
• 1:30PM Golden Health: Nourishing Your Body & Moving With Purpose
• 2:00PM Cribbage – NEW Click to register!
• 5:00PM Being Ethical

Thursday

• 9:00AM Let’s Skate!
• 9:30AM Introductory Oceanography (ZOOM)
• 10:00AM Science Fiction: Go Anyplace, Examine Everything
• 11:00AM Biking Group
• 11:00AM Current Events
• 1:00PM Mah Jongg
• 3:00PM Program Committee Meeting

Friday

• 1:00PM Johnny Cash “The Man in Black”
• 1:00PM Intro to Yoga

TECH TALK –  The Public Library Online: Resources You Can Use From Home. Thursday, May 29, 11:30AM-1:00PM on Zoom. You might be surprised by everything your public libraries have to offer online. Learn how to access your library account and see your reading history, take tech courses, learn a new language, download books, music, magazines, and movies, and more…. all from the comfort of your home. Sarah Ornstein, Director of the Cross Mills Library in Charlestown, will help you navigate the E-Zone. Bring questions and experiences to share as we explore this topic. Please note -This is a ZOOM class. Click Here to Register.

OLLI SURVEY – Are you interested in learning or teaching new card games or board games? We’ve had several inquiries regarding starting a group at OLLI. Please click here to fill out a brief survey. 

BIKING GROUP- Did you know OLLI has a Biking Group? The OLLI Biking Group gathers on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:00AM for a weekly ride (weather permitting). The group meets at the back of the OLLI lot (#21) near the bike path. The ride is approximately 8 miles, including connecting with the SK Bike Path. Register online and join other OLLI bikers for a casual ride and enjoy the fresh air and exercise! Facilitated by Art Schloth, 401-304-5964. Register online or call the office 401.874.4197.

GET READY FOR SUMMER REGISTRATION – Do you need help logging in to your OLLI account? Are you stumped at how to reset your password? Not sure how to find the classes you want to register for? Or maybe you’ve never registered online and would like a demonstration! OLLI is offering two drop-in sessions to help you prepare for registration. Don’t miss out on the classes you want to register for this summer!.

Stop by the OLLI lobby on:

• Tuesday, June 3, 10:00AM – 11:30AM
• Thursday, June 5, 1:00PM – 3:00PM

Online registration begins at 7:00AM on Tuesday, June 10. The office opens at 9:00AM for walk-in and phone registrations

NEW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP- CRIBBAGE Join the group and have some fun! If you’ve never played Cribbage it’s a great time to learn! It involves strategy, social interaction, and analytic thought. It’s good for brain health which can even reduce the risk of dementia and depression. Register online and meet in the OLLI lobby on Wednesdays, starting May 21, at 2:00PM. If you have a board, please bring it along. 

OLLI INTRODUCES A NEW AND EXCITING TRAVEL OPTION – “Explore the World by Rail With Railbookers and Amtrak Vacations” Take a peek at 2 upcoming trips: Glacier National Park Getaway (Click Here for Video) and Scenic Switzerland From Zurich (Click Here for Video)

To Learn More contact Lisa Berghorn, Branch Manager AAA Narragansett 401-789-3000 X3105 or email: lberghorne@aaanortheast.com.

RHODY OUTPOST- Click here to view the updated list of all urgently needed items. You can also purchase items directly from Amazon on the Rhody Outpost Wish List. 

TECH HELP: Have a quick tech question? You can register for a tech drop-in Zoom session with Cyber Seniors.* The session is on Thursdays at 2:00PM. Bring your questions and their volunteers will do their best to answer them. If they think it requires more time they will help you book a one-on-one call. NOTE: one registration for all sessions. Once registered, you can join each Thursday using the same Zoom invitation email. Click here to register. 

*This is through the Cyber Seniors, not OLLI.

CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT: Musica Dolce Sunday, May 25, 2025, 2PM North Kingstown United Methodist Church, Wickford, RI Suggested Donation $20, Children & Students FREE. For more information, please call 401-294-6520 or visit musicadolce.org

RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS NEEDED: Northeastern University’s Games for Life Lab is looking for research participants for a survey! They are dedicated to making better games for everyone, regardless of age. The survey takes about 20-30 minutes and asks you to share a little bit about yourself as a gamer, how you feel about artificial intelligence, and the challenges you face when playing digital games. If you (or anyone you know) are over 50 and play games at least once a week, they would love to hear from you! If you are interested in learning more or connecting with Games for Life, visit their website, or reach out directly to Brandon Lyman lyman.br@northeastern.edu or Yichi Zhang zhang.yichi6@northeastern.edu ! They are very excited to work with you to understand how to make games that better serve older gamers! See Flyer for more information and to scan QR code to take the survey.

PANEL DISCUSSION AT THE WESTERLY ARMORY on the topic shoreline access rights— just in time for beach season. It’s No Day at the Beach: Clarifying Shoreline Access Rights will take place on Thursday, May 22, from 5:45PM-7:30PM. Register for this free by clicking here.

As beach season approaches, this panel and community conversation will help demystify shoreline access rights — identifying where private property rights end and where public access begins. The panel and audience Q&A will be moderated by ecoRI News reporter Rob Smith. Rob covers the Statehouse for ecoRI News and has reported extensively on coastal-access issues. Confirmed panelists are: Leah Feldman, policy analyst at Coastal Resources Management Council; Rich Hittinger, Vice president Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association;Shawn Lacey, Westerly town manager; Jesse Reiblich, assistant professor, URI Department of Marine Affairs; Nathan Vinhateiro, associate research professor and science director at the URI Coastal Institute.

JOIN THE FOREIGN POLICY ASSOCIATION for a special evening with Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, renowned economist and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, as he delivers the Dag Hammarskjöld Memorial Lecture. In this timely address, Professor Sachs will draw on decades of experience advising governments and international institutions to focus on the global economic transformation. Click here to register for the session. Be sure to select the Zoom virtual session.

PUMP HOUSE MUSIC WORKS PRESENTS: WOODY GARLAND’S JAZZ ALL STARS – A Benefit for The Gentle Farm, Friday, May 30. Doors open at 6PM 1464 Kingstown Rd, Wakefield, RI Tickets: $25 Click Here for More Details and to Purchase Tickets 
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