Week of March 2

Week of March 2, 2026

SHARE YOUR LOVE OF OLLI – DONATE TODAY Your donation will allow us to continue to offer quality programs while keeping our costs down. Join your fellow OLLI friends who have already made a gift. Together we can reach our goal and touch the lives of many lifelong learners with quality programming. You can easily make your gift online at Alumni.uri.edu/OLLI or by check made payable to the URI Foundation and returned to the OLLI office at 210 Flagg Rd, Rm 212, Kingston, RI 02881.

SHINGLES VACCINE CLINICRescheduled- Conveniently located in the OLLI Lobby Wed, Mar 4, 12-2PM Get the first of 2 doses* and help pharmacy students practice their skills and grow as future healthcare professionals. Please bring health insurance information and wear appropriate attire. Email Dr. Lemay at glemay@uri.edu with any questions or concerns. Click Here for More Info & To Register (*Clinic for 2nd dose is scheduled Wed, May 2, 12PM-2PM)

SPECIAL COLLECTION FOR RHODY OUTPOST – Donate Hand Soap or Dish Soap and get $5 off an OLLI Scarf! (only $10)

PARKING – OLLI Members continue to enjoy FREE parking in the Plains Rd Lot (#25). Click Here for more information about parking and disabled parking or call the office at 401.874.4197 with any questions.

CANCELED CLASS – Medication Literacy & Management (3/4) was canceled due to low enrollment. Refunds have been issued.

RESCHEDULED CLASSES– Please see the calendar below and check your email notifications for more details. Classes in red have been rescheduled from the original day/time.

CLASS SPOTLIGHT-

A COMMUNITY TOGETHER – 1 Session with MJ Henderson Wed, Mar 4, 11:30AM-1:00PM A Community Together is a support network serving older neighbors in South Kingstown and Narragansett, founded on the belief that an overwhelming majority of older Americans want to remain in their homes for as long as possible, but are unaware of home and community-based services that make independent living possible. ACT is a non-profit organization, a member of the national Village to Village movement, that supports affordable aging-in-place services for older adults by utilizing community agencies, volunteers, technology, and paid services. Come and learn how ACT can assist you and/or valued loved ones. Click Here To Register

THIS WEEK AT OLLI

Monday

9:30AM Healthy Eating Made Simple
9:30AM Playing with Theatrical Monologues and Scenes
10:00AM Let’s Re-Read Banned Books
10:30AM Cyber Seniors (Kiera)
11:00AM Brain & Behavior (Osher Online)
11:30AM Square Foot Gardening
11:30AM Understanding AI for Safe and Secure Use
1:30PM Classic Cinema: Best of Foreign Films (Part 1)
3:00PM Landscape & Adventure in Photography (Osher Online)
5:00PM Post Impressionism/Abstraction (Osher Online)

Tuesday

9:30AM Roma Aeterna
10:00AM WWII Museum Tour
10:00AM Ireland – A Brief History (ZOOM)
10:00AM The Secrets of Self-Publishing
11:30AM Animal Farm: An Allegory for Our Time?
1:00PM Game On!
1:30PM Cinema Classics: Films You Should See
5:00PM Einstein Without Tears (Osher Online)

Wednesday

10:00AM Brilliant but Overlooked: Photographers Worth Knowing
10:00AM New Member Orientation
10:00AM Cyber Seniors (Oge)
11:30AM A Community Together
12:00PM Shingles Vaccine & BP Clinic
12:30PM Bowling
1:30PM A Taste of Italy
2:00PM Cribbage
3:00PM Short Stories from England (ZOOM)
4:30PM Your Mediterranean Adventure

Thursday

9:00AM Let’s Skate
9:30AM Right Plant Right Place Garden Design
9:30AM When You Click: Algorithms, Psychology, and the Hidden Influence of Marketing
11:00AM Current Events
11:30AM Travel Preview (Hawaii & Portugal)
1:00PM Mah Jongg
1:30PM Here Be Dragons: Mapping Our World
3:30PM Victorian Literature

Friday

9:00AM QiGong for Vitality
10:00AM Photo Friday
10:00AM Preserving Your Assets
10:00AM The Iditarod
10:15AM QiGong for Vitality – Deepening Practice
11:30AM QiGong for Vitality
1:00PM Writer’s Group
3:00PM Integrative Health (Osher Online)

OLLI IN THE NEWS- Check out the recent article featuring OLLI in Rhody Today and this essay in WBUR.org written by an OLLI member about her experience with OLLI’s Learn to Skate program.

TRAVEL WITH OLLI– Join us at OLLI Thurs, Mar 5, 11:30AM for a preview of two scheduled trips Portugal’s Old-World Charms, (Apr 25-May 5, 2027) and Hawaiian Adventure (Feb 21-Mar 2, 2027). Our Collette sales rep will be here to showcase these trips and answer any questions. CLICK HERE to visit our website for more information.

OLLI EVENT – Italian Night at Arturo Joe’s Italian Restaurant – Thur, Mar 12, 5PM Come together with your OLLI community for great food and even better company! We’ll meet at the restaurant, and everyone will pay for their own meal. Whether you grew up in an Italian family or simply love authentic Italian cuisine, this is your chance to indulge in a delicious meal, savor Italian desserts, and enjoy a story or two steeped in Italian tradition.Celebrate Saint Joseph’s Day with us and experience the warmth of good food and great friends! Click Here to Register

OLLI OSCAR PARTY – Join us for an Oscar Party on Thurs, Mar 12, at 3PM at OLLI as we gather to share our perspectives and discuss who will take home the coveted awards at The 98th Academy Awards. Food & Prizes!! Registration is required Click Here for More Info & to Register Cast your ballot today in the OLLI lobby!

CYBER SENIORS – Stop by the lobby to get help with all your technology questions on Mondays, 10:30AM-12:30PM and Wednesdays, 10AM-12PM No appointment necessary. Click Here to Meet Oge

URI RETIRED FACULTY ASSOCIATION SPEAKER SERIES: New Insights into the History and Archaeology of the URI Campus. Tues, Mar 24, 4:00PM-5:30PM in the Cherry Auditorium, Kirk Applied Engineering Laboratory, 94 Upper College Rd. Catherine DeCesare and Rod Mather (who will be leading a history tour of the campus for OLLI this spring) will explore the human history of our University’s campus. This free presentation is open to all URI faculty, staff, and students, as well as OLLI members and the Rhode Island community. Email aging@uri.edu to let them know you plan on attending is helpful but not required. Parking is available off Brian Lane behind the Welcome Center. This event is sponsored by the Provost’s Office and refreshments provided by Belmont Market.

DISCOUNT URI BASKETBALL – CLICK HERE for OLLI discounted URI Basketball tickets

COFFEE – Thank you to all the OLLI members who donated coffee and supplies! We are so grateful for your generosity!

RHODY OUTPOST– URI’s principal basic needs pantry for students experiencing food insecurity. The Outpost provides fresh and non-perishable food and personal care items at no charge to students. 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.

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SOUND is coming to the URI campus to put on their live, multi-channel audio event about the power of sound and the spirit of academic inquiry. This free event will take place in the Hope Room of the Higgins Welcome Center at 7 pm on March 11, and more information and registration can be found here. The presenters also will be giving a lecture on a related topic called “Media Objects” at 3 pm that day in the Galanti Lounge of the URI Library.) More information and registration for that event can be found here. There are more details about the presenters and the show on The World According to Sound website.

URI THEATRE PRESENTS: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by William Shakespeare Mar 4-7, 7:30PM, Mar 8, 2PM, Robert E. Will Theater Click Here to Buy Tickets

URI 2026 CHARLES AND MARIE FISH LECTURE: From the Ground Up – Communities Leading the Next Chapter of Climate Resilience Featuring Jainey Bavishi, former Deputy Administrator of NOAA and former Director of New York City’s Office of Climate Resiliency As climate impacts accelerate and uncertainty grows, communities across the country are redefining what it means to be resilient. In this fireside chat, Jainey Bavishi will explore how equity, local leadership and civic collaboration form the backbone of effective climate action, even as traditional systems face strain. Drawing on lessons from city halls, federal agencies, and frontline communities, the conversation will highlight how resilience can endure and evolve from the ground up. Tues, Mar 10, 6-7PM, Corless Auditorium, URI Bay Campus Click Here For Details & Registration

AUTHOR TALK – Presented by Wakefield Books with local author Debra Curtis. Debra’s wonderful debut novel, Laws of Love and Logic, is an epic story that explores love’s enduring power and the human spirit’s capacity for forgiveness and redemption, all unfolding against the backdrop of coastal Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Limited Seating Wed, Mar 11, 6PM The Contemporary Theater Co, 327 Main St, South Kingstown, RI $5 – Click Here For Tickets & More Info

URI PHYSICAL THERAPY DEPT – Shoulder Motor Control Study: Rotator Cuff Seeking Study Participants between 18-64 yrs old with or without shoulder surgery with no mobility limitations. Compensation $20 email: tyler.foster@uri.edu for more information See Flyer For Details

OLLI INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY- If URI is closed due to inclement weather, OLLI will also be closed. For class cancellation/reschedule information, check our website at uri.edu/olli and watch for email notifications.

IF YOU ARE ATTENDING CLASSES AT OLLI, YOU MUST HAVE A PARKING PASS! If you are not sure if your permit is current, please call the office at 401-874-4197. Parking is FREE with membership but you must register your vehicle if you are taking classes in 2026. If you get a ticket you will be responsible for appealing it with the URI parking administration.

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