FALL CATALOG! – The OLLI Fall Catalog has been mailed to current members! It is also available on our Website. If your membership has expired, please call the office at 401.874.4197 and renew today! Fall registration begins online Tues, Sept 1, at 7:00 AM. The office will open at 9:00 AM for phone and walk-in registrations. Fall classes start Sept 14. 

CAUTION – Due to URI construction there is a new temporary sidewalk from Flagg Road that leads to the OLLI building #210. From Flagg Road – Take a right at the OLLI sign, follow the temporary sidewalk to the old sidewalk which leads to the front door of the OLLI building.

PARKING – Make Sure Your OLLI Parking Permit Has Been Renewed For Fall Semester! All 2025/2026 parking permits expired July 31, 2026; new parking permits for the current academic year 2026/2027 may be obtained online by signing in to your parking account. Click Here for steps to renew your permit OR if you have any questions or need help with the renewal process, we’re happy to assist. Please call the office at 401.874.4197. OLLI Members enjoy FREE parking (with permit) in the Plains Rd Lot (#25). Click Here for more information about parking and disabled parking or call the office with any questions.

SUMMER CONCERT AT GAZEBO PARK IN NARRAGANSETT- Our OLLI get-together was canceled on Friday due to the weather. We’ve rescheduled for this Friday night, Aug 28, at the Gazebo in Narragansett. Bring a chair to this FREE public concert while enjoying a summer evening gathering with OLLI friends. Gazebo Park is located across from the Narragansett beach sea wall. The fun tribute band  Tom Petty and the Rebels plays from 6-7:30PM. Give yourself plenty of time to find parking, arrive early, and look for the blue OLLI flag (over near the park benches). Settle in and enjoy the outdoor music. No registration required for this outing. Hope to see you there!

TRAVEL WITH OLLI- Join us at OLLI Tues, Aug 25, 3:00 PM for a preview of two scheduled trips – Scotland & Norway. Our Collette sales rep will be here to showcase these trips and answer any questions. CLICK HERE to visit our website for more information.

THIS WEEK AT OLLI 

Monday

• 10:00AM The Urban Renewal History of Narragansett: A Story that Went Awry

Tuesday

• 9:00AM Biking
• 10:00AM The Pearl: Hope, Destruction & the Human Condition (Session#1)
• 3:00PM Travel Preview: Scotland & Norway
• 3:00PM Protecting Yourself as a Patient (Osher Online)
• 5:00PM Broadway Musicals: A Fascinating History (Osher Online)

Wednesday

• 12:30PM Bowling
• 12:30PM RI Community Food Bank (Off-site)
• 2:00PM Cribbage
• 5:00PM Learn to Play Mah Jongg

Thursday

• 9:30AM Strolling Through History (Off-site)
• 10:00AM Beginner Mah Jongg
• 10:00AM The Pearl: Hope, Destruction & the Human Condition (Session#2)
• 10:00AM Encore Career Blueprint: Reinventing Work & Purpose (zoom)
• 1:00PM Mah Jongg
• 1:00PM Faculty Recognition Luncheon (Off-site)

Friday

• 11:00AM A History of Signs (Osher Online)

COFFEE DONATIONS – Let’s keep our coffee station up and running this fall! Donations of ground coffee are always appreciated and can be dropped off in the office.

RHODY OUTPOST – URI Fall semester will be back in session soon! URI’s principal basic needs pantry, Rhody Outpost, is 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.  Reminder: Please no expired food!

URI FOOTBALL – CLICK HERE for OLLI discounted URI football* tickets as well as other Ryan Center events (John Mulaney:Mr. Whatever – Oct 24 & Derek Hough:Dance for the Holidays – Dec 9) * 2026 URI Football Games will be played at Centreville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket, RI 

LOVE TO SING? JOIN THE UNIVERSITY CHORUS THIS FALL! University Chorus is welcoming alumni and community members to learn and perform a variety of music with fun and engaging rehearsals. Chorus meets Wednesdays, 7–9:15 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center starting September 9. No auditions necessary. Email Elizabeth Woodhouse at ewoodhouse@uri.edu to join.

WEST BAY CHORALE AUDITIONS AND OPEN REHEARSALS– Monday, Sept 14 & 21. 6:00PM at St. Kevin’s Church in Warwick. All voices, all ages welcome. See flyer for more information.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY – Looking to give back to your local public lands? The Rhode Island NWR Complex is recruiting volunteers to support visitor services programs. Click for all the details.

URI DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL THERAPY: FREE BALANCE PROGRAM – Have you fallen in the past year? Do you feel unsafe walking? Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance (TJQMBB) is an evidence based program created by Fuzhong Li, PhD. The program lasts 24 weeks (48 classes) and consists of 8 forms as well as several mini-therapeutic movements. TJQMBB intends to utilize balance, self-awareness, and controlled body movements in an effort to improve mobility, strengthen lower body, decrease fear of falling and improve overall physical and mental well being.

• 65 years or older interested in improving balance
• 24 weeks, 2 session/wk 1 hr sessions

First class is Mon, Sept 14, from 12-1PM. URI PT Clinic 25 W Independence Way, Kingston, RI 02881. For more info or questions email tjqmbb@etal.uri.edu or call 401.874.4025.

URI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (in partnership with Hunter College and Cornell University) Seeking adults, ages 60 and older, to participate in a Family Study to understand how and why they support family members, especially adult children. Participants must meet the eligibility criteria below:

• Age 60 and older
• Living in the Northeast region of the US
• Have an adult child in their 30s and 40s.

Interviews can be conducted via zoom or phone for 1.5-2 hrs. Each participant will receive a $50 gift card as a thank you for their time. See Flyer for details, Click Here to register.

RI SENIOR GAMES: Track & Field / Power Walk (1 Mile) – Sat, Aug 29 10:00AM Conley Stadium, 434 Mount Pleasant Ave, Providence, Click Here  for schedule of events. Register Here by Aug 26 

UPCOMING EVENT- Bus Tour of The Historic Armories of Rhode Island Sat, Sept 12, 2026 Begins at 9AM sharp; finishes 5PM, Boxed lunch included. A rare visit to see 14 of Rhode Island’s 18 historic armories and ride in coach comfort Your guides: Roberta Mudge Humble (author: The Historic Armories of Rhode Island & President, Westerly Armory) Colonel Ron Barnes (Past Commander, Pawtuxet Rangers) Ticket: $45 per person Purchase by mail or in person: (cash or check, to Westerly Armory) Westerly Armory PO Box 614 Westerly, RI 02891 (Bus will leave from CCRI parking lot in Warwick). Contact Roberta Mudge Humble for more information.

NARRAGANSETT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESENTS: Rhode Island Calamari Festival Sat, Sept 19, Veterans Park (across from the Narragansett Beach and adjacent to the Towers). Fun for the whole family from 11AM-4PM! (Rain or Shine) Click Here for more information and presale tickets.

Add URI Magazine to your summer reading list!

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