This Week at OLLI -May 6, 2024

Week of May 6, 2024

CLASS SPOTLIGHT– Register online or call 401.874.4197

EXPLORING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Join this month’s Let’s Talk Technology discussion with members of our tech committee as they share their knowledge and how they utilize it. Find out what all the talk is about. Get a peek at this fast-growing technology and how it affects our daily life.This is an introductory presentation.  Please note: This discussion is being led by Technology Committee members Bill Meisner and Etta Zasloff. There is no charge for this class.  

Thursday, May 30th at 11:30am.  This is a Zoom class.  

Click here to register!

THIS WEEK AT OLLI

Monday

  • 9:30AM Beginning Italian
  • 11:30AM “I Found My Talk”
  • 12:00PM Inside Mental Illness
  • 4:00PM Contemporary Economic Policy Issues (Zoom)
  • 4:00PM Revolutionary War Patriots

Tuesday

  • 10:00AM Dragonflies and Damselflies
  • 10:00AM To Be or Not To Be: The Question of Modern Man (Zoom)
  • 1:00PM South America: The Neighbors We Don’t Know
  • 3:00PM Introduction to DNA Cloning
  • 3:00PM Willa Cather
  • 4:00PM Advanced Beginner Handbells (Offsite)
  • 5:00PM The Truth About Statins

Wednesday

  • 10:00AM Gentle Beacons and Their Keepers
  • 10:00AM Taming of the Shrew
  • 12:00PM Beginner Drawing
  • 12:30PM Bowling (Offsite)
  • 1:00PM Tennessee Williams
  • 1:00PM Hiking Group
  • 2:30PM Beginner Watercolor

Thursday

  • 9:00AM Let’s Skate! (Boss Arena)
  • 10:00AM Compassionate Conversations
  • 11:00AM Current Events Discussion Group
  • 1:00PM Mahjong
  • 1:00PM Portraits in Charcoal and Oil Pastel
  • 3:00PM Movie Group
  • 5:00PM Navigating Driving Over 55

Friday

  • 10:00AM Square Foot Gardening
  • 10:00AM Women Writing About Marriage
  • 10:00AM Lippett House Museum (Offsite)
  • 11:00AM Applied Games of Modern Economics – (Dartmouth OLLI Zoom)
  • 1:00PM The Chakra Energy System
  • 1:00PM Music and Events of the 80s  (Skip week)

GIVE TO OLLI –  HELP US MEET OUR GOAL!  When you joined OLLI, you became a member of a resilient and ever-evolving community that understands the value and importance of lifelong learning. By giving to OLLI, you can ensure the lifelong learning continues. Join your 250 fellow OLLI members who have already made their gift. Click here to make your donation. Donations can also be made in the office with checks made payable to the URI Foundation. Make your gift today and help us reach our goal by June 30!

NEW 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 Monday, May 13th at 11:30am for an information session.  We’ll review our current programs and our special interest groups, and will go over our OLLI website and registration software. There will be plenty of time for Q & A, as well as coffee and door prizes!   Click here to register!

CLASS REMINDERS: If you have a class or tour off site, please read and save the class confirmation and class reminder carefully. Both will include information on meeting locations and parking. 

INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING – As we plan ahead, we are seeking your input with subject matters you may be interested in learning side-by-side with URI students. Could it be business, engineering, health sciences, communications…. Share your thoughts with OLLI Director, Beth Leconte, at bleconte@uri.edu.  As an Age Friendly University, we want to bring the generations together! 

RHODY OUTPOST–  Rhody Outpost is 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 see the updated Spring wish list. High demand items include raisins and other dried fruit, nuts and seeds, crackers, and cookies.Donations can be dropped off in the OLLI office.

It’s SENIOR DAY at the Westerly-Pawcatuck Branch of the YMCA on Tuesday, May 7, from 12:00PM to 3:00PM. This event will highlight services and opportunities for senior individuals in our community.  It’s free and open to the public, and will feature vendors who serve seniors, including OLLI, physical therapy offices, Wellbeing Collaborative, and more. Come by and see us and check out all the services and opportunities available!  

OLLI SERVES is an initiative for members to “give back” to the URI community and other local organizations. Join us on Tuesday, May 14th at 10:00am for a presentation from Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island. Click here for more information. 

GET OUTSIDE AND GET BIRDING! Birding enthusiasts eagerly await the arrival of colorful songbirds each spring in the Ocean State.  Rhode Island is the summer home for not only many types of warblers, but we are also a stopover place for many species that are making their way to northern forests.  The greatest diversity of spring migrants usually peaks in mid-May, and that’s why many birding enthusiasts refer to this season as their favorite time of the year!  Audubon is offering over 30 guided birding walks in May.  Click here for more information. 

 ZUMBA to benefit Northeast Lyme and Associated Diseases! Join this fun fundraising event on Sunday, May 19th from 10am – 12pm at the Longplex Family and Sports Center in Tiverton, RI. Help to raise funds for families affected by these diseases, and learn about tick bite prevention, testing and treatment.  Click here to see the flier!