This Week at OLLI

April 17, 2023

Week of April 17

CLASS SPOTLIGHT- Playing with Classics: Poems, Starts today, 1:30PM-3:00PM Instructor: Laurie Heineman

We will read, discuss, and play with some familiar and possibly unfamiliar classics — poems, monologues, and other material. You choose. Who is speaking? Why? How does it feel? Move? Does it make me laugh, cry, fret, sigh? Could it be a short play? No experience necessary. No love of poetry required. Come with low expectations and a willingness to have fun!

Call the office to register at 401-874-4197.

THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON THURSDAY, from 9:00AM-11:00AM for our annual volunteer appreciation breakfast.

This Week at OLLI

Monday

9:30AM Italian Conversation

10:30AM Basic Horsemanship (off-site)

11:00AM Introduction to the Alexander Technique

1:00PM Topics in Earth Science

1:30PM Playing with Classics: Poems

Tuesday

9:00AM-11:00AM Cyber Seniors

10:00AM Herman Melville’s Moby Dick (Zoom)

10:00AM Yoga for Life

10:00AM Golf Informational Meeting (See info below)

11:30AM Louis Armstrong

12:30PM The Wonder of Trees

1:00PM Creative Writing 

2:00PM Classic Foreign Films

3:00PM Nathaniel Hawthorne

5:00PM Holocaust Remembrance Day Celebration

Wednesday

9:00AM-11:00AM Cyber Seniors

9:00AM Golf Registration Opens

9:30AM Hamlet

12:30PM Bowling Group

1:30PM The Two Elizabeths

3:00PM Take a Breath

Thursday

9:00AM Let’s Skate

9:00AM-11:00AM Office closed

1:00 PM Mah jong (lobby)

1:00PM Cosmic Questions

1:30PM Wrongful Conviction

2:00PM-4:00PM Cyber Seniors

2:30 Finance Comm Mtg

5:30PM Renaissance Art History (Zoom)

Friday

9:00AM-11:00AM Cyber Seniors

9:30AM Reading and Writing Poetry

10:00AM Great Decisions-China & the US

1:00PM Bring Meditation into Your Daily Life

1:00PM The Life and Legacy of Johnny Cash

1:00PM Book Club (Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk)

OLLI GOLF An informational meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 18, at 10:00AM at OLLI. You are strongly encouraged to attend if you are interested in golfing with this very popular Special Interest Group this year. Join us and hear the latest updates.

  • New location: Pinecrest Golf Course, Carolina, RI (9 Hole)

  • New Time! 10:00AM

  • Group is limited to 20 with an active sub list 

  • Attendance, sub list

  • Registration opens Wednesday, April 19 @ 9:00am

  • Golf will begin Tuesday, May 9, at 9:00AM

WHO DOESN’T LOVE A PARADE? Let’s showcase OLLI at the Town of South Kingstown 300th Anniversary Parade on Saturday, June 17, sponsored by the University of Rhode Island. Join in the fun and celebrate OLLI as we march in the 1.2-mile parade in Wakefield. We are hoping to have a large representation of OLLI members with full pageantry and pomp and circumstance as we toot our horn about our lifelong learning community. Plans are beginning to take shape and we invite you to join us here at OLLI on Wednesday, April 26, at 1:00pm as we make the final preparations. The Parade kicks off at 10am and will conclude with a community wide picnic with food and beverages. Stop by the OLLI office (or call 401-874-4197) if you are interested in learning more and to put your name on the list of participants (this will allow us to order enough OLLI hats for those marching).

RHODY OUTPOST

For the month of April OLLI will help stock the Rhody Outpost pantry with basic things that are used on a regular basis. In addition, stay tuned for an orientation meeting for OLLI members who would like to volunteer at the pantry. More details coming soon!

  • Food- white rice and cooking oil. 

  • Personal – shampoo and conditioner, liquid hand soap (no bars)

  • Spring Cleaning time is here! Dishwashing soap (for hand washing), disinfecting wipes, all-purpose cleaner, dish sponges, toilet bowl cleaner, and paper towels.

  • Click here for the complete list of requested items. 

JAMES R. LANGEVIN SYMPOSIUM SERIES ON CYBER WARFARE: UNDERSTANDING NATIONAL SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Monday, April 17, 2023 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Memorial Union Ballroom

The war in Ukraine is the most recent example of conflict involving large-scale cyber operations, providing insight into what the future of cyber warfare means for national security, the economy, and protecting private sector critical infrastructure. Join us on April 17 for the James R. Langevin Symposium Series on “Cyber Warfare: Understanding National Security in the 21st Century.” This event will examine recent cyber operations during the war in Ukraine and the impacts on global diplomacy. The symposium will feature several presentations and a panel discussion with questions from the audience. Click to learn more and register. 

THE NEW ISSUE OF URI MAGAZINE IS HERE! Click here to read it!

ADRIAN MONTERO MOYA WILL PREMIERE GUITAR CONCERTO BY RENOWNED COSTA RICAN COMPOSER WITH THE URI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 

Montero Moya’s performance with the URI Symphony Orchestra is Saturday, April 22, at 8 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Fine Arts Center, 105 Upper College Road, Kingston. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for students and seniors. Click here to read all about Montero Moya and purchase tickets on the event website.

URI THEATRE GOES DEEP INTO THE WOODS WITH SONDHEIM MODERN CLASSIC

Ever wonder what happens after “happily ever after” in your favorite fairy tales? It might not be pretty. You can get an entertaining take on the aftermath when the University of Rhode Island Theatre Department stages the popular “Into The Woods,” Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s modern classic that reworks fairy tales we all remember from childhood. The play opens a six-show run Thursday, April 20, in Robert E. Will Theatre in the Fine Arts Center.“Into The Woods” runs April 21-22 and 27-28 at 7:30 p.m. and on April 23 and 30 at 2 p.m. in Will Theatre at the Fine Arts Center, 105 Upper College Road, Kingston Campus. Tickets are $20 for the general public and $18 for senior citizens and URI students, faculty and staff. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling (401) 874-5843. For more information on tickets and the University’s COVID-19 policy, go to the ticket website.

TICKETS ON SALE FOR 2023 NEWPORT FLOWER SHOW-Tickets are now on sale for the 2023 Newport Flower Show, which will take place from June 23 to 25. For the first time in a quarter century, the flower show will be held at Marble House, a Newport jewel built in 1892 and inspired by the Petit Trianon of Versailles. Click here to read more and to purchase tickets.

OLLI AT ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY is once again sharing their Thursday lunchtime lecture series (12:15 ET) for any of your members who are interested. Many of the lectures this term are Rochester, NY-centric and may not have mass appeal, but there are some that might interest people such as “Healthy Aging Through Lifestyle Medicine” and “Tutankhamun: Documenting the Discovery of the Century”. Click here for more information. 

CarFit EVENT COMING SOON-There’s a lot more to safe driving than how you drive. Having the proper fit inside your vehicle can make a big difference and help protect you and those around you. At a CarFit Event, trained experts will show you how to enhance your comfort, safety and fit within your vehicle. The event takes place Saturday, May 6, 2023 between 10 am and noon in the west parking lot at the New England Tech campus in East Greenwich. Anyone interested can contact Joanne Jones at 409-789-7376 or email jjones@neit.edu to reserve a time slot. To learn more about Car-Fit, please visit their website:  https://car-fit.org.