This Week at OLLI

June 10, 2024

SUMMER REGISTRATION CONTINUES. Click to view the online catalog and register online or call 401.874.4197. 

All Special Interest Groups expire on June 30. You must register for the next session to continue with your groups. If you need help registering, please call the office at 401.874.4197.

LIGHTHOUSE TOUR- We have added more seats to the Rhode Island Lighthouse Cruise. And, you can register a guest too! The cruise is on Tuesday, August 6, at 2:00PM $38pp  Log on to register or call 401.874.4197.

FULL CLASSES- If you are interested in any of these classes, please make sure to add your name to the waitlist. There are always cancellations before a class begins and sometimes we are able to add a second session of the class. If this happens we will call you to register.

  • Coggeshall Farm Tour
  • CSI@URI: Inside RI State Crime Laboratory
  • The First Italian Immigrants to Rhode Island
  • Funny Business: Music and Comedy
  • Good Impressions
  • Great Decisions- Nato’s Future (Friday)
  • Ireland-A Brief History 
  • Let’s Explore the Google Suite
  • Life in the Mills: Peace Dale and Lafayette
  • Nature Journaling in Pencil, Pen & Ink and Watercolor
  • So You Want to Write a Memoir?

CLASS SPOTLIGHT: 

  • Music Controversies and Curiosities– 4 sessions starting Monday, June 24/ZOOM  $45- Click for details
  • The Short Story: Seven Deadly Sins of the Short Story-6 Sessions with Richard Lutman, starting Monday, June 24  $55 Click for details
  • Food Insecurity and Hunger in RI– 1 session with Kathleen Gorman on Tuesday, June 25. Click for details.

VIDEO PREVIEWS- Have you checked out our video previews for this semester? Click here to take a peek!

SUMMER CLASS CHANGES AND CANCELLATION NOTICE: 

  • Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam- Canceled
  • Date Change- Mindfulness Meditation (Skip date on 7/15, last day of class will be 8/5)

THIS WEEK AT OLLI

Monday

  • Office open 9AM-5PM

Tuesday

  • 9:30AM Golf 
  • 10:00AM New Member Welcome (see below)
  • 4:00PM Advanced Beginner Handbells Part 2 (Offsite)

Wednesday

  • 12:30PM Bowling (Offsite)
  • 1:00PM Hiking Group

Thursday

  • 10:00AM Creativity and Play
  • 11:00AM Current Events Discussion Group
  • 1:00PM Mahjong
  • 3:00PM Movie Group

Friday

  • Office open 9AM-5PM

GIVE TO OLLI –  LET’S TOP OUR GOAL THIS MONTH!.   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!

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 Tuesday, June 11, at 10:00AM for an information session. We’ll review our current programs and our special interest groups, and we’ll 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!

 OLLI PHOTOS: Check out May’s Photo Friday uploads. The theme was CONTRAST. 

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.

THE KINGSTON CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL The Kingston CHamber Music Festival has delivered extraordinary chamber music on the URI campus since 1989. This is their 36th season, and six concerts are scheduled between July 24 and August 4, in Edwards Hall. For all the details and tickets, please visit their website: https://www.kingstonchambermusic.org/ You can also pick up a flyer in the OLLI lobby. 

HERA GALLERY: PAST & PRESENT The Hera Gallery is Celebrating 50 Years! Opening Reception: Saturday June 2,2 at 5:30pm!

Artists and guests are invited to join past and present Hera members in an Anniversary March around downtown Wakefield at 5:30pm, starting at The contemporary Theatre and walking across the River, across Saugatucket Park directly to Hera Gallery at 10 High Street. Followed by the opening reception from 6-8pm. You can view a video here with interviews of various folks who are part of Hera and its history, including OLLI members Donna Gustafson and Roberta Richman.  Visit the gallery website for more information.