Week of June 2, 2025
GET READY FOR SUMMER REGISTRATION – Do you need help logging in to your OLLI account? Are you stumped at how to reset your password? Not sure how to find the classes you want to register for? Or maybe you’ve never registered online and would like a demonstration! OLLI is offering two drop-in sessions to help you prepare for registration. Don’t miss out on the classes you want to register for this summer!.
Stop by the OLLI lobby on:
- Tuesday, June 3, 10:00AM – 11:30AM
- Thursday, June 5, 1:00PM – 3:00PM
Online registration begins at 7:00AM on Tuesday, June 10. The office opens at 9:00AM for walk-in and phone registrations
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS (SIGS) & OLLI EXTRAS – Current Registration will expire in June. Register now for the upcoming year. SIGS are FREE with your OLLI membership but registration is required.
CLASS SPOTLIGHT – Register online or call 401-874-4197.
Fun & Games Theory: 1 session with Carol Gibbons, Wed, June 4, 10AM-11:30AM
Children’s Literature: Something Old, Something New: 1 Session with Barbara Wells, Wed, June 4, 1PM-2:30PM
Declining Bees & Insects – How You Can Help – Session 2: with Stephen Alm, Fri, June 6 , 1PM-2:30PM
THIS WEEK AT OLLI
Monday
- 9:30AM Beginning/Intermediate Italian
- 9:30AM Human Decision Making: Insights from Behavioral Economics
- 1:30PM Intro to DNA Cloning for the Non-Scientist
- 1:30PM Track Your Ancestors
Tuesday
- 10:00AM OLLI Membership Welcome
- 10:00AM Get Ready For Summer Registration – Drop In
- 10:00AM Newport History Walking Tour
- 11:00AM Biking Group
- 2:00PM Newport History Walking Tour
Wednesday
- 10:00AM Fun & Games Theory
- 12:30PM Bowling
- 1:00PM Hiking
- 1:00PM The 1960s: Decade of Assassinations
- 1:00PM Children’s Literature: Something Old, Something New
- 2:00PM Cribbage
- 5:00PM Being Ethical
Thursday
- 10:00AM Science Fiction: Go Anyplace, Examine Everything
- 11:00AM Biking Group
- 11:00AM Current Events
- 1:00PM Mah Jongg
- 1:00PM Get Ready For Summer Registration – Drop In
- 3:30PM World War I in South Kingstown
Friday
- 9:30AM Laurel Canyon in the 60s & 70s (Session 2)
- 10:00AM Photo Friday
- 1:00PM Johnny Cash “The Man in Black”
- 1:00PM Intro to Yoga
- 1:00PM Writer’s Group
OLLI 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 3, 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! Come and bring a friend! Click Here To Register
FREE OSHER ONLINE EVENT: An Osher Online summer community event, “My Wild Life” will be on Thursday, June 12 at 5pm ET. The speaker, Stephanie Arne, is an accomplished international wildlife conservationist, expedition guide, TV personality, and a spirited and engaging storyteller. Come hear Stephanie’s exciting journey through Africa, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Hawai’i before winning a contest to become Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom’s Wild Guide and the wild stories she showcased in the show from 2013 to 2018. Presentation will be 60 minutes followed by Q&A. This event is FREE and available to ALL members (even if you haven’t previously taken an Osher Online class). Event will be presented in webinar format. Participants are asked to Register on a first come, first serve basis. View the Flyer for more details.
TRAVEL WITH OLLI! Join us at OLLI for special travel presentations on Tuesday, June 17 featuring previews of:
Our Collette travel rep will be here to showcase these trips and answer any questions. Register for 1, 2 or 3 presentations!
RHODY OUTPOST– 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.
OLLI MERCHANDISE GOING FAST! Stop in the office to purchase your OLLI Hat ($15) or Bag ($20) Click Here for more info.
BIKING GROUP- Did you know OLLI has a Biking Group? The OLLI Biking Group gathers on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:00AM for a weekly ride (weather permitting). The group meets at the back of the OLLI lot (#21) near the bike path. The ride is approximately 8 miles, including connecting with the SK Bike Path. Register online and join other OLLI bikers for a casual ride and enjoy the fresh air and exercise! Facilitated by Art Schloth, 401-304-5964. Register online or call the office 401.874.4197.
NEW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP- CRIBBAGE Join the group and have some fun! If you’ve never played Cribbage it’s a great time to learn! It involves strategy, social interaction, and analytic thought. It’s good for brain health which can even reduce the risk of dementia and depression. Register Online and meet in the OLLI lobby on Wednesdays, at 2:00PM. If you have a board, please bring it along.
OLLI INTRODUCES A NEW AND EXCITING TRAVEL OPTION – “Explore the World by Rail With Railbookers and Amtrak Vacations” Take a peak at 2 upcoming trips: Glacier National Park Getaway (Click Here for Video) and Scenic Switzerland From Zurich (Click Here for Video)
To Learn More contact Lisa Berghorn, Branch Manager AAA Narragansett 401-789-3000 X3105 or email: lberghorne@aaanortheast.com.
URI DEPARTMENT OF ART AND ART HISTORY PRESENTS The Way We See: A Visual and Emotional Conversation, May 27 – September 5, Closing Reception September 4, 4:30-7pm in Green Hall. An Exhibit by noted Rhode Island painter, Anthony D. Tomaselli. – Two Series of works done 30 years apart, both expressively painted, both visually stimulating. Two ways of seeing and expressing personal experiences and feelings. The artworks invite the viewer to participate, to engage, to interpret, to create the narrative. Ask yourself: Do we ever change, grow, or improve? Is life just a series of pendulum swings, and ever repeating patterns? You decide! On exhibit in the URI Green Hall and Higgins Welcome Center. Open To Monday – Friday 7:30-4:30, closed weekends and holidays. For information: (401)286-4620/ spennell@uri.edu
WAKEFIELD ROTARY CLUB PRESENTS: Children’s Festival – Sunday, June 8, 11AM to 4PM at the South County YMCA $30/family $10/Individual. Featuring Greg Lato – Award Winning Children’s Musician, Pony Rides, Petting Zoo, Games & Crafts, Food, Raffles, Bouncy House AND More!
Click here for FLYER
BOOK LAUNCH: The Good Goodbye: The Transformative Power of Conversation at the End of Life by Maureen Keely and Julie Yingling (OLLI Member). The Good Goodbye brings the wisdom of hundreds of people who had final conversations with dying loved ones who don’t know what to say in those last interactions. Lasting gifts of good goodbyes include joy, healing, and a new life. Wednesday, June 25, 2-4PM at the Maury Loontjens Memorial Library, 25 Pier Market Place, Narragansett, RI. All are welcome: refreshments provided and books available for signing. For more info and to RSVP Click Here. Limited Seating.