This Week at OLLI- Feb.10, 2025

February 10, 2025

Week of Feb 10, 2025

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OLLI! Each year we invite all OLLI members to donate to OLLI, allowing us to provide quality programs while keeping our fees low. We are halfway to reaching our goal in celebration of our 15 th Anniversary. Please consider making a gift today. You can make your gift online at uri.edu/give or by check payable to the URI Foundation & 

Alumni Engagement and return to the OLLI office. Every gift makes a difference!

PASSWORD UPDATE REQUIRED – OLLI’s registration software, Augusoft, is requiring all users (students, staff, and faculty) to change their password to comply with updated security standards. All passwords must now be a minimum of 12 characters in length.

The next time you sign in to register you will see a pop-up notification to reset your password.  Please update your password to meet this new requirement.  As always, should you have any questions please call the OLLI office for assistance. 

CYBER SENIORS IS BACK: Stop by the lobby to get help with all your technology questions. No appointment necessary.

Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:00AM-12:00PM,  Shuno (Click to meet Shuno)

Thursdays, 2:00PM-4:00PM  Isabella (Click to meet Isabella) 

CLASS SPOTLIGHT – Register online or call 401-874-4197.

Sweet Marie’s Valentine Tea – Celebrate love, friendship, and sweet moments this Valentine’s season at Sweet Marie’s Tea Cottage! Join us for a delightful Valentine’s Afternoon Tea on Thursday, February 13, at 11:30AM Click Here To Register

Central America – 3 Part Series with Jim Buxton – Register for 1 class or all 3!  $15 each

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 Monday, February 10, at 1:00 PM 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! 

TRAVEL WITH OLLI! Join us at OLLI for a travel preview on Thursday, February 27 from 1:00-2:30pm featuring a preview of Spotlight on Paris, Magical Christmas Markets, and the Northern Lights of Finland. Our Collette travel rep will be here to showcase these trips and answer any

questions.

RHODY OUTPOST – National Peanut Butter Lovers Day is March 1, 2025. We will be collecting peanut butter or any peanut butter related snacks for Rhody Outpost beginning Feb 10.

As always, Click here to view the updated list of all needed items. You can also purchase items directly from Amazon on the Rhody Outpost Wish List. 

THIS WEEK AT OLLI

Monday

  • 9:30AM The 100 Greatest Movie Songs (ZOOM)
  • 10:00AM Slavery and the Creation of the US Constitution
  • 11:00AM Fabulous Fingers II (URI Keyboard Lab)
  • 1:00PM Huck Finn’s America (Osher Online)
  • 1:00PM OLLI Member Welcome
  • 3:00PM Disappearing Local News in South County and America
  • 7:00PM Color and Symbolism in Art History (Osher Online)

Tuesday

  • 10:00AM Imprisoned Without Trial: Japanese Incarceration in WWII (Zoom)
  • 10:45AM Modern War: What Is It Good For? (Osher Online)
  • 11:00AM Listening to Ourselves
  • 12:15PM Families & Aging: An OLLI Intergenerational Course (Quinn Hall, Room 103)
  • 1:00PM Propaganda in American Wars
  • 1:00PM Transparent Eyeballs (Osher Online)
  • 3:00PM Improvisational Comedy
  • 3:00PM Buddhist Philosophy, Meditation & Ritual (Osher Online)
  • 5:00PM A Tourist’s Tour of the Wider Universe (Osher Online)

Wednesday

  • 10:00AM Compassionate Conversations
  • 11:00AM The Secret Lives of Familiar Birds (Osher Online)
  • 11:00AM Fabulous Fingers IV (URI Keyboard Lab)
  • 12:30PM Bowling
  • 1:00PM Alfred Hitchcock Cinematic Genius II
  • 1:00PM Hiking Group
  • 2:00PM Inspire: Hands on Motivational Techniques (ZOOM)
  • 4:00PM The Joy of Singing
  • 7:00PM The World of Musical Satire (Osher Online)

Thursday

  • 9:00AM Let’s Skate! (Boss Arena)
  • 10:00AM Creativity and Play
  • 10:00AM Pirates, Privateers, and Buccaneers of RI
  • 10:00AM Rooms with Views: Two Novels
  • 10:30AM Rhody Ramblers
  • 11:00AM Current Events
  • 11:30AM Sweet Marie’s Valentine Tea
  • 1:00PM Mah Jongg
  • 1:00PM Concert Series with Swiss Harpist Andreas Vollenweider
  • 2:00PM Curriculum Committee
  • 2:00PM It’s Complicated
  • 3:00PM Movie Group
  • 3:00PM Science Everyone Needs to Know (Osher Online)

Friday

  • 10:00AM Square Foot Gardening
  • 1:00PM Taking the Inward Journey
  • 1:00PM The Beatles
  • 1:00PM My Native Land is A Memory: Stories of Cuban Childhood (Osher Online)
  • 3:00PM Innovations in Health and Wellness (Osher Online)

The URI Department of Physical Therapy students are piloting an 8 week falls prevention program open to 12 community members, information below and flyer attached:

 A Matter of Balance meets once a week for 2 hours for 8 weeks and helps adults reduce their fear of falling by learning to view falls as controllable, set goals for increasing activity levels, encourage changes to reduce fall risks at home, and learn ways  to exercise to increase strength and balance.  As part of this workshop a licensed rehabilitation professional will demonstrate practical methods for safely getting up from a fall, and highlight valuable community resources. Click to view the flyer.

The URI Center For Humanities Lecture Series Sustaining Democracy – will highlight the groundbreaking work of 4 guest speakers on issues confronting democracy, including racism, censorship and the meaning of freedom. Beginning Thursday, Feb 13 5PM, Galanti Lounge, Robert Carothers Library & Livestreamed  “Where Do We Go From Here?” Artist Eric Gottesman from George Washington University will discuss his work fusing photography, art, teaching and civic action by incorporating interpersonal interaction as an essential component of authorship. Click here for more information

Newport Public Library – A special performance: The Story of the Guitar – A Musical Journey by classical guitarist Mychal Gendron on Saturday, February 15 at 2:30 PM.

Mychal Gendron presents a program of music from the European tradition for classical guitar plus newer works from Spain, Japan and Brazil. The program will be about 50 minutes in length, with no intermission. Mychal will include information about the composers, history and culture, plus the music itself as part of his presentation. His program is dedicated to the memory of his wife, Susan Thomas, who passed away in 2021. Free and open to all. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Click Here For More Info