Week of Feb 17, 2025
COME HELP URI STUDENTS: We all know the best way to learn is to practice. You can help the URI pharmacy students by stopping by the lobby on Wednesday, Feb.19 between 11:00 AM and 1:30 PM to have your Blood Pressure read!
PLEASE STAY HOME IF YOU ARE SICK To ensure a safe and healthy environment for all members, we kindly ask that you stay home if you are experiencing any symptoms of illness, such as fever, cough, sore throat, or body aches. Additionally, if you feel the need to wear a mask to protect yourself and others, please do so. There are masks and hand sanitizers located in the classrooms and office. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
BE AWARE OF EMAIL SCAMS Recently an OLLI member reported that he received a scam email from an OLLI staff member. Scam emails are becoming increasingly sophisticated and can trick even the most cautious individuals. Please remember that OLLI will never email you and ask you for personal information or purchase something on our behalf. You should always check the sender’s email address. Scammers often use email addresses that look similar to legitimate ones. Avoid clicking on links and do not download attachments from unknown or suspicious emails. Stay vigilant and protect yourself from email scams! For more information on how to protect yourself from email scams, please visit CISA.GOV.
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 HOURS: 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.
Forest Fighting in RI – 1 Session with Anne Holst Tues Feb 25 9:30AM-11:00AM Learn about the development of firefighting techniques over the past 70 years, when Rhode Island experienced a rapid growth in developing effective systems to fight a series of damaging forest fires. The fire tower observation system was built, a statewide forest plan was written and implemented, and experiments in the use of radio in firefighting led to today’s equipment. Click to register.
Street Photography at the Providence Community Kitchen – 3 Sessions with Jan Armor beginning 2/27 10-11:30AM Jan and Kathy Armor spent seven years as volunteers at the Mathewson Street United Methodist Church in Providence. They were two of the many people from all walks of life who fed and clothed those in need every Sunday morning. Most of the time Jan had his camera around his neck. After a while he realized that besides the hot meal, what many of these folks really wanted was a listening ear and some friendship. His camera helped with that. Jan will share his experiences working with his friends at the church. We will also look at the work of some famous and not-so-famous street photographers, and Jan will share some tips and techniques for taking photos on the street. Click to register.
The Iditarod: Alaska’s Last Great Race – 3 Sessions with Dorothy Cunningham beginning 2/28 The Iditarod covers 1,049 miles over Alaska’s hazardous terrain with the best-conditioned athletes, the beautiful, well-trained teams of dogs, led by their mushers (drivers). You will feel like part of the race, hearing true tales along the trail and learning about the training and equipment needed by mushers and dogs, current Iditarod rules, dangers, and checkpoints of the race. Using the race log, we will follow our mushers in real time and cheer on the teams to the finish.Click to register
OLLI TRIVIA NIGHT- Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 7:00PM. Join your OLLI friends for TRIVIA NIGHT at Back 40 in North Kingstown. Come have some fun, meet members and put your knowledge and life experiences to work to help us win! Trivia begins at 7:00PM , so be there by 6:30PM so we can get our teams together. Of course, you can always come earlier if you want to dine first! This is an OLLI members only event. You must register to attend. Register Here
TRAVEL WITH OLLI! Join us at OLLI for a travel preview on Thursday, February 27, from 1:00PM-2:30 PM featuring a preview of Spotlight on Paris, Magical Christmas Markets, and the NorthernLights of Finland. Our Collette travel rep will be here to showcase these trips and answer any questions.
OLLI OSCAR PARTY – Join us for an Oscar Party on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 3:30PM at OLLI as we gather to share our perspectives and discuss who will take home the coveted awards at The 97th Academy Awards. Cast your ballot today in the OLLI lobby and win a prize. Registration is required for the Oscar Party Click Here To Register
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. For every donation you will receive an entry to win an OLLI Voucher!
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.
DISCOUNTED TICKETS FOR OLLI MEMBERS: Group discount for URI Men’s Basketball games Click link to purchase
THIS WEEK AT OLLI
Monday
- 10:00AM Mash for the Millenium
- 11:30AM Guatemala
- 1:00PM Huck Finn’s America (Osher Online)
- 1:30PM Purpose Driven Retirement
- 2:00PM Will Power: Surviving (and Enjoying) Shakespeare
- 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 Families & Aging: An OLLI Intergenerational Course (Quinn Hall, Room 103)
- 11:30AM The Two Most Significant Composers of the 19th Century: Foster & Gottschalk
- 1:00PM Propaganda in American Wars
- 1:00PM Transparent Eyeballs (Osher Online)
- 2:00PM Beginning French for Travel
- 3:00PM Improvisational Comedy
- 3:00PM Buddhist Philosophy, Meditation & Ritual (Osher Online)
- 5:00PM A Tourist’s Tour of the Wider Universe (ZOOM)
Wednesday
- 10:00AM Compassionate Conversations
- 10:00AM The Tempest
- 10:00AM Events Committee
- 11:00AM The Secret Lives of Familiar Birds (Osher Online)
- 11:00AM Fabulous Fingers IV (URI Keyboard Lab)
- 11:00AM Blood Pressure Clinic
- 12:30PM Bowling
- 1:00PM Alfred Hitchcock Cinematic Genius II
- 1:00PM Hiking Group
- 1:30PM Award Winning Novels
- 2:00PM Inspire: Hands on Motivational Techniques (ZOOM)
- 7:00PM The World of Musical Satire (Osher Online)
Thursday
- 9:30AM Rooms with Views: Two Novels
- 11:00AM Current Events
- 11:30AM Where Were You In the Late 1960s-Early 70s?
- 1:00PM Mah Jongg
- 1:00PM Concert Series with Swiss Harpist Andreas Vollenweider
- 2:00PM It’s Complicated
- 2:30PM Finance Committee
- 3:00PM Great Decisions
- 3:00PM Science Everyone Needs to Know (Osher Online)
Friday
- 10:00AM Square Foot Gardening
- 10:00AM Great Decisions
- 1:00PM Taking the Inward Journey
- 1:00PM The Beatles
- 1:00PM Book Club
- 1:00PM My Native Land is A Memory: Stories of Cuban Childhood (Osher Online)
- 3:00PM Innovations in Health and Wellness (Osher Online)
FREE FALL PREVENTION PROGRAM- The URI Department of Physical Therapy students are piloting a FREE 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
URI DEPARTMENT OF ART & ART HISTORY PRESENTS:
OUT OF AFRICA, Painting and Illustrations by Munir D. Mohammed for Black History This One-Person exhibition of drawings, oil and watercolor paintings, and Children’s Book Illustration by Munir D. Mohammed, originally from Ghana, the exhibit features the drawings and paintings for “Wherever I Go” by Mary Wagley Copp. The Exhibit is Free and open to the public from January 21-March 27, Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM Location: URI Green Hall 1st Floor Lobby Gallery Reception: March 18, 4-7PM. Click for flyer with more details.
VIBRANCE / ESSENCE (n) Defining Color & Texture, A Group Exhibit featuring area professional women artists with works in all media related to notions of Color and Texture. The Exhibit is Free and open to the public from February 18-April 24, Monday-Saturday 8AM-4:30PM at Lippitt Hall 3rd and 4th Floor and The Higgins Welcome Center Exhibit Reception will take place on February 25, from 4-7pm in Lippitt Hall 4th Floor. For information call (401)286-4620 or contact spennell@uri.edu
URI WOMEN’S CENTER AND THE GENDER AND SEXUALITY CENTER PRESENTS: THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
February 28 at 7:00 p.m. and March 1 at 5:00 p.m. Cost: $5 students; $8 faculty/staff; $15 general public Written 27 years ago, Vagina Monologues is based on writer V’s (formerly Eve Ensler) “Vagina Interviews” conducted with 200 women all around the world. The play is a compilation of monologues performed by various women that address the issues of violence against women, rape, domestic violence, and genital mutilation. The play is unorthodox and at times shocking. All proceeds from the event will benefit the URI Women’s Center and the URI Gender and Sexuality Center. Click Here For More Info And To Register