Week of January 30
Cyber Seniors is back. Stop by and meet our new pharmacy student volunteers, Katy Lee and Ellen Kim. Hours: Tues, Wed, Fri 9-11AM Thur 2-4pm
Class Spotlight: Music and Popular Culture in 20th Century America (Zoom)
Join Emanuel Abramovitz for 5 sessions beginning February 9, from 11:00AM to 12:45PM. We’ll document how the minorities who came to America transformed not only the music of the 20th century but the whole industry of entertainment and popular culture. Explore the legacy of the most relevant singers, performers, producers, record labels, and booking agencies in the history of rock, pop, blues, and jazz: Benny Goodman, Stan Getz, Leiber and Stoller, Bob Dylan, Barbra Streisand, Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, Kiss, Slash, and many more. Click here to register or call the office at 401-874-4197.
Canceled Classes: Akira Kurosawa
Schedule
Monday
10:00AM Creativity, Play and Innovation
11:00AM Healthy Eating Made Simple
11:30AM Eleanor Roosevelt (Zoom/Classroom)
1:00PM Why War?
2:00PM History of Religion
Tuesday
9:00-11:00AM Cyber Seniors
9:30AM Slavery, Abolition and Women’s Suffrage
10:00AM Writing Your Memoir
11:30AM The CIA During the Cold War
1:30PM Forgotten Songwriter’s of Tin Pan Alley
2:00PM Short Fiction and Aging (Zoom)
5:00PM Contemporary Economic Policy Issues (Zoom)
Wednesday
9:00-11:00AM Cyber Seniors
10:00AM Remarkable Photographers
12:30PM Bowling Group
1:00PM Walking Group
2:00PM Classic Films of Alfred Hitchcock (Zoom)
2:00PM Outreach Committee
3:00PM The Music and Events of the 1970s
Thursday
9:00AM Let’s Skate (Boss Arena At URI)
9:00AM Tech Committee (Zoom)
1:00PM Mah Jonng (lobby)
2:00-4:00PM Cyber Seniors
3:00PM New Zealand Wines (The Coast Guard House Restaurant)
4:00PM Uke for All!
Friday
9:00-11:00AM Cyber Seniors
10:00AM Photo Friday (Zoom)
1:00PM Writer’s Group (Zoom)
1:00PM Chair Yoga
1:00PM Monty Python
1:00PM Spirit of Flight- Free @ WW Public Library (See more info below)
YOU’RE INVITED TO A FREE PRESENTATION: The Spirit of Flight will be presented by Jet Vertz at the West Warwick Library FREE of charge for OLLI members and the general public. This is an outreach opportunity to introduce OLLI to potential new members. This three-part series will be meeting from 1:00-2:30pm on Friday, February 3, 10, and 17. Feel free to come to any one or all the presentations. “We were not born with wings, yet our spirit of flight never waned from the dawn of the ages. This program discusses and showcases flight throughout human history – from early pioneers to jet engines, and to the future of air travel on our planet and beyond. Registration is not required. The library is located at 1043 Main Street with ample parking.
TEACH FOR OLLI
Summer Proposals are due January 31. Click here to learn more about teaching for OLLI and fill out our course proposal form. Call or email Beth Desrosiers at 401-874-4197 with any questions.
OLLI MEMBERSHIP WELCOME- February 7, at 12PM. Both current and new members are invited to attend and learn about all OLLI has to offer. We’ll review our current programs, and our special interest groups, all while exploring and becoming more familiar with our OLLI website and registration software. Plenty of time for Q & A. Coffee & door prizes too! Join us!
TAKE A BOOK, LEAVE A BOOK If you’ve been in the OLLI lobby lately you may have noticed we added an additional bookshelf for sharing books. Why not take advantage of this and bring in your books and maybe you’ll find something new to read! (Please no videos, magazines or textbooks).
RHODY OUTPOST CHALLENGE: For the next month OLLI will be collecting 32/33 oz. bottles of Cooking oil (vegetable, canola, olive, coconut all acceptable). Our challenge is to collect 100 items this month! Of course you can always donate other items to the Pantry! Click here for a complete list of pantry needs. As always, thanks for your support!
REGISTER NOW FOR STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY EVENT
On Feb. 1, President Marc Parlange will deliver his first State of the University address and discuss URI’s new 10-year strategic plan. All URI students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the event at Edwards Hall. Registration is open through Jan. 27. Click here to register.
CHECK OUT THIS ARTICLE BY OLLI MEMBER FRANK HEPPNER on “Saving and Restoring Kingston Station, and a Railfan’s Life: Part II.” Frank taught more than 25,000 students as a professor at URI. But his real passion was railroads. Read about his passion and how it led him on a path to lead the effort to save and restore Kingston Station, the oldest continuous passenger train station on the East Coast. In this article, Frank describes how Kingston Station was saved and restored twice, once in 1974 and again after a 1988 fire. At the end of the article is a Q&A with more information about Kingston Station and its operations today. There are some terrific photos as well.
SOUTH COUNTY MUSEUM IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS as docents for our upcoming season. We will train them on the exhibits. We are open 3 days a week beginning in May. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Contact Lynn Wagner: lynn@southcountymuseum.org
READING ACROSS RI KICK OFF EVENT– True Biz by Sara Novic
Wednesday, February 1, at 7pm on Facebook Click here to register for this FREE event. Readers are invited to join moderator Jim Ludes, Executive Director, Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy, TRUE BIZ Author Sara Nović, Honorary Co-Chairs Nancy Maguire Heath, Director of Rhode Island School for the Deaf and Amanda Montgomery, Chief Legal Officer with Convo Communications, Reading Across Rhode Island Chair Amy VanderWeele, and Reading Across Rhode Island Education Chair Maureen Nagle for an engaging introduction to the book.