Week of July 22, 2024
CLASS SPOTLIGHT- Register Online or call 401.874.4197.
Digital Photography II- 3 Sessions on Zoom starting Monday, July 22, with Eli Vega. Click to register. Get an overview of the key components of Beginning Digital Photography, including camera dials and features and exposure. You will learn about basic photo editing and recommended photo editing software. And you will also receive constructive feedback on your photos during the last session.
Eli Vega is an award-winning photographer and author. He has taught photography since 1993. Among the venues he has taught are Rocky Mountain National Park, Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colorado), OLLI in several cities and states, various colleges in Arkansas, Colorado, and Texas, and various art groups and camera clubs.
What’s in the World Can be Cozy About Murder?– 2 sessions with Claremary Sweeney starting Tuesday, July 30. Click to register.
Find out with the first two books in the South County Mystery Series, Last Train to Kingston and Last Rose on the Vine, and be prepared to view familiar local scenes with new eyes. Discussions with the author are centered around choice of setting, plot structure, development of main and minor characters, targeting an audience, point of view, and writing techniques.
Claremary Sweeney is an author and photographer from South Kingstown. She retired from the field of education and now uses her imagination to create stories that can be enjoyed by children and the young at heart. Her South County Mystery Series introduces readers to South Kingstown Detective Kara Langley and her friends. Her children’s stories include A Berkshire Tale, a series about a kitten named ZuZu, born at Tanglewood, and Carnivore Conundrum, a tale about a little pitcher plant, set in the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center. For the OLLI at URI, she presented her first two books in the South County Mysteries Series in What in the World Can Be Cozy About Murder?
OLLI WEEKLY PHOTOS: Each week we upload photos from our week. You can check out the slideshow by clicking here.
THIS WEEK AT OLLI
Monday
- 9:30AM Let’s Explore the Google Suite
- 10:00AM Beginning Digital Photography (Zoom)
- 10:00AM The Art of Living Well: Peace Education Program
- 11:30AM Ireland – A Brief History
- 1:00PM The Short Story: Seven Deadly Sins of the Short Story
- 3:00PM Mindfulness Meditation
Tuesday
- 9:30AM Golf
- 10:00AM Get Your Jam On
- 11:30AM Funny Business: Music & Comedy
- 1:00PM British Comedy: On the Dark Side
- 1:00PM Watercolor Portraits
- 3:00PM How Society Makes for Breaks Belief: A Modern History of Culture, Christianity and Communication (Zoom)
- 4:00PM Stating Our Needs: Navigating Tough Areas of Communication
Wednesday
- 9:30AM The Care and Handling of Flowers
- 10:00AM Forest Tree Identification
- 12:30PM Bowling
- 1:00PM Hiking Group
2:00PM More Short Story Masters(Skip week)- 2:30PM Where Were You in the 60s When
- 3:00PM Advisory Council
Thursday
- 11:00 Current Events Discussion
- 1:00PM Mah Jonng (Lobby)
- 1:00PM Life in the Mills: Peace Dale and Lafayette
- 3:00PM Program Comm Mtg
Friday
- 1:00PM Comedy: OLLI Favorites and More
- 1:00PM Yoga: An Introductory Workshop
WE DID IT!! Thanks to so many of you we surpassed our Annual Appeal goal. Because of your continued support our OLLI program offerings will continue to expand meeting the interest of over 1400 members without any fee increases. Let’s celebrate our 15th year as an OLLI at URI and look to the future. This is your OLLI so please share your ideas and suggestions.
TRAVEL with OLLI – Join us on Monday, August 26, at 10:00AM for a virtual tour of two upcoming OLLI trips. Our Collette Tours representative will be here in person for the presentation and to address any of your questions. Featured trips: REFLECTIONS OF ITALY (April 30-May 9, 2025) and CANYON COUNTRY (June 20-27, 2025).
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 Summer wish list. High demand items right now include PAPER TOWELS AND TOILET PAPER. Donations can be dropped off in the OLLI office.