This Week at OLLI – May 2, 2022

May 2, 2022

Week of May 2

FALL COURSE PROPOSALS are due Tuesday, May 3. Click here to fill out a proposal today! Got an idea for a class or know someone who might be a great OLLI teacher?

COFFEE IN THE LOBBY Thanks to everyone who dropped off coffee this week! We are still in need of cups. We will continue to accept donations of coffee, tea, cups (recycled or recyclable). Simply bring them to the office on your next visit. 

CLASS CHANGES

  • The Rise and Fall of Empires has been postponed a week and will start on Monday, May 9, and continue May 16 and 23. In order to make up the class, an extra half hour will be added to each session so it will start at 5:30pm and end at 7:30pm. Click here to read more about this class and to register!
  • The class What’s in a Name (originally scheduled for Tuesday, May 9, at 1:30p) has been changed to Tuesday, May 24 at 1:30pm. If they are not able to attend on that day, we will be happy to issue a refund or credit.  

SUMMER REGISTRATION starts May 25. If your membership renewal is in May, you can be ready by renewing your membership today! If you’re not sure of your renewal date you can find it by logging in to your OLLI account. Click on My Dashboard and then Membership Details. Of course, you can always call the office at 401-874-4197. Click here for a preview of our list of summer classes. 

ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE PET DRIVE Our tour of the Animal Rescue League is coming up on May 9. We will continue to accept donations until then. Please consider making a donation. They are in great need of cat food items. There is a collection bin outside the office door.

OLLI GIFT CERTIFICATES – What’s better than the gift of learning? Mother’s Day & Father’s Day are approaching, and OLLI Gift Certificates are also great for birthdays and retirements.  Suggest to your children a gift of learning. Click here to purchase a gift certificate today! 

CLASS SPOTLIGHTS:

Click here to register or call 401-874-4197 

The Development, Construction and Operation of Offshore Wind Farms 1 Session on Wednesday, May 4, 12PM-1:00PM $15 Instructor: Roland Gotfredsen

Interested in learning about wind power? Listen, watch, and ask questions as Roland Gotfredsen, project manager at Orsted North America, gives an introduction to the Orsted company, the development of offshore wind energy sites in the US, as well as the rationale behind why it makes sense to develop this resource here on the east coast. His presentation will give details about site investigation prior to construction and installation of wind turbines, as well as the steps needed to construct and operate an offshore wind farm.

The Spirit of Flight with Jet Vertz

3 Sessions starting Tuesday, May 10, at 2:00PM   $40

Our human quest for mastering flight has taken us on a journey that has not only allowed us to soar like eagles, but we have also been able to successfully fly faster than the speed of sound, go to the moon and back, and we are now exploring the surface of Mars. We will examine how we have mastered flight, encountered mysteries, experienced tragedies, and where we may be headed in the future.

Playing with Shakespeare: How Rude! With Laurie Heineman

1 Session on Monday May 16, 11:30AM-1:00PM $15

Forget your manners and play with some old and new, bizarre, and ribald insults with the help of William Shakespeare. We will examine some, use some, and maybe even try some sweet talk after the insulting is done. Pure Fun.

FREE OLLI CLASS OFFERING IN WEST WARWICK

Wednesday, May 18, 5:30PM-7:00PM

Slavery – The Scourage of Civilization with Stephen Berardo

This is a great class to introduce a friend to OLLI! 

This presentation will examine the deep historical roots of slavery, with an emphasis on slavery in the New World. Slavery was practiced in all thirteen original colonies in America, throughout the Caribbean and South America. Newport, RI, was a commercial shipping center of the Atlantic slave trade, which continued after slavery was outlawed in RI and banned by the Constitution.

Stephen Berardo has a master’s degree in public administration and is a long-time student of history and political systems. He is a planning consultant working with local, state, and federal government agencies on a variety of land use and infrastructure development issues, and he has been an adjunct and full-time college faculty member 

REGISTER ONLINE or CALL 401-874-4197

This Week at OLLI

Monday

  • 11:30AM Othello
  • 12:00PM Aging Fully
  • 1:30PM Creative Writing
  • 3:30PM Bob Dylan/Folk Music

Tuesday

  • 9:30AM Editing with Photoshop
  • 10:00AM The U-Boat in Newport Harbor
  • 11:00AM Horseback Riding
  • 11:30AM A Brief History of Jazz
  • 1:15PM Golf
  • 1:30PM The Constitution
  • 3:30PM House of Mirth

Wednesday

  • 10:00AM Photography Today
  • 10:00AM Saunderstown Weaving Tour
  • 12:00PM The Development, Construction and Operations of Offshore Wind Farms 
  • 12:30PM Bowling Group
  • 1:00PM Walking Group
  • 1:00PM Federico Fellini
  • 2:00PM Outreach Committee

Thursday (Cinco de Mayo!)

  • 9:30AM Sketching
  • 10:00AM Tech Committee Mtg
  • 1:00PM Mah Jonng (lobby)
  • 2:00PM Intro to Holocaust Studies
  • 3:30PM The Short Story/American Identity (Zoom)
  • 6:00PM Ukulele

Friday

  • 10:00AM Photo Friday (Zoom) 
  • 1:00PM Watercolor Portraits
  • 1:00PM Writer’s Group (Zoom)

MEMORY AND AGING PROGRAM

Join the Memory and Aging Program for an educational presentation on Alzheimer’s Disease Research 101!

Wed, May 11, 2022 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT Zoom link to be sent upon registration

Please join the Memory and Aging Program for a virtual educational presentation on Alzheimer’s disease and the research we are doing here in RI!

We will start with a general overview about Alzheimer’s disease, What’s Normal Aging, What’s Not, and How to Make a Difference. Following the general presentation, our event will break out into smaller groups focused on specific trials currently enrolling at the Memory and Aging Program. Attendees will have the option to select a specific trial/topic and join that breakout session. To see the list of trials you may be interested in learning more about and to register, please click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/map-virtual-event-tickets-314550096807

STATEWIDE CIVIC HEALTH INDEX SURVEY

The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities (RICH) has launched an effort to compile a statewide Civic Health Index and, to this effort, is conducting a survey of Rhode Islanders ages 16 and up. This important initiative is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and National Conference on Citizenship, and URI’s Center for the Humanities is helping to promote it.  

Please click here to learn more and take the survey, which is available in English and Spanish and will be open until May 4 at 5 pm. 

ART EXHIBIT

OLLI instructor Cindy Wilson will be featured, along with Jonathan Gershon Stark, in an exhibit at the Providence Art Club. The exhibit, entitled Emergence: Perceptions & Depth, will be open from May 9 -27, and will feature an opening reception on May 15, from 2-4pm and an Artist’s Talk on May 16, at 1:30pm.

URI in the NEWS THIS WEEK. Click here to read.