This Week at OLLI – May 26, 2025

May 27, 2025

The OLLI Office Will Be Closed on Monday, May 26 for Memorial Day!

Great Decisions June session is open for registration: International Climate Cooperation in an Era of Geopolitical Turmoil (Choose 1 session). Register online or call 401-874-4197.

Over the past 30 years, climate change has become one of the central global challenges of the modern era, one that has hugely important consequences for the livability of the planet.

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

Mary Katherine Goddard – The Only Woman Whose Name is on the Declaration of Independence – Session 2–  with Marilyn Harris, Thurs, May 29, 1PM-2:30PM

Fun & Games Theory: 1 session with Carol Gibbons, Wed, June 4, 10AM-11:30AM 

Children’s Literature: Something Old, Something New: 1 Session with Barbara Wells, Wed, June 4, 1PM-2:30PM

Declining Bees & Insects – How You Can Help – Session 2: with Stephen Alm, Fri, June 6 , 1PM-2:30PM

THIS WEEK AT OLLI

Monday

CLOSED – MEMORIAL DAY

Tuesday

  • 10:00AM CSI@URI: Inside the State Crime Lab
  • 11:00AM Biking Group
  • 1:00PM Energy Systems and How They Work
  • 3:00PM Canyon Country Document Meeting

Wednesday

  • 10:00AM Volunteer Refresher Meeting
  • 11:00AM Jump, Jive & Wail
  • 12:30PM Bowling
  • 1:00PM Hiking
  • 1:00PM The 1960s: Decade of Assassinations
  • 2:00PM Cribbage
  • 3:30PM Advisory Council
  • 5:00PM Being Ethical

Thursday

  • 9:30AM Introductory Oceanography (ZOOM)
  • 10:00AM Science Fiction: Go Anyplace, Examine Everything
  • 11:00AM Biking Group
  • 11:00AM Current Events
  • 1:00PM Mah Jongg
  • 1:00PM Mary Katherine Goddard (2)
  • 1:00PM Federal Budget

Friday

  • 10:00AM SIGS Facilitator Meeting
  • 1:00PM Johnny Cash “The Man in Black”
  • 1:00PM Intro to Yoga
  • 1:00PM Declining Bees and Insects

TECH TALK –  The Tech Committee invites you to Let’s Talk Technology conversation on The Public Library Online: Resources You can Use From Home. Thursday, May 29 11:30AM-1:00PM You might be surprised by everything your public libraries have to offer online. Learn how to access your library account and see your reading history, take tech courses, learn a new language, download books, music, magazines, and movies, and more…. all from the comfort of your home. Sarah Ornstein, Director of the Cross Mills Library in Charlestown, will help you navigate the E-Zone. Bring questions and experiences to share as we explore this topic. Please note -This is a ZOOM class. Click Here to Register

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 Tuesday, June 3, at 10:00AM 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! Click Here To Register

RHODY OUTPOST– Click here to view the updated list of all urgently needed items. You can also purchase items directly from Amazon on the Rhody Outpost Wish List. 

BIKING GROUP- Did you know OLLI has a Biking Group? The OLLI Biking Group gathers on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:00AM for a weekly ride (weather permitting). The group meets at the back of the OLLI lot (#21) near the bike path. The ride is approximately 8 miles, including connecting with the SK Bike Path. Register online and join other OLLI bikers for a casual ride and enjoy the fresh air and exercise! Facilitated by Art Schloth, 401-304-5964. Register online or call the office 401.874.4197.

GET READY FOR SUMMER REGISTRATION – Do you need help logging in to your OLLI account? Are you stumped at how to reset your password? Not sure how to find the classes you want to register for? Or maybe you’ve never registered online and would like a demonstration! OLLI is offering two drop-in sessions to help you prepare for registration. Don’t miss out on the classes you want to register for this summer!.

Stop by the OLLI lobby on:

  • Tuesday, June 3, 10:00AM – 11:30AM
  • Thursday, June 5, 1:00PM – 3:00PM

Online registration begins at 7:00AM on Tuesday, June 10. The office opens at 9:00AM for walk-in and phone registrations

NEW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP- CRIBBAGE Join the group and have some fun! If you’ve never played Cribbage it’s a great time to learn! It involves strategy, social interaction, and analytic thought. It’s good for brain health which can even reduce the risk of dementia and depression. Register Online and meet in the OLLI lobby on Wednesdays, starting May 21, at 2:00PM. If you have a board, please bring it along. 

OLLI INTRODUCES A NEW AND EXCITING TRAVEL OPTION – “Explore the World by Rail With Railbookers and Amtrak Vacations” Take a peak at 2 upcoming trips: Glacier National Park Getaway (Click Here for Video) and Scenic Switzerland From Zurich (Click Here for Video)

To Learn More contact Lisa Berghorn, Branch Manager AAA Narragansett 401-789-3000 X3105 or email: lberghorne@aaanortheast.com.

TECH HELP: Have a quick tech question? You can register for a tech drop-in Zoom session with Cyber Seniors.* The session is on Thursdays at 2:00PM. Bring your questions and their volunteers will do their best to answer them. If they think it requires more time they will help you book a one-on-one call. NOTE: one registration for all sessions. Once registered, you can join each Thursday using the same Zoom invitation email. Click here to register. 

*This is through the Cyber Seniors, not OLLI.

RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS NEEDED: Seeking couples to participate in a survey and interview to understand more about the influence of relationships on health decisions. Eligible couples must be together 1 year, be over 18, speak English, and reside in the US. A screening survey is used to determine eligibility and selection. If chosen, each partner will complete an on-line 20-30 minute survey and participate together in a 1-hour virtual or in-person interview. Participants will receive a $50 Amazon gift card per person ($100 per couple). Click Here to access the screening survey.

JOIN THE FOREIGN POLICY ASSOCIATION for a special evening with Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, renowned economist and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, as he delivers the Dag Hammarskjöld Memorial Lecture. In this timely address, Professor Sachs will draw on decades of experience advising governments and international institutions to focus on the global economic transformation. Click here to register for the session. Be sure to select the Zoom virtual session. Thurs, May 29, 6PM-8PM

PUMP HOUSE MUSIC WORKS PRESENTS: WOODY GARLAND’S JAZZ ALL STARS – A Benefit for The Gentle Farm, Friday May 30, Doors Open at 6PM 1464 Kingstown Rd, Wakefield, RI 

Tickets: $25 Click Here for More Details and to Purchase Tickets 

BOOK LAUNCH: The Good Goodbye: The Transformative Power of Conversation at the End of Life by  Maureen Keely and Julie Yingling (OLLI Member). The Good Goodbye brings the wisdom of hundreds of people who had final conversations with dying loved ones who don’t know what to say in those last interactions. Lasting gifts of good goodbyes include joy, healing, and a new life.  Wednesday, June 25, 2-4PM at the Maury Loontjens Memorial Library, 25 Pier Market Place, Narragansett, RI. All are welcome: refreshments provided and books available for signing. For more info and to RSVP Click Here . Limited Seating.
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