Week of November 14

Stop by the lobby during the month of November and see our Veterans Day recognition of both OLLI Members, and relatives.

Monday 

• 9:30AM Italian

• 10:00AM Short Story-Writing for the Reader

• 11:30AM Award Winning Novels

• 5:30PM Rise and Fall of Empires

Tuesday

• 9:30AM Climate Change (Zoom)

• 10:00AM Digital Photography

• 10:00AM Going Deep

• 10:00AM Herman Melville (Zoom)

• 1:00PM Creative Writing

• 1:30PM Classic Foreign Films

• 2:00PM More American Short Stories (Zoom)

• 3:00PM A History of Evangelism

Wednesday

• 10:00AM Right Brain Photography (Zoom)

• 10:00AM Einstein’s Universe

• 12:30PM Bowling Group

• 1:00PM Walking Group

Thursday

• 8:45AM Let’s Skate (Boss Arena)

• 10:00AM Suicide Prevention Training

• 11:30AM Tech Talks- Managing Passwords

• 12:30PM-3:30PM Cyber Seniors (Lobby)

• 1:00PM Mah Jonng (Lobby)

• 1:00PM A Republic if you can keep it

• 1:00PM Rhody Ramblers

• 1:30PM Cosmic Questions

• 2:30PM Finance Committee

• 3:00PM Food Fables (Zoom)

Friday

• 1:00PM Elvis

• 1:00PM Chakra

• 1:00PM Book Club

NEW CLASSES: 

Intro to Handbells (ONLY 2 spots left!)
Meets at Peace Dale Congregational Church
Wednesday, November 16, 4:00PM-5:30PM
Max: 15 $15.00
Click to view the flyer

This hands-on class offers the opportunity to learn a brief history of handbells, composition of a bell choir and ringing techniques. We will conclude with voluntary participation in playing a simple song. Participants will explore the handbells, learn how to read basic handbell music and join in a group ring. No previous music experience is needed.

Trisha Halloran has been involved in playing in multiple bell choirs for 25 years.  She is currently directing the Peacedale Congregational Church bell choir. She has played the piano since she was young and currently gives piano lessons from her home. She currently works as a paralegal in Warwick.

‘Tis the Season (ONLY 6 spots left)
Monday, December 12,
3:00PM-4:30PM at OLLI
Max: 20  $60 (Includes class fee and all materials)

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Create your own holiday arrangement with a mix of fresh-cut evergreens such as pine, cedar, spruce, holly, and ivy along with natural additions like rose hips and pinecones. A container with oasis will be provided. Participants are also welcome to use their own 8” or smaller container if they prefer, bring candles to include in their creation, or cut or forage from their own gardens to bring individual flair to their unique creations.

Elaine Godfrey is the owner of Weedweaver’s floral design studio in Wakefield specializing in artistic florals that are naturally inspired and organic in design. Elaine is a gardener and designer who grows much of her own natural materials and loves to celebrate the best designer of all, Mother Nature.

NOVEMBER TECH TALK – Managing Passwords – Thursday, Nov. 17 at 11:30 via ZOOM. FREE; Register Today!

The Tech Committee invites you to join this month’s Special Interest Group, Let’s Talk Technology conversation on Managing Passwords. The first half of the session Technology Committee members Bill Meisner and Etta Zasloff will share their practices. Bill explains his approach using a combination of an Excel spreadsheet and browser-based password management, while Etta shares her experience with Dashlane, one of the many web-based managers.  The second half of the session will be open to questions and discussion about your password experiences and general technology wonderings. This is not a how-to class, but one that addresses big questions about technology, both choices that directly affect us and those that we hear about but don’t understand.   

HELP US “DECK THE WALLS” Be part of our December wall display by sharing your favorite family memory or tradition. Please email a photo and short description to: OLLI@URI.EDU You can also stop by the office with your photo and we will scan it for you! Any questions, please email us! 

URI ATHLETICS ANNOUNCES SPECIAL OFFER FOR OLLI MEMBERS Discounted tickets to football and basketball games are available for OLLI members. Click the links to get the deals!

 

• Football Discount Offer ($10.50 each)https://fevo.me/22fbsuper?ref=OLLI
•  Basketball Discount Offer- (prices start at   $10) https://fevo.me/22mbbsupergroups?ref=OLLI

THE WARWICK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA presents Joyeux Noel, classical and holiday works from the french tradition. Concerts will be held in December at both St. Bernard Church in North Kingstown and at The Scottish Rite Auditorium in Cranston. Click for more details.

GIFT CERTIFICATES- The holidays are a great time to purchase a gift certificate! Why not buy one for a neighbor or friend? Purchase an e-gift card online by clicking here, call the office at 401-874-4197 or stop by the office.

RHODY OUTPOST- November- Collection bin located in the OLLI office.

Snacks needed are (individual packets are good)

• granola bars (Kind brand preferred)

• Cookies

• Crackers

• Nuts and seeds

• Raisins and dried fruit

Soaps and cleaners needed are

• Dish soap

• Shampoo/conditioner

• Liquid hand soap

• Disinfectant wipes

• Toilet bowl cleaner

• Dish sponges

SPECIAL INVITATION FROM OLLI AT JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

On Friday, November 18, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon, Eastern Time, Marvin Kalb, long-time Osher at JHU instructor and seasoned journalist, speaks with Angela Stent, senior adviser to the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies and professor emerita of government and foreign service at Georgetown University. She is also a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and co-chairs its Hewett Forum on Post-Soviet Affairs. 

In 2019, Stent published Putin’s World: Russia Against the West and With the Rest, which examines the country’s turbulent past, how it has influenced Putin, the Russians’ understanding of their position on the global stage, and their future ambitions.

Kalb is uniquely suited to this conversation with Stent. He was a diplomatic correspondent for CBS News and NBC News for 30 years, a senior advisor to the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a Murrow Professor Emeritus at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and anchor of The Kalb Report. In addition, he has written 18 books.

This event has a limit of 300 people and is not being recorded. Please extend this invitation to your members who can access the event with this link:

https://zoom.us/j/94087070039?pwd=bnZobWxKV2VaR2NjRHVsOU1GSGNCZz09

 Meeting ID: 940 8707 0039  Passcode: 193184

Christmas at the Smith’s Castle
Theme: A Christmas Wedding
December 3 & 4,  Noon to 4:00PM

Join the castle for the reenactment of the 1735 Wedding of Sarah Updike and Giles Goddard. Family entertainment includes Colonial Music Ensemble, Colonial Wedding Reenactment, Wheeler School Concert Bellringers, Brown Madrigal Singers, Songs & Stories-Anne Marie Forer & Sheila Reynolds, Weaving & Spinning Demonstrations and vintage quilts. Click here to read more about this and all of their upcoming events.