Week of October 16
OLLI ANNUAL MEETING- Please join us on Thursday, October 26, from 5:00PM to 7:00PM at the Robert J. Higgins Welcome Center for our Annual Meeting. Social time with Hors D’oeuvres/cash bar will be followed by a brief business meeting, and will culminate with a special presentation by URI classical guitarists. Register online by October 20, or call the office at 401-874-4197. This is a members only event and registration is required. Parking is available behind The Welcome Center.
CLASS SPOTLIGHT:
The following classes are in danger of cancellation due to low enrollment:
Click the titles for more information. Register online or call 401-874-4197.
OLLI requires a minimum enrollment of 10 students per class. If you are interested in registering for any of these classes, please don’t wait! Call today (401-874-4197) or log on to your OLLI account.
CANCELED CLASSES:
- Embracing a Gluten Free Lifestyle
- Personal Resilience: How to Shift, Thrive and Bounce-Up
THIS WEEK AT OLLI
Monday
- 9:30AM Italian
- 10:00AM Six Pillars of Healthy Living
- 1:00PM Civility and Democracy
- 4:30PM Lost in the Weeds
Tuesday
- 10:00AM Playing with Classics: Tennessee Williams
- 11:00AM-11:45AM Cyber Seniors
- 1:00PM The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty
- 1:00PM-3:00PM Cyber Seniors
- 1:30PM Classic Film Noir
- 3:00PM Willa Cather
Wednesday
- 9:00AM Basic Horsemanship
- 10:00AM The Kingdom of the Sun
- 10:00AM Events Comm Mtg
- 11:00AM Fabulous Fingers
- 11:30AM Blood Pressure Screenings (Pharmacy Students)
- 12:30PM Bowling Group
- 1:00PM Genealogy
- 1:00PM The Art of the Tale (Zoom)
- 2:00PM-4:00PM Cyber Seniors
- 3:00PM Homescapes in Watercolor
- 3:00Pm Japanese Amerians and World War II: Historical and Personal Perspectives
Thursday
- 9:30AM A.I Anxiety
- 9:30AM Compassionate Conversations
- 10:30AM Rhody Ramblers
- 11:00AM-1:00PM Cyber Seniors
- 1:00PM Mah Jonng
- 1:00PM Cosmic Questions
- 2:00PM-4:00PM Cyber Seniors
Friday
- 1:00PM Carol Burnett
- 1:00PM Book Club
THE OLLI GREAT DECISIONS 2024 Foreign Policy Discussion group will kick off in February. The FPA will accept pre-orders of the book through October 27, at a discounted price if ten or more books are purchased. OLLI is happy to place a group order as we have done in the past. Your charge will be $30.00. Payments can be received by CHECK only, made payable to URI. In the memo line please indicate GD. Don’t delay as the deadline date is October 27.
OLLI TRAVEL MEETING- Join us on Tuesday, October 24, at 1:00PM at OLLI for a preview of two upcoming trips. Click the titles for more information.
RHODY OUTPOST- If you have any extra reusable bags that are still in good condition, they would greatly appreciate it if you could donate them to the Rhody Outpost pantry. Bags of any size and style would be helpful. Requested donations for October include: “Restocktober” canned vegetables, canned chickpeas, pinto beans, and kidney beans, canned tomato products crushed, diced, sauce, stewed, whole
OLLI UMBRELLAS FOR SALE (CLICK FOR IMAGE): Purchase your OLLI umbrella in the office. $15 cash or check payable to URI while they last!
COME VISIT THE OLLI SCARECROW: The town of South Kingstown is nearing the end of the events celebrating the 300th anniversary. On October 22, the town is hosting Scarecrows for South Kingstown at Saugatucket Park on High Street in Wakefield. Scarecrows are being built by local nonprofits and community organizations, including OLLI. We have gathered a small group of creative scarecrow builders from OLLI, including Charlotte Backer, Sandi Rosen and Sandra Enos. Thanks to everyone who has offered their help and suggestions. Please come and visit our scarecrow from 1:00PM – 4:00PM and vote for us. There will be volunteers at our table talking about OLLI and we would love to have your company. If you would like to volunteer at our table, please contact Sandra Enos at sweetfern@cox.net. Hope to see you there!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Blood pressure checks will be conducted by the URI Pharmacy students in the OLLI lobby on Wednesday, October 18, from 11:30PM-1:00PM. Stop by and see them!
URI HONORS COLLOQUIUM PANEL: “TACKLING GENDER INEQUALITY” with Hilina D. Ajakaiye and Lauren Gray, Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 7:00pm to 8:30pm, Edwards Auditorium, 64 Upper College Rd, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA
The 2023 Honors Colloquium “Business for the Common Good” continues with a panel discussion featuring Hilina D. Ajakaiye, executive vice president at Meet Boston (formerly Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau) and founder and president of R.I.S.E. Women’s Leadership Conference; and Lauren Gray, senior vice president on the Crisis and Reputation Risk leadership team at Edelman.
COME CHEER ON YOUR URI RAMS! DISCOUNT URI FOOTBALL and BASKETBALL TICKETS FOR OLLI MEMBERS AVAILABLE NOW! Tickets are $10 each and can be ordered online by clicking here.
FOOTBALL
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10/28 vs. New Hampshire at 1PM
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11/11 vs. North Carolina A&T at 1PM
BASKETBALL
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Central Connecticut 11/6
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Fairfield 11/9
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Wagner 11/14
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Yale 11/26
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Brown 12/6
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UNH 12/21
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Northeastern 12/30
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St. Josephs 1/3
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Fordham 1/24
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La Salle 1/31
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Duquesne 2/3
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Loyola 2/18
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Richmond 2/21
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George Mason 3/6
THE URI GUITAR FESTIVAL is bringing internationally renowned musicians to Kingston. As the URI Guitar Festival celebrates its eighth year Oct. 18-22, it is going through a growth spurt—more artists, more music and more of the educational opportunities it’s become known for. For music lovers, the festival will feature seven concerts, showcasing more than 20 internationally renowned musicians. Click for more information.
2023 CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR LECTURE Reporting from the Front Lines-A conversation with Mstyslav Chernov, Friday, October 20, at 7 p.m. Edwards Hall, URI Kingston Campus. The event will be livestreamed on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn, and YouTube.
Mstyslav Chernov is a Pulitzer Prize-winning video journalist at The Associated Press and president of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers. His courageous reporting in Mariupol earned the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service and became the basis of his award-winning documentary 20 Days in Mariupol. Drawing from over a decade-long career covering major conflicts, social issues, and environmental crises across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, Chernov will discuss his experience documenting the initial days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the role of journalism during wartime, and his transition to feature filmmaking. Click for more information and to register.
FINAL ENERGY SERIES LECTURE Join in person or virtually for the final lecture in the 2023 series: “Wired for the Future: Navigating the Path to Electrification,” on Oct. 18 at 6 p.m., featuring academic and industry experts who will address the transition toward an energy economy driven by renewable sources. Click for more information and to register.
OLLI AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA – SIOUX FALLS INVITES YOU TO THEIR ZOOM PROGRAM, BLACK HOLES with Arjun Ayyangar, Friday, October 20, 1 to 2 p.m. CENTRAL Join Zoom Meeting: https://usd.zoom.us/j/92585657437 No need to register – just show up at 1 p.m. central on Oct. 20 on Zoom.
Arjun is a volunteer NASA Solar System Ambassador since 2018, and has received his Masters Degree in Computational Sciences and Robotics. He is currently working as a Systems Engineer at Lockheed Martin, Mount Laurel, New Jersey. We will discuss the formation of black holes, their variable size range, and the evidence of their existence. We will also describe how understanding black holes will give more insights on understanding the universe.