This week at OLLI – October 4,2021

October 4, 2021

This Week at OLLI

Monday

  • 9:30AM  Italian I
  • 10:00AM  Digital Photography from Vision to Frame
  • 1:30 PM  The Celtic Way of Seeing
  • 5:00PM  Intro to Bridge
  • 5:30PM  The Vietnam War

Tuesday

  • 10AM The Global Artic
  • 11AM  Intro to Horseback Riding
  • 12:30PM What Exactly is Laughter (Zoom)
  • 1:00PM  Ingmar Bergman
  • 3:00PM New Zealand
  • 5:30PM  Vietnam War

Wednesday

  • 10:00AM Golden Age of Photography
  • 11:30AM Conn Rift Valley
  • 1:00PM American Art
  • 1:00PM Walking Group
  • 2:00 PM Outreach Comm Mtg

Thursday

  • 9:00AM Let’s Skate
  • 9:30AM Impact of Jews on Classical Music
  • 10AM Tech Comm Mtg
  • 11:30AM Arab/Israeli Conflict
  • 12:30PM Rachel Carson
  • 1PM Feel Good Movies
  • 1PM Mah Jongg
  • 2PM Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Zoom)

Friday

  • 9:30AM World of Odors/Canine Perspective

Cancelled Classes

  • The Long Journey Home
  • The Heritage of the Narragansett

CLASS VIDEO: Check out this video https://youtu.be/lfVFi4w1yS0) of the OLLI Class The Golden Age of Mobile Photography. Instructor Jan Armor took the class on a field trip to the URI Greenhouse for a photo shoot. They got some great photos! If you’re interested in taking photos, why not join the Photo Friday special interest group. Meetings are held monthly on the first Friday of the month at 10AM via Zoom. Each month there’s a different theme to photograph. You can read more on our website: https://web.uri.edu/olli/sig/photography-group-new/

Special Notices
The class Friendship in Children’s Books will be held IN PERSON at OLLI.

Parking:

If the parking lot outside our building is full, please go to the Plains Rd. Parking Lot. From there, it’s a short walk or you can take the shuttle. Click here to view the map of the lots available for OLLI members to park or check the website for more details.

CLASS SPOTLIGHT– Log on to register or call 401-874-4197

Maximizing Digital Tools
With Etta Zasloff
Tuesdays Oct 12, 19, 26, Nov 2   9:30-11:00AM   $45

Learning to use and trust the integrity of digital tools is a challenge that can overwhelm and discourage the most avid lifelong learner. However, those who persist are duly rewarded with more time and less stress. By embracing the power of computers and the cloud and learning how they work together, menial tasks can be more efficiently managed to simplify your life. With your contacts at the core, we will explore tips and tricks to help you communicate successfully with friends and relatives, manage your events and appointments in an electronic calendar and your email accounts. Basic security while online shopping and banking, including automatic bill pay will be discussed. This class will show by example how I use many digital tools and give basic how-to directions and resources to consult for further information. Half of each session will be a lecture followed by a question-and-answer discussion. This is an intermediate level tech class, for those who want to use digital tools more safely and effectively.

For the first class: Bring your IDs and passwords to access the software that you use, i.e., for your Microsoft, Apple or Google accounts and your personal hardcopy address/phone book.

Topics in Ecology
with Peter Stetson
Wednesdays  Oct 13, 20, 27   10AM-11:30AM

Have you ever asked yourself how ecosystems work? Ever wondered about the changes that have occurred in our environment in the nearly 400 years since the pilgrims landed? Do you want to understand how a food chain fits into a food web, or a population fits into a community? This course will cover each of these intriguing questions as well as additional relevant topics. First, we will examine the basics of ecological systems, including biotic/abiotic factors, trophic levels, and food chains/food webs. Next, we will focus on plant and animal succession, while the final class will explore how populations change over time. For the first class: Read through the information presented at basicbiology.net/environment/ecology.

Computer Fundamentals
with Jet Vertz
Oct 13, 20, 27 Nov 3  11:30AM-1:00PM

Today the usage of computers has become ubiquitous. Because we depend daily on some sort of computer-based gadget, it is important for us to understand the fundamentals of computers. This course will demystify computers so we feel comfortable using them and applying what we learn to make our lives easier. This class is not about how to operate specific gadgets or how to use specific apps. Using the automobile as an analogy, this class is about understanding the important features of an automobile and how they work together, not about “how to drive a car.” By understanding the key features and how they work together, we will be able to take care of it better and drive more confidently. So, too, will it be with our computers.

Unsung Leaders of American Art Movement
with Terry Duffy
Wednesdays  Oct 13, 20, 27, Nov 3  1:00-2:30PM  $40

Robert Henri, Hans Hoffman, and Alfred Stieglitz will be introduced as pivotal in pointing American art in new directions. The Eight (group of American painters who exhibited together only once, in New York City in 1908), 291 (a small gallery in New York opened in 1905 by Stieglitz and Edward Steichen), the 1913 Armory Show, and abstract expressionism will be discussed as the major forces that propelled the United States to a pre-eminent leadership position. It is the story of America in painting.