FLU VACCINE CLINIC AND BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING at OLLI– URI Pharmacy students will be in the OLLI lobby on Thursday, October 30, from 11:00AM-1:00PM. Bring your insurance information and wear appropriate clothing. By participating, you’re not only taking a step toward better health—you’re also giving students valuable hands-on experience that helps them grow into compassionate, skilled professionals. Your presence makes a difference. Come by, roll up your sleeve, and be part of their learning journey!
OLLI ANNUAL MEETING – Please join us for our Annual Meeting Luncheon, Wed, Oct 22, 12-4PM at the Richmond Country Club! Hors d’oeuvres, plated lunch, dessert and cash bar. Special guest speaker: Steve Thaxton, Executive Director of OLLI NRC. This is a member only event – limited seating available. $25 Click Here for More Info and to Register or call the office at 401.874.4197. The deadline for registration is Oct. 13.
REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR THE FOLLOWING NEW SESSION – Due to overwhelming response a second session has been added for:
Planning for the Unexpected: Estate Planning Tools to Help Protect You and Your Family-Session #2
Tues, Oct 28 11:30AM-1:00PM with Joanne M. Daly, CDFA®. Joanne has more than 25 years of combined wealth planning and prior CPA experience. She is a Senior Vice President and Financial Advisor with the Ayers Daly Group at Morgan Stanley and a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst. In addition, Joanne is a former CPA Tax Manager for Ernst and Young and earned an M.S. in Taxation from Bryant University.
CLASS SPOTLIGHT-
OLLI NEW 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, Wednesday, Oct 8, 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 (Registration is not required for this session.)
THE SCHOOLS OF R.I. FROM COLONIAL DAYS TO THE 1890S- Anne Holst of the Clouds Hill Museum will present a pictorial tour of early RI schools and a brief history of the development of public schooling in the state. We’ll discuss prominent RI architects of school buildings and see examples of their work. We’ll also learn how these buildings are being reused today. Tues, Oct 21, 9:30-11AM Click Here To Register
THIS WEEK AT OLLI
Monday
- 9:30AM Journal to the Self
- 9:30AM What Spaceflight Means for Human Health on Earth
- 11:30AM Slavery and the Creation of US Constitution
- 1:30PM The Puerto Ricans: Half In, Half Out
- 5:00PM Hey, Hey Woody Guthrie
- 5:00PM Heroes & Headaches – Piracy
- 7:00PM From Bauhaus to Brutalism (Osher On-line)
Tuesday
- 9:30AM Paris in the Dark: Nazi Occupation 1940-1944
- 9:30AM New England/RI/Alaska Connection is GLACIAL!
- 10:00AM Biking Group
- 10:00AM Beneath the Breakers (off-site)
- 1:00PM Game On!
- 1:30PM Cyber Seniors-Keira
- 1:30PM Identifying Common Invasive Plants
- 2:00PM Boston Stronger
- 4:00PM Playful Drawing Creative
- 5:00PM From Monsters to Milton: Early British Literature
- 5:30PM Honors Colloquium – Edwards Hall
- 7:00PM The African American Military Experience (Osher Online)
Wednesday
- 9:30AM From Dawn to Despair: Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey
- 10:00AM New Member Welcome
- 11:30AM Ageless Grace
- 12:30PM Bowling
- 1:00PM Hiking
- 1:30PM Classic Cinema: John Ford
- 1:30PM Five Star Method of Dream Work
- 2:00PM Cribbage
- 3:30PM Flannery O’Connor
- 4:30PM Was RI Independent Prior to Declaration of Independence?
- 5:00PM Creative Conservation (Osher-Online)
- 6:30PM Trivia Night – Evie’s Cocktails & Comfort
Thursday
- 9:00AM Let’s Skate
- 9:30AM The U-Boat in Newport Harbor
- 9:30AM Using AI as Co-Intelligence
- 10:00AM Ann Morrow Lindbergh (ZOOM)
- 10:00AM Creativity & Play (off-site)
- 11:00AM Current Events
- 11:30AM Let’s Juggle
- 1:00PM Mah Jongg
- 1:00PM Circle Dance (off site)
- 2:00PM Curriculum Committee
- 3:00PM Impressionism (Osher Online)
- 3:00PM Movie Group
- 3:30PM Sketching Portraits In Watercolor
Friday
- 9:00AM QiGong for Vitality Session 1(off site)
- 9:30AM Public Access RI Shoreline
- 11:00AM QiGong for Vitality 2 Session 2(off site)
- 1:00PM American Protest Songs
- 1:00PM The Chakra Energy System
Saturday
- 10:00AM Purpose Driven Retirement
VETERANS DAY – in honor of Veterans Day, Nov. 11, we are recognizing our OLLI Members and/or family members who have served or are currently serving. Please send a photo, along with details of service (branch, years, titles, or anything significant you would like to share) to OLLI@URI.EDU. If you have a physical photo you would like us to scan, please stop by the OLLI office. We will display our Wall of Honor throughout the month of November.
OLLI PHOTO FRIDAY – Check out our Photo Friday “Bird” photos from our October meeting. Click here to view them. Our theme for our November meeting is .
URI FOOTBALL – CLICK HERE for OLLI discounted URI football tickets.
RHODY OUTPOST– URI’s principal basic needs pantry for students experiencing food insecurity. The Outpost provides fresh and non-perishable food and personal care items at no charge to students. 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.
Here are some of the most needed items for October: chicken breast, sardines, tuna, chickpeas,Kashi or Kind bars, whole oats, cereal, ramen, single-serve chips/crackers/nuts/dried fruit/cookies,jelly, microwave popcorn, toothpaste, toothbrushes, dish soap, tissues, paper towels, toilet paper, laundry pods.
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND HONORS COLLOQUIUM – Becoming Indigenous-Serving Institutions In this talk, Dr. Heather Shotton (Wichita/Kiowa/Cheyenne) will explore what it means for institutions of higher education to become Indigenous serving. She will discuss the history of higher education with Indigenous communities and reframe approaches to better serve Indigenous students. Pulling from experience at Fort Lewis College, she will challenge us to consider ways to confront difficult histories and reclaim academic spaces as sites of Indigenous learning and practice. Tues, Oct 7, 5:30PM at Edwards Hall on URI Campus Click Here for More Information
URI THEATRE PRESENTS: Pride & Prejudice October 17-19 & October 22-26 J Studio Click Here to Purchase Tickets
THE FORENSIC SCIENCE SEMINAR SERIES is offered each semester by the Forensic Science Partnership. Speakers represent the many different specialized areas of forensic science. The speakers present their real-life experiences in their fields. Seminars are offered for credit, but are also open to the public at no cost. Take a look at this semester’s lineup! All seminars will be held in URI’s Richard E. Beaupre Center for Chemical and Forensic Sciences, 140 Flagg Road, Kingston, RI, from 3:30 to 5:00pm: Friday seminars will be held in Beaupre 100, and Wednesday seminars in Beaupre 105. Click here for more information.
URI GUITAR AND MANDOLIN FESTIVAL 2025: OCTOBER 19–26, Explore the 10th Anniversary URI Guitar and Mandolin Festival! One week. Dozens of events. Concerts, competitions, passes & programs for all ages. Locations of events and concerts vary. Discover tickets for every performance, workshop, and experience. Click for more details and tickets.
COMMEMORATE THE UNITED NATIONS 80th ANNIVERSARY – Join Dr. Linda J. Stillman, founder/chair of Young Global Leadership Foundation, Inc, with UN NGO ECOSOC special consultative status since 2018, for an engaging evening to honor the United Nations. Westerly Library Auditorium Oct 22, 2025, 5:30 pm–7:00 PM Click Here For More Info
IF YOU ARE ATTENDING CLASSES AT OLLI, YOU MUST HAVE A PARKING PASS! If you are not sure, please call the office at 401-874-4197. Parking is FREE with membership but you must register your vehicle now if you are taking classes in 2025 -2026. If you get a ticket you will be responsible for appealing it with the URI parking administration. If you would like us to renew your parking pass we need the following information as soon as possible: License Plate #, Car Make, Model & Color and if your car is gas, electric or hybrid.
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