Week of August 25, 2025
FALL CATALOG! – The OLLI Fall Catalog has been mailed to current members! It is also available on our Website. If your membership has expired, please call the office at 401-874-4197 and renew today! Fall Registration begins online Tues, Sept. 2 at 7:00 AM. The office will open at 9:00 AM for phone and walk-in registrations.
FALL SCHEDULE CHANGE– The date of the class Learn to Smock has been changed from Nov 6, to Dec 4. Please make note of this change.
VIRTUAL PREVIEWS– Click here to check out some of our Virtual Previews for the upcoming Fall semester.
PARKING REGISTRATION – Registration is open for OLLI Parking Permits. Parking is FREE with membership but you must register your vehicle now if you are taking classes in 2025 -2026. We will no longer be able to waive parking tickets. If you get a ticket you will be responsible for appealing it with the URI parking administration. Call the office at 401.874.4197 with your license plate #, make, model and color of your car.
CLASS SPOTLIGHT – Register online or call 401.874.4197
Nuclear Proliferation– 1 Session with Jim Buxton Thurs, Aug 28, 3-4:30PM
Instant Laughter: Cooperative Games for Grandkids and Family (2) – 1 Session with Jim Buxton Wed, Aug 27, 10-11:30AM
THIS WEEK AT OLLI
Monday
- 9:30AM Mindfulness Meditation
- 10:00AM Geocaching: Finding Hidden Treasures
Tuesday
- 9:00AM Biking Group
- 11:00AM Instant Laughter
- 5:00PM Edible/Medicinal Plant Walk – Goddard Park
Wednesday
- 12:30PM Bowling
- 1:00PM Hiking
Thursday
- 9:30AM School Math for Grandparents
- 11:00AM Current Events
- 3:00PM 20th Century American Short Story III (ZOOM)
- 3:00PM Nuclear Proliferation
Friday – OFFICE CLOSED
OLLI TRAVEL – There is still time to register with Collette Tours and travel with other OLLI members to ITALY in April 2026. Click Here to see the complete details and learn more about other travel opportunities at OLLI.
Italy’s Treasures – April 6-17, 2026. Highlights include: Italian Lakes Region, Stresa, Wine Tasting, Impact Moment, Italian Riviera, Portofino, Cinque Terre, Carrara Marble Quarries Off-Road Excursion, Tuscan Countryside, Italian Cooking class, San Gimignano, Siena, Florence, Bologna, and Venice. (Optional 2 night Venice Post Tour Extension)
Call Collette directly at 1-800-581-8942 (refer to booking#1320567) or go to their Website for further information.
FREE PROGRAM – LISTENING FROM THE HEART with Kathy Black.
Becoming more aware of our common, painful patterns of communicating, and replacing them with new compassionate skills & behaviors will improve all our relationships. Join Kathy Black on Tuesday, Aug 26, at 6:00 PM for this 60-minute online workshop as she introduces a foundational piece of Compassionate Communication: deep listening. Participants will learn and experience the shifts that happen when we listen from a deeper consciousness. A great intro to her Compassionate Communication class that begins on Sept 18, at OLLI. Register for the workshop zoom link at kathyblackcoaching.com.
CRIBBAGE: There will be NO Cribbage meeting on Wed, Aug 27 or Wed, Sept 3. Please make a note of it.
MAH JONGG: There will be NO Mah Jongg meeting on Wed, Aug 28 or Wed, Sept 4. Please make a note of it.
GET YOUR OLLI BAG TODAY! Perfect for the beach, boat or back to school! Click Here for more info. $20 (GOING FAST – ONLY 4 BAGS LEFT!)
DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD BOOK A ONE-ON-ONE TECH CALL WITH CYBER SENIORS? Click here to get started!
COFFEE DONATIONS – Let’s keep our coffee station up and running this fall! Donations of caffeinated Keurig pods and ground coffee are appreciated. Drop them off in the office.
URI FOOTBALL – CLICK HERE for OLLI discounted URI football tickets. (Family Weekend tickets are SOLD OUT)
RHODY WORKATHONS ARE BACK! What exactly are workathons? URI Crew Club Members can stop by to help provide general yardwork, moving furniture, cleaning, painting, etc. for a maximum of approximately four hours at a time. You tell them the task, the number of rowers you need, and they schedule a time to help you out. Most of the rowers are on URI Kingston campus or in Narragansett, and can travel within a reasonable distance. The hourly rate for each rower is $30/hour for returning customers who have used URI Crew Club two or more times during the 2024/2025 season, and $35/hour for new customers. Workathons will be starting Sept 13th with weekend scheduling only. Dates may change as regatta schedule and rower availability change. Contact Cody or Cassidy at rhodyworkathon@gmail.com for more information.
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. As always, thank you so much for your support!
FRIENDS OF THE SOUTH FERRY CHURCH 2025 SPEAKER PROGRAM SERIES – South Ferry Church on South Ferry Road in Narragansett is offering a series of community speaking programs pertinent to state, national and international issues and events. Programs are held from 5:00PM-6:00PM on Mondays, and are free and open to the community. South Ferry Church – 170 South Ferry Road, Narragansett Rhode Island 02882. Click HERE for more details
Upcoming Lecture: August 25 – Awe and Wonder: Exploring Science Through Film
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