{"id":10584,"date":"2020-02-17T10:51:30","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T15:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/?p=10584"},"modified":"2020-12-07T15:41:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T20:41:14","slug":"olli-happening-feb-17-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/news\/olli-happening-feb-17-21\/","title":{"rendered":"OLLI Happening &#8211; Feb. 17-21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Announcements:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There are <strong>NO CLASSES <\/strong>and the office will be closed on Monday, February 17, President\u2019s Day. Cyber Seniors will be available on Wednesday, from 9am to 12:30pm and Friday from 10:30am-12:30pm<\/li>\n<li>A reminder: If you drive a loaner car to campus, please go on-line and register for a visitor parking pass. If you need help, please stop in the office.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Travel Update:<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Last call for Boston Flower Show, March 13. If you are interested in going, please let Dee know right away. Email <a href=\"mailto:ollitravel@verizon.net\">ollitravel@verizon.net<\/a> or call 487-9742.<\/li>\n<li>Please take a look at the itinerary for Mackinac Island. It includes many interesting places including the Old-World town of Frankenmuth, admission to the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village and Niagara Falls. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1247\/2020\/02\/Mackina-Island-Niagra-Falls.pdf\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1247\/2020\/02\/Mackina-Island-Niagra-Falls.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1582040478749000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH9mJ4aCXGQSTiCGuVocLW77hrp4A\">Read all the details here!<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Memphis and Nashville \u2013 4 seats left.<\/li>\n<li>Sicily \u2013 3 seats left (1 double and 1 single).<\/li>\n<li>Please always call for availability if you find a trip you are interested in. Sometimes seats become available on trips that are sold out.<\/li>\n<li>If you are interested in Croatia and Slovenia in 2021, please email Dee at <a href=\"mailto:Ollitravel@verizon.net\">Ollitravel@verizon.net<\/a> and she will send you the brochure as soon as it comes out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For a list of our trips and brochures, please go to <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/programs\/travel\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/programs\/travel\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1582040478749000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE4EPE2E5dvCPCypE54nla78neRsQ\">https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/programs\/travel\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Course Spotlight:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Iditarod-<\/strong> Follow the race, the mushers, and their dogs, cheer on the teams, and witness the dedication of these incredible animals. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1247\/2020\/02\/iditarod.pdf\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1247\/2020\/02\/iditarod.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1582040478749000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHdl_vnTBhscNvyHTEW_6favNMNzA\">Read more here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<strong><u>Special Interest Groups<\/u><\/strong> FREE and open to all members; No registration required.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Aging, Living Well-<\/strong> meets on Wednesday, 3\/11 at 3pm.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Walking Group<\/strong> will meet on Wednesday, 2\/19 at Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge in Charlestown. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/sig\/walking-group\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/sig\/walking-group\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1582040478749000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFY4cDLtn1jcfztFsvuq83tVB_ZMg\">Visit the website for more information and directions.&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bridge Group<\/strong> meets at 2pm in the lobby every Thursday.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Great Decisions<\/strong> meets on Tuesday, March 24, at 10am and 5:30pm. For a list of topics, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/sig\/great-decisions-foreign-policy-discussion\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/sig\/great-decisions-foreign-policy-discussion\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1582040478749000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGOS8YtRWtiXsW9Cz1VfusTQrcLUQ\">please click here.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Movie Group<\/strong> \u2013Thursday, 2\/27 at 3:00. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/sig\/movie-group\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/sig\/movie-group\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1582040478749000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEupSzp5fnRCcK9UczdWczPkkJGVg\">Read all the details here.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Non Fiction Book Group<\/strong>&#8211; Monday, 2\/24 at 3:30pm. The book is D-Day Girls by Sarah Rose.<\/li>\n<li><strong>International Book Group <\/strong>meets on Tuesday, March 3. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/sig\/book-group-international\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/sig\/book-group-international\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1582040478749000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEGsGnGsLC4PzFaoREVlM5iAd1zow\">Check out the books we\u2019re reading here.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Writer\u2019s Group<\/strong> meets Friday, 3\/6 at 2:30pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>WWW<\/strong> meets on Friday, 2\/28 at 2:30pm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>OTHER EVENTS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On Wednesday morning at 9:30am the &#8220;not ready-for showtime&#8221; OLLI players will present excerpts from William Shakespeare&#8217;s Twelfth Night. Join us in room 210!<\/li>\n<li>The URI Crew team will be&nbsp;CONTINUING THEIR WORK-A-THON Fundraiser&nbsp;through the beginning of March! <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1247\/2020\/02\/rowing.pdf\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1247\/2020\/02\/rowing.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1582040478749000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHcQ0aI87zjHwhHkRmFTj2w-fAYnA\">You can read all the details here.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Smith\u2019s Castle is looking for volunteer docents. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1247\/2020\/02\/Docent-Poster-with-Tabs-1.pdf\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1247\/2020\/02\/Docent-Poster-with-Tabs-1.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1582040478749000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF43Vz6XpOviO8rg2ED-jNACMVK6Q\">Read all the details here.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The URI Master Gardener Symposium is Saturday, March 7.<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mastergardener\/symposium\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mastergardener\/symposium\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1582040478749000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF9MOBkQA5DxZ6ZuckB-HLW5z27Cw\">&nbsp;Read about it here.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Announcements: There are NO CLASSES and the office will be closed on Monday, February 17, President\u2019s Day. 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