{"id":13226,"date":"2021-02-16T18:11:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T23:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/?p=13226"},"modified":"2021-02-16T18:11:50","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T23:11:50","slug":"olli-news-feb-15-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/news\/olli-news-feb-15-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"OLLI News Feb. 15, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><b>Register for OLLI classes by clicking&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uriolli.augusoft.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/uriolli.augusoft.net\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613593671106000&amp;usg=AFQjCNESt2W-tqf6d5TedHLeCBs8LSqggQ\">HERE:<\/a>&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<div>There&#8217;s still room in the FAMILY AND AGING INTERGENERATIONAL CLASS. It started last week but you can still register if you&#8217;re interested. Call the office at 874-4197. Class meets on Thursday, Feb 18, 9:30am<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>MORE NEW CLASSES ARE COMING SOON!!<\/b>&nbsp;<i>Here are just a few!<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>The Golden Bowl: A Study<\/li>\n<li>Abraham Lincoln, Statesman<\/li>\n<li>Wickford Photography Walking Tour<\/li>\n<li>Self Care Through Reflexology<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to plant based nutrition<\/li>\n<li>Making Merry: A celebration of Shakespeare and the Art of Poerty<\/li>\n<li>Beginner Russian<\/li>\n<li>Shortcuts to World Cuisine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><b>CYBER SENIORS IS BACK!<\/b><\/div>\n<div>Need help with your laptop, phone, tablet or other device? Sign up for a one-on-one meeting with a URI pharmacy student! Times are available throughout the week and you&nbsp;can choose how you want to meet: Webex, Zoom, Facetime or phone call.<\/div>\n<div>Appointments can be made by clicking here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/olli-uri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/calendly.com\/olli-uri&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613593671106000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFRVBIgVT3YfVVfbK0XeFjnKXfzXA\">https:\/\/calendly.com\/olli-uri<\/a><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Click on the names below to meet this semester&#8217;s Cyber Senior students.<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uri.techsmithrelay.com\/vAdL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/uri.techsmithrelay.com\/vAdL&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613593671106000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEij7uMI6RwicekbFQ-2Za1I0SZaQ\">Amanda<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uri.techsmithrelay.com\/dEs7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/uri.techsmithrelay.com\/dEs7&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613593671106000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHzBsfzYJc2-kBhpLpp1kSfdQcUNg\">Katie<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #000000\">SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS&nbsp; {<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/programs\/special-interest-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/programs\/special-interest-groups\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613593671106000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFcjdi7bizGcy-WIEFlB48b79YwoQ\">Visit our website for all the details.}&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BOOK GROUP- Meets February 19, via Webex at 1pm. Book is Bruno, Chief of Police: A Novel of the French Countryside by Martin Walker.&nbsp;<i>Please note, if you are looking for this book in the library, search under Bruno, Chief of Police, Vol 1 or Book 1. Email Beth Leconte for the link to this meeting.<\/i><\/li>\n<li>GREAT DECISIONS- Persian Gulf Security Issues meets on February 26, at 11:30am. Registration is required. Limited to 50 participants. There are still openings in this class.<\/li>\n<li>BROWN BAG POETRY-Meets on Tuesday, February 23, at 11:30AM via Zoom.&nbsp;&nbsp;This month&#8217;s prompt: take any line from Amanda Gorman&#8217;s inaugural&nbsp;poem, &#8220;The Hill We Climb&#8221; to use either directly in your poem or as inspiration.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>PHOTOGRAPHY- Meets on Friday, March 5, at 10am via Zoom. This month&#8217;s theme is&nbsp;<i>Signs of a Pandemic.<\/i><\/li>\n<li>WRITING-Meets on Friday, March 5, at 1pm via Webex.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000\">Keep an eye for details coming soon on our Walking, Golf and Biking Groups. We&#8217;re hoping to resume these, following social distancing guidelines, in late spring.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>URI NEWS THIS WEEK:&nbsp;<\/b>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/uri.imodules.com\/controls\/email_marketing\/view_in_browser.aspx?sid=1638&amp;gid=4&amp;sendId=2174447&amp;ecatid=40&amp;puid=4e51fe4a-7b9a-4dbd-9170-2377bf769e23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/uri.imodules.com\/controls\/email_marketing\/view_in_browser.aspx?sid%3D1638%26gid%3D4%26sendId%3D2174447%26ecatid%3D40%26puid%3D4e51fe4a-7b9a-4dbd-9170-2377bf769e23&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613593671107000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHNbkDCBv3nHUL-FQXkO7m9n1wk2w\">Click here.<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>OTHER NEWS:<\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Register online for the 2021 RI Nature Video Festival, Presented by the Rhode Island Natural History Survey and the Environmental Council of Rhode Island. This will be a virtual event on February 20, at 2pm. Admission is FREE.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.environmentcouncilri.org\/content\/2021-ri-nature-video-fest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.environmentcouncilri.org\/content\/2021-ri-nature-video-fest&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613593671107000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFycEKGYa7cDdgRlQXbAJ9zei0MQA\">Register by clicking here.&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Register for OLLI classes by clicking&nbsp;HERE:&nbsp; &nbsp; There&#8217;s still room in the FAMILY AND AGING INTERGENERATIONAL CLASS. It started last week but you can still register if you&#8217;re interested. Call the office at 874-4197. Class meets on Thursday, Feb 18, 9:30am &nbsp; MORE NEW CLASSES ARE COMING SOON!!&nbsp;Here are just a few! 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