{"id":14113,"date":"2021-09-13T11:57:44","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T15:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/?p=14113"},"modified":"2021-09-13T12:00:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T16:00:30","slug":"this-week-at-olli-september-13-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/news\/this-week-at-olli-september-13-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week at OLLI! September 13, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Week of Sept 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">There\u2019s still time to register for some of the classes coming up this week!&nbsp;&nbsp;Don\u2019t miss out!&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__uriolli.augusoft.net_&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=dWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug&amp;r=bYoaZeiei4pV4vUFVub2DP13yy28URENxfHtikCgQc8&amp;m=UQGVOmKicKOPWUg06D2nwSd4xHnEXmHpv1PcUOJkJOg&amp;s=rj9DA7UAL6nNmEkuccPEx1kCJ6VHHsexGPxwAFJW5SE&amp;e=\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u%3Dhttps-3A__uriolli.augusoft.net_%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DdWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug%26r%3DbYoaZeiei4pV4vUFVub2DP13yy28URENxfHtikCgQc8%26m%3DUQGVOmKicKOPWUg06D2nwSd4xHnEXmHpv1PcUOJkJOg%26s%3Drj9DA7UAL6nNmEkuccPEx1kCJ6VHHsexGPxwAFJW5SE%26e%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631627420612000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGfq8uFXCtOusVPWFncG_Z6PskrAw\">Click here to register<\/a>&nbsp;or call the office and we\u2019ll be happy to help you!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>PARKING-<\/strong>If you\u2019re coming to classes on campus this week, you need to register your&nbsp;car for parking. Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=http-3A__uri.aimsparking.com.&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=dWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug&amp;r=bYoaZeiei4pV4vUFVub2DP13yy28URENxfHtikCgQc8&amp;m=UQGVOmKicKOPWUg06D2nwSd4xHnEXmHpv1PcUOJkJOg&amp;s=5_dcOY6KnfkKxg8ZwS0VkcOEXt7ymaO3YQdyMTZXZ9k&amp;e=\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u%3Dhttp-3A__uri.aimsparking.com.%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DdWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug%26r%3DbYoaZeiei4pV4vUFVub2DP13yy28URENxfHtikCgQc8%26m%3DUQGVOmKicKOPWUg06D2nwSd4xHnEXmHpv1PcUOJkJOg%26s%3D5_dcOY6KnfkKxg8ZwS0VkcOEXt7ymaO3YQdyMTZXZ9k%26e%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631627420612000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGNTVNu0VIUrYKj-La9UY4mLfa8gw\">uri.aimsparking.com.&nbsp;<\/a>You will need your OLLI learner ID, which can be found by logging in to your OLLI member account (<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__uriolli.augusoft.net_&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=dWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug&amp;r=bYoaZeiei4pV4vUFVub2DP13yy28URENxfHtikCgQc8&amp;m=UQGVOmKicKOPWUg06D2nwSd4xHnEXmHpv1PcUOJkJOg&amp;s=rj9DA7UAL6nNmEkuccPEx1kCJ6VHHsexGPxwAFJW5SE&amp;e=\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u%3Dhttps-3A__uriolli.augusoft.net_%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DdWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug%26r%3DbYoaZeiei4pV4vUFVub2DP13yy28URENxfHtikCgQc8%26m%3DUQGVOmKicKOPWUg06D2nwSd4xHnEXmHpv1PcUOJkJOg%26s%3Drj9DA7UAL6nNmEkuccPEx1kCJ6VHHsexGPxwAFJW5SE%26e%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631627420612000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGfq8uFXCtOusVPWFncG_Z6PskrAw\">https:\/\/uriolli.augusoft.net\/<\/a>) or you can call the office at 401-874-4197.&nbsp;We will have volunteers in the lobby this week to assist you! Stop by on Monday morning between 9 and 10AM,&nbsp; or on Wednesday, from 9 to 9:30AM, and from 12 to 1pm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><u>Monday<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>9:30AM&nbsp; Italian I<\/li>\n<li>10AM&nbsp;&nbsp;Digital Photography, from Vision to Frame<\/li>\n<li>12PM&nbsp; A Curious Look at the 1948 World Series<\/li>\n<li>5PM&nbsp; The Card Game of Bridge<\/li>\n<li>5:30 PM The Vietnam War<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><u>Tuesday<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>9:30AM The Poetry of Mary Oliver<\/li>\n<li>11AM- Introduction to Horseback Riding<\/li>\n<li>12:30PM What Exactly is Laughter? <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">(Zoom)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>1PM- Ingmar Bergman: Existential Filmmaker<\/li>\n<li>1:45PM Golf<\/li>\n<li>5:30PM The Right to Vote<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><u>Wednesday<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through\">9:30AM- The Civil War in the West &#8211;<\/span><\/li>\n<li>10AM&nbsp; The Golden Age of Mobile Photography<\/li>\n<li>12:30PM Feisty Foremothers from the 17<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;and 18<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Centuries<\/li>\n<li>1PM American Art Before 1900<\/li>\n<li>1PM Walking Group<\/li>\n<li>3PM The Universality of The Portrait of a Lady<\/li>\n<li>3PM&nbsp; Introduction to Zentangle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><u>Thursday<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">No Classes-Yom Kippur<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>1PM Mahjong<\/li>\n<li>3PM&nbsp; Finance&nbsp; Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><u>Friday<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>9:30AM The World of Odors from the Canine Perspective<\/li>\n<li>1PM Book Club<\/li>\n<li>2PM&nbsp; US Policy in Afghanistan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><u><strong>CANCELLED CLASSES<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>Edith Wharton Revisited (instructor cancelled)<\/li>\n<li>Slavery the Scourge of Civilization (instructor cancelled)<\/li>\n<li>More Navajo Mysteries -Low Enrollment<\/li>\n<li>Civil War in the West (instructor cancelled)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><u>CLOSED CLASSES-FULL<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>Horseback Riding<\/li>\n<li>Audubon Society<\/li>\n<li>Ice Skating<\/li>\n<li>US Policy in Afghanistan<\/li>\n<li>The Poetry of Mary Oliver<\/li>\n<li>Flexible &amp; Versatile Chenin Blanc \u2013 Oct 19<\/li>\n<li>Rhode Island Fresh (Sept class)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>CLASS SPOTLIGHT:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__uriolli.augusoft.net_&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=dWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug&amp;r=bYoaZeiei4pV4vUFVub2DP13yy28URENxfHtikCgQc8&amp;m=UQGVOmKicKOPWUg06D2nwSd4xHnEXmHpv1PcUOJkJOg&amp;s=rj9DA7UAL6nNmEkuccPEx1kCJ6VHHsexGPxwAFJW5SE&amp;e=\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u%3Dhttps-3A__uriolli.augusoft.net_%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DdWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug%26r%3DbYoaZeiei4pV4vUFVub2DP13yy28URENxfHtikCgQc8%26m%3DUQGVOmKicKOPWUg06D2nwSd4xHnEXmHpv1PcUOJkJOg%26s%3Drj9DA7UAL6nNmEkuccPEx1kCJ6VHHsexGPxwAFJW5SE%26e%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631627420612000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGfq8uFXCtOusVPWFncG_Z6PskrAw\">Click to register<\/a>&nbsp;or call the office at 401-874-4197.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>More Winning Novels of 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>with Marylen McKenna<\/em>&nbsp;Sept 21, Oct 26, Nov 30, 11:30 AM &#8211; 1 PM $40<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Explore, discuss, and enjoy current award winning novels in class where everyone will participate in the discussion. We will begin with EEG by Dasa Drndie, winner of the 2020 Best Translated Book Award. In the second class, we will read Hamnet by Maggie O\u2019Farrell, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and women\u2019s prize for fiction. And we will conclude with Luster by Raven Leilani, winner of the John Leonard Prize and the Pen\/Hemingway for a debut novel. We will explore the criteria for the awards, our agreement or disagreement with the selection, and delve into the character, plot, sense of place, and arc of the book.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><u>Required texts:&nbsp;<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nDasa Drndie:&nbsp;<em>EEG<\/em>, Maggie O\u2019Farrell:&nbsp;<em>Hamnet<\/em>&nbsp;, Leilani Luster:&nbsp;<em>Raven<\/em>,&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Environmental Policy in New Zealand<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>with Bill Brownell<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sept 21, 28 Oct 5, 3 &#8211; 4:30 PM $40<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__uri.techsmithrelay.com_7ehv&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=dWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug&amp;r=bYoaZeiei4pV4vUFVub2DP13yy28URENxfHtikCgQc8&amp;m=UQGVOmKicKOPWUg06D2nwSd4xHnEXmHpv1PcUOJkJOg&amp;s=nrgG4HIAy3Tewvr0gWFKZldLAhl1DgnlA689cqJx-zQ&amp;e=\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u%3Dhttps-3A__uri.techsmithrelay.com_7ehv%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DdWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug%26r%3DbYoaZeiei4pV4vUFVub2DP13yy28URENxfHtikCgQc8%26m%3DUQGVOmKicKOPWUg06D2nwSd4xHnEXmHpv1PcUOJkJOg%26s%3DnrgG4HIAy3Tewvr0gWFKZldLAhl1DgnlA689cqJx-zQ%26e%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631627420612000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFvvdUCDuQ_tXT8KzXR1TV6QrCd1w\">Click here to watch the Video Preview<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The objective will be to study and discuss the evolution and application of New Zealand\u2019s progressive environmental policies and how they are driven by an all-encompassing \u201cClean and Green New Zealand\u201d brand. An early history of extreme environmental exploitation and degradation has given way to a modern philosophy of achieving maximum social and economic benefit for the entire country through protection and enhancement of natural landscapes, soil, water and endemic ecosystems. This approach has resulted in high levels of international approval for New Zealand&#8217;s tourism opportunities and its extremely successful natural resource based industries (dairying, horticulture, beef and sheep meats, wool, fisheries\/aquaculture and forestry). The class will analyze the roles of a multiparty political structure, a strong sense of national identity, an influential indigenous culture, inspired leadership, and a relatively enlightened business community in achieving a high level of environmental sustainability for the country and its people. For the first class: read excerpts from the Chapman book and the Huntington and O\u2019Brien article (to be emailed to those who register).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Check out this welcome message from URI&#8217;s new president<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;In&nbsp;a video message, URI\u2019s new president extends a warm welcome to the entire URI community, at the start of the 2021\u20132022 academic year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__vimeo.com_596585885_a746e8ceb9&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=dWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug&amp;r=bYoaZeiei4pV4vUFVub2DP13yy28URENxfHtikCgQc8&amp;m=UQGVOmKicKOPWUg06D2nwSd4xHnEXmHpv1PcUOJkJOg&amp;s=vaI3t3B8IYMrYUq_3vgJtUgdZuYBsexX7805IcNf8D0&amp;e=\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u%3Dhttps-3A__vimeo.com_596585885_a746e8ceb9%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DdWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug%26r%3DbYoaZeiei4pV4vUFVub2DP13yy28URENxfHtikCgQc8%26m%3DUQGVOmKicKOPWUg06D2nwSd4xHnEXmHpv1PcUOJkJOg%26s%3DvaI3t3B8IYMrYUq_3vgJtUgdZuYBsexX7805IcNf8D0%26e%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631627420612000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH9gaNNDurw0Gkz313YpQfAm1n4vA\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/596585885\/a746e8ceb9<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Gardening with the Masters Tour<\/strong><br \/>\nSept 25-26, 10AM-4PM<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 10th annual Gardening with the Masters Tour will feature 15 private gardens located throughout Rhode Island and surrounding areas owned and cared for by URI Master Gardener volunteers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more info and to purchase tickets, please click here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=http-3A__uri.imodules.com_controls_email-5Fmarketing_view-5Fin-5Fbrowser.aspx-3Fsid-3D1638-26gid-3D4-26sendId-3D2762035-26ecatid-3D46-26puid-3D4e51fe4a-2D7b9a-2D4dbd-2D9170-2D2377bf769e23&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=dWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug&amp;r=bYoaZeiei4pV4vUFVub2DP13yy28URENxfHtikCgQc8&amp;m=UQGVOmKicKOPWUg06D2nwSd4xHnEXmHpv1PcUOJkJOg&amp;s=W6zQkFhkYY4Q2mT3dUA1j0sR7VqHcrEEqRjRdR_cY1Q&amp;e=\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u%3Dhttp-3A__uri.imodules.com_controls_email-5Fmarketing_view-5Fin-5Fbrowser.aspx-3Fsid-3D1638-26gid-3D4-26sendId-3D2762035-26ecatid-3D46-26puid-3D4e51fe4a-2D7b9a-2D4dbd-2D9170-2D2377bf769e23%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DdWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug%26r%3DbYoaZeiei4pV4vUFVub2DP13yy28URENxfHtikCgQc8%26m%3DUQGVOmKicKOPWUg06D2nwSd4xHnEXmHpv1PcUOJkJOg%26s%3DW6zQkFhkYY4Q2mT3dUA1j0sR7VqHcrEEqRjRdR_cY1Q%26e%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631627420612000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFJkqbXkOtlyXEOLDBOl2TMwWX-3g\">http:\/\/uri.imodules.com\/controls\/email_marketing\/view_in_browser.aspx?sid=1638&amp;gid=4&amp;sendId=2762035&amp;ecatid=46&amp;puid=4e51fe4a-7b9a-4dbd-9170-2377bf769e23<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week of Sept 14 There\u2019s still time to register for some of the classes coming up this week!&nbsp;&nbsp;Don\u2019t miss out!&nbsp;Click here to register&nbsp;or call the office and we\u2019ll be happy to help you! PARKING-If you\u2019re coming to classes on campus this week, you need to register your&nbsp;car for parking. Visit&nbsp;uri.aimsparking.com.&nbsp;You will need your OLLI learner [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4753,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4753"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14113"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14116,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14113\/revisions\/14116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}