{"id":15011,"date":"2022-11-22T17:53:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T22:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/?p=15011"},"modified":"2022-11-22T17:53:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T22:53:48","slug":"this-week-at-olli-november-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/news\/this-week-at-olli-november-21\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week at OLLI &#8211; November 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Have a Very Happy Thanksgiving!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This Week at OLLI- Week of November 21<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Monday&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">10:00AM Short Story-Writing for the Reader<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">5:30PM Rise and Fall of Empires<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Tuesday<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">9:30AM Climate Change (Zoom)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">10:00AM Digital Photography<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">10:00AM Herman Melville (Zoom)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">10:00AM Riding the Rails to Wickford<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">1:00PM Creative Writing<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">1:30PM Classic Foreign Films<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">3:00PM A History of Evangelism<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Wednesday-Friday<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Office is Closed-Happy Thanksgiving!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">NO Special Interest Groups<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">NEW OLLI CLASSES:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Check out these 2 New Classes with Jim Buxton. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1247\/2022\/11\/New-Buxton-Classes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1247\/2022\/11\/New-Buxton-Classes.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1669223662282000&amp;usg=AOvVaw30KQNSgzCxIGWqyn9XKU-s\">Click here to view the flyer.<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Qatar and the World Cup<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Comparing Electoral Systems<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">SNEAK PEEK AT WINTER CLASSES<\/span>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1247\/2022\/11\/Coming-soon-Winter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1247\/2022\/11\/Coming-soon-Winter.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1669223662282000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0xlyBzTBw2YveSFV8sy_ok\">Click here<\/a> to see some of the upcoming classes. Catalogs will be mailed to current OLLI members in early December. Registration begins December 27.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">OLLI GIFT CERTIFICATES<\/span> are a great gift for any occasion! You can purchase them online for any amount. <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__uriolli.augusoft.net_index.cfm-3Fmethod-3DGiftCard.SendGiftCard&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=dWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug&amp;r=KcL8xLL-l52rrG_i-XnwmXg8UekSbwO6fcjd5MPh1Ew&amp;m=9AJs-KlMbHW7hYTxWMEqKKVgAMvqkBEcPr_wXrFr_ZssOwJw9gmsHALxqRHPtPip&amp;s=RhoJ-iYtvL0t-Y70SnCY6nP__riV43vRO-0OQEo12qs&amp;e=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u%3Dhttps-3A__uriolli.augusoft.net_index.cfm-3Fmethod-3DGiftCard.SendGiftCard%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DdWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug%26r%3DKcL8xLL-l52rrG_i-XnwmXg8UekSbwO6fcjd5MPh1Ew%26m%3D9AJs-KlMbHW7hYTxWMEqKKVgAMvqkBEcPr_wXrFr_ZssOwJw9gmsHALxqRHPtPip%26s%3DRhoJ-iYtvL0t-Y70SnCY6nP__riV43vRO-0OQEo12qs%26e%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1669223662282000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1m8ffmfrBmtmMI3bXkC1nO\">Visit our website <\/a>or call 401-874-4197.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">CYBER SENIORS:<\/span> Greeshma\u2019s last day will be Thursday, Dec 1, so if you need help with technology, make sure you visit during these times:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Tuesday, Nov 22, 1:30pm-3:30pm<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Tuesday, Nov 29, 1:30pm-3:30pm<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Thursday, Dec 1, 12:30 to 3:30pm<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">HELP US \u201cDECK THE WALLS\u201d<\/span> Be part of our December wall display by sharing your favorite family memory or tradition. Please email a photo and short description to: <a href=\"mailto:OLLI@URI.EDU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OLLI@URI.EDU<\/a> You can also stop by the office with your photo and we will scan it for you! Any questions, please email us!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"m_-5196986819752421985gmail-docs-internal-guid-ad1a22e1-7fff-c05b-3ddd-c96485d243e4\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">SIGD: AN ETHIOPIAN JEWISH HOLIDAY: <\/span>ETHIOPIAN NATIVE YESHI MENGISTU TO SPEAK AT URI NOV. 21. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/11\/sigd-an-ethiopian-jewish-holiday-ethiopian-native-yeshi-megistu-to-speak-at-uri-nov-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/11\/sigd-an-ethiopian-jewish-holiday-ethiopian-native-yeshi-megistu-to-speak-at-uri-nov-21\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1669223662282000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2k0LLxRr6JQbtLBGZUVXBW\">Click for more information.<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #888888\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have a Very Happy Thanksgiving! This Week at OLLI- Week of November 21 Monday&nbsp; 10:00AM Short Story-Writing for the Reader 5:30PM Rise and Fall of Empires Tuesday 9:30AM Climate Change (Zoom) 10:00AM Digital Photography 10:00AM Herman Melville (Zoom) 10:00AM Riding the Rails to Wickford 1:00PM Creative Writing 1:30PM Classic Foreign Films 3:00PM A History of [&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-15011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15011","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=15011"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15012,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15011\/revisions\/15012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}