{"id":17047,"date":"2025-01-27T14:12:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T19:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/?p=17047"},"modified":"2025-01-27T14:12:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T19:12:58","slug":"this-week-at-olli-jan-27-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/news\/this-week-at-olli-jan-27-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week at OLLI – Jan. 27, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Week of January 27, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEW CLASSES ADDED:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Disappearing Local News in South County – and in the Rest of America – <\/strong>1 Session, Mon, Feb 10, 3:00PM-4:30PM  <\/strong>America’s local newspapers are in sharp decline, leading to reduced civic engagement, weakened social cohesion, increased misinformation, and diminished governmental accountability. As digital disruption slashed circulation and ad revenue, staff cuts deepened, many papers closed, and others reduced their content and delivery. While digital subscriptions grew, online ads generate far less revenue than print. Local radio news is virtually absent, and TV news prioritizes sensationalism with brief, superficial coverage. Social media fills the gap with unverified and often unreliable content, eroding trust. What are we to do? Click Here to Register<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

*New Tech Talk In January – Frauds And Scams: How to Escape Becoming a Victim (ZOOM) – <\/strong>1 Session, Thurs, Jan 30, 11:30AM – 1:00PM on ZOOM<\/strong>. The Tech Committee invites you to join this month’s free OLLI Extra. The scams don\u2019t stop, and they are becoming more original and invasive. But they are only successful if we engage, and they are becoming more clever to engage us before we realize it. They are not only online, but at our door and our phone. Every human is at risk of fraud. The statistics are staggering, but we will not spend time on the big data; instead, we have some real-life stories to share to help you learn their tricks. This Tech Talk will update you with what we know as sure fire ways to avoid being caught up in a scam or fraud scheme and what to do about it, if you realize you have become involved. Click Here to Register<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CLASS SPOTLIGHT – Register online or call 401-874-4197.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIY \u201cLove, Luck and Laughter\u201d Watercolor Note Cards <\/strong>1 Session Wed, Jan 29, 10AM-12PM <\/strong>Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day and April Fool’s Day are around the corner. Even if you\u2019ve never thought of yourself as an artist or painter, Kara Marziali will help you create note cards for the months of February, March, and April. Participants will paint three different designs on blank cards so a personal message can be written inside. Your friends and family will love the handmade touch, and you are guaranteed to have fun! All materials will be supplied, and students will receive a kit designed especially for this class. $10 to be paid to the instructor the day of class.<\/strong> Click Here to Register<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPECIAL PRESENTATION – RAILBOOKERS<\/strong> – <\/strong>Thurs, Feb 6, 10AM-12PM – <\/strong>Representatives from Railbookers and AAA Travel will join us to talk about these exciting rail vacations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n