{"id":17505,"date":"2025-08-12T10:08:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T14:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/?p=17505"},"modified":"2025-08-12T10:08:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T14:08:07","slug":"this-week-at-olli-august-11-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/olli\/news\/this-week-at-olli-august-11-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week at OLLI- August 11, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Week of August 11, 2025 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

VICTORY DAY – <\/strong>The OLLI office will be closed today, Mon, Aug 11 for RI State Holiday. There will be no on site classes. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

COMING THIS FALL!<\/strong> – Click HERE<\/a> to view a list of upcoming fall classes.  The OLLI Fall Catalog will be available on our website on August 22 and mailed to current members by the end of the month. Registration begins Tues, Sept. 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PARKING <\/strong>– <\/strong>OLLI parking permit renewal continues!  Log on to the Website<\/a>, with your last name and OLLI Learner ID#, or give us a call in the office at 401.874.4197, or come to our registration event – see details below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PARKING REGISTRATION EVENT:<\/strong> <\/strong> Join us Monday, August 18, from 12PM-2PM to register your car for parking and get a FREE hot dog provided by URI Campus Police! You can celebrate summer, have some lunch, and see all of your friends at OLLI even if you have already renewed your permit! Rain or Shine! Click here for all the details<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ADDITIONAL CLASS OFFERINGS :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are still a few spaces available in these Second Sessions:<\/strong> (Please look at the dates\/times carefully as these are second sessions and not the dates listed in the catalog.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Understanding Offshore Wind Energy: Consequences from Plankton to People (Session 2)<\/a> with Barbara Sullivan-Watts, Mon Aug 18, 1-2:30PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don McLean’s American Pie & “The Day the Music Died” (Session 2)<\/a> with Brett Morse, Fri Aug 22, 1-3PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CLASS SPOTLIGHT – Register online or call 401.874.4197<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OLLI NEW MEMBER WELCOME<\/strong>\u2013 If you are a new or current member of OLLI, or if you just want to learn more about OLLI, please join us Tomorrow, Tuesday, Aug 12, <\/strong>at 11:30AM <\/strong>for an information session. We\u2019ll review our current programs and our special interest groups, and we\u2019ll go over our OLLI website and registration software. There will be plenty of time for Q & A, as well as coffee and door prizes! Come and bring a friend!  Click Here to Register<\/a> (Registration is not required for this session.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRIMARY CARE FOR ALL RHODE ISLAND<\/strong> –  1 Session with Michael Fine, Wed, Aug 13, 4-6PM We\u2019ll discuss how to build a Primary Care for All Americans local workgroup to provide primary care to everyone in South County, using models and best practices from around the state and nation. We\u2019ll begin by learning how to organize and support the local workgroup and then move on to how to create a work plan. (Suggested Reading:<\/strong> Primary Care for All Americans Local Playbook <\/em>(2025), available on the PC4AA website.<\/a>) Click Here to Register<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

THIS WEEK AT OLLI <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday<\/strong>– OFFICE CLOSED (Victory Day)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n