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‘Taste of OLLI’ features fall study groups
Special to the Green Valley News
When facing a feast, first try a taste.
“Taste of OLLI” offers a three-day sampling of a banquet of study groups that will be offered by the Green Valley affiliate of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Arizona during the fall 2009 semester.
The Retreat at Santa Rita Springs, 661 W. Calle Torres Blancas (between South Abrego and the East Frontage Road), will host “tastings” of six classes:
Shakespeare’s Richard III and The Merchant of Venice, 2 p.m. on Aug. 31.
Maintaining a Healthy and Active Brain, 3 p.m. on Aug. 31
What They Forgot to Tell You When You Started to Study History, 2 p.m. on Sept. 7.
The Future of Freedom, 3 p.m. on Sept. 7.
Web 2.0 - The Brave New World of Blogs, Wikis and Tweets, 2 p.m. on Sept. 14.
Native American Foods, 3 p.m. on Sept. 14.
Please RSVP to the Retreat at 399-2792.
Participants also will receive information about more than 30 topics to be studied during the fall semester, Sept. 28 through Nov. 20.
Most study groups meet for 90 minutes once a week, Monday through Friday, for either four or eight consecutive weeks. A few assorted topics are addressed in one or two classes.
The nationwide, university-affiliated OLLI program is for adults over 50 who want to share their passion for knowledge and interest in learning.
The annual cost of an OLLI/Green Valley membership is $130, which permits members to take as many courses as they wish during the eight-week fall and spring semesters as well as the four-week June program. A half-year membership for either the Fall or Spring semester is $95.
Membership/registration packets are available at the Joyner-Green Valley Library. For additional information, contact Penny Schmitt at the OLLI/UA office, (520) 626-9039 or ollimail@u.arizona.edu, or visit www.olli.arizona.edu.
MORE OLLI CLASSES
Other fall study groups include:
Overview of American Poets, 1920 through 1970
Creating Your Life from the Inside Out: How to Apply Key Spiritual Principles to Everyday Life
American Indians of the Plains and Pueblos
Charles Darwin, The Theory of Evolution and Evolutionary Biology: Then and Now
Tudors and Stuarts
Limits of Power, the End of American Exceptionalism
Alcoholism As a Disease
Readers Theatre and Choral Speaking
2,500 Years on Stage: Part Two
Reading the Rocks of Southeastern Arizona
A Potpourri of Artists
An Introduction to Classical Music
Food and Water Documentaries
French conversation, English sign language, volunteerism, travel, films, documentaries, short stories, non-fiction, jazz and wine are additional subjects.
When facing a feast, first try a taste.
“Taste of OLLI” offers a three-day sampling of a banquet of study groups that will be offered by the Green Valley affiliate of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Arizona during the fall 2009 semester.
The Retreat at Santa Rita Springs, 661 W. Calle Torres Blancas (between South Abrego and the East Frontage Road), will host “tastings” of six classes:
Please RSVP to the Retreat at 399-2792.
Participants also will receive information about more than 30 topics to be studied during the fall semester, Sept. 28 through Nov. 20.
Most study groups meet for 90 minutes once a week, Monday through Friday, for either four or eight consecutive weeks. A few assorted topics are addressed in one or two classes.
The nationwide, university-affiliated OLLI program is for adults over 50 who want to share their passion for knowledge and interest in learning.
The annual cost of an OLLI/Green Valley membership is $130, which permits members to take as many courses as they wish during the eight-week fall and spring semesters as well as the four-week June program. A half-year membership for either the Fall or Spring semester is $95.
Membership/registration packets are available at the Joyner-Green Valley Library. For additional information, contact Penny Schmitt at the OLLI/UA office, (520) 626-9039 or ollimail@u.arizona.edu, or visit www.olli.arizona.edu.
MORE OLLI CLASSES
Other fall study groups include:
French conversation, English sign language, volunteerism, travel, films, documentaries, short stories, non-fiction, jazz and wine are additional subjects.
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