Special Olympics is coming to Furman! On April 20 (rain date April 27) Furman will be hosting Special Olympics. Our parking lot will be full of buses, volunteers and spectators. Please be on the lookout for classroom updates or changes next week.
Help us appreciate our student workers! This week we celebrate Sam Kolls and Laken Weaver – our two fantastic student workers. Please thank them for all they do for us in the OLLI program. Also, former student worker and daughter of Susan Rae, Kelly Rae, has been awarded the distinguished honor of being selected as a Fulbright Scholar. She will be teaching in Taiwan next year! If you would like to drop her a note, please leave it in the office. We’ll make sure she gets it!
Attention all coffee, hot chocolate and tea consumers! Please be reminded to handle your beverages with care (cups with lids are preferred). Should there be a spill, please report it to the office so that we can treat it immediately to avoid permanent stains. Also, food or beverages are not permitted in the Computer Lab. In addition, the teaching stations are to have no food or beverage on them. Please put your coffee or drink of choice on the table nearby. Thank you for your assistance in helping us care for our beautiful building!
COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
PAH842 Healthy Authentic Chinese Cooking will not meet on Monday, April 11. There will be a make-up class on Monday, May 16.
RPH938 Intro to Islam will not meet Wednesday, April 13. Class members are encouraged to attend the special lecture, Islam: A Religion of Peace? Islam: A Religion of Peace? on Thurs., April 14 (details below.)
There is room for YOU in the Early Learning and School Success bonus event scheduled for Fri., April 15, at 10:30 a.m. Don’t miss this chance to prepare for this summer’s Straight Talk SC lecture series, which will examine the topic of Education. Topics covering issues such as high school graduation rates, the US prison population, how stress affects the young brain, and many more. Stop by OLLI Office to sign up today!
OLLI HAPPENINGS
OLLI and the Atlantic Institute present Islam: A Religion of Peace?, a lecture given by Mustafa Akyol, on Thursday, April 14, 12:30 p.m. at the Younts Center. Mr. Aykol, a Turkish journalist, has spoken across the US and around the world. Free and open to the public.
What happens when 7 people who belong to a writer’s group discover shocking secrets about each other? Will they ever get past the dreaded writer’s block that keeps them from putting their stories on paper? Will any of them ever be published? From the uptight professor trying to get tenure, to the dizzy blonde who hears voices in her head, to the pencil chewing romantic, they all have their problems. Add a dash of music, and you’ve got Writers Bloc, an original musical presented by OLLI’s latest SIG group: OLLI Onstage. Come join us fun on April 30 at 8 p.m. or May 1 at 3 p.m. Tickets are on sale in the OLLI Office, $6 in advance / $8 at the door! Note: Writer’s Bloc contains adult material. Not suitable for children.
Exclusively for OLLI @ Furman members: Road Scholar Multi Sport Adventure: Sea Kayaking, Bicycling and Hiking in Maine’s Acadia National Park. Enjoy an outdoor adventure and experience seaside cliffs, ocean air and breathtaking views atop the highest peak along the Atlantic Coast, Sun., Sept. 11 through Fri., Sept. 16, 2016. Trip Rates*: $925 double occupancy, $1225 single occupancy. To register, call Road Scholar at (800)322-5315 and reference Program #2198, “Multi Sport Adventure: Acadia National Park.” Pick up a brochure in the office or contact Heidi Wright for more information.
Lunch and Learn Tuesdays, speakers from the community present a variety of interesting topics. Free and open to the public, 12:30-1:20 p.m., HC110. Bring your lunch and enjoy! April 12, Bob Hughes, president of the Hughes Development Corporation will speak on “Greenville, The Original Collaborative Economy”.
The Classic Car Special Interest Group (SIG) offers classic car enthusiasts of OLLI a way to share information, resources and enjoyment of Classic Automobiles. If interested, please attend an organizational meeting Tuesday, April 12, 3:15 p.m. in HC111 so we can incorporate your ideas and get this SIG kicked off.
Get your electronic devices working better! The Computer Technology Committee will offer a Computer/ Tablet/Phone Help Desk for members Tues., April 19, 1-4 p.m., HC104 – First come, first served. Due to limited time, issues requiring lengthy attention will be directed for professional service. Contact John Bissell with any questions, no appointment necessary.
What’s GOING ON at Furman University?
On Tuesday April 12, Furman presents Furman Engaged. University students will showcase their research, present summer internships, display their artwork and perform their music. This is an all-day, campus-wide event. For more information and for a complete schedule of events click here.
The Tocqueville Program at Furman University presents Clifford Orwin for Abraham’s Confrontation with God (Genesis 17-19), Wednesday, April 13 at 5 p.m. in the Watkins Room, Trone Student Center.
The Furman Theatre presents Arcadia by Tom Stoppard April 13-16 and 21-23 at 8 p.m. and April 17 and 24 at 3 p.m. Tickets for OLLI members are $10. Call 294-2125.
The Furman Symphony Orchestra and the Furman Singers and Chorales will present their Spring Oratorio Concert with a program featuring Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and Borodin’s Polovetsian Dances from Prince Igor on Friday April 15 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium.
Do you enjoy watching courtroom drama? Furman will host the Bell Tower Championship Mock Trial Tournament April 15-17 in downtown Greenville and on the Furman campus. The tournament needs practicing and retired attorneys and judges to evaluate the trials, and volunteers to serve as courtroom monitors. Trials will be held in downtown Greenville courthouses. Email Paige Blankenship to volunteer.
The Furman University Athletic Department seeks volunteers to assist with the upcoming Southern Conference Baseball Tournament, held at Fluor Field May 24-29. Volunteers are needed to help with various tasks during the tournament weekend as well as work with the committee as they seek to make Greenville a permanent home for the tournament. Please contact Alex Loeb (294-3267) if you can help!
What’s GOING ON around Greenville?
The Greenville Jewish Federation presents Triumph of the Soul: Two Stories of Holocaust Survival. A public screening of “The Children of Chabannes,” will be held on Mon., April 11 at 7 pm, at St. Joseph’s Catholic High School. On Tuesday, April 12 at 7 p.m. at Younts Conference Center there will be a joint talk and Q & A with Norbert and Gerda Bikales. Wednesday, April 13 at 7 p.m. at Dorman High School Fine Arts Center, joint talk and Q & A with Norbert and Gerda Bikales. Thursday, April 14 at 7 p.m. at Christ Church Episcopal School, Hartness Performing Arts Center, talk and book signing with Gerda Bikales, featuring her personal memoir: “Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, a Holocaust Childhood”. Free!
The Carolina Bronze Hand-bell Ensemble presents their spring concert “All that Jazz” on April 10, 3 p.m.—First United Methodist Church, April 12, 6:30 p.m.—Brookdale Southpointe Drive, and April 17, 2 p.m.—Greenville County Museum of Art. Visit the website or call 864-238-4639 for more information.
The Fountain Inn Chorale presents “Creation in Spring” at the Younts Center for Performing Arts in Fountain Inn on April 16 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $12-$14. For more information click here.
Native Plant Sale! On Saturday April 16 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. the SC Native Plant Society’s spring native plant sale will feature over 150 types of native wildflowers, shrubs, trees, ferns and grasses. The sale will be held at Conestee Park, 840 Mauldin Road in Greenville, next to the baseball stadium.
The Greenville Chorale presents their spring concert, A Great Sacred Song Fest on Sunday, April 17, 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Greenville AND Sunday, April 24, 3 p.m. at Taylors First Baptist Church.
Discounted tickets available in OLLI Office ($30 ticket for $24).