Last Chance! OLLI@Furman is joining the Osher National Resource Center in a national survey of OLLI members. The Osher Foundation and our own OLLI will benefit from your answers as we strive to provide fresh, engaging programming for all of you. Please use this link and take a few minutes to respond to the survey. Paper copies are available in the office if you prefer that method. Thank you!
COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
HFE588 Zumba Gold will not meet Thursday, October 6.
CPT363 Introduction to iPad and CPT373 Intermediate iPad classes will not meet on Tuesday, Oct 11.
BEF215 Investing 101 will not meet on Tuesday, Oct 18 (they have scheduled a makeup class on Oct 17).
PAH879 Zentangle will not meet on Wednesday, Oct 19.
ACM141 Drawing Projects will not meet on Friday, October 21.
OLLI HAPPENINGS
Join OLLI friends tonight, wear PURPLE and cheer on the Furman Volleyball Team! Furman vs. Western Carolina Friday, Sept. 30, 7 p.m. at Alley Gym. Discounted tickets available for just $3 in the OLLI office. Wear your OLLI nametag and meet 5:30 p.m. for dinner before in the Trustees Room, Dining Hall.
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! October 4, “The Garden Legacies of Jesse May Burnett” with Dr. Karen LaFleur Stewart, Master Gardener.
Special Event: A group of OLLI members has developed the Personal & Community Engagement (PCE) Initiative, a personal service initiative to simplify matching older adults with meaningful volunteer positions compatible with your skills and desires. Come meet with your peers to discuss volunteer options with 15 Greenville Agencies. Wed., Oct. 19, 1:30-3:30, HC110. Sign up in the OLLI Office.
The Computer Technology Committee is offering a special session, Email and Personal Identity Security: Why, How, And Your Responsibility with Duane Leet, on Thursday, October 13, 3:15 p.m., HC110. In the wake of the disclosure that Yahoo has been “hacked”, users are encouraged to reevaluate their own security practices using smart phones, computers, tablets, and even credit cards. This session will review the latest on the why of hacking, the how of identity theft, and what you can to protect yourself and your family. Q&A will follow.
The Aging in Community SIG will meet in HC105 Wed., Oct. 5, 12:20-1:20 p.m. Join us and share ideas for living in a safe friendly environment near Furman. Questions? Email Elaine Brummett.
Get ready for Cruisin’ with OLLI as we remember rock and roll, drive-ins, and hot wheels on Friday, October 28, 2-5 p.m. at the Herring Center. Jump back in time as and share time with other OLLI members rockin’ to the tunes of American Bandstand, check out the wheels of the Classic Car SIG members and enjoy some favorite foods of the times. No cost to attend; reservations are helpful. Purchase a food ticket in the OLLI office for $10 (mini-hamburger or hotdog, fries and your choice of a coke float or root beer float) if you like.
Interested in a Golf SIG? Contact Michael Halloran at 228.223.4767. Also, a golf group is looking for a player to round out a foursome Tuesdays at 1 p.m. and Fridays at 9:30 a.m. at Paris Mountain Country Club. Contact Michael if you are interested.
Have an idea for a new course? Want to enhance a current course? Grants of up to $2,000 are available to Ollie members to help cover the costs of course development. Grant applications can be found on the Olli website or by clicking here. Applications should be submitted by March 1, 2017.
Anyone interested in being onstage or backstage is more than welcome to attend the OLLI Onstage SIG meeting Thursday, October 13 at 12:20 p.m., HC103. No experience necessary and all are invited to come to the first meeting of the year. We are seeking input on what our next production will be!
Ce semestre le SIG français deviendra un club du livre. Nous lirons un livre français et l’utiliserons comme point de départ pour notre discussion. Nous commencerons avec “Le Chien Jaune,” un livre de Georges Simenon. Vous pouvez acheter l’édition français en ligne à Amazon. Nous accueillerons les personnes qui ont des notions de français, parlé ou écrit. Le SIG se réunira le mardi au centre Herring de 12:20 de 13:20, salle
105.
TRAVEL WITH OLLI
The International Travel Committee is exploring the possibility offering an OLLI @ Furman trip with a Furman faculty member to visit the Battlefields of Western Europe in mid to late May, 2017. In order to gauge potential participation, anyone interested is asked to contact Heidi Wright in the OLLI office. A meeting will be held soon with Furman faculty to overview the details of the trip.
Sign up now to enjoy OLLI @ Furman’s exclusive Road Scholar Santa Fe and Taos: Tale of Two Cities trip on June 5-11, 2017. Get an insider’s perspective on Santa Fe and Taos alongside local artists, exploring the Georgia O’Keeffe museum, enjoying traditional music and learning about native cultures. View details here. The cost of the trip is $1,484/double ($1,964 single). Sign-up with Road Scholar at 800.322.5315 and reference Program #11009. For additional information and further assistance, see Heidi in the OLLI office.
What’s GOING ON at Furman University?
Attention OLLI members interested in Furman’s annual Festival of Lessons and Carols (Sunday, December 11, 3 and 5 p.m.)! Anyone (OLLI members, faculty, staff, etc.) who would like tickets to Lessons and Carols will need to go to the McAlister Auditorium Box Office at 9 a.m. Monday, October 3 to pick up your free tickets (4 per person). Due to a new policy, OLLI will not have any tickets to distribute.
Furman University’s Marching Band, The Paladin Regiment, will present its annual Band Extravaganza concert tonight, Friday, Sept. 30, at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. $5 tickets are available at the door.
Furman Theatre presents Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party at the Playhouse on Sat. Oct. 1, 8pm and Sun. Oct. 2, 3 p.m. OLLI member tickets are $12, and season tickets for OLLI are just $28. For more information, visit the website. Call 294-2125 with questions.
Furman Professor of Organ Dr. Charles Tompkins will present a faculty recital at Greenville’s First Baptist Church, Sunday, Oct. 2 at 3 p.m. A tribute to the late Sherwood A. Mobley, former Principal Timpanist and Executive Director of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra, the concert is free and open to the public.
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) scholar Dr. Dalibor Rohac will speak about “Brexit”, Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. in Hartness Pavilion. Find out more here.
Jennifer Hochschild, chair of the Harvard University Department of Government, will speak Thursday, Oct. 6 at 5 p.m. in Burgiss Theater. Her talk is entitled, “‘Here they treat us like a different race’: Political Implications of Class-in-Race Inequality.” For more information, visit the website.
The Furman Volleyball team invites OLLI golfers to join them for the Furman Volleyball Golf Tournament on Friday, October 7 at the Furman University Golf Course. Shotgun start at 1 p.m. with lunch provided. Contact Christi Sherman with questions or to register, 294-3132.
What’s GOING ON around Greenville?
Greenville In Harmony Show Chorus presents: “’WGIH-On the Air’ 1940’s Radio Show featuring Sing for Scholarship Finalists” Sat., Oct. 1, 3 p.m. at Anderson University. Ticket information here or call 864-915-4496.
The 38th annual Symphony Tour of Homes will take place October 7-9, in the gentle rolling hills of the Green Valley area. The tour will include homes ranging from the elegant mansion, “White Oaks,” home of the President of Furman University, to a modern energy efficient home. Ticket are $20 in advance and $25 on Tour days. Additional information is available at www.guildGSO.org or call 864-370-0965.