Summer hours: The OLLI office will be open 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. during the summer.
Summer classes begin next week! It’s not too late to register. Pick up a brochure in the office, and a few more to share with friends and neighbors. Summer is a great time to try OLLI for the first time. Classes are just $35 and there is no membership requirement.
Are you looking for a way to make a difference in the community? Become more aware of issues facing seniors in our community: apply now for Class 4 of Senior Leaders Greenville, a program of OLLI@Furman that builds awareness of the essential role of seniors in the community and the critical issues they face, empowering participants to become active players seeking better lives for seniors in Greenville, the Upstate, and beyond. Learn more on the website, and click here to apply. Brochures and paper applications are available in the OLLI office. Call Nancy Kennedy with questions at 864-294-2979. Deadline June 9!
Copies of the latest edition of Gray Matters are available in the OLLI office and on the OLLI Website. Check it out here. Many thanks to Gary Aten for his service as the Gray Matters editor for more than nine years! Enjoy his final issue as editor and be sure to thank him for his contribution when you see him at the OLLI.
COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Many of our Summer classes still have room. Following are a few you might want to consider. Check here for descriptions.
Public Speaking, T, 10-noon DIY Workshop w/ Grandkids & Home Depot, T, 1-3 p.m.
Small Wonders 101, TH, 1-2:30 p.m. Oratorios and Liturgical Music, W 1-3 p.m.
TRAVEL WITH OLLI
In the Heart of Europe: The Czech Republic We thrilled that Furman professor Dr. Michael Svec is offering an opportunity for OLLI members to travel to the Czech Republic September 4-13, 2017. Learn more here. It’s not too late! Contact Heidi Wright with questions, 294-2998.
OLLI HAPPENINGS
Join the Food SIG for some summer gatherings hosted by AJ Jester on Wednesday, June 14, 12 noon at Mekong Restaurant – Vietnamese Food (2013 Wade Hampton Blvd) or Wednesday, July 12, 12 noon, location TBD. Contact Barbara Wojack by e-mail to RSVP for count purposes.
What’s GOING ON at Furman University?
Bridges to a Brighter Future, a program for high school students whose potential outdistances their circumstances, will hold their Career Expo on June 20, 7-9 p.m., on Furman’s campus. Organizers are looking for volunteers willing to talk to students about their own careers. If you are interested in participating, please sign up on this Google Doc. For more information, contact Dean Bailey, Bridges Assistant Director.
Furman University’s Music by the Lake Summer Concert Series, a Greenville tradition since 1968, runs Thursday evenings through August 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the university’s amphitheater. On June 1, enjoy American Made performed by the Poinsett Wind Symphony. Learn more about the Summer Concert Series here.
What’s GOING ON in and around Greenville?
Join GCCA (Greenville Center for Creative Arts) tonight for First Friday, June 2 from 6 – 9 p.m. for the opening of In Sight featuring the work of Dorothy Shain, Glory Day Loflin, and Kiah Bellows. Learn more on the website.
Greenville Health System invites you to attend Self-Defense Class this Saturday, June 3 or June 24: 9-11:30 a.m. at GHS Life Center. Learn about personal protection, environmental awareness and practical self-defense techniques from members of GHS’ Police Department. The workshop is free, but registration is required. To register, call (864) 455-4001. You are also invited to attend a Men’s Health Roundtable Discussion on Tuesday, June 20: Noon at Caine Halter YMCA. Join Allison Tucker, PA, of GHS Regional Urology for an informal discussion of men’s health issues, including BPH, sexual dysfunction and recommended screenings. Lunch will be provided. Free, but registration is required. Register here.
Centre Stage presents Intimate Apparel June 15-July 1. Learn more and purchase tickets here.
The Rotary Club of Greenville has established a satellite club that meets at the Woodlands at Furman at 9 a.m. on the first and third Thursdays of the month. OLLI members are invited to attend. Upcoming speakers are State Senator William Timmons on June 1 and Furman Vice President Mary Lou Merkt on June 15. For more information contact OLLI member and Woodland Rotary Chair Angelo Tartaro.
Elvis Presley meets Chautauqua’s Walter Cronkite – and “You Are There.” Break out your bobby socks, poodle skirts and hula hoops and get ready to flashback to the 50’s. Elvis will perform. Walter Cronkite will interview. 1950’s vintage cars, motorcycles and even a vintage M39Aa Willy’s Jeep like the one Private Elvis drove. 1950’s music and kids’ games for the whole family. Pin up your ponytail and polish your saddle shoes for a 1950’s Costume Contest. Saturday, June 10 at 10 a.m. – noon. Runway Café, Downtown Airport. Call 244-1499 or visit greenvilleCHAUTAUQUA.org Free!
Downtown Greenville’s TD Saturday Market is now underway from 8 a.m. – 12 noon at Main Street at McBee Avenue. Learn more here. Also in full swing is the Travelers Rest Market which runs from 8:30 a.m. – noon at Trailblazer Park. Learn more about the Travelers Rest Market here.
The Guild of the Greenville Symphony will sponsor its first ever summer social event—the 2017 Boots and Bandanas, on Thursday, June 8, 5-9 p.m. at the Lindsey Plantation, 750 Camp Creek Road, Taylors, SC. The Guild promises an exciting evening of great BBQ pork and chicken with all your favorite sides, wine and craft beer, bourbon tasting, and country music featuring the West End String Band providing an opportunity to dance the night away. Proceeds from the event will support the Greenville Symphony Orchestra. Tickets are $65. For more information and to purchase tickets, call the Guild office at 864 370-0965 or visit our website, www.guildGSO.org.
Grandchildren in town over the summer? They might enjoy visiting the Upcountry History Museum for a special exhibit, Curious George: Let’s Get Curious, open June 3 through September 24. Learn more on the Museum’s website.
Chautauqua History Alive presents Walter Cronkite, Abe Lincoln, Maya Angelou, Cesar Chavez & Rachel Carson | June 16-25. Listen in as Abe Lincoln redefines democracy. Rise up and sing with Maya Angelou. Protest and march with Cesar Chavez. Step inside Silent Spring, with Rachel Carson. And “You Are There” with Walter Cronkite. Enjoy the shows and your evenings outdoors or see them indoors during the day. And they’re all Free! Outdoor shows at 7:30p at Greenville Tech: Fri 6/16 Cronkite – Sat 6/17 Carson – Sun 6/18 & Fri 6/23 Chavez – Sat 6/24 Angelou – Sun 6/25 Lincoln. And in Falls Park Tue 6/20 at 7:30p Cronkite. In Trailblazer Park TR Wed 6/21 at 8pm Carson. Indoor shows: Mon-Thu at 11:30am and Sat & Sun both weekends at 2pm. Call 244-1499 or visit greenvilleCHAUTAUQUA.org Free!