OLLI Office hours are 8:30-5, Monday-Thursday, and 8:30-4 on Fridays. The office number is 864-294-2998.
The Winter brochure is available and will be mailed on October 27. Registration for Winter Term begins November 14 for course package holders and November 16 for single course purchasers. It promises to be a great Winter Term. Thank you to our incredible committee members and instructors for building this schedule!
**Sign up now! Join us on Friday, October 27 for an Afternoon of Jazz, Wine & Light Snacks. The Greenville Jazz Collective will play an assortment of smooth jazz for your enjoyment. They are not only very talented musicians; they are also music teachers who work to bring music to our schools. Learn more on the website. Space will be limited to 150 people, so reserve early. Cost is $12. Time is 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Location – Herring Center Lobby & Crabtree Room. Reserve your space with your payment in the OLLI office!
We often hear from you regarding your appreciation for the learning experience provided at OLLI. One of the best ways to show that appreciation is to avoid class disruptions. Getting up during a lecture is distracting to both the instructor and fellow classmates. Emergencies are unavoidable; however please plan to come to class prior to its start and stay until the break. Should you need to arrive late, please try to enter at the break. In addition, while we know that you might be eager to “find a seat” for your class, please do not go into the class meeting before yours in order to do this. Thank you for your help in creating an environment in which our instructors and students can get the most of out of the time together!
Attention to those with 1:30 Thursday classes! Please be advised that there is a large event at the Younts Conference Center at lunchtime on Thursday, Oct. 26. If you have a 1:30 class, you might want to give yourself a little extra time to park.
COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
PAH814 Forgotten Stars of Major League Baseball will not meet Monday, Oct. 23.
PAH815 Bridge Bidding will not meet Wednesday, Oct. 25.
There is room for YOU in the following Friday Bonus Event on October 27. Sign up in the OLLI office.
A Thoughtful Approach to Helping People in Poverty – HC004, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
OLLI HAPPENINGS
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 24, “Adopt-a-Grandparent Program at Furman” with Nancy Cooper, Heller Service Corp @ Ezra Hall/Grace Guynn, students who oversee Intergeneration Nation at Furman.
The OLLI Travel SIG will meet on Friday, November 3, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m., in the Faculty/Staff Dining Room in the Furman Dining Hall. After some socializing and prepared remarks, we will have the opportunity to dine together in the dining hall for only $6 with your OLLI nametag. We will hear about trips being planned for later this year. One member will share some of his experience and advice on how to plan train trips around North America and Europe if you enjoy watching the world go by out a train window.
While you are in the Herring Center, stop in HC110, Crabtree room, to check out the newest exhibit sponsored by the Photography Art Committee: “Black and White or Monochrome.” It is a beauty! Thanks to all the Photo Art Committee members, and folks who submitted, for this latest exhibit! Enjoy!
The Friday Bonus Event Committee needs volunteers! Anyone who has a great “one day class” idea for a Friday, likes to plan functions or events, or simply wants to serve an important purpose at OLLI can help! Contact Cheryl Cotner, chair of the Bonus Event Committee, if you are interested in helping set up great Friday Bonus Event classes for OLLI.
The Foreign Language Curriculum sub-committee needs volunteers. Anyone who has studied a foreign language is qualified to serve! Contact Jeri King if you are interested in helping find great courses for OLLI.
Do you want your photo back from the Spring/Summer Photography Exhibit that was hanging in the Crabtree Room? Please come into the OLLI office at your convenience and pick it up!
Mark your calendars for an upcoming music event at OLLI. On Monday, November 6 at 4 p.m., Dan Koppelman, Professor of Music at Furman, will perform a recital of interaction music for piano and computer, using the beautiful grand piano in the Herring Center lobby. Details to follow. Free!
Dr. Charles Davis, Furman’s First Gentleman, has published a cookbook, In the Kitchen at White Oaks, featuring recipes from the families of presidents John Plyler (1939-1964), Gordon Blackwell (1965-1976), John E. Johns (1976-1994), David Shi (1994-2010), Carl Kohrt (2013-14) and, of course, Elizabeth Davis. Get your copies at a special book sale and signing in the Herring Center lobby on Thursday, November 9, 11:30-1. Charles Davis will be here to sign books, and we will also be joined by OLLI members Martha Johns (First Lady of Furman 1976-1994) and John Plyler, whose father was President of Furman 1939-1964.
What’s GOING ON at Furman University?
Art by students and faculty of Furman University Undergraduate Evening Studies (UES) is on display in the Baiden Gallery of the Herring Center. The reception for the show, Various Selves: Identity and Identities, is today, Friday, Oct. 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Please stop by and meet the artists!
Furman University will celebrate its 2017 Homecoming Oct. 20-22 with a variety of events. Come celebrate the Paladins!
The High Noon lecture series continues, Wednesdays at Noon in the Resource Room on the second floor of the Upcountry History Museum in downtown Greenville. October 25, “American Foreign Policy in the Age of Donald J. Trump” presented by Dr. Brent Nelsen, Professor of Politics and International Affairs. Free. See the full schedule on the website.
The Furman Symphony Orchestra (FSO) will present a concert Friday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on campus. The concert, “Russian Masterworks,” is a Sound Quality Concert Series event and is open to the public. Tickets are $10 for seniors and may be ordered online. For more information about the concert, email or contact the Furman Music Office at 864-294-2086.
The Furman Percussion Ensemble, directed by Furman music professor Omar Carmenates, will present a concert Saturday, Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall. Tickets are $5 and are available at the door.
The Furman University Men’s and Women’s Chorales and the Furman Singers will present their fall concert Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel on the Furman University campus. Free! For more information about the event, contact the Furman Music Department at 864-294-2086.
Did you know that the P2X, located on the first floor of the Trone Student Center (near Barnes and Noble), is a full service print and copy shop and mail service providing printed items, envelopes, stamps, and boxes? They offer USPS and discounted UPS shipping rates to help you find the most cost effective shipping options. OLLI members receive the same discounted rates as Furman employees on printing, copying, supplies, and UPS shipments. Stop by for all printing and mailing needs. See the full list of services on the website.
What’s GOING ON in and around Greenville?
The Greenville Chorale’s fall concert features the WORLD PREMIER of Dan Forrest’s “LUX: The Dawn from On High,” October 28 at the Peace Center. Commissioned by Gordon and Sarah Herring for the Chorale, “LUX” is Forrest’s third major choral/orchestral work. Also on the program is Dan Forrest’s “Requiem for the Living” which the Chorale performed in 2014. OLLI members may purchase a discounted ticket voucher ($32 instead of $40). You then exchange your voucher at the Peace Center Box Office for any seat in the house! The Greenville Symphony Orchestra will join the Chorale with Bingham Vick conducting.