OLLI NOTES October 19, 2018
Celebrating 25 years of Learning in Retirement
OLLI Office hours are 8:30-5, Monday-Thursday, and 8:30-4 on Fridays. The office number is 864-294-2998.
The Winter 2019 Course Brochure is online HERE. *NOTE* HFE592 Urban Survival has been cancelled.
Deadline approaching! Please take a few minutes to complete a survey for the Osher National Resource Center. This survey will provide information to Osher Institutes nationally, and OLLI@Furman will also receive our own specific results. Deadline to complete is next Friday, so now is the time. Thanks for your help! Follow this link to complete the survey.
Thank you to everyone who has bought a parking sticker for 2018-19. If you still need to get yours, you can print and fill out a form here or pick one up in the OLLI Office. Everyone who comes to campus for OLLI courses or events needs to have one, even if you park only in the Herring Center lot. Cost is $10, which covers registering cars through the third-party vendor University Police use for traffic control and enforcement. Questions? Contact Nancy Kennedy.
What’s happening in China and how should the US respond? Join us to hear from Dr. Kate Kaup, the James B. Duke Professor of Asian Studies and Politics and International Affairs at Furman, on Wed., October 24, 3:15 p.m. in HC110. Reservations are helpful; please sign up in the OLLI office or reply to this email. Free!
Join FULIR Founding Director Sarah Fletcher and current OLLI Director Nancy Kennedy for a Friday Bonus Event, The History of Learning in Retirement at Furman, to learn all about the history of FULIR and OLLI. Where did the idea come from? How many homes has FULIR/OLLI had on campus? How much coffee does it take to keep OLLI running? Learn all of this and more October 26, 1 p.m., HC110. Bring your memories and your questions. Sign up in the OLLI office.
Share your opinions with Furman students at Loneliness and Aging in Place: A Collaborative Discussion. The event begins with a seminar presented by Dr. Megan Weis and Ms. Maya pack, both Furman graduates who work in public health in South Carolina. Breakout sessions will follow, to include Furman students, OLLI members, community partners. Thursday, October 25, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Patrick Lecture Hall (Plyler 126) and Khort Commons. Free admission. Refreshments served. For info mail Linnea Freeman.
As you enjoy the Furman Dining Hall and OLLI’s $6 discount, please know that nobody is allowed to take their own takeout container per DHEC regulations. Either make a plate and enjoy it in the dining hall, OR request a takeout box from the cashier. In addition, you should not bring in plastic bags to take home items from the bakery area. Thank you for your help in keeping this discount privilege available for all.
Interested in celebrating the work of one of the world’s most legendary architect as you visit some of his greatest works in the Midwest? Join us to learn more about an upcoming OLLI @ Furman Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture Masterworks Trip at an Interest Meeting on Wed, Oct.31 at 12:30 p.m. in HC113. We will share details about this upcoming trip offered by the travel committee. Please contact Heidi if you are unable to make the meeting, but interested in learning more.
OLLI HAPPENINGS
Lunch and Learn Tuesdays, community speakers present a variety of interesting topics. Free and open to the public, 12:30-1:20 p.m., HC110. Bring your lunch and enjoy! “A Preventative Approach to the Affordable Housing Problem,” with speaker, Matthew Yocum of Rebuild Upstate on Oct. 23.
Community Volunteer SIG will meet Thurs Nov. 1, 12:20–1:20 p.m. in HC005. We simplify the process of finding an opportunity for you to become meaningfully engaged in the community with a flexible volunteer opportunity that utilizes your skills and interests. Find out what your OLLI peers are doing and receive information about opportunities with 22 organizations. Questions? Contact Tom Nowlin.
Intro to Water Aerobics Class Always wanted to try this workout? Here is a FREE opportunity!
Nov. 2, 7:45-8:40 a.m. lecture with pool lesson 9-10 a.m. Meet in the PAC lobby. Sign up in the OLLI Office by Oct. 30. Open to non-members of OLLI, with signed waiver prior to class. Contact Stephanie Berry.
Travel SIG will meet Nov., 2, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. in the Faculty dining room. The topic will be independent travel in the U.S. and abroad. New members welcome. Contact Patricia Mitcham or Sarah Jerome.
OLLI Golfers – The tentative date of the 2nd Annual OLLI Golf Scramble is Mon., Mar 4, 2019. The plan is to have a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Cost will be approximately $75 per player with golf, cart fees, balls, box lunch, and prizes. To allow planning for the tee times needed, please sign up in the OLLI office or call 864.294.2998.
What’s Going on at Furman?
The Furman Theater presents Tony nominated Lobby Hero by Kenneth Lonergan, October 18-20 at 8 p.m. with matinee at 3 p.m. on Oct. 21. Tickets are $15, available online or call the box office at 864.294.2125.
Furman University will host Islam Awareness Week, Oct. 22-Nov. 2 as the university addresses the fundamental challenges related to the topic of Islam in America. Event list available here.
Furman University Department of Music will host Visiting Professor and pianist Gilead Mishory in concert Monday, Oct. 22, at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall, Furman. Reception following. For info online.
Douglas Brinkley, author and revered presidential historian will speak at The Poinsett Club in Greenville Thur., Oct. 25, at 6 p.m. His talk, “Highs and Lows of the American Presidency: Past, Present and Future,” Reservations are required. Cost is $50 per person with the opportunity to include a donation to the Furman University Huff Scholars Fund. To reserve seats, please contact Nancy Liebezeit or call 294-2173.
Each semester the Furman Cothran Center for Vocational Reflection facilitates Conversations – where faculty and/or staff from the Furman community share their vocational stories. Community meal is provided. Presenters are Dr. Laura Kennedy (Music) and Dr. Kailash Khandke (Economics). Thurs. Oct. 25 5:30-7:00 in the Trustees Dining room. OLLI members welcome! Contact Rolyn Rollins to sign up.
Furman Symphony Orchestra will present the “American Classics” concert featuring soprano, Alison Trainer Friday, Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors. Order online at Eventbrite or contact Furman Music , (864)294-2086.
Furman Fall Festival of Choral Music Closing Concert Sat., Oct. 27, 3 p.m. McAlister Auditorium. FREE
Adopt-a-Grandparent Program Want to meet interesting Furman students? This program matches a volunteer “grandparent” with a Furman student to have conversations over coffee, lunch or other informal meetings. If you are a Woodlands Resident and are interested, please contact Ezra Hall. If you are not a Woodlands resident, contact Cawood Habenicht or come to Heller Service Corps in the Trone Student Center
What’s Going on Around Greenville?
Mountain View Bluegrass Concert presented by Carolina Music Museum on Fri, Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15. Call 864.520.8807 or online for more information.
Science on Tap Tues. Oct.30, 6:30-7:45 @ Coffee Underground, Greenville. Atlas Organics, Jim Davis and Leslie Rogers presenting, The Magic of Compost. Come early to get seats and place a coffee order!
Peace Center Passport Series Women of the World Oct31 – Nov 2, 9:45 & 11:45 am Open your mind to the vastness of world cultures in one spellbinding performance. A vocal ensemble from different corners of the globe that comes together to sing original compositions and folk music in over 17 languages. Tickets only $10!
Music on Sunday Concert Series presented by Temple of Israel will feature Salsa Shark on Nov. 11 at 3 p.m. Come out and enjoy this Afro-Cuban Jazz Quartet perform classics from Tito Puente and Dizzy Gillespie. $20 Tickets at the door or season tickets available. For more information visit.
Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the signing of the Armistice which ended WWI when the Upstate Men’s Choir presents A Tribute to the Armed Services, Lest We Forget on Sun., Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Cannon Center in Greer. Tickets $10, $8 for Veterans. Proceeds to benefit Upstate Warrior Solution.