OLLI NOTES November 9, 2018
Celebrating 25 years of Learning in Retirement
2019 Winter Registration begins Nov. 13, 8 a.m. for course package holders and Nov. 15, 8 a.m. for single course purchasers. Make sure you go online this weekend to READY YOUR ACCOUNT by checking your Username and Password so that login will be smooth when you are ready to register. Call or come by the office before registration if you need assistance (864.294.2998.)
FALL18 -COURSE MAKE-UPS
Mon (Nov. 12) Tues (Nov. 13) Wed (Nov. 14) Thurs (Nov. 15) Fri (Nov. 16)
Intro to Buddhism – 1:30pm Death & Dying – 10:45am Woodcarving 101 -9am Six Centuries of the Book – 9am Qi Gong – 9am
Death & Dying – 1:30pm Bridge: A Different Look – 9am Desserts & Chocolate – 10:45am
Which God You Talking About? – 1:30pm Yet Again – 10:45am Writers Write Again – 10:45am
P. G. Wodehouse – 3:15pm Woodcarving 102 – 1pm Plan that Special Vacation – 1:30pm
Lewis & Clark -1:30pm American Identities – 1:30pm
Oil Painting with Cheryl -3:15pm Steal Like An Artist – 1:30pm
NOTE: Hiking Classes with makeups will be notified by the leaders through normal email.
The Fall Term is coming to an end. Please take a few minutes to complete course evaluations for each course you took. Following are the links to complete your evaluations online, or you can pick up paper copies of the survey in the office.
To complete the general course evaluation: https://furman.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3E5b2MnVBixyLad
For the exercise and fitness course evaluation: https://furman.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_88hlHtlMrx4huIZ
For the hobbies,art,and music course evaluation: https://furman.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e38E1kBbJCMoRQ9
The Curriculum Committee is in need of subcommittee leadership for the following areas:
Literature; Music; Cooking & Foods; Computers & Technology; Religion & Philosophy
We have great resources in place and committee members who are willing to train and serve as mentors. Contact Cindy Brothers (cindybrothers205@gmail.com) or Lance Renault (lmrenault@gmail.com) if you have interest or know of good candidates who can help us build on our dynamic curriculum for 2019.
Support Furman students and faculty, and create new OLLI courses with your gift to the OLLI Faculty Enrichment Fund. This endowed fund will provide income to award grants to Furman professors each year. They will be encouraged to include students in their work, and required to present their research to OLLI through a bonus event or course. Make a one-time contribution via credit card here. To make a one-time gift with a check, or a pledge to be paid later, or a multi-year pledge, download this form and return to the OLLI office or mail to the address listed on the form. Pledge forms are also available in the OLLI office. Questions? Contact Nancy Kennedy. Help us thank Furman for 25 years of outstanding support!
COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS – Winter 2019
PAH877 InstaPot/Pressure Cooker Revisited (Thur, 10:45 a.m.) Course fee: $35; 4 weeks begins Feb 14
PAH895 Homemade Liqueurs (M, 3:15 p.m.) Course fee: $35, 4-week class ending Feb 11
CPT330 Iphone/Modern Senior, Requirement: iPhone series 6, 7, or 8 or X with IOS 11 or IOS 12 installed.
OLLI/FULIR 25th ANNIVERSARY
We hope you have saved the date for the FULIR/OLLI 25th Anniversary Celebration at the Greenville Convention Center on Thurs, November 29! This is our “big anniversary event” and all should have received mailed invitations. The Celebration Committee has been hard at work to ensure that this culminating event is a true night to remember. You will note that reservations can be made by returning the reply card to the OLLI office by mail or by hand. Stay tuned for more detailed information! Questions? Contact HeidiWright.
Let’s Get Cooking! The 25th Anniversary OLLI Cooks cookbook is now on sale! Purchase your copy in the Herring Center Lobby or the OLLI Office. These will make excellent holiday gifts! As you experiment with the recipes, share a photo of your completed dish on Instagram at #furmanollicooks. $10, cash or check.
OLLI HAPPENINGS
The Lewis and Clark Expedition class invites ALL OLLI members to join in for the showing of the movie The Far Horizons, which will be shown after class in HC 110 on Nov 14, at 2:30. The movie is a VERY Hollywood version of the journey of the Corp of Discovery. Join us for several laughs and some great scenery!
OLLI Crabtree Room Winter 2019 Photography Showcase Submission Call, Mountain to Sea Landscapes, Hanging display Jan 28-Mar 22. All submissions due by Dec 22. Email ONE submission per artist. Guidelines available Here.
Join Furman student Nicole Stephenson for an interactive math presentation on the “Math Behind Taxi Driver Directions.” Taxi driver might not be the first profession you think of when you think geometry but they have their own geometry whether they realize it or not. You will explore the geometry that taxi cab drivers use to find the quickest route from point A to point B. Circles are not what they seem, not all the rules we know about triangles are true. Call the OLLI office to sign up. Wednesday, November 28 at 1 p.m. in HC111.
OLLI Annual Christmas Caroling will be on Tuesday, December 4 at Heartland Healthcare Center of Berea. We’ll meet at OLLI for rehearsal at 1 pm., carpool to Heartland and perform 3:15-4:15 p.m. This has been an enjoyable event for several years, and we welcome former and new singers. For information, contact Connie by email or 864.915.2461. It is important for us to know in advance how many will be there to sing.
OLLI@Furman Winter 2019 Baiden Exhibit Jan 14-Mar 11, 2019. The theme is It’s a Blue Thang and offers the challenge to create images that feature the color BLUE. Put on your thinking caps and incorporate BLUE in a photograph, drawing, painting, weaving, fiber arts, etc. OLLI members and staff are invited to submit artwork. Submission dates are Dec 10-14. Please submit only ONE entry! NOTE: Submission Requirements and Form available in the OLLI Office or Here.
Save the Date: Tues, Dec 11, 7 p.m., Cocoa and Carols with the Herring Chamber Ensemble of the Greenville Chorale. Free!
What’s Going on at Furman?
Furman University’s Dan Koppelman will be joined by guest artists to present an evening of improvised music for piano, synthesizer, guitar, and saxophone. Mon, Nov 12, 8 p.m. Daniel Recital Hall. The concert will feature a wide range of styles, from jazz-inflected tunes to freely improvised chamber music.
Furman University Department of Art will host ceramic sculptor Kimberly Riner in an exhibition, Human Fragility on Nov. 12-Dec. 9 in Thompson Gallery of the Roe Art Building on campus. Regular Thompson Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Reception Mon, Nov. 12, 6-7:30 p.m. Free!
Furman Associate Professor of Art Ross McClain will speak Thurs, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel on campus. McClain will deliver the L.D. Johnson Memorial Lecture, “What Really Matters?” His talk is free and open to the public. A reception in the Bryan Garden Room follows his address.
Turkey Trot 2018 Thurs, Nov 15, 11-12:30 p.m. Enjoy a 1 or 3 mile walk! Starting on Furman campus at the Paladin statue. Snacks and prizes awarded. No pre-registration required. Registration begins at 10:30am.
Furman Symphonic Winds, under the direction of Leslie W. Hicken, presents their concert, “Fall Classics” on Fri, Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. Tickets at the door, $5. For info, call (864) 294-3193
What’s Going on Around Greenville?
Open Studios November 10 & 11 Check out OLLI Instructors, Ali van den Broek and J. Ashley Kirby, OLLI Member Jeanne Blinkoff, and Furman Professor, Bob Chance, along with 140 other artists at 89 locations around Greenville during this weekend of art exhibits and showings! Visit Metropolitan Arts Council for info.
Save the Date: Tues, Dec 18, 7:30 p.m. Handel’s MESSIAH presented by the Greenville Chorale and Orchestra, McAlister Auditorium, Furman. Discounted tickets ($24) now available in the OLLI office! (Cash or check made out to Greenville Chorale.)