OLLI NOTES August 30, 2019
Happy Labor Day! The OLLI office will be closed for the holiday. Office hours 8:30-5 resume Tuesday.
Join us for the Back to OLLI reception on Thursday, Sept. 5, 3-4:30 p.m. in Manly Lobby at the Herring Center. New Member Orientation begins at 2:30 p.m. in room 110 of the Herring Center. You may purchase lanyards, parking passes and OLLI mugs, pick up your nametag, and meet or reunite with your OLLI friends. Don’t miss the fun!
Fall registration continues! Please refer to your confirmation e-mail and note the “class status” for the courses for which you registered (registered, registered not paid, waitlist). For anyone showing a registered not paid status, you are registered for the course and just need to pay for it. **If you have been placed on a waitlist for a class, please know that we are continuing to work on these. It all depends on space in the room, instructor preference, the number of drops for that class, and/or whether we can move to a different room. If a class has spots open, you will receive a call from the office.
The 2019-2020 parking stickers have arrived! Furman University Police requires that all OLLI members purchase a parking sticker so that the cars are registered. This helps ensure your safety and security while you are on campus. Stickers are available in the OLLI office for $10 (check or cash only, please). You will need to provide your name, address, driver’s license number, make, model, and year of car, and tag number. Forms are available in the office, or print one here. Remove previous sticker before attaching new. Contact Alise Brown.
Are you an OLLI Member who has a current lifeguard certificate? OLLI is always looking for certified lifeguards to help with OLLI classes that meet at the PAC pool. Please contact Alise Brown or call (864)294-2141 if you are interested in serving as a lifeguard during any of our OLLI terms.
Carpet Cleaning! The carpets at the Herring Center will be cleaned this Friday, August 30. If you are planning a visit to the building, please plan accordingly. The OLLI Office will be open.
Are you interested in getting involved as a volunteer at OLLI? We currently have openings for Class Liaisons. Training/refresher will be September 5, 1:30 p.m. in Room HC113. Come out to training to find out about this fun way to serve at OLLI! For information contact Pam Roberson or the office at 864-294-2998.
COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
HFE556 Spin for All START TIME has been changed and will now meet on Mondays from 2 – 3 p.m.
HFE539 AquaZumba DAY has been changed and will now be meeting on Mondays from 9 – 10 a.m.
HFE587 Core Performance will now meet Thursdays, 8:45-10:15 a.m.
ACLM190 Met Opera will now meet Thursdays, 10:45-12:15.
BTE Furman Heritage Society has been cancelled.
Consider checking out these interesting COURSES WITH OPENINGS if you are still on the hunt for a good class!
SNM1092 Food, Glorious Food
PHO1628 Basic DSLR in the Field
PAH810 Knit an Aran Sweater
PPG1306 Six Bases of Power
PPG889 Mixed Media
OLLI HAPPENINGS
Mexican Train SIG: Join in this fun dominoes-based game! The object of the game is for a player to play all the dominoes from their hand onto one or more chains or “trains,” emanating from a central hub or “station.”
This new SIG will meet this Fall term in the Manly Lobby on Tuesdays from 10-12 p.m.
Let’s play Bocce! The OLLI Bocce SIG will meet on Wednesdays at 3 p.m. during the Fall term, weather cooperative. Meet in the lobby or in the field across the drive where the Furman band practices. No experience or skill required. Contact Stan Klotz @ 864-431-3242 or Heidi Wright in the OLLI office @ 864-294-2997.
What’s GOING ON at Furman University?
Furman University Associate Professor of Art Michael Brodeur opens the university’s 2019-2020 art exhibitions with a show of paintings and other works through Thurs., Sept. 26, in Thompson Gallery, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri. A reception with the artist is set for Wed., Sept. 25, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. in Thompson Gallery of the Roe Art Building. Brodeur’s show, “The Veneer of the Familiar,” is free and open to the public
Furman Theater Season Tickets are available now at a discounted price of $51 for OLLI members and can be purchased HERE. This offer includes four theatrical productions by Furman Theater performed at The Playhouse on campus. The season opens Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m. with the musical “Pippin.” Single tickets for the musical are $18 for seniors.
What’s GOING ON Around Greenville?
Artist Call! Each year, the Greenville Master Gardeners chooses a local artist’s work that conveys the theme of the annual symposium. The 2020 theme is “American Gardens~Revealed!” A broad interpretation of this theme is acceptable. Submission deadline is August 31. The selected artist will be awarded $400. The symposium will be February 8, 2020. Visit ONLINE HERE for more information. Contact Sandra Babbitt .
Join ReUNITED on Wed, Sept. 4 10 -12:30 p.m., for a conversation with Table 301 founder and United Way board member Carl Sobocinski. Carl will take us through his journey from restaurateur to philanthropist. He will also introduce you to United Way agencies Meals on Wheels, Project Host and Loaves and Fishes. Each one of these agencies will tell you about the role they play in addressing one of Greenville County’s hidden issues: food insecurity. Visit HERE to register. Light lunch will be served.
Upstate International has a language class for you! Classes are conducted in an informal and relaxed environment. Every class is taught by a native speaker dedicated to helping each student succeed. Language classes begin Sept. 9. Visit ONLINE for more information.
Intro to Square Dancing, fun and fitness set to music. Mon. Sept. 9 @ 7:00pm. Landmark Hall, 156 Landmark Dr. Taylors If you don’t have a partner, no worries, we will made sure you have someone to dance with. Sponsored by the Thunderbird Square Dance Club of Greenville. Call 244-3960 or check us out online.
The Greenville Navy League will host a dinner program on Thursday, Sept 12 at the Poinsett Club in Greenville featuring speaker LCDR Bob Overturf, USN (ret.). LCDR Overtuf was an officer aboard the US Navy guided missile destroyer USS Cole in 2000, when it was attacked by al-Qaeda in the Yemen port of Aden and nearly sunk. Tickets are $33 per person and include dinner. For information, please go ONLINE or email.