The OLLI Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30-4:30. Our telephone number is 864-294-2998.
Fall Registration continues! We sincerely hope registration went well for all of those who registered this week. 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. (You may have been “waitlisted” for a course and we have a check we cannot deposit until you get into the course or you are mailing us payment.)
**If you are on a waitlist, please know that we are working on those. Any time we can let more people into a class, we do. It all depends on space in the room, instructor preference, and/or whether we can move to a different room. You will get a call from the office if a space opens up for you.**
In order to ensure that all of our members can enjoy our free Friday bonus events, members can only sign up for TWO bonus trips or events during the initial registration period. Throughout the term, we will publish bonus trip and event openings each week in OLLI Notes; at that point, all members will be eligible to sign up.
Stop by the office to pick up some OLLI brochures to share with friends, neighbors, and spots around town. YOU are our best advertisement.
COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
The course, Memoir: Write Life will be offered on Thursdays at 1:30. The day is listed incorrectly on page 4 of the brochure. We apologize for any confusion this mistake may have caused.
Please note the following classes and bonus events have been cancelled for the Fall 2015 term:
PAH842 Healthy Chinese Cooking (Tuesdays, 10:45 a.m.) PAH869 One Pot Wonders (Wednesdays, 3:15 p.m.)
PAH 838 Quilting By Hand (Wednesdays, 1 p.m.) BTE1194 How to Use an Abacus (October 30, 10:30 a.m.)
BTE1142 Chinese Dumpling Party (November 6, 10:30 a.m.)
Please note the following bonus events have been changed as noted:
BTE1113a BMW Manufacturing – Greer, SC (**THURSDAY**, Sept 17, 1:15 p.m., $10 walking tour, limit 20)
BTE1113b BMW Manufacturing – Greer, SC (Friday in October TBD, **$20 tram tour**, limit 20)
What is DAP? It’s the Dynamic Aging Program, a 6-part course taught by Dudley Tower. Dynamic Aging I and II are being taught on Tuesdays this fall. For more information, check your OLLI brochure, and also visit the Dynamic Aging website.
Calling all newcomers (and recent comers)! OLLI for Newcomers, Tuesdays at 10:45, is for you. Each week a favorite OLLI instructor will lead a session on one of the broad range of topics typical of the OLLI@Furman curriculum. Topics include: Bible Translation in America; Introduction to OLLI@Furman; A Layman’s Discussion of Estate Planning Documents; Greenville’s Present and Future; Understanding/Misunderstanding Islam; The Life, Death, and Afterlife of Camperdown Mill; In Conversation With the Director of Bridges to a Brighter Future; Amazing SC Women: Maude Callen and Mary McLeod Bethune; and Leonard Bernstein.
OLLI HAPPENINGS
The Out and About Single SIG will meet on Friday, September 11 at 1 p.m. in Room 113 at the Herring Center. This is a time to socialize and plan the calendar for the semester. Please bring a small snack to share. RSVP to Susan Cooper at: scooper7284@charter.net or to Carolyn Rice at: ccr2go@gmail.com
Êtes-vous Francophone ? Vous êtes invité à un SIG où on parlera français. On peut pratiquer la belle langue, discuter les livres français, et faire la connaissance d’autres qui parle français. Restez branché pour la date et l’heure.
UPCOMING FALL ART EXHIBIT: The OLLI mascots have joined members on their travels and it’s time for everyone to share their visual story with those of us who have stayed closer to home. We will welcome back members to the Fall Term with an art exhibit celebrating OLLIver and his travels. All qualified entries MUST include OLLIver. All art mediums are eligible including photography, painting, drawing, and 3-D artwork. Entries could include fantasy trips, i.e. Oliver on the moon or at the top of Mount Everest, caricatures of Oliver, woodcarvings, etc. Artists are limited to two entries in the exhibit but are not limited to both entries being in the same art medium. Submission Dates: August 24-September 8. Exhibit Dates: September 14-October 23. Submission forms are available in the OLLI Office. For more information, contact Ruth Pollow, 864-313-0338.
The Swamp Rabbit Knitting SIG will meet on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon in front of the fireplace when classes resume. All needle work is invited to join. Contact Gail Kirby to be added to the e-mail list.
We hope that you have had a chance to enjoy the first OLLI@Furman Photography Showcase that is now in the Crabtree Room of the Herring Center. We are pleased to announce that the second exhibition will run from October 17 to January 4, 2016. If you are an OLLI member or staff and wish to participate send your name, the title of your artwork, email address, and a digital copy (medium sized JPEG – 2048 pixels on the long side) of your art to furmanolliphoto@gmail.com. Submissions are due no later than September 21. A copy of the guidelines can be picked up at the OLLI office or by request to furmanolliphoto@gmail.com.
What’s GOING ON at Furman University?
The Furman Volleyball team invites all OLLI golfers to join them for the Furman Volleyball Golf Tournament on Friday, September 25 at the Furman University Golf Course. Shotgun start at 9:00am and lunch to follow. Contact Christine Sherman with questions or to register.
What’s GOING ON in and around Greenville?
The Japan American Association of South Carolina invites you to the Bon Dance Festival on Saturday, August 22, 12:30 -4:30 p.m. at McAlister Square (225 Pleasantburg Dr.) Admission is Free. Visit the website for more information.
Reading Tutors Wanted – OLLI members have been volunteering as reading tutors at a Travelers Rest elementary school. Tutored students improved reading proficiency to a greater extent than untutored ones. To volunteer, or for more information, contact Roger Wheeler at 864-895-6097.
Circles, a Greenville County community initiative which uses a nationally recognized, proven model to help families move out of poverty by building relationships across socio-economic boundaries, is seeking volunteers. Circles is a relationally-driven initiative that benefits families in poverty through the long-term relationship of Circle Allies. Circle Allies are community VOLUNTEERS who are trained and want to be in a supportive, intentional, befriending relationship with an individual or family (Circle Leader) that is committed to getting out (and staying out) of poverty. Circles will have an amazing and positive impact on our community (and on you) as we help families emerge from poverty. For more information about Circles Greenville County and how you can be a volunteer, please contact Bruce Forbes at SHARE at bforbes@sharesc.org or 864-527-8990. For more information about the Circles model, go to www.CirclesUSA.org.
The Greenville Chorale, conducted by Dr. Bingham Vick, Jr., is thrilled to announce the 2015-16 concert season. The Chorale kicks off the season with “Serenade to Music” and the wildly popular “Carmina Burana” by Carl Orff. We will be joined by special soloists and the lovely voices of Chicora Voices along with the Greenville Symphony Orchestra. As always, the Chorale will ring in the holiday season with Christmas with the Chorale, featuring season favorites along with the always-popular sing-along. The Chorale is honored to have the support of Sarah and Gordon Herring with the newly named Herring Chamber Ensemble featuring sacred and secular masterworks. For the first time, the Chorale will offer two performances of our spring concert, A Great Sacred Song Fest. This concert will feature great sacred masterworks by Brahms, Beethoven, Gawthrop, Wilberg, Moses Hogan, and Dan Forrest. For tickets or more information, call 864-467-3000.
The Greenville Chorale Season Brochures are available in the OLLI office in the Herring Center.