Summer hours: The OLLI office will be open 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. during the summer.
After previous Straight Talk SC lectures, attendees have asked, “How can I make a difference?” in regard to a particular issue. This summer’s series will answer that question, at least in the area of education. REGISTER NOW FOR the remaining Straight Talk SC sessions. This year’s topic is Education for Life: Working together to fulfill the promise of education. Learn about what is essential for successful student outcomes and how communities are responding to the challenges faced by many. You’ll hear from many distinguished speakers, including former SC Governor and former US Secretary of Education Dick Riley. Tuesday evenings, June 14, and 21, 6:30-8:30 at Younts Conference Center on Furman’s campus. For more information about the program and to register, visit the Riley Institute website. You may also register in the OLLI Office. Questions? Call the OLLI office at 864.294.2998.
COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
There is ROOM FOR YOU in Handmade Paper Making, Friday, June 24, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Materials fee: $20. Call the OLLI office to sign up!
OLLI HAPPENINGS
2016 Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival and OLLI Bonus Event. This very popular festival is returning to the Greenville Fine Arts Center for the second time in 46 years! Sold out last season, it will present 5 separate programs on Mondays at 7:30 p.m., June 27 – July 25. Call 828.771.1305 to order tickets, or purchase them at the door.
As a festival lead in, don’t miss the Bonus Event on Friday, June 17, 10 a.m. – noon, HC110. At this FREE entertaining and educational lecture, Dennis Tavernetti and pianist Beth Lee will present an overview of the composers, performers and the music of the Festival. Sign-up in the OLLI office!
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Are you interested in BIG IDEAS? Then this is the SIG for you. Be ready to explain what you think – be ready to listen to what others think – and enjoy the fact that there are some pretty interesting folks at OLLI. The question under discussion: Is God real or a delusion? For more information, e-mail Kevin McMurtrey.
Join the OLLI Travel SIG for the last meeting of the 2015-2016 school year on Friday, June 24 at 4:30pm. The group will meet at the clubhouse for the Ravines of Camellias at 101 High Hat Circle, which is just off Duncan Chapel Road about a mile from the Herring Building. Please consider carpooling from the Herring lot because of potential parking issues and bring your favorite adult beverage and a snack to share!
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller OLLI’s Travel Committee is forming and gearing up to provide exciting travel opportunities for OLLI members! If you are interested in working with other OLLI members to help research trips and excursions that might be offered, please contact Travel Committee Chair, Kathleen Allen. Not interested in serving on the committee, but have a few ideas you would like the committee to consider? Feel free to share them with Kathleen and they will be shared with the committee for consideration.
Back in March, OLLI hosted a shredding event to provide a safe way to dispose of important papers. The totals are in, and you might like to know that we shredded 8,760 pounds of paper. Thank you to the SC Department of Consumer Affairs for providing this free service during National Consumer Protection Week.
What’s GOING ON at Furman University?
The Dining Hall will operate on the following summer schedule: Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.; Lunch: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Dinner: 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
The Music by the Lake Concert Series has officially begun! The concerts will be held weekly on Thursdays at 7:30pm at the amphitheater on the lake. This week on June 16, enjoy “Contemporary Jazz” featuring the Steve Watson Band. Check out this link for an entire schedule of the summer concerts. Free!
What’s GOING ON around Greenville?
Volunteer this summer with United Way of Greenville County’s On Track Greenville partner – Bell – Building Educated Leaders for Life! On Track Greenville’s purpose is to ensure students are successful in the middle grades and are on track for high school success. The Bell program operates in three middle schools in Greenville County, all located in the White Horse Road area: Berea Middle, Lakeview Middle and Tanglewood Middle School. The program begins June 15 and concludes July 28. The program operates Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Anyone interested in these opportunities is asked to contact Jeri Kleckley at (864) 331-3861 by June 13.
Shop for locally grown produce, plants, honey, meats and more at the Travelers Rest Farmers Market every Saturday through September, 8:30 a.m. until noon, at the new Market Pavilion, Trailblazer Park, 115 Wilhelm Winter Street. The Market hosts more than 40 local growers, producers and local artisans. Music, talks on sustainability, gardening and healthy living, cooking demonstrations by local chefs and children’s activities are featured every week. For a listing of vendors and program schedule, check www.travelersrestfarmersmarket.com.
The Upstate Shakespeare Festival presents As You Like It, Thursdays through Sundays through June 19, 7 p.m. in Falls Park (seating begins at 6 p.m.). Free. For more information on this and upcoming productions, visit their website.
Greenville Health System is partnering with the Greenville Drive to host “Drive to Thrive” on Wednesday, June 15 at 6 p.m. Attend the Drive game and enjoy pre- and in-game entertainment in celebration of cancer survivors. Visit www.cancersurvivorspark.org for more details.
Centre Stage will be presenting The Explorer’s Club June 16-July 2, featuring their new hearing loop system so that everyone can enjoy the play! Check out the schedule of performances here.
Chautauqua History Alive presents Mark Twain, Amelia Earhart, Matthew Henson and Wernher von Braun | June 17-26. Laugh with Mark Twain, take to the skies with Amelia Earhart, discover the North Pole with Matthew Henson, and blast into Space with Wernher von Braun. Enjoy the shows and your summer evenings outdoors or see them indoors during the day. Outdoor shows at 7:30 p.m. Indoor shows: Mon-Thu at 11:30 a.m. and Sat & Sun both weekends. View the schedule here, pick one up at the OLLI office or call 244-1499. Free!
Amelia Earhart Revisits Greenville | June 18 at 10 a.m. Chautauqua recreates the day (Nov 13, 1931) Earhart flew into Greenville Downtown Airport – with her arrival and festivities for the whole family. 1930’s costume contest and games, old newsreels, vintage cars. Free.
Travelers Rest Artist Alliance announces a “Call for Artists Applications” for the 5th annual Art on the Trail, a juried event that presents fine arts, sculpture, fibers arts, upcycled arts, and musical and theater performances. This highly successful event will take place on October 22, 2016 in Trailblazer Park. Artist applications are available until September 19. For more information, go to www.artintr.com.