OLLI NOTES August 18, 2017
The OLLI Office is open 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on Fridays.
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, the number of drops for that class, 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.**
If you are brand-new member, we will make a nametag for you, which you can pick up at the New Member Orientation OR at your first class. The same is true for parking passes. All OLLI members will receive parking passes at Back to OLLI or your first class. There is no need to make a special trip out to the office for your nametag or parking sticker. Returning OLLI members, please use the nametag you already have.
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 OLLI Brochures to share with friends, neighbors and at spots around town. YOU are our best advertisement.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Travel Committee Wednesday, August 23 10 a.m. HC103
Social Committee Thursday, August 24 10:30 a.m. HC103
OLLI Council Friday, August 25 10 a.m. HC102
COURSE CHANGES
RPH947 Paul: Who Was He and What Did He Teach has moved to Mondays at 1:30 p.m. It will NOT be taught on Thursdays at 9, as listed in the brochure.
LAN758 Beginning French has moved to 9 a.m. on Thursdays rather than 10:45 a.m.
BTE1135 Roy Metal Finishing will be on Friday, October 20, 10 a.m., instead of September 29.
OLLI HAPPENINGS
Are you ready for the eclipse?
- Furman University is hosting a free event in Paladin Stadium, 12-3 p.m. From Noon until 2 p.m., there will be tents with hands-on exhibits, free water stations, and concessions for sale. At 2 p.m., everyone will take seats in the stadium, where Furman Professor and astronomer David Moffett will narrate what you are seeing. The Furman band will provide appropriate background music. Free eclipse glasses to the first 8,000 participants, and free parking. If you are bringing grandchildren, this is the event for you. Learn more on the Furman website.
- Those registered for the OLLI eclipse event should have received a separate informational email.
- Enjoy the event from the comfort of your own home. Greenville is expecting a large number of tourists that day, and officials expect heavy traffic.
- If you are inspired by the events, OLLI writing instructor Bill Burns encourages you to put it on paper. Write a poem, and send it in to OLLI. We’d love to see your work, and may even publish a collection of poems if we have enough submissions.
We have enjoyed wonderful response for the upcoming Straight Talk summer lecture series, Media and Politics in a Post-Truth Era, presented by OLLI and the Riley Institute at Furman. You are able to still register for the Thursday, August 31 (6:30-8:30 p.m.) presentation which will include NBC’s Chuck Todd. We are at capacity for series tickets as well as single sessions on Aug. 24 and September 7. We will be learning about fake news: where it comes from, why we believe it, how to guard against it, and what is being done to slow its spread. You can learn more and register online (credit card fees apply) here. You may also register with cash or check in the OLLI office.
“OLLI@Furman Fall Photography Showcase – “Black and White and Monotone”. Call for Photos! We hope you are enjoying the Photography Showcase in the Crabtree Room. The next exhibition is a juried exhibit and will go up in October. If you are an OLLI member or staff and wish to participate in this juried exhibit, follow the application guidelines posted here, pick up in OLLI office, or request to furmanolliphoto@gmail.com. Then e-mail your name, 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. Or drop off submissions to be juried at the OLLI Office. This is a black and white and monotone exhibition only. Submissions due September 15. Only one submission per artist please.
The Bowling SIG will resume their bowling league on Monday, September 11. The league will last the length of the OLLI semester, 9 weeks. Teams will be created based upon the number of interested participants. Weekly fees are approximately $10. The league bowls at AMF Star Lanes (740 Pleasantburg Dr. / Cleveland intersection). The league bowls meets from 12:45 p.m. until the completion of three games. There will be an organizational meeting the first Monday at 12:30 p.m. at the bowling alley followed by league play. If interested contact Michael Halloran.
What’s GOING ON at Furman University?
Furman University Theatre Season Ticket Discount for OLLI members – The Furman Theatre is very generous in offering members the opportunity to purchase a season pass at the student rate of $29 (attend all 4 productions and 2 special events) and the faculty/staff rate of $12 for individual productions. Season Ticket Holders will receive their own Season Code that allows online seat selection any time of the year. Visit the Furman Theatre website to purchase your season pass or individual tickets. Call 294-2125 with questions.
What’s GOING ON in and around Greenville?
Furman FanFest presented by Mast General Store and Ingles has been set for Saturday, Aug. 19, 5:30-7 p.m. at Fluor Field in downtown Greenville. The event follows Furman’s open football practice at Sirrine Stadium from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sirrine Stadium served as Furman’s football home from 1936 through 1980. Discounted $8 tickets can be purchased online for the Furman FanFest event, which includes admission to the Greenville Drive-West Virginia Power baseball game beginning at 7:05 p.m. and features the first pitch by football head coach Clay Hendrix.
LifeWise is an outreach program of Bon Secours St. Francis, designed for those 55 and older to promote physical, emotional, social and spiritual wellness through many educational opportunities, activities, events and membership benefits. There is a one-time fee of $20 to join. Learn more here.
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Violin at Furman University William Preucil will present a recital Tuesday, Aug. 29 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. The event is free and open to the public and is hosted by the Furman Department of Music. Contact the music office with questions at 864.294.2086.
The Upper South Carolina Council of the Navy League extends an invitation to OLLI members to attend a dinner at the Poinsett Club on September 7 with Commander Porter Halyburton, USN (retired). Halyburton was shot down and captured deep within North Vietnam in 1965 and held captive in the Hanoi Hilton and other POW camps for over 7 years. He has a compelling story of courage and survival under the most difficult of conditions. A social hour will start at 6 p.m. with a “cash” bar, and dinner served at 6:45 p.m. Following dinner Commander Halyburton will present his reflections on captivity. The price is $33 per person and includes tax and gratuity. For further information and to reserve a seat, visit the website or email navyleague.uppersccouncil@yahoo.com Reservations must be received by Sunday, September 3, 2017.