OLLI Office hours are 8:30-5, Monday-Thursday, and 8:30-4 on Fridays. The office number is 864-294-2998.
OLLI Directories are available for $3 in the OLLI office.
Join us on Friday, October 27 for an Afternoon of Jazz, Wine & Light Snacks. The Greenville Jazz Collective will play an assortment of smooth jazz for your enjoyment. They are not only very talented musicians; they are also music teachers who work to bring music to our schools. Learn more on the website. Space will be limited to 150 people, so reserve early. Cost is $12. Time is 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Location – Herring Center Lobby & Crabtree Room. Reserve your space with your payment in the OLLI office!
Our OLLI and six others are participating in a survey to collect data on recruitment and retention of volunteers. Participation in the survey is voluntary and completely anonymous. If you have ever volunteered for OLLI in ANY capacity, please take a few minutes to complete this survey. Thanks!
Hack Alert! With the advancement of technology, there has also been an increase in opportunities for indecent people to take advantage of others. Should you ever receive an e-mail from an OLLI instructor or fellow member that states help is needed (usually in the form of money) because of an unexpected dire situation, this is most assuredly not real. Don’t click, call or forward, instead delete the message and if you are concerned call the office and we will gladly check on the noted sender.
Our lost and found is growing! If you are missing glasses, a coffee mug, a water bottle, an umbrella, or something else, we may have it. Please check the lost and found in the OLLI Office to claim your items.
COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
HIS620 Mill Town will not meet on Tuesday, October 10.
PAH893 Let’s Plan that Special Vacation will not meet on Thursday, Oct 12
There is room for YOU in the following Friday Bonus Events on October 13. Sign up in the OLLI office.
BTE1131 Outsmart the Scammers – 10 a.m., HC113
BTE1125 Parkinson’s Disease – 10 a.m., HC004
BTE1104 A Little Day Music – 1 p.m., HC110
OLLI HAPPENINGS
Lunch and Learn Tuesdays, speakers from the community present a variety of interesting topics. Free and open to the public, 12:30-1:20 p.m., HC110. Bring your lunch and enjoy! October 10, “The Fascinating Life of Rebecca Haygood” with Dennis Tavernetti. * Note change in speaker and topic.
Want to learn about how OLLI classes are “born”? Sign up to be a Curriculum Committee intern. This opportunity is for all OLLI members—new and not-so-new. You’ll attend a few meetings each term but have no committee work assigned to you. After you have learned more about the committee, you might decide you are ready to be a full member, or you might be ready to think about a different volunteer opportunity at OLLI. Interested? Contact Curriculum Committee Chair, Sonya Hammond.
Looking to give back with a flexible volunteer opportunity that utilizes your skills and interests? Your OLLI peers can help! Visit the Community Volunteer SIG on Wednesday, Oct. 18, HC004, 12:20–1:20 p.m. to learn more about opportunities with 20 organizations. We will also be featuring Meals on Wheels and ACOG’s Friendly Visitor/Ombudsman Program; both programs serve older adults. Questions? Contact Tom Nowlin.
Come learn a magic trick to entertain your grandchildren and friends! Interested in learning how magicians use concepts in neuroscience to fool and entertain us? Let our Magician, Marty Shapiro, and STEAM Tech Teams show you how it’s done! Learn all you need to know at one of three, 2-hour meetings to explore this fascinating and entertaining area! The meetings are Mon., Oct. 9, 10-12 pm, HC102; Fri., Oct. 13, 1-3 p.m., HC104; Thurs., Oct. 19, 1-3 p.m., HC104. We look forward to seeing you there!
The Foreign Language Curriculum sub-committee needs volunteers. Anyone who has studied a foreign language is qualified to serve! Contact Jeri King if you are interested in helping find great courses for OLLI.
Are you interesting in playing in an OLLI GOLF SCRAMBLE? The Social Committee would like to determine interest in an 18-hole scramble, which would be open to all OLLI members and likely held Monday, March 12 or Tuesday, March 13. Shotgun start at 10 a.m. and the estimated cost would be $55 per person (includes golf, cart, practice range, refreshments & prizes). Please stop by or call the OLLI office to let us know you are interested, or contact George Hammond.
What’s GOING ON at Furman University?
The High Noon lecture series returns, Wednesdays at Noon in the Resource Room on the second floor of the Upcountry History Museum in downtown Greenville. October 11, “Pearl Harbor: What Were the Japanese Thinking?” presented by Dr. Jim Leavell, OLLI Instructor and Herring Professor Emeritus of Asian Studies, Furman University. Free. See the full schedule on the website.
Muslims in America, a panel discussion, Thursday, Oct. 12, 7 p.m., Watkins Room, Trone Student Center. Free and open to the public.
The Furman Music Department presents guest artist David Starkweather, violoncello, on October 16 at 8:00 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall. Free!
Faculty Piano Recital featuring Furman University Professor of Piano, Ruby Morgan, on Thursday, October 19 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall. Admission is free.
The American History Book Club and Forum, Upcountry History Museum and Furman will host New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd on Thursday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. at The Poinsett Club in downtown Greenville. The cost for attendance is $50 per person. For more information on this event, visit here.
What’s GOING ON in and around Greenville?
The Greenville Chorale’s fall concert features the WORLD PREMIER of Dan Forrest’s “LUX: The Dawn from On High,” October 28 at the Peace Center. Commissioned by Gordon and Sarah Herring for the Chorale, “LUX” is Forrest’s third major choral/orchestral work. Also on the program is Dan Forrest’s “Requiem for the Living” which the Chorale performed in 2014. OLLI members may purchase a discounted ticket voucher ($32 instead of $40). You then exchange your voucher at the Peace Center Box Office for any seat in the house! The Greenville Symphony Orchestra will join the Chorale with Bingham Vick conducting.
The Upper South Carolina Council of the Navy League and the Palmetto Chapter of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association are co-hosting the 242nd Navy Birthday Ball in conjunction with the Greenville Naval Operational Support Center on Saturday, October 14 at the Poinsett Club. Festivities begin at 6 p.m. with a social hour, dinner, a brief program and dancing. The cost for the event is $40 per person. For further information or to reserve your tickets, visit the facebook page or contact Stan Ingram at 864.233.1665.
The International Women’s Group is a social group established by Upstate International to connect women of all nations by participating in a variety of cultural, educational, and social activities. For more information visit here.
M&G at Bob Jones University invites you to A LAST LOOK Saturday, Oct. 14, 1-5 p.m. If you weren’t able to visit M&G before it closed in February, it’s open for public hours one last time before the collection is de-installed. Come visit for a last look at the art in its natural setting. Admission is free. Learn more here.
Music on Sunday will take place at the Temple of Israel on Sunday, October 15, 3 p.m. Cordi Cantanti will perform. Visit the website for more info.
Eddie Palmieri is coming to the Peace Center, Thursday, Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m. OLLI members get a special price–$8 tickets in price level 4 seating, which is in the orchestra level. Mention promo code OLLI when you call the box office, or use it online when purchasing tickets. Not valid on prior purchases.
Travelers Rest Artists Alliance presents the 6th annual Art on the Trail, October 21, 10-4, Trailblazer Park in Travelers Rest. Free. For more information visit the website. As a special treat, Gallabrae will be holding a celebration of Scottish music after Art on the Trail, 6-10 p.m. Tickets are $15 and you can purchase them here.