OLLI NOTES February 8, 2019
The Spring Brochure is available on our website. Copies will be mailed Feb 8. Registration begins Feb 26 for course package holders and Feb 28 for single course purchasers. The Spring 2019 Registration form is HERE
Get ready to hit the links! It’s time to sign up for the 2nd Annual OLLI Golf Scramble Mon., March 4 at the Furman Golf Course. Cost is $75, which includes 18 holes of golf, range balls, lunch and prizes. George Hammond is coordinating this event, email with questions. Sign up in the OLLI office by Fri, Feb. 22.
Check out the new edition of OLLILife! Find our quarterly magazine online or in the OLLI Office.
Handicap Parking at Herring Center We ask all members to keep in mind that there are a limited number of designated handicap spots at our building. Please only park in the handicap parking area if you have a permit to do so, as we have a number of members who require these parking spots. Thank you for your help!
OLLI member directories are available in the OLLI office for $3.
Montgomery Civil Rights Trip March 17-18 has openings available. This compelling, historical trip will include visits to the Legacy Museum, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, the Freedom Ride Museum, and Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, allowing participants to gain a greater understanding of this pivotal time in our nation’s history. To learn more or sign up, come by the office or contact Heidi Wright.
COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
BTE 1457 Little Known Figures in Black History in American History Openings are available in this interesting Winter 19 bonus event! Feb 15, 1-3 p.m. HC110. Sign up in the OLLI Office.
SNM1072 Physics, Spring 19 term has been cancelled.
HFE582 Alexander Technique (Mon 3:15 p.m.) has been moved from Spring 19 to Fall 19.
Read and Explore with OLLI 2019 Sign up for these events in the OLLI Office.
• Read Denise Kiernan’s The Last Castle. Check out a copy in the office and return for another reader.
• We are excited to announce an additional REO event!
• Alan Toney presents Whatever Happened to Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt? Tues, Feb. 26, 3:15p.m., HC110. Cornelia, the only child of Biltmore’s George and Edith Vanderbilt, was raised in luxury. Inspired by her parents’ concern for the wider world, she left her marriage to a British aristocrat for a surprisingly varied and eccentric life of travel, love and the arts. After retiring, Alan Toney motorbiked across six continents, tracking Cornelia’s life to an unmarked grave on a remote island off the coast of Scotland.
• Spaces are available for the specialty trip to the Biltmore House, Tues, Mar 12, 9:30-6 p.m.
• Tues, Feb. 12, 3:15 p.m., HC110 Forester/nature researcher, Scott Withrow Pisgah Forest: The Cradle of Forestry.
• Fri, Feb. 22, 1:00 at the Upcountry History Museum. Film The Magnificent Ambersons with introduction by Judy Aten, OLLI film instructor.
OLLI HAPPENINGS
Lunch and Learn Tuesdays, where community speakers present a variety of interesting topics. Free and open to the public, 12:30-1:20 p.m., HC110. Bring your lunch and enjoy! Feb. 12, Brandon Inabinet and John Paul Sleiman present Furman University Student Debate Society in Action.
Join the Paris Life class for a documentary film highlighting the history of the American Hospital in Paris, which played an important role in France during WWI. Many Americans (doctors, nurses, and philanthropists) volunteered to provide medical and support services well before the US entered the war. Members of the Vanderbilt family were involved as well. Feb. 14, 3:15 p.m., HC110. More info Here.
OLLI Crabtree Room Spring 19 Photography Showcase Submission Call, subject matter Flora and Fauna, Hanging display Mar 20-Aug 19. Submissions due by Feb 20. Email ONE per artist. Guidelines Here.
If you have an interest in the Rogue Readers Thursday Book Club you may contact Ginny Dalton at ginnydalton@charter.net. This is a corrected email address from the one printed in the Spring19 Brochure.
Want to give back with a flexible volunteer opportunity utilizing your skills and interests? Visit Community Volunteer SIG Wed. Feb. 13, 12:20-1:20 p.m., HC004 to learn about opportunities with 24 organizations. We will feature Slater Marietta’s Foothills Family Services (adult mentoring, food delivery, Strawberry Festival) and Friends of the Greenville County Library (sort, gift shop events). Contact Tom Nowlin.
Let’s play Bocce! The OLLI Bocce SIG will meet on Tuesdays at 3 p.m. during the winter 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.
The Movie SIG will meet Feb 25 at 3:15 in HC103. Space limited, contact Debbie Ahlers to confirm and for info. The selected movie is Doubt (2008) with Philip Seymour Hoffman & Meryl Streep. Watch on your own before the meeting. Discussion will include interesting facts and reactions to the movie.
What’s Going on at Furman?
Furman University Lyric Theatre, directed by Furman’s Grant Knox will present the musical “She Loves Me” on Thurs, Feb. 14, and Sat, Feb. 16, at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. Considered by many to be the most charming musical ever written, “She Loves Me” is a warm romantic comedy with an endearing innocence and a touch of old-world elegance. Tickets, $10 for seniors. Contact Furman Music for more information.
Furman University Theatre directed by Furman Professor Rhett Bryson will present “The Diviners” by Jim Leonard, Jr. on Wed, Feb. 13 – Sat, Feb.16, and Thurs, Feb. 21, – Sat, Feb. 23, at 8 p.m., with Sunday matinees Feb. 17 and Feb. 24 at 3 p.m. Furman Playhouse. Tickets, $15. Visit Furman Theater.
Interested in hearing amazing talks on a wide array of different topics? TEDxFurmanU 2019 is hosted by the organization that hosts Innovation Hour and it will be held Sat, Feb. 16 from 1-4PM in Younts Conference Center. OLLI members can purchase tickets for $5, with an OLLI name tag. Follow the LINK for info.
Herring Chamber Ensemble Winter Concert – Sun, Feb 17, 3 p.m. in Daniel Chapel. Conducted by Bing Vick, the HCE celebrates 22 years of beautiful choral chamber music. Discounted tickets $24 in the office.
Furman Music presents the duo runedako performance by husband/wife team of Furman music professors Ruth Neville and Daniel Koppelman. They will perform pieces for duo piano Mon, Feb. 18, 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall. Free. Follow the link for more information.
The Riley Institute presents The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row with Anthony Ray Hinton on February 27, 7 p.m. McAlister Auditorium. A book signing by Mr. Hinton will follow. Free, but reservations are encouraged. Learn more and reserve your seat here.
What’s Going on Around Greenville?
Upper South Carolina Council of the Navy League welcomes Michael Leinbach and Jonathon Ward, co-authors of Bringing Columbia Home, to its Feb 20, 6 p.m. dinner program at the Poinsett Club. They will present the story of the tragic loss and subsequent recovery efforts for the space shuttle Columbia and the inspiring message it holds. For details and reservations, visit this link to print a form or email for information.
1st Annual Greenville Jewish Film Festival Featuring 3 days of films and special events will be held Thurs, Feb 28 – Sun Mar 3. Visit the website for information on the featured films and to purchase tickets.
Book Drive Call for Furman Literacy Corner which serves students age 6-14 to develop their reading, writing, and overall communication skills. The program is in need of age group appropriate new or used book donations or donations of Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift cards. Help a child to become today a reader, tomorrow a leader! Books or Cards may be dropped off in the OLLI Office. Find more information visit.