OLLI NOTES October 24, 2019
OLLI Office hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on Fridays. Phone: 864-294-2998.
The Winter 2020 Course Brochure is online HERE. Check out the fantastic courses available this Winter! Printed should arrive in your mailbox soon. Winter registration begins November 12 for course package holders and November 14 for single course purchasers.
Come enjoy a special event as OLLI welcomes Jim Lavender – Storyteller for an afternoon of stories on Tuesday, November 5, 3:15 p.m., Herring Center Lobby. Coming from a fascinating and colorful “storybook” life, his first-person true narratives are captivating, often hilarious, and memorable. Although Jim is a native of the Mississippi swamp country, he now lives with his wife at their Bear Creek Hollow Farm in the hills of the Virginia hunt country. His stories are written at a 200-year old kitchen table, overlooking the wilderness of Bear Creek Hollow, with deer, turkey, giant red woodpeckers, and the occasional bear wandering beneath the windows. Let us know you will be there by signing up in the OLLI office.
So, you want to go to Iceland? OLLI @ Furman is doing just that! Please join us for an Info Meeting on a July 2020 Trip to Iceland with Furman Professor, Suresh Muthukrishnan on Fri, Nov 1 at 10:30 a.m., HC111. Dr. Muthukrishnan will review the itinerary and share about what to expect when traveling to Iceland. If you are unable to attend the meeting, but interested in the trip, please contact Heidi Wright in the office.
Thank you for your continued interest in and support of The Riley Institute and OLLI@Furman’s Annual StraightTalk series. The 2019 series focused on the rise of nationalist fervor in America. Visit the following LINK to find photos, a short recap video, and full-length videos from each of the three sessions. Mark your calendar for StraightTalk 2020 on Voting in America: September 1,8,15, 2020!
The Travel Committee thanks everyone who completed the recent survey. We’re happy to hear your preferences and suggestions and excited to plan trips to meet the interests of our diverse membership. Watch for two upcoming Winter Day Trips, listed on the Travel page in the brochure with separate, specified registration details. Sign-ups vary, so if you aren’t able to make it on that date, always call to check, we just might have room for you! Travel questions or suggestions? Contact Betty Jo Shaw, OLLI Travel Chair.
Bridges to a Brighter Future is a program at Furman that serves high school students whose potential outdistances their circumstances. If you’d like to adopt one of these students for the holidays, please stop by their table in the lobby next week (October 28-Nov 1) or check in the office to pick up a wish list.
COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Beginning IPad and Intermediate IPad have been cancelled for the Winter 20 Term.
Urban Survival meeting time has been moved to Mondays at 10:45 a.m. for the Winter 20 Term.
There is room for YOU in the following bonus events. Sign up in the office.
BTE1500 Tour the University Center Greenville & Anderson University School of Physical Therapy
BTE1502 “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller BTE1499 The Polar Exploration of Fridtjof Nansen
BTE1505 The American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y. 1901
OLLI HAPPENINGS
Lunch & Learn Tuesday: Furman Chemistry: A Leader Among Peers, Greg Springsteen, professor of Chemistry, Furman University. Bring your lunch and enjoy on Oct 22, 12:30-1:20 HC110.
International Folk Dance 101 class will present a demonstration performance in the Manly Lobby on Tues, Oct 29 at 12:10-12:25 p.m. Come Enjoy!
Hi Movie Lovers! The OLLI Movie SIG will meet Monday, Nov.4, 3:15 -4:15, HC 103 to discuss “The Fisher King” (1991) with Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges. Please note: you need to watch the movie before Nov. 4 (available on Amazon Video or YouTube.) Email Debbie Ahlers or call 608-692-7280 with questions or to rsvp.
OLLI and the Furman Department of English are working together to bring two-time National Book Award Winner Jesmyn Ward to campus on February 5, 2020. In preparation, we encourage you to read some of her books. A limited number of copies of “Men We Reaped,” “Salvage the Bones,” and “Sing, Unburied, Sing” are available to borrow in Nancy Kennedy’s office. There will be a discussion of “Sing, Unburied, Sing” on
Mon, Nov 18 at Noon in HC111. Learn more about Jesmyn Ward. Questions? Contact Nancy. ***This is in addition to our upcoming Read and Explore with OLLI program. Watch for an announcement in December!
OLLI Crabtree Winter 2020 Photography Showcase Submission Call, subject is Motion. Submissions due by Dec 9. Email ONE submission per artist HERE. Photo should be no larger than 2000mp on the long side.
What’s GOING ON at Furman University?
Furman’s Department of Politics and International Affairs Toqueville Program 2019-20 A Crisis of Liberalism Series, will host President of St. John’s College Panayoitis Kanelos’ presentation, A Shakespearean Education for Liberty on Tues, Oct 29, 5 p.m., Johns Hall, Furman University. FREE!
American Enterprise Institute’s Executive Council at Furman University presents A Conversation about Brexit on Oct. 29 at 5 p.m. in Burgiss Theater, Trone Center. The panel includes Dr. Dalibor Rohac, AEI Scholar; Dr. Brent Nelsen, Furman professor; and Furman alumnus John Bleed, with the Confederation of British Industry. Open to the public. FREE!
The Furman Department of Music has announced its 2019-20 Sound Quality Concert Series. Open to the public, events include performances by the Furman Symphony Orchestra under the baton of two esteemed guest conductors; the Furman Symphonic Band conducted by Director of Bands Sue Samuels; Hugh Ferguson Floyd and the Furman Singers; chamber groups including the Jazz and Percussion ensembles; and many of Furman’s own music department faculty. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, ONLINE HERE.
What’s GOING ON Around Greenville?
Don’t miss out on the American Chamber Players! The Music on Sundays concert series is at the Temple of Israel (400 Spring Forest Road, Greenville) Oct. 27, 3 p.m. Tickets $20; order here or at the door.
Adventurous listeners are invited to a special Halloween performance Thurs, Oct. 31,7:30–9 p.m. at the Carolina Music Museum by Optimal Collision, with Peter Dimery,tenor sax; Furman professor Dan Koppelman, piano and electronics; and Zachary Pruitt, guitar. Tickets $15; details here.
Community Remembrance Project confronts the history of racial terror in Greenville with an event on Thur., Nov 14, 6-8 p.m. to learn about the life of George Green, a man from Taylors who was lynched in November, 1933. Learn more HERE.
SCELP Environmental Equity with Upstate Forever will host an event about the effect economic status has on the response to environmental hazards, including the story of the impacts on residents of Greenville’s Southernside neighborhood on Tuesday, Oct 29, 6-8 p.m. at Mountain View Baptist Church, Greenville. A panel of local legal and environmental experts who will present actionable information. Register HERE.
Greenville Jewish Federation, in partnership with Furman University, SC Holocaust Foundation, and the Selden Smith Foundation, presents a special screening of “Who Will Write Our History,” Sun., Nov 17, 2 p.m., McAlister Auditorium, Furman University. Producer, Nancy Spielberg, and Director, Roberta Grossman will attend and participate in a panel discussion moderated by Furman professor Dr. Melinda Menzer. Doors open at 1:45 p.m.; the screening begins at 2 p.m. with the panel discussion following. Tickets are $12 and available HERE.
Snippet from Sally..It’s almost Bunco Time! Now I’ve never played before, but I understand its lots of fun! How can you go wrong with a “no-skill just luck” game with the added treat of snacks and a glass of wine? I’ve been doing my research. This game has been around since 19th century England and was re-popularized as a gambling game often associated with a speakeasy. Do you suppose we might even have a raid from the “Bunco squad”?! Many thanks to Sally Key and the Social Committee for planning such a fun event!