OLLI NOTES November 1, 2019
The Fall Term is coming to an end. We hope you enjoyed your classes, bonus events and other OLLI related activities. Thank you to all of the instructors who taught interesting classes, volunteers who kept things running smoothly, and all who took a course or attended a bonus event. Please take a few minutes to complete course evaluations for each course you took. Following are the links to complete your evaluations online, or you can pick up paper copies of the survey in the office.
General Course Evaluation
Exercise and Fitness Course evaluation
Hobbies, Art,and Music Course evaluation
The Winter 2020 Course Brochure is online HERE. Check out the fantastic courses available this Winter! Registration is Nov 12 for course package holders and Nov 14 for single course purchasers. Copies in the office.
OLLI welcomes Jim Lavender – Storyteller for an afternoon of stories on Tues, Nov 5, 3:15 p.m., Manly Lobby. Coming from a fascinating “storybook” life, his first-person narratives are captivating, hilarious and memorable. Although Jim is a native of the Mississippi swamp country, he now lives in the hills of the Virginia hunt country. His stories are written at a 200-year old table, overlooking Bear Creek Hollow with deer, turkey, and the occasional bear wandering beneath the windows. Sign up to attend in the office.
Join other OLLI @ Furman members and come cheer on the Lady Paladin Basketball Team for the Furman vs. North Greenville game on Wednesday, November 13 at 7 p.m. at Timmons Arena. General Admission tickets are just $5 and can be purchased in the OLLI office with cash or check. A great way to cheer on Furman’s student athletes and share time with other OLLI members. Go Dins!
Join fellow OLLI of Furman members at the Greenville Symphony Orchestra’s performance of “The Russian Sorcerer & His Apprentices”, Sunday, January 26 at 3pm, Peace Center. Following the performance, enjoy a special meal at Nose Dive Gastropub. The GSO’s Maestro, Edvard Tschival and other special guests will give a talk to OLLI participants during dinner. Symphony tickets only – $25.60/pp; Add dinner for an additional $30. Tickets are limited, so purchase yours in the OLLI Office now. Learn more here!
COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Beginning IPad and Intermediate IPad have been canceled for the Winter 20 Term.
Urban Survival meeting time has been moved to Mondays at 10:45 a.m. for the Winter 20 Term.
OLLI HAPPENINGS
Lunch & Learn Tuesday: Aches and Pains: The Value of Physical Therapy, Jacqueline Davenport, director of Clinical Excellence, ATI Physical Therapy. Bring your lunch and enjoy on Nov 1, 12:30-1:20 HC110.
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 Kennedy.
Save the Date: Tues, Dec 10, 6:30 p.m., COCOA & CAROLS with the Herring Chamber Ensemble of the Greenville Chorale. Come enjoy this fun event to celebrate the season. Free!
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?
Enjoy a night at the theater with Furman Pauper Players as they present an original musical, In the Silence, Nov 1, 2, & 3 in McAlister Auditorium. Information HERE.
The Department of Music presents the Furman Choral Concert featuring the Furman Singers and Belle Voci, Thurs, Nov 7, 8 p.m. Daniel Chapel. Enjoy music from these internationally renowned groups. FREE!
Music Lovers! The Furman Faculty Chamber Music Concert will be Fri, Nov. 8, 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall. Tickets $15, use the following link for information and to order tickets.
Interested in the international political climate? Furman University Department of Politics and International Affairs hosts the lecture, The U.S. and Iran, Losing and Making an Enemy with Trita Parsi, Founder/V.P. of the Institute for Responsible Statehood, Nov. 13, 4 p.m., in the Watkins Room, Trone Center.
Furman University will host the USA Rugby National Playoffs beginning Nov 16, more information HERE.
The Furman Department of Music has announced its 2019-20 Sound Quality Concert Series. Events include performances by the Furman Symphony Orchestra, the Furman Symphonic Band, the Furman Singers, chamber groups, and many of Furman’s music faculty. Tickets $15 for seniors, ONLINE HERE.
What’s GOING ON Around Greenville?
The Peace Center has 3 very special offers for OLLI@ Furman members. On Tues, Nov 5 @ 7 p.m., Hollywood legend Kathleen Turner will perform her cabaret show featuring humor, great music, and insights spanning Turner’s exciting career. To request a pair of COMPLIMENTARY tickets, please email Michael at mciaccia@peacecenter.org with your name and contact information no later than Fri, Nov 1.
****Receive a discount for the performance on Tues, Nov 5 at 7:30 p.m. of the Broadway show Once on This Island by using the link here PARTNER .This offer is valid in price levels 2-4 and cannot be combined with other offers or used on previously purchased tickets.****
****Founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the Silkroad Ensemble is coming to the Peace Center on Tuesday, Nov 12, 7:30 p.m. use the link here UIPC to receive select seats for just $10. This offer is valid in price levels 2-4 and cannot be combined with other offers or used on previously purchased tickets.****
Get a jumpstart on your holiday shopping at Artisanville Fine Art& Craft Show with 170+ Juried artists, featuring handcrafted & handmade artwork. Nov 2-3, Greenville Convention Center. https://artisanville.net/
The Parish Choir of Christ Church Episcopal will present the Greenville premier of Louis Vierne’s Solemn Mass for Choir and Two Organs on Sun, Nov 3, 5 p.m., Christ Church. Free and open to the public.
Calling Golfers! The Greenville Chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) is having a golf fundraiser at TopGolf on Sat, Nov. 9@9 a.m. MOPH is dedicated to helping veterans in the Upstate. Tickets are $100 and include breakfast and a morning of hitting balls. Everything needed to play will be provided. To register call Olli member, Tim Henry at 509-551-5188.
The marvelous Music on Sundays concert series will feature 9 String Theory, a unique musical collaboration of a Russian domra virtuoso and an American guitarist on November 10, 3 p.m. Tickets $20; order here or at the door. Temple of Israel (400 Spring Forest Road, Greenville)
The Community Remembrance Project confronts the history of racial terror in Greenville with an event on Thur., Nov 14, 6-8 p.m. with Remember His Name, to learn about the life of George Green, a man from Taylors who was lynched in November, 1933. Learn more 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 participate in a panel discussion moderated by Furman professor Dr. Melinda Menzer. Doors open at 1:45 p.m.; the screening at 2 p.m. with the discussion following. Tickets are $12 and available HERE.
Snippet from Sally… I wonder if you were lucky enough to be in the OLLI lobby on Tuesday @ noon? Theresa Pizzuto and her International Folk Dance students presented a fabulous demonstration. Throughout the fall term they have been learning dances from countries and cultures all over the world. It was such fun to get a glimpse of what they have been doing. After the performance, Theresa invited those in the audience to join her class as she taught Nigun Atik which is an Israeli folk dance. I couldn’t resist the opportunity to join in!! I had a ball with my first attempt even if I had to fake the part where you had to snap your fingers! Thank you Theresa!!