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OLLI News from Bradley University
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Notable OLLI Dates
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Jan. 8, 1:30pm: Portugal and Spain Informational Meeting
at the Peoria Next Innovation Center
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Jan. 9-12: Winter 2018 Classes in the Michel Student Center
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Holidays!
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Jan. 16, 9am: Learning Trip Committee Meeting
at Peoria Next Innovation Center
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Jan. 17, 9am: Spring 2018 Registration Open House in Michel Student Center Ballrooms
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Jan. 24, 2pm: Study Group Committee Meeting at Peoria Next Innovation Center
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Join OLLI for Winter Classes
Don't let the cold weather get you down-- make the most of this winter at OLLI Classes in January!
For $95, you can choose four classes from a wide variety of stimulating topics and expand your knowledge on a favorite subject or learn something completely new.
OLLI Winter 2018 Classes
Tuesday, January 9 - Friday, January 12
9:00 - 3:00 p.m
Michel Student Center, Bradley University
Read about one of our most popular, long-running classes below:
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Class #13: Look What I Did
Tuesday/Thursday, 12:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Hear four speakers - each for one hour - talk about a significant personal accomplishment. Jaci Willis, one of very few women sculptors in the country who has created lifesize bronze sculptures doing all of the work herself. John Dust, OLLI member and volunteer, who was deeply involved with Land of Lincoln Honor Flight. Martha and Jeff Huebner, who own Trefzger's and renovated an historic building (especially if you were not able to take the Learning Trip to Trefzger's). Johnathan Wright, who promotes greater Peoria's performances, professions, pastimes, philanthropists, and places at
Peoria Magazines.
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You'll love the fun atmosphere and strong sense of camaraderie, not to mention the plentiful snacks and refreshments to fuel your quest for knowledge!
View a complete listing of class offerings by clicking here.
To register, visit our online registration site or call Bonnie at (309) 677-3900.
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our a Local Whiskey and Bourbon Distillery
Their family has been making whiskey since the Prohibition when Peoria was known as the Whiskey City. Join us on this tour to learn about how the owners of J.K. Williams Distilling have revived the business of their great-great-grandfather with a modern twist.
J.K. Williams Distilling
(Activity Level 2)
Thursday, January 25
11:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
We'll visit J.K. Williams Distilling, a distillery formed to bring craft whiskey- and bourbon-making back to the Peoria area. During our tour of the facility in East Peoria, we'll learn how J.K. Williams was a man ahead of his time, stubbornly refusing to sacrifice quality when crafting his bootleg whiskey. We'll also learn (and taste!) how the family recipe is being revived four generations later, using local grain to produce whiskey and bourbon, occasionally infused with unique flavors such as fruits and coffee beans.
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OLLI Reads
Looking for a few new books to cozy up with next to the fire this winter? OLLI members have contributed to the OLLI Reads list to share information about their favorite books.
By clicking on the link below, you can open and read the list. Clicking on most of the titles in the list will direct you to Amazon, where you can find more information about each book and a free sample ready for wireless delivery to your Kindle reader or mobile app.
OLLI Reads
We would like to thank Greg Peine for starting and maintaining this list for the past few years! If you have a great book you would like added to the list, please contact Elly Peterson at eepeterson@bradley.edu.
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Peoria Fine Arts Concert Featuring Original Composition by Bradley's Dr. John Orfe
Setting Text to Music: "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere"
Thursday, December 14
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1420 W Moss Ave, Peoria
Cost: $12 for adults; $5 for students
John Orfe, Assistant Professor of Music at Bradley University and Organist at First Methodist Church Peoria, will premiere a new work commissioned by Theo Jean Kenyon as part of the Fine Arts Society of Peoria on December 14 at Westminster Presbyterian Church.
In "Setting Text to Music: The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere," Orfe will perform the musical work as Lee Wenger narrates the iconic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, then give a slide presentation providing historical context for the work. Lee Wenger is the Radio Information Service Director at WCBU-Radio. This program is presented in collaboration with the Peoria Symphony Guild.
Everyone is welcome! Tickets will be available at the door; $12 for adults and $5 for students. A social hour with refreshments will be available in the Fellowship Hall. For more information,
click here.
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Free Concert at Chillicothe Library
Nighthawk: "Earth and Sky"
Thursday, December 28
6:30 p.m.
Chillicothe Public Library, 430 N Bradley Ave, Chillicothe
Nighthawk brings together violin and cello in a wide-ranging concert titled "Earth and Sky."
Back from her home in Providence, Rhode Island, rural Chillicothe native Emmy Holmes-Hicks (violin) joins Chicago cellist David Sands in the musical duo
Nighthawk. The two performers will take you on a musical tour that includes a few sizzling tangos, a Beethoven duo, a little Yuletide cheer, and some stunning Celtic arrangements. They might even pull out a couple of old-time fiddle tunes.
For more information, please
click here to visit the library website, or call (309) 274-2719.
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Consisting of nearly 1,100 people ages 50+, OLLI members come from all backgrounds and educational levels. Together they enjoy a diverse collection of year-round programs including non-credit classes, educational travel, study groups, cinema, and lectures.
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