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OLLI News from Bradley University
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Notable OLLI Dates
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Nov. 9, 9am: Fall 2016 Wrap-up and Spring Brainstorming Curriculum Committee Meeting
in Michel Student Center Executive Suite
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Nov. 16 & 30, 9am: Spring 2017 Curriculum Committee Meetings in Michel Student Center Executive Suite
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Here's an Opportunity to Help Develop OLLI Classes
Have you enjoyed your Fall classes so far? Would you like to suggest some new classes? Or, have you not attended classes because you couldn't find any that appealed to you?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, attending an upcoming Curriculum Committee meeting is the perfect way to share your ideas for new classes.
Attending a committee meeting is also an easy way to learn more about OLLI and how the curriculum is developed ... we welcome all newcomers with an orientation packet, and you can suggest ideas while enjoying scones!
Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, November 9 at 9:00 a.m. We will gather in the Michel Student Center Executive Suite to review our Fall offerings and brainstorm possible classes for Spring. Parking is available in the Visitor's Lot adjacent to the Bradley Bookstore.
If you have any questions, or need additional information, please contact the Continuing Education Office at 677-3900. We can't wait to see you there!
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Have You Taken an Interesting Trip?
Do you have a travel experience you would like to share? OLLI's popular "Look Where I Went" class offers you an opportunity to present a one hour session in April or October of 2017 as one of four different presenters for the class.
If you would like to share your photographs and what you learned about the people and places you visited on your particular path, we would love to make your perspective a part of the OLLI class.
If interested in presenting, please contact John Dust, member of the Curriculum Committee, at WaywardPilot@aol.com or 309-339-0227 for more detailed information.
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Argo: Iranian Hostage Crisis of 1979
Argo
Tuesday, November 15
1:00 p.m.
Peoria Riverfront Museum Giant Screen Theatre
OLLI presents a special screening of the film
Argo, a drama based on events that took place in 1979 when 52 Americans were taken hostage during the Iranian revolution. Winner of three Academy Awards, the film describes the story of six Americans who attempted to escape the hostage crisis under the guise of producing a Hollywood film.
Following the movie, our moderator, Doug Frank, will discuss his former role as President of Music Operations for Warner Pictures. He will also discuss his supervision of the music for
Argo and many other films, such as the Harry Potter series, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and The Dark Knight.
$5 - includes admission and discussion. Transportation not provided - meet us at the Peoria Riverfront Museum! Free parking available in the deck accessible from Water Street.
To register,
click here to utilize our online registration system or call Gwen at 309-677-3900.
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Spend the Day with OLLI on a Local Learning Trip
Local trips are a great way to get out for the day and learn more about our community! Spaces are still available for the following trips this fall:
Pekin Hospital
Friday, Nov. 18
8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Since 1913, Pekin Hospital has been dedicated to improving the health of its community through its 107-bed medical center that provides advanced care and state-of-the-art diagnostic capabilities. As part of Progressive Health Systems, Pekin Hospital works with highly credentialed nursing staff and healthcare professionals including more than 300 physicians working in over 40 medical specialties. On this tour, we'll learn how the hospital utilizes hospitalists to offer a new level of patient-centered care, and we'll hear about The Baby Place, which holds the international designation as a "baby-friendly birth facility."
$27 - includes lunch, gratuities, tour, and shuttle transportation
To register for these or other trips, click here to utilize our online registration system or call Gwen at 309-677-3900.
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Sports Illustrated
Photographer Bill Frakes at Bradley
Emotional Motion: 25 Years of Covering Sports from the Best Seat in the House
Presented by Bill Frakes
Wednesday, November 9
6:00 p.m.
Neumiller Auditorium, Bradley Hall, Bradley University
Reception: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m., Heuser Art Gallery
A native Nebraskan, Bill Frakes is a visual storyteller and educator based in Florida who has worked in every US state and in more than 138 countries for a wide variety of editorial and advertising clients, including Apple, Nike, CocaCola, Nikon, and more. He directs music videos and television ads.
Editorially, his work has appeared in virtually every major general interest publication in the world. His still photographs and short documentary films have been featured on hundreds of Websites as well as on most major television networks. He is currently on the masthead of
Sports Illustrated.
His work is currently on display in the Heuser Art Gallery until November 10.
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Historic Presentation: The Bayeux Tapestry
The Bayeux Tapestry at Bradley
Thursday, November 10
7:00 p.m.
116 Westlake Hall, Bradley University
Cost: FREE!
Come hear an historic presentation of this most magnificent medieval tapestry housed in Bayeux, France --
A clarification of its role in the Norman Conquest
An explanation of its artistic creators
A presentation of replicas
A discussion with the audience
This inspirational exhibition by Cathy Grafton displays one of the finest medieval tapestries, revealing the work of conquered women between 1066 and 1100. She considers the nature of the art produced and the details of human and animal interaction in the text and borders. We will appreciate Grafton's own replica of the segments of the tapestry. Come for an amazing evening of enlightenment, enrichment, and entertainment! This presentation is free and open to the public.
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Charley Steiner Symposium
On Tuesday, November 15, Bradley University will host the 2016 Charley Steiner Symposium. This event is free and open to the public and will feature six moderated panel discussions throughout the day on topics in sports and sports communication.
To view the symposium schedule and panelists, please
click here.
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Jazz Ensemble to Present Jazz Tribute Concert
2nd Annual Jazz Tribute Concert: Unforgettable
Friday, November 18,
8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 19, 7:00 and 9:00 p.m.
Hartmann Center, Bradley University campus (just south of the bookstore)
Cost: $25
This tribute concert features Bradley's Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Todd Kelly, with vocalist and Bradley alumna Stephanie Aaron, featuring such beloved songs as Cheek to Cheek, Unforgettable, Almost Like Being in Love, and many others.
Stephanie Aaron has been singing and acting for most of her life, from grade school through college at Bradley, where she received a bachelor's degree in Theatre Performance. Her favorite roles have included Philia in
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Audrey in
Little Shop of Horrors, Viola in
Twelfth Night, and Sally Bowles in
Cabaret. Stephanie began a career as a Peoria radio personality, which lasted for several years and culminated in a stint co-hosting a popular Peoria morning show. She performs in the Peoria Jazz scene with Larry Harms. Moving to Chicago in 2004, she left radio and focused on becoming a working musician: studying jazz, and teaching. Among her favorite Chicago shows are long running residencies at the legendary Jilly's on Rush Street and at The Drake Hotel's Coq D'or. She currently performs with small groups as well as with the DePaul Alumni Big Band at the Jazz Showcase.
Other special guests appearing on stage include Doug Frank, former President of Warner Bros Music Operations, Bradley vocalist Maggie Sloter, and pianist Molly Sloter.
Tickets are limited; call the Cultural Events Box Office at 309-677-2650 to reserve your ticket.
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Verdi at the Cathedral
Verdi's Requiem
Bradley Community Chorus, Bradley Chorale, and Bradley Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, November 20
4:00 p.m.
St. Mary's Cathedral, 607 NE Madison, Peoria
Cost: $10
Verdi wrote the Requiem in 1874 to commemorate the death of his hero, the Italian writer
Alessandro Manzoni. It is one of the most dramatic musical settings of the Requiem text
ever written, with powerfully effective use of voices and instruments.
Soloists will be Penelope Shumate, soprano, of the Western Illinois University Music
Department; Jill Phillips, mezzo-soprano, Luther College Music Department; Eric
Ashcraft, tenor, who has taught at Luther and Augustana Colleges; and John Hines, bass,
of the University of Northern Iowa School of Music. John Jost, professor of music and
director of choral activities at Bradley, will conduct.
General admission is $10, students $5. Tickets may be purchased at the door or by calling 677-2650.
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Community Dialogue on Heroin and Opiate Addiction
Mike Kennedy, president and CEO of the Human Service Center in Peoria, will moderate
community discussions about the increasing use and abuse of heroin and opiates in the Peoria area, with time allotted for brainstorming community strategies to address this issue.
To attend any of the following discussions, please contact Roberta Koscielski at 309-497-2186 or robertakoscielski@ppl.peoria.lib.il.us.
Wednesday, November 2
6:30 - 7:45 p.m.
Lakeview Branch, Lakeview Room
Monday, November 7
6:30 - 7:45 p.m.
North Branch, McKenzie Room
Thursday, November 17
6:30 - 7:45 p.m.
Lincoln Branch, Hot Air Balloon Room
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