Registration for OLLI's Winter 2017 programs opens tomorrow, November 2.  You should have received a brochure in the mail this week.   To view the brochure online, click here.  Please take time to review our offerings, then choose YOUR way to register:  

 

Wednesday, November 2, 9 - 11 a.m.:  Attend the OLLI Registration Open House in the Michel Student Center Ballrooms.  Free shuttle service will provided from Westminster Presbyterian Church starting at 8:15 a.m.  During the open house, you'll have the chance to interact one-on-one with staff, enjoy snacks and refreshments, and spend time with your friends (or meet some new ones).  Registration forms received at the Open House will be processed first.

 

We highly encourage you NOT to arrive before 8:30 a.m.  Doors will open and numbers for the queue will be handed out at 8:40 a.m.  Between 8:40 - 9:00 a.m., you will have time to enjoy refreshments, sit and socialize with other members, and complete your registration materials.  Shortly after staff announcements at 9:00 a.m., registrations will be accepted in numerical order.  You'll also have the opportunity to meet Diane Venzera, Assistant Director of Adult Learning at the National Resource Center for Osher Lifelong Learning Learning Institutes.  Diane will be in town to visit our learning community and start preparations for the 2017 OLLI National Conference.

 

Thursday, November 3, 9:00 a.m.:  Online, mail, and telephone registration opens:

Online - visit OLLI's webpage, Bradley.edu/olli, to make your selections.  You can access your Winter 2017 account using the same email (and password, if you'd like) as your Fall account.  If you've never used the system, please create an account as shown on the first page of the online system.  To avoid errors, we recommend using one of the following web browsers for your online registration:  Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or Safari (for Mac users).  On registration day, the high volume of participants on the site may cause pages to load slowly.  We appreciate your patience as the system processes your information.

 

Mail - you may mail your form at any time; forms will be queued in the order received and processed on November 3.

 

Telephone - if you would like to speak with a staff members about your registration on November 3, please call (309) 677-3900.

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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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Qutaiba Idlbi is a native of Damascus. He was in Syria at the outbreak of protests in March 2011, detained twice by Syrian internal security services, and forced to leave the country. After leaving Syria, he volunteered for various relief organizations working with the refugees in Lebanon and Egypt. Qutaiba was selected as a fellow for the Leaders for Democracy Fellows Program in Washington, D.C. and was a visiting fellow at the International Republican Institute. He's also part of a peace exchange program with his holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharmsala, India on prejudice reduction and the role of spirituality in peace building. Qutaiba holds a degree from the University of Damascus' Technical Institute for Finance and Banking Sciences and he studied at the International University for Science and Technology in Damascus until he was forced to flee Syria. He will discuss the controversial refugee policies that will be a challenge in America's future.

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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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