We Remember
Betty Morris
May 3, 2019
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TODAY
Mountain Folk Tales
Storytelling
Sunday, May 19, 3 p.m.
Folk Art Center
Blue Ridge Parkway,
Milepost 382
This event, sponsored by the Asheville Storytelling Circle and the Southern Highland Craft Guild, will feature tellers Wallace Shealy, Becky Stone, Sandra Gudger, Sherry Lovett and winners of the Owen Middle School Jack Tales Contest.
Tickets are $10 at the door.
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Summer 2019 Registration Closed Until
Tuesday, May 28, 10 a.m.
Our online registration system is closed . If you are one of the 525 people who registered during the initial registration period, you will receive your s
chedule
Friday, May 24, 4:30 p.m.
Add/Drop begins Tuesday, May 28, 10 a.m. At this time you may register or add more College for Seniors courses or add your name to a waitlist if a course is full.
Add/Drop closes after the second meeting of most courses.
The Reuter Center will be closed Monday, May 27, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.
We will be closed on Friday, May 31, for the Creative Retirement Exploration Weekend (CREW) which brings people from all over the country to learn more about relocation in retirement.
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Thank You,
Class Reps
A big THANK YOU to all of the Class Reps who volunteered during the Spring 2019 term! The instructors, staff and participants in College for Seniors greatly appreciate your support and hard work. You help each term run smoothly, and we are very grateful for your contributions to OLLI.
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College for Seniors Instructor Support
Two-day training to enhance your instructor skills with PowerPoint or Keynote
Beginning PowerPoint
Monday and Thursday,
June 3 and 6, 9:30 a.m. - noon
Reuter Center Room 206
Advanced PowerPoint Techniques
Monday and Thursday,
June 3 and 6, 1-3 p.m.
Reuter Center Room 206
Introduction to Keynote
Monday and Thursday,
June 3 and 6, 9:30 a.m. - noon
Reuter Center Room 207
Click here to register for the workshops.
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Seeking Big, Bold Ideas
by Sam Harben
OLLI Planning Committee Chair
Meeting
Monday, May 20,
10 a.m. - noon
Reuter Center 215
Attention all OLLI members: UNC Asheville is in the process of developing a long-range Master Plan, and OLLI has been invited to submit its big, bold ideas in response to the questions listed below to the Master Plan Committee. This committee is charged with drafting a visionary plan for the University. To that end, the OLLI Planning Committee is looking toward forging a more integrated role for OLLI's 2500-member organization in the life of the University.
We'd like to hear your big, bold ideas as to:
- How the physical layout, access and appearance of our UNC Asheville campus could be improved?
- How OLLI's needs for more space could be met as the demand for additional classroom and space for other activities continues to increase?
- How OLLI's connection with the University can be significantly enhanced?
- And how we, along with the University, may connect better with our Asheville community?
OLLI's Planning Committee will meet with members who have suggestions Monday, May 20, 10 a.m. - noon at the Reuter Center, room 215, or, if you prefer, send your suggestions by email to me as chair of OLLI's Planning Committee:
samharben038@gmail.com
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AARP Documentary and Discussion
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
Wednesday, May 22, 1-4 p.m.
Reuter Center Manheimer Room
Before Medicare was introduced in 1965, fewer than 50% of the nation's hospitals served black and white patients equally.
The documentary The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution illustrates how civil rights leaders and grass-roots volunteers pressed and worked with the federal government to achieve justice and fairness for African-Americans.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with local leaders to explore these historical issues and current challenges. The program is sponsored by AARP in the Mountain Region. Contact Rebecca Chaplin at 828.380.6242 or rchaplin@aarp.org
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OLLI VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
MANNA Food Bank Team
Providing Thousands of Meals a Day to Feed Hungry People
Give your time and make a difference
Habitat for Humanity
Changing lives one house at a time
VOLUNTEER NOW...
Make A Difference!
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The Key Center for Community Engaged Learning is Looking for Teachers!
The 5th annual STARS (Starting Teens Around Roads of Success) Program helps to put
students from low-wealth communities in contact with more STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) learning opportunities.
STARS
Faculty teach
10 - 11:30 am
, generally with faculty teaching one group (A) of students in week one and switching to teach the same thing to another group (B) of students in week 2. We hope teaching faculty can commit to the two weeks, but we can accommodate alternative scheduling, including the desire to teach in the afternoon instead of the morning. We need two people for the following five weeks.
For more information contact:
Amanda Wray: awray1@unca.edu
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Bridge Buddies
Special Interest Group (SIG)
Open for New Members
Tuesdays, 2-5 p.m.
The Bridge
Buddies SIG is an eclectic mix of advanced beginner to intermediate players who play in the Atrium on Tuesdays, 2-5 p.m. The group uses bidding boxes to eliminate questions about who bid what when. To check us out just come by and join us for an afternoon.
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Art Bazaar Exhibitor Information Meeting
Tuesday, May 28, 10 a.m.
Reuter Center Room 206
For those interested in participating in the 2019 OLLI Art Bazaar, Friday, November 8 and Saturday, November 9.
Learn the facts and decide if the Art Bazaar is for you.
Registration forms will be available at the meeting.
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Carolinas' Nature Photographers Association
Member Portfolio Challenge
Sunday, June 9,
5:30 p.m.
Meet and Greet; Meeting Begins at 6 p.m.
Reuter Center 206
Carolinas' Nature Photographers' Association's twice per year portfolio challenge is designed to showcase members' work by having them present a common themed portfolio. Their collection may be taken from images over the years and combined by a common theme. If you are interested in sharing, please notify the co-coordinators at coordinator@cnpa-asheville.org.
The CNPA-Asheville Region's goal is to develop a group that will more fully experience the beauty of Western North Carolina through photography. Activities in the Asheville Region include monthly meetings, photo outings, seminars, workshops, exhibits, photo contests, and image critiques.
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Living Solo
After one month we have grown to more than 90 members. Join Living Solo for OLLI members through a Meetup app!
The group is comprised of OLLI members living independently and seeking connections. This is not a dating group, but is made up of individuals who want to do activities and make connections here in Asheville with OLLI members.
This is a self-identifying group. If you have a significant other but feel solo, feel free to join. Please come join us and meet new people! We started a group in Meetup called OLLI UNC Asheville Living Solo. It is a private group with only OLLI members included.
How to join!
- Join Meetup using your preferred email address; enter a password (your favorite or one unique to Meetup)!
- Search Groups using key word: OLLI or look around; we are there!
- Click the yellow OLLI UNC Asheville Living Solo image!
- Click the red Request to Join button
Any questions?
Contact Barbara Rapchak
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Special Interest Group
Each of MWW's 16 groups is comprised of 8-12 men.
Groups meet at various times and places twice a month for 2 hours to discuss issues of personal importance.
Groups socialize over breakfast, lunch, happy hour, & other social activities.
Men on the waiting list will either be added to existing groups, or we will form a new group if numbers suffice.
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Dear OLLI Members,
Here at OLLI we invite you to contribute your ideas to our planning committee as they work with the university's master planning committee to think about and present concrete ideas for the physical appearance and infrastructure of the university and of OLLI's needs and positive relations with the rest of the university and the broader Asheville community. The committee welcomes ideas by email and will hold a focus group on Monday, May 20, 10 a.m. to noon if you have "big, bold ideas" you would like to share.
While our spring courses are more or less complete, we do have programs this week from our community partners, including AARP's "documentary and discussion" program featuring "The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution." The Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society will present a program on the American Bird Conservancy and the Council on Aging of Buncombe County will present a "New to Medicare" workshop. The opportunities to learn continue!
Our summer registration is closed for now, but we will re-open for first-come, first-served enrollment in Summer 2019. If you requested classes in our initial registration process, you will receive your schedule Friday, May 24 in the late afternoon.
Remember that this is your community. If you have questions or suggestions or would like to serve on a committee or volunteer, please let us know by responding to this email,
Catherine Frank
Executive Director
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Check the links here to see OLLI and UNC Asheville current events:
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Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society
Tuesday May 21, 7 p.m.
Reuter Center, Manheimer Room
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It's no small feat to conserve birds that travel 4,000 miles or more each year across continents and international borders. In fact, it's one of the most ambitious undertakings of American Bird Conservancy (ABC); ensuring priority species have the habitat they require at all stages of their life-cycles. Migratory birds are particularly vulnerable while on their wintering grounds in Latin America and the Caribbean, where they occupy an area that is approximately one quarter the extent of their total breeding range in the U.S. and Canada.
With
 deforestation rates still on the rise in Latin America and the Caribbean, ABC is scaling up conservation efforts, and in 2017, launched the BirdScape initiative. Learn about this new endeavor and how it will benefit entire suites of migratory birds, including those that breed in North Carolina.
Holly Robertson is a Senior Development Officer with American Bird Conservancy and has been working with the organization's migratory bird program since 2013. She holds bachelor's of science of wildlife ecology from the University of Maine and a master of science degree in conservation biology and sustainable development from University of Wisconsin-Madison. The American Bird Conservancy is a non-profit organization whose mission is conserving native birds and their habitats throughout the Americas.
All EMAS programs are free and open to everyone.
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Friday, May 24, 1 - 3 p.m.
"Tribalism and the Nature of Prejudice in Contemporary World Culture, Including Its Impact on the American Political System"
The weekly Forum encourages a free-flowing dialogue designed to enrich and expand participants thinking on a wide variety of topics frequently focusing on current events. All OLLI members are welcome to attend.
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 New to Medicare
Information Session
Friday, May 24, 2 p.m.
Reuter Center Room 206
Are you confused by the many choices of Medicare plans? Unbiased and accurate information is available from trained volunteers from the North Carolina Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP). The Council on Aging of Buncombe County, in partnership with OLLI, offers a free session that includes an overview (plans, parts and policies) of Medicare. Spaces are limited, and registration is required. Reserve your space by calling the Council on Aging of Buncombe County, 828.277.8288.
In addition, Friday, May 24, beginning at noon, representatives from the Social Security Administration will be available to answer questions about Social Security benefits and Medicare enrollment. They will also provide detailed instructions for using the Agency's online services at socialsecurity.gov.
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 At the Intersection of our Privilege and Our Oppression
Sunday, June 2, 2 p.m.
Asheville Jewish Community Center
236 Charlotte Street
Issues surrounding race, class, sexual identity, gender and religion have exploded into the national dialogue. These are difficult and confusing issues to discuss, especially when social and cultural identities overlap.
"Intersectionality is the complex, cumulative way in which the effects of multiple forms of discrimination (such as racism, sexism, and classism) combine, overlap, or intersect, especially in the experiences of marginalized individuals or groups" (Webster's). The theory of intersectionality is also the idea that when it comes to thinking about how inequalities persist, categories like gender, race, and class are best understood as overlapping and mutually constitutive rather than isolated and distinct. This training provides thoughtful discussion and self-reflective activities to help you lean into the discomfort by increasing your awareness of the intersecting social dynamics impacting us all.
Instructor Jesse Pitt has spent the last 18 years working with diverse groups of middle and high school students. He loves facilitating courageous conversations about the uncomfortable social issues affecting our diverse culture. He moved to Asheville in 2002 to work with the NC Outward Bound School as a climber, wilderness instructor and eventual director of the high-school based Unity Project. He is a graduate of Skidmore College and Western Carolina University and has been a counselor at Asheville Middle School since 2007.
Registration fee is $10 for the class, which is open to everyone.
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 Stitch in Time
Monday, June 3, 2-4 p.m.
Reuter Center Lower Atrium
This is a fellowship group for stitchers of all types (knitting, crochet, quilting, needlepoint, embroidery, cross stitch, sewing, etc) to help encourage, inspire, and support each other. All skill levels are welcome!
SIG contact: Gay Lambirth, 281.433.1060, gaylambirth@yahoo.com
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Dr. Erika Hendrickson
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Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)
5 Keys to Communication:
Having Realistic Expectations and Advocating for Yourself at Home and in Public
Dr. Erika Hendrickson,
Mountain Audiology
We
dnesday, June 5, 10:15 a.m.
Seymour Auditorium, CarePartners Campus
Building 22 (Top of the Hill),
68 Sweeten Creek Road
For more information about HLAA
contact David Nelson, 828.505.1874
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Chow Chow Is Coming To Town
By OLLI Member Bill LaMée
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 Astronomy Club of Asheville
Thursday, June 6, 7 p.m.
Reuter Center Manheimer Room
"From Small Step to Giant Leap: The Epic Lunar Voyages of Apollo"
This presentation, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing, will trace the genesis of the Apollo program and what led the United States to engage the USSR in a race to the moon. We will discuss exactly how NASA sent spacecraft on a half million-mile journey through the vacuum of space, highlighting the mission hardware that allowed astronauts to land, walk, live and eventually drive on a world of inhospitable terrain with danger at each step. Finally, we'll cover the scientific and geological discoveries gleaned from Apollo, and briefly highlight each of the 9 missions that flew to the moon.
The Astronomy Club of Asheville meets the first Thursday of the month (except January and July), with an interesting lineup of speakers and topics. OLLI members may attend the club meetings and star gazes, with club members on hand to advise and assist them in the basics of astronomy and the techniques of observing celestial phenomena. For more information on the Astronomy Club of Asheville, including infrmation about speakers and topics,
visit their website at www.astroasheville.org
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The Autumn Players
Ancestral Voices
by A R Gurney
directed by RoseLynn Katz
Sunday, June 9, 2:30 p.m. /
Reuter Center Manheimer Room
Breaking the rules of her upper crust social world and shocking her family, an older woman in the years before World War II divorces her husband and marries another man. Told lovingly by her grandson as a child, and later, after he becomes a mature adult, this tale, written expressly to be read aloud, nostalgically shows how an entire way of life has been erased by the passing of time.
This event is open to everyone; tickets are $7 at the door.
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2019 Mental Wellness Walk
Saturday, June 15, 9 a.m.
Meet at Carrier Park Pavilion
220 Amboy Road, Asheville, NC 28806
Registration and Check-In begin at 9 a.m.
Walk and Program begin at 10 a.m.
The organizers of the 3rd Annual 5k Mental Wellness Walk
seeks to raise awareness of the importance of mental wellness and community resources that exist for people with mental health issues. All funds raised will support the work of All Souls Counseling Center and National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Western Carolina.
All Souls Counseling Center is a nonprofit organization that provides quality mental health counseling to uninsured and underinsured residents of Western North Carolina. (
www.allsoulscounseling.org.)
NAMI Western Carolina
is an affiliate of NAMI, the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
www.namiwnc.org
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Brevard Opera at OLLI
Tuesday, June 18, 4 p.m.
Reuter Center Manheimer Room
The College for Seniors Performing Arts Curriculum
Committee collaborates with the Brevard Music Festival to
bring to OLLI this summer a taste of three operas:
Carlisle Floyd's
Susannah,
Charles Gounod's Romeo et Juliette and
Johann Strauss Jr.'s Die Fledermaus.
The six-week College for Seniors course The Brevard
Opera at OLLI is part of the regular summer term, with
three live performances embedded in the schedule.
Sessions 1, 3 and 5 of the course will be presented in the
usual manner of a College for Seniors course, from 2:30-5 p.m. on Tuesdays, June 11, 25 and July 9, with renowned
music director Pat Heuermann explaining the operas.
The instructor will continue with sessions 2, 4 and 6 on June
18, July 2 and 16, and those sessions will conclude with live performances by the young artists of the Janiec Opera
at Brevard performing parts of these three operas as well as other musical selections.
The three performance sessions on Tuesdays, June 18, July 2 and 16 by members of the Janiec Opera of Brevard
will be held from 4-5 p.m. in the Manheimer Room. The performances are open to all OLLI members and to UNC
Asheville students and faculty. A period of questions and answers with the Janiec performers will follow these
performances.
Sunday, June 9, 2:30 p.m. /
Reuter Center Manheimer Room.
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