OLLI VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
MANNA Food Bank
Working to end hunger and food insecurity in WNC
Veterans Restoration Quarters
Help Restore the Lives of Homeless Vets
Asheville Terrace Apartments Food Pantry
Provide On-Site Food Pantry Support
VOLUNTEER NOW...
Make A Difference!
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Stitch in Time SIG
Monday, December 2, 2 p.m.
UNC Asheville's Reuter Center,
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. OLLI members of all skill levels are welcome!
SIG contact: Gay Lambirth, 281.433.1060
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Aging in Place
Thursday, December 5, 4:15 p.m.
UNC Asheville's Reuter Center,
Room 206
Members will be discussing aspects of Aging in Place versus moving to assisted living or a CCRC.
How do I make a choice?
How do I plan for it?
We also will discuss the preferred times for future meetings.
This group hopes to provide information and resources for members interested in creating the support needed within their homes and neighborhoods so they can "age in place" and thrive in the second half of life.
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The Forum
Special Interest Group (SIG)
Friday, December 6, 1 - 3 p.m.
UNC Asheville's Reuter Center,
Room 205
Topic: Pros & Cons of Universal Health Care
Upcoming Topics:
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Dec. 13 - Pros & Cons of the Wealth Tax
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Dec. 20 - What Can Be Done to Reestablish the Balance of Power Among the Three
Branches of Government?
The weekly Forum encourages a free-flowing dialogue designed to enrich and expand participants' thinking on a wide variety of topics; the group frequently focuses on current events. All OLLI members are welcome to attend.
SIG Contact: Beth Johnson johnson1ea@earthlink.net
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Financial Strategies in Retirement SIG
Friday, December 6, 1:30 - 3 p.m.
UNC Asheville's Reuter Center,
Room 207
TOPIC:
"Back to Basics: Methods and Metrics in Investing in Individual Stocks and Bonds."
GUEST SPEAKER:
Rick Manske, Chief Executive Officer, Parsec Financial, Asheville NC.
Rick is a Certified Financial Planner, Behavioral Financial Advisor and a Registered Financial Advisor of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors.
Don't miss this opportunity to update your knowledge on this important topic!
The meeting is open to all OLLI members. Email/call Kate Beatty for further information at
kkbmom@yahoo.com or
828-231-7710.
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NC Stage
Behind the Scenes
"Handle with Care"
Friday, December 6, 1:30 p.m.
UNC Asheville's Reuter Center Manheimer Room
In this bilingual romantic comedy, circumstances both hilarious and tragic bring together a young Israeli woman, who has little command of English, and a young American man, who has little command of romance. Is their inevitable love an accident ... or is it destiny, generations in the making?
Go behind the scenes of professional theatre with NC Stage Artistic Director and co-founder Charlie Flynn-McIver. Explore the themes of this season's plays, talk with the actors, directors, and designers about design concepts and the rehearsal process, and experience a scene or two performed live. Join us for an insider's view of how theatre happens!
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The Autumn Players
Chagall and Mrs. Belmont
By C. Robert Jones
Directed by Deborah Austin
Sunday, December 8,
2:30 p.m.
OLLI at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center
Manheimer Room
September 1964, New York City: Former actress and now very wealthy Mrs. Belmont hopes to persuade Marc Chagall to paint the murals for the new Metropolitan Opera House. During their conversation, Chagall reveals the struggles of having been a Jew in Russia, France, and the United States during two world wars and beyond. This beautiful play explores a love of theater and music,and what an artist feels about his or her own work.
Tickets for this special presentation are $10 at the door.
The Autumn Players (affiliated with Asheville Community Theatre) is a troupe of seasoned actors dedicated to taking the theatre experience into the community. Their words jump from the page with conviction and emotion, and these actors make their stories come to life. Watch for a list of their productions in 2020!
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Meditation
Special Interest Group
Special
Holiday Gathering
Tuesday, December 10, 4:45 p.m.
Odyssey Community School,
90 Zillicoa Street
River Guerguerian will orchestrate a Sound Immersion for our group. Sound meditations relax the body and promote deep meditative and rejuvenating states. While reclining or sitting and breathing slowly, your body is immersed in a bath of sound as River plays his singing bowls, gongs, shakers, handpans, and frame drums.
 River Guerguerian, Music Director of the Odyssey Community School, and Artistic Director of Asheville Rhythm, is a multi percussionist/ composer/educator. Read more about River at www.ShareTheDrum.com
This will be our only meeting in December. Due to limited space only OLLI members are invited. Donations are requested to support River 's educational work.
* Please note special time and location of meeting:
Odyssey Community School, 90 Zillicoa Street, River's studio is in the basement. Parking can be found on the street or around the backside of the tennis courts. Please arrive between 4:30 and 4:45 p.m.
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R2S Reading Tutor Training
The Read2Succeed Winter Training schedule for 2020 is here! Read To Succeed Asheville/ Buncombe is a local non-profit and our mission is
"to inspire and teach children to read."
They need caring individuals who are interested in supporting the children in our community. They train volunteers to become reading tutors for K-3rd grade students. Tutors spend one hour, one to two days a week, throughout the school year.
julie.claywell@r2sasheville.org
828-767-0943
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Men's Wisdom Works
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 two hours to discuss issues of personal importance.
Groups socialize over breakfast, lunch, happy hour, and 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.
To learn more or to sign up on our wait list contact: Roger Gilmore at: rlg455@hotmail.com
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Dear OLLI Members,
We hope you had time this weekend with family, friends, or maybe just time to be alone and think about all the things for which we are all grateful.
We are grateful for all of the wonderful staff and volunteers who put together such wonderful courses for us term after term. We are grateful for the people who organize Special Interest Groups, including Stitch in Time, Aging in Place, Thriving in Community, The Forum and Financial Strategies in Retirement, all offering programs this week. We are also grateful for our community partners, including the World Affairs Council, The Astronomy Club of Asheville, NC Stage and The Autumn Players, all who will offer programs this week. Mark your calendars for the opportunity to celebrate the holidays with the Blue Ridge Orchestra and the Reuter Center Singers.
We are all grateful for many of the things that technology enables, but are reminded that we can all feel frustrated when systems don't work as we expect. Last Tuesday we heard from our members about some problems with the payment system for our online registration system. I am grateful for Frankie Keller and for various people in the UNC Asheville finance offices, particularly Robin Gore, and for our online registration and payment providers who have been working to solve the problem. We are not able to process credit card payments as of this writing, but all other parts of the system are working. At this time we plan to move forward with our Add/Drop and open registration for the winter term and to accept all requests for registration and to work with you either to accept payments of cash or check in our office or to reset your accounts when the payment systems are up and running again.
Also remember to drop courses you cannot or do not wish to attend; just send us an email at olli@unca.edu or give us a phone call at 828.251.6140.
When you let us know you have dropped a course, you help us keep accurate rosters for our valued instructors and can give other members the opportunity to attend. Finally, remember that if you wish to drop all courses and obtain a refund that you may do so by Friday January 10, 3 p.m. We will have helpers on Monday, December 2, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Reuter Center, if you need help.
We are clearing out our Lost and Found drawer. Please drop by before December 13 if you are missing something.
We are truly thankful for the wonderful community we create together,
Catherine Frank
Executive Director
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Winter 2020 Registration Reminders
Remember that registration during Add/Drop is first come, first served. We will have
registration helpers available on Monday, December 2, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Reuter Center.
If you wish to drop a course, please send an email to olli@unca.edu giving us your name and the name of the course or courses you wish to drop. You may also call us at 828.251.6140. If you call, please leave your name, phone number and the title of the couse you wish to drop. If you are not able or do not wish to attend a course, please drop. We had many courses with waitlists, and taking a few minutes to drop may mean another member is able to attend.
Remember that the last day for a full refund is Friday, January 10, 3 p.m.
You can help us operate more efficiently if you leave a message rather than calling multiple times. Please leave only one message and on only one person's voicemail, since that helps us process requests without duplicate effort. We truly appreciate all calls and do our best to respond quickly to resolve any questions.
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 Important Dates for OLLI's Winter 2020
College for Senior Registration
- Click here for a list of courses that have openings that will be available when the registration system opens on Monday, December 2, 10 a.m.
- Click here for a link to the OLLI at UNC Asheville Winter 2020 catalog. Print copies of the catalog are available at the Reuter Center.
- Registration is closed until Monday, December 2, 10 a.m. as the staff works to make sure that we can enroll as many people as possible in as many classes as possible.
- Monday, December 2, 10 a.m.: Winter 2020 Add/Drop and Open Registration opens. Help will be available on Monday at the Reuter Center from 10 a.m. unti 3:30 p.m. Please remember that during add/drop registration is first come, first served.
- Friday, January 10, 2020, 3 p.m.: Last day to drop CFS courses for a full refund
- Monday, January 13, 9 a.m.: Winter 2020 CFS courses begin
- Monday, February 24: Last day of Winter 2020 CFS courses
- Monday, February 17, Monday, February 24: Spring 2020 Registration:
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Lost & Found Clean Out!
Missing a coffee mug? Can't find that particular pair of glasses? Come check our lost and found before Friday, December 13, 5 p.m. to claim missing items.
All unclaimed items will be donated to Goodwill after
December 13
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How Does College for Seniors consider courses?
Through the eleven curriculum committees
Would you consider volunteering?
Let us know!
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The World Affairs Council
Tuesday, December 3, 7:30 p.m.
UNC Asheville's Reuter Center, Manheimer Room
India: Modi Begins
His Second Term
Dr. Keya Maitra
UNC Asheville Philosophy Department chair and associate professor Dr. Keya Maitra holds a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Connecticut and another from the University of Hyderabad in India. A Bengali native, she and her husband and son returned there this summer. She specializes in Indian philosophy and language. Dr. Maitra is a member of the Indian Philosophical Society, the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy, and the Association for Asian Studies.
The World Affairs Council presents lectures and discussions that aim to advance international awareness and foster Western North Carolina's global ties.
Admission to World Affairs Council presentations at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center is $10, but is free to members of the World Affairs Council and UNC Asheville undergraduate students. OLLI members are eligible for discounts on World Affairs Council membership.
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Giving Tuesday is coming up on Tuesday, December 3
Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving back.
It is a day to reflect on how others have made a difference in your life and an opportunity to pay it forward to the next generation.
This Giving Tuesday, we are asking you to lift up your fellow OLLI members by enabling those who cannot attend in person to participate in OLLI at UNC Asheville lectures remotely.
Help us raise $25,000 for the purchase of equipment to broadcast lectures and events from the Manheimer Room.
Make your gift today and it will be counted toward UNC Asheville's Giving Tuesday goal.
Check back in on Tuesday, December 3 and you'll see your name and gift listed on the Giving Tuesday campaign website.
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Astronomy Club of Asheville
8th Annual Club
Holiday Social and Auction
Thursday, December 5, 6-9 p.m.
UNC Asheville's Reuter Center
Manheimer Room
The Astronomy Club of Asheville will celebrate its 8th Annual Club Holiday Social and Auction event! The club will have refreshments, door prizes, and a large selection of exciting items to bid on during silent and live auctions. They will also welcome the return of a hilarious auctioneer whose previous stellar performances have often been a comedy highlight for many club members!
Auction items will be on display beginning at 6:30 p.m., with the live auction starting by 7:30 p.m. The evening is open to all, so bring family and friends, bid on an item or two, just try to suppress your laughter, and show your support for the club!
The Astronomy Club of Asheville meets the first Thursday of each month, from 7- 9 p.m.
, (except for January and July), with an interesting lineup of speakers and topics. OLLI members may attend club meetings and stargazes, with club members on hand to advise and assist them in the basics of astronomy and the techniques of observing celestial phenomena.
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The WENOCA Sierra Club 
Annual Holiday Party and Recognition Awards
Thursday, December 5, 6:30 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville
1 Edwin Place, Asheville
Recognition awards will be presented to environmental leaders. Please bring a potluck dish to share, listing ingredients, and your own place settings. Free and open to everyone.
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Blue Ridge Orchestra Holiday Concert
Revels! 2019: A Traditional Favorite
Saturday and Sunday, December 7 & 8, 3 p.m.
UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium
Music Director, Milton Crotts will lead the 60-person community orchestra in playing both popular and classic seasonal favorites. Local soprano Megan McConnell will be the featured singer throughout the afternoon.
The program includes selections from Vaughan Williams's
Fantasia on Christmas Carols and the
Pie Jesu from Gabriel Fauré's
Requiem. The wind section will perform Gustav Holst's
Choral Fantasy On Old Carols and Ottorino Respighi's
Adoration of the Magi. The full orchestra will play
A Canadian Brass Christmas and Leonard Bernstein's
Overture to Candide. A special Celtic treat,
Winter, Fire, and Snow, will be sung by Ms. McConnell then the whole ensemble will close it out with a rousing rendition of Pops Hoedown and Leroy Anderson's
Sleigh Ride.
General Admission $15; BRO Friends $10; Students $5. Tickets and information available at www.blueridgeorchestra.org or call 828.782.3354.
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Reuter Center Singers Holiday Concert
Monday, December 9, 7 p.m.
UNC Asheville's Reuter Center Manheimer Room
The Reuter Center Singers, OLLI's in-house choral group directed by Chuck Taft, will perform classical and popular holiday songs.
In this very special holiday concert, enjoy and sing along withtraditional carols. Light refreshments follow.
The performance is free, but donations are welcome.
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Please join OLLIChat, the replacement for OLLITalk.
It's free and easy to use.
OLLIChat is an online community where OLLI at UNC Asheville
members may share information of common interest with each other. It is designed to look and function like the old OLLITalk.
To get started, send an email to
OLLIChatAVL@gmail.com, and the OLLIChat volunteers will send you an invitation.
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The Asheville Art Museum and UNC Asheville Launch Student Membership Initiative and Educator Memberships as Part of Grand Re-Opening Celebration
Beginning January 1, 2020, UNC Asheville faculty and staff, as well as members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, are eligible for discounted Museum memberships for educators and seniors for $50 annually.
CLICK HERE to read more!
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History Book SIG
Friday, December 20, 1 p.m.
UNC Asheville's Reuter Center Room 120
The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queen Who Made England
by Dan Jones
The first Plantagenet king inherited a blood-soaked kingdom from the Normans and transformed it into an empire that stretched at its peak from Scotland to Jerusalem. In this epic history, Dan Jones vividly resurrects this fierce and seductive royal dynasty and its mythic world.
We meet the captivating Eleanor of Aquitaine, twice queen and the most famous woman in Christendom; her son, Richard the Lionheart, who fought Saladin in the Third Crusade; and King John, a tyrant who was forced to sign Magna Carta, which formed the basis of our own Bill of Rights.
"This is the era of chivalry, of Robin Hood and the Knights Templar, the Black Death, the founding of Parliament, the Black Prince, and the Hundred Year's War. It will appeal as much to readers of Tudor history as to fans of 'Game of Thrones.'"
Goodreads Review
Come join the fun to share beloved books, engage in discussion, and connect with other OLLI members whose favorite subject is history!
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