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Upcoming Schedule of Events
Oct 7-13, 2012
In this issue:
This Week
Next Week
And Beyond

Dear OLLI members,    

We are excited to have recordings of the lectures in the College for Seniors Appalachian Authors series, Marc Freedman's recent lecture on "encore opportunities," and other videos now available on our website.  Click on this link to go to see the new video, presentation,and press release page. We also want to remind you in this newsletter on all the varied ways we work to stay in touch with our members, including our online calendar, OLLITalk and the website (see the block in this newsletter for more information).  Remember if you would like to include something in the newsletter or have any suggestions or concerns, please feel free to contact us by replying to this newsletter.

 

We have worked hard to create connections to many area groups that provide programming and invite you to attend one of the TRIAD lecture series taking place at the Reuter Center on Mondays at 2:30 pm through November 12.   This series is sponsored by the Land-of-Sky Area Agency on Aging and focuses on the ways that local law enforcement can work with community members to provide improved services to older adults.  We are pleased that it is being held here at the Center, where our members can easily benefit from the information presented.

 

Thank you for the many ways you work with us to provide opportunities to thrive, to stay in touch, and to keep learning in "life's second half,"

 

Catherine Frank       

Executive Director  

      

 

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We Remember

Richard Page Hudson
September 30, 2012
UNC Asheville
FALL BREAK INFO   

attention
Classes that meet at the
Sherrill Center on Mondays and Tuesdays will not meet on October 8 and 9, because it is UNC Asheville's fall break.   
 
All College for Seniors classes at the Reuter Center will be held as usual on those two dates.

  The Reuter Cafe will also be closed during UNC Asheville's fall break Monday &Tuesday, October 8-9th and reopen Wednesday, October 10th. 
On Monday and Tuesday this week, plan to bring a snack, pack a lunch, or enBrownbag lunchjoy dining at a nearby restaurant!

27 Views of Asheville 

27 Views of Asheville: A Southern Mountain Town in Prose & Poetry

 

Saturday, October 13,  3pm 

Reuter Center

Manheimer Room  

  
Join Rick Chess, Dale Neal, Daniel Pierce and other writers who call this famous town home. They  capture Asheville's sense of place in essays, short stories, and poems that reflect the community's social, historic, and literary fabric.
Meet the authors at this reading and discussion.

Free and open to the public. 

Reuter Center Singers Concert 

Choral

WHO: Reuter Center Singers and University Singers    
WHAT: Fall Concert - FREE

WHERE: Lipinsky Auditorium

WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 28, 4pm  

PROGRAM: The performance will include music from Godspell, In The Heights, Spamalot, and other selections. 
 

Asheville Storytelling Circle 


Sunday, October 14
3-5 pm
 
   Reuter Center, 
Manheimer Room

The Asheville Storytelling Circle invites you to celebrate the Chinese Year of the Dragon, 2012.  Come share an afternoon of "dragon tales,"Chinese dragon original, literary, and traditional stories focusing on the magical, mystical, powerful dragon.
 
The Asheville Storytelling Circle (ASC) is a non-profit organization of folks who love stories. Some of the members are professional tellers, others are amateur tellers, and still others just love listening to stories.
Suggested $5 donation
at the door.

andrew weil Spontaneous Happiness!  



Join us for an evening with noted wellness expert 

Dr. Andrew Weil

Kimmel Arena 

inside the Sherrill Center

Friday, October 19, 7 pm  

 

UNC Asheville student tickets are only $15,  OLLI members tickets are discounted to $20.   

 

Click here to view an event flier 

 

Visit SherrillCenter.com or call the Box Office at 828-258-7900 for details or to purchase tickets.

 

    BOOK
   DRIVE!
 

Would you like to see that an Asheville preschooler has a first book to take home? One of the small group projects by Leadership Asheville Seniors wants to do just that for  approximately 150 preschoolers in Asheville.   

 

Most of these children have not only never  had their own personal book, but have never even had  someone read a story to  them. We would like to see that they have the  opportunity to experience  what most of us take for  granted.

 

If you can contribute a book,  or more, to this worthy  cause, please place your book in the box in the Reuter  Center lobby during the month  of October.  We  will  deliver the books to Asheville  Preschool and see that each  child has a book to take  home.    

 

For more information, contact Carol Kessler:

[email protected]  

This Week   

Oct 7-13, 2012     

Monday, Oct 8, 2:30 pm, TRIAD series~Prescription Drugs 
Monday, Oct 8, 7 pm, Astronomy Club of Asheville meeting 
Tuesday, Oct 9, 7 pm,Craft lecture 
Wednesday, Oct 10, 7 pm, f/32 Photography Group meeting 
Friday, Oct 12, 11:30 am, Fab Friday Lunch & Learn lecture ~ Lenore Baum on healthy soups 
Friday, Oct 12, 3 pm, Symphony Talk with Daniel Meyer 
Saturday, Oct 13, 3 pm, 27 Views of Asheville presentation 
           
       
Click here to see the OLLI calendar and then click on each event to discover times, event specifics and more.   

Next Week

Oct 14-20, 2012 


Sunday, Oct 14, 3 pm, Asheville Storytelling Circle 
Monday, Oct 15, Deadline for College for Seniors course proposals for courses taught in the Spring 2013 term  
Monday, Oct 15, 2:30 pm, TRIAD series~Planning for Life's Events 
Tuesday, Oct 16, 11:30 am, RSVP info session 
Tuesday, Oct 16, Audubon Society meeting 
Wednesday, Oct 17, Blue Ridge Orchestra open rehearsal 
Friday, Oct 19, 11:30 am, Fab Friday Lunch and Learn lecture ~ Dr. Leigh Ann Schweitz on allergies (Health Education Series presentation)
 

Click here to see the OLLI calendar and then click on each event to discover times, event specifics and more.  

And Beyond

 
Tuesday, Oct 22, 2:30 pm, TRIAD Program~Investments 
Thursday, Oct 24, 4:30 pm, STEM Lecture 
Thursday, Oct 24, 7pm, Blue Ridge Orchestra Open Rehearsal 
Friday, Oct 26-27,1st Annual History Symposium 
Friday, Oct 26, 11:30am, Fab Friday ~ Bill Sabo on election politics

Click
 here to visit the OLLI calendar where you will find details on the above listed events and more.
Meditation Instructors Needed
The College for Seniors would like to find teachers for meditation courses for courses in the CFS Spring Term and in future terms.  If you would like to teach or know someone who would like to teach meditation, please contact Susan Poole at [email protected].
 
Triad 
TRIAD Series of Buncombe County
TRIAD denotes a three-way commitment among the chief of police, sheriff and older or retired leaders in a city, county or town. They agree to work together to reduce the criminal victimization of the elderly and enhance the delivery of law enforcement services to older persons.

TRIAD of Buncombe County is offering an educational outreach series at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville.    
This eight-part series is scheduled in the Reuter Center, Room 102B, on Monday afternoons, October 1 through November 12, 2:30-3:30 pm each Monday, and is free and open to the public.  Here are the remaining dates and topics in the series:
  • October 8 - Prescription Drug Issues - "Unlikely Suspects-Who's After Your Pills?" with speaker Ken Razza, Buncombe County Sheriff's Office Anti-Crime Task Force.
  • October 15 - Planning for Life Events - "Spare Your Family the Tsunami: Get Your Ducks in a Row by Planning for Life's What-If's" with speaker Carole Spainhour, elder law attorney.
  • October 22 - Investment Fraud - "Guarding Your Assets in a Scary World" with speaker John Maron, Director, Investor Education Program , NC Department of the Secretary of State, Securities Division.
  • October 29 - Personal Safety - "Your Safety at Home and Out 'n' About" with speakers Deputy Robyn Michalove and Lt. Helen Hall with the Buncombe County Sherriff's Office.
  • November 5 - Life Event Issues - "Are You Prepared?" with speaker Katie McElroy, HomeInstead, Community Service Representative.  
  • November  12 - Safer Driving - "No Crash - Tips for Safer Driving" with speaker Gene Williamson, State Trooper, NC Highway Patrol.

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Campus Events Highlights 
Week of 10/07/12

 

10/10  UNC Asheville Men's Soccer vs Gardner-Webb, 4 pm at the soccer field behind Sherrill Center. Park in Sherrill deck.

                                        

10/12  Humanities Lecture: "Imperialism in United States Mass Culture and Politics," Holly Iglesias, lecturer in liberal arts. 11:25 am in Lipinsky Auditorium. Park in any white-lined space not marked as visitor parking.

 

Ongoing: Annual UNC Asheville Invitational Art Exhibition at the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery in Owen Hall. Artists of note invited by UNC Asheville Art faculty to display through 10/23. Park in any white lined space on campus not marked as visitor parking.

 

 

Click here to view the UNC Asheville Events calendar          

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Playing Your Bridge Hand Workshop
CRN#: 60104 
Instructor: Rory Novell
Date: Saturday, October 20, 1-4:30 pm    Fee: $40/person
 
Bridge players are always seeking ways tocards win more games and become more in control at the table.  This workshop is intended to help advanced beginning bridge players improve their declarer play, analyze each hand, and plan appropriate strategies to maximize winning tricks. This is an enjoyable hands-on learning experience.

Volunteer Gardeners Needed 

vegetables  

for The Asheville ROOTS (Real Organic Opportunities Teaching Sustainability) project.  OLLI members are invited to participate in this effort in sustainable agricultural practices and community economic development, and are invited to join in working and learning in the garden. The intergenerational activities that will be practiced in the garden are intended to make connections between the diverse communities and neighborhoods of Asheville, educational institutions, and forprofit sectors of the food system.   

  

Weekly garden hours for the Rhoades Property at the corner of Merrimon Avenue and W. T. Weaver Boulevard are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11am- 1pm. Also, whoever works in the garden may harvest vegetables after working.  

 

Contact Blake Everhart, ROOTS Outreach Coordinator at [email protected] or visit the ROOTS website to learn more.     
Walking Event
There will be a walk at 9 am on Saturday, October 13, 2012, in Clemmons, NC, near Winston Salem. It is run by the Hearing Loss Association of America. The goal is to increase awareness of causes and consequences of hearing loss, and funds raised are used for programs and services at both the national and local level. Chapters perform differing projects with this money, including aid to people needing hearing aids but unable to afford them, scholarships for various hearing purposes, or enabling a chapter to offer listening assistance at meetings.

You can benefit our very new regional chapter, which is based in Brevard: go to www.walk4hearing.org, click on Find a Walk, then Fall Walks, then Donate, then Find a Team (ours is Hear in the Mountains).

If you want to donate, it can be to any of the listed team members. Ann Karson from among our OLLI membership will be walking and is listed. Her own email address, if you have questions, is [email protected]. Of course, if you are able to join in the 5K walk, that would be better yet! Registration is online in advance or from 8 am on site on the day of the walk.
 
in the know
Did you know.....

About the OLLI calendar - a good way to keep in touch with Center happenings!  Click here to see the current and upcoming events

About joining OLLItalk - a email forum designed for members to exhange information, post notices, and seek recommendations?
Send your email address to [email protected] to join!

About the new webpage on the OLLI website that posts presentations, videos of recent events (including the talks in the Appalachian Authors Series) and more.  Click here to view the page.
Contact Information

 [email protected]   828.251.6140