Have you registered for OLLI Spring Classes yet?  Classes begin Wednesday, April 6, and continue for all four Wednesdays in April.

Here are what class members say they like best about classes:

- The variety of topics

- The learning and the interaction with friends

- The quality of instructors

- They're informal, informative, and fun

- Everything runs so smoothly

To register for Spring Classes, click here to utilize our new online registration system, or call Bonnie at 309-677-3900.

If you're itching with spring fever, join OLLI on a day out on a local learning trip!  

To register for these or any other spring trips, you may click here to utilize our online registration system, or call Gwen at 309-677-3900.

Last spring, one of our OLLI classes involved exploring satisfaction across the lifespan, and as a result, Jonathon Rauch, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, worked with OLLI members on a life satisfaction survey to further investigate the topic.

Mr. Rauch's study is in need of more OLLI volunteers to complete his study, so we would like to invite you to participate by clicking on the survey link below.  Your participation is completely voluntary, and all information provided will remain anonymous.  

As a second part of this project, if you are interested in being interviewed about life satisfaction, the final online page of the survey allows you to provide your email address and phone number to be considered for selection for an interview with Mr. Rauch.

To complete the survey, click here.

To read more information about this survey, please click here.

Many OLLI participants are using the OLLI Reads list to share information about their favorite books.

By clicking on the link below, you can open and read the list yourself.  Clicking on most of the titles in the list will direct you to Amazon, where you can find more information about the book and a free sample of the book ready for wireless delivery to your Kindle Reader.

Contact Greg Peine at gspeine@comcast.net with your suggestions for additions to the OLLI Reads list.

If you need a free Kindle Reader for your PC, the videos at the links below can show you how to download the program.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Oscar Contest!  This year's ceremony was one for the history books.  On Sunday night, the awards were hosted by Chris Rock, who didn't shy away from addressing the controversial lack of any acting nominees of color for the second year in a row, including a few edgy jokes but reminding everyone of the complexity of the issues of inclusion and discrimination.  

Several films were recognized with awards, with the dystopian film Mad Max leading the pack with six.  Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Oscar for Best Actor in The Revanant, and the film's director Alejandro Inarrito won the award for Best Director for the second year in a row (last year he won Best Director for Birdman).

Congratulations to the winners of this year's Oscar Contest!

1st prize: Free Dinner & A Movie cinema trip to the Chillicothe Town Theatre, May 9

2nd prize: 4 movie ticket vouchers to Landmark Cinemas

3rd prize: 2 DVDs from Cinema Events: A Separation and Putin's Kiss

Winners will be contacted via email regarding prize distribution.

This unique film festival highlights women as leaders in society, illustrated through six short films by women filmmakers. The films range from animation to fictional drama, and cover topics such as women's health, motherhood, body image, aging, cultural diversity and breaking barriers. 

All proceeds from LUNAFEST will benefit the Breast Cancer Fund and the Center for Prevention of Abuse. Thus far, LUNAFEST, which is created and funded by LUNA®, The Whole Nutrition Bar for Women®, raised more than $857,000 for Breast Cancer Fund and more than $2,100,000 for other non-profit organizations. 

Please click here to view an informational flyer for the event.