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Calendar & Announcements
Upcoming Schedule of Events
Nov 25-Dec 1, 2012
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Dear OLLI members,
This newsletter underscores the many talented people and programs available to us through our membership.
OLLI member and College for Seniors instructor Sarah Larson is the creative force behind Starbuck by Whalelight, a production to be offered beginning on November 29 at the Scottish Rite Masonic Temple downtown and relying on the talents of a number of OLLI members. This Friday at the Reuter Center you can attend a reading by OLLI members Perien Gray, Theo Sable, and Joan Weiner.
OLLI's Hearing Advocates reminds us that creativity includes not only theater and poetry but also finding new ways to address the challenges of aging, including hearing loss. Be sure to check out their resources for those experiencing the effects of hearing loss.
Finally, David Langdon's story on OLLI member and Elderhostel founding president Bill Berkeley reminds us of the great talent and experience that resides in our membership.
We will be sending out detailed instruction on registration tomorrow, including information about our research on the costs and requirements for online registration. Until then, enjoy the last of the holiday weekend and the people and events that make OLLI at UNC Asehville unique and inviting.
Catherine Frank
Executive Director
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Mark Your Calendar!Winter Term Registration
Tuesday, November 27, 8 am
Manheimer Room,
Reuter Center Lower Level
See you there!
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The Asheville Theatre Festival's Production of "Starbuck by Whalelight" an adaptation of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick a Global Myth for the Peoples of the World with Free Planet Radio When: November 29 and 30, 7:30 pm . Matinee December 1, 1 pm Where: Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway Ave, Asheville (Free Parking at Home Trust Bank) Who: Farley Snell, Mario DeCesare, Marilyn Ungaro in "Talk Back" after the matinee, Cast: Elizabeth Ridley, Costumes: Carol Anders Produced and Directed: Sarah Larson Dedicated: In Memory of Anthony Grabois Tickets: $15 Adults, $10 children and students www.etix.com | |
OLLI Offices
at the Reuter Center
will be closed for Winter Break
beginning
Friday, Dec 17, 2012, 5 pm.
We will re-open Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013, 8 am.
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Music, Mirth & Good Cheer - A Family Holiday Concert
Sunday, December 9 - 4 pm
Folk Art Center, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC
Join the Blue Ridge Orchestra for this joyful celebration of the Holiday Season, including:
Bugler's Holiday Sleigh Ride
Selections from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite
Good Tidings of Great Joy
A Christmas Narrative for Orchestra, Miguel Cooper, Narrator
Selections from Hansel & Gretel
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OLLI's Hearing Advocates group brings you the following information:
Several nonprofit organizations are devoted to assisting the hard-of-hearing. Here are some you might want to check out.
For more, email akarson57@gmail.com
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olli@unca.edu 828.251.6140
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This Week
November 25-Dec 1, 2012
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Click here to see the OLLI calendar and then click on each event to discover times, event specifics, and more.
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Next Week
December 2-8, 2012
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Tuesday, Dec 4, 7:30 pm, World Affairs Council
Wednesday, Dec 5, 7 pm, Blue Ridge Orchestra Open Rehearsal
Wednesday, Dec 5, 7 pm, f/32 Photography Group Meeting
Thursday, Dec 6, 7 pm, Astronomy Club of Asheville Meeting
Click here to see the OLLI calendar and then click on each event to discover times, event specifics and more.
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And Beyond
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Monday, Dec 10, 6 pm, Reuter Center Singers Holiday Concert
Saturday, Dec 15, 9 am, UNC Asheville Commencement
Dec 17-Jan 1, OLLI Office closed for Winter Break
Click here to visit the OLLI calendar where you will find details on the above listed events and more.
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Campus Events Highlights
Week of 11/25/12
Nov 28, 7:30 pm Lecture: "Re-Inventing Classics" by Psychologist Susan Rowland in UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union, Alumni Hall. This event is free and open to the public. Nov 29, 7pm, Athletics: Men's Basketball vs. South Carolina Upstate. Sherrill Center. Click here to buy tickets
Click here to view the UNC Asheville Events calendar
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POETRY READING
and book signing Perien Gray, Theo Sable
and Joan Weiner
Friday, November 30, 4:30pm Room 206
Three poets reflect on the human condition, each with her own take on love and loss, the passing years, life's absurdities and its fundamental truths. We turn to poetry for insight into our unanswerable questions about life and death and to express and validate the joys and sorrows we all share. Perien and Theo will have their books available for purchase and signing following the reading.
For more information call Perien at 484-9187 | |
December 4, 7:30 pm,
Reuter Center Manheimer Room
Consul General He Beom Kim
of the Republic of Korea Consulate in Atlanta
"The Republic of Korea - Its Role and Leadership: The New Economies and Politics of the Asia-Pacific"
Kim was only last year elevated to the top position in
the Atlanta Consulate having served over 30 years in
the government. He has held several foreign-service
positions with Korean Embassies in the United
States, Great Britain and Canada. | |
Calling All Euchre Players!! 
Euchre ( /ˈjuːkər/) or eucre, is a trick-taking card game most commonly played with four people in two partnerships with a deck of 24 standard playing cards.
Let's start out the new year playing euchre! Please contact Linda Zang if you are interested in helping to create this new special interest group.
Linda Zang 848-484-8548 or 562-201-7912 with questions or write at zang1_99@yahoo.com.
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Bill Berkeley - A Leader In The National
Lifelong Learning Movement
by David Langdon
Early in his career (1975), Bill Berkeley got in on the ground floor of the "great idea" of lifelong learning in retirement as founding president of Elderhostel (now Road Scholar.) In fact, Bill was instrumental in coordinating the efforts of retirement learning through Elderhostel and its very early involvement with the "institute movement" back in the 1980s. It is our honor to have Bill as an active member of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UNC Asheville. His participation reflects well on the value the OLLI programs deliver to the Asheville retirement community.
Originally started at the University of New Hampshire, the Elderhostel concept of retirement learning was based on running week-long classes taught by a college's prized faculty in a "mini-course" format while housing students in unoccupied dorms during college breaks. The conceptual founders of Elderhostel recognized Berkeley's skills with non-profits and invited him to become its first administrative leader and president, a position he held for 20 years.
Meanwhile, another movement involving retirement learning had begun at the New School for Social Research in New York in 1962. These programs encouraged retirement learning on college campuses and were very similar to today's lifelong learning institute (LLI) programs. Berkeley explained that in 1986, Elderhostel and the LLI programs combined efforts to coordinate lifelong learning, since both had similar missions. Elderhostel helped take the LLI movement from 15 or 20 campuses, mostly in the northeast, to over 100 institutes on campuses in every section of the country.
Duke University had one of the earliest programs in this discipline; the program began its life in 1977 as the Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement and in 2006 became the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Duke University. In 1987, the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation funding the University of North Carolina Asheville to start its North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement, now known as Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. OLLI at UNC Asheville stands at the forefront of the evolution of retirement learning programs in the country. Berkeley points to changes in retirement itself as the reason institutions and programs must change their retirement learning focus in the future.
Bill Berkeley and his wife, Karen, are both participating members of OLLI attending class and working with the OLLI community. Their two daughters and families now reside in North Carolina and shortly all may be residing in the Asheville area. Bill and Karen also have a vacation home in New Hampshire where they enjoy summering. He's also looking for an enjoyable game of tennis wherever they happen to reside.
Bill refers to the premise Dr. Marc Freeman presented in his recent lecture at OLLI when he described the new phases of life in retirement. Today's retirees haven't necessarily stopped working, certainly haven't stopped learning, and are more vibrant and active than previous generations. "We're looking forward to more active participation from Osher in leading the efforts of local institutes of this kind," Berkeley commented. OLLI leadership is open to change and appreciates the positive input that help us grow with the help of creative, forward thinkers like Bill Berkeley. | |
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