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Calendar & Announcements
Upcoming Schedule of Events
January 6-12, 2013
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Dear OLLI members,
Happy New Year. We are looking forward to January 14 when College for Seniors classes and our year will begin again in earnest.
We begin 2013 with a full staff for the first time in quite a while We are happy to have Jessika Carney staffing the front desk and learning the ropes at the Reuter Center. With Ann Cadle as our business manager, Laurel Jernigan as our program director for civic engagement, life transitions, and workshops and as volunteer coordinator, Anne Mock as the program assistant for the College for Seniors, Susan Poole as director for the College for Seniors, and Leanna Preston as our communications and facilities manager, we will have a full and effective staff ready to work with our hundreds of volunteers to create another year of exciting programming and events.
We want to remind you that everyone is welcomed to attend our New Member Welcome this Friday, January 11 at 10 am, to refresh or add to your knowledge of the Center and OLLI programs, learn more about our Special Interest Groups, meet new people, and renew old acquaintances.
Thanks for your support and the example you set for a creative retirement,
Catherine Frank
Executive Director
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Mark Your Calendar!New Member WelcomeJanuary 11, 2013, 10 am  Are you new to OLLI at UNC Asheville and the Reuter Center?
Are you returning after
being gone awhile?
Come to the New Member Welcome on Friday, January 11, 10 am, to learn about all that OLLI has to offer and about ways to get involved. Meet other members and get answers to your questions before the
Winter 2013 term begins.
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Blue Ridge Orchestra
 The Blue Ridge Orchestra is comprised of over 70 volunteers, nearly half of whom trained for a profession in music. Their passion for performing symphonic music of a high caliber at a high level brings them together at the Reuter Center's Manheimer Room most Wednesday evenings at 7 pm. OLLI members are encouraged to drop by rehearsals, especially the last in a sequence before a performance. Full rehearsals for the orchestra's winter concert, featuring selections from Bizet's Carmen Suites Nos. 1 and 2 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 "Eroica," run Wednesdays from Jan. 16 through Feb. 21, 2013 (except January 23). Full rehearsals for Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 5, "Reformation," and Bach's Cantata No. 80 will take place Wednesdays between March 20 and April 24, 2013. For more information on the Blue Ridge Orchestra, click here.
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The State of the City and County
Leadership Asheville Forum Critical Issues Luncheon
Wednesday, January 23
11:45 am
Country Club of Asheville,
170 Windsor Road
Each new year brings new challenges for government at all levels. That includes Asheville and Buncombe County. The city faces a struggle to keep control of its water system and decisions about implementing a Business Improvement District downtown. The reconfigured County Board of Commissioners must try to maintain services while holding the line on property taxes.At Leadership Asheville Forum's January luncheon, County Board  Chairman David Gantt and Asheville Vice-Mayor Esther Manheimer will  discuss the issues they believe will take priority in 2013.WHERE: The Country Club of Asheville, 170 Windsor RoadWHEN: January 23, 2013. Food Service begins at 11:45am, the program at 12:15pmCOST: $15 for LAF members, $20 for nonmembersRESERVATIONS REQUIRED by Friday, January 18th. RSVP to Nancy Williams at nwilliam@unca.edu or 250-2353 (email preferred). NOTE: The Country Club of Asheville has a firm No Denim policy.Click here to go to the Leadership Asheville Forum website
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This Week
Jan 6-12, 2013
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Wednesday, Jan 9, 10am, Faculty orientation (invitation only, contact Ann Mock, amock@unca.edu)
Wednesday, Jan 9, 7 pm, f/32 Photography Group meeting
Wednesday, Jan 9, 7 pm, Blue Ridge Orchestra open rehearsal
Friday, Jan 11, 10 am, New Member Welcome
Friday, Jan 11, 3pm, Last day to cancel Winter 2013 registration to receive a full refund
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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
Jan 13-19, 2013
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Monday, Jan 14, 9 am, CFS classes begin
Tuesday, Jan 15, 5 pm, Summer 2013 CFS course proposal submission deadline
Wednesday, Jan 16, 7 pm, Blue Ridge Orchestra open rehearsal
Friday, Jan 18, 11:30 am, Fab Friday Lunch and Learn lecture "Keeping Pace" with cardiologist Dr. Royce Bailey
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, Jan 21, Center Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr Day
Thursday, Jan 24, 12 pm, Humanities lecture by Dr. Merritt Moseley
Friday, Jan 25, 11:30 am, Fab Friday Lunch and Learn lecture
Click here to visit the OLLI calendar where you will find details on the above listed events and more.
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Call for Course Proposals!
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 Have you considered teaching a course in the College for Seniors program? Now's the time to submit your course proposal for the 2013 Summer term deadline of January 15, 2013.
Click here to read FAQs and to download a course proposal form. Questions, contact Susan Poole, 828.251-6873, spoole@unca.edu
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 Tax Filling Website
Here is a link to the URL for MyFreeTaxes.com where UNC Asheville employees and other stakeholders can go to file their income taxes. The URL is myfreetaxes.com
This link can be used by anyone, it is not restricted to UNC Asheville constituents. The UNC Asheville VITA group gets credit for all returns self-prepared using this link.
Questions, contact Monique Taylor, UNC Asheville Internal Auditor, mataylor@unca.edu 828.350.4599 | |
"The Consilience of Physics and the Humanities: An Introduction" Lecture by Dr. Merritt Moseley Thursday, Jan 24, Noon, Manheimer Room The talk will be about the relations between the humanities and the physical sciences, including some historical developments, the rise of science, the "Two Cultures" debate of the 1950s and 1960s, and recent developments including the post-modern "problematizing" of scientific discourse. Merritt Moseley is the chair of UNC Asheville's Literature Department, former director of Humanities and former NEH Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities, and a longtime participant in programs of the College for Seniors. | |
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olli@unca.edu 828.251.6140
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