We Remember
Joanne Blackburn
May 13, 2013
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TODAY
Autumn Players Readers Theatre presents
Mary, Mary
Sunday,
September 8,
2:30 pm
Manheimer Room,
The Reuter Center
Mary, Mary is a comedy by Jean Kerr (1922-2003)
to be performed by the Autumn Players under the direction of Jim Reid, assisted by Gary Gaines, and narrated by Walter Goodrich. This is the final of five productions of the 2012-13 season of Readers Theatre Showcase. Curtain is at 2:30 pm. Tickets are $5 cash at the door.
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Join us for
New Member Welcome
Friday,
September 13
10 am
Are you new to OLLI at UNC Asheville and the Reuter Center? Are you returning after being gone awhile? Do you just want to learn more about the best ways to be involved in our organization?
Come to the New Member Welcome on Friday, September 13, 10 am, to learn about all that OLLI has to offer and about ways to get involved.
Meet other members and discover your possibilities at OLLI.
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 SIG Stories for the Third Act
Storytellers and listeners will be gathering on Sept. 17, 4:30-6 pm. Bring a story to share- what I did on my summer vacation, how JD Salinger affected my life, or a story on another topic that you are eager to share.
We will be all ears! Come when you can and leave when you have to for this fun storytelling drop in.
All are welcome!
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Asheville City Schools need volunteers!
Thursday,
September 12, 2013
Asheville City Schools will be hosting an Annual College Awareness Day for all Asheville High & SILSA students. We would like you to assist us in making this event a success by signing up to volunteer! We are in need of 50 volunteers for the day! (We have 25 already!)
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Learn more about the hearing loop
The key to the  new hearing loop technology
now installed in Room 102 is a "T-coil" (or telecoil). This tiny element- -found in most hearing aids and all cochlear implants--picks up a signal that brings the presenter's voice straight from a microphone to you. Check now to ensure that you have a telecoil (T-coil) in your hearing aid. Talk to your audiologist, if necessary, and be ready to access this great technology! Hearing loops are becoming the new standard in America for enhanced hearing in auditoria, houses of worship, and assembly halls. The Manheimer Room in the Reuter Center is among the first spaces in Asheville to be fitted with a hearing loop!
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Saturday,
September 21, 9 am
Pack Square,
Downtown Asheville
The Alzheimer's Walk for Western North Carolina is coming up later this month. Our team name is: UNC Asheville OLLI.
The walk is on Saturday, September 21st at Pack Square in downtown Asheville starting at 10 am. It is an easy walk (under 2 miles) around downtown. There will be speakers, music, and food available on the day. Be there by 9:20 or 9:30 to check in if you register beforehand.
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 Discover Your Community
during
Active Aging Week, September 21 - 28
This year's Active Aging
Week theme encourages older adults and the organizations that serve them to focus on developing a more active community as part of an overall wellness objective. Local hosts have planned vibrant programs and activities that are fun and educational, and focus on community connections.
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Dear OLLI Members,
After the past few weeks when we had very few special events, suddenly the OLLI and UNC Asheville calendars are full of wonderful events to challenge our minds and bodies.
Our community partners will present plays and lectures; today you can attend the last Autumn Players showcase of the 2012-13 season and next Tuesday you can attend a fascinating lecture presented by the Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society. The Wilma Dykeman Legacy will begin a series of lectures to trace this amazing local author's varied legacy; you don't want to miss UNC Asheville history professor Dan Pierce as he traces Dykeman's legacy as historian.
Our campus colleagues at the NC Center for Health and Wellness will present Well-A-Bration on September 16 and 17 at the Sherrill Center, offering various ways to learn more about research on campus and ways we can all contribute to a healthier environment. Every week we feature information about campus lectures, concerts, exhibitions, and sporting events. We hope our members will take advantage of these opportunities to be part of this seriously creative campus.
Here at OLLI, we will welcome new members on September 13 and begin College for Seniors classes on September 16. The beginning of the fall term will feature many learning opportunities for learning in and out of the classroom. Mark your calendar for the first Fab Friday on September 20; Dr. Kevan Frazier will give you the inside story on the fascinating history of UNC Asheville and later in the afternoon you can enjoy the Symphony Talk with Asheville Symphony Orchestra conductor Daniel Meyer.
We are truly lucky to be part of a community that offers us so many opportunities to grow through life.
Catherine Frank
Executive Director
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This Week Sept. 8-14, 2013
Sunday, September 8, 2:30 pm, Autumn Players Readers Theatre ~ " Mary, Mary"
Wednesday, September 11, 7 pm, Blue Ridge Orchestra Open Rehearsal
Wednesday, September 11, 7 pm, f/32 Photography Group Meeting
Thursday, September 12, 9 am, Faculty Orientation and Development Workshop (Registration is required. Contact Anne Mock, amock@unca.edu)
Friday, September 13, 10 am, New Member Welcome
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Next Week Sept. 15-21, 2013
Sunday, September 15, 3 pm, "Wilma Dykeman as Historian" Lecture by Dr. Dan Pierce
Monday, September 16, 9 am, Fall College for Seniors classes begin
Tuesday, September 17, 4:30 pm, STEM Lecture series~Dr. Douglas Miller
Tuesday, September 17, 7 pm, Audubon Society Meeting~Clay Bolt
Wednesday, September 18, 7 pm, Blue Ridge Orchestra Open Rehearsal
Friday, September 20, 11:30 am, Fab Friday Lunch and Learn Lecture~Dr. Kevan Frazier
Friday, September 20, 3 pm, Symphony Talk with Daniel Meyer
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
Monday, September 23, 2 pm,TRIAD Series~Protect Against ID Theft
Tuesday, September 24, 4:30 pm, Call to Action Symposium presents Laurey Masterton
Wednesday, September 25, 7pm, Blue Ridge Orchestra Open Rehearsal
Friday, September 27, 11:30 am, Fab Friday Lunch and Learn Lecture~"A Half Century of Medicine" by Dr. Maggie Cottrell
Friday, September 27, 2 pm, New to Medicare Info Session (Registration is required; call the Council on Aging at 828-277-8288)
Friday, September 27, 7 pm, Lyn Ford Storytelling event
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 CAMPUS EVENT HIGHLIGHTS Week of Sept 8, 2013Now through 10/4--Art Exhibition: UNC Asheville Annual Art Faculty Exhibition - Studio art faculty exhibit current work in the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery in UNC Asheville's Owen Hall. Free and open to the public. Exhibit on display 9 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays through October 4. Info: art.unca.edu or 828-251-65599/9--Humanities Lecture: "African Cultural Spheres," John Wood, professor of sociology, and Agya Boakye-Boaten, director and assistant professor of Africana studies. 11:25 am in UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium. Free and open to the public. Info at humanities.unca.edu or 828-251-6808.9/12--Music: Sirius B. -- Free concert, folk instrumentation with brassband-style drum, electric guitar and kazoo. 8 pm in UNC Asheville's Highsmith Union Grotto. Info: cesap.unca.edu or 828-258-7727.9/12--Sports: UNC Asheville Cross Country Carnival. 9 am at Asheville Christian Academy. Tickets and info: at unacbulldogs.com or call 828-258-7900.
9/13--Humanities Lecture: "Poverty & Plenty," Dwight Mullen, professor of political science. 11:25 am in UNC Asheville's Humanities Lecture Hall. Free and open to the public. Info at humanities.unca.edu or 828-251-6808.
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Elisha Mitchell Audobon Society Meeting
The Ephemeral Tourist: Lessons from the Forest Floor
Tuesday, September 17, 7 - 8:30 pm
Reuter Center at UNC Asheville, Room (206 second floor)
Clay Bolt is an award-winning natural history and conservation photographer. His work and projects have been featured by The Nature Conservancy, National Geographic, Scientific American, Outdoor Photographer Magazine and Audubon Magazine.
He will present "The Ephemeral Tourist: Lessons from the Forest Floor." Amazing wildlife and natural wonders exist all around us, no matter where we may live. In this talk, Clay Bolt will share some favorite ways to discover, connect and photograph the natural world.
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UNC Asheville Well-A-Bration 2013 Events Schedule
Monday, September 16
Walk with the Bulldogs (Open to All)
6:30 - 7:30 am Meet promptly at 6:30 am at the Rocky the Bulldog statue on University Heights, right outside the Justice Center. Wear your Bulldog Blue and join UNC Asheville's student-athletes, coaches and staff for an extended walking tour of the UNC Asheville campus. Ask the coaches questions, discuss your favorite sport and feel the burn as this hour-long excursion will reveal parts of campus you may not know about. Participants should wear appropriate clothing and shoes designed for variable terrain. In case of rain, the walk will be moved to the Kimmel Arena Concourse.
An Evening with Shellie Pfohl (Open to All)
6 - 7:30 pm in Sherrill Center Room 417. Share the evening with Shellie Pfohl who was appointed by President Barack Obama in February 2010 to serve as Executive Director of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition. She manages the activities and operations of the Council and leads the Council's efforts related to First Lady Michelle Obama's national Let's Move! initiative to solve childhood obesity within a generation. A photo opportunity will be made available at the end of the event, so bring your smartphones for pictures to post on your social media channels.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
UNC Asheville Health Fair (Open to All)
11 am - 2 pm in Kimmel Arena Concourse. Join us for the 4th Annual Student Run Health Fair. Over 50 local health organizations, businesses and student-led groups will exhibit. Leading health care providers and community partners including Mission Health Systems and the North Carolina Center for Health and Wellness will be exhibiting. In addition, the Health Fair will offer free chair massages, acupuncturists, chiropractic practitioners, and specialists in sexual and reproductive health. Key public health organizations and health coalitions focused on healthy weight and nutrition will also participate. The event is free to all, but one non-perishable food donation is encouraged. All donations will be made to Manna Foodbank.
Balance Lab Open House (Open to All)
12:30-1:30 pm in Sherrill Center Room 348. The UNC Asheville Balance Laboratory open house will give you the opportunity to learn about current research in falls prevention and improving your balance.
Biometrics Lab Open House (Open to All)
12:30-1:30 pm in Sherrill Center Room 409. Visit the Biometrics Lab to learn about individual and group fitness assessments conducted with BodPod and Microfit equipment. Have your grip strength and/or flexibility checked.
Neuro-Biofeedback Lab Open House (Open to All)|
12:30 -1:30 pm in Sherrill Center Room 442 and then will move to Room 451. Enjoy an introduction to biofeedback and the services of the Biofeedback Lab here on campus. Biofeedback, the use of instrumentation to give a person insights into the ways the body is responding to input, is a non-invasive training orientation designed to promote healthy balance in our physiological functioning.
Teaching Kitchen Open House (Open to All)
12:30-1:30 pm in Sherrill Center Teaching Kitchen Room 346. Join us for a local foods tasting and open house in the Sherrill Center Teaching Kitchen. The Teaching Kitchen engages UNC Asheville students, other campus community members, and area adults and children in opportunities to learn about, cook, taste, and share health-supporting food.
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