We Remember
Emily Trapnell Manning
January 9, 2014 Jean Margaret Bohmbach January 14, 2014
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Be Sure to Save the Date!
Member Social
"Meet me at the Drive-In!"
Friday, February 14,
5:30 - 7:30 pm 
Meet Me at the Drive-In for '50s music and fun, drive-in food, a photo booth, and line dancing. Our winter member social is coming February 14, 2014, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. to the Reuter Center. Free to all OLLI members. Watch this space for more info.
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Volunteer Opportunity  The non-profit program
Kids At Work works at UNC Asheville on Mondays and Wednesdays teaching culinary arts, interpersonal skills, and healthy behaviors to young people. The program has two staff members who work with as many as ten students at a time. They are looking for a volunteer who can help with class regularly on Mondays and/or Wednesdays from 4-6 pm
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Volunteers will get to help prepare and eat a wonderful dish each class and also get to know some amazing young people from the area.
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Asheville Symphony Orchestra Master Class
The Asheville Symphony Orchestra is proud to host a Master Class with world renowned violinist Elena Urioste on
Friday, February 7, 4pm directly following "Symphony Talk" with Daniel Meyer at the Reuter Center.
This Master Class is open to the public free of charge and will feature three up and coming student violinists from Buncombe County. Ms. Urioste will spend 20 minutes with each student on their given piece. Ms. Urioste will also be a featured soloist the following evening with the Asheville Symphony performing Barber's Violin Concerto.
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Opera Talk
Asheville Lyric Opera brings to life the greatest stories and music to Asheville's premiere theatrical stage, the Diana Wortham 
Theatre. Come enjoy a behind the scenes journey as ALO General Director, David Craig Starkey, and a cast of industry professionals guide you through their operatic world.
On Friday, February 21, 3 pm, the series continues with "The Voice," a discussion on how the human voice operates. On March 21, 3pm, ALO provides a special class featuring a lecture with guest artists from their spring opera, Mozart's Don Giovanni.
Free and open to the public! Manheimer Room
Click here to find out more about the Asheville Lyric Opera, including how to purchase tickets for performances.
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Sierra Club Meeting
"Biofuels: a Fully Integrated Local Energy System"
February 5, 2014, 7pm  Sierra Club will present on Wed, Feb 5 at 7 pm:" Biofuels: a fully integrated local energy system." Blue Ridge Biofuels will discuss recycling used cooking oil into biodiesel fuel for vehicles and heating homes. Location: Unitarian Congregation, 1 Edwin Pl. on Charlotte in Asheville. Contact: Judy Mattox, 828-683-2176
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Asheville Chamber Music Series
 Asheville Chamber Music Series (ACMS) will present
The Ciompi String Quartet,
Sunday, February 23, 4 pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregation at the corner of Edwin Place and Charlotte Street.
Individual tickets are $35 and are available at the door, first come, first served.
or call Nathan Shirley at
(828) 575-7427
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Adverse Weather Information
OLLI classes, events, meetings, and other activities will be canceled or delayed when UNC Asheville classes are canceled or delayed for adverse weather. OLLI members should consult the UNC Asheville website at www.unca.edu to receive the latest information regarding the University Adverse Weather and Emergency Bulletins. Click here to view the university's adverse weather procedures. By 8 am on bad weather days, the OLLI staff will post specific program information on our outgoing messages at 828-251-6140 or 828-251-6188.
We will also, if at all possible, send an email to active members of the Center by 8 am regarding OLLI cancellations, closings, and delays.
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Better Hearing!
 Remember, Room 102A (the Manheimer Room) now has a hearing loop! Use your hearing aids (fitted with a T-coil) and tune in to enjoy personal sound amplification for lectures and programs!
No aids? "Normal" hearing? Ask at the front desk to sign out a headset that allows ANYONE to pick up the personal signal. It comes direct to your ears without loss of quality!
Get looped! Give our Hearing Loop a try this term!
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Dear OLLI Members,
We had a very energetic and orderly first week of classes for College for Seniors, and the staff is grateful to have our members back in the building every day. This week we had member number 2000 join our organization for the 2013-14 year. While passing this sort of landmark is satisfying, we work every day to make sure that we maintain our sense of community as we grow.
Please remember that the OLLI office and the Reuter Center will be closed tomorrow, Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We hope that you will take the opportunity to attend some of the lectures planned on campus next week (and described in this newsletter) as a way to understand the evolving issue of race in the US.
Finally, we have some bittersweet news to pass along. Anne Ponder will be retiring as chancellor of UNC Asheville on July 31, 2014. Chancellor Ponder has had a 37-year career in higher education, serving for ten years as president of Colby-Sawyer College in New Hampshire and for nine years as chancellor at UNC Asheville. All of you here at OLLI will understand that she is at a time in her life where she is looking for greater flexibility; it's hard to imagine the 24/7 responsibility of being in charge of a university. Chancellor Ponder plans to continue to play a role at the national level in issues of higher education. Click here to read more about Chancellor Ponder's career and retirement. I hope that at some point she finds time to return to the classroom by teaching a course here at OLLI. The university as a whole and OLL in particular have benefited from her careful and strategic leadership in challenging times, and we wish her the best in this next phase of her life.
Thank you for the many ways you contribute to our community.
Catherine Frank
Executive Director
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This Week Jan. 19-25, 2014
Monday, January 20, OLLI and Reuter Center closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Wednesday, January 22, 7 pm, Blue Ridge Orchestra Open Rehearsal
Friday, January 24, 11:30 am, Fab Friday Lunch & Learn ~ Dr. Margaret Burke with "What is a Physiatrist?"
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Next Week Jan. 26-Feb 1, 2014
Monday, January 27, 4:15 pm, Civic Engagement Call to Action Volunteer training
Wednesday, January 29, 7 pm, Blue Ridge Orchestra Open Rehearsal
Friday, January 31, 11:30 am, Fab Friday Lunch and Learn Lecture~Nels Arnold with "Going Giddly"
Friday, January 31, 2 pm, Medicare Choices Made Easy (Call the Council on Aging 277-8288 to register)
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, February 3, 2pm, STEM Lecture Tuesday, February 4, 7:30pm, World Affairs Council Wednesday, February 5, 7pm, Blue Ridge Orchestra Open Rehearsal Thursday, February 6, 7pm, Astronomy Club of Asheville Friday, February 7, 11:30am, Fab Friday Lunch and Learn Lecture ~ Dr. David McCain with Adult Immunizations Friday, February 7, 3pm, Symphony Talk with Daniel Meyer followed by the Asheville Symphony Orchestra's Master Class (see below for additional information)
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Campus Events for the
Week of January 19, 2014
Now through February 9 Art:
Art Front, UNC Asheville's student art organization, presents its Annual Juried Members' Show beginning January 17 at Highsmith Art and Intercultural Gallery on the campus. The exhibition includes works in ceramics, oil painting and photography, among other media. Many pieces will be available for purchase. The exhibition remains on view through February 9, and is free and open to the public. The gallery, located in Highsmith University Union, is open 9 am - 6 pm, Monday-Saturday, and 12 - 6 pm on Sundays. For information, call 828-251-6585 or visit cesap.unca.edu/about-gallery.
Wednesday, January 22, 7 pm Sports:
Men's Basketball: UNC Asheville vs. Winthrop. 7 pm at UNC Asheville's Kimmel Arena. Tickets and information: uncabulldogs.com or call 828-258-7900.
Thursday, January 23, 12 pm Public Lecture:
A Conversation with Amarra Ghani: UNC Asheville alumna shares her experiences working as an intern at NPR on "The Race Project." 12 pm in UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union, Alumni Hall. Free and open to the public. Info: msp.unca.edu or 828.251.6585
Thursday, January 23, 7 pm Lecture:
Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Martin Luther King Jr. Week keynote speaker. Founder of Youth Speaks and Life is Living. 7 pm in UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium. Free and open to the public. Info: cesap.unca.edu or 828-258-7727.
Sunday, January 26, 2 pm Sports:
Women's Basketball: UNC Asheville vs. Charleston. 2 pm at UNC Asheville's Kimmel Arena. Tickets and info: visit uncabulldogs.com or call 828.258.7900.
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MLK Week Event
Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Workshop: 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Intercultural Center
MLK Week Keynote Address:
7 pm, Lipinsky Auditorium
Both events are free and open to the public
Named one of America's Top Young Innovators in the Arts and Sciences, Marc Bamuthi Joseph is a National Poetry Slam champion, Broadway veteran, and featured artist on Russell Simmons'
Joseph created Youth Speaks, where he mentored 13- to 19-year-old writers, and he co-founded Life is Living, a series of festivals designed to activate under-resourced parks and affirm peaceful urban life through hip-hop arts and environmental action
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 Medicare Choices Made Easy
The Council on Aging in conjunction with Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) announces classes, Medicare Choices Made Easy, for the first quarter of 2014. The classes will explain how Medicare works, the enrollment process, how to avoid penalties and ways that beneficiaries might save money.
The classes are free and open to the public. People new to Medicare, care givers, and others who help older adults with their Medicare insurance should consider attending this informative class. The information presented is unbiased and accurate. No products are sold, recommended or endorsed.
Call the Council on Aging at 277-8288 for information about times and locations of the classes and to reserve your place.
Schedule:
January 31, 2 - 4 pm: Reuter Center at UNC Asheville
February 5, 3 - 5 pm: West Asheville Library
February 20, 3 - 5 pm: Enka-Candler Library
March 11, 3 - 5 pm: Leicester Library
March 13, 3 - 5 pm: Black Mountain Library
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Advance Care Planning
OLLI will hold an advance care planning workshop Thursday, February 13, 7 pm at the Reuter Center. The workshop will feature a panel whose members are experienced in addressing end-of-life issues. Discussion will include communicating your treatment wishes to loved ones and to medical personnel, ethical and legal issues, and the uses of advance directives.  Ample time will be reserved for questions. Assistance will be provided for anyone wishing to complete a legally valid advance directive, including the notarization required in North Carolina, using the Five Wishes format. Click here to view a Five Wishes brochureFree and open to the public.
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 Hearts for SART! Tickets this year are only $15!
The Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre is excited to announce the second annual "Hearts for SART" fundraiser! You are invited to join us at the beautifully renovated Masonic Temple 80 Broadway, in downtown Asheville on Friday, February 14th at 7:00 pm. We are offering a decadent buffet of desserts and beverages, desirable raffle prizes, and a diorama of silent auction items from Asheville artisans and businesses.
The evening will feature actor, Jon Menick, a recent guest star on the hit TV series "Nashville" and the soon-to-be-released movies "Endless Love" and "Captive", and Mary McGahren, independent film, TV and theater actress. You won't want to miss the chemistry of this talented duo presenting selections from the Broadway play "Love Letters."
Enjoy this outstanding evening for only $15.00/person! Great sweets, one-of-kind shopping, and entertainment to delight you on Valentines Day! Click here to visit the SART website for more information.
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