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UPCOMING SCHEDULE OF EVENTS -
February 9, 2014
In This Issue
Quick Links
 2014 Winter Catalog
We Remember
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Ahmad A. Amara
February 5, 2014

 Member Social
Remember root beer floats? Happy Days? Hot dogs with mac-n-cheese? 
Meet Me at the 
Drive-In
  Friday, 
February 14, 
5:30 - 7  :30 pm
 at the Reuter Center, to revive memories of those fun '50s days. Roll up your blue jeans, roll down your bobby sox, and we'll roll out the platform for (free) fun, fun, fun until someone takes our T-Bird away! Awards for best '50s costumes and best dancers! One night only!
The OLLI Drive-in menu will feature hot dogs with or without chili, mac-n-cheese, green salad, egg salad sandwiches, (veg chili upon request), root beer floats,  iced tea and assorted sweet treats. Adult beverages will be available for those over 21.
 Meet you there!

The UNC Asheville athletic department is giving all OLLI members a 
SPECIAL 20% DISCOUNT 
($25 tickets for only $20) for 
The Pink Game
 Saturday, February 15, 
12 - 5:30 pm
UNC Asheville's 
Kimmel Arena
The Pink Game is a women's expo and fashion show fund raising event to help women in our community who are suffering from breast cancer and to also raise funds for female student-athlete scholarships.

Come and enjoy a two-hour shopping spree and receive free gifts and discount coupons from Asheville's leading retailers.

Then watch the UNC Asheville women's basketball team take on Longwood University.  After the game enjoy a wine and cheese social with your friends. And then experience a runway fashion show featuring Asheville celebrities.

The day will end with an auction of a one-year lease of a Volkswagon Jetta by Harmony Motors with the bidding starting at $1.

Admission is only $20 for all activities for OLLI members. 
Tickets are available by  calling 
WomenWorkingTogether
OLLI Special Interest Group "Women's Group 8" 
which meets on second & fourth Tuesdays has openings for a few new members. Please contact Joanie Alston at 713-302-8453 or [email protected]

Opera Talk

Asheville Lyric Opera (ALO) brings great 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 Friday, 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! All lectures are held in the Manheimer Room in the Reuter Center.

 

For more information about ALO, including information about how to purchase tickets for performances, click here. 

 

New Special Interest Group (SIG)

Wine Tasting Two  

Interested in learning more about wine?  Do you want to share your Wineknowledge?  Are you interested in learning about food and wine pairings? Join us! Building on the success of the current wine tasting SIG, a new wine tasting SIG is forming. 

Our organizational meeting is scheduled for

Wednesday, February 12, 
4:15 pm, 
Reuter Center Room 207 

Contact Kathleen Mainardi,  [email protected]
(Please note this is a corrected email address)

Chamber Music Concert     Asheville Chamber Music Series  presents  

 
The Ciompi String Quartet  
Sunday, February 23, 4 pm 
Unitarian Universalist Congregation at the corner of Edwin Place & Charlotte  Street
Individual tickets are $35 and are available at the door, 
first come, first served. 
or call Nathan Shirley at 
(828) 575-7427  

  The Sierra Club of Western North Carolina Meeting
"Hiking in Western North Carolina"
Wednesday, March 5, 7pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregation
corner of Edwin Place and 
Charlotte Street,
Asheville
 
The Sierra Club of Western North Carolina, Western North Carolina Alliance, and Green Drinks will present a lecture on March 5 on "Hiking in Western North Carolina."  Carolina Mountain Club's past president, Marcia Bromberg, will talk about favorite places to hike in western North Carolina and about conservation, greenways and greenway development in Asheville & Buncombe County.
Location: Unitarian Congregation, 1 Edwin Pl. on Charlotte in Asheville. 
 Contact: Judy Mattox, 828-683-2176

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Dear OLLI Members,
In the coming week we have a full roster of activities for our members to learn and to share our spirit of community. We have opportunities to address important and serious issues and to simply have fun.

Early in the week you can attend the World Affairs Council lecture by Dr. Amy Knisley or Warren Wilson College on "Food Security and Climate Change." On Wednesday, the Blue Ridge Orchestra will hold its weekly open rehearsal. On Thursday, we will hold an Advance Care Planning Workshop to address end-of-life issues. On Friday at 11:30 am, Melinda Stuart will offer a Fab Friday lecture on "The Presidents' Sweethearts," and at 5:30 pm the membership social "Meet Me at the Drive-In" will be full of good music, good humor, and good food and drink. On Friday we will also post our Spring 2014 catalog online.  If you would like a sneak peek of the College for Seniors spring course line-up, click here for a link to the OLLI website.

And while we have many things to celebrate here at OLLI, we are this week mourning the passing of Ahmad Amara, a long-time OLLI member and College for Seniors instructor.  We do not have details about planned memorials, but we know that Ahmad touched many of us with his keen intellect and gentle spirit.  We know he loved his life here in Asheville and the continuing opportunity to teach and learn. 

Thank you for the many ways you contribute to our community. 
Catherine Frank
Executive Director

This Week Feb 9-15, 2014 

Tuesday, Feb. 11, 7:30 pm, World Affairs Council -"Defense and the Rise of New Technologies" by Maj. General Rick Deveraux, Ret. USAF 
Wednesday, Feb. 12, 7 pm, Blue Ridge Orchestra Open Rehearsal 
Wednesday, Feb. 12, 7 pm, f/32 Photography Group Meeting 
Thursday, Feb. 13, 7 pm, Advance Care Planning Workshop 
Friday, Feb. 14, OLLI Spring 2014 Catalog mails and is available online
Friday, Feb. 14, 11:30 am, Fab Friday Lunch and Learn Lecture ~ Melinda Stuart with "The Presidents' Sweethearts"
Friday, Feb. 14, 5:30 pm, Meet me at the Drive In Member Social

Click here to see the OLLI calendar and then click on each event to discover times, event specifics and more.
Next Week Feb 16-22, 2014

Tuesday, Feb. 18, 7:30 pm, World Affairs Council -"Food Security and Climate Change" by  Dr. Amy Knisley, Warren Wilson College

Wednesday, Feb. 19, 7 pm, Blue Ridge Orchestra Open Rehearsal

Friday, Feb. 21, 11:30 am, Fab Friday Lunch and Learn Lecture ~Overview of Sleep Medicine: from Insomnia to Snoring  by Jim McCarrick, MD.
Friday, Feb. 21, 3 pm, Opera Talk~"The Voice"- a discussion on how the human voice operates.

Click here to see the OLLI calendar and then click on each event to discover times, event specifics and more. 
And Beyond 
Tuesday, Feb. 25, OLLI Spring 2014 Registration
Tuesday, Feb. 25, 7:30 pm, World Affairs Council
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 7pm, Blue Ridge Orchestra Open Rehearsal
 
Click here to see the OLLI calendar and then click on each event to discover times, event specifics and more.
 
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Campus Events for the 
Week of  February 9, 2014 

2/11 Lecture:
Lunch-n-Learn: "Ain't I a Woman: Women of Color and Reality TV." Tuesday, February 11, 12:30 pm in UNC Asheville Highsmith University Union Intercultural Center.  Info: msp.unca.edu or 828-232-2417. 
 
2/11 Film: Black History Month Film Series: The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross, Episode Two, "The Age of Slavery." This documentary from scholar Henry Louis Gates Illustrates how black lives changed dramatically in the aftermath of the American Revolution. Tuesday, February 11, 6:30 pm in UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union Intercultural  Center. Free and open to the public. Info: msp.unca.edu or 828-232-2417.

2/13  Sports: Women's Basketball: UNC Asheville vs. Radford. Thursday, February 13, 7 pm at UNC Asheville's Kimmel Arena. Tickets and info: visit uncabulldogs.com or call 828.258.7900. 

2/15  Meeting/Event: TEDxUNCAsheville, an annual conference independently organized by students, features 17 speakers speaking across the disciplines to bring innovative ideas and  impassioned personal stories. Saturday, February 15, 9:30 am - 6 pm in UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium. $10. Info: tedxuncasheville.org

2/15  Theater: "Vagina Monologues," performance by UNC Asheville students, based on V-Day founder and playwright Eve Ensler's interviews with more than 200 women. Saturday, February 15, 5 pm in UNC Asheville's Humanities Lecture Hall. $7; proceeds will benefit V-Day campaigns and UNC Asheville's SPEAK Up! student group. Info: [email protected] or 828.251.6990.
Advance Care Planning Workshop
Thursday, February 13, 7 pm
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.  doctor_pills2.jpg
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 brochure

Free and open to the public.
Fab Friday Lecture

Melinda Stuart on 

"The Presidents' Sweethearts" 

Friday, Feb. 14, 11:30 am, 

Manheimer Room   

 

    

On February 14, plan to attend to hear about "The Presidents' Sweethearts" from OLLI member and College for Seniors instructor Melinda Stuart.  With the exception of a handful of bachelors or widowers, few men have gone through the presidency alone. Most have had a wife to share the responsibility of leading the nation, performing social protocols, and acting as world ambassador. Unelected and unpaid, first ladies have brought varying talents, backgrounds, and desires to an unscripted job at America's First House; some have loved it, others couldn't wait to leave.  This Valentine's Day we'll take a fond look at some love stories covering the 214 years that presidents and their sweethearts have called the White House home.   

 

During 35 years as a museum historian and educator, Melinda Stuart worked with the Smithsonian Institution, the White House, and other museums.  In 1980 she organized an exhibit on White House history and art visited by First Lady Rosalynn Carter. At OLLI, Melinda teaches about museums, first ladies, and women's history.

 

Fab Friday lectures are free and open to the public. 

Piano House Concert 
by Jazz Pianist Deanna Witkowski

Deanna Witkowski, noted jazz pianist, will perform  a concert in Biltmore Forest to benefit the UNC Asheville Music Department's  scholarship program.   

Witkowski's playing is not limited to one style; she moves with ease from Brazilian to Afro-pop to jazz to classical.  Her dynamic playing will appeal to all music lovers, and the intimate setting of a home will make for a very special evening.   

 

There will be a reception after the program to meet the artist and representatives from the UNC Asheville music department.   February 18, 2014, 7pm.  Tickets: $42.80.  Click here for more information 

World Affairs Council (WAC)

Presents the third in the 
2014 Great Decisions Series
"Food Security and Climate Change" 
Dr. Amy Knisley,  Warren Wilson College
Tuesday, February 11, 7:30 pm
Reuter Center's Manheimer Room

 
Even as a sixth of the world's population suffers from chronic hunger, climate changes, water becomes scarce and once fertile land becomes barren, the US finds itself faced with new challenges in securing the globe. The US is getting ready, but can it lead the way to climate reform?

A specialist in environmental law as it relates to land use and natural resources, Dr. Knisley has a PhD in philosophy from University of Colorado and a master of environmental law and policy from Vermont Law School. She is a professor of environmental studies at Warren Wilson College and the inaugural occupant of a newly created position in policy and law.  Her career in higher education has included service as a department chair at Colby-Sawyer College in New Hampshire, and as a senior vice president at Unity College in Maine.

Co-sponsored by UNC Asheville's department of political science, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville.
No admission charge to WAC members or UNC-A students. All others $10.00
Blue Ridge Orchestra
presents
"An Encore for Chuck and Nancy"
A performance by the Blue Ridge Orchestra Chamber Players
Sunday,  February 16, 4 pm

St. Giles Chapel, Deerfield Retirement Community
1617 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803


Selections from Suite No. 2 for Flute and Strings by J.S. Bach;   Nocturne by Gabriel Faur�
Symphony No. 6,  Le Matin by Joseph Haydn


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