OLLI Town Hall
 Plan to join us Thursday, March 27 at 4:30 pm to review the results of our annual member survey, to review the slate of nominees for the 2014-15 OLLI Steering Council, and to learn about various OLLI programs and activities. We invite you to ask questions and hear answers from the staff and OLLI Steering Council. Refreshments will be served.
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Lost and Found
 The OLLI Lost and Found Department is full to the brim with found gloves, glasses, hats, etc. Please stop by and check with Jessika to claim your lost item as all unclaimed items will be donated to a charity at the end of the month. |
Fab Friday Lecture  Travel to Pakistan with Mickey Buckwalter
Friday, March 28, 11:30 am
Reuter Center, Manheimer Room
In her slide presentation Mickey will take us along on her adventure to the remote areas of Pakistan and introduce us to the people she encountered along the way.
She traveled solo, taking local transport for nine weeks in Pakistan during May and June of 2012, beginning a one-year trip through Asia and Afric  a. She entered Pakistan at Lahore and went north from there into the Karakoram and Hindu Kush regions. We will learn about the people, their living conditions at high elevations, and Mickey's personal experiences.
This is our first Fab Friday lecture of the Spring 2014 term. Members and guests are invited to enjoy stimulating presentations and dynamic question-and-answer sessions from local experts. End your week and start your weekend with Fab Fridays! Free and open to the public.
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Clothing DriveMarch 24-April 7, 2014  
OLLI at UNC Asheville is sponsoring a clothing drive in partnership with Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina. Please bring your gently used professional attire and accessories to The Reuter Center, upper or lower level. These items will be provided, free of charge, to adult job seekers taking part in Goodwill's Workforce Development Programs.
Click here to read more about Success Outfitters.
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 Autumn Players Readers Theatre Performance Sunday, March 30, 2:30 pmReuter Center's Manheimer Room Come Back, Little Sheba
by William Inge
Directed by RoseLynn Katz
Set in a Midwestern town in the 1950s this play focuses on Doc and Lola, a married couple who seem to live a contented existence. But when their sexy young boarder plays temptress, an alcohol fueled explosion rips through a marriage too long based on broken dreams.
Tickets at the Door $5.
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Members of
OLLI at UNC Asheville's
Civic Engagement Committee
have made arrangements to help in MANNA's efforts by hosting a
Reuter Center Food Drive
April 7-18, 8 am-5 pm
in both the upstairs and downstairs lobby areas.
MANNAFoodBank has been providing food with hope and dignity to Western North Carolina since 1983. According to Map the Meal Gap 2013 report, 194, 690 individuals in WNC are food insecure. This means that these individuals are often unsure how or when the next meal will come.
Every dollar donated to MANNA helps provide enough food for three meals. MANNA accepts donations in the following ways:
Checks, which can be made out to "MANNA FoodBank," are accepted at their office.
You can mail your donation to:
MANNA FoodBank,
627 Swannanoa River Road,
Asheville, NC 28805
You can make credit card donations though MANNA's website, MANNAFoodBank.org
or by calling (828) 299-3663.
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OLLI's
Hearing Advocates
Task Force
Members of this group are eager to hear from any member who wants information about hearing loss or who is willing to work on improving Reuter Center's listening environment.
The group also wants everyone to remember there is a hearing loop in Room 102 which you can access if you have a t-coil in your hearing aid or if you obtain an assistive listening device from the office.
The group is also interested in hearing from anyone with an interest in improving the listening environment in other Asheville venues, following participation in an informative event about using hearing loops in many settings.
Contact Ann Karson, 828-665-8699 if you would like more information.
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Senior Softball
Do you still sometimes think ba  ck to when a glove, ball and bat were all you needed to find joy? Did you ever want to play, but just couldn't because life got in the way. Let's play ball!! Part of YMCA's Fit After 50 program, Free Senior Softball - Starts mid-April
- Includes daytime play
- Operates by modified rules for safety (no sliding; run through bases; double home plate and first base to avoid collisions.
- Courtesy runners (if you cannot run, someone may run for you).
- More information contact Mickey Trinité: mtrinite1@gmail.com or 484-8025.
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Etty and
Consumer Racial Profiling Events
Free and open to the public.
Monday, March 24, 7 pm
The Grotto, Highsmith Student Union
Using only Etty Hillesum's words, Susan Stein's adaptation brings us to 1943 when Etty, a young Jewish woman, is about to be deported out of Holland. As she prepares for the three day journey eastward, she digs deeper into her soul to understand this piece of history and root out any hatred or bitterness, believing that humanity is the best and only solution for survival. Etty's words, insights and beliefs reach out from the Holocaust and allow us to see the power of hope and individual thought in the most extreme circumstances.
This program is part of Women's History Month and the exhibit on Women and the Holocaust now showing in Karpen Lobby.
The Black Thief Stereotype: Shopping While Black and Consumer Racial Profiling in the 21st Century
Thursday, March 27, 6 pm
Mountain View Suite, Sherrill Center Shaun Gabbidon, PhD is a nationally recognized expert on issues of race, ethnicity, crime, and private security and will speak on the best practices to reduce theft reduction that do not include racial profiling.
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Voting in NC
in 2014 and Beyond
Tuesday, March 25, 6-7:30 pm
Dr. Wesley Grant Senior Southside Center
285 Livingston Street
Asheville, NC 28801
The Asheville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., in collaboration with Asheville Parks and Recreation will provide a forum on NC voting law changes moderated by Attorney Sarah Zambon.
For more information contact
Carol Goins at CarolDst19@aol.com
or 828-2273 or
Jacquelyn Hallum at jacquelyn.hallum@gmail.com or
828-258-8118.
Light refreshments will be served and Buncombe County residents will be able to register to vote.
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We are looking forward to the beginning of the Spring 2014 term and having the Reuter Center enlivened by our members in pursuit of lifelong learning. We hope to have a good crowd for our annual Town Hall meeting when we will discuss the results of the Annual Member Survey, review our finances, introduce the slate of officers for our 2014-15 OLLI Steering Council, and review the year's accomplishments. This is an opportunity to ask questions and to celebrate all that we have done in search of continuous improvement and innovation at OLLI.
This newsletter contains information about a number of opportunities to make a difference in the greater Asheville community. We encourage you to bring your gently used professional clothing for our "Success Outfitters" clothing drive in conjunction with Goodwill. The clothing drive arose from our collaboration with UNC Asheville's Career Center to create mentoring relationships between OLLI members and undergraduates seeking professional opportunities. We will host a food drive for Manna Food Bank later in the term.
We are also hosting an opportunity for our members to be hosts at Asheville Middle School on March 28 to help students with a "Reality Store" to teach the value of money. If you missed out on joining the initial "Call to Action" to find long-term opportunities working in the Asheville City schools, this is an opportunity to meet with OLLI friends and make a difference in the lives of young people in our community.
With gratitude for all of our members who enrich the OLLI community and the community at large,
Catherine Frank
Executive Director
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This Week March 23-29, 2014
Monday, March 24, 9 am, Spring CFS classes begin
Tuesday, March 25, 11 am and 2 pm, YMCA Information Sessions
Wednesday, March 26, 7 pm, Blue Ridge Orchestra's Open Rehearsal
Thursday, March 27, 4:30 pm, OLLI Town Hall Meeting
Friday, March 28, 11:30 am, Fab Friday Lunch and Learn Lecture ~ "Travel to Pakistan" by Mickey Buckwalter
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Next Week March 30-April 5, 2014
Sunday, March 30, 2:30 pm, Autumn Players Readers Theatre ~ Come Back, Little Sheba
Tuesday, April 1, 7:30 pm, World Affairs Council ~ "Cuba"
Wednesday, April 2, 7 pm, Blue Ridge Orchestra Open Rehearsal
Thursday, April 3, 7 pm, Astronomy Club of Asheville
Friday, April 4, 11:30 am, Fab Friday Lunch and Learn Lecture ~ "Patient Safety and Advocacy" by Lori Postal
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
Wednesday, April 9, 7pm, f/32 Photography Group meeting Wednesday, April 9, 7pm, Blue Ridge Orchestra Open Rehearsal Friday-Sunday, April 11-13, Paths Workshop
(Reuter Center closed to all other activities)
Tuesday, April 15, 7pm, Audubon Society meeting
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 Events for the week of March 23, 20143/24 Spoken Word: "Etty," a one-woman show by Susan Stein. Stein's adaptation of the diaries of Esther Hillesum, a Jewish student killed in Auschwitz. 7 pm in UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union Grotto. Free and open to the public. Info: Deborah Miles, 828-232-5024, dmiles@unca.edu.
3/25 Sports: Men's Tennis: UNC Asheville vs. Presbyterian College. 1 pm at Asheville Racquet Club Downtown. Free admission. Info: visit uncabulldogs.com or call 828-258-7900.
3/27 Lecture: "4000 Years of Andean Gold," lecture by Mark Aldenderfer, University of California. 7:30 pm in UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library, Whitman Room. Info: Laurel Taylor ltaylor@unca.edu or 828-251-6290.
3/27 Woman's History Month Event: The Core Ensemble performs "Ain't I a Woman," a musical theater work for actress and trio (cello, piano and percussion), celebrating the lives of Sojourner Truth, Zora Neale Hurston, Clementine Hunter and Fannie Lou Hamer. 7 pm in UNC Asheville's Humanities Lecture Hall. Free. Info: Lori Horvitz, lhorvitz@unca.edu or 828-251-6590
3/28 Lecture: Humanities Lecture: "Religion in a Globalized Society," Rodger Payne, chair and associate professor of religious studies. 11:25 a.m. in UNC Asheville's Humanities Lecture Hall. Free and open to the public. Info: humanities.unca.edu or 828/251-6808.
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Volunteer Opportunity 
On Friday, March 28, OLLI members are invited to volunteer at Asheville Middle School's financial education simulation called, "Reality Store." This "hands on" volunteer project teaches all 250 sixth grade students about budgeting skills by participating in fun real world scenarios!
Each student will have the chance to "purchase" basic household needs like electricity, car insurance, and childcare from "stores" staffed by OLLI volunteers. Students have to make purchase decisions while not breaking their budgets. This is a fun, interactive service opportunity that the students look forward to each year.
OLLI members will be given unique roles and trained on role-play before the event begins. We hope you'll join us for this fun event that supports student financial education.
Date: Friday, March 28, 2014
Time: 8 am - 12 pm
To Register: Call or email Laurel Jernigan at 828-250-3871 or ljerniga@unca.edu
Click here to view an event flier
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 Registration Is Now Open for OLLI 2014 Life Transitions Programs! Exploring Continuing Care Retirement Communities helps you assemble the relevant information and ask the right questions to see whether the CCRC is a living option that meets your needs and helps you choose among the options available to you. Thursdays, May 22 - June 26, 2014. Cost: $150 The Gift of Time program will provide tools, resources, and a supportive environment in which to think about how to plan and communicate your end of life wishes to spouses, partners, children and parents. Tuesdays, May 20 - June 24, 2014. Cost: $100 members/ $110 non-members For questions or to register for either program, please contact Laurel Jernigan at 828.250.3871
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New SIG
Conversing in Spanish
(Por fin llegó el día!)
Are you interested in maintaining and growing your Spanish speaking and listening skills?
Aquí está su oportunidad!
This new SIG will provide a place that students can gather to engage in Spanish conversation in order to sharpen their skills.
Come to the organization meeting of the new SIG: Conversing in Spanish
Wednesday, April 2, 4 pm
Reuter Center Room 102B
For more information, contact Gracemarie Warren grco22412@gmail.com or Margarita McGuire, margaritamcguire@gmail.com
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 Hand Painted Silk Scarves Workshop
Dates: April 5, 2014 Times: 10 am - 4 pm
Instructor: Donna Trunk
Fee: $65/person
Materials Fee: $15,collected by the instructor at the first class for Habotai 100% silk scarf (11" x 60") and paints provided by instructor
Create a unique hand painted silk scarf. Learn watercolor techniques using salt, stamps and resists to design your own personalized accessory. Bring photos, pictures or drawings to use as motifs. Silk scarves, brushes and paints will be provided by instructor.
Donna Trunk (donna.trunk@yahoo.com)  is a fiber artist and teacher presently living in the Asheville area. She has taught fiber arts in New York for the last ten years in her studio, libraries, and schools. Over the last two years she has been awarded grants in art education from the New York State Council on the Arts. She has exhibited and sold her work in galleries in the Northeast, Asheville, and St. John, US Virgin Islands. For more, visit the instructor's website Open to the public; OLLI membership not required to register.
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COME FLY WITH ME!
The Reuter Center Singers In Concert
 Saturday, May 3, 7 pm
Sunday, May 4, 4 pm
The Manheimer Room,
The Reuter Center
Come fly with us back in time with a concert featuring music of The Rat Pack - Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr. Enjoy reminiscing with renditions of such as The Tender Trap, Something's Gotta Give, Everybody Loves Somebody, High Hopes, Just One of Those Things and New York, New York.
Director: Chuck Taft Accompanist: Nora Vetro
Free Admission Donations Welcome Limited Seating
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Get Growing
Organic Gardening Series
When?: Tuesdays, April 1, 8, 15,
7-9 pm
Where?: Jubilee!, 46 Wall Street, Asheville
How much?: $15/class; $40/series
An exciting three-part series on all aspects of growing: planning, planting, production, and pests. Improve your established garden or start growing for the first time.
Who?: The series will be taught by Ruth Gonzalez, a former market farmer, current gardener, and local food advocate. She has written numerous local food and gardening articles, blogs about local food here and writes the "Ask Ruth" gardening column for the Organic Growers School. As a Horticulture Consultant at Reems Creek Nursery, Ruth offers advice on all sorts of gardening questions, and benefits daily from the shared wisdom of local gardeners.
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Pack Memorial Library presents a Film Discussion Series
"20th Century Women Leaders:
Catalysts for Change"
In downtown Asheville,Pack Memorial Library will host a film and discussion series every Wednesday evening in April, "20th Century Women Leaders: Catalysts for Change. "  Each session will focus on one woman leader and will include the screening of scenes from documentary films, followed by discussions facilitated by Dr. Sarah Judson, UNC-Asheville history professor. The series will run Wednesdays, April 2 - April 30. All events will be 6-8 pm except for the April 23 session which will run until 9 pm to accommodate showing a film in its entirety. The series will focus on five 20th century women leaders from different cultures who have been catalysts for political or societal changes and who were all elected to leadership positions by the democratic process. This series is free and open to the public. |
Sierra Club Meeting
Wednesday, April 2, 7 pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregatoin
"Moving Beyond Coal & Coal Ash Spills"
Em  ma Greenbaum of the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign will discuss the current status with coal ash spills, regulations, law suits, and plans for moving beyond coal use. Free & open to the public.
Location: Unitarian Universalist Congregation, One Edwin Place, Asheville, NC
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Asheville Chamber Music Series
Final Concert of the Season
The American Chamber Players
Friday, May 2, 8 pm
Biltmore United Methodist Church
The Asheville Chamber Music Series (ACMS) will present its final concert of the 2013-14 season with a performance by the acclaimed American Chamber Players, Friday, May 2, 8 pm, at the Biltmore United Methodist Church at the corner of Hendersonville Road and Yorkshire Street.
"The American Chamber Players are one of the most popular ensembles to have appeared in recent years in this esteemed chamber series," says ACMS President, Polly Feitzinger. "Join us on Friday, May 2nd to hear them perform again and learn for the first time who we will be featuring in our up-coming 2014-15 season."
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