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TODAY
Autumn Players Readers Theater
Sunday, April 27, 2:30 pm
The Last of the Aztecs
Why can't the world stand still?
a comedy by Joe Feinstein directed by Wayne Wheeler Click here to read more
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OLLI News
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Fab Friday Lecture
Friday, May 2, 11:30 am
Reuter Center Manheimer Room
Arts & Crafts Bungalows: Asheville's Precious Treasure
"Airplane" Bungalow, what is that? Come enjoy a unique and beautiful presentation covering many aspects of the Arts & Crafts Movement which flourished in Asheville from 1895 through the 1930s. Frank Brown, Jr., aka "Bungalow Brown," is an enthusiastic speaker, an artist, and accomplished designer and builder of authentic Craftsman bungalows, and his presentation promises to be fun and informative. Learn to identify the classic home styles in your neighborhood: French Eclectic, Italian Renaissance, Tudor, the "Airplane" Bungalows and more. Frank will provide sources for historically accurate color palettes, heirloom landscaping, wood window repair, Craftsman furnishings, hand-made lighting, and new push-button light switches. Frank will bring samples of both original and reproduction lighting, Arts & Crafts wallpaper, books and original magazines from the 1920s. Join "Bungalow Brown" and explore the continuing revival of interest in these unique treasures we call home in Asheville.
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SIG Financial Strategies for Retirement
"INVESTMENT HITS AND MISSES"
Friday, May 2, 1:30 pm
We will be discussing our members' most recent investment hits and misses. Be prepared to share your most and least successful strategies. What have you learned and what do you recommend?? We have an amazing combined wealth of knowledge among our members, so
come, learn and share your questions and comments! Mark your calendars!
The meeting is open to all OLLI members. Contact Kate Beatty for further information atkkbmom@yahoo.com or 828-231-7710.
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COME FLY WITH ME!
 The Reuter Center Singers
In Concert
Saturday, May 3, 7 pm
Sunday, May 4, 4 pm
Come fly with us back in time in a concert featuring music of The Rat Pack - Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr. Enjoy reminiscing with renditions of such favorites 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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 Astronomy Club of Asheville May 1, 2014, 7 pm Reuter Center's Manheimer Room NOVA (PBS) 1-hour presentation: "Ancient Computer - the Antikythera Mechanism" |
Seven Singers and a
Songwriter Concert
 May 2 & 3, 2014, 7:30 pm and May 4, 2014,
2:30 pm
NCStage
Tickets $15
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Sierra Club MeetingMay 7, 2014, 7 pm Unitarian Universalist Assembly 1 Edwin Place, Asheville
Upcoming North Carolina Legislative Session  Sierra Club's state lobbyist will present a legislative preview of upcoming issues expected to be addressed by the North Carolina General Assembly in the short session beginning May 14, including a possible coal ash bill and ther environmental legislation.
Free & open to the public.
Location: Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 1 Edwin Pl. on Charlotte in Asheville.
Contact: Judy Mattox, 828-683-2176
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Book & Travel Lovers
Save the date!
Tuesday, May 13 2014, 7 pm
for a book reading and signing at  Malaprop's Book Store in downtown Asheville with Lynne and Tim Martin, former Asheville residents. Lynne is the author of Home Sweet Anywhere: How We Sold Our House, Created a New Life, and Saw the World.
She and Tim have been traveling the world for the last three years after selling their home and most of their possessions.
Free and open to the public.
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Senior Games
May 13- June 3, 2014
Join area Seniors for friendly competition in a variety of events.
Click here for a schedule of events.
Registration Deadline is
Friday, May 23, 2014
More information, contact
Dee Black at 259-5809 or dblack@ashevillenc.gov
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Radiation Lecture
Thursday, May 15, 7 pm
Reuter Center's Manheimer Room
 Dr. Perry Sprawls will offer a talk on radiation in our lives today. In this program we review the different types and sources of radiation, their benefits to individuals and society, and the actions to minimize risks. Perry Sprawls is Distinguished Emeritus Professor, Emory University Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, with over fifty years of experience in the use of radiation for medical purposes. Free and open to the public.
This talk is offered in collaboration with the WNC Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
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Asheville High Needs Judges
Thursday, May 22, 2014
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Silver Arts Showcase
Tuesday , May 27, 2014, 4 pm
Awards Ceremoney & Dinner
5 pm
(registration required)
Reuter Center's Manheimer Room
"A celebration of the creative expression of older adults in
North Carolina"
Silver Arts is a component of the Asheville-Buncombe Senior Games & contributes to the total wellness and creativity of our community.
Silver Arts provides a stage for the creative talent of artists in the visual, heritage, literary, and performing arts.
Registration Deadline: Friday,
May 23, 2014
For more information
Contact Dee Black at 259-5809 or dblack@ashevillenc.gov
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Dear OLLI Members,
Spring seems finally to have arrived here in Asheville. Here at OLLI, spring always brings us a performance by the Reuter Center Singers (RCS). I hope you will join us on either Saturday, May 3 at 7 pm or Sunday, May 4 at 7 pm for a trip back in time to enjoy the music of the Rat Pack (Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, and Frank Sinatra). The RCS director Chuck Taft and the singers put on a great show, and they are particularly delighted to share this music. Remember that donations are happily accepted to help with the purchase of music to keep the singers' repertoire fresh and challenging.
The Reuter Center Singers always pack the house, and we have to plan carefully to make effective use of space at the Reuter Center to accommodate all of the stimulating learning and fellowship opportunities we enjoy. We hope you will enjoy the article about the work of the facilities committee to help us make the most of this beautiful building and also to help us plan to meet future space needs.
With gratitude for your commitment to our community of teachers and learners,
Catherine Frank
Executive Director
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Around the Center
During Winter term, Barbara Stein's Knitting class produced smiles and mad skills. Also, the new SIG Hooks and Needles resulted. The Hooks and Needles SIG meets first and third Mondays at 2 pm in the lower level lobby. Bring your needles and yarn and join the fun! |
Check the links here to see OLLI and UNC Asheville current events: 
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NSA Spying and the Constitution May 6, 2014, 7:30 pm
Manheimer Room
Dr. Mark Gibney
Belk Distinguished Professor
Department of Political Science at UNC Asheville
The development and expansion of technology and its impact on the culture and society has always been a problem and presented a conundrum for political power and public policy, especially in democracies. Most
of us have our favorite stories and inventions where governments are "always catching up" or having to adapt to new technology. Think: the printing press, the steamboat, the minnieball, telegraphy, the Internet, ad infinitum.
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Registration Is 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.
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Create a Birdhouse,
Learn Twined Basketry Workshop
Dates: May 3 & 4, 2014 Times: 10 am - 3 pm Instructor: Carla Fillipelli 
Fee: $60/person
Materials Fee: $15, collected by instructor at the first class.
Create a small birdhouse and learn the twined method of weaving. Each participant will work with hand dyed colorful reeds and learn an easy-to-master twined basket creation technique. Birdhouse design, basket tips and native materials will all be up for discussion as you create a home for the birds. Click here to learn more.
Open to the public.
OLLI Membership is not required to register.
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Space, a Challenge for OLLI in the Reuter Center
 By David Langdon
Like the "old woman who lived in a show," OLLI at UNC Asheville seems to be running out of space. Unlike that old woman, OLLI has excellent guidance in knowing "what to do."
Click here to read more.
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BIRD WALK FOR
THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED
Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society is hosting a bird walk at Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary for persons using wheelchairs, walkers, or canes, or needing to walk very slowly. The walk will follow the boardwalk loop at Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary, just north of the North Asheville Library Branch. The boardwalk is 100 percent accessible. The walk will be limited to 10 participants and their drivers/companions. An experienced birder will be available to help each participant see the birds. Some loaner binoculars will be available, but participants should bring binoculars if they have them.
Monday May 5, 9 am
For more information or to reserve a place on the walk, contact Marilyn Kolton at ldwmkd@aol.com or 259-9461
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Proton Therapy:
A New Radiotherapy Treatment Lecture
by Bradlee Robbert
May 14, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Reuter Center's Manheimer Room,
free and open to the public
Radiation therapy has been around nearly 100 years, but traditional radiation therapy utilizes x-rays. An x-ray has no weight and travels at the speed of light. Now there is proton
therapy, which is particle therapy. The advantage of particle or proton therapy is that this subatomic particle can be accelerated or slowed down to stop the radiation dose inside the human body.
Robbert will present some of the past, present and future possibilities of the future of radiation oncology specifically highlighting proton therapy and will show actual treatment plans and compare them to traditional radiation therapy.
Bradlee Robbert,
Director of Patient Services at the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute, is a licensed radiation therapist with a bachelor's in healthcare administration and nearly fifteen years of medical experience, ten of those in radiation oncology.
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Reuter Center Singers at Arden Woods
The Reuter Center Singers recent performance of their Come Fly With Me songbook was very well received at Arden Woods. Be sure to mark your calendar when they bring this show to the Reuter Center on
Saturday, May 3, 7 pm & Sunday, May 4, 4 pm
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Volunteer Opportunity
for OLLI Members at Asheville City Schools Preschool
 Date: May 14, 2014 Time: 9 am - 12 pmLocation: Asheville City Schools Preschool,
441 Haywood Rd., Asheville, NC 28806
To Register: Contact Laurel Jernigan, ljerniga@unca.edu or 828-250-3871
Calling all OLLI members! On Wednesday, May 14th, you are invited to volunteer at Asheville City Schools Preschool to create an outdoor learning environment for students. OLLI members will help transform the back field into an outdoor learning space that includes a garden for instruction, bamboo teepee, an outdoor seating area for classrooms, and more! If heavy lifting is a concern for you, that's not a problem. We'll have activities on hand that you can do in support of students. Read more.
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