We Remember
Mary Lou Kriedler April 25, 2014
John Tom Donohue, III
May 4, 2014
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TODAY
Members of the College For Seniors Course Performing Stand-Up Comedy
will give a one night only show
Sunday, May 11, 7:30 pm
Highsmith Student Union
UNC Asheville campus
Admission is free, and the performance is open to the public. Parking is free and ample. This performance will be hosted by instructor Randy Robins. Previous shows have been SRO performances.
Doors open at 7 pm.
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OLLI News
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Fab Friday Lecture
Friday, May 16, 11:30 am
Reuter Center Manheimer Room 
And Now, Mark Twain!
by Richard Cary
Be ready for a really Fabulous Friday when we welcome Richard Cary as Mark Twain. Richard was the founder and artistic director of Actors Theatre of Nantucket before moving
 to Asheville some twelve years ago. He has spent his life in all aspects of theater and is especially tuned in to Mark Twain. And Now, Mark Twain! will be presented in a contemporary setting in contemporary attire. "This is a very exciting concept and opportunity for me," says Richard. A very exciting opportunity for us too!
This event is free and open to the public.
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Book & Travel Lovers
Lynne & Tom Martin
Home Sweet Anywhere
Reading & Signing
Tuesday, May 13, 7 pm
Malaprop's Bookstore
55 Haywood Street,
Downtown Asheville
 Lynne and Tim Martin are 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 13, 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. In this program Dr. Sprawls will review the different types and sources of radiation, their benefits to individuals and society, and the actions we can take to minimize risks of radiation exposure. 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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VOLUNTEER WITH THE CITY OF ASHEVILLE
The City of Asheville is looking for applicants to participate in the Volunteer
Handicapped Parking Enforcement Program.
A training class will be held
Thursday, May 22, 2014,
45 Wall Street,
in downtown Asheville.
Parking will be provided in the Wall Street Parking Garage. The deadline
for applications is May 15, 2014.
For more information on the program or to apply for the Volunteer
Handicapped Parking Enforcement Program, contact the City of Asheville
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Silver Arts Showcase
Tuesday , May 27, 4 pm
Awards Ceremony & 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 and 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 16, 2014
For more information
Contact Dee Black at 259-5809 or dblack@ashevillenc.gov
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Dear OLLI Members,
Our Summer 2014 catalog has been posted online (click here to read the catalog). We have another engaging lineup of College for Seniors courses and other special events and activities. We know that you will be busy throughout the summer with gardens, travel, visits from friends and family, and the opportunities to enjoy all that Western North Carolina has to offer. We hope, however, that you will make time to enjoy a course, workshop or event right here at the Reuter Center.
We will send out complete details about registration next Sunday for our Summer 2014 registration that will take place on Tuesday, May 20, beginning in the early morning.
Don't forget that we also have openings in our life transition programs The Gift of Time and Exploring Continuing Care Retirement Communities (see more information in this newsletter) and our Workshops that begin this month. You may register for these programs any time. We are also taking registrations for our Leadership Asheville Seniors program that takes place this fall (Wednesdays, September 10 - November 5, 2014).
Jim Lenburg, the OLLI Steering Council chair, and I recently returned from the OLLI National Conference. We had a chance to learn from our colleagues from across the country, but we also came home very proud of the many things that we have accomplished over the 25 years of our history and that we continue to accomplish every day in our various programs. The final keynote speaker for the conference, Dr. Margaret Chesney, director for the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, noted that the seven dimensions of wellness (physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual, environmental, and occupational) are promoted and served by programs like OLLI that lead to successful aging. Many thanks to various ways that all of you contribute to the longevity and success of our program for creative and enthusiastic retirement and the ways that you model and promote thriving in life's second half.
With gratitude, Catherine Frank Executive Director |
Check the links here to see OLLI and UNC Asheville current events: 
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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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Basic Feng Shui for Your Home
Dates: Saturday, May 31 Times: 9 am - 4 pm
Instructor: Su Shen Huang Fee: $60/person
(Workshop has been rescheduled from May 17 to May 31)
Is your home helping you thrive? In this workshop you learn and apply the power of Feng Shui to rearrange your furnishings using principles of the five elements, bagua (eight areas of your life), and your intuition to change the energy flow of your home. Following these methods will help you live, relax and sleep better, improving your health, love, prosperity, and happiness. Su Shen Huang (myneedle47@hotmail.com) has integrated her passions for philosophy/ culture, psychology, science and spirituality into a holistic healing practice. With her knowledge of feng shui and five elements, she has been able to advise her clients to live in harmony with their environments/homes to enhance their lives. She has a BA in psychology and MA in counseling and has practiced acupuncture.
Open to the public. OLLI Membership is not required to register.
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Proton Therapy:
A New Radiotherapy Treatment Lecture
by Bradlee Robbert
Wednesday, 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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Civic Engagement Volunteer Appreciation and Celebration 
The Civic Engagement Committee welcomes OLLI volunteers to attend this special follow up event wrapping up our first semester of the current "Call To Action in Education" initiative
What: Join us for refreshments as we review our first semester and plan for summer/fall. Click here to RSVP
Where: Reuter Center Room 206
When: Wednesday, May 21, 2014, 4 pm
Who: OLLI Volunteers in the Education Call to Action, OLLI members involved in Read To Succeed and OLLI members interested in future opportunities.
- Share your experiences as volunteers, including observations, personal rewards and suggestions.
- Hear comments from Asheville City Schools Foundation Volunteer Coordinator Jay Lively and representatives from the served schools.
- Learn about exciting summer programs including Summer Reading Camp, Middle School Magic and the Summer Plus Program.
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Successful Aging 2014
by the Council On Aging of Buncombe County
 Date: Tuesday, May 13Time: 8:30 am until 3 pm
Place: UNC Asheville's Kimmel Arena
Cost: $17 per person
Breakfast and lunch will be served
Three different class sessions will be offered with six different classes in each session to choose from.
Registration required. Go to WWW.COABC.ORG and register on line or call 828-277-8288 Please register by May 8, 2014
(please note the La Zoom tour offered in session 3 is full)
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Asheville High Needs Judges
Thursday, May 22, 2014
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USO-Style Dance
Saturday, June 14, 2014, 7-11 pm
Woodland Hills Church Gymnasium
$20/person;$35/couple
1940s Costume Contest!
Refreshments, live music (featuring Maddy Winer and the North Buncombe High School Jazz Band) and dancing!
All proce  eds to benefit the North Buncombe High School Marching Blackhawks' December, 2014, trip to the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade. Contact Theresa, 828-545-5754 for tickets
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