 Summer 2014 Registration
May 20, 2014
Early morning
Manheimer Room
Reuter Center
Check your email later today for more details.
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Opera Talk
"How to Train an Opera Singer"
by David Starkey
Friday, May 30, 2014, 3 pm
 Asheville Lyric Opera artistic director, David Starkey, informs attendees on how a singer receives operatic training. He will speak on the similarities of general training for a singer and an opera performer, their few differences, and misconceptions about training. Attendees will see demonstrations of a voice lesson, diction training, a singer's warm up, and perhaps a performance from David Starkey himself! This lecture is 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.
More information, contact
Dee Black at 259-5809 or dblack@ashevillenc.gov
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Volunteer Opportunity  OLLI needs to find a few folks to volunteer at the front desk in the OLLI office. Duties would include a nice smile for members, answering the phone, providing general information, and possibly some light desk work. Please contact Jessika Carney,
828-251-6140, jtcarney@unca.edu if you are interested...and thank you!
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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.
For more information
Contact Dee Black at 259-5809 or dblack@ashevillenc.gov
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Sierra Club Meeting
River Canoeing Adventure
in Utah
on the Dirty Devil River
Wednesday, June 4, 7 pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregation
1 Edwin Place, Asheville
Sierra Club, WNC Alliance & Green Drinks presents OLLI member Richard Kark talking about "River Canoeing Adventu  re in Utah on the Dirty Devil River." Enjoy pictures and stories of canoeing and backpacking in Utah from this year. Free & open to the public. Location: Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 1 Edwin Place, at the corner of Charlotte Street in Asheville. Contact: Judy Mattox, 828-683-2176
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OLLI Art Bazaar
 November 14-15, 2014 Mark your calendar for this year's art bazaar. And if you are artistic and creative, please join the fun by becoming an exhibitor.
Contact Leanna Preston
lpreston@unca.edu
for a registration form and
more information.
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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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Dear OLLI Members,
We will be holding registration for Summer 2014 on Tuesday, May 20, and will be sending an email a little later today with all the details. Please remember to contact me if you want to register and have trouble standing in line or if you are unable to be present or have a friend present at registration on Tuesday. I am always happy to work with you to make arrangements to manage your registration.
Members of the Diversity Task Force, under the leadership of Cindy Berryman-Fink and Steve Kaagan, have devised a series of projects that we have posted on the group's web page; click here to read more about the projects. If you are interested in helping with any of the projects or if you have other projects to propose, please let me know, and I will put you in touch with project leaders. We know that increasing diversity in our programs is a long-range project and that we are just beginning. I think, however, that the committee has been thoughtful and deliberate in helping us approach this complex issue in ways that honor our mission and help us to think how we might make our programming available to a broader community.
Remember that the Reuter Center will be closed Friday, May 23, through Monday, May 26. May 23 - 25 we will be conducting our annual Creative Retirement Exploration Weekend and hosting people from around the country who are interested in issues of relocation in retirement. On Monday, May 26 we will be closed to observe the Memorial Day holiday.
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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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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Please Note
Friday-Sunday,
May 23-25, 2014
the CREW workshop takes place at the Reuter Center. No other activities are scheduled on those dates - - no meetings, classes, SIGs, tours, visitors or anything besides CREW activities.
Thank you for understanding!
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Autumn Players Readers Theatre  Ghosts, a scathing commentary on 19th-century morality by Norwegian playwright Henrik Johan Ibsen (1828-1906), is scheduled for three matinee performances by The Autumn Players of Asheville Community Theatre (ACT): Friday and Saturday, May 30 and 31, in 35below at ACT; Sunday, June 1, in the Manheimer Room at
UNC Asheville's Reuter Center.
Under the direction of Anita Chapman and in partnership with Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UNC Asheville, this is the fourth of five productions of the 2013-14 season of Readers Theatre Showcase. Curtain is at 2:30 pm. Tickets are $5 cash at the door.
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