Reuter Center Closed
 May 26, 2014 in observation of Memorial Day
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Summer Registration
 from the desk of Ann Cadle
By the end of business on Thursday, May 22, 523 College for Seniors registrations were processed. Of that number, 38 were received in the mail on/before May 20, 21 were received on May 21, and 11 were received on May 22.
What does all this mean?
428 registrations were walked in the door on Tuesday, May 20. We were through with the main bulk of registrants by 8:20 am. We started at 7:30 am, not having all of registrars in place. Within 45 minutes, we had processed about 350 people.
Not bad for our merry band of bandits.
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Opera Talk
"How to Train an Opera Singer"
by David Starkey
May 30, 2014, 3 pm
Reuter Center
 Asheville Lyric Opera General and Artistic Director, David Starkey, informs attendees on how a singer receives operatic training. He will discuss the similarities of general training for a singer and an opera performer, their few differences, and misconceptions about operatic training. Attendees will experience 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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Advance Care Planning Workshop
OLLI will hold an advance care planning workshop
Thursday, June 19, 7-9 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.
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.
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Interested in OLLI Talk?
OLLITalk is an optional email distribution list available to OLLI members only. It is the place to exchange general information, ask for and send recommendations or referrals. If you are a current OLLI member and are interested in joining OLLITalk, just send your email request to be added to the distribution list to olli@unca.edu
And to view an archive of OLLITalk emails, click here.
Enjoy!
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Volunteer Opportunity
 Want to make sure that your class runs smoothly with no technology hiccups? Then consider volunteering for our "senior geek squad." These are OLLI members who help train College for Seniors instructors on our A/V equipment. Don't know how things work? We'll even provide the training so you can train others! Please contact Susan Poole at spoole@unca.edu or 828-251-6873. |
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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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OLLI Art Bazaar
 November 14-15, 2014Mark 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, 828-232-5181, lpreston@unca.edu for more information. Click here for a registration form
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Dear OLLI Members,
Please remember that OLLI and the Reuter Center will be closed on Monday, May 26, to observe the Memorial Day holiday.
While we are taking Monday off, we have been hard at week this weekend hosting the 23rd Annual Creative Retirement Exploration Weekend. Please take a moment to read below the names of all the wonderful volunteers who give their time and talent to make the weekend a success. Special thanks to Laurel Jernigan for her hard work as program director bringing all of the pieces of the puzzle together, and to Fred and Linda Cardina who have worked tirelessly over the course of the past three years to improve the program and keep it fresh and informative. Special thanks to our presenters, Fred Cardina, Dave Castel, Patrick Chitwood, Tanya Fletcher, Ellen Garrison, Larry Griswold, Greg Walker, and Patrick Weaver, to our facilitators Anne Bonnyman, Bob Dunn, Barbara and Larry Griswold, Nick Jordan, Ken Macfarlane, Sarah and Terry Reincke, and Anne Sayers. We felt that this was one of our most successful weekends in the past few years and it is because of the efforts of many people pulling together. If you know someone who is considering relocation in retirement, encourage them to learn more by investigating our website.
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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A Word of Appreciation and Recognition for the
2014 CREW Workshop Volunteers
Fred Cardina Sallie Hightower
Linda Cardina Caitlin Hobson
Mike Arnold Barbara Jaslow
Cathy Battle Howard Jaslow
Lenore Baum Nick Jordan
Cindy Berryman-Fink Steve Kaagan
Anne Bonnyman Cathy Keckeley
Sandy Bowles Janice Kennedy
Tom Bowles Ken MacFarlane
Dave Castel Kathleen Mainardi
Patrick Chitwood Carlo Mainardi
Ann Cowden Nancy Newlin
Bob Dunn Bill O'Connell
Chuck Fink Lee Orowitz
Tanya Fletcher Linda Orowitz
Ellen Garrison Lori Postal
Marty Gillen Sarah Reincke
Lowell Grabel Terry Reincke
Susan Grabel Kathy Rouse
Alice Green Ann Sayers
Binna Green Doug Sherry
Barbara Griswold Greg Walker
Larry Griswold Paul Weaver
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If you're curious about silent films, take a course from Chip Kaufmann, the man in the red cap.
 By John Hammond John Jacob "Chip" Kaufmann III was first exposed to the world of silent films back in 1962 at the young age of ten; he attended a showing a of Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy and witnessed our hapless hero hanging precariously in the air from the hands of a huge clock. This scene was copied many times throughout film history, most notably by Steven Spielberg in Back To The Future, which featured another Lloyd, Christopher, hanging by a cable atop a clock tower while attempting to harness a lightning bolt to transport Marty back to his future.
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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 01, 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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Volunteer Opportunity
 Hendersonville High School needs proctors for end of year testing, starting June 3-June 6 and June 9-11, 2014. All test are from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. More information, contact Becky Laughter, 828-697-4806.
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Sierra Club Meeting
River Canoeing Adventure in Utah
on the Dirty Devil River
June 4, 7 pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregation
Sierra Club, WNC Alliance & Green Drinks presents "River Canoeing Adventure in Utah on the Dirty Devil River"
 by OLLI member Richard Kark. Enjoy pictures and stories of canoeing and backpacking in Utah from this year. 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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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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