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Doyle J. Horne
September 14, 2014 |
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Fab Friday Lecture
Friday, September 26,
11:30 am
Manheimer Room
"How to Save
The Newspaper Industry"
by Jon Ostendorff from
the Asheville Citizen Times
Where we went wrong, how we got off track, and what some are doing to restore and renew the trust between a community and its news outlet.
 Jon Ostendorff, Asheville Citizen Times investigative reporter, will talk to us about what our morning paper is doing to "address concerns, improve our work, and fix local journalism at a national level."
This event is free and
open to the public.
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SIG: The Forum
 Next meeting will be
Friday, September 26, 1 pm
with a focus on
'Nature and Nuture: Men's Role'
The Special Interest Group (SIG)
The Forum: Dialogue to Challenge Our Thinking meets every Friday at 1pm to join in a free-flowing dialogue designed to enrich and expand participants' thinking on topics ranging from changing demographics of retirees to nuclear disarmament.
More info, contact, Lou Millin, 828.298.3863, lmillin@bellsouth.net
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Organizational Meeting
for a new
Asheville Beer
We live in a Beer City, so let's explore all the new beer tastings and new locations and events in and around Asheville! We could decide to add some exercise to the events to minimize the calories. Plan to attend this organizational meeting to form a beer special interest group (SIG ) on Tuesday, September 30, 4:30 pm,
in the Reuter Center Atrium.
Open to all. Contact Debra Benjamin: debrabenjamin100@gmail.com or 676-2850 (after September 19, Debra will be out of town until the 29th, so leave a message please.)
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BLUE RIDGE ORCHESTRA
presents  An Afternoon of Chamber Music
with the Blue Ridge Chamber Symphony
Saturday, September 27, 4 pm
St. Giles Chapel,
Deerfield Continuing
Care Retirement Community, Asheville
Sunday, September 28, 2 pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville
One Edwin Place, Asheville
Tomaso Albinoni
Concerto for Two Oboes No.9
in C major
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 38 in C major
W. A. Mozart
Serenade No 6 in D major
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Excerpts from
Phantom of the Opera
Donations gratefully accepted.
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Sierra Club Meeting
"Protecting NC Water from Fracking & Coal Ash"
Wednesday, October 1
7 pm
Sierra Club, Green Drinks & WNC Alliance will present "Protecting NC Water from Fracking & Coal Ash" Wednesday, October 1 at 7 pm. Sally Morgan with Clean Water for NC and Julie Mayfield, co-director with WNC Alliance will present.
Free & open to the public.
Location: Unitarian Universalist Congregation, corner of Edwin & Charlotte in Asheville.
Contact: judymattox@sbcglobal.net 828-683-2176
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Lunar Eclipse
Wednesday, October 8
There will be a total lunar eclipse on the morning of October 8th (Wednesday) visible in our area. The Astronomy Club of Asheville is partnering with the UNC Asheville Physics Department to showcase this event at Lookout Observatory.
The OLLI community is invited.
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 Do you or your loved ones have a Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage Plan? The Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) can help you compare plans during the annual election period, October 15 - December 7, 2014. Counseling is confidential, unbiased, and free. Certified SHIIP volunteers are available to meet with you by appointment at various locations throughout the community, including the Reuter Center. Appointment times are limited. Call the Council on Aging of Buncombe County for more information and to schedule your appointment. 828-277-8288. |
Planning for GLBT Couples: "Ready or Not -Married or Not"
Date: Thursday, October 9 (rescheduled)
Time: 5:30-7:30 pm
Location: Renaissance Hotel,
downtown Asheville
RSVP Required: 828-258-4417 or gregory.greiner@ml.com
Hors d'oeuvres and cocktails
will be served.
Getting married is not as simple as you think! Getting married, whether you are a same-sex couple, or an opposite-sex couple, can result in some intended and some unintended legal, tax, and financial consequences. Our panel will provide an update on the current state of affairs at the national and at the state level in North Carolina. Our panel will outline some planning techniques that same-sex couples in North Carolina can use. The panel will address these techniques for both married, as well as unmarried, couples.
Panel: David M. Greiner, CRPC, CFP. David is a senior vice president/wealth management advisor at Merrill Lynch with over twenty-five years of experience in the financial services industry.
Andrew D. Atherton practices elder and special needs law with McGuire, Wood & Bissette, P.A.
Harvey Jenkins graduated from Mars Hill College in 1978 and began his public accounting career with Patton, Hunter and Company.
Merrill Lynch or its financial advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Please consult a tax or legal professional before making any decisions.
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OLLI Art Bazaar 
Mark your calendar to attend the OLLI Art Bazaar
Friday, November 14, 12-5pm
Sunday, November 15, 10am-4pm
at the Reuter Center
on the campus of UNC Asheville.
You will discover a delightful selection of paintings, fiber arts, photography, jewelry, scarves, assemblage (mixed media), handcrafted soaps & lotions, cards and paper art, pottery, wood art and so much more!
If you are artistic and creative, please join the fun by becoming an exhibitor. $25/exhibitor fee and requires OLLI membership. Limited space still available. Contact OLLI,
828-251-6140,
olli@unca.edu
for more information.
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Dear OLLI Members,
We were glad to have our members back and enjoying a great line-up of College for Seniors courses, special events, and meetings by community partners this week. Many thanks to OLLI staff and volunteers who welcomed everyone and helped our fall term get off to a good start. We know that parking was challenging on some days and are meeting next week with UNC Asheville campus police to plan ways to minimize difficulties.
Welcome back to your home away from home,
Catherine Frank
Executive Director
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Check the links here to see OLLI and UNC Asheville current events: 
When you're on the OLLI calendar page, try clicking on the Daily Schedule link to see where your class will meet!
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Opera Talk
Thursday, September 25, 3 pm(new date - - moved from Friday, Sept 26)
Guest Artists, "Performing in Die Fledermaus:
An Appalachian Party"
 Asheville Lyric Opera (ALO) brings great stories and music to life on Asheville's premiere theatrical stage, the Diana Wortham Theatre. Come enjoy a behind the scenes journey as ALO General Director David Craig Starkey and a cast of industry professionals guide you through their operatic world. Scheduled at 3 pm in the Manheimer Room. This event is free and open to the public.
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 Evenings at the Cabaret Weimar "Why Weimar?" A lecture by Michael Brenner Tuesday, September 30, 7 pm Professor and scholar of Jewish history Michael Brenner will present "Why Weimar?" at 7 pm on Tuesday, September 30 in the Manheimer Room at the Reuter Center. Brenner will explore the dramatic explosion of long suppressed creativity from within Germany's small Jewish population that took place between the end of World War I and the rise of Hitler. Brenner's lecture kicks off the yearlong Evenings at the Cabaret Weimar series, exploring Germany's tumultuous experiment with democracy during the Weimar era. The period was marked by modernist innovations in the arts, theater, architecture, literature and science, and by a vibrant cabaret culture. Brenner is the Seymour and Lillian Abensohn Chair in Israel Studies and directs American University's Center for Israel Studies. He is also professor of Jewish history and culture at the Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, and has had visiting appointments at numerous universities. His many books include The Renaissance of Jewish Culture in Weimar Germany (Yale University Press, 1998), and a volume he co-edited with Gideon Reuveni, Emancipation through Muscles: Jews and Sports in Europe (University of Nebraska Press, 2006). For more information about the lecture and for the entire schedule of lectures, click here. |
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Multi-Generational Conversations on Race Part One
Join us for our two-part series - a diverse group of panelists will participate in community conversations on race, age, and generational differences in perspectives. Free and open to the public. No registration required. Thursday, October 2nd, 2014, 5pm - 7pm Dr. Wesley Grant Sr. Southside Center 285 Livingston Street, Asheville, NC Sponsored by:   |
 Dive into Data With Us! Is there a researcher in you just waiting to be unleashed? OLLI's Research Committee is seeking a few new members with experience in survey research, data analysis, and/or PowerPoint. We are the "hunters and gatherers" of data needed by OLLI to keep abreast of changing member demographics and interests. By conducting member surveys and analyzing data from existing sources, we help all OLLI committees plan new initiatives and evaluate their success in meeting members' expectations.
Time commitment: Committee meets as needed with assigned projects between meetings. Want to know more? Contact the Committee Co-Chairs Martha McKinney, mrsgm@live.com or Steve Schleifer, ss.ash@hotmail.com
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Advance Care Planning Workshop
 Thursday, October 16,
7-9pm
Reuter Center's
Manheimer Room
Free and open to the public
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 NC ACP "Short Form". Click here to view/download the NC ACP Short Form
Preparation for you to do before the workshop: Talk to your possible "power of attorney for healthcare," the person who would make health care decisions if you are unable. If you have internet-access, print the NC ACP "Short Form," study it and write down any questions you might have for the panel.
For more information, email the workshop coordinators, David Mouw MD, PhD, and Mary Campbell BSN, COHN-S at: olli.acp@gmail.com or call OLLI at 828-251-6140 or email olli@unca.edu
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Mi Historia Exhibit at UNC Asheville
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UNC Asheville student and CDE intern, Maria Lomeli-Garcia, admires the newly updated and installed Mi Historia exhibit at the Intercultural Gallery.
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In 2003, Laura Simmelink, at the time a student at UNC Asheville, noted that the Center for Diversity Education traveled a number of exhibits but none focused on the growing presence of the Latino community in WNC. As these exhibits were traveling throughout the schools, she offered to fill in this gap as part of her course work at UNC Asheville. Using her connections at the Literacy Council and an Undergraduate Research Award, Simmelink set out to conduct interviews with Latinos and allies of the Latino community to tell a story of resilience, creativity, and solidarity. The result was the exhibit Mi Historia: Latinos in WNC which debuted in 2004. For the past ten years it has been viewed by thousands of students, teachers, and community members across WNC. Plan to visit the exhibit and to learn more, click here to visit the Center for Diversity Education.
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NC Stage Presents A Visit with Golda Meir
 Written & Performed by RoseLynn Katz Directed by David Novak
A Dramatic Portrayal of Israel's
Iron Lady with scenes from her extraordinary life.
- Terrified child in a Russian pogrom
- Gutsy young activist in Milwaukee
- Pilgrim to Palestine to work on a kibbutz
- Defying critics with her iron clad support of Israel
- Meeting world leaders, and (yes, its true!) Elvis Presley
- Becoming Prime Minister of Israel
Visit the NC Stage website for tickets and more.
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Rural Her  itage Museum Opens New Exhibition
"OUR STORY - THIS PLACE"
The History of African American Education
in Madison County, North Carolina:
The Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School
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 Bascom Lamar Lunsford "Minstrel of Appalachia" Festival
Celebrating and Preserving Mountain Music and Dance since 1967
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Hearing Help  in the Manheimer Room
Don't miss a word! Check out a headset at the OLLI office to hear with perfect clarity in the Manheimer Room. The headset works with the installed hearing loop system in the room and picks up every word spoken through the microphone.
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New Ongoing Weekly Grief Support Group
Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30 pm
Four Seasons Hospice
Checkpoint Building
373 Biltmore Ave.
(corner of Biltmore & Choctaw)
Sessions are free and
open to community members
Call 828-692-6178 to register
This will be an ongoing weekly grief support group for anyone grieving the loss, or upcoming loss, of a loved one. Participants will experience support from their fellow grievers as well as relevant grief education, music therapy and facilitation from Emily Keebler, a musical therapist with eleven years of experience working with people grieving.
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Scenic Drives for Great Fall Color
Skies bluer than sapphire. Leaves like a blazing sunset, burnished gold and crimson, shimmering in the breeze. The scent of wood smoke on the crisp autumn air. Fall in the North Carolina mountains is an experience visitors return to again and again in order to enjoy the Blue Ridge Mountains fall foliage.
Hundreds of miles of scenic byways and back country r  oads wind through the region, with overlooks and turnouts that offer breath-taking views of the Blue Ridge Mountains decked out in their finest fall colors. Featured below are five beautiful drives to take to enjoy our region's fall beauty. Learn more and start planning your fall foliage adventure today!
Great Smoky Mountains National Park - The GSMNP, with a gateway in Cherokee, North Carolina, is the most visited National Park in America. Covering more than half a million acres in Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee, the Park offers leaf lookers a wonderful scenic drive on US Highway 441/Newfound Gap Road, which traverses nearly 33 miles across the width of the park to Gatlinburg, TN.
Blue Ridge Parkway - Known as "America's Favorite Drive," the Blue Ridge Parkway covers 469 miles as it connects the Great Smoky mountains National Park to the Shenandoah National Park. Along the way, the Parkway offers stunning views and vistas of the Blue Ridge mountain's fall color. Enjoy the view, but drive safely! 
Chimney Rock State Park - From atop Chimney Rock, an ancient monolith soaring 1,200 feet above the valley floor, on a clear day visitors can see for more than 75 miles across Lake Lure, the Blue Ridge mountains and the Carolina piedmont. Travelers can visit Chimney Rock by taking US Highway 64/74 from Rutherfordton and Hendersonville, or NC 9 from Black Mountain, and along the way enjoy a beautiful, scenic mountain drive.
Grandfather Mountain - Grandfather Mountain, near Linville, North Carolina, is famous for its "Mile High Swinging Bridge," panoramic vistas, wildlife, and superb alpine hiking. But the iconic mountain is also a prime location for visitors to view the breathtaking color in the area. Travel on Highway 221 towards Linville, NC and find out just how pretty the mountain can be!
Fontana Dam - Located in the far western corner of North Carolina, Fontana Dam is the tallest dam east of the Rockies. Surrounded by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Nantahala National Forest, and deep river gorges, Fontana ranks among the most beautiful dams in the world. From the east, take Hwy 74 (Great Smoky Mountain Expressway) eight miles past Bryson City, then turn right on NC Hwy 28. Continue on Hwy 28 for 25 miles. Click here for a Far Western Nature Tour itinerary.
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