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Carolina Nature Photographers Association: Presentations of the
Portfolio Challenge
Sunday, October 12, 5:30-8 pm
Reuter Center 206
OLLI members are invited to attend and enjoy the exceptional photography of Carolina Nature Photographers Association (CNPA) members during this portfolio challenge.
During the presentations, you will discover that, although each of the photographers possesses exceptional photographic skills, they each present from their own perspective, their own interpretation of nature photography and what nature photography means to them personally.
Photographers will talk about the equipment they use, the locations of their images, exposure settings, challenges they experienced, in-field and post-processing techniques, and, in general, how they do what they do to create their beautiful images. Audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions so you may learn from them. For more information please visit the CNPA website. Contact: Dennis Oakley, doakley@me.com |
Conversation on Race Event
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Ekua Adisa
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A Multi-Generational Conversation About Race, sponsored by OLLI and the Asheville-Buncombe Community Relations Council, took place on October 2 at the Wesley Grant Sr. Southside Center. Six panelists shared their own experiences of racial injustice and their views about areas of social disparity, how age affects racial attitudes, seeking a colorblind society, and Asheville's challenges and successes in race relations.
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Film Screening
Fixed: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement
Monday, October 13, 7:15 pm
Highsmith Student Union Alumni Hall
From  botox to bionic limbs, the human body is more "upgradeable" than ever. But how much of the body can we alter and still be human? Award-winning documentary, Fixed: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement, explores the social impact of human augmentation. Haunting and humorous, poignant and political, the creators of Fixed ask us to rethink "disability" and "normalcy" by exploring technologies that promise to change our bodies and minds forever.
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Fab Friday Lecture
Personalized Genomic Medicine
Friday, October 17, 11:30 am
Reuter Center Manheimer Room
Free and open to the public.
Personalized genomic medicine: What is it? Why should I care? How can I use it? And aren't we already doing this in medicine? Plan to attend this interesting presentation by Dr. Lynn Dressler on the state of genomic medicine today. Dressler is the director of a new program in personalized medicine at Mission Health. This lecture is part of the Health Education Series.
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SIG The Forum
Friday, October 17, 2014, 1 pm
The Special Interest Group The Forum: Dialogue to Challenge Our Thinking meets Fridays at 1 pm for a free-flowing dialogue to enrich and expand participants' thinking on topics ranging from Changing Demographics to Nuclear Disarment.
On October 17th, the topic under discussion will be "The Political Issues and Where They Will Take Us. " More info, contact Lou Millin, 828-298-3863, lmillin@bellsouth.net. All OLLI members are invited to attend!
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Symphony Talk
with Daniel Meyer
Friday, October 17, 3 pm
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Simone Dinnerstein
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The best way to enjoy the Asheville Symphony Orchestra's Masterworks concerts is to come to the Symphony Talk for the inside scoop on the music, composers, and soloists. Come early to get a seat; this popular series is very well attended. Free and open to the public.
At the October 17th Symphony Talk, Sony Classical recording artist Simone Dinnerstein will speak with Daniel Meyer, ASO music director and conductor, about her upcoming performance the next evening of Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1. Maestro Meyer will speak about Harris' Symphony No. 3 and Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 which will also be on the concert program the next evening.
Symphony Talks are free and
open to the public.
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Volunteer Opportunity
Are you searching for a place to shar  e your life-learned talents? Would you like to be more involved with children?
Volunteering at ArtSpace is a great opportunity!
See what Dr. Ellie Halsey, retired teacher and ArtSpace volunteer has to say: "I spend three mornings a week at ArtSpace Charter School in Swannanoa, and they are the most awe-inspired, joy filled hours of my days. You need only bring an open heart and eager ears, and you will leave with an inner warmth and renewed sense of purpose.
"As a retired school teacher, I work with reading groups where I share my love of literature. There are many activities at the school that could make use of your individual abilities. For example, you might enjoy reading to a kindergarten student, hear a child read or practice reciting a poem, or help someone understand his or her special strengths. No effort that you make would be too small."
ArtSpace has volunteer opportunities in classroom, small-group, gardening and administrative settings. Come share your special talents with this very special school!
ArtSpace Charter School is a public charter school with open enrollment to students in grades K-8. Contact Nicole Barnes, AmeriCorps Volunteer Coordinator at Nicole.barnes@artspacecharter.org
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Audubon Society Meeting
Tuesday, October 20, 7 pm
Reuter Center
The Southern Appalachians boast some of the highest biodiversity in the world. The Appalachians are legendary for the magnificent variety of spring wildflowers, but wildflower diversity pales in comparison to other organisms.
Dr. Jennifer Frick-Rupper, professor of biology and environmental science at Brevard College and author of Mountain Nature: A Seasonal Natural History of the Southern Appalachians, will describe some of the diversity that exists in the region's plants and animals, and will explain which factors contribute to the region's biodiversity.
You'll be glad to learn that all that rain is good for something!
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French Vocalist in Concert
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Eric Vincent
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Eric Vincent In Concert
Saturday,
November 1,
4 pm
Manheimer Room
French singer/songwriter and world musician  Reception to follow and tickets $10 at the door.
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Book Talk and Signing Events Kevan Frazier, author of Legendary Locals of Asheville, is celebrating the publication of his new book at several upcoming events. Meet the author and discover the fascinating stories of unique individuals and groups, past and present, who have had a lasting impact on the community. OLLI is proud to host one of these celebrations. Tuesday, November 4, 12 pm | |
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What: Join Kevan Frazier for a presentation on his new publication Where: Manheimer Room in the Reuter Center
Thursday, November 13, 7 pm What: Get your book signed at Kevan Frazier's official launch event!
Where: Asheville Masonic Temple
80 Broadway, Asheville, NC 28801 The book will be available for purchase at the events, as well as area bookstores, independent retailers, online retailers, and through the publisher at www.legendarylocals.com or 888-313-2665
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OLLI Art Bazaar
 November 14-15, 2014
Mark your calendar to attend the OLLI Art Bazaar, Friday, November 14, 12-5 pm and November 15, 10 am-4 pm at the Reuter Center.
You will discover a delightful selection of paintings, fiber arts, photography, jewelry, scarves, assemblage (mixed media), handcrafted soaps and lotions, cards and paper art, pottery, wood art and so much more!
The beautiful artwork on offer includes watercolor and oil paintings, cross stitched gift items, one of a kind wood-turned bowls and art pieces, unique jewelry items from precious metals to vintage button necklaces.
Home baked cookies and lemonade will be on sale.
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Dear OLLI Members,
This newsletter is packed with notices and images of classes and activities conducted by OLLI members, with lectures and performances sponsored by our community partners, and with volunteer opportunities. It is a joy for staff to work with so many talented people who make the rich OLLI experience possible.
We especially want to remind our members that we will be holding another Advance Care Planning Workshop this Thursday at 7 pm. Remember that this opportunity is free and open to the public. Please encourage friends to take advantage of this opportunity to plan thoughtfully for end-of-life care.
Catherine Frank
Executive Director
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Around the Center
 Fran Ross' Creativity and Chaos class
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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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"I love to create and facilitate OLLI learning circles that encourage others to reflect on, explore, and clarify perspectives that empower them to enhance their lives by intentionally being who they are and acting on their beliefs."-Nancy Bragg
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Weimar Lecture Series
Tuesday, October 14, 7 pm, Manheimer Room  Evenings at the Cabaret Weimar
The burst of modernism in the arts, literature and science from the period of Germany's Weimar Republic will come to life in a series of six public lectures cosponsored by UNC Asheville's Center for Jewish Studies and OLLI
during the 2014-2015 academic year.
Outstanding scholars from Germany, Israel, Canada and the US will examine the Jewish Cultural Renaissance of this inter-war period as they examine its legacy for today.
At this presentation, "Meet Mack the Knife (Mackie Messer)" by musicologist Dr. Naomi Graber and piano and voice duo Vance Reese and Amanda Horton.
Graber will explore the Jewish influences on the compositions of Kurt Weill, a leading composer for musical theater in Berlin during the Weimar era, best known for his classic, "The Threepenny Opera," which introduced the song "Mack the Knife."
Reese and Horton will give an illustrative performance to accompany Graber's lecture. This event is free and open to the public.
Free and open to the public
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Hillbilly Land Lecture
The Arts and Crafts of Appalachia
by Becky Anderson & Anna Fariello
Saturday, October 18, 2 pm
Manheimer Room
Appalachia is known for its traditional culture, including music, storytelling, and crafts. Each of these traditions began as personal and grew outward into their communities and are now known the world over.
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Becky Anderson, founding director of HandMade in America and Western Carolina University professor and author Anna Fariello are teaming up to present a brief history of the arts and crafts of
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Appalachia. Where did these forms come from and where are they practiced today? The two presenters will provide a context for understanding and appreciating today's creative arts, still practiced in the most remote sections of the Appalachian Mountains.
This program is open to the public. The fee to attend the presentation is $5 per person. Members of the Western North Carolina Historical Association are admitted free of charge. No reservations are required. If you want additional information, please call 828-253-9231 or email smh@wnchistory.org
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Safe Driving Class
On Friday, October24, 1-5 pm, OLLI, in partnership with AARP, will offer driver safe  ty refresher courses designed to help mature drivers remain safely on today's faster highways that present challenges for drivers of all ages. The four-hour AARP Driver Safety course teaches valuable defensive driving techniques and provides a refresher about the rules of the road and tips for avoiding crashes. The course is offered as a nationwide effort to keep drivers behind the wheel safely. The cost of the course is $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members. To register for October 24 course, call Karen O'Hara at 828-231-4863 or e-mail Karen@karenohara.com
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Anyone Can Draw! Workshop
Dates: October 25 & 26 Times: 9 am - 4 pm
Instructor: Jane Snyder
Fee: $130/member; $140/non-member
Estimated materials costs: $50 plus approximately $15 for an optional textbook. A shopping list will be provided in advance of the first session.
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The ability to draw is not a magical talent. Rather, it is a learned perceptual
skill that improves with training and practice. In this class, drawing is presented as a learnable skill. Exercises focus on training the eye to perceive line, relationship, andvalue in a 3-D world, then translating that onto 2-D paper. All levels of experience are welcome.
Jane Snyder is passionate about teaching art. She has studied watercolor and drawing for over seventeen years. In addition to instructing all levels of classes, Jane pursues an on-going study of studio and on location watercolor painting, drawing, and paper art. Click here to visit her website or email janesnyder1957@gmail
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Advance Care Planning Workshop
 Thursday, October 16, 7-9 pm
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, olli.acp@gmail.com. You may also call OLLI at 828-251-6140 or email olli@unca.edu
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Asheville Living Treasures Recognition EventSunday, October 19, 1:30 pm
 The Asheville Living Treasures Committee will induct our newest Treasures, Isaac F. Coleman and Ray L. Kisiah, at the Fall Recognition Ceremony on
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Sunday, October 19, 1:30 pm in OLLI's Manheimer Room at the Reuter Center. The public is invited to attend and speak briefly in support of a Treasure. If you care to speak or have questions, contact Carmen Ramos-Kennedy at 828-423-6476, ashevillelivingtreasures@gmail.com. A light reception will follow the Recognition Ceremony  | |
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Asheville Living Treasures' (ALT) mission is to honor elders of Asheville and Buncombe County, who have greatly contributed to making our community a better place to live. Seniors from all walks of life, age 70 or older, residing in Asheville/Buncombe County are eligible for nomination. Living Treasures are selected twice a year and are publicly honored at a Recognition Ceremony in the Spring and Fall.
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North Carolina Walk for Hearing!Sunday, October 19, 2014
 WakeMed Soccer Park, 940 E. Chatham Street, Cary, NC. (22 miles east of Chapel Hill). Registration-11am, Walk begins at noon.
If you are interested in carpooling, contact Ann Karson (akarson57@gmail.com). If you can't be there, please contribute to the cause of Better Hearing for All. Our (only) team in the west of the state is called HEAR IN THE MOUNTAINS. You may donate online, either directly to the team, or in the name of someone you know who is walking. OLLI member Ann Karson will be walking.
Donations made to this walk and walkers are the major revenue source for local chapters of the Hearing Loss Association of America. Next year, we'll walk for a new Asheville Chapter. This year our only 'local' one is located in Brevard where funds raised have paid for a hearing loop, among other things. Donations to the walk cover projects for people with hearing loss that chapters initiate and advocacy work at both the national and the local level.
This notice comes to you from OLLI's Hearing Advocates. For more information, contact Ann Karson, 828-665-8699, or
akarson57@gmail.com.
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 Blue Ridge Orchestra will set the scene for Halloween right here at the Reuter Center. The Blue Ridge Orchestra is performing in the Reuter Center the weekend before Halloween.
Prelude to All Hallows' Eve
Saturday, October 25, 7:30 pm
Musical Treat, Family Concerts for Halloween
Saturday, October 25, 4 pm; Sunday, October 26, 4 pm
It's time to discover this fine symphony orchestra if you haven't already. Get into the musical spirit of Halloween with the Blue Ridge Orchestra's festive October concerts: three performances made to order for lovers of music and autumn holidays.
Admission to the Saturday evening performance is $15 general admission, $10 for Friends of the Blue Ridge Orchestra, and $5 for students (including OLLI members). OLLI members may purchase tickets in the OLLI office, cash (correct change only) or check only.
Musical Treat, Family Concerts for Halloween will be performed both weekend afternoons showcasing excerpts from the evening concert. These family oriented afternoon concerts provide a fascinating avenue for introducing young people to symphonic music while making fine orchestral music available for those who enjoy afternoon concerts.
In addition to tickets at advertised prices, admission to Musical Treat
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A Cultural Double Header on November 2, 2014
Asheville Community Theatre's Readers Theater
The Autumn Players (part of Asheville Community  Theatre) is a troupe of seasoned actors dedicated to taking the theatre experience into the community. Readings of great literature by experienced performers can spark deep understanding and kindle lasting interest.
On Sunday, November 2, 2:30 pm, The Autumn Players present Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz, directed by Anita Chapman. This play involves a family with differing political views and a long-held family secrets and achieves a balance between comedy and intense family drama. Tickets are $6 at the door.
Following a short intermission, (complementary light refreshments served) the second half of the "double header" begins at 5 pm with a piano recital, part of the Sundays with Brevard Music Center.
Sundays with Brevard Music Center
On Sunday, November 2, 5 pm, Sundays with Brevard Music Center will
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be presenting pianist Craig Nies in recital. Nies has been on the piano faculty at the Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University, since 1991, serving as co-chair of the piano department for 14 years. He will be performing a vibrant and passionate program featuring works by Franz Schubert, Frederic Chopin and others. Brevard Music Center is proud to be collaborating with OLLI and reaching out to the Asheville community. Free and open to the public.
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Choral Concert
 Home and Heritage: An Asheville Tribute
November 14 and 15
UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium
Asheville Choral Society, UNC Asheville Choral Ensembles, brass, organ, percussion
Celebrate with songs of hearth and home and a tribute to our men and women in uniform. This concert brings the best of Americana with the music of Randall Thompson's Testament of Freedom; Leonard Bernstein's "Make Our Garden Grow," from Candide; and Randall Stroope's moving
Homeland. We conclude by celebrating those in uniform with the choir and brass performing "A Salute to the Armed Forces!"
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