TODAY
Sundays with
Brevard Music Center
Sunday, November 30, 3 pm
 OLLI is delighted with to be partnering with historic Brevard Music Center, one of this country's premier summer training programs and festivals, to offer musical performances to Asheville audiences.Today we will welcome bassoonist Susan Barber, an active performer and clinician, presenting workshops and recitals throughout the United States. Scheduled in the Manheimer Room, this concert is free and open to the public. Click here to visit the Brevard Music Center website.
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2014 Spring Symposium Poster Session
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World Affairs Council Meeting
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Reuter Center's Manheimer Room
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Carolyn Haggis
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Carolyn Haggis of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies will present an overview of peace keeping in Africa.
Haggis is assistant professor of regional peace and security initiatives at the Africa Center, which is the Washington DC-based US Department of Defense Institution for Strategic Security Studies, Research and Outreach in Africa. Her research and writing examines the infrastructure of African peace and security operations, regional peacekeeping strategies, humanitarian intervention, and the obligations inherent in peacekeeping interventions.
The World Affairs Council (WAC) advances international awareness and fosters Western North Carolina's global ties. OLLI members receive a discount on WAC annual fees.
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Opera Talk
How to Design an Opera Set
Friday, December 5, 3 pm
 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 on Friday, December 5, in an Opera Talk titled "How to Design an Opera Set." Learn how the visual components for Asheville Lyric Opera's productions come together. ALO's General and Artistic Director David Starkey will be joined by guests to talk about designing and creating the set, costumes, and choosing the right hair and makeup. This lecture is free and open to the public.
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Blue Ridge Orchestra Concerts
 Holiday Orchestra Pops
With Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride, Tchaikovsky's Christmas Waltz, and more festive holiday favorites
Saturday, December 6, 4 pm
Rainbow Community
School Auditorium,
58 State St, West Asheville
Sunday, December 7, 4 pm
Folk Art Center, Milepost 382 Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville.
$15 Gen. Admission; $10 Friends of the Blue Ridge Orchestra; $5 Students
Find tickets at blueridgeorchestra.org
Tickets are also available (cash and checks only) at Soli Classica, 1550 Hendersonville Road,
& Musician's Workshop,
310 Merrimon Avenue.
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Coping with Hearing Loss this Holiday Season?
Tips to Enable Good Hearing
For the hearing person:
- Get the listener's attention first
- Face the person directly
- Let light fall on your own face
- Avoid noisy backgrounds
- Do not shout
- Speak clearly at a moderate pace
- Don't cover your mouth or chew while speaking
- Rephrase (don't repeat) when not understood
- Use gestures, facial expressions
- Give clues when changing subject
- Be patient: pause, allow absorption time
For the person with hearing loss:
- Tell others how best to talk to you (slow down, don't shout, etc.: see above)
- Pick your best spot (light, quiet, proximity)
- Plan for difficulties (if necessary, ask for a different time, place)
- Ask for written clues if necessary
- Pay attention
- Focus on speaker
- Look for visual clues
- Let conversation develop, to gain context and time to absorb (interrupt only when necessary)
- Don't bluff
- Don't say "What?" Let speaker know where you became lost
- Let speaker know how well s/he is doing
- Don't be hard on yourself for falling behind fast or accented speakers: relax!
From OLLI's Hearing Advocates
For more information contact Ann Karson, 828-665-8699, akarson57@gmail.com
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Dear OLLI Members,
We hope you have enjoyed a restful holiday and have found time to give thanks for the many blessings we all have in our community of teachers and learners. We hope you will enjoy the slide show that exhibits the special talents of our OLLI members who took part in the recent art bazaar. Thanks once again to the talented committee who organized the event, Sharon Kopstein, Sheila Murphy, Leanna Preston, and Donna Schramek, and to the many talented exhibitors and bakers who made for a festive celebration of OLLI talent.
We are thankful for the many ways that you can learn at OLLI and at UNC Asheville. Even on a week when we are not holding classes, you can hear a performance from Brevard Music Center, learn about the work of UNC Asheville undergraduates, attend a lecture sponsored by the World Affairs Council, or take a behind-the-scenes look at the opera with David Starkey of the Asheville Lyric Opera. On Monday, December 8, you can begin your holiday season with a performance from the Reuter Center Singers. It's clear that even between sessions, there is plenty to do at the Reuter Center.
And we are thankful that we will get to see many of you on Tuesday , December 2, during our winter term registration. We will be sending an email Monday morning with all the details to help you with a smooth registration. Please see the box below for a couple of catalog clarifications.
Thank you for all that you do to contribute to this dynamic community,
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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Winter Term Registration
Mark your calendar for Winter Term Registration! Tuesday,
December 2, doors open at 7 am.
Bring your completed registration form to the Manheimer Room at the Reuter Center, see your friends, hear the latest and get set for an exciting winter term. Watch your email in-box for registration details.
Just a couple of clarifications:
Ronna Bloom is offering two sections of her course Mississippi Stories: Faulkner and Welty. The two sections cover the same course material. One section meets on Tuesday, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm. The second meets Tuesdays,
2-4 pm. You should sign up for only one section of the course.
Larry Griswold's course, Sports History Stories from a Master Documentary Maker, Round IV, which meets on Tuesday,
2-4:30 pm, will cover only documentaries that HAVE NOT been shown in earlier rounds of the class. If you have taken Larry's earlier courses, you will encounter entirely new content in this course, and if you have never taken one of Larry's courses, you are in for a real treat.
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 "I am always challenged by, and learn so much from, those who attend my classes."- Jay Jacoby  |
Reuter Center Singers Holiday Concert
Monday, December 8, 7 pm
The Reuter Center Singers, more than fifty voices strong, present their annual holiday concert at 7 pm, Monday,
December 8 in the Manheimer Room at the Reuter Center
The concert is free and open to the public,
but donations are always happily accepted.
There will be a social reception following the performance.
This year's program will include the beloved Christmas songs of Irving Berlin and Fred Waring, contemporary and traditional chorale music, and classic carols.
The Reuter Center Singers, a community chorus directed by Chuck Taft, is based at OLLI at UNC Asheville and performs in many community venues. On Friday, December 12, at 7:30 pm, they will perform Handel's Messiah with the Lake Junaluska Singers at Lake Junaluska.
They will sing holiday favorites for the Candlelight Christmas Evening at The Biltmore House on Monday, Dec 15, 2014, and at Givens Estate Retirement Community in Asheville on Thursday, Dec 18, 2014, 7 pm
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Special Thanks!
OLLI would like to thank its Creative Retirement Exploration Weekend (CREW) tour leader, Cynthia A. Ward  | |
Cynthia Ward
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Weaverville Realtywww.WeavervilleRealty.net caward@weavervillerealty.net 828-658-0700 Established  in 1996, Weaverville Realty specializes in the North Buncombe and Madison areas and operates as a home office-based boutique real estate brokerage.
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Free Heart Health Screenings 
Offered at the Reuter Center, Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Screenings for those who are 40-75 years old
Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 9 am-12 pm, Room 206
Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 1-4 pm Room 102B
Thursday, January 15, 2015, 9-11 am and 1-4 pm Room 102B
For more info and to schedule an appointment, call Jane Morrow, Community Screening Nurse, Healthy Heart Buncombe, 828-257-4471
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Volunteer Opportunity
The Literacy Council of Buncombe County is looking for volunteer tutors to help adults in need of improved literacy skills, adu lts learning English as a second language, and low income children who read, write, or spell below grade level. Literacy and English proficiency are tools that help people move out of poverty and get better-paying jobs. Literacy allows parents to read to their children and support their education. Literacy Council programs change the lives of our students and future generations alike. For more information about our programs and becoming a volunteer tutor visit www.litcouncil.com or contact us at volunteers@litcouncil.com or (828) 254-3442.
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