Nature Photographers Association Meeting
Sunday, March 8, 5:30 pm
Free and open to the public
The Carolinas' Nature Photographers Association (CNPA), founded in 1992 to promote nature photography in the Carolinas, holds monthly meetings at the Reuter Center on the second Sunday of each month with a 5:30 pm meet & greet and a meeting that begins at 6 pm. On Sunday, March 8, educational speaker Everette Robinson will speak about waterfall photography and about the CNPA waterfall workshop in April.
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The Meditation SIG
Monday, March 9, 4:15 pm
Reuter Center's Room 102B
This week Jacquie Wollins will be leading us in a meditaion called the Energy Circle. Don't miss this one; it is terrific.
The Meditation SIG meets the second and fourth Mondays at the Reuter Center at 4:15 pm. Open to all OLLI members; please join us.
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Opera Talk
Friday, March 13, 3 pm
Reuter Center,
Manheimer Room
Impressario plus More!
David Craig Starkey, general and artistic director of the Asheville Lyric Opera, and David Whitehill, executive director of the Asheville Symphony Orchestra, join together in a lecture discussing the Asheville Amadeus Festival. Highlights from the festival and ALO's upcoming production of Mozart's Impressario will be part of today's lecture.
This lecture is free and open to the public.
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Peace Corps Information Session
Thursday, March 12, 6 pm
 Whether you're fresh out of college, mid-career, or ready to retire, Peace Corps service is the opportunity of a lifetime. Join us at this information session to learn about volunteer experiences, have your questions answered, and gain tips to guide you through the application process. Read more or watch a video about what it's like to be a Peace Corps volunteer including what volunteers do, where they go, and the many benefits of Peace Corps service by visiting the Peace Corps website
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SIG The Forum Meeting
Friday, March 13, 1 pm
Topic under discussion: "Equality and Justice in America"  Join this free-flowing dialogue designed to enrich and expand participants' thinking on topics ranging from the changing demographics of retirees to nuclear disarmament.
All OLLI members are encouraged to attend.
For more information, contact
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Reuter Center Singers Perform!
Thursday, March 19,
7:30 pm
First Baptist Church
5 Oak Street, Asheville
Mozart March Madness Concert An Asheville Amadeus Festival Event
The UNC Asheville University Singers, the Asheville Singers, and the Reuter Center Singers together present a concert representing glorious works of Mozart and emergent music of contemporary composers.
Dr. Melodie Galloway and
Mr. Chuck Taft, Conductors
Free admission;
donations welcome.
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Mark your calendar to attend the New Member Welcome!
Are you new to OLLI?
Are you returning after being gone awhile?
Come to the New Member Welcome
on Friday, March 20, 10 am
Learn about all that OLLI has to offer and about ways to get involved. Meet other members and get answers. You're sure to learn a new OLLI fact and gather some smiles all in one morning!
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Hearing Loss Association To Hold First Public Meeting
Contact: Sally Gooze, sallyrosannegooze@gmail.com,
828-772-0222
 The Asheville Area Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America will hold its inaugural meeting Saturday, March 21,
10:30 am - 12 pm
Seymour Auditorium,
Care Partners, 68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville.
The meeting is free and open to all interested persons, their families, and friends.
Kim Reed, hearing specialist with the North Carolina Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, will speak on "Local Help for the Hard of Hearing: Access to Services." Kim will explain the functions of her North Carolina state office in Asheville with time for questions and comments. Refreshments will be served; free parking.
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Stories On Asheville's Front Porch Celebrates Women's History Month with Stories of Strong Women!
Join us at the Reuter Center's Manheimer Room,
Thursday March 26, 7:15 pm
for an evening of stories honoring the strong women in the lives of our raconteurs.
OLLI Director, Catherine Frank and Jim Stokely, son of Wilma Dykeman, Roy Harris, President of the Asheville Storytelling Circle, Sherry Lovett, professional storyteller, and OLLI Stories For the Third Act tellers Sarah Larson, David Castel, Karen Schwartz and Shay Thames will all share their stories.
A suggested donation of $10 per person will be collected at the door. Please plan to arrive by
7 pm for best seating.
Show begins promptly
at 7:15 pm
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Special Thanks!
 OLLI would like to thank its Creative Retirement Exploration Weekend (CREW) tour leader, Camilo Monroy Beverly-Hanks and Associates407-908-4612 camilo@beverly-hanks.com CREW helps those considering relocation in retirement examine all their options carefully and make an informed decision about this major life transition.
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Dear OLLI Members,
We hope that you remembered to "spring forward" by setting your clocks ahead one hour as we enter another season of daylight savings time. We are all probably looking for any sign of a positive change in the season and looking forward to the joys of spring in Western North Carolina.
We will be sending out an email tomorrow about Spring 2015 schedules and reminding you of the add/drop process, which will be operated on a first-come, first served basis as always. The random registration process this term was a response to the threat of bad weather. We will report what we felt we learned from the process and how it will affect our choices moving forward.
We appreciate the passion each of you brings to your participation in our community, Catherine Frank Executive Director |
Check the links here to see OLLI and UNC Asheville current events: 
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UNC ASHEVILLE CAMPUS EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
March 2015
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3/15 Sport: Baseball: UNC Asheville vs. Charleston Southern University. 1 pm at UNC Asheville's Greenwood Field. $5 adult, $3 youth. Tickets and info: visit uncabulldogs.com or call 828-258-7900.
- 3/17 Film: "Feminist Stories from Women's Liberation," film screening and discussion by filmmaker Jennifer Lee. 7 pm in UNC Asheville's Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum. Free and open to the public. Info: lhorvitz@unca.edu or 828-251-6590
- 3/25 Music: "Music of the Holocaust" lecture and performance by Bandana Klezmer, sharing some of the tunes and the musicians that survived the Holocaust and later brought about the revival of Klezmer music. Local scholar and Holocaust survivor Walter Ziffer will share his story of liberation from Gross-Rosen concentration camp. 7 pm in UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union, Alumni Hall. Info: dmiles@unca.edu or call 828-232-5024.
- 3/31 Lecture: "Developing, Implementing, and Sustaining a Food Assistance Incentive Program for Farmers' Markets: Lessons Learned in South Carolina" with Darcy Freedman of Case Western Reserve University. 7 - 8:30 pm in UNC Asheville's Sherrill Center, room 417. Info: kmoore@unca.edu or 828- 251-6550.
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GIVING 
OLLI at UNC Asheville is a vital and vibrant part of our member's lives and the WNC community.
Your support helps us continue to inspire a community of learners who are dedicated to thriving in life's second half and giving back to the community.
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World Affairs Council Meeting
"Sectarianism in the Middle East"
by David Hudleson of National Security
Tuesday, March 10, 7:30 pm
Many of the current conflicts in the Middle East have been attributed to sectarianism, a politicization of ethnic and religious identity. From the Charlie Hebdo tragedy in Paris to the crisis in Iraq and Syria to the tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the struggle between Sunni and Shi'i groups for dominance is tearing apart the region and shows no signs of abating. But for all the religious discourse permeating the conflict, its roots are largely political, not religious. How does sectarianism fit into a larger narrative of the Middle East? How have governments manipulated sectarian differences? And finally, what is the US doing about it?
Free admission for WAC members and students; $10 general public. For more details about programs,
consult the WAC website.
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Audubon Society MeetingTuesday, March 17, 7 pm
Though most people think of the Blue Ridge Parkway as a long road with beautiful views, it's much more than that. With more than 200 species of birds, almost 100 fish species, and 2000+ different vascular plants, it is one ofthe most biologically diverse units of the National Park Service.
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Bob Cherry checking a squirrel box along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Bob Cherry, wildlife biologist for the Blue Ridge Parkway, will share the latest information on the Parkway's increasing list of wildlife and talk about the natural systems they depend on to survive. Join him to learn why the Blue Ridge Parkway is more than just a road. Free and open to the public. Click here to view an event flier.
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Meeting Mozart!
Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 10 am-12pm OR 2-4pm
 As a part of the Asheville Amadeus Festival, in cooperation with the Asheville Symphony Orchestra (ASO), OLLI is hosting two lectures titled "Meeting Mozart: His Life and Music." Learn about Mozart through historical background, lively discussion, and Asheville Symphony Orchestra guest musician's performance led by Alicia Chapman, ASO oboist and lecturer. Scheduled in the Manheimer Room for Wednesday, March 18, 2014, attend either the 10 am - 12 pm session or the 2 - 4 p.m. session. Free and open to the public.
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"I am as passionate about being a learner as I am about being a teacher. That symbiosis fuels my fire." - Jane Snyder
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Sarah Addison Allen Reading
You are invited to attend on
Saturday, March 21, 2:30 pm
in the Mountain View Room in the Sherrill Center as the Literature and Language department welcomes UNC Asheville alumna and New York Times best-selling author, Sarah Addison Allen. Sarah will be reading from her newest novel,
As described on her web site, her fiction combines "a captivating blend of magical realism, heartwarming romance, and small-town sensibility." She is the author of
Garden Spells (2007)
The Sugar Queen (2008)
The Girl Who Chased the Moon (2010)
The Peach Keeper (2011)
Lost Lake (2014) and
First Frost (2015)
Her work has been translated into thirty languages, and as her web site explains, two million of her books are now in print. Thanks to a generous fund established by the Dianna and Jeffrey Goodman family, UNC Asheville is able to welcome Sarah back home.
This event is free and open to the public.
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Blue Ridge Orchestra Concert
MOZART FAMILY CONCERTS Saturday, March 21, 2015 - 11 am and 2 pmUniversalist Unitarian Congregation of Asheville, One Edwin Place, Asheville
The Blue Ridge Orchestra's contribution to Asheville Amadeus is a delightful program of excerpts from some of Mozart's most brilliant works. Under the baton of Music Director Milton Crotts, the genius of Mozart comes alive in a concert suitable for families and music lovers at all levels of sophistication.
Mozart's brilliance will be on display beginning with the lively Impresario Overture and the first movement of his Symphony No. 40, followed by movements from the Clarinet and Bassoon concertos. After the final movement of Symphony No. 40 and the Allegro from Piano Concerto No. 23, the concert ends with Mozart's playful variations on the theme of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.
Tickets will be mailed to all who purchase tickets prior to March 14, 2015. Please reply to e-receipt with mailing address.
General Admission: $15, Friends of the BRO: $10, Students: $5
Tickets are available at blueridgeorchestra.org Tickets are also available at Soli Classica and Musicians Workshop (cash, checks only)
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 Volunteer Opportunity at CarePartners Adult Day Services Would you like to spend an hour or two a week with a woman who enjoys doing art projects, engaging in conversation, music and dancing, putting together puzzles, and helping other people? CarePartners Adult Day Services seeks a volunteer companion for a participant who has early-onset dementia and could use some company. You could offer her one-on-one support and be with her in this new phase of her life. Available times are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9 am - 3 pm. Your love for creating art, your kindness, respect, dependability, and sense of fun would be a wonderful addition to our team. A familiarity with dementia would be helpful but not necessary. We provide training. CarePartners Adult Day Services offer a safe and enjoyable place for aging and impaired adults to stay engaged during the day. For more information, please contact Angie Buxton, Community Resource Coordinator, at abuxton@carepartners.org or at (828) 277-3399. |
Asheville Chamber Music Series Finale!
Trio Cavatina Friday, April 10, 2015, 8 pm Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville 1 Edwin Place (at the corner of Charlotte Street)
Trio Cavatina is one of today's outstanding chamber ensembles.
As the winner of the 2009 Naumburg International Chamber Music Competition, the Trio made its Carnegie Hall debut in 2010 with scintillating performances of two monumental Beethoven trios, Leon Kirchner's second trio, and the wold premier performance of Faces of Guernica written for them by Richard Danielpour. They made their Philadelphia debut as one of the youngest ensembles to perform in the prestigious Philadelphia Chamber Music Society concert series.
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