 Audubon Society Meeting Heather Hahn
NC Audubon Executive Director
"Recent Audubon Initiatives"
Tuesday, April 21, 7 pm
Reuter Center
The Elisha Mitchell chapter of the Audubon Society (EMAS) was formed in 1986 with a mission to promote birding and an appreciation of all nature, and to preserve wildlife and natural ecosystems. The chapter spearheaded an effort to preserve a lakefront property and now owns and manages it as the Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary.
EMAS offers free educational programs on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 pm and leads bird walks at the Sanctuary on the first Saturday of the month.
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Join OLLITalk and OLLIMeet
 OLLITalk is an optional email distribution list available to OLLI members only. This is the place to exchange general information, ask for and send recommendations or referrals. (It is not the place for person to person dialogue.) OLLIMeet is an optional email distribution list available to OLLI members to use as a way to contact other OLLI members about "meet ups" for cultural events, outdoor activities, and the like. Begin your email conversation here and then email person to person for follow-up.
Just send your email address to olli@unca.edu to join either or both lists!
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Smart Driver Class
This four-hour Smart Driver class offers numerous tips for coping with inevitable changes in perception and reaction time, as well as increased hazards on the roads with faster cars and busier traffic. Participants can expect to review the rules of the road, tips on dealing with aggressive drivers, and general safety tips such as how to make left turns into heavy traffic. The course, offered nationwide, is designed to help participants avoid crashes and remain safely behind the wheel.
The class will be held at the Reuter Center. Contact instructor Jan Stephanides, 828-443-1051 to register for one of two class dates
Friday, April 24, 1-5 pm
or
Friday, May 1,
8:30 am-12:30 pm
The cost is $20 or
$15 for AARP members.
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Asheville Community Theatre  For the first time in its storied 69-year history, the great American play A Streetcar Named Desire opens this weekend at Asheville Community Theatre. Local veteran actress Jennifer Russ plays Blanche (some say the most demanding dramatic role in American theater).
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Nuclear Weapons: Our Prevention is the Only Cure
Tuesday, April 28, 6:30 pm
Western North Carolina Chapter Physicians for Social Responsibility (WNC/PSR) Presents "Nuclear Weapons: Our Prevention is the Only Cure" based on WNC/PSR recent work on the medical consequences of nuclear war. Click for more info
Location: MAHEC, Biltmore Campus, 121 Hendersonville Rd., Balsam Room
For: Physicians, nurses, health care workers, and concerned citizens
Speakers: Mary Olson, Southeast Regional Director, Nuclear Information Resource Services, Member WNC/PSR &
Steve Gilman, Member PSR National Board,Member WNC/PSR
This event will offer light refreshments and is free and open to the public. For more see www.transitionasheville.org.
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WNC Air Quality Hearing for Duke Energy's Power Plant
Wednesday, April 29, 6 pm Erwin High School
60 Lees Creek Road
The Western Regional Air Quality Agency is holding a public hearing on its draft air permit for Duke Energy's Asheville Power Plant on April 29, at 6 pm at Erwin High School, 60 Lees Creek Rd, Asheville, NC 28806 (828-232-4251).
Sulfur Dioxide emissions will be discussed. For more information contact judymattox@sbcglobal.net, 828-683-2176
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Inside the Music
Friday, May 1, 3 pm
Reuter Center Manheimer Room
Mark your calendar to attend this lecture by Melodie Galloway, UNC Asheville music department faculty and artistic director for Asheville Choral Society (ACS). Dr. Galloway will give an inside look into the choral performance, a sneak peek at upcoming ACS season, and will introduce bring to the stage a feature vocalist for your enjoyment! This event is free and open to the public.
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Reuter Center Singers Spring Concerts
IT'S GOOD VIBRATIONS!
Friday, May 1 &
Saturday, May 2, 7 pm Reuter Center's Manheimer Room |
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Reuter Center Singers members
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It's Good Vibrations indeed celebrating the musical memories of the Beatles and The Beach Boys! Come "vibe" with us to songs that make up the soundtrack of our lives. Performances will include musical renditions of Love Is All You Need, Imagine, A Hard Day's Night, She Loves You, Yesterday, Help Me Rhonda, I Get Around, Be True to Your School, and more.
Director Chuck Taft
Accompanist Nora Vetro
Free Admission
Donations Welcome
Limited Seating
Reception Following
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Senior Softball Returns!
Senior softball will start back up in late April to early May. Finish your spring College for Seniors classes and join us on the diamond at Weaver Park. (Behind Luella's BBQ on Murdock Road. )
We had a good inaugural season last year. We want to build on that this year. We have bats and balls and gloves, so if you don't have any , you can use what we have.  Please call: Call Mickey at 301-758-8606 or mtrinite1@gmail.com for more information
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Special Thanks!
OLLI would like to thank its Creative Retirement Exploration Weekend (CREW) tour leader, Lori Nelson  Cell #828-545-3005 Email: lorinelson@kw.com "As a Buyer Specialist and SRES (Senior Real Estate Specialist) in residential property, I enjoy helping clients reach their dreams and goals with my extensive knowledge and experience in the Real Estate industry since 04/87, and a great support team at Keller Williams." 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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As you receive this email, we will be wrapping up another one of our Paths to Creative Retirement workshops. This program brings people from around the country to learn from our facilitators and from one another how to forge a creative and fulfilling retirement. This year Tobie Stanger, who writes for Consumer Reports Money Advisor, has been part of the workshop and will be writing about her experiences. The program draws national attention to the work of OLLI at UNC Asheville and distinguishes our comprehensive program from other lifelong learning organizations. The program has evolved through the years as staff, members, and participants have collaborated to respond to evolving needs of people entering this phase of life. We would like to offer special thanks to this year's facilitators: Bob Dunn, Carla Greenfield, David Greenfield, Ken Macfarlane, Henry Morrow, Ellen Nutter, Lori Postal, Elizabeth Pou, Anne Sayers, and Lynn Sellers. Thanks also to program director Laurel Jernigan for managing program details and for continuing to improve the content of this innovative workshop.
The Board of Governors for the UNC System will be at the Reuter Center on Friday morning as part of their tour of the UNC Asheville campus. If you are here, please welcome them. We want everyone to know what an asset lifelong learning programs are to university campuses, and we know our visitors will be impressed with the energy and intelligence you bring to everything you do.
We also wanted to let you know that Lynn Spaight, who has served as executive assistant in the chancellor's office, has joined the OLLI staff for ninety days as a special projects manager. We are grateful to have Lynn here to working with staff to complete important projects that require focused attention. Lynn in her first three days has shown herself to be a great asset to our organization. Please make her feel welcome.
We appreciate the passion each of you brings to your creative retirement,
Catherine Frank
Executive Director
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Check the links here to see OLLI and UNC Asheville current events: 
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 April 2015 Campus Events Highlights
TODAY 4/19 Music: Music Department Gala Concert - A festive end-of-year performance by many UNC Asheville student ensembles, 3 pm in Lipinsky Auditorium. Free and open to the public; donations accepted. Info: music.unca.edu/ or 828-251.-432.
4/20 Lecture: "Renaissance and Baroque Art & Music," Melodie Galloway, associate professor of music, and Ann Dunn, lecturer in humanities. 11:25 am in UNC Asheville's Humanities Lecture Hall. Free and open to the public. Info: humanities.unca.edu or 828-251-6808.
4/24 Sports: Baseball: UNC Asheville vs. Longwood. 6 pm at UNC Asheville's Greenwood Field. $5 adult, $3 youth. Tickets and info: visit uncabulldogs.com or call 828-258-7900.
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Author Talk
On Monday, April 20, 2015, 7 pm in the Laurel Forum, Chris Hoke, author of Wanted: A Spiritual Pursuit through Jail, among Outlaws, and Across Borders, will be reading and speaking about his work as a prison chaplain. He will be joined by Neaners , a former full time gang leader whose life was changed during a period of solitary confinement in a Washington State maximum-security prison. Click here to view an event flier
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Evenings at the Cabaret Weimar
Else Lasker-Schüler: "The Poet of Crossing Boundaries"
Tuesday, April 21, 7 pm
Reuter Center's Manheimer Room
Evenings at the Cabaret Weimar is a series sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies and OLLI that focuses on Jewish
life in Germany between the world wars. On April 21, this series welcomes University of British Columbia (Canada) professor Markus Hallensleben, who will explain why expressionist artist and writer, Else Lasker-Schüler, was "The Poet of Crossing Boundaries." Noted for her gender-defying costumes and avant-garde literary style, the long-forgotten Lasker-Schüler is being rediscovered in light of new scholarship. This presentation is free and open to the public.
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Fab Friday Lecture
Friday, April 24, 2015, 11:30 am
Reuter Center's Manheimer Room
Africa: A Photo Journey by Bob and Ulana Mellor
 The Mellors are OLLI members and retired software designers and developers and have enjoyed taking nature-oriented photographic and educational trips around the world for over thirty years. During the winter of 2014 they spent three weeks fulfilling a twenty-five year desire to participate in an African safari photographing the wildlife of Kenya and Tanzania with a small group of like-minded people. Their slide presentation will highlight images of the different species and behaviors they saw, what a typical safari day was like, a Maasai village visit, and some of the planning required for such an adventure. This presentation is free and open to the public.
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Autumn Players Readers Theatre
Sunday, April 26, 2:30 pm
Reuter Center's Manheimer Room
HUMBLE BOY
by Charlotte Jones, directed by Andy Reed 
A quirky comedy with echoes of Hamlet, this play introduces us to Felix, a brilliant Cambridge astrophysicist with a nervous stutter, who returns home for his father's funeral. There he finds that his mother has gotten rid of the bees that her husband so devoutly kept, and that she has long been having an affair with a family friend. The play has been praised by one reviewer as "rich, original, funny and touching with characters you come to care about."
Scheduled in the Reuter Center's Manheimer Room
Tickets are $6 at the door, (includes North Carolina sales tax)
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Is Long Term Care Insurance Right for Me? Workshop
Dates: April 25, 2015 Times: 9 am - 2 pm
Instructor: Betty Doll Fee: $55/person
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - OLLI MEMBERSHIP IS NOT REQUIRED TO REGISTER
Long term care insurance: it's not for everyone
but is it right for you? What does it cover? What does it really cost? What does it really do? How do you choose a good company? How much coverage is right? Through discussion, presentation, and exercises, you will gain a better understanding of whether this coverage should be considered as part of your financial and retirement planning.
Betty Doll, MBA,CLTC, Betty@LTCOnly.com is a nationally recognized speaker and trainer on topics related to long term care insurance and promises to "make the discussion of long term care planning easy, enlightening, and even enjoyable." Betty is the owner of Doll & Associates, Long Term Care Insurance Services.
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Wine Tasting Special Interest Group (SIG)
Organizational Meeting
Wednesday April 29, 2015, 5-6 pm
Reuter Center., Room 205
 Anyone interested in joining this new wine tasting SIG and learning about and sampling wines that "Taste Good" while in the company of others, please join us on the 29th.
Look forward to seeing you.
Hooker & Ann Wood - Coordinators.
OLLI membership required to participate.
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"Human Hearing: The Science and Innovations in Technology to Enhance Performance"
Thursday, April 30, 2015, 7 pm
Reuter Center Manheimer Room
 In this lecture scheduled for Thursday, April 30, 7 pm (originally scheduled for April 16, 2015), Dr. Beth Fountain, AuD, and Dr. Perry Sprawls, PhD, will begin with a brief review of the physics and characteristics of sound and the role it plays in human communications, including frequency, loudness, noise, and environmental conditions.
They will then conduct an illustrated discussion of the human hearing process and limitations that can develop, including the effects of aging. An emphasis will be placed on the many innovations in technology that can enhance and optimize hearing, addressing various personal limitations and environmental conditions.
This lecture is presented by the WNC IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) and is free and open to the public.
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Stamp Collecting SIG Organizational Meeting
Monday, May 1, 4 pm
Mark your calendar to attend this organizational meeting of a new SIG with a focus on stamp collecting. Led by Ross Craig who has over twenty years collecting and over 120 albums of stamps. Experience the fascinating world of stamps and begin your own collection! Contact Ross for more information, r1craig@charter.net
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UNC Asheville Neuroscience Student Researchers Offer More Health News You Can Use
 On Friday, May 1, 10:30 am some very bright UNC Asheville neuroscience student researchers will be in the first floor lobby to help you understand recent research about your health issues. Two teams of researchers will present posters summarizing their findings about: "Reducing Falls- the Benefit of Balance Exercise" and "Deep Brain Stimulation- Treatment for Parkinson's Disease and Major Depression". They will be available to discuss with you the most recent news about these and their analysis of research that may have direct value to your health. These research students will present just outside the Manheimer Room, 10:30 - 11:30 am, before our usual Fab Friday Health Education Series (on May 1st at 11:30 am this will feature "Statins- Friend or Foe?" with Tasha Woodall, PharmD).
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Tuesday, May 5, 7:30 pm
Diplomacy and the Revenge of Globalization by Ambassador Laurence Pope
April's news of the proposed new Asian-Pacific trade agreement unearthing a rift between the White House that is negotiating it and Senate Democrats who want a hand in drafting its particulars, only highlights the importance and timeliness of our May World Affairs Council Event. Click here to read more about Ambassador Laurence Pope. We are honored to welcome Ambassador Laurence Pope for our final event of the 2014-2015 season. UNCA students and WAC members admitted without charge. Others: single admission $10.00
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Sierra Club Meeting
Climate Change Interactive Simulation
Wednesday, May 6, 7 pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregation
1 Edwin Place
Sierra Club will present Drew Jones of Climate Interactive leading a hands-on interactive session where participants will work together to create a global scenario for addressing climate change, which has been used by the US State Department, the United Nations, and the Chinese government
Drew will also share his reflections on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations, which are leading up to a summit meeting of 196 countries in Paris this December 2015.
Location: Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 1 Edwin Pl. (Charlotte & Edwin in Asheville) Contact: judymattox@sbcglobal.net, 828-683-2176
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Asheville Young Musicians Club Presents!
The Asheville Young Musicians Club will present its fourth annual benefit concert
Sunday, May 31, 3 pm at Bent Creek Baptist Church, located at 1554 Brevard Road in Asheville. The concert is open to the public. Tickets are $20 each for adults, $10 for each student. The program is co-sponsored by the Asheville Chamber Music Series and the Asheville Area Piano Forum.
AYMC founders are local student musicians, sisters Grace, now a freshman at Vanderbilt University and Kristie Kim, a junior at Asheville High School.
"The Asheville Young Musicians Club is composed of highly talented, classically trained student musicians who come together for weekly rehearsals and present concerts to benefit children's education in Nicaragua, and to support music education in the Asheville area," says Dr. Hwa-Jin Kim, the advisor of AYMC and member of the music faculty (piano) at UNC-Asheville. "The group has enjoyed performing at WCQS and with Pan Harmonia, among others. Overall, the group has raised more than $7,700, which has been donated to children's education in Nicaragua through Vision Nicaragua and music education around the City of Asheville through the Asheville Area Piano Forum and the Asheville Chamber Music Series," she added.
All of the proceeds from the benefit concert will be shared equally with the ACMS, AAPF and the Education Fund for the children of Bethel, a small village outside the city of Chichigalpa, Nicaragua. The children of Bethel suffer from poverty and related serious health issues resulting from chemicals used in the nearby sugar fields.
For tickets and more information please contact (828) 681-9732 or email aymc2011@gmail.com or kristieskimnc@gmail.com. You may also visit the AYMC Facebook page at aymc2011.
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