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We Remember
Gil Lampner
June 20, 2015
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T O D A Y
Autumn Players Readers Theater
Sunday, June 28, 2:30 pm
THE VANISHING POINT,
by Nedra Roberts,
directed by Beth Ely
Tickets - $6.00 at the door, (includes North Carolina sales tax)
Trouble aplenty brews in southern Louisiana just before Hurricane Katrina. Not only is the coastline at grave environmental risk, but the St. Pe family is at risk of falling apart. Estranged son, Pierre St. Pe, an environmental engineer, returns home to deal with both his father, a fisherman bound to the old Cajun ways he's always followed, and his brother who is now romantically linked with Pierre's former girlfriend. The ending takes us to new possibilities, both for the environment, and for easing inter-generational conflict in a tumultuously changing world.
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OLLI Needs You!
Volunteers are needed to help with the Membership Barbecue Social on
We need help with food preparation, set up, serving wine, and clean up.
Thank you in advance to all who can help with this fun event!
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Special Interest Group (SIG) Women's Group
Seeks New Members 
OLLI Women's SIG Group # 11 is seeking a minimum of four and a maximum of seven additional members, in order to have a quorum, to hold their first meeting. Please contact Bobbie Bowen at
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Opera Talk
Friday, July 17, 3 pm
Summer Artist Program Highlight Concert
 The Summer Young Artists of Asheville Lyric Opera (ALO) will perform a collection of opera highlights, art song, and classical pieces they have worked on during their summer study program. The young artists come to Asheville from around the country and participate in an intensive program for six weeks to develop their singing, acting, dancing, and performing skills. They range from young professionals to students, and they participate in ALO's summer productions and perform extensively around the Western North Carolina region. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear these young artists in an intimate setting. This event is free and open to the public.
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Medicare Choices Information
Friday, July 24, 2 pm
Reuter Center 206
Are you new to Medicare? Are you confused by the many choices? Unbiased and accurate information is available from trained volunteers from the North Carolina Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP). In this partnership between the Buncombe County Council on Aging and OLLI, this free class will offer an overview (plans, parts, and policies) of Medicare.
Spaces are limited, and registration is required. Reserve your space by calling the Buncombe County Council on Aging,
828-277-8288.
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Elders Fierce for Justice
Inter-generational Conversation on Climate Change
On March 26, students from UNC Asheville and members of OLLI and Elders Fierce for Justice and activists from the area came together to discuss the important topic of climate change.
This is part one in a series of discussions, hosted by Elders Fierce for Justice, to ask important questions and find out how these two different age groups might see the world as it approaches this crucial time where action must be taken.
Click here to view the video.
For more information about ways to be involved in future conversations, contact Steve Kaagan, skaagan@msu.edu
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Adjunct Faculty Opportunity
The AACSB-accredited UNC Asheville Department of Management and Accountancy seeks qualified and experienced accountants for adjunct teaching opportunities starting in UNC Asheville's fall 2015 term.
We seek candidates with both accounting experience and a CPA/MBA or a graduate degree in accounting. A number of possible undergraduate courses may include personal finance, accounting information systems, and/or advanced accounting.
For more information on the fall schedule and adjunct opportunities, please contact Dr. Micheal T. Stratton, Chair and Associate Professor of Management (mstratto@unca.edu).
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Asheville Transit Information
Transit is an inexpensive way to get around Asheville and the surrounding area. Public transportation also helps cut down on global pollutants! OLLI members ride for free. Click here to learn how and for additional information.
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Dear OLLI Members,
Although summer is a more relaxed term for OLLI, we hope you will take advantage of some of the unique programming we continue to offer. Today, Sunday, June 28 at 2:30 pm, you can enjoy a performance by the Autumn Players. Next Sunday you can take part in a unique workshop from MOTION Dance Theatre founder Nick Kepley, and on July 17, enjoy performances by young singers studying in the Asheville Lyric Opera's Summer Opera Program. These programs are in addition to our summer workshops and College for Seniors courses.
The talent of our members is on display in this newsletter. You can also view excerpts from an intergenerational conversation on climate change that took place earlier this year. We hope this video will prompt your own thinking about ways to convene meaningful conversations about important subjects; contact OLLI member Steve Kaagan if you would like to know more about how to be engaged in future conversations. Carol Gillen's article about "The Art of Being Relevant" reminds us of the challenge and rewards of taking responsibility to connect with the world around us to stay engaged and active.
If you are looking for opportunities to stay relevant, please note that UNC Asheville's Department of Management and Financial Accountancy is looking for qualified adjunct professors. Pisgah Legal Services is looking for volunteers to help others navigate the affordable care act. Right here at OLLI, we need people to help with the member social on July 15 and are eager for more teachers for our Winter 2016 term of the College for Seniors (deadline is July 15). Please see Laurel Jernigan or Jessika Bond if you would like to explore other ways to serve at OLLI.
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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 College for Seniors needs you to teach in Winter 2016 The deadline for proposals for Winter 2015 courses is July 15. If you have been thinking about teaching or know someone who would like to share a passon for a subject or skill, please consider teaching for the Winter 2016 term, which runs January 11 through February 22, 2016. Click here to find out more about teaching in the College for Seniors. If you have questions, please contact Catherine Frank at 828-251-6188 or cfrank@unca.edu |
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Volunteer Information Session
Monday, June 29, 9-11 am
Reuter Center Room 230
Come to learn about the Affordable Care Act and about becoming a health care navigator volunteer. You can help people navigate the healthcare.gov website, assist in teaching the public about their affordable health insurance options and spread the word on health care literacy and the importance of health insurance on well being.
Be a part of history by being involved in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Click here for more information and to register.
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Innovative MOTION Workshop
Sunday, July 5, 2 pm
Reuter Center's Manheimer Room
Free and open to the public
MOTION Dance Theatre Founder and Chief Creative Officer Nick Kepley, will lead an 1.5 hour workshop utilizing the choreographic process as a visual model for the brainstorming technique known as "design thinking."
This highly interactive program will challenge participants to free themselves of judgement and work more impulsively, allowing them to arrive at results which are both innovative and practical. This program is free and open to the public.
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The Art of Being Relevant...Again!
By Carol Gillen
When my husband, Marty, and I moved to Asheville from Miami in 2007, we were friendly with a couple who moved up here at around the same time as they lived down the street from us in our former home. Both he and his wife were semi-retired but worked in a food-related business from their home in North Asheville. During the four years or so that they lived here, they rarely socialized, never engaged the greater Asheville community, and did not volunteer or interact at all with the locals.
It did not take long for them to declare that Asheville was an unfriendly place and that they did not feel relevant to the community or good about their role here, and they soon moved on. I remember saying to them, "No one is going to come knocking at your door; you need to put out the effort to get involved."
Click here to read the rest of the story
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Autumn Colors by David Simchock
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Workshops are a short term learning experience enhanced by knowledgeable instructors and small class size. Those with busy schedules looking for evening and weekend learning opportunities will find workshops tailored to their needs. Workshops are open to the public, OLLI membership is not required to register. Enrollment is limited. Come join the fun!
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Special Thanks!
OLLI would like to thank its Creative Retirement Exploration Weekend (CREW) tour leaders and organizers for their many contributions to the program:
Preferred Properties of Asheville
Binna Green,
828-230-1996
binna@preferredprop.com
Doug Sherry, 828-713-3719, doug@preferredprop.com
"Having lived in Asheville since 1987 I have a very good grasp of the neighborhoods and various housing options available here and enjoy working with my clients to find the "right" house for them."
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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OLLI Art Bazaar
Registration is now open for exhibitors for the Annual OLLI Art Bazaar scheduled for
November 13-14, 2015.
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OLLI at UNC Asheville has been contacted by researchers from the University of of Tubingen, Germany, to have our members participate in an international Silverlearning Study to investigate the formal lifelong learning behavior of mature adults in the U.S . and Germany. This topic has received little scientific attention thus far and, keeping our aging society in mind, much more research is needed to prepare for future educational challenges.
The study addresses learners age 65 and older who are currently taking or auditing courses/lectures (non-credit or for-credit) or who are otherwise involved in an organized learning experience.
We have been assured that this survey is completely anonymous and 100% non-commercial. All research records will be at all times strictly confidential. At no point will any research material of participants be released to any third party. The only use of the collected data is for statistical evaluation. Your participation is strictly voluntary.
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