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We Remember
Doris Lederer
June 27, 2015
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T O D A Y
Carolinas' Nature Photography Association Meeting
Sunday, July 12, 5:30 pm
Reuter Center 206
The Carolinas' Nature Photographers Association (CNPA) was founded in 1992 to promote nature photography in the Carolinas, to help conserve and preserve the diverse natural ecosystems in the Carolinas and to educate others interested in nature and wildlife photography. Activities in the Asheville region include monthly meetings, photo outings, seminars, workshops, exhibits, photo contests, and image critiques. These monthly meetings are free and open to the public. For more information please go to: www.cnpa-asheville.org |
Membership Roundup Barbecue Social
Wednesday, July 15, 4:30 pm
 Join your OLLI friends for our fourth annual summer barbecue on Wednesday, July 15, 4:30 p.m. Bandanas and cowboy hats are optional. Take this opportunity to socialize, enjoy great food, and sign up for your 2015-16 OLLI membership.
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Opera Talk
Friday, July 17, 3 pm
Summer Artists Program
Highlight Concert
Reuter Center's Manheimer Room
 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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Poster Session on New Brain Research
from UNC Asheville's Neuroscience Department
Wednesday, July 22, 1-2 pm
 Enjoy this opportunity to learn about new research findings focused on temporal lobe dysfunction on Wednesday, July 22, 1-2 p.m. A poster session to be held just outside the Reuter Center's Manheimer Room.
Alexandra Tasios, who will soon graduate UNC Asheville, is a neuroscience researcher who studies how the temporal lobe of our brains adapts when its functions become impaired due to injury or normal aging. Impairment of the temporal lobe can effect hearing, communication, and visual processing.
Alexandra will discuss the state of the art of
clinical and surgical applications that may be of value to medical care for you or a loved one.
This presentation is free and open to the public.
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Medicare Choices Information Session
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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"Demystifying Hearing Aids"
Dr. Lauren Hadden
Hearing Loss Association of America, Asheville Chapter Monthly Meeting
Saturday, July 18, 10:30 am
Care Partners, 68 Sweeten Creek Road
Did you know that today's hearing aids work more effectively than those a previous generation mostly threw into drawers, exasperated? Newer generation hearing aids really do help, even though they don't lead to perfect hearing.
Research is showing that untreated hearing loss can lead to some negative consequences in terms of our health and longevity. We should all get tested as soon as there is any evidence of loss, so that the brain can adapt to hearing assistance before the leap it has to make is too big.
On Saturday, July 18, 10.30 am, the Asheville Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America will hold its regular monthly mutual support and education meeting at Care Partners, 68 Sweeten Creek Road. Dr Lauren Hadden, audiologist, will speak on "Demystifying Hearing Aids." Her talk will also refer to cochlear implants and other surgical interventions and to assistive listening devices. She will address how to know when hearing aids are insufficient help and what your options are.
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Dear OLLI Members,
We look forward to seeing you at the OLLI Membership Roundup Barbecue on Wednesday, July 15, beginning at 4:30 pm. This is a great time to sign up for your membership for 2015-16 and to enjoy good food, good drink, and good friends. Many thanks to Jeanne Smolkin for organizing this signature summer event.
This week you can also attend a performance by young artists from the Asheville Lyric Opera's Summer Artists Program on Friday, July 17. These young artists sing a variety of music, so come to hear the concert and support our partnership with Asheville Lyric Opera, whose monthly Opera Talks allow our members to learn more about this unique art form and this unique local cultural organization.
Finally, please mark your calendars to begin picking up your catalogs on Friday, August 7. (You may pick up the catalog any time on or after this date.) On this date, we will have light refreshments and the opportunity to meet our new College for Seniors program manager Herb Gunn. We wanted to make this a special and festive occasion. Our conversations with our printer and university mailing office indicate that bulk mail running through Greenville, SC, continues to be unpredictable. We did not want to risk the delay of catalogs, so we decided for this fall to make them available for pick-up. Also remember that you can always view the catalog online. Thanks for working with us as we continue to figure out how to continue to make our print catalogs available in a timely way.
We appreciate the passion each of you brings to your creative retirement,
Catherine Frank
Executive Director
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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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Back to School!
The 2015 Fall Catalog will be published and posted to the OLLI website on Friday, August 7, 2015. You are invited to come to the Reuter Center to pick up your copy of the catalog. Due to changes in bulk mail, we could not guarantee timely delivery, so we are making catalogs available for pick up here at the Reuter Center.
Mark your calendar come to the Center on
Friday, August 7, 9 am - 12 pm
Pick up a your copy of the hot-off-the-presses catalog, enjoy some light refreshments and meet the new College for Seniors Program Manager, Herb Gunn.
Questions? Call Jessika at 828-251-6140
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Meditation SIG Meeting
Monday, July 13, 2015, 4:15 pm
Reuter Center in Room 102B 
We are on our summer schedule and meet once monthly on the second Monday of the month.
Jacquie Wollins will lead the meeting and the meditation at this meeting. She looks forward to seeing all of you on Monday. We welcome new members.
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SIG The Forum Meeting
Friday, July 17, 1 pm
Reuter Center
 The Forum offers a free-flowing dialogue designed to enrich and expand participants' thinking on topics ranging from changing demographics of retirees to nuclear disarmament. This group invites all OLLI members to attend.
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Stories on Asheville's Front Porch
 Every Voice has a Story
Join us at The Diana Wortham Theater Courtyard,
Saturday mornings through August 8, 10:15-11:45 am
July 18: John Thomas Fowler, Fiddler's Grove Old Time Music Champion Storyteller, with Marci Nimick and Wallace Shealy
July 25: Kristin Pedemonti, Teller for World Bank & first American storyteller to tell in Iran with Susan Lachmann and Todd Lester
August 1: LOCAL VOICES: Cecil Bothwell, Sandra Grudger, Mike Cronin, Jada Nye & Pat Farris, Lynn
Foster, and Randy Robins.
August 8: BROTHER WOLF PET ADOPTION STORIES told by the staff and volunteers of Brother Wolf Animal Rescue. This is an adoption event so bring your love.
Free Admission. Shows move inside the theater if it rains.
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Asheville Transit Information
Asheville Regional 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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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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