TODAY
The Lake Junaluska Singers Concert
Sunday, August 2, 6 pm First Baptist Church Downtown Asheville
(Correction - The Reuter Center Singers will not be performing as previously posted)
The Lake Junaluska Singers under the direction of Dr. Melodie Galloway of UNC Asheville's music department
Mark your calendar to attend this joyous concert followed by an ice cream social!
The Singers will also perform
Wednesday, August 5, 7:30 pm at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church on Merrimon Avenue in North Asheville.
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OLLI Fall Registration
Tuesday, August 18, 8 am 
Mark your calendar, set your alarm, and make a plan! Fall registration is just around the corner.
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Sierra Club MeetingWednesday, August 5, 7 pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville 1 Edwin Place (Corner of Charlotte and Edwin) 
"Exploring Waterfalls & Wildflowers in the
Southern Appalachian
Mountains"
by Timothy Spira, emeritus professor of botany at Clemson University
Contact: judymattox@sbcglobal.net 828-683-2176
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Carolinas' Nature Photographers Association Meeting
Sunday, August 9, 5:30 pm
 The Carolinas' Nature Photographers Association's goal is to develop a group that will more fully experience the beauty of Western North Carolina through photography. Activities in the Asheville region include photo outings, seminars, workshops, exhibits, photo contests, image critiques, and monthly meetings at the Reuter Center, held on the second Sunday of each month, with a social beginning at 5:30 pm, meeting 6-8 pm. Upcoming meeting topics are:
- Sunday, August 9: Members' Showcase: "Travel Photography"
- Sunday, September 13: Image Critiques
- Sunday, October 11: David Hartfield, "Landscapes: from Intimate to Grand Vistas"
- Sunday, November 8: Member Portfolio Challenge Presentations
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Special Thanks
Alyssa Augustine
Alyssa@mymosaicrealty.com
828-633-5051  "Hard work, enthusiasm and a refreshing, no-nonsense approach...let me help you find your next home, because I love Asheville too!"
Sandra Brooks
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 828-333-2500
"WE GET WHAT YOU WANT"
Specializing in sustainable homes and intentional communities within the City of Asheville
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PROPOSED NEW SIG
Organizational Meeting
Friday, September 11, 2 pm
Alliance of French-Speakers Special Interest Group (SIG)
If you speak French fluently and have a solid French vocabulary and if you are interested in meeting at the Reuter Center one or perhaps two times per month on Friday afternoon for discussions in French on specific subjects, please contact either David Nelson
(828-505-1874, dmn261034@mac.com)
or Gary Jay (828-654-9357, gmjay@sstelco.com).
Sorry, but this group will not be established to teach or improve beginners. A basic knowledge of French grammar is required. OLLI membership is required to participate in SIGs.
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 Now Recruiting: United Way Day of Caring 2015 Volunteers
What: OLLI volunteers will give back to their communities during the 24th Day of Caring. Volunteers will work hard painting, mulching, digging, planting or building at area non-profits, schools, or public parks. We are looking to recruit 10-20 OLLI volunteers for this project.
When: Thursday, September 10, 9 am- 3 pm
Where: Project to be assigned. Those willing to volunteer must be able to engage in a range of physical activities such as, picking up boxes, packaging, standing for long periods of time, walking, bending over, and lifting.
How: Please contact Jessika Bond at jtcarney@unca.edu by August 12th
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Dear OLLI Members,
New College for Seniors Program Manager Herb Gunn, OLLI Steering Council past chair Judy LaMee, and I went to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for the Southern Regional Meeting for Learning in Retirement, sponsored by OLLI at the University of Alabama, July 28-30. At these meetings we always learn some new approaches to ongoing concerns (different uses of technology, new ways to think about inclusion or annual giving) and enjoy seeing old colleagues and meeting new ones. It was particularly striking to me this year to note the ways that our programs are meeting the needs of more generations of learners. Some of the same people are attending the meetings who have been attending for years, but there are an increasing number of fresh faces.
It's a reminder to make sure that we understand the essential values of our programs and remain open to new ways of thinking. We want to continue to serve the lifelong learners who have given our programs vitality and also to be open to new ideas and new ways of learning.
We look forward to seeing you beginning on Friday, August 7, when our catalogs are first available for pick up. Those of you who are able to make it on Friday, August 7 from 9 am to noon will have the chance to meet our new College for Seniors program manager Herb Gunn and enjoy refreshments. You may pick the catalog up any time after August 7; it will also be posted online beginning on August 7. We will hold registration (first come, first served) August 18; expect an email with more details in a couple of weeks.
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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Come Get Your Catalog!
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 have halted mailing of the catalog.)
Mark your calendar come to the Center on
Friday, August 7, 9 am - 12 pm
to 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 251-6140
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SIG Financial Strategies in Retirement Meeting
Friday, August 7, 1 pm
Reuter Center Room 207
The Special Interest Group, Financial Strategies in Retirement, will host a discussion with our Investment Roundtable on the topic: "Bonds v. Stocks in a Low Interest Environment - How to Be A Flexible Investor" Bring your questions and comments. The meeting is open to all OLLI members. Email/call Kate Beatty for further information about a relevant article on this topic which will be discussed at kkbmom@yahoo.com or 828-231-7710.
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 Skills Talks for College for Seniors Instructors and Potential Instructors Thursday, August 20, 9 am to 2 pm Registration Required OLLI's Faculty Support and Curriculum Committees are planning a series of workshops, beginning at 9 am on Thursday, August 20, for experienced, new, and potential College for Seniors instructors. Talks will cover how to propose and organize a course, the use of classroom technology, classroom management, and "how-tos" on subjects including lecturing, class discussions, slide design, use of the smart board and smart podium, use of search engines, and development of a personal lecture style.
Registration is required and lunch will be provided. For more information (including a schedule of planned talks and speakers), please contact College for Seniors program manager Herb Gunn, hgunn@unca.edu or 828-251-6873. |
Astronomy Club of Asheville Meeting
Thursday, August 6, 7 pm
 Galileo's Fingers - A Photographic Exploration of Antique Scientific Instruments
Presented by Rick Boozer, astrophysics researcher, public speaker, and author Rick recently visited the Museo Galileo in Florence, Italy, and will present a guided photographic tour of this museum dedicated to the pioneering (and controversial!) seventeenth-century scientist and father of modern observational astronomy, Galileo Galilei. In addition to exhibiting many scientific instruments dating back over a thousand years, the museum displays two telescopes fabricated by the man himself and used to radically change our perception of the world.
Why "Galileo's Fingers?" Among the many unique and fascinating antique telescopes, celestial globes, astrolabes, armillary spheres and other scientific instruments, the museum has preserved in ornate glass bell jars... two of Galileo's fingers!
Scheduled in the Manheimer Room, this event is free and open to the public.
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A Call to Local Artists Sixty Years or Older
 Announcing an art exhibition "Art: The Fountain of Youth" September 26 through October 20, 2015 at the Arrowhead Annex Gallery in Old Fort for regional artists aged 60 years or older. All submitted art must be eligible for purchase. If you would like more information or schedule an interview, contact The Geezer Gallery's Director Turner Goins at 828-400-4281 or email Turner at turner@geezergallery.com Click here for more and to download entry forms. |
Special Interest Group (SIG) The Forum
Friday, August 7, 1 pm 
The Forum meets most Fridays to enjoy a free-flowing dialogue designed to enrich and expand participants' thinking on topics ranging from changing demographics of retirees to nuclear disarmament. At the upcoming August 7 meeting, the focus will be on
"Infrastructure Issues"
These meetings are open to all OLLI members. Contact: Eugene Jaroslaw, 828-255-9925, ejwestwood@gmail.com for more information. |
Stories on Asheville's Front Porch presents
Every Voice has a Story
Join us at The Diana Wortham Theater Courtyard,
Saturday morning, August 8, 10:15-11:45 am
August 8th is the last of the 2015 Saturday series of
Stories on Asheville's Front Porch.
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. Tellers, including Mike Lewis, Cynthia Berryman-Fink, and professional storyteller and executive director of Stories on Ashveille's Front Porch, David Joe Miller,who will be telling stories of woe, glee and love about our furry little buddies who manage to keep us sane. Click here to learn more.Free Admission. Shows move inside the theater if it rains "Every Voice a Story" is co-sponsored by
OLLI at UNC Asheville
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Asheville History Center Lectures
 Asheville History Center's Lecture Series introduces engaging speakers who expand the public's understanding of Western North Carolina history through discussion of events, people, and issues. During the center's exhibition cycle from May - October, speakers present unique perspectives on related themes. The center's 2015 exhibition is "Bartram's Journey: The 1775 Journey of William Bartram to Western North Carolina". On Saturday, August 15, 2 pm, Dr. Jim Costa, Highlands Biological Station executive director, Western Carolina University biology faculty, and NC Bartram Trail Society board member, will present on Bartram's influence on naturalists such as Darwin and the larger scientific community, as well as the literary world of Wordsworth and Coleridge.
On Saturday, September 12, 2015, at 2 pm, Tom Earnhardt, writer and host of UNC-TV's Exploring North Carolina, will present, "Where the Land is the Star," a talk related to Bartram's 1792 publication Bartram's Travels which details and illustrates the landscape of WNC. Click here to visit the Asheville History Center's website.Scheduled in the Reuter Center's Manheimer Room, lectures are open to the public, suggested donation at the door $5. |
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