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We Remember
William 'Bill' Chater
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TODAY
Matthew Neil Null Book Talk
Sunday, September 13, 3 pm
 Mark your calendar to attend a book talk and signing by author Matthew Neill Null on his novel
Honey from the Lion,
Sunday, September 13, 3 pm in the Manheimer Room.
Matthew Neill Null is  a recipient of the Mary McCarthy Prize and the Michener-Copernicus Society of America Award, and his fiction appears in American Short Fiction, Ecotone, The Oxford American, Ploughshares, The PEN/O.Henry Prize Stories, and The Best American Mystery Stories 2014. A native of West Virginia, he holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and was a fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he is currently the writing coordinator.
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New Member Welcome!
Are you new to OLLI at UNC Asheville? Are you returning after being gone awhile? Come to the New Member Welcome on
Friday, September 18, 10 am, to learn about all that OLLI has to offer and about ways to get involved. Meet other members and get to know our community of teachers and learners.
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SIG Stories for the Third Act
Tuesday, September 15,
4:30-6 pm 
Come when you can, leave when necessary. This will be a planning meeting for the year and a sharing of stories. We are considering themes like "Unforgettable Summer Moments," "First Day of School," "My Favorite Attributes of Autumn," "A Story for Children," and "Travel Tales."
Let's keep the stories coming! We look forward to greeting old friends and new members.
OLLI membership is required to participate in SIGs.
Questions? Call Sarah 828-450-5462.
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OLLI Call To Action for Education
Informational and Recruiting Event
WHAT: Info session to learn about volunteer opportunities in the Asheville City Schools (classroom assistants, tutors, mentors)
WHEN: Wednesday, September 30,
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
WHERE: Reuter Center's Manheimer Room
WHAT TO EXPECT: We will examine the many challenges facing the Asheville City Schools and talk about solutions and the role that OLLI members can play in being part of the solution. We will also hear from experiences OLLI volunteers about the many rewards of volunteering in this important initiative, now in its third year.
Please join us on
Wednesday, September 30, 2015. Learn how you can make a difference in the lives of Asheville City Schools students.
Questions? Feel free to contact Kathy Rouse at kabbyrouse@gmail.com
or Sarah Reincke at sarahreincke@gmail.com
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Teachers Wanted!
 We need the following volunteer instructors for College for Seniors: - Drawing
- Oil
- Acrylic
- Calligraphy
- Appalachian Crafts
- Photography
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SIG Women's Group
 Women participate in non- judg- mental sharing, for pleasure, friendship, and mutual enrichment. Topics may include such subjects as: grace, humor, guilt, joy, beliefs about aging; how to say "no," health, the death of loved ones, retirement,working retirement, parenting "old" children, caring for our aging parents, sex in the second fifty years, in-lawing, grand parenting, etc. Women's SIG # 11 has openings for membership. They meet the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays at OLLI.
Contact Bobbie Bowen at
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Second Annual Free
Electric Car Show & Ride
Sunday, September 13,
12 - 6 pm
Asheville Outlets,
800 Brevard Road,
Asheville, NC 28806
The Blue Ridge Electric Vehicle Club invites you to the 2nd Annual FREE Electric Car Show & Ride at the Asheville Outlets, 800 Brevard Road, Asheville, NC 28806 (I-26 exit 33)
This is an opportunity to ride in a quiet, eco-friendly, and exhilarating electric car! You can see over 25 businesses displaying ten unique plug-in car models, electric motorcycles, electric bicycles, solar panel installers, green lawn care and equipment, and more.
Take advantage of this opportunity to get answers to your questions about electric transportation from dealers, owners and Professor Plug-In.
Co-sponsored by
Asheville Outlets and
Land-Of-Sky Clean Vehicle Coalition
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Hearing Loss Association of America Meeting
Discussion of Services for the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing
Available Through the
NC State Department of Health and Human Services
David Fitzsimmons
Saturday, September 19,
10:30 am
Care Partners
68 Sweeten Creek Road
Did you know that there are many devic  es beyond hearing aids that assist those with hearing loss At the next meeting of the Asheville Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America on Saturday, September 19, 2015, 10.30 a.m., Care Partners, 68 Sweeten Creek Road, some of these that are offered by the State's Asheville office for Services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing will be discussed by David Fitzsimmons of that office. Click here for more information.
Chapter officers and members would like to see you there, whether you are someone with hearing loss, care for such a person, or just want to learn and be supportive!
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Book Launch
The Great Rebellion
By
Lenny Bernstein
Friday, October 2, 6-9 pm
Lenny Bernstein has been working on an alternate history trilogy set in a world in which the American Revolution failed. The Great Rebellion, the first book of the trilogy, has now been published, and is available in paperback or Kindle Edition. Click here to learn more. You are invited to attend Bernstein's book launch on Friday, October 2, from 6 - 9 pm. Contact the author at the email address below to find out details about the location for the launch. Drop by for food, libations, a reading or two, and a book signing.
RSVP lennybernstein41@gmail.com before September 30 for details
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Volunteer Opportunity  Contact Katie Cornell if you are interested in volunteering or if you have any questions; kcornell@unca.edu 828-251-6558
Tel: (828) 251-6558
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Stay Connected
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Dear OLLI Members,
We are anticipating a busy week in preparation for the beginning of Fall 2015 courses.
On Monday, September 14, if you have registered for Fall 2015 College for Seniors courses you should receive an updated schedule reflecting any changes to your schedule made during the Add/Drop period. You may drop your courses through Friday, September 18, 3 pm for a full refund.
On Tuesday, September 15, 6 pm, economist Gina Sanchez will offer her thoughts on "The Zero Sum Game of Global Economics" in a lecture sponsored by Leadership Asheville Forum and Colton Groome and Associates.
Please be aware that Friday, September 18 will be a very busy day, so if you have business in the OLLI office, it would be best to manage it early in the week. In the morning we will hold our New Member Welcome, beginning at 10 am. We anticipate a very big turnout for the fall term, and we welcome anyone to attend who wants to know more about the way OLLI works.
At 1:30 pm on Friday, September 18, Dr. Melodie Galloway, chair of UNC Asheville's music department, will give us a tour "Inside the Music," focusing on highlights for the Asheville Choral Society's upcoming season.
Symphony Talks are always special days at the Reuter Center, and Friday, September 18 at 3 pm will be special indeed. Before the program with Asheville Symphony Orchestra music director Daniel Meyer, UNC Asheville Chancellor Mary Grant will offer her greetings as part of the festivities leading up to her installation on Saturday, September 19, 10 am, at the Sherrill Center. OLLI members are welcomed and encouraged to attend the installation.
We look forward to all of the learning and community opportunities we will share this fall,
Catherine Frank
Executive Director
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Around the Center
On September 10th, OLLI Day of Caring volunteers worked with AB Tech's Early College students
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Check the links here to see OLLI and UNC Asheville current events: 
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 UNC ASHEVILLE CAMPUS EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
9/18 Celebration: Festival on the Quad, includes music, yard games, open classroom sessions and "We Are Changing the World Expo" by UNC Asheville students and community partners. Part of the UNC Asheville Installation of Chancellor Mary K. Grant.on UNC Asheville's Quad. Info: installation.unca.edu.
9/19 Installation: Chancellor Mary K. Grant will be installed as the seventh chancellor of UNC Asheville at 10 am in Kimmel Arena, immediately followed by a reception and picnic on the Quad. This is a special time of celebration for our campus and our community. Free and open to everyone.
9/24 Explore: Intertribal Stickball Game and Demonstration - As part of UNC Asheville's Native American Speaker and Performance Series, UNC Asheville presents its 3rd annual stickball game and demonstration featuring the Wa Le Lu (Hummingbirds) team from Cherokee. Free and open to the public at
5 p.m. on the UNC Asheville intramural fields. Info: cesap.unca.edu/real-events or 828.251.6674.
9/27 Event: Viewing of Total Lunar Eclipse - A guided viewing of the total eclipse of the full harvest moon. Gathering with portable telescopes will begin at
8:30 pm in UNC Asheville parking lot P8 up the hill from UNC Asheville's Reuter Center. Free and open to the public. This viewing will only take place if skies are clear. Contact: UNC Asheville Physics Dept. 828-251-6442. Info and weather decisions will be posted at lookoutobservatory.unca.edu
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Special Interest Group (SIG) Meditation Meeting
Monday, September 14, 4:15 pm
The September session of the Meditation Special Interest Group. will take place Monday, September 14, 4:15 pm at the Reuter Center in room 102B.
The group is continuing the theme of walking meditations and Ronya Banks will be the guest. In her words, " Some people respond best to a sitting meditation, while others get more from a walking meditation. Typically, people benefit most when they combine both sitting and walking meditation." Come learn how to get great benefit from walking meditation by Ronya Banks, Buddhist teacher and leader of Asheville Insight Meditation.
All OLLI members are welcome!
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Leadership Asheville Forum
"The Zero Sum Game of Global Economics"
Tuesday, September 15, 6 pm Noted Economist Gina Sanchez will discuss current headlines, as well as fundamentally important issues that aren't garnering a lot of coverage, but are contributing to determining who the winners and losers will be in the current "economic arms race". Topics will include: - The coming currency wars and why China's recent moves matter
- The great game of "chicken" going on in the oil markets between Saudi and the US shale producers
- The sharing economy and why it is key to long term productivity in the US and around the world
Gina Sanchez is the founder and chairwoman of Chantico Global, LLC as well as a contributor and guest host for CNBC. She has an extensive background as an institutional asset manager, having worked for the Ford Foundation and at the California
Endowment. She also worked at Emerging Markets Research at JP Morgan in New York City. She is frequently quoted in the media and was a recipient of Institutional Investor's 2009 Foundations and Endowments Rising Stars Award. She holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard and a master's in international policy studies from Stanford. Scheduled in the Reuter Center's Manheimer Room, this event is free and open to the public.Sponsored by Colton Groome & Associates, a financial services company, and co-hosted by Leadership Asheville Forum and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
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 Inside the Music: Getting to Know the Asheville Choral Society with Melodie Galloway Friday, September 18, 1:30 pm Mark your calendar to attend this presentation on the powerful voices of the Asheville Choral Society (ACS). "Inside the Music" is in part, a conversation with the conductor Melodie Galloway and also, a performance by soloists from the upcoming ACS event. Artistic director and conductor, Dr. Melodie Galloway (chair of UNC Asheville's music department and director of choral activities) will be sharing insights about the music and gifted singers and instrumentalists who will be performing. This event is free and open to the public
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Symphony Talk with
Daniel Meyer
with a special welcome from UNC Asheville Chancellor Mary Grant
Friday, September 18, 3 pm
The best way to enjoy the Asheville Symphony Orchestra's Masterworks Concerts is to come to the Symphony Talk for the inside scoop on the music, composers, and soloists. This month we will have a special guest, UNC Asheville chancellor Mary Grant who will welcome the symphony as part of the festivities in celebration of her installation on September 19.
Asheville Symphony Orchestra's music director and conductor Daniel Meyer will speak about the performance for the opening night of the symphony's 2015-16 season when the symphony will welcome guest soloist soprano Angela Brown. The concert will feature highlights from operas by Verdi, Puccini, and Gershwin, along with Leonard Bernstein's
On The Town and West Side Story, and Howard Hanson's Symphony No. 2. Local music aficionado Chip Kaufmann will speak about the composers.
Come early to get a seat; this popular series is very well attended. For more information about the Asheville Symphony Orchestra, or to find out how to purchase tickets for performances at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, click here to visit the symphony's website.visit ashevillesymphony.org.
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Special Interest Group (SIG): The Forum Meeting
Friday, September 18, 2015, 2 pm
(new start time, this date only)
The Forum meetings offer a free-flowing dialogue designed to enrich and expand participants' thinking on topics ranging from cha  nging demographics of retirees to nuclear disarmament. At the meeting on September 18, the group will focus on the topic, "Syria and the Refugees Crisis" All OLLI members are invited, and OLLI membership is required to attend. Contact Eugene Jaroslaw,
828-255-9925, ejwestwood@gmail.com
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STEM Lecture "Oulipo~Mathematics and Creative Writing" by Dr. Patrick Bahls UNC Asheville Mathematics Department Tuesday, September 29, 4:30 pm Reuter Center
Oulipo is a French acronym meaning "Ouvroir de Litterature Potentielle," or "Workshop for Potential Literature." The name refers to a group of mostly French writers and mathematicians who in 1960 founded a literary "movement" whose aim was not so much to craft new pieces of literature as it was to craft new constraints under which new literature could be written.
In this interactive presentation we will explore Oulipian philosophy and look not only at some of the classical constraints members of Oulipo have used for years (e.g., n+7 and lipograms) but also new constraints of a pure mathematical nature. No knowledge of either math or poetry will be assumed.
The theme of the OLLI STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) lecture series for the academic year 2015- 2016 is "Multidisciplinary Programs." Each lecture will highlight how different STEM disciplines interact in a unified program to achieve mutually beneficial success.
This event is free and open to the public.
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Creating a Soul Garden to Enhance Your Life
Course Date: October 24
Times: 9 am - 5 pm
Instructor: Su shen Huang
Fee: $65/person
Materials fee: $10/person for supplies, payable to the instructor. 
Learn to expand your connection to your soul and apply basic Feng Shui and Five Elements principles to create a miniature "soul garden" (11") to take home. You may find that you can use this perspective in other areas of your life, e.g. health, home, finance, relationships. The soul garden will serve as a reminder to stay tuned to your soul's guidance. This is an energizing workshop that can transform your life.
Su shen Huang (myneedle47@hotmail.com)
has integrated her passion for science, psychology, and spirituality into a holistic healing and life coaching service. Her love of world travel and exploration of diverse cultures has enhanced her skills as an inspiring teacher, coach, and compassionate healer. OLLI Workshops are open to the public. Membership is NOT required to participate. You may register anytime by calling 828-251-6140. Cash, checks, Visa and MasterCard accepted for Workshops only.
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Special Thanks! 
36 Orange Street, Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 252-9351 www.drtimgillespie.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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Pan Harmonia's 16th Season
Pan Harmonia, an independent chamber music repertory group, is excited about their upcoming 16th season and invite you to come out and hear some of North Carolina's finest and most unique chamber music.
New offerings include Chamber Music Chats at OLLI
- Friday, October 9, 3 pm: Pan Harmona pianist Ivan Seng joins Pan Harmonia creator and flutist Kate Steinbeck to discuss modern American music
- Friday, November 20, 1:30 pm: Pan Harmonia clarinetist Fred Lemmons and Kate Steinbeck visit "Treble Land" or "The Trouble with Treble"
and the Asheville Baroque Concert Series
- Sunday, October 4, 3 pm: "Music for Awhile" Gail Ann Schroeder, who plays viola da gamba with Pan Harmonia, will be joined by harpsichord virtuoso Barbara Weiss, German baroque violinist Gesa Kordes, and guest artist, soprano Margaret Carpenter.
For more information, visit Pan Harmonia's a brand new website! www.panharmonia.org
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Storytelling Event 
Jackson Gillman in the
Chameleon Chronicles
Sunday, September 20, 2 pm
BeBe Theatre,
Asheville
Watch Jackson transform himself into eccentric characters and altered egos. He incorporates comedy, drama, music, dance, mime, and sign language into his own intimate style of theatre.
BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St, Asheville 28801
ALL SEATS $12 cash.
Sponsor: The Asheville Storytelling Circle 828-505-5019
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The Autumn Players
Readers Theatre
Freud's Last Session
by Mark St. Germain
Sunday, October 4, 7 pm
The Cathedral of All Souls Parish Hall
This "dramatized clash of personalities and world views" is a lively discussion between Sigmund Freud and C. S. Lewis on love, sex, the existence of God, the meaning of life, and suicide - just weeks before Freud took his own life.
The performance will take place at The Catherdral of All Souls Parish Hall,
9 Swan St., Biltmore Village, Asheville NC, 28803
Suggested Donation $8 at the door.
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Sierra Club Meeting
Wednesday, October 7, 7 pm Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville
At the Oct. 7th meeting, the Sierra Club will present
"Greenways and Bikeways,"
a panel moderated by Vice-Mayor Marc Hunt, on Asheville-Buncombe's efforts to create a county wide network of greenways and bikeways.
The meeting is scheduled at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place, (corner of Charlotte & Edwin).
For more information, contact Judy Mattox,
828-683-2176, judymattox@sbcglobal.net
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