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Shuttle Information
If you want to avoid the hassle of circling or waiting, why not park your car at 118 W. T. Weaver Blvd. (the former MAHEC building), right across from campus, and take a UNC Asheville shuttle to the Reuter Center? The university operates a red and a blue shuttle line (click here to view the Red and Blue shuttle routes); each shuttle takes about 12 minutes to make its entire circuit. You may park at the W. T. Weaver lot, board the shuttle, let the driver know you want to go to the Reuter Center, and enjoy the ride. When you are finished with your classes, stop in the OLLI office and ask a staff member to contact the UNC Asheville police. They will route a shuttle to take you back to your car.
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Next Meditation SIG
Meeting
Monday, October 12
4:15 pm
The Meditation Special Interest Group scheduled for
Monday, September 28 has been cancelled.
The next meeting of this SIG will be on October 12, 4:15 pm
More information, contact
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STEM Lecture
Tuesday, September 29, 4:30-6 pm
"Oulipo ~ Mathematics and Creative Writing" lecture by Patrick Bahls, UNC Asheville's mathematics faculty.
Scheduled in the Reuter Center, this event is free and open to the public.
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Astronomy Club of Asheville Meeting
Thursday, October 1,
7 pm
"Those Colorful Stars - from Red Giants to White Dwarfs"
Bernard Arghiere,
former Astronomy Club of Asheville president.
Many of you may look up at the night sky and see just a bunch of white specks on a darker background. A closer inspection of those starry points will reveal a variety of colors, whether you observe them with the unaided eye, binoculars or a telescope.
Mr. Arghiere will explain what those colors tell us about the stars, why and how stars come in different colors, and finally why those colors change as many stars evolve.
Scheduled in the Reuter Center's Manheimer Room, this event is free and open to the public.
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Fab Friday Lecture
"Chronic Pain Management: Pitfalls and Proper Use of Medications"
Presented by
Carriedelle Wilson Fusco
Friday, October 2,
11:30 am
 In this talk, Carriedelle Wilson Fusco, FNP, will explore the advantages and disadvantages of using controlled substances, short vs. long acting preparations, use of random drug screens, pain "agreements," and protecting your medications from diversion. Fusco holds a master's degree in nursing from Vanderbilt University and is board certified as a family nurse practitioner.
Free and open to the public, this lecture is part of the
Health Education Series.
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Book Launch
Friday, October 2,
6-9 pm
Lenny Bernstein, who has taught and lectured for OLLI, has been 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. Lenny invites you to attend his book launch on Friday, October 2, from 6-9 pm. Drop by for food, libations, a reading or two, and a book signing.
RSVP lennybernstein41@gmail.com before Sept. 30 for details
I look forward to seeing you!
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Sierra Club Meeting
Wednesday, October 7, 7 pm Unitarian Universalist Congregation
At the Oct. 7th meeting, the Sierra Club will present
"Greenways and Bikeways"
a panel moderated by Asheville 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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Dear OLLI Members,
Thank you all for making our first week of classes so successful. It was gratifying to hear so many of you say you were happy to be "back in school." We appreciate those of you who gave the shuttle a try. We know there were a couple of problems early in the week, but we think the system is working well now and hope that you will continue to use this alternative to getting to class on time. Many thanks to Chief Eric Boyce and our colleagues in the Campus Police and public safety for making this service available and for everything they do to make our campus a safe place.
We want to call attention to the many activities taking place this week in addition to our great classes and Special Interest Groups (SIGs). We hope you will take advantage of the opportunity to find out more about the convergence of mathematics and poetry from UNC Asheville professor Dr. Patrick Bahls on Tuesday, September 29, 4:30 pm. This lecture is part of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) lecture series organized by OLLI member Howard Jaslow.
On Wednesday, September 30, 7 pm, Dr. Jay Jacoby, popular College for Seniors instructor, will examine aesthetic liberties in biblical illustrations in a lecture sponsored by OLLI and the Center for Jewish Studies.
We are excited to co-sponsor another "Intergenerational Conversation on Racial Justice," moderated by Michael Carter and sponsored by the OLLI Inclusion Committee, Elders Fierce for Justice, and the YWCA. Join us this Thursday, October 1, 6:30 pm at the YWCA on French Broad Avenue.
Finally, on Friday, October 2, you can hear a lecture on chronic pain management, part of our Fab Friday lecture at 11:30 am and stick around to learn more about the upcoming season of NC Stage, with Charlie Flynn-McIver at 1:30 pm.
All of these learning opportunities are possible because so many of you give your time and talent to make our programs possible. 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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Center for Jewish Studies Lecture
Riffing on Scripture:
Artistic License and the Bible
A lecture by Jay Jacoby
Wednesday, September 30, 7 pm
Join us Wednesday, September 30, 7 pm, when Jay Jacoby, former UNC Asheville adjunct professor of language and literature and popular College for Seniors instructor, will present a lecture titled "Riffing on Scripture: Artistic License and the Bible." The discussion will focus on some of the aesthetic liberties taken by various biblical illustrators and how these liberties communicate the artists' agendas and their audience's culture. The lecture is in conjunction with UNC Asheville's Department of Art and Art History's Visiting Artists program featuring Asheville artist Daniel Nevins' exhibition in S. Tucker Cooke Gallery in Owen Hall from mid September to mid October. The exhibition includes paintings that are in a recently published book of Torah stories. Sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies and OLLI, the lecture is free and open to the public.
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Intergenerational Conversation On Racial Justice
Thursday, October 1, 6:30-8:30 pm
YWCA Multipurpose Conference Room
185 S French Broad Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
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Photo from the March 2015 Conversation on Race
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Why shouldn't we be surprised at the persistence
of racial injustice? What can we do about it?
Moderated by Reverend Michael Carter
Unitarian Universalist of the Swannanoa Valley
Free and open to the public.
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Special Interest Group: The Forum Meeting
Friday, October 2, 2015, 1 p.m.
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 October 2, the group will focus on the topic, "Reflections on the Pope's View: Civilizations are a measure of how we care for others." 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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NC Stage Behind the Scenes
Friday, October 2, 1:30 pm
Manheimer Room, Reuter Center
Join NC Stage artistic director and co-founder  Charlie Flynn-McIver as he takes you behind the scenes of the professional productions of NC Stage, Asheville's downtown professional theatre. Flynn-McIver will look into the themes of the plays, the rehearsal process, and the design process. He will talk to actors, directors and designers and even present a scene or two from an upcoming show. Get an insider's view of the workings of a professional theatre.
In addition to the lecture on Friday, October 2, NC Stage will present a lecture on Friday, November 6, 1:30 pm. Both lectures are free and open to the public. For more information about NC Stage, visit http://www.ncstage.org |
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Special Interest Group:
Financial Strategies in Retirement Meeting
Friday, October 2, 1:30 pm
Reuter Center
Guest speaker will be George C. Yates, Associate Professor Emeritus,
UNC Asheville
In addition to his academic career, Dr. Yates has 20 years in corporate management and finance including in the Far East and Europe. Dr. Yates will lead a discussion on the topic of austerity budgeting and its impact on the US and the public as well as the political forces that surround the budgeting process.
Do not miss this valuable session and bring your questions! All OLLI members are invited.
Contact Kate Beatty, 828-231-7710, kkbmom@yahoo.com for further information.
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Sundays with Brevard Music Center
Sunday, October 4, 2015, 3 pm
Reuter Center Manheimer Room
The Brevard Music Center in partnership with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) presents its Sundays with Brevard Music Center concert on Sunday, October 4, 3 pm in the Reuter Center on the campus of UNC Asheville.
The program will feature Brevard Music Center artist faculty  members violinist Benjamin Sung  and cellist Benjamin Karp performing works by Ravel and Kodaly.This concert is free and open to the public.
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Marketing Committee Seeks New Members
The OLL  I Marketing Committee is looking for a few good communicators interested in developing stories, drafting press releases, and/or writing articles about our people and programs. We are particularly focused on promoting OLLI's rich array of service opportunities, marketing our life transition programming and improving the way we communicate with our growing membership.
If you would like to explore how you might get involved, contact Kirk Borland, Chair of the Marketing Committee, at kirk.borland@gmail.com.
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From Austria to France:
An Afternoon of Chamber Music
Saturday and Sunday, October 3 and 4, 3 pm
The Blue Ridge Orchestra Chamber Players present Carl Maria von Weber's "Introduction, Theme, and Variations for Clarinet and Strings" and Charles Gounod's "Petit Symphony" in a pair of concerts featuring some of the orchestra's finest musicians.
Saturday, October 3, 3 pm
St. Giles Chapel at Deerfield,
1617 Hendersonville Road in Asheville
Sunday, October 4, 3 pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville,
1 Edwin Place in Asheville.
Admission is free; donations are welcome.
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Pan Harmonia's 16th Season
The musicians of Pan Harmonia, an independent chamber music repertory group, are 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.
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Special Thanks! 
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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