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Closed for Thanksgiving
OLLI and the Reuter Center will close for the Thanksgiving holiday on Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at 5 p.m. and reopen on Monday, November 30, 2015 at 8 a.m.
Please know that we give thanks for the support and talent of all of our members.
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Asheville Choral Society
presents
Inside the Music
Friday, December 4, 1:30 p.m.
Reuter Center's
Manheimer Room
"Inside the Music" is in part, a conversation with the conductor and also, a performance by soloists from the Asheville Choral Society (ACS).
Artistic director and conductor, Dr. Melodie Galloway (UNC Asheville music department chair and director of choral activities) will be sharing insights about about the ACS "Yuletide Candlelight" concert, which will explore music of the season, both new and old. Music will include excerpts from Handel's Messiah and the jubilant Vaughan Williams Hodie. There will be familiar songs and carols for all to sing and a conclusion with brass consort and organ on the powerful and moving "The Dream Isaiah Saw," by Glenn Rudolph.
"Inside the Music" is free and open to the public.
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Opera Talk
Friday, December 4,
3-5 p.m.
Reuter Center's
Manheimer Room
2016 Sneak Peek Show
Join us for a special showcase of the Asheville Lyric Opera's (ALO) 2016 season, including performances by ALO singers, musicians, and staff of highlights from upcoming productions of Carmen, Lucia di Lammermoor, and Show Boat.
Asheville Lyric Opera (ALO) brings great stories and music to life on Asheville's premiere theatrical stage, the Diana Wortham Theatre. Come enjoy a behind the scenes journey as ALO General Director David Craig Starkey and a cast of industry professionals guide you through their operatic world.
Free and open to the public.
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Sundays with
Brevard Music Center
Sunday, December 6, 3 p.m.
Reuter Center's Manheimer Room
Join us for a concert that will feature Brevard Music Center artist faculty members tenor Joseph Evans and pianist Douglas
Weeks. The program includes Vaughn Williams's
On Wenlock Edge, Bernstein's
Rabbit at Top Speed, Sondheim's
Finishing the Hat and Copland's
I Bought Me a Cat, among other works.
This event is free and open to the public.
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Travel Opportunity
Monday, December 7, 10 a.m.
Please join Mark Gordon
 Smith, College for Seniors instructor of Art and History of Renaissance Italy as he presents information about an art tour of Tuscany, March 8-19, 2016. Mark will lead this tour across Italy, as he has for over 725 other guests, over the past twelve years. Group size is limited. Details about this tour (which includes airfare) , the itinerary and plans for the group will be presented. Light refreshments will be served.
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Wanted: A Few Good Men 
Men's Wisdom Works (MWW), groups for retired men, seeks new members for two MWW groups - Group #4 and Group #6.
Group 4 meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays at The Reuter Center 4:15-6:15 p.m.
Group 6 meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday at The Reuter Center
4:15-6:15 p.m.
Men's Wisdom Works is a network of 13 groups of retired men who meet twice a month for two-hour meetings. We discuss issues of personal importance and impact. Each group of 8-12 men form social bonds through breakfasts, happy hour gatherings, group parties and events and twice a year parties for members of all groups. Men's Wisdom Works formed its first group in 2009 at OLLI.
OLLI membership is required to join. For more information, contact Bob Tomasulo at robmtom@aol.com
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Buncombe County Chautauqua
Needs You!
Chautauqua presents actors who take listeners into the past by adopting historical personas who not only perform in character but take questions from their audience. These programs have been a mainstay for years in Buncombe County.
A group of dedicated Chautauqua audience members and former volunteers, coordinated by retired library director Ed Sheary, has been making plans to make sure that Chautauqua programs return to Buncombe County this year. Programs will once again be held at Ferguson Auditorium at AB Tech.
The theme this year is "American Adventures -
Explore, Dream, Discover. "
June 20, George Frein
as Mark Twain
June 21, Leslie Goddard
as Amelia Earhart
June 22, Keith Henley
as Matthew Henson
June 23, Larry Bounds
as Werner Von Braun
This year's series will require financial support if it is to happen. Please visit
or contact Ed Sheary, esheary@aol.com or 828.231.9273 for further information.
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Dear OLLI Members,
We had a very successful registration day on November 17, with over 750 registrations coming through our doors, and the lines for early registration completely cleared by 9 a.m. Many thanks to all of our registration volunteers and to all of our OLLI staff, particularly Ann Cadle, for making this registration run so smoothly. As always, thanks to the members of the curriculum committee under the leadership of Herb Gunn, Judy Piotrowski, and Paul Williamson, for putting together such a great line-up of courses.
We hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday. Remember that the OLLI office will be closed beginning at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 24 and re-opening at 8 am on Monday, November 30.
With thanks for all the people who make possible our community of teachers and learners,
Catherine Frank
Executive Director
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Check the links here to see OLLI and UNC Asheville current events: 
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Around the Center
The 3rd Annual OLLI Art Bazaar Festivities
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College for Seniors Wants You!
Informational Meeting about Teaching
in College for Seniors
Tuesday, December 8, noon to 12:30 p.m.
Reuter Center, Room 206
Curious about teaching a course for College for Seniors?
We are offering an informational meeting on Tuesday, December 8, from 12 to 12:30 pm in Room 206 at the Reuter Center. No registration is necessary. Just drop in and let's talk.
Contact CFS Program Director Herb Gunn at hgunn@unca.edu if you have any questions.
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TechTalks: Information Concerning
A/V Equipment & Software at the Reuter Center
WHO: For College for Seniors (CFS) instructors and members interested in teaching for CFS
WHEN: Tuesday, December 8, 2015, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: Second Floor of the Reuter Center, beginning in Room 206
College for Seniors (CFS) is offering TechTalks, a technology information workshop, for current and prospective CFS Instructors. An information session for those interested in teaching for CFS will be offered at noon. Prospective instructors attending the "Teaching for CFS" information session are welcome to attend the workshop as well. Contact CFS Program Manager, Herb Gunn, hgunn@unca.edu if you have any questions.
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Meditation Special Interest Group (SIG) Meeting
Monday, November 23, 4:15 p.m.
Room 102B
Sally Ekaireb, our group leader, will introduce t  he group to the One Point meditation practice. This is a quiet, sitting meditation that is helpful in relieving the mind of stress and attaining better balance and focus. Sally Ekaireb is a certified healer and counselor who offers her clients spiritually based holistic counseling. Sally practiced Transcendental Meditation in the 1970s, and she has explored and incorporated other meditation based practices into her life since then.
All OLLI members are welcome at our meditation programs. |
World Affairs Council
"ISIS/DAESH and the
Regional Struggle for Hegemony:
Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Qatar"
by Ali Demirdas
December 1, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Reuter Center's Manheimer Room
International studies scholar Ali Demirdas, will be the final lecturer in the World Affairs Council fall 2015 lecture series, at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1 at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center.
Demirdas is an adjunct member of the international studies faculty at the College of Charleston who received his doctorate in political science at the University of South Carolina. He earned a master's degree in international relations at Suleyman Demirel University in his native Turkey.
This lecture sponsored by the WNC chapter of the World Affairs Council, OLLI at UNC Asheville, and the UNC Asheville's department of political science.
Admission to World Affairs Council presentations at UNC Asheville is $10 for the public; free to members of the World Affairs Council and UNC Asheville students.
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Astronomy Club of Asheville
Fourth Annual Astronomy Club of Asheville
Holiday Social and Auction
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Reuter Center's Manheimer Room 
The Astronomy Club of Asheville's holiday get-together and club fundraiser gives participants an opportunity to socialize, as well as show support for the club during a silent and live auction. In addition to the auctions, the club will have refreshments and a chance to win some nice door prizes.
The event is free and open to the general public, so come, bring friends and family, bid on an item or two, and support the Astronomy Club of Asheville!
The Astronomy Club of Asheville meets the first Thursday of most months from 7 p.m., with an interesting lineup of speakers and topics.
Participation at club meetings and events is free to OLLI members.
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Reuter Center Singers Holiday ConcertMonday, December 7, 7 p.m.
Reuter Center's Manheimer Room
The Reuter Center Singers, OLLI's in-house choral group directed by Chuck Taft, study and perform classical, popular and show tunes. Mark your calendar to attend the Holiday Concert on Monday, December 7, 7 p.m.
Donations to support the group are welcome.
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Women's Groups Seeks New Members
The OLLI Women's Special Interest Group # 12 which just started has fewer than the required minimum for a group to operate.
The group needs at least four more members. Contact Bobbie Bowen at 828-693-1523, or email her at ravery09@gmail.com
for more information.
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Civic Engagement Volunteer Opportunities
 Want to share your computer skills with an Asheville City Schools student and participate in a nationwide "Hour of Code" project?
You do not have to be a computer whiz! Please think about participating.
It is an hour that can have a HUGE effect on a student!
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Special Thanks!
Beverly-Hanks & Associates Realtors
Ron Harris
ronharris@beverly-hanks.com
828 225-0360
John Madden
jmadden@beverly-hanks.com
732-309-7100
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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Smith-McDowell House
Twilght Tours
December 3 and 4, 6-8:30 p.m.
Smith-McDowell House
283 Victoria Road, Asheville, NC
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