We Remember
Walter 'Terry' Ogilvie III
November 29, 2015
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TODAY
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 faculty members Joseph Evans, tenor, and Douglas
Weeks, piano. 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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Holiday Concert 
Sunday, December 6, 3 p.m.
40 Church Street,
Downtown Asheville
5th Annual
Chamber Music Messiah
Make plans to attend this joyous holiday event featuring a merry band of musicians playing the vocal parts with organ as orchestra. Come experience this fun, unique and beautiful performance of the Christmas portion (Part I) of Handel's beloved masterpiece!
Kate Steinbeck, flute
Alicia Chapman,
oboe and English horn
Rosalind Buda, bassoon
David Ginn, trumpet
Barbara Weiss, organ
Free admission *
Donations appreciated
Proceeds to benefit Homeward Bound, which ends homelessness in Western NC by moving people into housing of their own and providing the support they need to
stay housed for good.
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Learn more about a unique
Travel Opportunity
Monday, December 7, 10 a.m.
Please join Mark Gordo n Smith, College for Seniors instructor of "Art and History of Renaissance Italy" as well as other courses, as he presents information about a tour of Tuscany, March 8-19, 2016. Mark will lead this tour, as he has for over 725 other guests, over the past twelve years across Italy. Group size is limited. Details about this tour (airfare is included) , the itinerary and plans for the group will be presented.
Light refreshments will be served.
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f/32 Photography Group Meeting 
Wednesday, December 9,
6:30 p.m.
Reuter Center's Manheimer Room
f/32 is a diverse group that shares an appreciation and love of photography. Members range from amateurs who like to take point-and-shoot snapshots to working professional photographers. At monthly meetings, they share their work, learn new methods and keep abreast of the latest industry news and equipment. OLLI members are offered free membership in f/32.
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120 Men from OLLI
Can't Be Wrong
 Join Men's Wisdom Works (MWW), groups for retired and older men, as we seek new members for four MWW groups, Groups # 4, 6, 10, and 11. Each group's meeting schedule follows. Group 10 meets1st/3rdTuesday Location TBD 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Group 4 meets 2nd /4th Thursday at The Reuter Center 4:15-6:15 p.m.
Group 6 meets 2nd/4th Tuesday at The Reuter Center 4:15-6:15 p.m.
Group 11 meets 2nd/4th Tuesday Location TBD 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Men's Wisdom Works is a network of 12 groups of 120 retired men who meet twice a month for two hour discussion meetings. We discuss issues of personal importance and impact. Each group of 8-12 men form strong social bonds with fellow group members 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 and continues to thrive.
To join one of the two groups contact Bob Tomasulo at robmtom@aol.com
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Big Brothers Big Sisters
of Western North Carolina
Seeks Mentors
Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks to enrich the lives of children by pairing them with caring adults to serve as mentors. Currently the organization, which serves nine counties in Western North Carolina, including Buncombe, needs mentors at Fletcher Elementary School in Henderson County.
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Dear OLLI Members,
We had an opportunity this week to provide an update to the UNC Asheville Board of Trustees on the work we are achieving here at OLLI. It's important every so often to take a step back and take a look at all that we accomplish here to improve our community of teachers and learners, to advance the mission of UNC Asheville, and to contribute to an understanding of best practices in lifelong learning. Thank you so much for all that you do to make our organization the "gold standard" and an asset to our community.
Ann Cadle and her registration volunteers are hard at work to make sure you get class schedules on Friday, December 11. Add/Drop will begin on Monday, December 14 at 8 a.m. We will be sending full details later in the week.
Please take advantage of two opportunities to hear the Reuter Center Singers, the first today at the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and another on Monday evening right here at the Reuter Center.
Brevard Music Center offers a performance today, Sunday, December 6, at 3 p.m., and at the same time Pan Harmonia will be performing a unique interpretation of selections from Handel's
Messiah at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Asheville. If you love the writing of Appalachian author Wilma Dykeman and her ground-breaking work
The French Broad, I hope you will join me on Thursday at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial for a discussion of one of my favorite chapters in the book, "No Cokes in Hell," which explores the role of religion in our region.
Next week we will conduct interviews for a new administrative support person, but we are grateful that we have been able to add Lynn Spaight to our staff as special projects manager. Lynn comes to us after having served in the chancellor's office and has extensive grant writing and project management experience. We are grateful that she will be working on a number of strategic initiatives and know that you will enjoy getting to know her.
We also wanted to let you know that we usually conduct our annual member survey in the fall, but this year we will be sending out the survey in January, with our report at our annual Town Hall meeting, which we will hold in the spring term.
Thank you so much for all of your contributions to OLLI at UNC Asheville, Catherine Frank Executive Director
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Check the links here to see OLLI and UNC Asheville current events: 
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TODAY
Blue Ridge Orchestra and Reuter Center Singers Create Holiday Fantasies
Join the Blue Ridge Orchestra and the Reuter Center Singers December 6th for an afternoon concert of beloved holiday standards including traditional carols, pops favorites, and selections from Handel's Messiah. OLLI members are eligible for half-price tickets ($7.50).
Sunday, December 6, 3 p.m.
Folk Art Center, Blue Ridge Parkway MP 382
Tickets ($15 General Admission | $10 Friend |
$7.50 OLLI | $5 Student) (cash or check only)
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Reuter Center Singers Holiday ConcertMonday, December 7, 7 p.m.
Reuter Center's Manheimer Room
Join the singers for an evening of holiday songs, contemporary and traditional choral music, and classic carols.
The Reuter Center Singers, OLLI's in-house choral group directed by Chuck Taft, with accompanist Nora Vetro, study and perform classical, popular and show tunes.
Donations to support the group are welcome.
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Civic Engagement Volunteer Opportunities
Want to share your computer skills with an Asheville City School student? How about participating in the Asheville City Schools Hour of Code?
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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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, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: Second Floor of the Reuter Center, beginning in Room 206
College for Seniors 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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Wilma Dykeman Book Club
A Discussion of
"No Cokes in Hell,"
Chapter 20 of Dykeman's
The French Broad
Thursday, December 10,
5:30 p.m
Thomas Wolfe Memorial, 52 North Market Street, Downtown Asheville
In the last of four monthly discussions of chapters from Wilma Dykeman's classic 1955 book, The French Broad, OLLI at UNC Asheville executive director Catherine Frank will lead an exploration of the chapter "No Cokes in Hell," which explores the role of religion in our region. Refreshments will be served at 5:30 p.m., with discussion beginning at 5:45 and lasting until 7 p.m.
This event, sponsored by the Wilma Dykeman Legacy, is free and open to the public.
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Special Interest Group (SIG) The Forum
Friday, December 11, 1 p.m.
Reuter Center
The Forum is a free-flowing dialogue designed to enrich and expand participants' thinking on topics ranging from changing demographics of retirees to nuclear disarmament. The topic for the December 11th meeting will be "Which is more important - a meaningful life or a successful life?"
All OLLI members are invited to attend. For more information, contact: Eugene Jaroslaw, 828.255.9925, ejwestwood@gmail.com
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Special Interest Group (SIG)
Alliance of French-Speakers
 Friday, December 11, 1:30 p.m.
Reuter Center
David Nelson will lead off on "le patrimoine français à l'Amerique du Nord."
This SIG is for those francophones who speak French fluently and possess a solid French vocabulary. The group meets for discussions in French on specific, programmed subjects. The group does not teach or improve beginners. A basic knowledge of French grammar is essential, as is a keen interest in French culture and civilization.
Contact Gary Jay (garymichaeljay@gmail.com) or
David Nelson (828.505.1874 or dmn261034@mac.com)
for more information.
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Special Thanks!
 Active retirement living in an exceptional setting 1617 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC 28803 Phone: 828-274-1531 www.wncdeerfield.org
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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