We Remember
Lucille Lockwood
26 December 2015
Walter Adamson
30 December 2015
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Happy New Year!
OLLI staff wish everyone a happy, healthy, prosperous new year ahead!
The Reuter Center
and the OLLI office will
reopen tomorrow,
Monday, January 4, 2016, 8 a.m.
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New Member Welcome
Friday, January 8, 2016, 10 a.m.
Manheimer Room
Are you new to OLLI at UNC Asheville and the Reuter Center? Are you returning after being gone awhile?
Come to the New Member Welcome to learn about all that OLLI has to offer and about ways to get involved. Meet other members and have your questions about OLLI answered. Light refreshments will be served.
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Fab Friday Lecture
Friday, Jan. 15, 2016,
11:30 a.m.
Manheimer Room
Michel Baudouin, owner and chef of downtown Asheville
restaurants Bouchon, Bouchon Creperie and Lafayette, was
instrumental in organizing local restaurant owners and chefs
to form Asheville Independent Restaurants (AIR) in 2002. Their goal was to create a better Asheville food scene. Mr. Baudouin will discuss the inception of AIR, what it has accomplished, and the group's continuing success in making Asheville a food destination.
This event is free and open to the public.
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Special Thanks!
Asheville Realty Group www.ashevillerealtygroup.comRob Montague robmontaguerealtor@gmail.com 828-333-1200 Vanessa Santucci vanessa@ashevillerealtygroup.com 828-707-7465
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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Dear OLLI Members,
We hope that over the winter holidays you were able to enjoy time with the people important in your lives and that you are all looking forward to the joys and challenges we will face together in the new year.
We hope that many of you will join us for our New Member Welcome on Friday, January 8, 10 a.m. This is always a great time to meet new people and understand all the opportunities that OLLI offers.
With gratitude for the many people who contribute to OLLI's success, Catherine Frank Executive Director
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Check the links here to see OLLI and UNC Asheville current events:
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College for Seniors Winter Term Information
Add/Drop  continues through the second meeting of a College for Seniors class. Schedules will be sent to reflect Add/Drop changes on Monday, January 4, 2016.
The last day to request a full CFS refund is Friday, January 8, 2016, by 3 p.m.
CFS classes begin on Monday, January 11, 2016.
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Carolinas' Nature Photographers
Association Meeting
Sunday, January 10, 2016, 5:30 p.m.
This month's program will feature "A Look Ahead to 2016" by new chapter organizers Susanna Euston and Ken Smith and a presentation by Chris and Bonnie Allen on "Shooting During Inclement Weather."
The Carolinas' Nature Photographers Association (CNPA) was founded in 1992 to promote nature photography in the Carolinas, to help conserve and preserve the diverse natural ecosystems in the Carolinas and to educate others interested in nature and wildlife photography. Monthly meetings at the Reuter Center, held on the second Sunday of each month, begin with a social at 5:30 p.m.
and a formal meeting at 6 p.m.
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NC Stage Behind the Scenes
NC Stage - Behind the Scenes with
Jeeves Intervenes
Friday, January 29, 2016, 1:30 p.m., Manheimer Room
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. We'll look into the themes, the rehearsal process, and the design process of each production. Flynn-McIver brings in the actors, directors, and designers to share their perspective (you may even see a live scene or two from the production).
In January, Flynn-McIver looks at the play Jeeves Intervenes, adapted from the stories of P.G. Wodehouse. The "Behind the Scenes" lecture is free and open to the public.
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Sierra Club Meeting "Climate Change Interactive Simulation:
Part 2 by Drew Jones"
Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 7 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville
1 Edwin Place (corner of Charlotte and Edwin)
Asheville, NC
Drew Jones of Climate Interactive will analyze the Pa  ris UN climate negotiations of December 2015 in his simulator to show what work remains to address climate change. Drew led a hands-on interactive session for the Sierra Club meeting on May 6 on climate change.
For more information about Climate Interactive
More info, contact Judy Mattox, 828.683.2176, judymattox@sbcglobal.net
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OLLI Book Swap
Bring your books to the OLLI book swap shelves (end of the upper lobby, next to Room 230) for others to borrow and enjoy. And while you are there, look for a good read for yourself!
Borrowing privileges are for OLLI members only.
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Can't Find Your Coat?
It might have landed in OLLI's Lost & Found. Please stop by the OLLI office to see if any of your "lost" items are in our lost and found drawer. Any unclaimed items will be donated to charity at the end of the month. Thanks!
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