TODAY
Sundays with
Brevard Music Center
Sunday, April 3, 3 p.m.
Reuter Center's Manheimer Room 
Join us for a recital by Dilshad Posnock, flute, and Craig Nies, piano, which includes music by CPE Bach, Jack Coen, JS Back, annd Pierre Sancan.
Sundays with Brevard Music Center featuring performances by artist faculty members from the world-renowned Brevard Music Center. This event is free and open to the public.
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A Calendar Reminder 
On April 7 - 8, 2016,
National Council on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) activities and UNC Asheville Board of Trustees meetings are scheduled at the Reuter Center. We will be closed to all other activities.
Please note that
John Himmelheber's
"Golf for Beginners" will meet as scheduled, Thursday, April 7, 10 a.m. - noon at Broadmoor Golf Course in Fletcher.
Denna Yockey's "Improver Line Dance" will meet as scheduled Thursday, April 7, 2-4 p.m. at the Woodfin YMCA.
Please note that NCUR is expected to attract over 4000 guests to our campus, so parking and driving are expected to be challenging. Please do not come to campus if you can avoid it.
Thank you!
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Please remember....
to use personal fragrance lightly!
Some OLLI members report their classroom experience is diminished when seated next to someone wearing strong personal fragrance.
Thank you!
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Fab Friday Lunch and Learn Lecture
Brother Wolf Animal Rescue and Sanctuary
Friday, April 15, 11:30 a.m.(no lecture on April 8)
Reuter Center's
Manheimer Room
Denise Bitz, founder and president of Brother Wolf Animal Rescue, will describe the animal rescue organization started in 2007. Brother Wolf's animal rescue mission has been expanded to include community outreach in an effort to implement the dream of a No-Kill Asheville.
Fab Fridays Lunch and Learn Lectures offer an exciting line up of lectures, stimulating presentations and dynamic question-and-answer sessions from local experts, about everything from music to travel and medications to wellness. End your week and start your weekend with Fab Fridays!
Free and open to the public.
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Carolinas'
Nature Photographers Association
Sunday, April 10, 5:30 p.m.
 The Carolinas' Nature Photographers Association-Asheville Region's goal is to develop a group that will more fully experience the beauty of Western North Carolina through photography. Activities in the Asheville region include monthly meetings, photo outings, seminars, workshops, exhibits, photo contests, and image critiques.Monthly meetings are held at the Reuter Center on the second Sunday of each month, with a 5:30 p.m. meet and greet and a meeting beginning at 6 p.m. Meetings are scheduled for the second Sunday of the month
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 Join Pan Harmonia for a fabulous 16th season finale concert
"Baroque Vibes" Sunday, May 22, 3 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church,
40 Church Street
Downtown Asheville
Baroque Vibes creates a unique, heart-felt, and swinging mosaic through the music of the Baroque masters and beyond. Harpsichord, vibraphone, fluteand bassoon create sound combinations that are beautiful and exciting and take the music in a sweet and creative direction that is sure to delight. Works by GP Telemann, JS Bach, Corette, Rammeau, and dances from 17th century England will be featured.
Tickets are $15 in advance,
$20 day of,
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Volunteer Opportunity
 Read to Succeed is a non-profit organization whose mission is helping children in the Asheville City Schools to learn to read comfortably at grade level. The group helps children with reading needs, from kindergarten through third grade.
Read to Succeed provides Reading Coaches and Reading Buddies who spend quality, one-on-one time with children at the Asheville City elementary schools. They support volunteers with active training and assistance.
The next monthly
Read to Succeed Training for Reading Buddies consists of two sessions. The April 12th and 13th (Tuesday and Wednesday) training has waiting list options. The August 8th and 9th (Tuesday and Wednesday) training still has a few openings. Both take place from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Click here for additional Reading Buddy information
For information and registration for Reading Buddy and Reading Coach trainings, contact Diane Amos, at 828-645-0359,
diane.amos@r2sasheville.org or volunteer@r2sasheville.org
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Dear OLLI Members,
Thanks to those who attended our Town Hall meeting on Thursday, March 31. Tomorrow afternoon (Monday, April 4) we will send out our slate of officers to be affirmed, and some time in the next two weeks we will post notes from the meeting and responses to our annual member survey.
Please be aware that the university will be hosting the 30th National Conference on Undergraduate Research on April 7-9 on the campus. OLLI has canceled all classes, events, special interest groups and meetings that usually meet on the university campus on those days. Conference organizers expect over 4000 students from across the country to be on campus on those days, so parking will be very challenging. We urge OLLI members to enjoy learning from home on these couple of days. Please note that on Thursday John Himmelheber's "Golf for Beginners" and Denna Yockey's "Improver Line Dance" which meet off campus will stick to their regular schedule. The Special Interest Group The Forum will meet on Friday at Earth Fare in Westgate Shopping Center.
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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Let us know where you volunteer
National Volunteer Week happens nationwide April 10 -16, 2016. OLLI's Civic Engagement Committee will have flip charts on the upper level and lower levels of the Reuter Center throughout the month of April so that members can volunteer where they volunteer. These lists will be anonymous, but we will use them to highlight the many ways that OLLI members give back to the broader community. In the past members have listed over 200 organizations. Let's see how many organizations we can list!
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Assistive Hearing Headsets Available!
 OLLI has a number of assistive hearing headsets available for use in the two classrooms equipped with a hearing loop - Room 102 and Room 206. Drop by the OLLI office to check out a headset and increase your listening pleasure if you need assistance and do not have hearing aids or a t-coil in your hearing aid.s
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World Affairs Council
Tuesday, April 5, 2016, 7:30 p.m.
Reuter Center's Manheimer Room
"How Germany Sees The World"
by Thomas Wülfing
Since the "end of the Cold War" a reunited Germany has emerged as a dynamic economic power in the world's financial and trade system. It has also become the diplomatic anchor of the European Union. Germany's Chancellor, Angela Merkel, was chosen as Time Magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2015. How Germany views the world and how Germans see its peoples are critical elements in understanding alliance politics (particularly in the West) and strategic and military influences throughout other regions of the world. Recent events (the tragic terrorist attacks in Brussels, and the recent German election) have made Mr. Wülfing's topic even more significant and timely.|
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Thomas Wülfing
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Thomas Wülfing holds economic degrees from the Universities of Hamburg and Bonn. In 1991 he joined the German Foreign Service after completing graduate work in the Diplomatic Academy. He has served his country with postings in a plethora of cities ranging from assignments in Bonn, London and New York, to varied roles in: Baghdad, Iraq; Pyongyang, North Korea; Recife, Brazil; and Colombo, Sri Lanka. He has occupied his current office in the Atlanta Consulate since the summer of 2013This program is offered by the World Affairs Council of WNC, and co-sponsored by UNC Asheville's department of political science, in cooperation with OLLI. WAC members and UNC Asheville students are admitted without charge. Single admission is $10.
OLLI members receive a discount on
WAC Annual Membership.
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Elisha Mitchel Audubon Society Meeting
Tuesday, April 5, 7 p.m.
Reuter Center's Room 206
Audubon Society Special Presentation
Project Puffin: Bringing Atlantic Puffins
Back to Egg Island
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Derrick Jackson
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The National Audubon Society initiated Project Puffin to learn how to restore the Atlantic Puffins to historic nesting Islands in the Gulf of Maine. Derrick Jackson, author of Project Puffin, will talk about the challenges and the outcomes. Join us for a special program on this adorable bird.
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Astronomy Club of Asheville
Thursday, April 7, 2016, 7 p.m.
Rhodes/Robinson Hall, Room 125
(NOTE LOCATION)
"The James Webb Space Telescope Project"
Mike Menzel, NASA Mission Systems Engineer
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Mike Menzel
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is on schedule to launch in October 2018 as NASA's successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. Dr. Menzel will give an overview of JWST science and systems design and describe the progress made on its development and its integration. He will also describe some of the key engineering challenges NASA has addressed to produce this "first of its kind" mission.
For more information on the Astronomy Club of Asheville (including information about the location of this event and parking options), visit the Astronomy Club's website at www.astroasheville.org
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Sierra Club Meeting
Wednesday, April 6, 2016, 7 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville
1 Edwin Place (Corner of Charlotte Street and Edwin)
 "Duke's Power Plant and Home Energy Efficiency".
Learn how you can reduce your energy usage so that Duke Energy doesn't have to build additional power. Jason Walls of Duke Energy will speak on Duke's plans and Amy Musser Vandermusser Design, an architectural firm with an emphasis on green building, will speak on your energy choices.
This lecture is free and open to the public.
The Sierra Club of WNC meets at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place, (corner of Charlotte & Edwin).
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SIG The Forum
Topic: Current Events
Friday, April 8, 1 p.m.
Please note:
The Forum will meet at EarthFare in
Westgate Shopping Center for this meeting only
Mar  k your calendar to attend The Forum where you will discover a free-flowing dialogue designed to enrich and expand participants' thinking on topics ranging from changing Demographics of retirees to nuclear disarmament. All OLLI members are invited to attend!
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We are lucky enough to have two electric vehicle charging stations at the Reuter Center. We know that parking can be challenging at the Center, but please leave this spots open for our members and other folks on campus who have invested in electric vehicles and need these stations to keep them charged.
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OLLI members needed to volunteer during United Way's Days of Impact!
April 26, 2016, 8:30 - 11 a.m.
Asheville Middle School
Join your fellow OLLI members for a rewarding volunteer opportunity and help support an important program at Asheville Middle School, the financial education simulation called "Reality Store." This program teaches all 250 sixth grade students about budgeting skills by participating in fun real world scenarios. OLLI members will be given unique roles and trained on role-play before the event begins. No other training or preparation is necessary. Click here for more information and a video of the event. To sign up, contact Laurel Jernigan at 828.250.3871 or ljerniga@unca.edu, or register directly through the Hands-On Asheville Buncombe website. This is a fun and easy way to engage with kids, your fellow OLLI members, and help Asheville Middle School! |
VOLUNTEER TREASURER NEEDED (A LOT!)
The Lord's Acre (TLA) , WNC's leading hunger garden, needs a new treasurer. It's a very part-time job for a nonprofit that's doing wonderful, beautiful and fun work. TLA (which is not a faith-based organization, by the way) grows and gives away fresh organic food (12 tons last year) to those in need, gives hundreds of people the chance to volunteer in a garden, teaches gardening and teaches groups all over the country how to start their own hunger garden. Learn more about us at www.thelordsacre.org. Contact Susan Sides, Executive Director (susides@gmail.com 828.628.3688) if you'd like to consider helping us help.
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