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Please Note....
 OLLI and the Reuter Center are closed to normally scheduled classes, meetings, and other activities
April 22-24, 2016 during the Paths to Creative Retirement Workshop.
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SIG Meditation Meeting
Monday, April 25, 4:15 p.m.
Reuter Center
All OLLI members are invited to attend the next Meditation SIG meeting.
Jacqueline Wollins, who teaches functional meditation at OLLI, will talk about the Silva Method of Meditation.
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Jacque Wollins
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If you are a graduate of Jacquie's Functional Meditation class, this is an opportunity to deepen your meditation practice. If you have considered taking this course, you will have the opportunity to sample this style of meditation. Ms. Wollins will lead a meditation and bring you into the Alpha state.
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Education Impacts Us All:
North Carolina and You
Thursday, April 28, 4:30-5:45 p.m.
Manheimer Room  Mark your calendar to attend this presentation to learn more about the current state of public education from Dr. Gordon Grant, Principal of Hall Fletcher Elementary School; Dr. Dale Carpenter, Dean of Western Carolina University's College of Education and Allied Professions; and Kate Pett, Executive Director of Asheville City Schools Foundation.
North Carolina has a proud history of leadership in public school education. Come join us to learn more about the current state of education, proposed state legislation and the future needs of our state. We encourage you to invest your time in ensuring North Carolina's public schools continue being great!
This event is sponsored by Mountain Allies for Public School
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Fab Friday Lunch and Learn Lecture
Friday, April 29, 11:30 a.m.
Reuter Center's Manheimer Room 
"Dietary Modification to Decrease Inflammation and Improve Healthy Living" by Marilyn Haas-Gassman PhD, RN. Are you looking for ways to improve your health by starting in the kitchen? Marilyn Haas-Gassman will increase your understanding of food labels and measurements to help individuals have a healthy kitchen for healthy living. Learn how to integrate plant protein into meals and select healthy vegetables, fruits and carbohydrates. Also learn how to select healthy herbs and spices that can help serve as protective, disease-fighting compounds. Guidelines from Dr. Andrew Weil's anti-inflammatory diet will be shared to maximize vitamin-and-mineral-containing food and phytonutrients needed for bodies to maintain health. This lecture is part of the Health Education Series.
Free and open to the public.
NOTE: THE MAY 6TH FAB FRIDAY LECTURE 'CLIMATE CHANGE' BY DR, LEONARD BERNSTEIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
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OLLI Volunteers Rock!
As National Volunteer Month comes to a close, the Civic Engagement Committee thanks the stellar dedication and talents of our Call To Action volunteers for both education and food insecurity. Through their efforts Asheville is a better community for everyone. Click here to read more. |
Get in the Picture!
Monday, May 2, 11:15 a.m.
OLLI has scheduled the
2016 Big Picture Photo Shoot with John Warner, Warner Photography,
Monday, May 2,
11:15 a.m.
We will gather at the front of the building, lower level to take a shot of a large group of OLLI members for use on the OLLI catalog for the next year.
Bring your smile and get in the picture!
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Volunteers Needed for Proctoring
Asheville Middle School has a
HUGE
need for proctors for their End of Grade testing. OLLI members are a wonderful resource to help them out! If you have the time to give, they desperately need your help.They will offer proctor training on
Thursday, April 28, 9:30 a.m.
and
Thursday, May 5, 4 p.m.
Proctors will be needed during testing from May 24th through June 7th at the middle school.
The highest need is
May 25th through June 1st. Anyone who attends the required training can get their background check paperwork process started at that time. Your background check will be processed before the first test date.
Questions, contact
Thank you for your support of Asheville Middle School. The students appreciate your time.
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Blue Ridge Orchestra Concert
Homecoming: Vienna
Saturday, May 7, 7:30 pm
Biltmore United Methodist Church
376 Hendersonville Road
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Sunday, May 8, 3:30 pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregation
1 Edwin Place
 The Blue Ridge Orchestra's Mothers' Day Weekend concerts celebrate the works of some of Vienna's greatest composers. The orchestra will be joined by locally renowned soloists Kathryn Gardner on violin and Franklin Keel on cello. Tickets ($15 General Admission,
or purchase in person (cash or check only) at Soli Classica
and Musician's Workshop.
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 Join Pan Harmonia for a 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, flute and 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 G.P. Telemann, J.S. Bach, Corette, Rammeau, and dances from 17th century England will be featured.
Tickets are $15 in advance,
$20 day of,
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Blue Ridge Ringers Handbell Concert
Tuesday, May 24, 2016, 7 p.m.
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Stay Connected
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As you read this, we will be finishing our Paths to Creative Retirement Workshop. This unique program attracts people from all over the country to learn more about the transition from work to retirement. OLLI staff member Laurel Jernigan leads the program. We especially want to thank OLLI volunteers Dan Beerman, Bob Dunn, Bill Carpenter, Carla Greenfield, David Greenfield, Babs Guardenier, Rebecca Heartz, Ken Macfarlane, Terry Peters, Dorothy Routh, Annd Sayers, and Arnold Willen for helping us create, refine, and run the program. If you know someone who needs help making this transition or if you are interested in learning more about working with the program, please contact Laurel at ljerniga@unca.edu
Thanks also to the members of our Civic Engagement Committee for their ongoing work creating volunteer opportunities for OLLI members interested in making a difference on the issues of education and hunger and food insecurity in our community. Please read the impressive list of names of people who contribute to these "Call to Action" efforts.
Finally, we hope you will take the time to read Carol Gillen's article on College for Seniors instructor Ann-Lee Waite.
With gratitude for the many people who contribute to OLLI's success and model "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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Education and Food Justice
Wednesday, April 27, 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Karpen Hall's Laurel Forum
Mark your calendar for a presentation and discussion coordinated by the UNC Asheville health and wellness honor students to address racial disparities in Asheville surrounding the areas of education and food justice, the impact that UNC Asheville is making, and how this relationship can be improved in the future.
The goal of this event is to promote community involvement and OLLI members are to attend.
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Pamela Baldwin, Asheville City Schools Superintendent
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Amy Lanou, UNCA faculty
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Guest speakers Pamela Baldwin and Amy Lanou will give their perspective on both education and food justice within the Asheville community to add to the discussion.
Feel free to drop-in and out.
Pot-luck style lunch will be provided
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Reuter Center Singers Spring Concerts
A Legacy of Song: The Carpenters & John Denver
Friday, April 29, and Saturday, April 30, 2016, 7 p.m.
Reuter Center's Manheimer Room
It's Yesterday Once More celebrating the song legacy of The Carpenters and John Denver! Come experience with us the nostalgic musical memories that are a soundtrack of our lives. Performances will include musical renditions of We've Only Just Begun, For All We Know, Rainy Days and Mondays, Top of the World, Annie's Song, Rocky Mountain High, Take Me Home, Country Roads, Leaving on a Jet Plane, and more.  Director Chuck Taft Accompanist Nora Vetro Free Admission Donations Welcome Limited Seating Reception Following
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Medicare Information Session
Friday, April 29, 2016, 2 p.m.
Reuter Center Room 206
 Are you new to Medicare? Are you confused by the many choices? Unbiased and accurate information is available from trained volunteers from the North Carolina Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP). In this partnership between the Council on Aging of Buncombe County and OLLI, a free class will be held on Friday, April 29, 2 p.m. This session will be an overview (plans, parts, and policies) of Medicare. Spaces are limited, and registration is required. Reserve your space by visiting the Council on Aging of Buncombe County website (you may click here.)
In addition, beginning at
noon, representatives from the Social Security Administration will be available to answer questions about Social Security benefits and Medicare enrollment. They will also provide detailed instructions for accessing the Agency's online services @
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Cyber Security
Why Strong, Secure Passwords Matter
Cybersecurity experts continually  identify the use of strong, unique passwords as one of their top
recommendations. However, this is also one of the least commonly followed recommendations because
unless you know the tricks, it's difficult to remember strong, unique passwords for every login and website. The OLLI Apple Users Group SIG wants to share information about this important topic.
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SIG Womens Group Seeks New Members
 Women's Group #12 is looking for new members! Our group started in November 2015. We now have nine members and are hoping to find three new members to join us. We meet the first and third Wednesday from 4:30-6:30 p.m. At the first half of each meeting, we share our past two weeks, and then we all discuss a certain subject that changes at each meeting. We are a warm and caring group of women. Please contact Maria Thomas to learn more. 828-507-1622
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Sundays with Brevard Music Center &
Autumn Players Readers Theatre
Sunday, May 1, 2016
Reuter Center's Manheimer Room Mark your calendar to attend these two very special events. First, at 1 p.m., Brevard Music Center will be in the house with Scott Rawls, viola, and Jihye Chang, piano performing works by Hindemith, Kapustin, and Putz. Click here for details about the performance.Following a brief intermission, at 2:30 p.m., Asheville Community Theatre's Autumn Players will offer a readers theatre performance of My Name Is Asher Lev, by contemporary American playwright Aaron Posner and directed by Deborah Austin. Tickets $6. Click here to learn more about this play.
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World Affairs Council Meeting
Tuesday, May 3, 7:30 p.m.
Reuter Center Manheimer Room
President Xi's Dream and Chinese Reality
A lecture by Jim Lenburg
 China, with its military power and economic influence in Asia and beyond, has long been a concern of American policy-makers including the Obama Administration.
Jim Lenburg, a long-time observer of China, will discuss the evolving nature of U.S-China relations over several decades and outline some of the questions and issues that will face the next U.S. administration. Lenburg, professor of history emeritus at Mars Hill University, has taught several courses at College for Seniors on China and its centrality to Asian and world history. He has led several study groups to China, including one that coincided with the Tiananmen Square uprising in 1989.
OLLI co-sponsors the World Affairs Council talks, along with the council and UNC Asheville's Department of Political Science. Admission to the World Affairs Council talks at OLLI is $10; council members and UNC Asheville students are admitted without charge. OLLI members receive a discount on World Affairs Council Annual membership. This is the last lecture of the season: The World Affairs Council talks will resume at the Reuter Center in September.
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Sierra Club Meeting
Wednesday, May 4, 7 p.m.
Organic Backyard and Patio Gardening
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville,
1 Edwin Place, (corner of Charlotte & Edwin).
 Our local NC Agricultural Extension agent will share tips to create successful vegetable & berry gardens to benefit your health and the planet -- just in time for spring planting season. Free and open to the public.
Contact: judymattox@sbcglobal.net, 828-683-2176
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Ann-Lee Waite teaches Foot Fitness:
Keeping people at their personal best from
their feet through their entire body!
by Carol Gillen
I first met Ann-Lee Waite when I entered Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville's (OLLI) 'Foot Fitness' class Winter, 2016. I noticed her booming, wonderful laugh that came from the bottom of her soul and said to myself "This is a special lady." She was obviously a person who enjoyed her life and her work and was happy about being here at OLLI's College for Seniors (CFS) teaching her first class. When I told her my first impression of her, she quoted Oprah Winfrey, "Do what you love and the money will come."
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Choral ConcertSaturday, May 7, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Central United Methodist Church, 27 Church Street, downtown Asheville Asheville Choral Society (ACS) presents
"The Music of the Living: A Celebration of the Human Spirit"
This concert closes the ACS season with some of the best in contemporary styles and classical treasures. Music expresses that which cannot be expressed by words, and this promises to be an evening of that unforgettable and indescribable expression. Come hear the music of Norman Dello Joio, Dan Forrest, Aldo Finzi and Pentatonix! This uplifting program concludes with rousing spirituals arranged by Moses Hogan and Stacey Gibbs, such as, "I'm Gonna Sing When the Spirit Moves in My Heart," and, "If I Got My Ticket," and others. Come celebrate the joy of singing and the beautiful music of 100+ singers! Visit ashevillechoralsociety.org to buy tickets and for additional information. Click here to view an event flier
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SIG Financial Strategies in Retirement MeetingTuesday, May 10, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Reuter Center Room 206 "All You Ever Wanted to Know About Finance, But Were Afraid to Ask" We will welcome a panel of special guest speakers, including Jason Likens and Faith Doyle, financial advisors for Oppenheimer & Co., Asheville, Lorin Page, estate attorney for Strauss & Associates and a tax specialist, to be announced. Each speaker will give a brief presentation, and then the floor will be opened for your questions. Mark Your Calendars! The meeting is open to all OLLI members. Email/call Kate Beatty for further information at kkbmom@yahoo.com or 828-231-7710.
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