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Tap Dancing Recital
Friday, May 20, 10 a.m.
Reuter Center
Manheimer Room
 On Friday, May 20, the College for Seniors Tap Dancing for Fun class will present a review of what they have learned this term. Many participants had never taken tap before, and we are proud of their achievement. Please stop by and check out this fun class performance! The time is 10 a.m. in room 102. There will be refreshments following the short program.
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Topic: Big Government, Small Government, or Efficient Government?
Friday, May 20, 2016, 1 p.m.
Reuter Center
The Special Interest Group The Forum offers dialogue to challenge our thinking on topics ranging from changing demographics of retirees to nuclear disarmament.
All OLLI members are invited to attend. For more information, contact Eugene Jaroslaw, 828.255.9925, ejwestwood@gmail.com
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 Chamber Music Chat Friday, May 20, 3 p.m.Reuter Center Manheimer Room
Barbara Weiss will discuss Baroque music from the perspective of the harpsichordist for this season's final Chamber Music Chat. Come to get a perspective on the inner workings of baroque music; dissonance, continuo playing, and more!
Free and open to the public.
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Marketing Committee
Volunteers Needed!
Do you like to write stories? Do you have an interest in social media? Would you like to work with videos? If so, the Marketing Committee at OLLI would like to talk with you. Please contact Kirk Borland at kirk.borland@gmail.com to learn more.
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Volunteers Needed
for Personal Development Curriculum Committee
 The College for Seniors Personal Development Curriculum Committee is looking for volunteers to serve on the committee. We are a working committee that meets eight or more times per year to interview new instructors and to make recommendations for each College for Seniors term. Individual duties include: Recruiting new instructors, reviewing proposals, making comments using Google Docs, and being a liaison for one to four instructors per term.
The liaison responsibility for new instructors is a big one; you are the lifeline for the new instructors, connecting them to all the resources available to them at OLLI and being available to them from proposal through the length of their course (as needed).
If you think you may be up to the task and would like to talk about the committee member role, please contact Bonnie Snyder (828) 301-0612 or email grantthehorse@gmail.com
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Hearing Loss Association of America Meeting
Ethel Meadows
in a Discussion of
Closed Captioning
Saturday, May 21, 10:30 a.m
Seymour Auditorium
Care Partners Campus
68 Sweeten Creek Road
Asheville
 Did you know that captioning is the only method of assistance that helps the full range of hearing loss, from deaf to really mild? Many who think they have normal hearing actually lose a word here and there and can benefit from closed captioning.
The Asheville Chapter meets on the third Saturday of most months.
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Blue Ridge Ringers Handbell Concert
Tuesday, May 24, 7 p.m.
Grace Lutheran Church in Hendersonville, NC
 September 1995. They love to ring!
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Buncombe County Chatauqua 2016
"American Adventures"
June 20-23, 2016,
7 p.m. Nightly
A-B Tech Campus
Ferguson Auditorium
If you like something that holds you spellbound, entertains you and incidentally teaches you - then you're going to love Chautauqua.
This year's series is titled
American Adventures and will introduce spectators to some wildly courageous and adventurous characters.
The Save Our Buncombe Chautauqua Committee presents Chautauqua 2016 with support from several friends of the library groups, community organizations and local businesses in Buncombe County and many interested individuals.
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GreenWorks
Needs Volunteers
 Do you love gardens? Here is an opportunity for you to enjoy beautiful gardens and help Greenworks continue their good works.
Asheville GreenWorks is putting on its
17th Annual Garden Tour
Saturday, June 25 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. GreenWorks would love to have some OLLI members as docents in one of the gardens. This year, there are nine gardens in Kenilworth within a three mile range.
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Auditions
Autumn Players
Readers Theatre
Tuesday, June 28,
5:30-8:30 p.m.
Reuter Center's
Manheimer Room
The Autumn Players are holding auditions for a Reader's Theatre production of Gary Carden's
Outlander, a play about Horace Kephart and the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Needed: 8 men, 2 women
Performance: Sunday, July 31, 2 p.m. in the Reuter Center's Manheimer Room
For more information contact
director Marianne Lyon,
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Dear OLLI Members,
We know that online registration is at the top of everyone's concerns. As we approach the date to "go live" we continue to refine the ways we hope to merge the advantages and protocols of the new system with our current business practices. We recognize that our program is larger and more complex than many other OLLIs for whom the system has been designed, and we are working closely with the software developers to try to give you the best possible experience. We will rely on your patience and careful reading of our communication as we move forward. Please recognize that the rules and processes and our understanding of them continue to evolve. The information we printed when we went to press for the print catalog and even what we printed in last week's newsletter continues to change. We want to keep you in the loop, but we must be able to continue to change our instructions as our understanding of the system grows. Click here for the latest information on the online registration system.
We hope that you have marked your calendar to attend the Asheville Living Treasures recognition ceremony on Sunday, May 22, 1:30 p.m. in the Reuter Center's Manheimer Room. We are particularly proud that popular College for Seniors instructor Tom Sanders is among those to be honored. Click here to read the story of all of the Spring 2016 Treasures.
We are excited to announce a Summer Sunday series that celebrates our Appalachian heritage and will include two performances by the talented Barbara Bates Smith and the premiere of Outlanders,
a play by Gary Carden about Horace Kephart. More details will follow, but many thanks to Meridith Miller and members of the Appalachian Studies committee for their work putting this series together.
With gratitude for the many people who contribute to OLLI's success,
Catherine Frank
Executive Director
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SIG Meeting
Stories for the Third Act
Tuesday, May 17, 4:30 p.m.
Reuter Center
 Stories for the Third Act will meet to plan for next year's meetings and to tell and listen to stories. "A great story is neither a lesson or a motivational anecdote to prove a point only. A great story is never a strategy. A great story is a shared experience. The telling awakens the source of inspirations sharing and becomes the motivating force of empowerment and insight."
Laura Simms
"A story is the shortest distance between two people."
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Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society
Tuesday, May 17, 7 p.m.
Reuter Center Manheimer Room
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John Yow
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John Yow, author of the popular books,
The Armchair Birder Goes Coastal, will be the guest speaker at Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society's special May Birdathon program. John's presentation will delve into the concepts behind his  highly entertaining books on birding for the casual "armchair" or the traveling birder.
While most EMAS programs are free, a $5 donation is requested to support our Birdathon fundraiser.
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Opera Talk
"Auditions from Behind the Scenes"
Dr. Jon Truitt
Friday, May 20, 11:30 a.m. (note special time)
Reuter Center Manheimer Room
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 cas
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Jon Truitt
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t of industry professionals guide you through their operatic world.
At this Opera Talk, David Starkey hosts Dr. Jon Truitt from Ball State University who will discuss "Auditions from Behind the Scenes". Mark your calendar to attend this lively and informative musical presentation.
Click here to visit the Asheville Lyric Opera website.
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 Asheville Living Treasures Recognition Ceremony
Sunday, May 22, 1:30 p.m.
Reuter Center Manheimer Room Asheville Living Treasures (ALT) is an all-volunteer organization whose mission is to honor elders of Asheville and Buncombe County who are 70 years of age or older. Honorees have devoted much of their time and energy to making our community a better place to live. ALT honors those selected at a public ceremony to recognize their achievements and record their stories for future generations.
This year's honorees are Bob Burgin, Sophie Dixon, and popular College for Seniors instructor
Tom Sanders.
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 Learn from the Old Masters: Drawing and Watercolor Workshop
Dates:
May 21 - 22, 2016  Times:
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. each day
Fee:
$140/member; $150/non-member
Choose a reference photo of a painting rendered by an "Old Master," then copy it! This ancient style of studying art remains a profoundly helpful learning tool for anyone. The primary focus of this workshop is to improve drawing and watercolor skills and to guide you in the process of copying well rendered works. Jane uses one-on-one skills instruction, mini-demos and teachable moments to maximize each participant's learning. All levels are welcome.
Jane Snyder ( janesnyder1957@gmail.com) began to study art fervently in 1996. She is passionate about teaching beginning to advanced watercolor and drawing classes. A favorite personal endeavor is painting watercolor on-location with absolute minimal equipment. www.janesnyderart.com
OLLI Workshops are open to the public. Membership is NOT required to participate. You may register anytime by calling 828.251.6140. Cash, checks, Visa and MasterCard accepted for Workshops only.
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Arthur Miller's
Death of a Salesman
Thursdays through Saturdays
through May 28, 7:30 p.m. nightly
Magnetic Theatre,
375 Depot Street, Asheville's
River Arts District
From The Magnetic Theatre in the River Arts District, a production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman,Thursdays -
Saturdays, 7:30 p.m., through May 28, 2016
$15 tickets for groups of 6 or more* (that's six dollars off the regular online price)
If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Yoffee at ly@themagnetictheatre.org or 828-348-4387.
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 Thursday, May 26, 9 a.m. - noon Reuter Center Please register by Monday, May 23
College for Seniors will hold its quarterly TechTalks on Thursday, May 26, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The workshop day is open to anyone planning to teach during 2016, or anyone just contemplating volunteering to teach who might want training on the audio-visual equipment at the Reuter Center.
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OLLI Art Bazaar Exhibitor
Registration Open
Registration is now open for exhibitors for the OLLI Art Bazaar scheduled for November 11-12, 2016. Click here to download an exhibitor registration form (also available at OLLI office) to complete and return with payment to secure your spot at the Bazaar. Spaces are limited and go in a hurry, so act now!
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Books for Children Needed
Congregations 4 Children, a NC United Methodist Church initiative, is collecting books to give to children during the federally funded free lunch program this summer. Both picture and chapter books are needed for grades K-12. Please consider donating any children's books you may have and are no longer using. There will be a box in the OLLI office to collect the donated books. For additional information contact OLLI member,
Jane Callis 828-215-2950.
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Wednesday Wine SIG Seeks New Members
The Wednesday Wine SIG is seeking additional  members to join our group of wine enthusiasts in a laid back social atmosphere. Our group is primarily interested in not only learning about new wines but also appreciating new wines with an intent of adding to their collection or serving at social gatherings. We meet the second Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the home of a member host. Wine tasting and discussion are usually conducted during the first hour followed by hors d'oeuvres and socializing. Each member is expected to host at least once during the year.
If you are interested in joining our group, please contact Hooker Wood at hooker.wood@gmail.com or by phone 713-515-9661.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
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Sierra Club Meeting
"Celebrating 100 Years of the
National Park Service
in the Southeast"
Danny Bernsteing
Wednesday, June 1, 7 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville,
1 Edwin Place, Asheville
 Danny Bernstein, a hiker for over 40 years, will describe the 71 national park units in the southeast from the Great Smokies National Park to the one square block of Tupelo National Battlefield. Free & open to the public. Contact: judymattox@sbcglobal.net, 828-683-2176
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Three Sundays in Appalachia
Appalachian Summer Theater Series
A joint project of OLLI and The Autumn Players
Sunday, June 19, 2 p.m.
Ivy Rowe
Ivy Rowe. a monodrama by Barbara Bates Smith Adapted from Lee Smith's novel
Fair and Tender Ladies by Mark Hunter
and Barbara Bates Smith.
Sunday, July 31, 2 p.m.
Outlanders
Outlanders, a play written by Gary Carden with music by Joe Penland. Performed by The Autumn Players. The story of Horace Kephart's troubled and complex relationship with his Southern Highland neighbors and with his own demons.
Tickets at the door: $6
Sunday, August 7, 2 p.m.
Patchwork Perspectives
Written and acted by Barbara Bates Smith.
Based on characters from Lee Smith's stories,
Devil's Dream and
Saving Grace, this will be the premiere of Barbara's newest monodrama.
All shows scheduled in the Reuter Center's Manheimer Room.
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Sock Donations Needed
 Having a pair of clean, fresh socks is a luxury that we often take for granted. However, for many homeless people, socks are crucial to daily survival. Not only do they help keep feet warm and dry, socks also provide much-needed protection to feet that walk all day long, helping the wearer avoid injury and infection.
From May 14-29, St. Eugene's Catholic Church will be sponsoring a sock drive on behalf of The Joy of Sox, an organization that distributes socks to the homeless nationwide. All socks that we collect will be distributed to the homeless in the Asheville community. If you would like to help, you can donate new socks at drop off points at OLLI and at St. Eugene's. Please contact Karen Bradley 828-645-2332 for questions.
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