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UPCOMING SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 
June 19, 2016
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Frank C. Marvin, Jr.
June 12, 2016
Appalachian Summer Theater Series
A joint project of OLLI and The Autumn Players

Ivy Rowe
  TODAY! Sunday, June 19,
 2 p.m.
A monodrama by Barbara Bates Smith, adapted from Lee Smith's novel Fair and Tender Ladies by Mark Hunter and Barbara Bates Smith. There is no admission cost.

Outlander
Sunday, July 31, 2 p.m.
A play written
Gary Carden
by Gary Carden with music by Joe Penland, performed by The Autumn Players. This play tells 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

Patchwork Perspectives
Sunday, August 7, 2 p.m.
Written and acted by Barbara Bates Smith and 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. 

Summer Classes
 Begin Tomorrow!
mark your calendar
 College for Seniors classes
begin Monday, June 20,, 
9 a.m.  If you have not registered for classes, there is still time to get in on the fun.  Click here to visit OLLI's on-line registration page

Parking in the Reuter lots is lighter in the summer.  Don't forget the additional lot just above on the left of the upper entrance to the Center.
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Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society (EMAS) Meeting
Tuesday, June 21, 7 p.m.
Reuter Center
Manheimer Room
"If You Want to 
Feed the Birds, 
First Feed the Bugs!"  
Dr. James Costa,is executive director of the Highlands Biological Station and professor of biology at Western Carolina University

Jim Costa
Dr. Costa will present an ecological appreciation of insects in your garden to help you learn how you can help birds by making your garden a place they want to visit.
Opera Talk  
Friday, June 24, 3 p.m  
Young Artist Program Performance and
"Talk Back"

The Summer Young Artists of Asheville Lyric Opera will perform a collection of opera highlights, art songs, and classical pieces they have developed and perfected during their program. These up and coming singers hark from around the country and come to this program to jump start their professional opera career. They participate in an in intensive program for six weeks to develop all aspects of their craft from voice technique to character development to body movement and more. Come listen and learn about these young and aspiring singers first-hand!
 For more information about ALO or to purchase tickets for a performance, visit http://ashevillelyric.org
Western North Carolina Historical Association
(WNCHA)
Saturday, June 25, 2 p.m.  Reuter Center's 
Manheimer Room 

Taking Another Look:  New Views of the 
Blue Ridge Parkway

Anne Whisnant 
Please join Dr. Anne Mitchell Whisnant, UNC-Chapel Hill faculty,  as she explores the complicated and often contentious processes that brought the Blue Ridge Parkway into being from the 1930s to the 1980s.  Looking at stories of Asheville, Little Switzerland, Ashe County, Cherokee, and Grandfather Mountain she develops historical conflicts over land purchases, routing, and Parkway access and use.  Drawing from Dr. Whisnant's experience as the scholarly adviser to the online portal "Driving Through Time: The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway," the program will demonstrate how new technologies (especially the ability to overlay historic and present-day maps) are changing how we can teach and learn about the Parkway's past in order to create a vision for its future.  Questions form the audience will be encouraged.   
 General Public   $5 donation requested. 
 WNCHA members free.
 
Volunteer Opportunity
The Workshop Committee at OLLI is exploring new horizons. We are seeking new members to host and market existing workshops
 scheduled through Fall  2016 and to find unique ways to serve as we develop new ways of working together. 

"The mission of the OLLI Workshop Committee is to serve as a gateway to OLLI for a diverse cross-section of people by facilitating short-term, hands-on, unique and intensive learning experiences that appeal to members of the center and the greater community.."

If you wish to learn more, Laurel Jernigan (staff liaison) and Ian Rudick, (committee chair) would love to meet with you!
Email Ian [email protected], or call 828-505-8175.
Dear OLLI Members,
We are excited to welcome a record number of participants tomorrow, Monday, June 20, to our Summer 2016 College for Seniors classes. We are also excited that the Reuter Cafe will be open on a trial basis for the first two weeks of the term. We hope that our members will take advantage of having coffee, lunch, and snacks right on site so that the cafe can stay open all summer.

We know it is a beautiful day here in our mountains, but we hope you will come to the Reuter Center today, Sunday, June 19, 2 p.m. to enjoy Barbara Bates Smith's performance Ivy Rowe, based on Lee Smith's novel Fair and Tender Ladies. Barbara has performed this work all over the country, so this is a unique treat to enjoy the performance right in our home at the Reuter Center. Jeff Sebens provides musical accompaniment. This is the first of three "Afternoons in Appalachia." On July 31 The Autumn Players will perform Outlander, based on the life of Horace Kephart, and Barbara Bates Smith and Jeff Sebens will return on August 7 for the premiere of Barbara's latest work based on the works of Lee Smith,
Patchwork Perspective. 

You can enjoy UNC Asheville's Concerts on the Quad that begin tomorrow, Monday, June 20, with a performance by Appalatin a band that brings together Kentucky and Latin American natives who met bridge Appalachian traditions and Latin Music.  Bring a picnic or purchase a meal or snacks in this celebration of music, summer, and the university commuinity. 

We hope you will support the Buncombe County Chataqua, taking place this Monday through Thursday, June 20 -23 at 7 p.m. at AB Tech's Ferguson Auditorium.

Finally, mark your calendars for this Friday, June 24, 3 p.m. to enjoy a performance by the young singers who are studying this summer with Asheville Lyric Opera.

With gratitude for the many opportunities to learn, to pursue creative retirement, and to enjoy the creativity of others, 
Catherine Frank
Executive Director

Reuter Cafe News!
Summer Hours 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
OLLI is delighted to announce the Reuter Cafe will be open during the summer on a trial basis.  During the first two weeks of summer term, if there is enough traffic and sustained use of the Cafe, then the Cafe will stay open for the remainder of the summer term. 
The Cafe menu will offer soups, fresh sandwich wraps, chips and snacks, soft drinks and juice, and hot brewed coffee.  
Be sure to stop in to support the cafe!
UNC Asheville's Concerts on the Quad
Mondays, June 20 and 27, 
and July 11 and 18, 7-8:30 p.m.

Free live music! Bring chairs and blankets. 
Concessions on site.
UNC Asheville's Concerts on the Quad will return this summer with four free Monday evening shows, ranging from folk, bluegrass and country, to soul, funk, rock, Latin and jazz. The free concerts take place on the UNC Asheville Quad. Attendees are invited to bring chairs, blankets and picnics to enjoy along with the music. Meals, treats and drinks will be available from concession stands on the Quad. Concerts on the Quad are sponsored by the Asheville Citizen-Times and Ingles.
Buncombe County Chatauqua 2016
"American Adventures"
 
Monday through Thursday, 
June 20-23, 
7 p.m.  
A-B Tech's 
Ferguson Auditorium 

 
This year's Buncombe County Chautauqua will present 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.
 
Our Day of Hope: A Summit for WNC Women 
August 5-6, 2016, Reuter Center
 
Register this week to join in the celebration and conversation.

August 5:  Creative workshops led by American artist Suzanne Benton
  • 9-11 a.m.   Maskmaking and Storytelling
  • 1-3 p.m.    Your Own Personal Secret Futures Box
$50 each workshop

August 6:
  9am-2pm
  • Convocation with Terry Bellamy delivering the Welcome,
  • Womansong singing,
  • Conversation to share your stories and your hopes!
  • Keynote with Theatre of the Mask Performance by Suzanne Benton
  • Readers Theatre Performance of "Nine Dragons"
Bring your lunch; supplemental salad bar being offered

Registration open until spaces are filled.  Space is limited.
Send all your contact information and $15 suggested donation to
Our Day of Hope, P. O. Box 1774, Fletcher, NC  28732
Auditions for OLLI Members
Tuesday, June 28,  5:30-8:30 p.m.
Reuter Center's Manheimer Room
theatre
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. - Reuter Center Manheimer Room
Director:
Marianne Lyon
For more information, please email [email protected]
Storytelling Event
 Wednesday, July 13,  7-9 p.m. 
 Reuter Center's Manheimer Room

  Dust off your stories, comedy routines, or poems and share them with your friends at OLLI
 
PROCESS for PERFORMERS
  • Performers may tell a story, recite a poem, or deliver stand-up comedy
  • Each performer will have 10 minutes, and the time limit will be enforced
  • We have time allotments for 10 performers
  • Please arrive no later than 6:30 p.m. if you want to perform
  • Names will be randomly drawn
  • Please prepare a short bio for introductions
Free admission for all in attendance
For more information contact Chuck Fink, [email protected]
Fiddler Roger Howell Concert and Film
Saturday, June 25,  7 p.m.
Altamont Theatre, Downtown Asheville
Roger Howell

The evening will combine master performance and a screening of the documentary, "A Mighty Fine Memory: Stories and Tunes from the Fiddler of Banjo Branch," which was completed in October 2015. The film tells the story of Howell's childhood and youth on Banjo Branch Road in Mars Hill, North Carolina as well as his introduction and life-long commitment to old-time music.

Click here for tickets  or visit the box office located at 18 Church Street in downtown Asheville. Price is $15 in advance and $20 at the door. VIP tickets, at $30, ensure seating in the first three rows. For any additional information about the event or documentary, please contact Hannah Furgiuele at 828-689-1571 or [email protected]

Click here to view an event flier
OLLI Art Bazaar Exhibitor Registration Open
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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 the 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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UNC Asheville
One University Heights
Asheville, NC 28804

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute | CPO #5000 | UNC Asheville | One University Heights | Asheville | NC | 28804