We Remember
Dan Raber
June 11, 2016
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OLLI Closed
for July 4th 
OLLI and the Reuter Cener will be closed Monday, July 4, 2016 in observation of Independence Day. We will reopen Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at 8 a.m.
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Member Social
RSVP
Friday, July 15,
4:30-6:30
We are holding our summer member social on Friday, July 15. This year we have planned a cookout right at the Reuter Center. In order to help us plan for the right amounts of food and beverage, please
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SIG The Forum
Friday, July 1, 1 p.m.
The topic for discussion at the July 1 meeting
will be
"What Should American Foreign Policy Be:
Clinton's, Trump's, or Yours?"The Forum provides dialogue to challenge our thinking. in a free-flowing dialogue designed to enrich and expand participants' thinking on topics ranging from changing demographics of retirees to nuclear disarmament.
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OLLI Art Bazaar Exhibitor Registration Open
Spaces are limited, so act now!
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Meditation SIG
Monday, June 27,
4:15 p.m.
Reuter Center Manheimr Room
At the next meeting of the Meditation SIG, John Muecke, who teaches the world views of Buddhism and yoga at the College for Seniors, will speak on Buddhist meditation. He will then lead a group meditation.
All OLLI members are welcome. No previous meditation experience is necessary to benefit from this program.
For more information, contact Sally Ekaireb,
beriake@yahoo.com
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Volunteer Opportunity
The Workshop Committee at OLLI is seeking new members to host and market existing workshops
scheduled through the Fall of 2016, and 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!
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Auditions
Tuesday, June 28,
5:30-8:30pm
Reuter Center
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. - Reuter Center Manheimer Room
Director: Marianne Lyon
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Free
Family to Family Educational Program
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, will offer a free education program for families who are managing mental illness. Sessions will take place Thursday, August 25 - November 10, 6-8:30 p.m.. For more information contact Pam Jaillet, 828.989.2365 or pamelajaillet@gmail.com
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Stay Connected
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We had a great first week of College for Seniors Summer 2016 classes. We appreciate your support of the Reuter Cafe and hope that we will be able to keep the cafe open throughout the summer term. Our two-week trial ends this week. Special thanks to Karen Smith for making this happen and for her amazing positive attitude every day.
Please take advantage of being part of the UNC Asheville campus by attending this week's Concert on the Quad, featuring Rational Discourse, which includes some of the talented jazz musicians who are part of UNC Asheville's faculty.
We are very lucky to have talented people who volunteer to lead our community and carry out our programs. Please take some time to read John Hammond's story about Catherine Jordan, who will begin her term as the OLLI Steering Council chair on July 1.
Thanks also to OLLI Facilities and Communications Manager Leanna Preston and UNC Asheville Webmaster Luke Withrow, for their work getting our flat panel display up and running. The display is a dynamic way to tell our OLLI story and to communicate information to people who are in the building.
Finally, please use the link in this newsletter to let us know whether you will be able to attend our Member Social on Friday, July 15. This is a great opportunity to enjoy a cookout, some cheer, and the companionship of your OLLI friends.
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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UNC Asheville's Concerts on the Quad
June 27, and July 11 and 18, 7-8:30 p.m.
On the Quad in front of UNC Asheville's
Ramsey Library
Rational Discourse, June 27
Reed player and composer Steve Alford leads this Asheville-based improvisational rock/jazz big band. With a full brass section, two bassists, two percussionists and guitar/synthesizer, Rational Discourse's music features unusual rhythms and small-group improvised sections, framed by striking full-band composed sections. Alford, a member of UNC Asheville's music faculty, will be joined by fellow faculty members Jacob Rodriguez on sax and Justin Ray on trumpet, both regular members of Grammy-winner Michael Bublé's band. For more information, visit rationaldiscour.se.
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.
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Opposites Attract: Using Complementary Colors Workshop
CRN: 30066
Course Dates: July 9 & 10, 2016
Times: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Saturday); 1 - 5 p.m. (Sunday)
Instructor: Lorelle Bacon
Fee: $125/person
Discover how to make your artwork have the WOW factor! Learn about using complementary colors, color wheel and shadows to bring your art to the next level. You will be amazed at what a difference learning this can make in your creative journey! Bring your choice of media, including oils, acrylics, watercolors, colored pencils, pastels and others. The instructor will offer lots of hands-on and one-on-one attention, and all experience levels are welcome. Participants will complete two pieces. 
Lorelle Bacon ( lorelleartist@hotmail.com) has been a well-known artist and instructor in the region for 20 years. She teaches and uses most 2-D media. Her works have won awards nationally and internationally. She believes anyone can learn to create good art. www.lorellebacon.com
OLLI Workshops are open to the public. Membership is NOT required to participate. Visa and MasterCard accepted. Click here to register.
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Catherine Jordan
takes on OLLI Steering Council's top role
by John Hammond
When Catherine Jordan left her home in Spartanburg, South Carolina, to attend Baylor University in Waco, Texas, it would have been difficult to imagine that she would return many years later to settle just a short ways up the mountain, here in the Asheville area. There was simply no way to conceive how she would become an extremely active participant in OLLI's programs and initiatives here as she closed out her career. However, hearing her describe her father's fondness for the Blue Ridge Mountains and his passion for taking the family on weekend motor excursions from Spartanburg up to Asheville and along the Blue Ridge Parkway to enjoy the scenery and partake in the wondrous surroundings, it's not such a leap at all. Catherine and her siblings shared their father's appreciation of the resources that have brought many of us to this lovely region.
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OLLI - Voices and Stories
A series of programs on WPVM-FM, in Asheville, NC and wpvmfm.org In April of 2016, OLLI began producing a series of one hour programs
 on local low-power radio station WPVM. The shows air on Sundays at 7 p.m. on the station at 103.7 FM. The station also broadcasts and maintains an archive online at wpvmfm.org. The programs serve as outreach from OLLI to interest the general public in membership. Program #1
featured Catherine Frank on the history of OLLI and Dave Castel with story tellers Chuck Fink and Cindy Berryman-Fink.
Program #2
featured community volunteering in the Asheville City schools with Sarah Reincke and Judy and Bill LaMee's interview about UNC Asheville mentoring with Dick Murray and Jim Lenburg.
Program #3
is about the College for Seniors with Program Manager Herb Gunn and Co-Program chair Paula Withrow and Curriculum chair Bobbie Rockwell.
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Our Day of Hope: A Summit for WNC Women
August 5 & 6, 2016
Reuter Center's
Manheimer Room
Save your space for the convocation of women of diverse ethnicities, race and faith practice. We will have opportunities to share our hopes in open conversation, share in song with Womansong, and experience laughter yoga as well as be entertained with women's stories throughout time.
Mail your name and contact information with a suggested donation of $15 to Our Day of Hope, PO Box 1774, Fletcher, NC 28732 Click here to read more.
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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 6:30pm 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, chuck@mwwasheville.com
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