PRESS RELEASES
Thomas Grzymala,
Director of Communications
434-293-8882, tom@fa-llc.net
MAY 16, 2008
FALL 2008 OLLI PROGRAM LOOKS EXCITING!
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UVa (formerly the Jefferson Institute for Lifelong Learning) is offering an exciting series of university-level, short courses for the fall 2008 semester.There are more than 50 courses, of which more than 25 are new.
Included are subjects ranging from politics (The New President Faces Difficult Choices about America’s Role in the World), to the environment (Global Water Supply: Is There a Crisis?), to opera (Now THAT’S ITALIAN! How To Appreciate Italian Opera), to local history (James and Dolley Madison and Montpelier), to leisure activity (Introduction to Bridge), to poetry (Understanding Poetry), to personal investing (Investment Asset Allocation in Uncertain Times), to religion (How Did People Live in Jesus’ Day?) and many others.
Additionally, on Sunday afternoon, October 26, OLLI at UVa will sponsor a bus trip to the Landmark Theater in Richmond for a 40-person group to enjoy the Virginia Opera’s performance of Il Trovatore, Giuseppe Verdi’s magnificent opera featuring dazzling vocal lines, persuasive dramatic action, catastrophically beautiful music and a plot that begs one’s imagination. OLLI at UVa also is initiating a second online course, this one on alternative energy sources. Check out the details at www.olliuva.org/collab.html
OLLI-at-UVa’s fall courses are offered in two sessions: Session A from September 8 to October 24 and Session B from October 27 to December 12. Classes are 1.5 hours in length, once a week, for three to six weeks.
For more information, the complete program listing and a pdf version of the entire fall catalog, visit the website at www.olliuva.org or call OLLI-at-UVa’s office at 434-923-3600.
DECEMBER 11, 2007
AN EXCITING SPRING 2008 ON TAP FOR OLLI at UVa
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UVa (formerly the Jefferson Institute for Lifelong Learning) is offering an exciting series of university-level short courses for the spring 2008 semester. There are more than 50 courses, the most ever offered, with more than 30 new ones.
Included are subjects ranging from politics (George W. Bush’s Final Year in Office), to the environment (Global Warming and the Economy), to music (The Blues by Ralph Rush and Jazz), to local history (Virginia Indians Yesterday and Today), to photography (Digital Photography from Camera to Presentation), to drama (Shakespeare’s Plays), to opera (A Discussion of Eugene Onegin and Lucia di Lammermoor), religion (Atheism and Religious Faith) and many others.
Additionally, on February 1, Kate Tamarkin, the Music Director of the Charlottesville University and Symphony Orchestra will present “From My Side Of The Podium”, and in April OLLI at UVa will sponsor a guided walking tour of the formerly top secret Cold War era Congressional Bunker at The Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, WV. After the bunker tour the group will enjoy lunch at the Greenbrier Golf Club where golf veteran Slammin’ Sammy Snead used to hang up his spikes.
OLLI-at-UVa courses are offered in two sessions; session A from February 11 to March 28 and session B from March 31 to May 16. Classes are held for 1.5 hours once week for 3 to 6 weeks.
For more information, the complete program listing and a pdf version of the entire spring catalog visit our website at www.olliuva.org or call OLLI-at-UVa’s office at 434-923-3600
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