OLLI options: Class topics range from film to the brain
Sisters, from left, Lynn and Joyce Raichelson enjoy an OLLI class. By Fran Conaway Special to Active Living
Fall is back-to-school time not only for the youngsters but also for seniors 50+ who love learning and are eager for new opportunities, new friendships and lots of fun. That’s why so many members of the Tallahassee region’s senior set treat themselves to classes and activities of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Florida State University. And the treats are hard to resist. Options abound to explore fascinating and challenging topics in arts and culture, current events, genealogy, history, language, literature and writing, and science and technology. Challenging academic courses are taught by faculty from FSU, FAMU and TCC as well as community leaders. Consider this fall’s possibilities: » The dean of FSU’s acclaimed film school leading a course on movie-making. » The editor of the Tallahassee Democrat discussing Pakistan, its media and culture. » Visits to historic Big Bend plantations. » An introduction to Islam. » An examination of the Dead Sea Scrolls. » The brain and behavior. » Organic gardening and modern agriculture. » The plays of Tennessee Williams. » Musical form and meaning. » American health care. » Harlem in the 1920s. » Mission San Luis. » Dark shadows in American
history. » Digital photography. » Antarctic marine geology. » And more. “Each OLLI semester I feel like a kid staring into a candy case,” one member recently said. “There are so many choices, and I want to sample them all.” Becoming an OLLI student doesn’t require a degree—and there are no tests or homework. Classes begin October 1 and run for six weeks. Locations include the FSU campus, Westminster Oaks, Monticello’s Green Industries and other sites. Beyond classes, OLLI members also enjoy an active schedule of member-led field trips and adventures, lectures, arts and cultural activities, travel opportunities, language, writing
Award-winning local artist Eluster Richardson presents a preview of, "Modern-Day Art through the Eyes of an African-American Artist," offered last spring. Join Richardson for a new class at the Senior Center beginning Oct. 26. and book clubs, and social and other special events. Registration for courses begins Wednesday, Sept. 12, 10 a.m., and is available online, by phone or in person. Membership is $60 for the fall semester or $110 per year. Class fees range from $30 to $60. For more information about OLLI, visit olli.fsu.edu, call 644-7947 or email taaronson@fsu.edu.
2012, 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. at the FSU Conference Center (Turnbull Center), 555 W. Pensacola St.
A map is available at www.olli.fsu.edu. On-site parking is free.
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