OLLI at UNCW Spring 2023 Catalog

UNIVERSITY of NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON

Welcome to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Wilmington

LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR

Greetings! It is hard to express the gratitude I feel to be welcoming YOU to the spring catalog for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNCW. As the new director, it has been quite an adventure to plan the spring semester with new staff and changing roles. Luckily, we have a full team of bright and committed professionals working alongside our growing community of energetic volunteers. These folks have worked tirelessly to plan a packed semester – with a wide range of popular standards and fresh offerings to stimulate your mind and keep you active and engaged.

As you peruse this catalog, we hope you will find programs that are interesting, relevant, challenging and enriching to YOU. Our dreams for the future include finding ways to be more inclusive and welcoming to a greater number of people in the region. So, please join us! We hope you find the educational experience you are looking for here at UNCW… if not, please tell me how we can serve you better.

Have a great semester and stay curious!

Amy Keith OLLI at UNCW Director

LETTER FROM THE ADVISORY COUNCIL CHAIR

On behalf of the 13 Advisory Council members, I’d like to wish everyone a year of good health and contentment. We have been busy this semester with a major focus being re-growth of OLLI membership postCOVID. The staff and many volunteers have worked together diligently to create a great new set of class offerings to tempt our community of learners and to support the teams responsible for recruiting and assisting speakers. Enjoy the feast!

Last fall, I shared with you a goal for my tenure as Advisory Council Chair: to meet new people in every class I visit. We have a wide variety of participants whose life stories are impressive. Many come to Wilmington as a post-retirement change, some on a great adventure and others are moving closer to family or friends. Some—all three. Please continue to reach out to the people who are around you. You never know who is brand new and who has been around for ages. I guarantee it is worth it, regardless.

Pat McCarthy OLLI Advisory Council Chair 2022-24

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNCW is to be the premier lifelong learning opportunity for members 50 years of age or older in southeast North Carolina who seek academic, social and experiential learning. This is achieved through:

1. Fostering a high-quality, intellectually stimulating curriculum centered on programs developed and led by university faculty, fellow OLLI members and others throughout the region.

2. Sustaining a positive, open environment that offers respect for sharing ideas and perspectives where people feel valued.

3. Connecting the university and lifelong learning community by serving as a gateway to university events and creating opportunities for involvement in teaching, research and service.

4. Partnering with area organizations to support the mission of OLLI.

VISION STATEMENT

Our vision is to be a diverse, member-driven organization committed to being an exceptional community of lifelong learners.

WHO WE ARE

OLLI at UNCW is a membership organization that seeks to foster lifelong learning opportunities, individual growth and social connection. Funded in part by the Bernard Osher Foundation, we are part of a national network of 124 lifelong learning institutes on college and university campuses in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The common threads among members of the network are: an advisory council; lifelong learning programs specifically developed for “seasoned” adults age 50+; university connection and support; volunteer leadership; and a diverse selection of intellectually stimulating courses.

We depend on OLLI members to contribute to the success and growth of OLLI at UNCW by serving as volunteers either in our classrooms, on our Advisory Council or on many committees which design our high-quality programs and events.

BECOMING A MEMBER

Membership is a requirement for enrollment in all OLLI courses or events.

• Spring membership: $30 (expires 6/30/2023)

Membership entitles you access (fees apply) to all courses and activities, members-only special events, as well as the many advantages of being a member of the UNCW community.

“Don’t be afraid to go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.”

- Frank Scully

IN-PERSON/ FACE-TO-FACE ONLINE/ZOOM

COURSE FORMATS

The icons below appear throughout the catalog to identify the particular course format.

OLLI does not record or distribute presentations. In-Person/Face-to-Face – These include programs that meet outdoors, in the OLLI building, on the UNCW campus and off-campus locations.

Online/Zoom – Zoom courses are streamed live. OLLI will email you a meeting link to participate remotely. Using a personal device, participants may attend class, hear the lecture, see slides, participate in discussions, and ask questions or make comments through a “chat” function.

HYBRID

Hybrid – Members choose to register for the in-person version of the course or the online/Zoom version of the course. The course is delivered in person, but is also be streamed to participants remotely.

VOLUNTEER LEADERS

NANCY NAIL American Women of Valor

BARBARA WAXMAN American Women of Valor

ELLEN MCNAIR, SHERROD STURROCK, PAUL STONE, OWEN WEXLER Art in Our World

SANDIE BATEMAN Classroom Host Committee

DON ANDERSON, JIM HORAN, BRUCE MYERS Friday Forum

PAUL STONE LOOK

ANNE MARIE GOFF PLATO

BOB KANICH PLATO

PAT MCCARTHY PLATO

PAT MYERS PLATO

HOLLY WOODWARD ............................ PLATO

PAMELA KEEGAN SEA and Coffee

YVONNE BAILEY ..................................... SIG Kayaking

WARREN DARRELL SIG Kayaking

DONNA COULSON ................................. SIG Racism

BETH WHEAT BALDIGA SIG Santiago Blazers

SANDIE BATEMAN ................................. SIG Zoomers

AMELIA AND PAUL STONE Social Bridge

SUZANNE KAMINSKI ............................ Thinking on Thursdays

BUZZ AMES Wine Society

LYNN GATTONE ...................................... Women on Wednesdays

STEPHANNA TEWEY Women on Wednesdays

SANDIE BATEMAN

CLEVE CALLISON

RICH COOPER

PAMELA KEEGAN

BEKKI GUIDICE , Ph.D., UNCW

AMY KEITH , Director

ANNE MARIE GOFF

PAT MCCARTHY , Chair

RICK OLSEN , Ph.D., UNCW

MIKE ROBERTS

ANGELA SARDINA, Ph.D., UNCW

JANET STIEGLER

LEE WARD , Ed.D.

SPECIAL EVENTS

ONLINE SECURITY: PROTECTING YOUR ASSETS FROM SCAMMERS

with Susan Kadar, B.S.

Tuesday, Jan. 31

One session • 3 – 4:30 p.m. Free for members, registration required

80% of financial loss to scammers is caused by human error. Learn scammer techniques, identify what accounts need additional security and how to go about securing your bank accounts, credit cards and even Facebook. Attention to these items now can save you time and money later.

Susan Kadar is the owner of Your Computer Friends, started in 2006. She has seen a lot of scams over the years and assisted many in the community to secure their computers as well as online accounts against scammers.

RISE UP COMMUNITY FARM

with Mari Carl Fisher, B.S.

Tuesday, Feb. 7

One session • 1 – 2:30 p.m. Free for members, registration required

Rise Up Community Farm is a 501(c)(3) organization in New Hanover County, a place where youth, seniors, families and individuals from diverse backgrounds learn, grow and gather. Rise Up Community Farm uses sustainable and chemical-free farming practices to produce healthy fruits and vegetables and to ensure that our community has access to fresh produce. Come hear about how this local farm is fighting food insecurity by cultivating land, nourishing our neighbors and educating and empowering the community. After a short documentary about the farm, there will be time to discuss and hear more from the executive director, Mari Carl Fisher.

LEARN MORE ABOUT LEGACY GIFT

PLANNING

Tuesday, Feb. 7 • 3 – 4 p.m.

Free for members, registration required

Join Tim McClain, UNCW’s Director of Legacy Gift Planning for an informational session. McClain will offer a general overview of charitable gift planning and your estate.

NEW MEMBER WELCOME

Thursday, Feb. 16 • 3 – 4 p.m. Free to OLLI members, registration required

New to OLLI? The New Member Welcome provides new members the opportunity to talk with staff and volunteers. All questions are welcome! Hear about our programs, the culture of volunteerism, OLLI committees and OLLI’s ongoing relationship with UNCW. Enjoy meeting other “newbies” with refreshments and fun.

ZOOM TRAINING FOR BEGINNERS

Tuesday, Jan. 24 • 9:30 – 11 a.m. or Friday, Feb. 10 • 2 – 3:30 p.m. Free for members, registration required

If you are new to ZOOM, this course will help you understand the basics of managing your sound, video image, your ZOOM window and how to respond to class facilitators. If you wish to explore ZOOM options in more depth, consider joining the ZOOMers SIG also offered this semester.

This UNCW Media Production documentary is coming soon. The date will be announced in the spring. Stay tuned for more details.

SHEW’S NATURAL TREASURES: THE COASTAL PLAINS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA

Experience the beauty and significance of the natural ecosystem along the coast of southeastern North Carolina. UNCW Professor Roger Shew leads a journey across the region focused on its unique treasures including Venus flytraps in the Green Swamp and the oldest recorded bald cypress tree in the world. In addition, audiences will recognize the importance of our salt marshes and barrier islands as well as the historic Cape Fear River – the source of Wilmington's drinking water.

The documentary explores the importance of protecting our natural treasures so our community can appreciate them for generations to come. The film will enlighten, educate and inspire audiences to experience and preserve Shew’s Natural Treasures.

OLLI at UNCW offers programming in service to our community.

LUNCH AND LEARN

Music and the Civil Rights Movement

with Mary D. Williams, B.A.

Thursday, Feb. 9

Noon – 2 p.m. • $30 Lunch included

Listen and learn about the music that brought people together during the civil rights movement. From its roots in hymns, gospel and

slave spirituals to marches and Freedom Riders, learn how the music motivated and reinforced activism for justice and equality.

Renowned gospel singer and historian Mary D. Williams received her degree in American Studies with concentrations in African American Studies and history. In colleges and universities, public schools, churches and libraries, she performs songs and narratives of the Black South. Along with Timothy B. Tyson, Williams taught a community-based college course, “The South in Black and White: History, Culture and Politics in the 20th Century South.” The course has been taught at the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham, North Carolina Central University, Duke University and UNC.

Lunch with Our District Attorney with Benjamin David, District Attorney for New Hanover and Pender Counties

Three sessions • $99 12:30 – 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, Thursday, March 30 and Thursday, April 27

Come join the five-time elected DA to discuss contemporary issues confronting our region and hear about solutions to some of the biggest challenges we face in the Cape Fear Region. The first session will focus on the epidemic and impact of child abuse. The second session explores gang violence, drug dealing and human trafficking in the Port City. The final session highlights murder cases that teach us about justice in the courts. These presentations occur during lunch discussions in the Great Hall of St. James Episcopal Church, located across the street from the courthouse on Third and Market Streets. Optional tours to the courthouse, the Harrelson Center, and the New Hanover County Detention center will be offered.

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ART HISTORY

Contemporary Art from 1980 to Today

with Ewa Matyczyk, Ph.D. Wednesdays, April 12 – May 3

Four sessions • 1 – 2:30 p.m. $60

Examine the development of contemporary art beginning in the 1980s, through a global approach. Explore the major practices, debates and themes related to the making, exhibiting and viewing of art. Topics include appropriation, AIDS activism, globalization, participation, border politics, socially engaged practices and immersive experiences. Learn about a wide variety of artists working internationally and explore contemporary art’s heterogeneous (and sometimes contradictory) terrain.

Ewa Matyczyk is a historian of the 20th century specializing in a global approach to modern and contemporary art and architecture. Her research contributes to the

broadening of art historical discourse by de-centering the discipline’s narratives and foregrounding underrepresented voices. Matyczyk earned her doctorate in the history of art and architecture from Boston University. Her research interests include issues of memory, identity, public space, community-building, and the relationships between public art, the built environment, and their intersections with the theory and practice of everyday life.

Baroque Art: Part II

with Abigail Upshaw, Ph.D. Wednesdays, Jan. 25 – Feb. 15

Four sessions • 3 – 4:30 p.m. $60

This course considers the artistic and architectural styles exported from Europe in an increasingly interconnected world. Emphasis is on the Mughal Court of India, the Imperial Court of Qing Dynasty

China and the apex of the Baroque period: the Rococo period in France. Attendance at part I of Baroque Art is not required.

Abigail Upshaw is an assistant professor in the UNCW Department of Art and Art History. Upshaw is a scholar of early modern Italian visual and material culture. Her research tends to the materiality and function of ephemera in early modern social, religious and political life, particularly in the court centers of northern Italy. Her current project investigates Leonardo da Vinci’s involvement with the theater during his 20-year tenure at the Sforza court of Milan. She was awarded the Pedretti Fellowship from the Renaissance Society of America in 2022.

ACADEMIC COURSES

CREATIVE WRITING

Writing Personal Essays

with Anthony Aycock, MLIS, MFA Tuesdays, March 28 – April 25

Five sessions • 6 – 8 p.m. $75

Look around the internet and you see one type of writing that dominates: the personal essay. This class helps students polish and perfect their essay writing skills. Students submit a previously written essay for feedback by the instructor and other students. We also read and discuss published essays, as well as other topics pertinent to the writing life.

Anthony Aycock is a librarian, a writer and a teacher of writing (not necessarily in that order). He has an MFA from Queens University of Charlotte and an MLIS from the University of South Carolina. He is the assistant editor of Convention Scene, a pop culture news site, and his essays have appeared in the Missouri Review, the Gettysburg Review, Ploughshares, The Millions, Creative Nonfiction and The Chronicle of Higher Education. His first book, The Accidental Law Librarian, was released in 2013.

Let’s Write Prose Poems

with Maud Kelly, MFA Thursdays, Jan. 26 – Feb. 23

Five sessions • 1 – 2:30 p.m. $65

Faster than a speeding sonnet. More powerful than a local moment. Able to build tall leapings in a single bound. Look! Down on the paper. It’s prose. It’s a poem. It’s a prose poem! Learn to love (and to craft) the free-est of all literary forms. In this class we explore what makes prose poems, from the 1850s to this very day, such a beloved and accessible form—and get comfortable writing our own.

Maud Kelly earned her MFA in poetry from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. A longtime writing teacher and storyteller, she is the author of Descent: Your Guide to the Underworld, published in 2021 by Three Planes Publishing. Other work has recently appeared in Asheville Poetry Review, Aquifer, Barrow Street and Pleiades.

EDUCATION

Higher Education at a Crossroads

with Lee Ward, Ed.D., M.S., M.Ed.

Mondays, Feb. 13 – 27

Three sessions • 3 – 4:30 p.m. $45

Higher education is at a crossroads, facing multiple crises while striving to fulfill its mission as an institution dedicated to instruction, research and service. How can colleges and universities weather the challenges they are currently facing—including political, social and financial storms— and continue to educate, foster curiosity, support learning and partner with their communities? This course explores these topics, reviews current trends and engages participants in discussion about higher education and their own experiences.

Lee Ward was a longtime university administrator and faculty member, serving 29 years at James Madison University in VA. A graduate of NC State University, he now teaches in the Honors College at UNCW and serves as a member of OLLI’s Advisory Council and Academic Course Committee.

Reading to and with Children

with Gail Brown, Ed.D.

Thursdays, May 4 – 18

Three sessions • 1 – 2:30 p.m. $45

Reading to children has proven benefits, from helping to develop a love of reading to academic success, but some children struggle with the process of learning to read. How can we make story time more beneficial? Explore methods to increase reading pleasure and to help children develop strategies to be successful readers.

Gail Brown is a lifelong learner and educator. As a public school teacher for many years, she taught first grade and worked in the Chapter I reading program as a reading specialist and program evaluator. She also helped prepare future teachers as a professor in the education departments at Lynchburg University and Randolph College. Brown holds an M.S. in reading education and a Doctorate of Education in administration and supervision.

ACADEMIC COURSES

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Topics in Health

with Jeffrey Lempert, M.D.

Tuesdays, April 18 – May 2

Three sessions • 10 – 11:30 a.m. $45

As medical care becomes more complicated, older adults must become better educated about common medical problems they may encounter. This series of presentations on polypharmacy, hypertension and Artherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) imparts an understanding of these conditions and features discussions pertaining to treatment approaches, options and goals.

After graduating from Boston University, Dr. Lempert practiced as a board-certified internal medicine doctor in Westchester County, NY for more than 25 years. He then took a position as National Medical Director for a company operating Veteran Administration outpatient clinics, where he also developed programs for performance improvement and quality management. He is now on the faculty at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine as a parttime assistant professor of internal medicine. He continues to teach and mentor medical students remotely.

Relationship Resilience

with Dona Caine Francis, RN, PMH-NP-BC, AASECT Sex Therapist

Fridays, April 28 – May 12

Three sessions • 1 – 2:30 p.m. $45

Have relationships shifted for you over time—whether romantic connections or relationships with friends, family members, children and colleagues? This course looks at dynamics and building blocks of healthy relationships in general, including connecting to an adult child. It provides insight into making healthy choices and addresses selfcare, boundaries and communication techniques. The final session focuses on developing the sensual self, from the taste of morning coffee to the pleasures of an afternoon walk and beyond. Let this be a time in life to reconnect with real relationships!

Dona Caine Francis is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist in private practice in Wilmington. Francis’ 40 years as a clinician, author and well-known speaker have furnished her with the skills and techniques to assist individuals and couples seeking to reignite passion and move beyond lackluster connections.

ACADEMIC COURSES

Conversations about Death, Dying and Grieving

with Stephanie Smith, M.A. Wednesdays, Jan. 25 – Feb. 15

Four sessions • 6 – 7:30 p.m. $60

Death. Though we all face it, it can still be a difficult, even taboo topic of conversation. This class offers a place to discuss and explore death from many perspectives, including physical, ethical, spiritual, medical, sociological and psychological. Topics include the history of death and dying in western culture, how to start conversations about death and dying methods for thinking about your own death, different theories of grieving and legacy activities.

Stephanie Smith is currently finishing a master’s in thanatology at Marian University. She is a certified end-oflife specialist and certified end-oflife doula. Smith is also a hospice volunteer and community advisory committee member for long-term care facilities in Wilmington.

Understanding Behaviors in People with Dementia

with Angela Sardina, Ph.D. Wednesdays, Jan. 25 – Feb. 15

Four sessions • 1 – 2:30 p.m. $25

Working with and caregiving for people with dementia can be challenging, especially when behavioral disturbances are present. This informational program provides OLLI members with advanced knowledge on learning, memory and cognition; increased awareness of the most common subtypes of dementia (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, Lewy Body disease, among others); increasing skills in observing and classifying disturbing behaviors; and understanding evidence-based, non-pharmacological approaches to addressing these behaviors. These sessions enrich participant awareness and understanding of dementia and share approaches to promote the quality of life for those diagnosed.

Angela Sardina, Ph.D. is an associate professor of recreation therapy and a gerontology faculty affiliate at UNCW. Sardina completed her doctoral degree in aging studies at the University of South Florida, and her research focuses on mechanisms of physical and cognitive health with age, as well as therapeutic approaches to improving health, independence and quality of life in older adults. She is a licensed and certified recreational therapist and gerontologist, with more than 15 years of clinical experience with older adults, both with and without Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

HISTORY

An Introduction to South African History

with Liz Timbs, Ph.D.

Thursdays, Feb. 9 – 23

Three sessions • 6 – 7:30 p.m. $45

This course provides a broad overview of South African history from the mineral revolutions of the 1880s to the post-apartheid era. Learn about South African history through the prisms of race, gender and resistance, with specific attention paid to how past dynamics in South Africa shape sociopolitical and socio-economic realities in the Republic of South Africa today.

Liz Timbs is a historian of modern Africa. She has experience teaching general survey courses of African history and upper-level seminars and graduate courses focused on southern Africa, gender history and digital history. She is currently an assistant professor of history at UNCW. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Southern Africa Studies, South African Historical Journal, and Journal of Natal and Zulu History. She earned her doctorate in history from Michigan State University. Timbs also serves as a contributing editor for the popular blog, “Africa is a Country.”

Wilmington Social Movements

with Nathan Ragain, Ph.D.

Mondays, Jan. 23 – Feb. 6

Three sessions • 3 – 4:30 p.m. $45

From Black and populist organizing in the 19th century to groups that formed during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, Wilmington has been a site of significant social movement activity. This course pays special attention to the Wilmington 10 case of the 1970s and the 1898 Centennial Foundation. It looks closely at how local movements commemorating the 1898 massacre and coup, shaping school desegregation and promoting environmental justice, among other issues, have connected to broader national social movement history.

In addition to this course, participants and OLLI members will be invited to a Feb. 16 public talk by UNC history professor Kenneth Robert Janken, author of The Wilmington Ten: Violence, Injustice, and the Rise of Black Politics in the 1970s

Nathan Ragain is a visiting scholar in the UNCW Honors College. His doctorate from the University of Virginia is in American literature and cultural studies, and he is especially interested in the use of arts and literature in U.S. social movements.

LANGUAGE

Introduction to American Sign Language

with David Schultz, M.Ed.

Wednesdays, April 19 – May 17

Five sessions • 10 – 11:30 a.m. $65

ACADEMIC COURSES

Four Crises in American History

with Robert Toplin, Ph.D.

Tuesdays, Jan. 24 – Feb. 14

Four sessions • 10 – 11:30 a.m. $60

This course examines crises that changed the course of U.S. history. Responses to Shays’ Rebellion, an armed uprising in the 1700s, led to the creation of a new Constitution. John Brown’s raid in 1859 aroused fears of slave revolt, and the secession crisis and Civil War followed. The Great Depression turned severe in the winter of 1932-33, and the choices Americans faced in dealing with the crisis were dramatized by disagreements between President Hoover and the incoming President, FDR. In 1968, Americans clashed regarding the Vietnam War, mass protests, a cultural revolution and the presidential election. Social and political divisions that intensified in 1968 are still with us today.

Robert Toplin taught courses at the University of Virginia after retiring from full-time teaching at Denison University and UNCW. He has published several books and articles about history, politics and film and has commented on history frequently in nationally broadcast television and radio programs.

History of Wilmington

with Nathan Saunders, Ph.D.

Wednesdays, March 8 – 29

Four sessions • 3 – 4:30 p.m. $60

This course provides a broad outline of Wilmington’s history, from before European exploration until the present. Students become familiar with important dates and events and gain a sense of the overall outline and trends that characterize our region’s story. They also gain a sense of how Wilmington’s story fits within the overall story of the United States.

Nathan Saunders is the director of the Center for Southeast North Carolina Archives and History at UNCW’s Randall Library. He came to UNCW in 2017 after working as head of collections at the University of South Carolina’s South Caroliniana Library. Saunders enjoys learning about local history with his family at amazing local history sites, and he loves teaching history at UNCW.

Learn the fundamentals of American Sign Language (ASL) used by the Deaf community, including basic vocabulary, syntax, finger spelling and grammatical non-manual signals. The class focuses on communicative competence and developing gestural skills as a foundation for ASL enhancement. There is also an

introduction to cultural knowledge and increased understanding of the Deaf community.

David Schultz is a part-time faculty member at UNCW as an American Sign Language adjunct instructor. Since he was born deaf, ASL is Schultz’s native language. He enjoys teaching and sharing his passion for the language.

ACADEMIC COURSES

LITERATURE

Elizabeth Strout: The Lucy Barton Novels

with Katherine Montwieler, Ph.D. Thursdays, March 30, April 13, 27 and May 11

Four sessions • 3 – 4:30 p.m. $60

Read and discuss award-winning writer Elizabeth Strout’s Lucy Barton series. Raised in poverty and isolation on the outskirts of a small midwest town, Lucy Barton moves to New York, where she becomes an every woman for our age, who negotiates family, career, aging parents and global and personal catastrophes with the insight and humor of her creator. We discuss My Name is Lucy Barton, Anything is Possible, Oh William! and Lucy by the Sea

Currently serving as interim chair of the Theatre Department at UNCW, Katherine Montwieler is also a professor of English. Her publications include articles on Amy Klobuchar’s cooking, Jane Austen’s relevance and Charles Dickens’s Bleak House Her book, A Companion to the Works of Elizabeth Strout, was published in September 2022.

OLLI Literary Club

Historical Fiction as a Gateway to Understanding the War in Bosnia

with Dina Greenberg, MFA, MLA

Tuesday, April 18

One session • 3 – 4:30 p.m. $15

The war in Bosnia (1992-95) killed more than 200,000 people and displaced more than a million. Dina Greenberg’s novel, Nermina’s Chance, begins in war-torn Bosnia and tells the story of a Bosnian Muslim family forever changed by war. Greenberg is interested in exploring intergenerational trauma resulting from war and displacement and conducted research for her novel in Bosnia, speaking with survivors of the conflict. In this fictionalized account, her protagonist provides a unique gateway to discussions with readers.

Nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Best Small Fictions and The Millions, Dina Greenberg’s writing has been published widely. With a research focus on trauma, she parlays her skills as a creative writing instructor, coach and editor to give voice to survivors of war, displacement and abuse.

This semester, we focus on contemporary Wilmington writers. Selections include a quartet of new and/or award-winning publications. Come prepared to discuss! OLLI staff, volunteers or UNCW faculty will lead each discussion.

Thursdays, Feb. 2 – May 18

Four sessions • 3– 4:30 p.m. $60

Feb. 2: Wendy Brenner's Large Animals in Everyday Life (1997) (winner of the Flannery O’Connor Award). The author will join us on Zoom.

March 23: Philip Gerard's North Carolina in the 1940s (2022)

April 20: Jason Mott's Hell of a Book (2021) (winner of the National Book Award)

May 18: Nina de Gramont's The Christie Affair (2022)

ACADEMIC COURSES

A Shakespeare Sampler ’23

with Cleve Callison, Ph.D.

Alternate Thursdays, Jan. 26, Feb. 9, 23 and March 9

Four sessions • 3 – 4:30 p.m. $60

This class continues the series of close examinations of Shakespeare’s plays we have engaged in over the last few years. After a brief glance at the sonnets, we focus on one of the great comedies, As You Like It. As in past years, registrants choose at least two other plays to examine, either tragedies or comedies (or both).

OLLI teacher, member and volunteer Cleve Callison has a B.A. in English from Duke and an M.A. and Ph.D. in English from Wisconsin, specializing in Anglo-Saxon language and literature. He has previously taught for Wake Forest University, the Miami University (Ohio) Institute for Learning in Retirement and has taught many courses with OLLI at UNCW. Callison currently serves on the OLLI at UNCW Advisory Council.

MUSIC

Let’s Go to the Opera!

with Barry Salwen, DMA Tuesdays, March 14, April 11 and May 2 Three sessions • 6 – 7:30 p.m. $45

M arch 14: Lohengrin, Falstaff April 11: Der Rosenkavalier, Champion May 2: Don Giovanni, Die Zauberfloete

This course introduces the stellar Met Live in HD performances taking place this term at the local cinema (Mayfaire). The class meets in the OLLI building several days or weeks before the performances.

We delve into the background and illuminate key features of the music, including some of our favorite arias. Go behind the story to the rich history, lush melodies and intriguing characters you meet on the stage when you see the performances.

Barry Salwen is a longtime music professor at UNCW. Many of you may know him from his piano concerts and the pre-opera lectures he has given before many HD performances on campus. An inveterate opera lover, he is gratified to be able to help deepen listeners’ appreciation of these remarkable Met performances.

PHILOSOPHY and RELIGION

Comparative East Asian Religions

with Beverley McGuire, Ph.D., M.Div. Mondays, Jan. 23 – Feb. 13

Four sessions • 10 – 11:30 a.m. $60

This course is a comparative study of religions from East Asia, including Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist and Shinto traditions. It adopts a lived religion approach, focusing on the people, places, practices and projects of East Asian religious practitioners, exploring the ways that they make sense of themselves, other beings and the world around them.

Beverley McGuire is a professor of East Asian Religions at UNCW. She received her Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University, her M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School, and her B.A. in comparative literature from Stanford University. McGuire teaches various courses on Asian religions at UNCW, including mindfulness and contemplative life courses. She has published numerous articles on Buddhist board games, Buddhism and digital media, and Chinese Buddhist views of karma. Her book Living Karma focuses on an eminent Chinese Buddhist monk and his practices of divination, repentance, vows and asceticism through which he sought to transform his karma.

ACADEMIC COURSES

Can the Common Good Be Bad?

with Don Habibi, Ph.D. Tuesday, Feb. 21

One session • 2 – 3:30 p.m. $15

Most of us recognize the importance of working toward the common good, even when this entails compromises and sacrifices. However, when might the common good be terrible? This lecture explores this question, presenting historical and current examples of instances when those in power have manipulated this subjective concept to justify bad policies and bad outcomes. This analysis will draw upon the principles emphasized by the philosophers Rousseau, Bentham, Kant and Marx.

Don Habibi is professor of philosophy at UNCW, with a Ph.D. from Cornell University. His areas of academic interest include social and political philosophy, ethics, legal theory, nineteenth-century British philosophy (liberalism, utilitarianism) and the political culture of the contemporary Middle East.

PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Brexit

with Alan Sturrock, MAT; Ed.D. Wednesdays, Feb. 1, 15 and 22 Three sessions • 10 a.m. –noon

$45

This discussion-based course focuses on the uneasy 47-year relationship between the European Economic Community–now known as the European Union (EU)–and the United Kingdom (UK). Explore themes including the history of UK involvement in Europe during the last 100 years, socio-political and economic conditions that ‘birthed’ Brexit and living with Brexit in the ‘present tense.’ The final class features a simulated negotiation on a potential UK reentry into the EU.

Alan Sturrock has taught in Scotland, Argentina and the USA. He currently teaches online graduate courses for George Mason University. He has recently completed teaching “The Scots and the Irish” for OLLI, a course he enjoyed immensely.

SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Our Coast and Climate Change

with Warren Darrell, M.S. Fridays, Feb. 10 – 24 Three sessions • 1 – 2:30 p.m. $45

We explore the effects of climate change on our Atlantic coast and the Caribbean, with an emphasis on North Carolina. Climate change is causing sea level rise, high-tide flooding, stronger storms, land erosion, infrastructure damage, polluted water supplies, ocean acidification, dying “ghost forests” and loss of agricultural land due to rising salty groundwater. We will discuss coastal responses to climate change, including offshore windmills, ecosystem protection and restoration, beach nourishment, flood defense and community relocation.

Warren is a professional engineer and an active volunteer with the North Carolina Estuarine Reserve, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the Ecologic Development Fund, which promotes sustainable conservation and human development in Central America.

ACADEMIC COURSES

Book Discussion: An Immense World by Ed Yong

with Wayne Hoffman, Ph.D.

Thursdays, March 2 – 30

Five sessions • 1 – 2:30 p.m. $65

This course is organized around the book An Immense World (2022) by Ed Yong, which provides a broad review of recent research into animals’ (and our) sensory perceptions, exploring how they differ from each other and are affected by our industrialized world. Each session features a discussion of one or more sense perceptions, smell and taste, sight, hearing and touch—as well as several additional sensory capabilities humans mostly lack, including echolocation, electric field detection, and orientation to and by the earth’s magnetic field. Our bookbased discussions will touch on a range of topics, including animal behavior, ecology and coevolution.

Wayne Hoffman is trained as a behavioral ecologist and has worked on seabird biology, marine mammal and sea turtle distribution and ecology, forest bird habitat needs and foraging behavior, and habitat value of forests and forest plantations. Hoffman has worked for the MidCoast Watersheds Council, with an emphasis on restoration of stream habitat for salmon, steelhead and trout. He was a research scientist with the National Audubon Society’s field office in the Upper Keys until 1998. Hoffman is also an avid nature photographer and is a member of the Cape Fear Audubon Society.

Earth Processes and Our National Parks

with Eileen Rothberg, M.S.

Wednesdays, March 1 – 15

Three sessions • 1 – 2:30 p.m. $45

Our national parks are beautiful places to visit, and understanding how and why these parks exist enhances our appreciation of them. This course seeks to understand Earth’s plate tectonics processes and how these processes formed some of our iconic national parks and monuments (and some nearby foreign sites). Two sessions are dedicated to studying convergent plate boundaries, and one focuses on hot spots.

Eileen Rothberg taught earth science in Fairfax County, Virginia, for many years while pursuing a passion for geology on the side, traveling to geological sites in all 50 states and the lower Canadian provinces. She finally made her geology hobby ‘official’ by returning to college to add a geology major to her master’s degree in geosciences.

NC Marine Ecosystems

with Laura Lukas, M.S.

Mondays, March 20 – April 17

Five sessions • 6 – 7:30 p.m. $65

Coastal North Carolina is a hot spot for biodiversity; it’s no wonder students come from all over the country to study marine biology right here in Wilmington! Join us to learn about North American marine ecosystems, with a focus on North Carolina biota. Ocean chemistry, physics and mathematics as they relate to marine ecosystems are incorporated into the course. Please note: This is not a species identification course.

Laura Lukas has an M.S. in biology from ECU and a B.S. in biology from UNCW. She grew up in Santa Cruz, CA, and spent time in the commercial salmon fishing community. While all marine life is interesting to Lukas, she has a particular affinity for the critters that are often overlooked. Lukas is currently teaching biology at Cape Fear Community College and Brunswick Community College.

ACADEMIC COURSES

SPECIAL TOPIC: BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE

Black Mountain College was an experimental institution founded in 1933 in Black Mountain, North Carolina, which attracted many leading artists and thinkers from around the world until its closing in 1957. This semester we feature three exciting programs to explore the fascinating histories of the college.

Black Mountain College: The Interdisciplinary Roots

with Gene Felice, MFA Tuesday, March 28

One session • 1 – 2:30 p.m. $15

This course explores the history of interdisciplinary research and collaboration at Black Mountain College. We look closely at the science-inspired art and engineering of Buckminster Fuller, as well as the crossovers of the electronic/ experimental music of John Cage and the movement/dance of Merce Cunningham. We also do a deep dive into the various short-term faculty who taught at Black Mountain College over the years, including Albert Einstein!

Gene A. Felice II is an assistant professor in digital art within the Department of Art and Art History at UNCW, where he is developing the Coaction Lab for interdisciplinary collaboration. Felice bridges his creative practice across art, science, education and design, developing a sustainable network of innovation, living systems and emerging technologies.

Black Mountain College Poetry and Poetics

with Alessandro Porco, Ph.D. Tuesdays, April 4 – 18

Three sessions • 1 – 2:30 p.m. $45

This course offers a survey of the poetic theories and practices of those midcentury poets affiliated, to varying degrees, with Black Mountain College and the New American poetry. Significant time is devoted to Charles Olson (a major poet-theorist) and his circle, which includes Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Denise Levertov and Ed Dorn. At the same time, we read lesser-known (sometimes altogether forgotten!) poets who taught or studied at the college—notably, Jane Mayhall, Ruth Herschberger, M.C. Richards, Susan Weil, Martha King, and Hilda Morley. Finally, participants also learn about the school’s print culture: students and faculty circulated poetry in a wide variety of formats, including broadsides, chapbooks and even a famed (though short-lived) little magazine—The Black Mountain Review (1954-57).

Alessandro Porco is an associate professor in the Department of English at UNCW. He specializes in 20th century poetry and poetics. Porco is currently working on a book-length study of M.C. Richards, and he is coeditor of the forthcoming anthology of Black Mountain College poetry to be published by UNC Press in 2023.

Merce Cunningham, Dancer and Choreographer

with Nancy Podrasky Carson, B.A. Tuesdays, April 25 and May 2

Two sessions • 3 – 4:30 p.m. $30

Merce Cunningham, an early modern dancer and choreographer, was a mover and shaker of the culture at Black Mountain College, where experimental and avant garde artists were congregating to bring new and exciting works of art to the world. Cunningham was one of many artists who created the first “happening” at the college, an interdisciplinary theater and dance event that cemented the idea of non-traditional and experimental art. This class focuses on the collaborative work that Cunningham created with his partner, musician John Cage, and other artists, and how he created works based on the idea of chance. Cunningham challenged the traditional dance world with his innovative choreographic ideas and partnerships with other artists of all genres, creating fascinating and innovative dance performances.

Nancy Podrasky Carson is an educator, choreographer and dancer who has taught, created work and performed throughout the United States. Carson has taught dance at UNCW since 1998. She serves as the resident choreographer for Opera Wilmington and is a founder, teacher and choreographer for The Dance Cooperative, a local 501(c)3. She is also a facilitator for Turning the Wheel, a national arts and education organization.

ACADEMIC COURSES

SPECIAL TOPIC: TREES

In September 2022, UNCW was recognized as a “Tree Campus Higher Education University” by the Arbor Day Foundation, and the city of Wilmington has been a “Tree City USA” since 2002. To honor and celebrate these designations and to raise awareness about the trees we live among, we’ve put together this special topic for spring 2023.

Alliance for Cape Fear Trees

with Connie Parker, President Tuesday, Feb. 28

One session • 1 – 2:30 p.m. Free for members, registration required

The Alliance for Cape Fear Trees (ACFT) is a nonprofit, volunteerrun organization with a mission to preserve, protect and plant trees in the greater Wilmington area. The goal of these activities is to enhance the quality of life and health of current residents and future generations. Come hear President Connie Parker speak about what the ACFT does in our community. Learn more about the benefits of their work and about potential opportunities to volunteer and contribute.

The Longleaf Pine: The Tree That Built the South

with Roger Shew, M.S.

Friday, March 17

One session • 1 – 2:30 p.m. $15

Longleaf pines once covered vast areas of the coastal plain from Virginia to Texas, but logging, naval stores use and land conversion led to it becoming a globally endangered ecosystem. Today, in addition to urbanization, absence of fire is a critical issue for longleaf pine ecosystems as the tree

and many associated species are fire-dependent. Join Roger Shew for a look at the history, former and current distribution, beauty (longleaf, wildflowers and flytraps) and management of these important ecosystems, with a focus on southeastern North Carolina.

Roger Shew, a native of southeastern North Carolina, has a passion for the unique ecosystem of the Coastal Plains. With a master’s in geology from UNC Chapel Hill, Shew worked for Shell Oil Co. in New Orleans and Houston for 20 years. He has been teaching geology and environmental science at UNCW for 14 years. Shew is actively involved with the Cape Fear River Watch and the Cape Fear Arch Conservation Collaboration; he also serves on the Sustainability Committee at UNCW. Shew and his wife work closely with the Nature Conservancy on studies of Venus flytraps, endangered species and longleaf pine restoration.

The Art of Bonsai with Tom Colantuono Wednesday, March 22 One session • 1 – 2:30 p.m. $15

Come learn about the many different styles of bonsai and view examples with longtime bonsai hobbyist Tom Colantuono. In addition to an overview of this natural art form, the presentation will cover the basics of planting and transplanting these special trees.

Tom Colantuono has been a bonsai enthusiast for 30 years, during which his collection has grown to more than 100 specimens. He began with just a few trees, enjoying the time outdoors and stress relief that bonsai offers. For the past 10 years he has been a member of the Cape Fear Bonsai Society, a group of talented local bonsai artists.

Longleaf Pine Ecosystems: Fire Scar Research

with Monica Rother, Ph.D.

Wednesday, March 29

One session • 1 – 2:30 p.m. $15

This presentation explains how tree-ring science (dendrochronology) can be used to learn about historical fire activity, with a focus on longleaf pine ecosystems. Fire scars in tree rings reveal the year and season of past fires, and these records typically extend several centuries in length. To date, only a small handful of treering based fire histories have been completed in longleaf pine ecosystems.

Monica Rother is an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences at UNCW. She conducts research in forest ecology, with a focus on using tree rings to understand the history of fire and climate at her study sites. She teaches courses in fire ecology, and environmental conservation, among other topics.

ACADEMIC COURSES

OLLI NEW HORIZONS BAND

with Dominic Talanca

SPECIAL TOPIC: TREES CONTINUED

Three Sisters Swamp of the Black River

with Capt. Charles Robbins, B.S.

Tuesday, March 7

One session • 1 – 2:30 p.m.

$15

Mondays, Jan. 23 – April 24

Twelve sessions 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

$79 OLLI Members

In cooperation with the UNCW music department, the OLLI New Horizons Band provides an ensemble experience for adult brass, woodwind and percussion players interested in making music. New Horizons International Music Association provides opportunities for music-making for adults, including those who were active in school music programs but have been inactive for a long period. Each weekly session includes full band rehearsals. The band performs one concert each semester, which is free and open to the public.

Dominic Talanca, DMA, UNCW assistant professor and director of bands, conducted bands for 10 years in the Texas public school system at Marcus High School and Durham Middle School. He received his Bachelor of Music in music education and his Master of Music in wind conducting from the University of North Texas, and his Doctor of Musical Arts in wind conducting at Northwestern University.

Come hear the stories of the Black River, a tributary of the Cape Fear River, one of the most remarkable natural areas left in the world. It is home to the oldest living trees in eastern North America and the 5th oldest living things on earth. On the Black River, the Three Sisters Swamp is where cypress trees tower majestically, some as old as 2,500 years. They rival the beauty and grandeur of the virgin redwood forests of California, to which they are botanically related.

Captain Charles “C.R.” Robbins grew up in the Cape Fear area. His love of nature and plant life led him to earn a horticulture degree at NC State University. After spending many years in the northwestern part of the United States as a wilderness area guide, he returned to the Cape Fear region. He has made it his life’s mission to study, protect and advocate for the precious remaining natural habitats in the area, inspiring and educating others to reconnect with the natural world. Robbins shares his wealth of knowledge, passion for these waterways and rich storytelling abilities through his company, Cape Fear River Adventures.

TECHNOLOGY

Free Tools from Google

with Jeff Ertzberger, Ed.D. Educational Technology

Tuesdays, March 7 – 21

Three sessions • 3 – 4:30 p.m. $45

Did you know that with Google you can take a virtual trip to almost any place on earth? Or that Google offers free voicemail and transcription services? While mostly recognized as a company that provides internet search results, Google provides a large and growing number of free and useful tools. In this survey course, learn how Google grew to be one of the most dominant technology companies in the world in less than a decade, and become familiar with many useful free tools available from Google. Participants receive handouts showing how to access all the tools and programs displayed in the course.

Jeff Ertzberger is a professor in the Watson College of Education who has been a featured speaker at regional, national and international conferences. He presents sometimes complex technologies in ways that are understandable and fun! Ertzberger has created simple games and resources that have been downloaded more than one million times to date and are used by people around the world. He has led many successful workshops for OLLI at UNCW.

TRAVEL and CULTURE

Travel Destinations: Southern

with Julie Hunt

Stars

Monday, Wednesday, Friday April 17, 19 and 21

Three sessions • 3 – 4:30 p.m. $45

Join travel expert Julie Hunt on a virtual visit to some of her favorite destinations in the Southern Hemisphere, including updated travel tips and recommendations.

SYDNEY – explore Sydney’s early history, plus famous harborside sites, including the outlandish story of building the famous opera house.

BUENOS AIRES – a stylish Latin American capital with a European flair. Explore her rich history, dynamic food scene and fascinating neighborhoods, including San Telmo and colorful La Boca.

SOUTH AFRICA’S GARDEN

ROUTE – Journey along the southwest tip of South Africa, regarded as the most beautiful region in the country. Take in the views of wide, sandy beaches, lovely lakes, lagoons and cliff sides. Botanical gardens, African wildlife and wine tasting – this region has it all!

Julie Hunt is a sought-after travel expert and has been a consultant to the travel and cruise industry for the last 20 years. She has served as producer, creative director and client advocate for a multitude of projects, and has project-managed 12 new cruise ship deliveries, most recently Seabourn Ovation in Valletta, Malta. Hunt also works as an advisor on travel-related television programs, most recently for Jeff Corwin’s “Ocean Treks.”

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NATURE EXCURSIONS

Bald

Head Island Nature Excursion

with the Bald Head Island Conservancy Session I • $105 Thursday, April 13 • 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Session II • $105 Wednesday, May 10 • 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Two miles off the coast of Southport lies a beautiful and unique island bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Cape Fear River, with the northernmost semitropical climate on the East Coast. Beautiful maritime forests and expansive wetlands provide habitat for a diverse array of flora and fauna. Spend the day with OLLI as our naturalist guides from the Bald Head Island Conservancy take us around the island on golf carts highlighting these distinctive features.

Price includes box lunch, round-trip ferry ticket from Southport, guides and transportation on the island. Participants must be on the 8 a.m. ferry from the Deep Point Marina in Southport to arrive on Bald Head in time for the program.

Kayaking:

Adventure

with Don Harty

Town

of this protection, Town Creek is a wonderful location to view wildlife and birds that call the Cape Fear area home. This adventure is also ideal for those who are new to kayaking because it is a slow-moving stream that is easily paddled.

This event includes kayak instruction, a kayak guide, all kayaks, PFDs, paddles and group safety gear. This is not a difficult paddle; this excursion is designed for beginner kayakers, but those with experience will enjoy the trip as well. Participants should be in good physical shape and comfortable on the water. Please wear comfortable clothing and water-type shoes/sandals.

Kayaking: Masonboro Island and Shelling Adventure

with Don Harty and Mahanaim Adventures Session I • $69 Monday, May 22 • 9 a.m. – noon OR Session II • $69 Tuesday, May 23 • 9 a.m. – noon

Creek

Session I • $69 Monday, April 17 • 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

OR Session II • $69 Tuesday, April 18 • 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Town Creek begins as a black water stream in the eastern part of the Green Swamp, just west of the Leland area. It is a prime wildlife wetlands habitat, and much of it is protected. Because

Masonboro is a pristine coastal island only accessible by boat, with more than 5,500 acres of natural barrier islands and estuary habitats to explore. Come along on this fantastic visit to a natural barrier island and estuary unspoiled by development.

This event includes kayak instruction, a kayak guide, all kayaks, PFDs, paddles and group safety gear. This excursion is designed for experienced kayakers. Participants should be in good physical shape and comfortable on the water. Please wear comfortable clothing and water-type shoes/sandals.

ACTIVE AND OUTDOORS

Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) Lessons with

Wrightsville SUP

Friday, May 19

One Session • 2:30 – 4 p.m. • $59

Explore the various options that stand up paddleboarding has to offer based on your skill level and comfort zone. Wrightsville SUP provides a lesson in this fun and easy outdoor water activity so you can feel what it’s like to walk on water. Leave your worries on land and glide through the beautiful southern North Carolina waterways.

Birdwatching: Birds of Southeastern North Carolina

with Jill Peleuses, owner, Wild Bird & Garden

Tuesdays, March 21 – April 4

Three sessions • $45 8:30 – 10:30 a.m.

March 21 Greenfield Lake March 28 Airlie Gardens April 4 Fort Fisher

Located along the Atlantic flyway, southeastern North Carolina is a haven for many different bird species. Join us to discover the birds of our region in some of our area’s great birding hotspots. Students observe and learn how to identify spring migrants, backyard birds and resident songbirds. You will soon be hooked on this lifelong hobby.

Discover Carolina Beach State Park (with smartphone app!) with Dennis S. Kubasko Jr., Ph.D. and Amy Taylor, Ph.D.

Session I • $15 Friday, April 14 • 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

OR Session II • $15 Friday, April 28 • 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Carolina Beach State Park is a popular coastal attraction, featuring both historical and natural diversity. There are 13 different island ecosystems along nine trails in the small park, highlighting a variety of easily accessible flora and fauna to explore, including the Venus flytrap.

After a brief lecture from professors Kubasko and Taylor, a state park ranger will introduce the park. Then, participants will engage their smartphones with a new electronic hiking companion called Coastal Eco Explorers, in a field-based exploration of plants and animals of coastal ecosystems. Spend a morning learning about the electronic companion and hiking the unique park with the mobile application creators.

Dennis S. Kubasko Jr. is an associate professor of science education at UNCW. Kubasko uses Carolina Beach State Park as a classroom. He pairs Watson College of Education teacher candidates with environmental studies students for an innovative and unique “Island Ecology for Educators” course.

Amy Taylor is a professor of science education at the Watson College of Education at UNCW. Kubasko and Taylor co-teach the “Island Ecology for Educators” course, which sparked the creation of the Coastal Eco Explorers mobile application project.

Airlie Gardens:

Spring Plant Walk

with Alyssa Taylor

Session I • $15

Thursday, March 23 • 1 – 2:30 p.m. OR Session II • $15 Thursday, March 30 • 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Join New Hanover County Parks and Gardens educators on a walk through the grounds to learn about the various plant species throughout the garden. Highlights will include both native and introduced species and the history of the grounds and plantings. This is a wonderful time to see tulips and our early flowering trees in bloom!

Airlie Gardens: Pollinator Lecture Series

with Alyssa Taylor

Tuesdays, April 11 – 25

Three sessions • 2 – 3 p.m. • $45

Gear up for spring by learning all about pollinators in this lecture series. We will discuss some of our favorite pollinators in North Carolina and beyond.

April 11: Backyard Butterflies of North Carolina - Take a deep dive into some of our most colorful pollinators and their unique life cycles!

April 18: Our Native Bees - The honeybee is not the only bee! Learn all about solitary nesting bees and the important roles they play in our environment.

April 25: The Obscure and Mysterious Pollinators - Did you know mosquitos can pollinate or that figs are pollinated by microscopic wasps? Learn all about the special relations plants have with some of our lesser-known pollinating animals!

HISTORY TOURS

History Tour: WilmingtonNColor

Session I • $45

Tuesday, Feb. 21 • 10 – 11 a.m.

OR

Session II • $45 Tuesday, Feb. 21 • 11 – noon

OR

Session III • $45 Tuesday, Feb. 21 • Noon – 1 p.m.

Join WilmingtoNColor on an educational tour detailing Black history in the Port City. Learn more about significant people, places and events in times of violence and change. Learn about Wilmington’s legacy of segregation, from the coup d’état of 1898 to the educational systems of today. On bus and on foot, this guided tour through Wilmington’s history seeks to tell a more complete story of where we are today.

ACTIVE AND OUTDOORS

Walking Tour: History of the Brooklyn Arts District with Amanda Leese, B.A. Session I • $15 Thursday, March 30 • 9:30 – 11 a.m. OR Session II • $15 Friday, March 31 • 9:30 – 11 a.m.

Join Amanda Leese for this walking tour that explores the commercial side of town north of Market Street, in one of Wilmington oldest neighborhoods – now full of breweries, restaurants and a concert venue. We will tour Wilmington’s historic neighborhood of Brooklyn, learning about the Atlantic Coastline Railroad property and the port history through its current preservation uptick. This is a 1½ mile loop.

FITNESS

Gentle Somatic Yoga – Zoom Series

with Heather Till, e-ryt 500

SERIES I

Eight sessions • $69 Mondays, Jan 23 – March 13 9 – 10 a.m.

SERIES II Eight sessions • $69 Mondays, March 27 – May 15 9 – 10 a.m.

Gentle Somatic Yoga (GSY) is a unique “art of movement” practice that combines traditional Hatha yoga, Hanna Somatic Education, breathing techniques and healing visualizations.

Walking

Tour: Mansions, Bungalows and Cottages

with Amanda Leese, B.A.

Session I • $15 Friday, Feb. 24 • 9:30 – 11 a.m.

OR Session II • $15 Wednesday, March 1 • 9:30 – 11 a.m.

This tour walks through Wilmington’s Mansion District and the streetcar suburbs of Carolina Place and Brookwood. It features the turn-ofthe-20th-century neighborhoods that popped up with the middle class: homes from the 1900-1950s (including kit houses), perfect examples of brick Tudor, craftsman and other cottagestyle homes. Four mansions that populate the corners of Market and 17th Streets will also be reviewed. This is 1½ mile loop.

Yoga for Balance – Zoom Series

with Heather Till, e-ryt 500 SERIES I

Eight sessions • $69 Thursdays, Jan 19 – March 9 9 – 10 a.m.

SERIES II

Eight sessions • $69 Thursdays, March 30 – May 18 9 – 10 a.m.

Discover a balance of effort and ease. These classes are a combination of floor yoga and standing poses (using a wall, chair or free-standing). They are designed to improve coordination and increase physical strength and stability. The classes are a fun and slightly challenging exploration of finding more balance in our bodies, minds and lives.

Through a practice of slow, mindful, self-corrective exercises called Somatic Movement Flows, one learns to raise bodily awareness, unwind from old stress-holding patterns and find greater ease and freedom throughout the body. GSY meets you where you are to create a more integrated experience of body and mind, bringing greater states of inner peace and joy.

Heather Till, e-ryt 500, is a Certified Professional Yoga Therapist and Integrative Nutrition Health Coach (Institute for Integrative Nutrition). She teaches simple practices for mindful living that help individuals reclaim their natural energy and live healthier, happier lives.

ACTIVE AND OUTDOORS

Pickleball for Beginners

PROGRAM I

Eight sessions • $80 Tuesdays, Jan. 31 – March 21 8 – 10 a.m.

PROGRAM II

Eight sessions • $80 Tuesdays, March 28 – May 16 8 – 10 a.m.

Get active and enjoy pickleball, the fastest growing sport in America! This game derives from other sports, most notably tennis, badminton and pingpong. It is played with a small, smooth paddle and a plastic ball with holes, like a wiffle ball, on a small court (about ¼ the size of a tennis court). What makes pickleball so popular is that it is extremely social, quite easy to learn, fun at all skill levels and for those that wish to excel, surprisingly strategic and competitive.

All sessions will be held on the indoor pickleball courts at the House of Pickleball in Leland. Paddles, balls and beginning instruction will be provided. The first session will include an introduction to the sport, including paddles, safety, footwear, basic paddle skills, scoring, positioning and game play. Participants should be in good physical shape and not have significant movement or balance issues. All you need to do is show up in athletic shoes and comfortable clothing!

Water Aerobics for Women and Men with Christine Parker

Enjoy the benefits of water fitness and get a great workout without stressing your joints. Classes are held in the beautiful, warm, salt-water therapy pool at Brightmore Independent Living Fitness and Aquatic Center. All fitness levels are welcome. Each class includes a warm-up followed by cardiovascular and resistance training, ending with cool down stretches for posture and balance.

Monday/Wednesday Classes

20 Sessions • $185

PROGRAM I

10:15 – 11:15 a.m.

Jan. 16 – March 29 (no class March 6 and 8)

PROGRAM II

10:15 – 11:15 a.m. April 10 – June 14

Tuesday/Thursday Classes 20 Sessions • $185

PROGRAM III

10:15 – 11:15 a.m. Jan. 17 – March 30 (no class March 7 and 9)

PROGRAM IV 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Jan. 17 – March 30 (no class March 7 and 9)

PROGRAM V 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. April 11 – June 15

PROGRAM VI

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. April 11 – June 15

Tai Chi with Angelo Galeotti

Mondays, Jan. 23 – March 13 Six sessions • 1 – 2 p.m. $69

In the West, people typically practice tai chi for the reported health benefits. Studies have shown that the practice can favorably lower blood pressure, reduce anxiety, and, as a weightbearing exercise, it may improve muscle strength and balance.

Tai chi can also be described as “moving meditation.” The roots of the practice are in the Wu Don mountains of China, where it originated as an internal martial art. Tai chi is closely aligned with the philosophy of yin/ yang, which speaks to the duality that lies within all aspects of the universe. This class will be utilizing the most prevalent form worldwide for this course, the Simplified 24 Posture Form of T’ai Chi Chuan.

Your expectations for this short eightweek beginner course should include an improved awareness of your current abilities in balance, breathing, joint mobility and stress in your body.

Angelo Galeotti has had a passion for tai chi from the moment he took his first class. His training is with the Cheng Man-Ching Form, he is currently training with the Yang 24 and the Temple Form.

Qigong with Kerrie Grant

Tuesdays, April 11 – May 30

Six sessions • 11 – noon $69

This ancient Chinese practice is simple, low-impact and easy for any age or fitness level. A combination of gentle movement and breathing included in the practice of Qigong can be transformative. Qigong aims to align mind, body and breath and create a greater flow of energy among all the systems in the body. This gentle practice may improve flexibility, strength and balance, as well as reduce stress, strengthen the immune system and ease pain. The practice can also facilitate meditation.

Kerrie Grant has practiced Qigong for 12 years. For the past four years, she has trained and practiced with Master David J Coon of Qigong Awareness and Golden Dragon Medical Qigong, where she became a certified level 2 Qigong Instructor. She also has an advanced certification in teaching esoteric sound from the School of Sacred Sound, working with toning and singing to access the inner voice.

Mindfulness: the Buddha’s Template for Human Flourishing

with Catherine Ibsen, Ph.D.

Mondays, April 3 – 24

Four sessions • 10 – 11:30 a.m. $60

Explicit practices for the cultivation of peace, joy and harmony as the ingredients for human flourishing were developed by the Buddha more than 2,500 years ago. Psychologists and neuroscientists have validated the value and effectiveness of the skillsets outlined in the teachings on mindfulness and its extended family of self-development skills.

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As a psychologist with more than 40 years of clinical practice, Ibsen has seen these mind-training skills improve happiness, peace of mind and general well-being, and she hopes to share them with you.

Catherine Ibsen received a Ph.D. in psychology in 1977 and is a retired local clinical psychologist. Between 1991 and 1995, she and her late husband sailed around the world in a 37-foot sailboat. Beginning her mindfulness practice in 1991, she returned to continue to study and practice and completed a two-year course at Spirit Rock as a mindfulness yoga teacher. In 2015, she formed a nonprofit organization Bhavana Community, Inc.

Meditation for Beginners with Paula Huffman, R.N. Tuesdays, Feb. 7 – 28 Four sessions • 9 – 10 a.m. $40

Want to learn how to meditate but not sure where to start? This experiential course will provide you with foundational knowledge of mindfulness meditation. Each class will include a brief instructor presentation, a meditation practice, an opportunity to explore your experiences and question/answer time. Participants will receive an MP3 recording of guided meditations.

Paula Huffman has been teaching in the health and wellness field for most of her adult life. She is a longtime yoga and meditation practitioner who has been teaching yoga for 25 years and mindfulness meditation for 11 years. Huffman is a registered yoga instructor with specialized certifications in various forms of yoga. She trained through the Center for Mindfulness at UMass Hospitals led by Jon Kabat Zinn and staff.

Mindful Forest Bathing with Bobbi Kolonay, GNP

Friday, March 24

One session • 10 – 11:30 a.m. $15

Shinrin-yoku, translated from Japanese to “forest bathing,” is simply a mindful way of spending time in the woods that allows you to reconnect with nature, providing significant health benefits. We will decipher how this approach allows you to reconnect with nature, with your body, your senses, feelings and emotions. It is a well-appreciated technique used to improve mental health and wellness in an easy, accessible way for anyone, anywhere around the world.

Kolonay recently sold her 20-year holistic aging practice in Pittsburgh PA and retired to Leland NC. As a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner, she felt she was not able to help her clients age well – so she traveled the world, studying traditional medicine along with obtaining numerous holistic certifications.

After studying in Japan, Kolonay developed and led shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) hikes in Pittsburgh’s woods, as a method of empowering older adults to heal through nature.

ACTIVE AND OUTDOORS

LEISURE

OLLI at the Museum with Cape Fear Museum of History and Science

Wednesdays, Feb. 8 – 22

Three sessions • 2 – 3 p.m. $36

Join other OLLI members for an exclusive program at the Cape Fear Museum of History and Science!

Explore the museum’s history exhibits with museum historian Jan Davidson. Darcie Roten, science content developer, introduces the exhibit, Fire!, a dynamic, dramatic exhibition that uses images and artifacts from the museum’s collection to explore the history and science of fire. Finally, peek behind the scenes at the museum’s extensive permanent collection of 56,000+ artifacts with curator Heather Yenco.

OLLI at the Planetarium with Ingram Planetarium

Monday, Feb. 20

One session • 11 a.m. – noon $15

Join OLLI for a live star show. This presentation will display the night sky on the planetarium’s dome ceiling and take gazers on a tour from their seats, pointing out stars, planets and constellations visible in southeastern North Carolina. Take what you learn to the beach on a clear night and recognize by name the celestial sights in the night sky.

Intermediate Mahjongg

with Dennis Conlon

Mondays, March 6 – April 10

Six Sessions • 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. $69

This is a course for players who have taken the beginner’s Mahjongg course, or who are otherwise familiar with the game. Basic instruction cannot be done in this course. The six sessions will initially consist of brief lectures on topics of importance (i.e., guidelines for choosing hands, the Charleston, when to change hands, etc.) followed by periods of supervised play. Later lessons will emphasize how to employ deception, joker management, and when to abandon the hand and strive for a wall game. Throughout the sessions, emphasis will be placed on how to confidently speed up play so that more games can be played in a sitting. All players are expected to have the 2022 Official Card from the National Mahjongg League.

Basic Drawing

with Donna Moore, BFA Wednesdays, April 12 – May 17

Six sessions • 10 – 11:30 a.m. $75

Through the focused practice of observational drawing, students gain the basic skills needed to break subject matter down into easily rendered compositions. Using traditional materials and techniques, explore expressive mark-making and gain confidence in drawing what you see.

Donna Moore has been an active teaching artist and arts administrator since graduating from UNCW

Creative Arts Department in 1981. Most recognized for expressive figurative drawings, she also explores a variety of disciplines including cyanotype, printmaking, collage and responsive drawing with paint. She currently teaches through Brunswick Community College/Southport Center and the Museum School at the Cameron Art Museum.

Tell Your Story: Documenting Your Legacy

with Carmen Kelly Cox

Thursdays, April 13 – May 4 Four sessions • 1 – 2:30 p.m. $60

Everyone has a story to tell. In this class, Carmen Cox will help you tell yours by teaching you how to research your family history, preserve and organize family videos and photos, provide interview tips and questions and suggest a variety of ways to share your stories. Cox shares many resources with tips and shortcuts on how to use each. The final product looks different for everyone; it could be well-documented and organized photos, a movie or a photobook.

Carmen Kelly Cox has been helping others preserve and share their memories for more than 20 years. She is the founder and CEO of Cherished Legacies, where she has helped clients with mini-documentaries, memorial slideshows, family cookbooks, family trees, photobooks and digitized and preserved photos, videos and documents.

ACTIVE AND OUTDOORS

Breakfast with the Birds River Cruise

with Wilmington Water Tours and Jill Peleuses

Tuesday, April 18

One session • 9 – 10:30 a.m. $59

Join OLLI for a unique bird watching tour along the Cape Fear River. The Wilmington is an excellent platform for bird watching with 360-degree views from the deck. Be on the lookout for nesting ospreys, woodpeckers, red winged blackbirds, bald eagles, herons, egrets and more! Our guide will identify species along the way so bring your binoculars and a bird book if you have one! Coffee and snacks will be provided.

Black River Adventure Cruise

with Wilmington Water Tours

Session I • $59 Monday, April 24 • 10 – 11:45 a.m.

OR Session II • $59 Wednesday, April 26 • 10 – 11:45 a.m.

Join us on our signature cruise and Captain Doug’s favorite as we head up the Northeast Cape Fear River to the upper reaches of the black water system. Still largely unpopulated, the NE Cape Fear River looks much like it did when colonized in the late 1600’s. As we cruise along the bluffs of Rose Hill Plantation and the Castle Hayne Aquifer, have your camera ready for possible osprey, alligator, turtles and river otter sightings. This safe and relaxed ride is a great opportunity to experience Wilmington and its freshwater ecosystem.

Wrightsville Beach Boat Tours

with The Carolina Runner

Session I • $48 Tuesday, April 18 • 1 – 2:30 p.m.

OR Session II • $48 Thursday, April 20 • 1 – 2:30 p.m. OR

Session III • $48 Wednesday, April 26 • 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Located across the street from the Blockade Runner Beach Resort, the Carolina Runner is one of the most popular tour vessels on Wrightsville Beach. Easy access on and off the boat, bathroom amenities, comfortable seating options and full enclosure available. The Carolina Runner is the perfect choice for sightseeing. The island hopper cruise is a 1½ hour tour of local waterways, inlets and saltmarsh habitats. Information on the history of Wrightsville Beach, local wildlife, and other fun facts will be provided by the captain and crew.

Downtown Wilmington Walking Foodie Tour

with Taste Carolina Gourmet Food Tours

Taste Carolina tours get to the heart of Wilmington’s delicious downtown! Sample an eclectic assortment of restaurants, enjoy food and drink and meet some of the city’s best chefs. You will also learn about the downtown area, including its history, architecture and the overall culinary scene. Find out where to eat and learn why the Port City has become a food lover’s paradise.

Session I • $88 Wednesday, March 29 • 2:15 – 5 p.m.

Session II • $88 Wednesday, April 19 • 2:15 – 5 p.m.

Session III • $88 Thursday, May 4 • 2:15 – 5 p.m.

Specialty Market Tours

Three sessions • $30 Mondays, March 20 – April 3 1 – 2 p.m.

Come along with OLLI and discover how these off-the-beaten-track markets contribute to Wilmington’s status as a foodie haven. If you are on the hunt for special ingredients or just curious about the variety of small groceries our city has to offer, this is the tour for you! We visit the New Saigon International Market, Wilmington’s oldest Asian grocery, with its fresh fish, fruit and vegetables alongside spices, teas and more. We stop in at the Seafood and Halal Meat Market on Carolina Beach Road, specializing in certified halal meats. And we explore the offerings at the CraftGrown Market, where you can find locally and internationally sourced gourmet foods in the storefront of a hydroponic farm.

Shared Interest Groups (SIG)

A SIG is a group of OLLI members looking to meet people who share a specific common interest. SIGs may evolve from an OLLI class, in which members are motivated to continue to explore the subject in more depth. SIGs may begin when a member wants to create a new group to share an interest or experience. SIGs may include less formalized learning such as book clubs, walking groups, genealogy research, etc.

These member-led groups are free to OLLI members; registration is required, and space is limited.

SIG on Racism, Discrimination and Hate - Zoom

led by Donna Coulson

Fridays, Feb. 10, March 10, April 14 and May 19 2 – 3:30 p.m.

Join this discussion group as we attempt to increase our awareness and understanding of racism, hatred and discrimination. This semester, we continue to study and discuss the impact of racism, discrimination and hate in our society, focusing on veterans, the economically disadvantaged and non-English speaking community members.

Santiago Blazers led by Beth Wheat Baldiga

Solvitur Ambulando: Many may have heard this Latin phrase which means “it is solved by walking.” The Camino de Santiago is one of the ancient pilgrimage routes that traverses Spain. It ends at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where it is believed the remains of St. James the Apostle rest. Over

the years, thousands of pilgrims from all over the world have walked this medieval path, and it has been uniquely transformative to each in many ways.

Please join us in learning more about this historical path by talking with those who have completed their pilgrimage and others who may be seeking to begin one. We will hold bi-monthly “tertulias” (coffee and conversation) on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month, as well as a monthly walk around the Wilmington area. Meeting dates, times and locations will be communicated through email.

Social Bridge led by Paul and Amelia Stone

Mondays, Jan. 23 – Feb. 27 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Free for members, registration required

An opportunity for those with some experience at bridge to learn more by playing under the guidance of experienced OLLI bridge players. Make new friends, learn a little more about the game in a relaxed atmosphere and

encourage friends to come. We are seeking a few experienced players to be “circulating tutors” helping others learn more about the game. This SIG is limited to 20 players; please add your name to the waitlist if the group is full.

Kayak Paddlers

led by Yvonne Bailey and Warren Darrell

The kayakers SIG will bring together OLLI members who love to be out kayaking and want to meet others who share this interest. You must have your own kayak and a properly fitted, Coast Guard-approved life jacket. Meet up to explore creeks, marshes, rivers and the Intracoastal Waterway. This will be an informal group where people should have experience with kayaking.

ZOOMers SIG

led by Sandie Bateman

Join us as we explore ways to take advantage of the many options available for remote connections with the ZOOM app. The group will determine what to explore, with guidance from the OLLI volunteers on the classroom technical hosts committee. Meeting dates and times to be determined by the group.

Have an idea for a Shared Interest Group?

Find others to explore a shared interest or passion! To propose a new SIG, please contact Program Coordinator Susan Williams (williamssl@uncw.edu).

LECTURE AND DISCUSSION SERIES

Tuesdays, Feb. 21 – April 11

Eight sessions • 10 a.m. – noon $48

~PEOPLE

LEARNING ACTIVELY TOGETHER~

PLATO (People Learning Actively Together at OLLI) is a series that explores an eclectic curriculum. Sessions may be led by outside speakers or possibly by fellow members.

Feb. 21

Centro Hispano at UNCW: Pathways and Connections

with Edelmira Segovia, Ed.D., Centro Hispano Director; and Angel Garcia, Centro Hispano Assistant Director

The Latino/Hispanic community is the fastest growing ethnic group in North Carolina and the largest community of color at UNCW with nearly 1,500 students. Centro Hispano at UNCW exists to create pathways for improving the lives of this community through access to education and resources. For the last 17 years, it has been a catalyst for connection and resource awareness in education, mental health and social equity. Learn about the importance of supporting Centro’s efforts for both UNCW and the broader Wilmington community.

Feb. 28 Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders with Bonnie Ravo, TEACCH Clinical Director, SLP; and Heather McCarter, LCSW

“Autism” and “spectrum disorder” have become a part of our country’s lexicon. What do the terms mean? Why have these diagnoses increased significantly? What help is available for those in our community who have been diagnosed? The TEACCH Autism program in Wilmington, affiliated with the UNC School of Medicine, provides diagnostic evaluations, treatment planning and implementation, education, consultation, training and research for clients, caregivers and educators in need of support.

March 7 Atrial Fibrillation: Our Heart Is Giving Us a Warning

with Jeffrey Lempert, M.D.

Atrial fibrillation (AFib), which significantly increases the likelihood of having a stroke, has been rising for more than two decades, becoming the most common heart rhythm abnormality in the United States. There are close to 500,000 hospitalizations each year with AFib as the primary diagnosis and as the primary or a contributing cause of death. OLLI member Jeffrey Lempert, M.D. discusses what you need to know about AFib so that you may become an active participant on your health care team.

March 14 COVID-19 Pandemic: Recognition and Response by the CDC

with Bob Kanich, M.D. and Joanna Clancy, Ph.D.

COVID-19 entered the United States in December 2019, resulting in profound effects, not only in terms of personal health, but also public health, travel, trust in authorities and information availability. OLLI members Kanich and Clancy will address these effects and their underlying factors. The final question is: Are we prepared for the next pandemic?

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Committee members: Anne-Marie Goff, Bob Kanich, Pat McCarthy, Pat Myers, Holly Woodward

March 21 Barbershop Music: An American Treasure with Bryan Hughes

How often do we get to hear wonderful music performed at PLATO? Bryan Hughes, director of Cape Fear Chordsmen, provides us with the perfect combination of harmony and history, showcasing a truly American form of music: barbershop. There may be some surprises in store for you regarding how this genre has evolved over more than a century in terms of race, gender, region and context.

March 28 WHQR:

An Insider’s View of

Public Radio Station

Wilmington’s

with Cleve Callison, Ph.D. and Kevin Crane, B.A. M.Ed.

Cleve Callison, manager of WHQR from 2010 to 2017 and Kevin Crane, present manager of WHQR, look at the history and future of this community institution. Since 1984, Wilmington’s public radio station has served the region with news, classical music, jazz and more. WHQR has survived periods of growth, decline and rebirth, battling hurricanes, the FCC, bankruptcies and internal strife to become an essential part of the region’s fabric.

April 4 Behind Bars: Prison Arts in North Carolina with Nathan Ragain, Ph.D.

Nathan Ragain, Bruce Visiting Scholar in UNCW’s Honors College, discusses the history of art and writing workshops in U.S. prisons with a focus on North Carolina. The presentation includes a discussion of how these workshops have developed since the Attica uprising of 1971. We also learn about the work of Hidden Voices, a Durham-based organization that works with men on death row to produce theater, life stories and art exhibits, including the Serving Life/Revisioning Justice exhibit that the Honors College recently brought to UNCW’s Randall Library.

April 11 Why Do We Say That? The History of Some Everyday Phrases

with John Moseley, M.A.

Ever wonder where some of our everyday phrases come from? For example, why do we say someone is “no spring chicken” when we talk about their age? Why is happy “pleased as punch”? Some have deep roots, stretching back to the 1500s, while others are more recent, stemming from the 1940s or later. Find out about many commonly used expressions as we learn where, when and why they originated.

John Moseley, museum manager at the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport, presents this engaging topic.

LOOK is a program that explores community life in the southeast Cape Fear region focusing on health, government, the economy, education, the arts and communications. In each of these areas, we seek opportunities to volunteer and serve our community.

Spring 2023 Focus: The Arts

Local Organizations and Opportunities for Knowledge

Alternate Wednesdays, Jan. 25 – March 22 • Five sessions • 10 a.m. – noon • $30

Committee members: Stephen Fortlouis, Bill Shomo, Greg Stone, Paul Stone, Herb Strickler and Owen Wexler

Jan. 25 Art in Our Community

Rhonda Bellamy, executive director of The Arts Council of Wilmington, NHC and Heather Wilson, deputy director of Cameron Art Museum, acquaint us with the multiple ways in which art – as an expression of the world around us – is made accessible to residents of and visitors to the Cape Fear region.

Feb. 8 Performing Arts

Shane Fernando, vice president of advancement and the arts at Cape Fear Community College, will discuss the mission of CFCC’s Wilson Center, including its educational purpose, outreach in the community and opportunities for engagement. He will also discuss performing arts’ role in downtown Wilmington’s rich theater tradition, centered on historic Thalian Hall.

Feb. 22 Public Design and Historic Architecture

Travis Gilbert, director of the Historic Wilmington Foundation, shares with us the evolution of Wilmington’s architectural history, its numerous marvels of design, and his organization’s efforts to preserve and protect our region’s built history.

March 8 Jazz and Musical Theater

Sandy Evans, president of the North Carolina Jazz Festival, speaks with us about the 40-year history of the festival, including the historic performers who have given it life. Justin Smith, executive artistic director of the Opera House Theater, shares how his organization brings exciting artists and musical productions to the Thalian Hall stage.

March 22 Classical and Choral Music

Nancy King, chair of the UNCW Department of Music, and Dominic Talanca, director of bands and assistant professor of music at UNCW, wear many hats: professor, performer, artistic director and administrator. Hear how these dynamic individuals take music beyond the classroom and into the community.

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Feb. 1 Odessa: Yesterday

WOW meets at the Cameron Art Museum.

Alternate Wednesdays, Feb. 1 – April 12

Six sessions • 10 a.m. – noon • $36

Co-Chaired by Lynn Gattone and Stephanna Tewey

and Today

Carole Fink, Ph.D., former faculty member of the UNCW history department and Humanities Distinguished Professor of History Emerita at The Ohio State University, introduces the city of Odessa, Ukraine’s principal seaport on the Black Sea and its third largest city. An architectural and cultural jewel with a long, storied history, today Odessa plays a key role in national and international politics, economics and diplomacy.

Feb. 15 Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens: A Living History

Christine Lamberton, M.A., director of the Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens, talks about the unique history of the oldest property open to the public in Wilmington. Initially used as the site of the city’s first jail in 1744, the buildings were repurposed as the foundation of a mansion home in 1770, beginning more than 250 years of anchored history in downtown.

LMarch 1 Nermina’s Chance: Historical Fiction as a Gateway to Understanding War in Bosnia

Dina Greenberg, MFA, a graduate of the UNCW creative writing department and creative writing teacher at the Cameron Art Museum, discusses the evolution of her debut novel, Nermina’s Chance. She tells of her recent trip to Bosnia, where the book opened pathways to discussion of intergenerational trauma resulting from war and displacement.

March 15 Gender Images in Popular Indian Cinema Priyadarshini Shanker, Ph.D., assistant professor of film studies at UNCW, maps the historical dynamic relationship between the representations of gender roles in popular Indian cinema. She shows how the most celebrated films represent political, social and cultural trends and help to create images of the modern Indian ideal.

March 29 Environmental Justice for All Veronica Carter, MPA, a member of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Justice and Equity Board and a council member for the Town of Leland, asserts the principle that people have the right to be protected from environmental pollutants and to live in a safe, clean, healthy environment regardless of race, color, national origin or income. She also describes her work as a local environmental justice advocate.

April 12 Climate Change Gardening for the South Barbara Sullivan, author, certified Master Gardener, garden consultant and speaker, presents her new book, which outlines the challenges created by global warming for southeastern U.S. gardeners. She offers ideas for mitigation and adaptation to these challenges and discusses how to build resilient gardens, which benefit wildlife and natural ecosystems.

A forum for women to connect with interesting regional women to discuss meaningful subjects.

The Science and Environmental Academy (SEA) and Coffee meets weekly to present relevant topics from the fields of science and the environment.

University professors and knowledgeable authorities share their expertise and offer stimulating interaction in a friendly, relaxed setting. Speakers may be in-person or remote.

Thursdays, Jan. 26 – March 30

Ten sessions • 10 a.m. – noon • $60 Committee Chair: Pamela Keegan Committee Members: Andrea Carson, Jerry Hansen, Dick Hayes, Sue Hayes, Dianne Linkfield, Valerie Robertson, David Smith

Jan. 26 The Sidbury Savanna and Our Ecoregion’s

Natural Heritage

Andy Wood, director, Coastal Plain Conservation Group

This presentation explores the structure and functions of freshwater wetlands in southeastern North Carolina, emphasizing connections between wetland soils and our region’s biodiverse plants and wildlife. More than 70% of this region’s natural habitats have been lost to human activity. Wood presents solutions for development without destruction focusing on the Sidbury Savanna in northern New Hanover County, the last best example of our ecoregion’s unique natural heritage.

Feb. 2 Study of Terrestrial Mammals on Sumaco Volcano, Ecuador

Brian Arbogast, Ph.D., professor of biology, Department of Biology and Marine Biology, UNCW

Assessing the occurrence, geographic distribution and spatial and temporal activity patterns of species is essential for a full understanding of their ecology, biogeography and interactions with other species. Camera trapping techniques are of great utility in conducting studies on mammals, as they are non-invasive and minimize disturbance of animals’ natural activity patterns. This presentation will describe the findings of camera trap studies of medium-large mammals conducted on Sumaco Volcano, Ecuador, a remote, little-studied peak in the heart of the Tropical Andes biodiversity hotspot in South America.

Feb. 9

Skyscrapers Built of Wood

Kathryn Fernholz, president/CEO of Dovetail Partners

Our built environment is responsible for 39% of global carbon emissions. Innovations to address this include new uses for one of our oldest building materials: wood. This presentation explains “mass timber”—engineered wood products used to build buildings more than 20 stories high. It is a cheaper, faster, lighter and carbon-storing material, but it also poses challenges. Can skyscrapers built with wood save our cities, our climate and our forests?

Feb. 16 Harmful Algal Blooms and Their Effects

Catharina Alves de Souza, Ph.D., research professor and director of the Algal Resources Collection, Center for Marine Science, UNCW

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), such as cyanobacteria, can have a negative effect on humans, animals, water ecosystems and economic activities. In this presentation, we discuss the diversity of algal blooms and the various ways they impact us and our environment. In addition, we examine resulting economic consequences as well as the biotic control of HABs.

Feb. 23 Understanding Coastal Hazards Using Scientific Data

Joseph Long, Ph.D., associate professor, director of the UNCW Coastal Engineering program

The health of our coastlines and the sustainability of infrastructure and ecosystems that rely on it are directly impacted by a wide range of coastal hazards. Understanding and planning for these hazards is complicated. However, access to science-based information can help us make critical decisions about how we interact with the coast. This presentation discusses data used by UNCW researchers and students to monitor our coastlines as well as the development of models to better predict coastal hazards.

March 2 Adjusting the Lens on Flood Risk and Vulnerability: People, Water and the Built Environment

Nicolas Zegre, Ph.D., associate professor of Forest Hydrology and director of the Mountain Hydrology Laboratory, West Virginia University

The Mountain Hydrology Laboratory at West Virginia University conducts research on various aspects of water resources, focusing on West Virginia and the Appalachian Mountain regions. Simply put, the objective is to better understand how watersheds and humans interact. This presentation will explore the impacts and implications of environmental and climate change on freshwater security, access and environmental and social justice seen through the lens of flood risk and vulnerability.

March 9 Artificial Intelligence: A Transformative Technology

Saul Einbinder, technology strategist and lecturer with OLLI programs at RIT, Tufts and Rutgers Universities

Does Artificial Intelligence (AI) think? Can it be creative? Should we be worried? AI is working its way into farming, cars, medicine and most every other business sector. In this engaging talk, we break down the topic, strip out the hype and have some fun. After seeing how a machine actually learns, we’ll be able to understand the real impacts of this transformative technology.

March 16 Becoming Coactive: Bridging the Gap across Art, Science, and the Environment

Gene Felice, MFA, assistant professor of digital art, Department of Art and Art History, UNCW

Coaction refers to interaction among organisms within a community. The Coaction Lab at the University of North Carolina Wilmington forges collaborative relationships across the arts, sciences and humanities, exploring unstable relationships among organisms, environments and technology. This talk focuses on the lab’s partnerships and the multimedia stories we create and share with our community about the science and ecological research intended to protect our water sources for future generations.

March

23 Wind

Energy: Current Status and Future Potential

Roger Shew, senior lecturer, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, UNCW

Wind energy capacity has grown dramatically in the last decade, and current legislation has promoted further growth, but how will global energy demands influence offshore wind energy production? We discuss current locations and wind capacity as well as planned and future wind energy sites in the U.S. and globally. We will discuss the Atlantic and North Carolina offshore potential and consider the benefits and issues associated with wind energy production in these areas.

March 30 Managing and Protecting Our Treasured Natural Lands

John Taggart, Ph.D., associate professor emeritus, Department of Environmental Studies, UNCW

North Carolina has a wide diversity of landscapes, including natural spaces such as parks, preserves and wildlife management areas. This presentation will encompass the history, classification, selection, acquisition and management of natural sites such as parks, preserves and wildlife management areas.

Thinking on Thursdays is an opportunity to learn about and discuss meaningful subjects. The theme of this semester’s program is healthy eating, the Mediterranean way.

Chaired by Suzanne Kaminski

SPRING 2023 TOPIC: Healthy eating and cooking essentials for simple, delicious and satisfying meals

led by Meghan Lassiter, NC Cooperative Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences, Brunswick County Center

Crockpot, Instant pot. Air fryer.. You’ve heard about these kitchen appliances, and maybe you got one as a gift but haven’t yet opened the box. This four-week series will provide you with tips to make meals you love while enjoying a handsoff cooking experience using innovative kitchen tools.

Sessions include recipes, food demonstrations, instructor-led cooking activities and more to enhance our learning experience.

Thursdays, Jan. 19 – Feb. 9

Four sessions • 2 – 4 p.m. $24

Jan. 19 Sheet Pan Meal

Introduction to a healthy diet, key kitchen and pantry items to have on hand and making a sheet pan meal.

Jan. 26 Crockpot Meal

Planning tips for successful cooking at home, freezing and storing and making a freezer-to-crockpot meal.

Feb. 2 Instant Pot

Adapting recipes for your preferences and needs, shopping tips and making a meal in an electric multi-cooker (Instant Pot).

Feb. 9 Air Fryer

Making mealtime fun, kitchen hacks and using an air fryer.

ART IN OUR WORLD

A fledgling series inspired by the idea that art is an expression of the world within and around us

Committee members: Pat McCarthy, Ellen McNair, Paul Stone, Sherrod Sturrock, Owen Wexler

Monday, March 27

One Session • 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Free for members, registration required with Jim Knowles, owner, theArtWorks™

In this premier session of what we hope will be a full-fledged series in the fall, we visit theArtWorks™, an art village in Wilmington’s South Front

District created by Jim and Betsy Knowles. Jim gives us a tour of the facility and shares future plans for this creative environment, while resident artists introduce us to their studios and the work they create. At the end of the session, we reflect and explore topics for a fall 2023 Art in Our World series.

Special-interest forums are thought-provoking discussions led by OLLI member volunteers and special guests. Participants are encouraged to suggest topics, lead the discussion on topics of special interest to them and help develop the agenda for future sessions.

AMERICAN WOMEN OF VALOR

Second Tuesdays, Feb. 14 – May 9

Four sessions • 2 – 4 p.m. $32

Committee Chairs: Nancy Nail and Barbara Waxman

Each session brings a knowledgeable volunteer discussion leader who has researched the chosen valiant woman’s life and work using various biographical, autobiographical and historical sources. Participants in the forum are encouraged to ask questions and to join the conversation.

March 14 Marin Alsop: Conducting a Path to the Future led by Sherrod Sturrock

Marin Alsop is the first woman to lead a major American orchestra. She is currently music director laureate of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, as well as chief conductor of the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Ravinia Festival. A trailblazer in a staunchly masculine field, she serves as a mentor for dozens of aspiring young women conductors through the fellowship she established.

April 11 Seaweed Cookies: A Biologist

led by Joanna Clancy

Grows Up

This talk is a semi-autobiographical description of the creation of a woman scientist, including the struggles and successes that come with a life in science. OLLI member Joanna Clancy worked in the field of pharmacological research and development throughout her career as a microbiologist.

May 9 Fearless Trailblazer: Elizabeth Cochran led by Patricia Kopchick

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Born in the 1940s, Billie Jean King was a Southern Cal kid with a dynamite work ethic and a restless, ambitious, urgent personality. This formidable combination drove her to fight for and achieve gender equality in the world of tennis. Her lifelong advocacy for equality in sports and queer culture emboldened women’s voices around the world.

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This talk features the international adventures and activism of Elizabeth Cochran Seaman (1864 –1922), better known by her pen name Nellie Bly. She was an American journalist, industrialist, inventor and charity worker who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days and her pioneering exposé in which she worked undercover to report on a mental institution from within.

14 Risking It All to Level the Playing Field: Billie Jean King, Trailblazer led by Mary Lowrance

FRIDAY FORUM

Committee chair: Don Anderson Committee members: Bruce Myers and Jim Horan

Fridays, Feb. 3 and April 21 Six sessions • 10 a.m. – noon $36

The Friday Forum is a program for individuals who seek adventures in collaborative learning and informed discussion. Each group member becomes a vital contributor to the learning experience and is encouraged to lead a session after two semesters of attendance. The objective is to have group members increase their knowledge of significant issues facing us in the 21st century.

Feb. 3 The Life Cycles of Cultures – Including Ours led by Murray Sherman

Throughout human history, many civilizations, societies and cultures have formed, prospered and eventually declined. Explore the details of these cultures’ histories to identify common elements in how they evolved and what led to their collapse.

Feb. 17 Politics and the Supreme Court led by Jim Horan

The Supreme Court was intended to be a neutral interpreter of the Constitution but quickly became a tool of the emerging political parties. This session focuses on those areas where the Supreme Court was used by the executive or legislative branch to achieve a political objective. We review historical examples highlighting those instances where politics influenced the court and vice versa.

March 3 Gasoline/Diesel Fuel Prices and U.S. Energy Policy led by Herb

Strickler

How are gasoline and diesel fuel prices determined and how are they influenced by U.S. energy policy? We discuss petroleum sources, refining, distribution, the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, oil markets and other aspects of gasoline markets.

March 17 Our Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic and its Implications for the Future led by Joanna Clancy and Robert Kanich

Are we prepared for the next pandemic? This talk focuses on what lessons were learned – or not learned – in the fight against SARSCoV2, how our governmental agencies (such as the CDC and FDA) functioned and what needs to be done to respond to the next microbial danger.

April 14 U.S. Foreign Policy and the Economy

in

the 2020s led by Bill Ahlberg

The world’s economic structure is challenged today by the rise of China. How do our foreign and domestic policies address this challenge? What is the importance of U.S. economic power in the 2020s? How is the Biden administration addressing this economic and political challenge?

April 21 Climate Change led by James McNally

Who is responsible for climate change: Mother Nature? Her offspring? Or perhaps both? Does climate change need fixing? If so, then how, when and by whom?

Great Decisions: Discussion Group

Mondays, March 20 – May 8

Eight sessions • 1 – 2:30 p.m. $75 (includes book)

March 20 • Energy Geopolitics

Access to oil and gas has long held an influence over the politics of individual nations and their relations with others. As more countries move toward sustainable energy and supply chain shortages affect the availability of oil and gas, how will this change the way in which the United States interacts with the outside world?

March 27 • War Crimes

Great Decisions is America's largest discussion program on world affairs. Participants commit to reading the Great Decisions briefings on each topic prior to class. Each session starts with a screening of the lecture videos (25-30 minutes) followed by a facilitated conversation on the most critical global issues facing America today. Facilitators include OLLI staff, volunteers and special guests.

April 17 • Politics in Latin America

Electoral results in Latin America over the past four years have led many observers of the regional/political scene to discern a left-wing surge in the hemisphere, reminiscent of the so-called “Pink Tide” that swept the area some 20 years ago. But how much do these politicians have in common? What implication does their ascendency have for the region?

April 24 • Global Famine

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has resulted in widespread charges of war crimes and calls for justice. But what exactly are war crimes? Opinions of what constitutes a war crime have evolved, as have ways to identify and punish the perpetrators. How will the war crimes committed in Ukraine be dealt with?

April 3 • China and the U.S.

For the past 10 years, the United States and China have been locked in a competition for who has the greatest global influence. One major point of contention is the status of Taiwanese sovereignty, which has become even more relevant recently with the possibility that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may prompt China to take similar action regarding Taiwan. How will the United States engage a China which is increasingly seeking to expand its sphere of influence?

April 10 • Economic Warfare

Waging economic warfare consists of a variety of measures from implementing sanctions to fomenting labor strikes. Such tools are utilized by states to hinder their enemies, and in the case of the United States, have been used as far back as the early 19th century. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, economic warfare has been the main means for the west to challenge Russia. How effective will these sanctions be at convincing Russia to cease its war?

Fears of global food shortages have followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has disrupted grain shipments from the major grain producer. But what about countries and regions that were suffering before this impending shortage? How is famine defined, and how is it different from simple food shortages? What, if any, remedies are there?

May 1 • Iran at a Crossroads

By the fall of 2022, Iran was in a state of turmoil due to widespread protests against government-enforced wearing of the hijab, a failing economy, an ineffective new president, and the looming succession of the country’s leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. Abroad, renewal of the Iran nuclear deal seemed doubtful, and tensions remain high between Iran, Israel and Arab states. Many Iranians have lost hope of a better future and the country seems at a crossroads. How should the United States deal with it?

May 8 • Climate Migration

As climate change accelerates and drought and rising sea levels become more common, millions of people in affected regions must uproot themselves and seek safety elsewhere. Who are these affected individuals, and how might the United States aid them, and how might they be affected by the migration?

Discover more about your own palate and preferences!

This semester we are offering two options in our popular wine tasting programs. OLLI members may register to attend all three sessions of Three Monthly Tastings in person, which include wine and food (Option I). The other option is to take part virtually, on Zoom, from the comfort of your home (Option II). Registration is required for each Zoom session. A wine list with food suggestions will be shared in advance.

OPTION I

Classes presented in UNCW’s Truist Hall, paired with delectable bites by UNCW’s chef.

Three Monthly Tastings $99

(total for all three sessions)

Wednesdays, Jan. 25, April 26 and May 24 • 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 25 Good Wine, Old Wine with Mike Lane, Certified Wine Educator

What does it mean when ‘old vine’ is printed on a wine label and what difference does it make? Certified Wine Educator Mike Lane will lead this discussion on the physiology of grapevines and how the age of a vine impacts the final product in your glass. Taste five famous old-vine wines from various regions around the world.

April 26 Blended Wines and Rule Breaking in the New World with Amanda Leese, Certified Wine Educator

Join the “wine gal” for this follow-up to the Old-World Blends class. Enjoy pairings and tastings of nontraditional blended wines from new-world winemakers who threw out the rule book. Decide for yourself if you prefer traditional or nontraditional blending tactics, while discussing new-world philosophy and techniques on how and why to blend wine grapes.

May 24 Everything’s Coming Up Rosés with John Tufano and Don Brisson

How many of us remember the sweet and fizzy Mateus and Lancers rosé wines of the 1970s? Rosé wines have come a long way since then. Rosé wines are incredibly popular today, and for good reason. They vary in taste from sweet to bone dry and are perfect as sipping or aperitif wines, on their own or with food. We will explore some of these blush wines from various countries, paired with superb appetizers that showcase the wines’ nuances.

OPTION II

Zoom Tasting from Home

Good Wine, Old Wine with Mike Lane, Certified Wine Educator

Wednesday, Jan. 25 • 6 – 7:30 p.m. One session • $10

Blended Wines and Rule Breaking in the New World with Amanda Leese, Certified Wine Educator Wednesday, April 26 • 6 – 7:30 p.m. One session • $10

Everything’s Coming Up Rosés with John Tufano and Don Brisson Wednesday, May 24 • 6 – 7:30 p.m. One session • $10

Premium Wine Tasting

with St. Supéry Estate Vineyards and Winery

Wednesday, Feb. 22 • 6 – 7:30 p.m. One session • $75

Come taste St. Supéry Estate Vineyards & Winery’s best wines displaying the aromas and flavors from their unique estate vineyard sites in Napa Valley. All great wines have a story, and the storyteller for this special tasting will be St. Supéry Estate Vineyards & Winery winemaker Brooke Shenk. Shenk speaks to us remotely from the beautiful Napa Valley as she guides us in tasting and comparing five different estate grown premium Napa Valley wines, four from the same grape and the other a unique blend. The selected wines will highlight differences and fine distinctions of St. Supéry’s two estate vineyards. To complement these enhanced wines, UNCW’s chef prepares unique food pairings, demonstrating different options for matching food with wines from the same grape.

New Anthem Brewery

Session I • $15 Wednesday, March 29 • 1 – 2 p.m.

Session II • $15 Wednesday, March 29 • 2 – 3 p.m.

Join OLLI to get a glimpse behind the scenes of the brewing process at New Anthem Beer Project. Aaron Skiles, co-owner and founding brewer of New Anthem discusses the beer making process first hand while giving a comprehensive tour of the brewery. During this tour, you will have the opportunity to taste beers and ask Skiles questions ranging from process all the way to tasting notes.

EVENT CALENDAR INDEX

January

16 Water Aerobics ................................. 22 17 Water Aerobics 22 19 Yoga for Balance 21 19 Thinking on Thursdays 32 23 Wilmington Social Movements 11 23 East Asian Religions .......................... 13 23 New Horizons Band 18 23 Gentle Somatic Yoga 21 23 Tai Chi 22 23 Social Bridge .................................... 26 24 Zoom Training For Beginners 5 24 Four Crises in American History 11 25 Baroque Art: Part II 7 25 Conversations about Death 10 25 Behaviors in People with Dementia ...... 10 25 LOOK 28

25 Good Wine, Old Wine 37 25 Wine Society: Three Monthly Tastings 36 26 Let’s Write Prose Poems ..................... 8 26 Shakespeare Sampler ’23 13 26 SEA and Coffee 30 31 Online Security 5 31 Pickleball for Beginners 22

February

1 Brexit 14 1 Women on Wednesdays 29 2 OLLI Literary Club 12 3 Friday Forum 34 7 Rise Up Community Farm .................... 5 7 Legacy Gift Planning 5 7 Meditation for Beginners 23 8 OLLI at the Museum 24 9 Music and the Civil Rights ................... 6 9 South African History 10 10 Our Coast and Climate Change 14 10 SIG Racism 26

10 Zoom Training For Beginners ............... 5 13 Higher Education at a Crossroads ......... 8 14 American Women of Valor 33 16 New Member Welcome 5

20 OLLI at the Planetarium 24 21 Can the Common Good be Bad? 14 21 History Tour: WilmingtonNColor 21 21 PLATO 27

22 Premium Wine Tasting ....................... 37 24 Lunch with District Attorney 6 24 Walking Tour: Architecture 21 28 Alliance for Cape Fear Trees 17 March

1 Earth Processes and Our National Parks ............................................... 15

1 Walking Tour: Architecture 21

2 Book Discussion: An Immense World 15

6 Intermediate Mahjongg 24

7 Three Sisters Swamp ......................... 18

7 Free Tools from Google 18

8 History of Wilmington 11 14 Let’s Go to the Opera! 13

17 The Longleaf Pine ............................. 17 20 NC Marine Ecosystems 15 20 Specialty Market Tours 25 20 Great Decisions 35 21 Birds of SE NC 20 22 The Art of Bonsai ............................. 17 23 Airlie Gardens: Spring Plant Walk 20 24 Mindful Forest Bathing 23 27 Art in Our World 32 27 Gentle Somatic Yoga .......................... 22 28 Writing Personal Essays 8 28 Black Mountain College: Roots 16 28 Pickleball for Beginners 21 29 Longleaf Pine Ecosystems 17 29 New Anthem Brewery ........................ 37 29 Walking Foodie Tour 25 30 Airlie Gardens: Spring Plant Walk 20 30 The Lucy Barton Novels 12

30 Walking Tour: Brooklyn Arts District ..... 21 30 Yoga for Balance 21

31 Walking Tour: Brooklyn Arts District 21

April

3 Mindfulness ...................................... 23

4 Black Mountain College: Poetry 16 10 Water Aerobics 22

11 Airlie Gardens: Pollinator Lecture Series 20

11 Qigong ............................................. 23

11 Water Aerobics 22

12 Contemporary Art 7

12 Basic Drawing 24

13 Bald Head Island Nature Excursion 19

13 Tell Your Story: Documenting Your Legacy ............................................. 24

14 Carolina Beach State Park 20

17 Travel Destinations 19

17 Kayaking: Town Creek 19

18 Kayaking: Town Creek ........................ 19

18 Topics in Health 9 18 Historical Fiction 12

18 Breakfast with the Birds River Cruise 25

18 Wrightsville Beach Boat Tours ............. 25 19 American Sign Language 11 19 Walking Foodie Tour 25 20 Wrightsville Beach Boat Tours 25

24 Black River Adventure Cruise 25

25 Black Mountain College: Merce Cunningham ..................................... 16 26 Black River Adventure Cruise 25

26 Wines: Blended Wines 37

26 Wrightsville Beach Boat Tours 25 28 Carolina Beach State Park .................. 20 28 Relationship Resilience 9

May

4 Reading to and with Children 9

4 Walking Foodie Tour 25

10 Bald Head Island Nature Excursion ...... 19 19 Stand Up Paddleboard ....................... 20 22 Kayaking: Masonboro Island 19 23 Kayaking: Masonboro Island 19 24 Everything’s Coming Up Rosés 37

Register online or by phone

www.uncw.edu/olli 910.962.3195

A confirmation letter and program information will be sent to you via email. If you do not have an email address, you will receive these materials at the address you provide. Specific course locations will be provided at registration.

Refunds/cancellations: Fees can only be refunded if a written notification of withdrawal is received three (3) university working days prior to the start of the program, unless otherwise noted. A processing fee of $10 is charged on cancellations.

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Wilmington follows the closings of the university. If the university’s opening time is delayed or if the university is closed, all OLLI classes, events, meetings and other activities will be canceled for that duration. Visit the university website at www.uncw.edu for the latest information on university closings.

We are located at 620 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5614.

UNC Wilmington is committed to and will provide equal educational and employment opportunity. Questions regarding program access may be directed to the Compliance Officer, UNCW Chancellor’s Office, 910.962.3000, Fax 910.962.3483. UNCW does not discriminate on the basis of sex. Questions regarding UNCW’s Title IX compliance should be directed to titleix@uncw.edu.

UNCW complies with all provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Accommodations will be made available upon request. If you have special needs and would like to participate in this program, please contact the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNCW, 910.962.3195 ten (10) days prior to the event so proper consideration may be given to the request. This publication is available in alternative format on request. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of North Carolina Wilmington follows an open admissions policy.

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OLLI Catalog Contributors

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Susan Williams

Donna Treolo

Jennifer Heber-Brown

Anna Lake Smith

Tristan Steffe

Jonathan Watkins

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