New Registration Procedure! Please read pages 8 - 9.
Winter/Spring 2019 Catalog Lifelong Learning for Ages 50 and Up
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Cares+PiCC-5.5x8.5-v1.indd 1 11/27/18 4:56 PM Address: OLLI at U of M - Turner Senior Resource Center (TSRC) 2401 Plymouth Rd., Suite C Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Phone: (734) 998-9351 Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Monday through Friday) Email: [email protected] Website: www.olli-umich.org
OLLI has a new registration process. Please see pages 8 - 9 for full details.
The Sun Room has been renamed to the Debrodt Room in honor of the Debrodt family who started an endowment fund to support the Turner Senior Wellness Program. Sign up for Winter/Spring 2019 classes online at www.olli-umich.org, in-person or by mailing in your registration form.
There is an annual fee of $20 to be a member of OLLI. The membership year is from September 1 through August 31. Cover photo credits: Gregory Fox, Janice Stickney, and Laurie Barnett. Title: OLLI Catalog Issue Date: December 2018 Published: Bi Annual Authorized Name and Address: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, University of Michigan, 2401 Plymouth Rd., Suite C, Ann Arbor, MI Issue 6, Volume 2 https://www.facebook.com/ OsherLifelongLearningInstituteAtUMich/ Hello OLLI Friends, Welcome to a new winter/spring/summer season of OLLI programming! On behalf of the OLLI Leadership Council, OLLI Staff, and OLLI’s most active volunteers, we’re excited to share our new offerings.
We hope that you will join us at our Winter Open House on January 4th, which will take place in the WCC Morris Lawrence Building’s Atrium from 10 a.m. - Noon. Thinking it’s time for a Road Trip? Check out our theme, and join us for warm drinks, warm compa- ny, and a fun day while you discover opportunities to be engaged at OLLI. More information can be found on page 10.
We also want to make you aware of a new registra- tion process at OLLI for this term. The good news is that you have several weeks to register. In an effort to eliminate the stress and rush to register for OLLI pro- gramming, and to make it a more equitable process, OLLI will now conduct a lottery for every oversub- scribed class. Please see pages 8 - 9 for a full expla- nation of the new process.
OLLI is also happy to share that scholarships are avail- able for all of our programming, including, for the first time, OLLI Out of Town offerings. Please contact the OLLI office to request a scholarship. I’d like to thank the OLLI staff, Assistant Director Ben Richards and Administrative Assistant Julie Haines, for all that they do every day to support the work of OLLI.
Best Wishes, Lisa Barton, OLLI Director Table of Contents
Registration Explained...... pp. 8-9 OLLI Open House...... p. 10
After Five Gatherings A Visitor’s View of Japan...... p. 11 School is a Game...But is it a Good Game?...... p. 12 Everything You Want to Know about the Cinetopia Film Festival...... p. 12 Girls Group: Changing the Destiny of Young Women in Our Community...... p. 13 RoosRoast Coffee: One of the Best Coffee Shops in Michigan with John Roos...... p. 13 Harmful Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes: How Citizens and Scientists Work Together to Understand the Problem...... p. 14
Call for Volunteers……...... p. 15
Distinguished Lecture Series……...... pp. 16-17
Thursday Morning Lecture Series The Future of Work: How will your Grandkids make a Living?...... …p. 19 History of Comedy……...... …p. 20 Changing Gender Roles……...... …p. 21 A Celebration of Local Authors…...... …p. 22
Washtenaw Community College Directions and Map...... p. 23 Table of Contents
All one-time classes are noted with an S All evening events are noted with an E Art & Architecture Monday Painters....……...... p. 24 North Campus Outdoor Sculpture Tour...... p. 24 (S) Shodo-Japanese Calligraphy...... p. 25 (S) UMMA Offsite...... p. 25 Transformation of Michigan’s Central Campus...... p. 26 (S) Current Events, Law, Policy & Politics Current Events...... p. 27 The Fifth Risk...... p. 27 Great Decisions...... p. 28 Lessons in Diversity from a Prison Classroom...... p. 28 (S) Democracy: Its History and Its Meaning Today...... p. 29 Michigan’s Schools are Failing...... ,...... p. 29 Poverty: Looking from the Inside Out……...... p. 30 Restorative Justice, An Alternative……...... p. 30 The Theory of Criminal Relativity: Using Genealogy Databases to Solve Crimes...... p. 31 (S) What’s Going on in Housing?...... p. 31 A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order...... p. 32
Foreign Language Advanced German IV, Continued……....…...... p. 32 Chinese 5…..……...... ……...... p. 33 Spanish: Advanced Beginner - Intermediate...... p. 33 Elementary French...... p. 33 Group Facilitation Training Group Facilitation Training………...... p. 34 (S) Table of Contents
History & Culture Caravans, Cultures, & Chinggis Khan along the Silk Road...p. 34 A Brief History of Icons...... …...... p. 35 Origins of the Italian Renaissance...... p. 35 Rosie the Riveter and the Willow Run Bomber Plant...... p. 36 (S) Everything You Want to Know About China...... …p. 36 War Through the Eyes of a Child...... p. 37 (S) Remember Their Names: Family History Narratives...... p. 37 What We Choose: Women, Aging and Decisions about Appearance…...... p. 38 (S)
Hobbies, Games, & Sports Quilting Techniques...... p. 38 (S) Wine 101…...……...... ……....………...... p. 39 (S) Mah-Jongg………………………………….…...... p.39
Investing, Economics & Finance Computerized Investing: Stocks - Selection and Evaluation...... p. 40 Basics of Retirement Investing……...... p. 40
Literature, Poetry & Drama From the Mouths of Millennials...... p. 41 Homer’s Iliad...... p. 41 Homer’s Odyssey...... p. 42 Ovid’s Metamorphosis...... p. 42 Literary Short Fiction…...... p. 43 Soaring High, Delving Deep with Literature...... p. 43 The Mystery Authors Book Club...... p. 44 Remarkable Novels I (II and III)...... p. 44 The Story of American Fiction...... p. 45 Virgil’s Aeneid...... p. 45 Literacy Then and Now: Lessons from 1880-1930...... …p. 46 Whitman...... p. 46 Table of Contents
Music, Theater & Film The Wrong Man: Detective Mystery on Film...... p. 47 Theater Circles for Seniors...... p. 48
Religion, Philosophy & Spirituality Decisions at End of Life...... p. 48 (S) Accentuate the Positive...... p. 49 Wisdom Circle…...... p. 49
Science & Mathematics The Aging Brain...... …p. 50 All About Honeybees...... …p. 50 (S) (E) The Climate is Changing: What Can We Do?...... p. 51 (E) Chemistry: More than Just a Magic Trick...... p. 51 (E) Can We Price Carbon?...... p. 52 Dream Country...... …p. 52
Social Science “Cartoon Boy” and Other Stories of Children in Play Therapy…...... p.53 Finding Meaning in Life...... …p. 53 A Philosopher Looks At Our Political Crisis…...... p. 54 Principles of Mindfulness: Part I...... p. 54 Principles of Mindfulness: Part II...... p. 55 Public Speaking Skills...... p. 55 Taking on Goliath…...... p. 56 (S) 21 Lessons for the 21st Century……...... …...... p. 56 Tour of Maker Works: Session A…...... p. 57 (S) Tour of Maker Works: Session B……...... …...... p. 57 (S) Behind the Scenes Tour of the Clements Library...... p. 58 (S) Merging the Old and New: Bird’s-Eye Views of America...... p. 58 (S) A Rare Find: The Discovery of the Rough Sketch of the King’s Domain at Detroit, 1790…...... p. 59 (S) TED Talks…...... p. 59 Table of Contents Technology Introduction to Home Computing...... …p. 60 Becoming Invisible on the Internet...... …p. 60 Podcasts and “Writing for the Ear”...... …p. 61 (S)
Writing Memoir Writing…………..……...... ……….…...... p. 61 Memoirs and Personal Essays……...... …...... …...... p. 62 Writing Memoirs……...... …..………………...... …...... p. 62 Novel Writing…...... ……p. 63 Off-Leash Writing…...... …...... ……...... p. 63 Writers Unlimited……….……...... ………..…...... p. 64
Turner Senior Wellness Program Offering Being Mortal: A Book Discussion…...... p. 64
Special Event: WeListen...... p. 65
Special Projects: Show Your “O”...... p. 66
OLLI Out of Town 2018 - 2019 A Winter’s Respite in Rochester: Meadow Brook Hall...... p. 67 Willow Run: Yesterday and Today…...... …...... …..…...p. 68 The Future of Work in Detroit...... p. 69 Retracing Steps of Detroit’s ’67 Rebellion...... p. 70 Viewing of “12th and Clairmont” Documentary Film....p. 71 Michigan Lighthouse Landmark Legacy Event...... p. 72 Let’s Visit Port Huron...... …p. 72 Athens on the Prairie: Architectural Tour in Columbus, IN..…p. 74
------Study Groups in Alpha Order………...... pp. 76-77 Study Groups by Day of the Week……...... pp. 78-79 Study Groups by Start Date…………...... pp. 80-81 Venues for OLLI Study Groups and Lectures...... pp. 82-83 Scholarships, Acknowledgements, Cancellation Policy...p. 84 8 New Registration Process
Please Note NEW REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
for Study Groups and OLLI Out of Town Events Only
OLLI wants to eliminate the stress on the first day of registration, especially for classes that close early! We also want to make the registration process more equitable. For Winter/Spring 2019, a new procedure will be implemented for Study Groups and OLLI Out of Town programs. Registration for lectures and After 5 will not change.
The initial registration period will begin Friday, Dec. 14 at 9 a.m. to Friday, Jan. 11 at 4 p.m.
Processing of registrations will not begin until January 14, so you can register any time during this period.
All oversubscribed classes will be subject to a lottery to provide an equal chance for everyone to get in.
Members who are not selected will be placed on a wait list and invited to join if space becomes available. Registration will still be possible after this period, provided spaces are available.
As before, you can register on-line, by mail or in-person at the OLLI office. Early submission does not increase chances of getting into a program. Other registration opportunities are at OLLI lectures and at the Winter Open House on Friday, January 4, both at Washtenaw Community College. The methods of payment will not change. New Registration Process 9
All payments must be made at the time of registration.
Additional things to know: • Refunds will be provided for those who are not selected for programs via the lottery. Our goal is to issue the refunds during the week after the lottery. • Everyone who applies for classes subject to the lottery will be notified of the outcome by Friday, January 18th. • The Winter/ Spring OLLI catalog will go on-line on December 14th and it will arrive in the mail by mid-late December.
This new system will enable you to register at your leisure and help prevent computer crashes caused by the high volume of first-day registrations. It will also reduce the stress on the staff and registration volunteers.
OLLI offers scholarships for all programming, including OLLI Out of Town (scholarships for OLLI Out of Town just added). To request a scholarship, please contact the OLLI office.
Hey! It’s a new registration process! Please read carefully! 10 Special Events 2019 Winter Open House Thinking it’s time for a Road Trip . . . ? Join us for OLLI’s Winter Open House Friday January 4, 2019, at the Washtenaw Community College Atrium in Morris Lawrence Building – 10:00am – 12pm.
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.: Create your next learning road trip with OLLI’s new opportunities. View OLLI artwork. Catch up on holiday stories. Have a hot cup of coffee or tea. Enjoy the sunshine through the atrium windows. Plot your next road trip!
10:30 – 11:15 a.m.: Program Finding the Way to OLLI 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Winter Open House Buffet! OLLI members socialize, learn and travel – by car and boat and train and airplane! They create learning road trips pow- ered by OLLI’s programs -- all the while traveling to create memories, visit families and simply enjoy the journey. Share stories of finding your way to OLLI, of road trips you never expected to take and road trips that went awry. Design your next OLLI learning journey. Map a road trip. Create a road trip memory. Before and after the program there will be opportunities to • Join OLLI • Meet study group instructors and learn about coming classes • Talk with committee members about upcoming lecture series, day trips, and After 5 events • Join a committee • Drop off registrations for winter/spring program opportunities Join the Fun! After Five 11
“After 5” provides informal learning in a congenial group setting. Local personalities present programs in the early evening to encourage attendance by pre- retirees as well as retirees. Cost: $10 per event or $65 for 7 winter-spring events
A Visitor’s View of Japan Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 Time: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Location: Kellogg Eye Center 1000 Wall St., Ann Arbor, MI Cost: $10 Experience a 3-week photo trip to Japan’s main island Honshu, including many UNESCO World Heritage Sites, with Van Harrison and Bill Roberts. Start in modern Tokyo. Drive south to see Mt. Fuji and a sculpture park. Travel to the Japanese Alps to see Nagano, Matsumoto Castle and Snow Monkeys. Visit the historic town of Takayama and rural Shirakawa-go village. On the north coast, see the Kenroku-en garden in Kanazawa. Travel to Kiso Valley, then Kyoto. See the Golden Pavilion and Pure Water Temple. In Nara see Japan’s largest Buddha. Travel to the Himeji Castle, then to Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park. Visit the island/modern art enclave Naoshima. In Okayama see the Korakuen Garden. End in Osaka, famous for great food. 12 After Five
School is a Game...But is it a Good Game? Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2019 Time: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Location: Kellogg Eye Center 1000 Wall St., Ann Arbor, MI Cost: $10 Barry Fishman is an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in the University of Michigan School of Information and School of Education. His work focuses on games as models for more engaging learning environments, and academic innovation in K-12 and higher education.
Everything You Want to Know about the Cinetopia Film Festival Date: April 24, 2019 Time: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Location: Kellogg Eye Center 1000 Wall St., Ann Arbor, MI Cost: $10 Russ Collins, Executive Director and CEO, Michigan Theater, will present the latest news on the Cinetopia Film Festival held every June in Ann Arbor and Detroit. Get a behind-the-scenes look at how it has evolved since it began in 2012 and why it is so central to the Michigan Theatre mission. After Five 13
Girls Group: Changing the Destiny of Young Women in Our Community Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 Time: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Location: Kellogg Eye Center 1000 Wall St., Ann Arbor, MI Cost: $10 Sue Schooner is the Executive Director of Girls Group. Learn about her personal story and experiences with the wonderful nonprofit she founded 15 years ago after giving up a successful career in the automotive industry. Girls Group now serves 400 young women in Washtenaw County, and continues to change the destiny of young women, as well as the many others whom these participants mentor and inspire.
RoosRoast Coffee: One of the Best Coffee Shops in Michigan with John Roos Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 Time: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Location: RoosRoast Coffee 1155 Rosewood St, Ann Arbor, MI Cost: $10 If you know what Lobster Butter Love is, then you know Roos Roast Coffee. Come hear John Roos talk about coffee bean selection, their special roasting process and why RoosRoast is such a phenomenon in Ann Arbor. He’ll share his quirky be- ginnings and how he learned to make the best coffee. John had many lifetimes as a chef all over the world, but it was not until the 90’s in Portland that his passion for coffee began. Join us for a fun, informative evening. Hear John’s tales and maybe sip some Lobster Butter Love or A-A Cowboy Blend or Rich French Neighbor. 14 After Five
Harmful Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes: How Citizens and Scientists Work Together to Understand the Problem Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2019 Time: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Location: Kellogg Eye Center 1000 Wall St., Ann Arbor, MI Cost: $10 What are Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), and why are they harmful to the Great Lakes? Why have recent outbreaks returned, and what is their impact on water quality and the ecosystem of the Great Lakes? Devin Gill is an outreach specialist for the University of Michigan’s Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, one of 16 academic institutes across the U.S. that conducts research in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Her role is to create opportunities for the public to participate in Great Lakes research and facilitate communication between citizens and scientists. Devin will provide background on HABs and her work to involve citizens in the design of HAB forecasts, so that Great Lakes research can better meet the needs of society. Volunteers 15 Calling all Volunteers OLLI is looking for new volunteers! The committees that are most in need of new members are: Finance Fundraising Informational Technology Lectures Kickoff
Of course we also have volunteer opportunties in: After Five Office Support OLLI Out of Town Operational Practices Social Interaction Special Projects Study Groups Venue
Please contact Lisa Barton, OLLI Director, at 734-998-9356 to talk about any and all volunteering opportunities. 16 Distinguished Lecture Series
The OLLI Distinguished Lecture Series consists of ten lectures, once per month from September through June. The speakers are well-informed experts from town and gown who share their specialized knowledge in an engaging manner.
Day/Time: 2nd Tuesday of the month, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Location: Washtenaw Community College Morris Lawrence Building Towsley Auditorium 4800 E. Huron River Dr., Ann Arbor, MI Cost: $10/day pass or $25 for 5 lectures, February - June
Capacity is limited to the first 500 registrants.
February 12, 2019 A Half-Century of Michigan Memories… and Some Thoughts About Its Future Jim and Anne Duderstadt, former President of the University of Michigan and spouse.
March 12, 2019 Macroeconomic Prospects for the US and the Globe Dr. Kathryn M. E. Dominguez, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan. Distinguished Lecture Series 17
April 9, 2019 Democracy, Dictatorship, and Development: In What Ways does the Type of Political Regime Matter? Dr. Jonathan Hanson, Lecturer in Statistics for Public Policy at the Ford School, University of Michigan.
May 14, 2019 The Fall and Rise of Income Inequality in the United States Professor Charles L. Ballard, Professor of Economics at Michigan State.
June 11, 2019 The Constitution at the Border: When Immigration Policy and Constitutional Norms Clash Margo Schlanger, Professor of Law at the University of Michigan and leading authority on civil rights. 18 Thursday Morning Lecture Series
OLLI-UM offers six OLLI Thursday Morning Lecture Series each year. Each series offers six lectures (the Summer Lecture Series is three lectures) on a unifying theme and a variety of speakers who cover specific aspects of the theme. Learning continues in an interactive question-and-answer period following each lecture. Most presentations are at 10 a.m. on Thursdays at the Washtenaw Community College. (see p. 15 for map)
Cost: $30 per 6-week session or $10/daypass
Capacity is limited to the first 500 registrants.
OLLI will be offering one lunch per lecture series, which gives you a great chance to socialize with other members! Stay tuned for those dates which will be in- cluded in the lecture brochures.
“Mr. Lindner is a fabulous teacher - very erudite, very funny. I knew almost nothing about the topic and found immersion into the Silk Road fascinating.” – a member of Rudi Lindner’s Caravan’s Cultures, & Chinggis Khan along the Silk Road study group Thursday Morning Lecture Series 19
The Future of Work: How will your Grandkids make a Living? Day/Time: Thursdays, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Dates: January 3 - February 7, 2019 Location: Washtenaw Community College Morris Lawrence Building Towsley Auditorium 4800 E. Huron River Dr., Ann Arbor, MI Cost: $30/series or $10/day pass
Thousands of U.S. retail jobs have been lost due to the popularity of online retailers such as Amazon. Future developments in robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and other technology will also cause job loss and major changes in the workplace. In addition, changing corporate structures, globalization, and the “gig economy” (e.g. Uber), will impact our work and how we will be doing it. The dedicated worker, working for a single company, with long-term job security, is fast disappearing. How will companies change to address technological advances and global challenges? What changes are likely for low-wage jobs, and are “guaranteed minimum incomes” advisable? What are the best ways to prepare people for jobs of the future? Will your grandchildren find work, and, if so, what will their workplaces be like? 20 Thursday Morning Lecture Series
Humor, Comedy and Laughter: In Everyday Life and Beyond Day/Time: Thursdays, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Dates: February 14 - March 28, 2019 No lecture on March 7 Location: Washtenaw Community College Morris Lawrence Building Towsley Auditorium 4800 E. Huron River Dr., Ann Arbor, MI Cost: $30/series or $10/day pass
Humor is an important part of everyday life. From interpersonal relationships, to crafted presentations by comedians, to its use in movies, live theater, television, and in print, humor is relaxing, enlightening and entertaining. Humor often causes laughter, or at least a smirk, grin or smile. It has even been known to lead to tears of joy! A wide variety of types of comedy have been present from the ancient worlds of Greece and Rome to the latest episode of Seinfeld or skit at Second City. Humor and laughter have recently been studied for their positive impacts on physical and mental health. The lectures in this series will explore a variety of aspects of humor as part of the human condition. Thursday Morning Lecture Series 21
Changing Gender Roles Day/Time: Thursdays, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Dates: April 4 - May 9, 2019 Location: Washtenaw Community College Morris Lawrence Building Towsley Auditorium 4800 E. Huron River Dr., Ann Arbor, MI Cost: $30/series or $10/day pass
Feminist inquiry in the mid 21st century showed us how profoundly society is structured by gender. The constraints that have traditionally shaped roles are changing broadly and rapidly. Many refuse to see themselves labeled by gender or assigned stereo- typical roles. Change has come in child-rearing, income distribution, and even long-held male religious roles. The media reflect these societal changes as male and female roles are no longer distinct. No longer are women only depicted as sexually vulnerable, men are not always aggressive, and warrior women have joined forces with heroic men. The 21st century finds the male/ female binary under scrutiny. In this series we explore the status of this discussion. 22 Thursday Morning Lecture Series
A Celebration of Local Authors Day/Time: Thursdays, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Dates: June 13, June 27, and July 11, 2019 Location: Washtenaw Community College Morris Lawrence Building Towsley Auditorium 4800 E. Huron River Dr., Ann Arbor, MI Cost: $15/series or $10/day pass FREE for those who have purchased the all lecture series package
Three authors with ties to our local region or the state of Michigan will discuss one of their recent books. Each author will discuss the content of the book; the process of creating it, including the publishing phase; and provide some context by discussing their literary career. There will be a Q and A session in which audience members can interact with each author.
“It’s a gift to be able to take courses from Professor Knott--he is knowledgeable and his ability to lead discussions makes each session meaningful. It was a pleasure to understand more about Mary Oliver and Wendell Berry under his direction.” – a member of John Knott’s The Poetry of Mary Oliver and Wendell Berry study group WCC Directions 23
Location of OLLI Lectures Directions to WCC Towsley Auditorium Traveling North on US-23: –Take Exit 37A (Washtenaw Ave) toward Ypsilanti. –At the first light, turn LEFT onto HOGBACK RD. (If you turn right, you’ll be on Carpenter Rd.) –At the first stop light, turn RIGHT onto CLARK RD. –Turn LEFT at the light on HURON RIVER DR. (If you turn right, you’ll be on Golfside Dr.) –Turn LEFT into the first driveway on your left. You are now on the WCC Campus. –The Morris Lawrence Building has a circular drive you can use to drop off passengers. There are two lots nearby which can be used for parking. Traveling South on US-23: –Take US-23 SOUTH to the GEDDES RD. Exit (Exit 39) –Turn LEFT onto GEDDES RD. and go back over the highway. –At the traffic circle, take the second exit onto GEDDES RD. –After about a mile, DIXBORO merges into HURON RIVER DR. –Follow HURON RIVER DR. about 1 mile. Along the way, you will pass most of the Washtenaw Community College Campus on your right and St. Joseph Hospital on your left. –After about a mile, HURON RIVER DR. starts to make a large curve to the right. Turn right into the WCC entrance which is located midway through this curve. There is an “Emergency” sign directly across from this on the left. (If you go to the light, you’ve gone too far.) Please look for the OLLI Event Here signs off Huron River Drive to help direct you. 24 Arts and Architecture
Monday Painters Day/Time: Mondays, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Dates: January 7 - August 26 No class on 1/21, 3/25, 5/13, 5/27, and 6/10 Instructor: Barbara Anderson Location: Jewish Community Center, Gelman Lounge 2935 Birch Hollow Drive, Ann Arbor Cost: $65 Monday Painters is a flexible art group that meets every Monday from 11-3. Members are free to come and go as they please. Each week, a half-hour DVD is shown about an art subject. This group has become like family and all are welcome to join in for fun, learning, growing, and gentle critiquing. Barb Anderson has studied art for over twenty years and prior to that taught special education. She hopes to welcome new members to Monday Painters.
North Campus Outdoor Sculpture Tour Day/Time: Friday, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Date: June 7 S Instructor: Ina Sandalow Location: UM North Campus Cost: $10 We will introduce participants to world-class examples of contemporary, monumental outdoor sculpture as produced by some of the leading artists of our time. Many famous modern sculptors have contributed to the North Campus collection. Among them are Maya Lin, Kenneth Snelson, Alexander Liberman, and Gerome Kamrowski. Participants will gather at the Lurie Bell Tower on North Campus. Be prepared to walk approximately a mile. Ina Sandalow has been a docent with the U-M Museum of Art for more than 17 years. Arts and Architecture 25
SHODO - Japanese Calligraphy Day/Time: Monday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Date: April 8 Instructor: Konomi Corbin S Location: TSRC, Campbell Room Cost: $10 In this class, students will experience and practice the art of Japanese calligraphy with a brush and black ink, learning both Kana and Kanji characters. The drawing process itself encourages a calming of the mind and peacefulness, similar to a form of meditation. Konomi taught the first calligraphy class offered at the University of Michigan some years ago. She has taught Japanese language at both the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University.
UMMA Offsite Day/Time: Fridays, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Dates: May 10 - May 17 Instructor: Helen Weingarten Location: TSRC, Debrodt Room Cost: $15 Take a virtual tour of the University of Michigan’s Museum of Art (UMMA). Sometimes it is difficult to get to the museum and this class will allow you to visit it from the comfort of an OLLI classroom. A slide show presentation and discussion of the highlights within the different galleries will be presented by Helen Weingarten, a docent of the museum and a lover of art. 26 Arts and Architecture
The Transformation of Michigan’s Central Campus: 1963-2003 Day/Time: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Date: January 23 Instructor: Fred Mayer S Location: TSRC, Debrodt Room Cost: $10 As Michigan entered the second half of the 20th century, its campus was in the midst of a transition from the 40-acre parcel of the 19th century to a larger and technologically more complex campus. In 1963 a new planning approach was developed that was much better suited to the realities of higher education in the post-World War II era. This approach transformed the campus from a loosely organized, unattractive setting with numerous functional and organizational problems to the more coherent, functional, and attractive campus of today. This presentation will focus on the key role played by open space, circulation systems, and community interface as well as architecture to achieve the desired outcome – a functional, well organized, pedestrian-oriented, and aesthetically harmonious campus. The emphasis will be on the implementation process and how the desired results were obtained, rather than theories of campus planning or the personalities involved. It will give insight into how the campus plan was translated into a physical reality. Fred Mayer served for 37 years as the Campus Planner for the University of Michigan. Current Events, Law, Policy, and Politics 27
Current Events Day/Time: Tuesdays, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Dates: January 8 - August 27 Instructors: Tom Longworth and Margaret Pooler Location: TSRC, Annex Cost: $75 This discussion group is for people interested in current events happening at the local, national and global level. All opinions will be heard courteously. No materials or special expertise required, just an open mind and a good sense of humor. Thomas Longworth is a retired industrial engineer who resides in Ann Arbor and participates in many OLLI programs. Margaret Pooler is a retired librarian who has been a member of the class for over 10 years.
The Fifth Risk Day/Time: Mondays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Dates: April 1 - April 29 Instructor: Gerry Lapidus Location: TSRC, Campbell Room Cost: $30 “What are the consequences if the people given control over our government have no idea how it works?” This is a key question posed by Michael Lewis, the author of the title book about the current administration’s appointees. Throughout many government departments, top level jobs are unfilled and many people picked to lead are uninformed about the purposes and operation of their organizations. Author Michael Lewis investigated several Federal agencies and describes looming disasters that could occur because of mismanagement and under-funding. We will read the book and discuss the issues. Please read through p.32 for the first session. 28 Current Events, Law, Policy, and Politics
Great Decisions Day/Time: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Dates: February 5 – June 4 Instructors: Barbara Comai and Leo Shedden Location: University Commons, Houghton Room 817 Asa Gray Drive, Ann Arbor Cost: $70 Our self-facilitated group will discuss eight critical international issues facing the U.S. using the Foreign Policy Association’s study guide and DVD. All registered participants will automatically receive their own study guide. The topics are: Refugees and Global Migration, The Middle East: Regional Disorder, Nuclear Negotiations: Back to the Future?, The Rise of Populism in Europe, Decoding U. S. - China Trade, Cyber Conflict and Geopolitics, The United States and Mexico: Partnership Tested, Department of State and Diplomacy.
Lessons in Diversity from a Prison Classroom Day/Time: Wednesday, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Date: May 29 Instructor: Judy Wenzel S Location: TSRC, Campbell Room Cost: $10 Federal prisons, like the Federal Correctional Institution in Milan, incarcerate people from all over the world, from all cultural groups, and people of many ages. Judy Patterson Wenzel, author of Light from the Cage: 25 Years in a Prison Classroom, found that her students had experiences and insights worth sharing. She will lead a round table discussion around issues of cultural identity, white advantages, racism in our prisons, and our punitive policies. Current Events, Law, Policy and Politics 29 Democracy: Its History and Its Meaning Today Day/Time: Wednesdays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Dates: March 13 - April 24 Instructors: Larry Berlin and John Rowntree Location: Church of the Good Shepherd, Library 2145 Independence Blvd., Ann Arbor Cost: $40 We will explore the history and meaning of the idea of democracy. We will see how the idea of democracy has evolved in response to various historical situations, from its expression in the voice of a small self-governing ancient Greek city state, to the French and American revolutionary attempts to codify popular sovereignty, to becoming a universal aspiration expressed as a United Nations declared human right of the self-determination of peoples. Can Democracy Work by James Miller (available at Literati Bookstore) will be the text and readings to be supplied.
Michigan’s Schools are Failing: What Can We do About It? Day/Time: Mondays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Dates: March 11 - March 25 Instructor: Beverley Geltner Location: TSRC, Campbell Room Cost: $20 Participants will see the evidence of the decline of Michigan’s schools over recent decades, consider the causes, and examine educational innovations and successes throughout the state. General topics to be covered include: Persistently deteriorating student achievement data, failing national and state political support for public education, state educational policy and administrative chaos: who is accountable for what; growing financial disparity and educational inequality; threats to local and state economic prosperity and social equity; the need for sustained, well-financed, public-spirited, powerful citizen-led engagement. Dr. Geltner has more than 40 years’ experience in public and higher education, she is a tenured professor at Oakland and Eastern Michigan Universities. 30 Current Events, Law, Policy, and Politics Poverty: Looking from the Inside Out Day/Time: Tuesdays, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Dates: April 23 - May 7 Instructor: Suzanne Van Dam Location: TSRC, Debrodt Room Cost: $20 If you’ve ever wondered why people in poverty don’t just….get a job, stick to a budget, or work a little harder, this class is for you. Together we will explore the dynamics of poverty—looking at what keeps people in it, what’s needed to break out of it, and how we can all play a role in building community to end poverty. Class includes hands- on simulations, thoughtful discussion, and personal stories of struggle and transformation. The final class focuses on solutions and will feature two dynamic programs making a real difference right here in Washtenaw County.
Restorative Justice: An Alternative Day/Time: Wednesdays, 1:00 -3:00 p.m. Dates: February 6 - February 20 Instructor: Carolyn Madden Location: First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor, Fahs Chapel 4001 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd., Ann Arbor Cost: $20 This will be a short course for 3 weeks on the roots, application, and benefits of restorative justice as an alternative to punishment in our criminal justice system. The focus of restorative justice is on the harm done, how the victim can be healed, and how the offender can repair the harm to the victim and community. Carolyn Madden has an MA in Philosophy, Graduate Center, N.Y. and JD from Wayne State University. She was the Associate Director and lecturer for the English Language Institute and is a member of Friends of Restorative Justice of Washtenaw County. Kathie Gourlay has an MBA from the University of Michigan, currently teaches at Washtenaw Community College, and is passionately interested in criminal justice reform. She finds restorative justice to be an improved way to respond to criminal acts, as compared to the standard American retributive approach. Current Events, Law, Policy and Politics 31
The Theory of Criminal Relativity: Using Genealogy Databases to Solve Crimes Day/Time: Wednesday, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Date: February 27 Instructor: Donald Shelton S Location: TSRC, Campbell Room Cost: $10 Explains how genealogy databases like Ancestry and GEDMatch are being used to solve old and cold crimes. Explores the legal and ethical concerns about this new data usage by police.
What’s Going on in Housing? Day/Time: Tuesdays, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Dates: April 30 - May 14 Instructor: Wayne Esch Location: TSRC, Conference Room D Cost: $20 This three session course will help home and property owners, investors, and intellectually active seniors understand the latest developments in the local housing market and how it affects them, their friends, and families. Topics include: current housing market trends, factors that influence future market prices, preparing your home to sell, how property taxes are calculated, normal vs. distressed sales, foreclosures, short sales, the rental market, and other topics proposed by participants. Wayne Esch is a long-time Ann Arbor realtor. “Ken is an excellent teacher. He is open and encourages input from the group. He is knowledgeable, well prepared, and well organized.” – a member of Ken Phifer’s The Peace Tradition study group 32 Current Events, Law, Policy, and Politics
A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order Day/Time: Select Wednesdays, 2:00 -4:00 p.m. Dates: February 13 and 27, March 13 and 27 Instructor: Karen Bantel Location: Community Health Services Bldg., Suite A2, Conference Room 1502 2025 Traverwood Dr., Ann Arbor (Building behind/North of TSRC) Cost: $25 This course is based on the book titled A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order, by Richard Haass (President of the non-partisan Council on Foreign Relations). Due to a range of global challenges, the author describes the end of the Old Order -the rules, policies, and institutions that have guided the world since World War II. Haass argues for an updated global order and also details how the U.S. should act towards China and Russia, as well as Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Participants will read portions of the book in advance, and bring related materials if available, for discussion during class. The instructor has facilitated courses for OLLI on Russia, Autocracy, Western Liberalism, and TED talks. She was a professor and consultant of business strategy and entrepreneurship for many years. Foreign Language
Advanced German IV, Continued Day/Time: Tuesdays, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Dates: January 29 – May 14 Instructor: Renate Gerulaitis Location: University Commons, Seminar Room 817 Asa Gray Drive, Ann Arbor Cost: $45 The course will be a continuation of Advanced German of Fall ‘18. We will focus on the use of idiomatic German for conversation. Renate Gerulaitis is professor emerita of German Language and Literature at Oakland University. Foreign Language 33 Chinese 5 Day/Time: Mondays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Dates: February 25 - June 24 Instructor: Angela Yang Location: Bank of Ann Arbor 2601 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor Cost: $50 Learn Chinese language and culture. Students will learn Chinese characters and basic sentences, so they can carry on Chinese conversation. Elementary French Day/Time: Thursdays, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Dates: February 7 - April 11 Instructor: Simone Yehuda Location: Genesis of Ann Arbor, Room 9/10 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor Cost: $40 Participants will learn the basics of how to read and speak in French, including pronunciation, basic conversational skills, and the grammatical structure of putting sentences together. A text will be available for purchase. Spanish: Advanced Beginner – Intermediate Day/Time: Mondays, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Dates: January 21 - April 1 No class on February 25 Instructor: Jennie Lieberman Location: Community Health Services Bldg., Suite A2, Conference Room 1542 2025 Traverwood Dr., Ann Arbor (Building behind/North of TSRC) Cost: $40 A continuation for those who have taken Spanish for Beginners and/or have some basic experience with the language! Participants will advance in their knowledge of vocabulary and grammar in order to carry on conversations. Participants should purchase Living Language * Spanish Complete which consists of 3 books and 9 CDs available on Amazon.com. Instructor Jennie Lieberman, a native Spanish speaker, was born in Cuba and has extensive tutoring experience. 34 Group Facilitation Training
Group Facilitation Training Day/Time: Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. S Date: August 9 Instructor: Stu Simon Location: Saline Senior Center, Great Room 629 N. Maple, Saline Cost: No fee Do you want to brush up on your facilitation skills so that you can feel comfortable leading one of OLLI’s many fine courses? Topics to be covered include planning for sessions, creating a participative atmosphere, and handling group dynamics. All class material will be provided. No outside study is required. Stu Simon has facilitated group processes as a manager at Ford Motor Co. and has been a consultant since his retirement. This FREE course is great for prospective instructors! History and Culture
Caravans, Cultures, and Chinggis Khan along the Silk Route Day/Time: Fridays, 1:00 -3:00 p.m. Dates: April 19 - May 10 Instructor: Rudi Lindner Location: TSRC, Campbell Room Cost: $25 The Silk Route is a collection of pathways that together, link China to Vienna, Istanbul, Baghdad, and India across the Inner Asian steppe and desert. During our meetings, participants will discuss the Silk Route as a cultural conduit, on the one hand, as the source of empire and technologies on the other, and participants will look at specific examples of cultural dissemination. The Silk Route has provided some of the most engaging and best-written volumes of travel literature. There will be no required readings, but students may enjoy Owen Lattimore’s The Desert Road to Turkestan, from 1928, or the Franciscan William of Rubruck’s account of his journey to Karakorum in 1255, where he found a Parisian goldsmith preparing a soft drink dispenser for the Khan. History and Culture 35
A Brief History of Icons Day/Time: Fridays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Dates: May 24 - June 14 Instructor: Mike Kapetan Location: TSRC, Campbell Room Cost: $25 Christianity spread by the spoken and written word and by pictures. Jesus’ followers went out into the Roman Empire to tell stories of his life. For two hundred years, scribes recorded their tales. Literate Apostles like Paul wrote letters that belong among the world’s great literature. Unknown artists painted portraits, stories, symbols, and signs. This course traces the evolution of Christian art focusing on Eastern Christian churches. We will include a field trip to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church to view newly installed icons. Mike Kapetan has created art for churches of all denominations, synagogues, and Buddhist temples.
Origins of the Italian Renaissance Day/Time: Tuesdays, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Dates: March 12 - April 9 Instructor: Susan Nenadic Location: Genesis of Ann Arbor, Room 7/8 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor Cost: $30 Most people, if asked about the Italian Renaissance, would respond with something about Leonardo di Vinci or Michelangelo. But from where did these artists get their ideas and who hired them to create their masterpieces? This class will introduce students to the art and literature of what is called the proto-Renaissance of the 14th and early 15th centuries. We will take a look at Dante’s Divine Comedy, Petrarch and the origins of the Italian sonnet and Boccaccio’s Decameron, the introduction of which is the only contemporary account of the Plague. The background for all of these accomplishments was the rise of the merchant class and the social and economic repercussions of the arrival of plague in 1347. Be ready for a little homework so you can come prepared to discuss and ask questions. 36 History and Culture
Rosie the Riveter and the Willow Run Bomber Plant Day/Time: Monday, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. S Date: May 13 Instructor: Claire Dahl Location: TSRC, Campbell Room Cost: $10 This class will be a lecture with audience participation/ questions/comments surrounding the history of Rosie the Riveter and women in the defense plants during the WWII years. It will highlight the story of Willow Run Bomber Plant and bring to light the “Save the Bomber Plant Campaign” and the Veteran’s Oral History Project, with which she is very involved. Claire Dahl’s background is in teaching. She taught Advanced Placement U.S. History at Ann Arbor Pioneer High School for 20 years. She has now retired and is part of the Public Relations Committee for the Yankee Air Museum. In that capacity, Claire is a Tribute Rosie and does presentations in many venues. She has a Master’s Degree in American Studies, with an emphasis on Women’s Studies and lives in Ann Arbor.
Everything You Want to Know about China Day/Time: Select Mondays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Dates: January 28 and March 25 Instructor: Yi Keep Location: TSRC, Conference Room D Cost: $15 This is a discussion group about everything related to China. If we cannot get the answers to your questions immediately, we will try to provide the source of information. Yi is Chinese and has lived in the U.S. since 1984. History and Culture 37
War Through the Eyes of a Child Day/Time: Monday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Date: June 3 Instructor: Rochelle Balkam S Location: TSRC, Campbell Room Cost: $10 Having just celebrated the centennial of World War I, the past is on our minds. From the time that Rochelle Balkam was a child, she listened to stories about ancestors who had gone to war. These heroes included William Renwick, her great-great-uncle, the recipient of the Kearney Cross for bravery in the Civil War and Howard Renwick, her grandfather, who joined the Coast Guard one week after he married her grandmother, in 1918. Rochelle’s father, Jack Renwick, served in WW II, receiving a disability discharge. Her mother left the family farm in mid-Michigan to join other “Rosies” at Willow Run where she met Rochelle’s step-father, Vince Balkam. He was stationed in Guam during the war and served in both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force for 25 years, including the period of the Korean War and the war in Vietnam. He spent 18 years as a special agent with the OSI, assigned to undercover work in Turkey for two of those years. His final station was at the Pentagon. This heritage has played a role in Rochelle’s journey to become a historian.
Remember Their Names: Family History Narratives Day/Time: Wednesdays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Dates: May 15 - May 22 Instructor: Betty Chappell Location: TSRC, Debrodt Room Cost: $15 The course will focus on use of interviews, archival materials, and memories to develop narrative portraits of family members. 38 History and Culture
What We Choose: Women, Aging, and Decisions about Appearance Day/Time: Thursday, 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Date: April 4 S Instructors: Beth Spencer and Gina Thompson Location: TSRC, Debrodt Room Cost: $10 Beth Spencer will team up with Gina Thompson to explore issues related to reactions to changing appearance by women as they age. Together they will present some of the research about how women make decisions about their aging appearance: from make-up and hair dyeing to plastic surgery. Beth created the OLLI Women and Aging class, while Gina, a medical skin care specialist in a plastic surgery clinic, has conducted research examining how and why women make the decisions they do. Together they will lead a discussion about women feeling judged about their appearance, and about the decisions they make as they age. Hobbies, Games, and Sports
Quilting Techniques Day/Time: Thursday, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Date: February 7 S Instructor: Jean Shaw Location: TSRC, Debrodt Room Cost: $10 Display of quilts done with several techniques and descriptions of how Jean Shaw makes quilts. Hobbies, Games, and Sports 39
Mah-Jongg Day/Time: Tuesdays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Dates: March 26 - April 23 Instructor: Stuart Baggaley Location: TSRC, Conference Room D Cost: $35 Mah-Jongg is a Chinese game resembling Gin Rummy, but is played with colorful tiles instead of cards. It is easy to learn and can become quite addictive! Classes start with a brief lecture, followed by actual playing of the game with continuous guidance from the instructor. Mah-Jongg sets will be provided. Stuart Baggaley has taught his modified and simplified version of the game at many venues. He is a British World War II veteran (RAF) who emigrated from Norway in 1957, leaving the Fulbright Foundation in Oslo. He retired from UM Medical School (Anatomy) in 1990.
Wine 101 Day/Time: Friday, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Date: January 25 S Instructor: Martin Friedburg Location: TSRC, Campbell Room Cost: $10 This seminar is for those who enjoy wine, but feel intimidated by their lack of knowledge about it. Learn lots of practical “how’s” about wine: making wine; reading a label; using a corkscrew; opening champagne safely; tasting; matching with food; shopping for wine; storing wine, and more. This will be an interactive lecture/discussion. Presenter is Martin Friedburg, whose 25-year career in the wine industry included Sales Manager at two Michigan wineries, ownership of an Ann Arbor wine importing and distribution company and serving as a wine judge. Wines will not be tasted at this event. 40 Investing, Economics, and Finance
Basics of Retirement Investing Day/Time: Tuesdays, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Dates: May 14 - May 28 Instructor: John Sepp Location: TSRC, Debrodt Room Cost: $20 The class will focus on the basics of investments including stocks, bonds, mutual funds and more. You will learn your personal risk tolerance and apply it to an asset allocation model. We will demystify the markets and learn how to create and re-balance a portfolio. Your facilitator is John Sepp, a veteran of the securities industry.
Computerized Investing: Stocks - Selection and Evaluation Day/Time: Mondays, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. Dates: April 1 - May 6 No class on April 8 Instructors: Robert Shaw and Dale Brandenburg Location: TSRC, Campbell Room Cost: $35 This course is designed to explore active stock investing strategies using your computer. Which stock (or group of stocks) is most likely to meet your objectives? A prerequisite for this course is to have taken either Computerized Investing class or be an active stock investor. We will utilize various sources of information such as Value Line, Morningstar, Better Investing, S&P, and other stock related websites. We do not intend to cover basic investing questions. Dale is a retired research professor and Bob is a director and current Vice-President of the SE Michigan Chapter of Better Investing. OLLI at UM: Engaging Minds Through Lifelong Learning Volunteer with OLLI-UM! Our programs are created by our own members. Volunteers frequently report that spending time working with other intellectually engaged adults enhances their lives in a multitude of ways, from nurturing new friendships, tapping into professional skills that may have been neglected since retirement, to feeling pride in giving back to an organization Never taken an that has given so much to them. OLLI study group before? Here are some ways you can get involved: After Five Committee Enjoy $10 off your first study Big Hearts for Seniors Committee Development/Fundraising Committee group registration. Finance Committee Fundraising Committee Greeters at Lectures This coupon can be used toward any OLLI study IT Commitee RegistrationNew group. Cannot be used toward travel events, Kickoff Committee Procedure! After Five, Thursday Morning Lecture Series, or Please read Lectures Committee Distinguished Lecture Series. Not for use online. Office Help pages 8 -9. OLLI Out of Town Committee Must present coupon at time of registration. Social InteractionCommittee Special Projects Committee Study Group Committee Member name:______Study Group Instructor One coupon per person. Expires December 31, 2019 Venue Committee Choose the OLLI path that fits you best. With approximately 1700 members, you’re sure to find others who share your interests! Contact the OLLI Director at (734) 998-9356 for more information.
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From the Mouths of Millennials Day/Time: Mondays, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Dates: January 21 - February 25 Instructor: Emelia Abbe Location: TSRC, Annex Cost: $35 This study group will be a weekly discussion of contemporary literature recommended by Millennials specifically for OLLI learners. We will read 5 novels, each illustrating and grappling with the present social, political, economic, and environmental concerns of millennials—concerns which they want to bring to the attention of other generations. Our discussions of the novels will include the significant current events included in the books, the ways in which they navigate social difference, and the reasons why millennials may have recommended them in the first place. We will read The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, The Circle by Dave Eggers, Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, Walden on Wheels by Ken Ilgunas, and Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng. This study group is coordinated by Emelia Abbe, a Ph.D. candidate in U of M’s Department of English.
Homer’s Iliad Day/Time: Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Dates: January 23 – March 6 Instructor: Marilyn Scott Location: University Commons, Houghton Room 817 Asa Gray Drive, Ann Arbor Cost: $40 Using Robert Fagles’ translation of the Iliad, we will do a close reading and discussion of the book. Our main focus will be on Homer’s characters and what they tell us about life, death, and war. We will also spend some time looking at the forms and devices of epic poetry. Marilyn Scott was a lecturer in Classics and Great Books at UM and taught Latin and English at Ann Arbor’s Community High School. 42 Literature, Poetry, and Drama
Homer’s Odyssey Day/Time: Mondays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Dates: March 18 - April 29 Instructor: Marilyn Scott Location: University Commons, Houghton Room 817 Asa Gray Drive, Ann Arbor Cost: $40 This group will do a close reading and discussion of The Odyssey, using the Robert Fagles translation. We will get to know Odysseus - that man of many ways - as a hero, master of disguise, teller of tales, skilled craftsman and husband and father. Ms. Scott was a lecturer in classics and great books at the University of Michigan and taught Latin and English literature at Community High School.
Ovid’s Metamorphosis Day/Time: Mondays, 3:15 - 5:00 p.m. Dates: April 1 - May 20 Instructor: Margo Kolenda-Mason Location: TSRC, Campbell Room Cost: $40 Together we will read, interpret, and discuss a selection of myths from the classical poet Ovid. Class time will be devoted to group discussion. All readings will be in English translation, no knowledge of Latin is expected or required. Participants will need to acquire a text copy of the poem; the Alan Mandelbaum translation (in paperback) is strongly recommended and is available on Amazon. We will discuss core themes of the text such as love, revenge, virtue, the interaction between gods and humans, and, of course, transformation. Margo Kolenda-Mason is a Ph.D. candidate in the English Language and Literature Department at the University of Michigan, where she researches medieval and renaissance English literature. Literature, Poetry, and Drama 43
Literary Short Fiction Day/Time: Mondays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Dates: July 1 - August 19 Instructor: Deb Mukherjee Location: TSRC, Campbell Room Cost: $40 This is a weekly gathering of lovers of literary short fiction, selected mostly (though not exclusively) from the New Yorker. Each session will feature two stories. The selections will be distributed in advance. Study group will be instructor-led but with enough room for discussions.
Soaring High, Delving Deep with Literature from Around the World Day/Time: Select Tuesdays, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Dates: February 5, March 5, and April 2 Instructor: Adnan Salhi Location: Community Health Services Bldg., Suite A2, Conference Room 1213 2025 Traverwood Dr., Ann Arbor (Building behind/North of TSRC) Cost: $20 In these sessions, participants will discover how writers from around the world see the world and how they perceive the past, the present, and the future of their societies. Do we, educated Americans, see our world in ways similar or different from the ways those writers see it? On what do we agree or disagree with these writers? Let us fly together with these writers and look at the world through their perceptive eyes. Our first journey will be in the world of a novel titled Exit West. Our tour guide will be the book’s author Mohsin Hamid. Please come to the first meeting having read the novel and ready to fly… Subsequent readings/discussions will be determined at the first meeting, according to the group’s interests. 44 Literature, Poetry, and Drama
The Mystery Book Club Day/Time: Wednesdays, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Dates: March 13, April 10, May 8, June 12, July 10 Instructor: Sydney Kaufman Location: TSRC, Debrodt Room Cost: $30 Mystery lovers, looking for new authors to read? Each month this group selects an author and you are free to read any book or books of your choice from that author’s repertoire. Then, the following month we discuss that author’s ideas and writing techniques to learn how they are applied across his/ her books. We will also talk about what we liked or disliked about the book or books we read. Please read any book by Rhys Bowen for the first session.
Remarkable Novels II (and III) Day/Time: Thursdays, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Dates: January 31 - April 18 Instructor: Sharon Quiroz Location: Genesis of Ann Arbor, Room 7/8 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor Cost: $45 In March of 2018, The New York Times Book Review featured 15 novels by women that their critics see as “opening new realms to us, whose books suggest and embody unexplored possibilities in form, feeling and knowledge.” They say these books set the agenda for the 21st century. So the question for this class is: what does that agenda look like? Before the first meeting I will send the NYT article to new participants so they can read the short reviews of each novel. Sharon Quiroz will indicate which are the six books we read in Session I. At the first meeting of Session II, we will select the next set, to continue with our research question. We’ll read approximately 150 pages a week, so we can cover most novels in two to three weeks. We’ll have discussion, small group analysis in class, occasional lectures on style, structure, etc. Sharon Quiroz has a PhD. in English, has published poetry and short stories, and is currently working on her second novel while she tries to sell the first one. Literature, Poetry, and Drama 45
The Story of American Fiction Day/Time: Wednesdays, 10:00 –11:30 a.m. Dates: May 8 - June 12 Instructor: Ira Konigsberg Location: TSRC, Debrodt Room Cost: $35 American fiction started out as a bold response to the European novel and took narrative to places that reflected the new country and its values. American fiction continued the exploration of this new land and society well into the twentieth century. We will explore the uniqueness and development of American fiction in short works by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Edith Wharton, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and William Faulkner. All works are available both free on the internet or in inexpensive used copies from Amazon. Students are asked to read for the first day of class Hawthorne’s stories: The Birthmark and Young Goodman Brown, available from the following link: https://sparks.eserver.org/files/imported/books/oldmanse. pdf.
Virgil’s Aeneid Day/Time: Mondays, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Dates: May 13 – June 24 Instructor: Marilyn Scott Location: University Commons, Houghton Room 817 Asa Gray Drive, Ann Arbor Cost: $40 We will read and discuss this great Roman epic poem (Robert Fagles’ translation, Penguin Classics), which has been a key component of the Western canon for centuries. The schedule is as follows: session one – Introduction, session two – Books 1 through 4, session three – Books 5 through 8, session four Books 9 through 12. Marilyn Scott has led many OLLI study groups and has taught the Aeneid in Latin. 46 Literature, Poetry, and Drama
Literacy Then and Now: Lessons from 1880- 1930 Day/Time: Wednesdays, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Dates: April 10 - May 8, No class on April 24 Instructor: Alice Horning Location: TSRC, Campbell Room Cost: $30 This course will examine literacy activities in the US in the years 1880-1930 to see what lessons this highly engaged period offers for reading and writing in contemporary times.
Whitman Day/Time: Mondays, 1:00 -3:00 p.m. Dates: April 1 - April 29 Instructor: Jim McIntosh Location: Genesis of Ann Arbor, Room 7/8 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor Cost: $30 An expeditious survey of Whitman’s career as a poet. We’ll observe the daring effervescence of Song of Myself, the stateliness of Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, the poetic daring of The Sleepers and Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking, the Calamus love poems, the Civil War poems, and later efforts by the “good grey poet.” Though Professor Emeritus McIntosh thinks of Whitman as a great poet, he’s also aware of his blatant nationalism and other shortcomings. Readings will be from the 1855 Leaves of Grass and another, more complete edition. “I found the dialogue among participants helpful. The instructor was well prepared. She asked pertinent questions which encouraged us to think and respond. I enjoyed the class a lot.” – a member of Abby Wilson’s Confronting Life’s Greatest Mystery study group Music, Theater, and Film 47
The Wrong Man: Detective Mystery on Film Day/Time: Tuesdays, (one Wednesday) 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. Dates: April 9 - May 8 (Wednesday) No class on May 7 Instructor: George Ferrell Location: UM North Campus Research Complex, Building 10 Auditorium (enter at Building 18) 2800 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI Cost: $25 - parking not included (info below) The innocent man (or woman) wrongly suspected of a crime, who must become the “detective,” to exonerate himself, or even save himself danger. It’s a detective mystery genre used to great effect by film-makers over the years, primarily Alfred Hitchcock. We’ll watch three examples from Hitchcock to see how he perfected this form through the years, and then watch two other more modern adaptations. Can they live up to Hitch’s model? George Ferrell is a mystery fan who has led three previous mystery film study groups.
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For classes held at NCRC, there are multiple parking options. Parking passes for the structure can be purchased through the OLLI office and are $5 per day and can be purchased for all classes. Metered parking is available on a first-come first-served basis. You may also use the park-and-ride and free public transpor- tation options. If you are interested in this option, please call the office (734-998-9351) and we will give you all the details. 48 Music, Theater, and Film
Theater Circles for Seniors Day/Time: Wednesdays, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Dates: May 1 - May 22 Instructor: Terence Madden Location: Brookhaven Manor 401 W. Oakbrook Dr., Ann Arbor Cost: $25 In Theater Circles for Seniors, the eight members of the class will be divided into three groups. Each small group will both rehearse within their circle, and then, reading from a script, will present their 15-minute play to the rest of the class. Following each play reading, there will be a discussion in a supportive environment. Theater Circles for Seniors provides an opportunity for each participant to engage with meaningful literary works while developing positive relationships; and it’s fun! Religion, Philosophy, and Spirituality
Decisions at End of Life Day/Time: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Date: April 24 Instructor: Marion Holt Location: TSRC, Debrodt Room S Cost: $10 The course will discuss facts and issues concerning end-of- life decisions. Topics include: Michigan and federal laws on funerals, the discourse between family and doctors when a terminal illness is present, cross-cultural rituals about funerals, and local options and costs for cremation, green burial, etc. The difference between powers of attorney and advance directives will be explained. Handouts will include this information plus a list of facts for your survivors. Marion Holt has extensive knowledge of end of life topics and has developed two courses on aging. Religion, Philosophy, and Spirituality 49
Accentuate the Positive Day/Time: Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Dates: February 13 - March 20 Instructor: Mike Murray Location: Genesis of Ann Arbor, Room 7/8 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor Cost: $35 A six-week journey into the science and benefits of Positive Psychology. Victor Frankl said, “The events of our lives are not as important as the meaning we give them.” Did you know there was a serious science demonstrating the benefits of positive feelings for your well-being, your health, and even your longevity? Positivity is not a “feel good” or smiley- face subject. Forget everything you know, and embrace the tremendous power of positivity - cultivated ways of expressing things like love and gratitude that are proven to broaden us and build us up. Cameron Powell said, “It’s the secret knowledge you keep buying books to discover.” We’ll discuss several books and articles that give us insight into the science of positivity. Our main text will be Positivity by Barbara Fredrickson, Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who is a leading scholar within social psychology, affective science, and positive psychology. Mike Murray is a clinical psychologist and has taught many OLLI classes.
Wisdom Circle Day/Time: Tuesdays, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Dates: January 22 – March 19 No class January 29 Instructor: JT Ramelis Location: TSRC, Annex Cost: $40 A comparison and celebration of the different approaches of the world’s religions to various spiritual topics. Topics would include but not be limited to such areas as compassion, peace, social justice, war, salvation, enlightenment, and social relationships. 50 Science and Mathematics
The Aging Brain Day/Time: Fridays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Dates: March 8 - April 26 No class on April 19 Instructor: Craig Stephan Location: Trinity Lutheran Church 1400 W. Stadium Boulevard, Ann Arbor Cost: $40 Due to popular demand we are offering this course again. The course is based on UM Prof. Thad Polk’s Great Courses video series of the same title, which he summarized in last January’s Distinguished Lectures presentation. In 12 lectures, Prof. Polk discusses The Aging Mind; What Changes; Strategies for an Aging Memory; Why Don’t We Live Forever; Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease; Is Aging a Disease; Parkinson’s Disease and Stroke; Aging and Brain Structure; Aging Well; Staying Active; Aging and Brain Function; Diet and Stress; Emotional Aging; and The Science of Immortality. We will view two lectures per session, with time for discussion after each lecture. Prof. Polk will attend one of the later sessions to answer questions. Craig Stephan is a retired physicist who has led several OLLI discussion groups.
All About Honeybees Day/Time: Tuesday, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Date: March 19 S Instructor: Victoria McIntyre Location: TSRC, Campbell Room E Cost: $10 Explore the life of the honeybee in and out of the hive. Victoria Dluzen McIntyre is an amateur apiarist whose love of honeybees comes to her naturally – her family name “dluzen” means “keeper of bees” in Polish. Known as “The Bee Lady,” Victoria has travelled around southeastern Michigan giving talks (The Bee Lady Talks) to schools, garden clubs, and civic groups. Come and learn about the mysteries of the hive and how 50,000 bees work together for one common good. Science and Mathematics 51
The Climate is Changing: What’s a Planet to do? Day/Time: Tuesdays, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Dates: May 14 - May 21 E Instructor: Barbara Lucas Location: TSRC, Campbell Room Cost: $15 Climate change is real, it’s serious, and it’s solvable! Through lecture and discussion, we’ll gain an understanding of where we are, how we got here, and what we can do about it. Various experts will take us on a journey exploring this multi-faceted issue. We’ll touch on science, alternative energies, human health, local impacts, national security, psychology, and justice issues. We’ll look at strategies for reducing emissions such as land use, transportation, and carbon pricing. Barbara is a journalist with a masters in Environmental Policy. Speakers will include volunteers with the non-partisan Citizens’ Climate Education and the Climate Reality Project.
Chemistry: Much More than Just a Magic Trick Day/Time: Tuesdays, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. E Dates: February 5 - March 12 Instructors: Ellen Aguilera and Liz Meucci Location: TSRC, Campbell Room Cost: $35 Do you ever wonder about the chemical differences between gin and rum? Or how about the science behind the baking of your favorite pastry or getting the perfect sear on your steak? And what about all the plastic we use in our daily lives? If so, your queries can all be answered through chemistry, and this course will focus on the magical chemical processes used in our everyday lives! So come join us to learn how to think like chemists as we discuss these topics and any others you might have in mind! As graduate students working towards our Ph.D.s in organic chemistry, we share a passion for science and look toward sharing our “magic tricks” with you. 52 Science and Mathematics
Can We Price Carbon? Day/Time: Mondays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Dates: March 18- April 8 Instructor: Craig Stephan Location: TSRC, Debrodt Room Cost: $25 According to the latest IPCC report, the world must drastically reduce its greenhouse gas emissions if it is to keep global warming below 1.5 °C. Economists generally agree that the most efficient way to reduce such emissions is to put a price on the carbon content of fossil fuels, either by taxing carbon or through cap and trade systems. In his book, Can We Price Carbon?, UM Public Policy Professor Barry Rabe analyses the history of successes and failures of previous carbon pricing schemes, and shows that despite the political difficulties, carbon pricing can be workable. We will discuss his book over three sessions and then meet with Prof. Rabe at a fourth for updates and further discussion. Craig Stephan is a retired physicist who has led several OLLI study groups including two on the science of climate change.
Dream Country Day/Time: Tuesdays, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Dates: January 29 - February 26 Instructor: Dick Chase Location: TSRC, Conference Room D Cost: $30 We will read and discuss Dream Country by Shannon Gibney, local author of See No Color. One reviewer notes that, “Gibney has masterfully woven together the history of America and Africa through the journeys of young people in search of home and self. Beautifully epic, timely, and outstanding in its breadth and scope, this story truly conveys what it means to be African American.” Please read Part I (pages 1-85) before the first class. Social Science 53
“Cartoon Boy” and Other Stories of Children in Play Therapy Day/Time: Fridays, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Dates: April 19 - May 24 Instructor: Mort Chethik Location: TSRC, Annex Cost: $35 In this course, you will read six stories of children who have lived through life events (illness, divorce, etc.) that hindered their development. The psychotherapy process involved play, primarily, and opened up a new “playground” where these stressed inside feelings emerged. The feelings were lived out, and gradually new ways to cope were found. These stories have two aims: 1) To provide insight to the reader of these events, and 2) To model the play process so that a parent, relative, or close adult may use this healing process when circumstances permit. Mr. Chethik is an Emeritus Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Michigan.
Finding Meaning in Life Day/Time: Mondays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Dates: January 21 - April 8 Instructor: Eric Amberg Location: Trinity Lutheran Church 1400 W. Stadium Boulevard, Ann Arbor Cost: $45 Looking at what meaning is and how we can tap into it. The benefit of living a meaningful life. Mr. Amberg is a neuropsychologiest who has worked with meaning. There are no books required. Active participation is expected. Dr. Amberg has worked with children as young as 2 years of age through old-age-related disorders. His range of teaching experience is from 1st grade through undergraduate, graduate, and medical students. 54 Social Science
A Philosopher Looks at Our Political Crisis Day/Time: Mondays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Dates: January 28 - March 18 No class on March 4 Instructor: Gerry Lapidus Location: TSRC, Campbell Room Cost: $40 In The Monarchy of Fear, author Martha Nussbaum, Professor of Law and Ethics in the Philosophy Department of the University of Chicago, writes that since the 2016 election the role of emotion in political opinion has been largely overlooked. In the U.S. and across Europe, the economic stress and rapid social changes affecting many lives have created a sense of powerlessness and a pervasive underlying fear of change. The result is resentment and blame directed at immigrants, Muslims, minority races, and the elite. We will read this book and talk about the ideas. Please read through p.16 for the first class.
Principles of Mindfulness Part I Day/Time: Mondays, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Dates: March 18 - April 22 Instructor: Bernadette Beach Location: Genesis of Ann Arbor, Room 7/8 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor Cost: $35 A 6-week introduction to the theory and principles of mindfulness meditation. It offers participants: instruction in the fundamentals of mindfulness meditation; study of the psychological principles underpinning the practice; exploration of the contemplative spiritual traditions in which meditation practices originated; and guidance for applying meditative wisdom in daily life. Social Science 55
Principles of Mindfulness Part II Day/Time: Mondays, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Dates: April 29 - June 3 Instructor: Bernadette Beach Location: Genesis of Ann Arbor, Room 7/8 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor Cost: $35 This course is meant to deepen your experience of mindfulness meditation and enhance the qualities of a mindful life; expand your understanding and guidance in the nine attitudes of mindfulness; and expand your capacity of meditation. This will be done by cultivating mindful awareness in everyday life.
Public Speaking Skills Day/Time: Mondays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Dates: May 6 - June 10 Instructor: Eric George Location: TSRC, Campbell Room Cost: $35 Have you ever wanted to improve your public speaking? This course will guide you to finally allow yourself to perform speeches while having fun doing it! You will have the opportunity to help other participants by giving feedback on their speeches, and to perform leadership roles. The speeches can help you articulate in impromptu situations using a fun 1-2 minute table topic question-answer format, or allow you to perform 5-7 minute speeches with your own stories on any subject. The goal of this study group is to be that confident, effective speaker you always wanted to be! Then if you want to continue this study group, the lecturer will help you and your participants to form an ongoing group to meet regularly with a structured agenda where each participant will have a self-paced curriculum with milestones and awards for improvement. Eric received his BA in Computer Systems at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and is currently working toward an MA in Health Services Administration at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. 56 Social Science Taking on Goliath Day/Time: Wednesday, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Date: April 17 Instructor: Joan Cohen Jones Location: TSRC, Debrodt Room S Cost: $10 Is life just too complicated? Sometimes our modern life is so impersonal that it is almost impossible to get resolution when things go wrong. When you try to get assistance you go through a complex phone menu, end up on hold for a long time, and then don’t even get to speak to a real person. It could be an incorrect charge on your credit card, problems with medical insurance, appliances that break, warranties that don’t protect you, etc. Does this sound familiar? While we all have these issues, Joan has found some very effective strategies for dealing with them. Joan can’t promise perfect results every time, but she can provide you with strategies to help you succeed so that you, too, can take on Goliath!
21 Lessons for the 21st Century Day/Time: Fridays, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Dates: April 19 – May 17 Instructors: Gail Hubbard and Ron Frisch Location: University Commons, Houghton Room 817 Asa Gray Drive, Ann Arbor Cost: $30 What are today’s greatest challenges and most important choices? How do we maintain freedom of choice when Big Data is watching? What will the future workplace look like? Yuval Harari, author of the subject book, who has a unique ability to make sense of where we have come from and where we are going, discusses many pressing issues, including problems associated with liberal democracy, nationalism, immigration, religion, and the educational and economic response to automation. He invites us to consider values, meaning, and personal engagement in a world full of noise and uncertainty by presenting complex contemporary challenges in clear and accessible 21 lessons, whose aims are to stimulate further thinking and help us participate in some major conversations of our time. Social Science 57
Tour of Maker Works: Session A Day/Time: Tuesday, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Date: March 26 S Instructor: Josh Williams Location: Maker Works Cost: $10 OR
Tour of Maker Works: Session B Day/Time: Friday, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Date: March 29 S Instructor: Josh Williams Location: Maker Works Cost: $10 These tours are back by popular demand! Can you imagine a play space for adult hobbyists? It would be equipped with a jaw-dropping array of tools, machines, and supplies. You could learn and create with wood, metal, plastic, etc. There would be 3D printers, table saws, laser cutters, sewing machines, etc. And experts would be there to train you in how to use the equipment. Your family, friends, and neighbors would be amazed at what you create. This unique space exists right here in Ann Arbor. And you can take a tour with OLLI! Space on the tour is limited to only 15 people, so register quickly. [Don’t worry if you are put on a wait list…we can schedule additional tours]. Go to their website to learn more about Maker Works, and find a map to its location (3765 Plaza Drive, just west of Costco, Maker Works pennant flag flying outside). http://www.maker-works.com/ 58 Social Science
Behind the Scenes Tour of the Clements Library Day/Time: Friday, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Date: March 15 S Location: Clements Library 909 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor (see next page for parking and entrance info) Cost: $10 Join us for a tour to learn more about the Clements Library and its collections. Tours begin with a presentation about our new space and an opportunity to view the current exhibit, “Over There” with the American Expeditionary Forces in France During the Great War. This exhibit, featuring collections preserved at the Clements, highlights the first- hand accounts of American soldiers serving in the Great War in 1917-18. Through their handwritten letters, death reports, postcards, photographs, and objects, glimpse the day-to- day lives, longings, and horrific realities of war they experienced while fighting “Over There” on the Western Front.
Merging the Old and the New: Bird’s-Eye Views of America Day/Time: Monday, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. S Date: June 17 Location: Clements Library 909 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor (see next page for parking and entrance info) Cost: $10 Between 1850 and 1900, panoramic depictions of towns and cities were very popular in America. University of Michigan School of Information student Corey Schmidt will describe his project to catalog and digitize these bird’s-eye views and also to create an online interactive map. Director of the Clements Library, Kevin Graffagnino will discuss the significance of these unique nineteenth-century depictions of communities throughout the United States. Participants will also have an opportunity to view several original bird’s-eye views from the Clements Library collection. Social Science 59
A Rare Find: The Discovery of the Rough Sketch of the King’s Domain at Detroit, 1790 Day/Time: Wednesday, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Date: May 15 S Location: Clements Library 909 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor (see below for parking and entrance info) Cost: $10 Curator of Maps Brian Leigh Dunnigan will share the serendipitous acquisition of a depicted plan of Detroit in 1790 by Captain David William Smith. This unknown, rare map of Detroit provides early history, six years before the British troops made way for the United States troops. This map hand-drawn and hand-colored by Smith is a wonderful addition to the existing stellar map collection at the Clements.
Parking and entrance info for 3 previous classes Guests can enter through the North vestibule (glass entrance) which faces Hatcher and is wheelchair accessible. Individuals will need to sign in as they enter the building. Parking may be challenging but look for on-street parking either on Tappan or S. State Street (e-metered) or the S. Forest parking structure.
TED Talks Day/Time: Select Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Dates: February 13 and 27, March 27, and April 10 Instructor: Lee Pizzimenti and Terry Smith Location: TSRC, Debrodt Room Cost: $25 TED (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) Talks have become very popular. They are short presentations by notable people at TED conferences around the world. Over 2,000 TED talks are available on the Internet! In each of our sessions we will view two TED Talks as a group, and then engage in discussion about what we saw. The facilitator will pick the first two, then you may suggest future selections. Google Ted Talks to find favorites. 60 Technology
Introduction to Home Computing Day/Time: Wednesday and Friday, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Dates: April 10 and April 12 Instructor: Gordon Totty Location: TSRC, Annex Cost: $15 Lectures and demonstrations of interest to beginners. Topics include history of computing, purchase advice, uses of a home computer, tips, Q&A, and demonstrations of Windows 10. Instructor has been a computer hobbyist for over 35 years, and provides one-on-one tutoring at TSRC.
Becoming Invisible on the Internet Day/Time: Mondays, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Dates: February 11 - February 25 Instructor: Sydney Kaufman Location: TSRC, Debrodt Room Cost: $20 Any time that we use computers/smartphones/tablets, our privacy could be compromised. This study group will use televised presentations of professionals describing how to manage these important gateways to our personal data. The topics covered will be (1) creating, remembering, and managing safe passwords, (2) managing emails including recognition of malicious, phishing, and other false mail, plus how to use encrypted emails, (3) safe invisible browsing of the Internet. Technology 61
Podcasts and “Writing for the Ear” Day/Time: Monday, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Date: March 4 S Instructor: Rachel Rohr Location: TSRC, Campbell Room Cost: $10 A podcast is essentially a radio show that you listen to on- demand using your computer or smartphone. We will listen to excerpts of podcasts, discuss how podcasts differ from public radio, and explore how writing for the ear (a story that is meant to be listened to) differs from writing for the eye (a story that is meant to be read). This class is appropriate for all levels, from avid podcast listeners to those who have never listened to a podcast. Rachel Rohr is a journalist and 2018-19 Knight-Wallace fellow at U-M. She is the managing editor of The GroundTruth Project, based at WGBH in Boston, and managing producer of GroundTruth podcast. Writing Memoir Writing Day/Time: Fridays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Dates: January 25 - April 19 Instructor: Jan Price Location: Church of the Good Shepherd, Library 2145 Independence Blvd., Ann Arbor Cost: $45 Participants will learn how to tell the stories of their lives and those of their ancestors. We will meet weekly, and each participant should be prepared to read a story they have written (including the first class). Jan Price calls herself a “very amateur memoirist” who has written her story after being motivated by an OLLI class. 62 Writing
Memoirs and Personal Essays Day/Time: Thursdays, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Dates: January 10 - June 20 Instructor: Eleanor Linn Location: TSRC, Campbell Room Cost: This year-long class is currently full. Registration for waitlist available This group meets weekly from September to June, except for holidays. There are no specific assignments. Each writer strives to find his or her own subject matter and stylistic voice. We read our work aloud and discuss it, making constructive suggestions for improvement. The important thing is to write well enough to interest others and to convey our ideas clearly. Participants are expected to read their work regularly. Eleanor Linn has led this writing group since 2014. She is a published author.
Writing Memoirs Day/Time: Thursdays, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Dates: January 24 - March 21 Instructor: Zibby Oneal Location: Bank of Ann Arbor 2601 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor Cost: $40 We meet and participants read their memoirs and we discuss them and make suggestions. Zibby Oneal has written books for children and one book of a happening at the Veterans Association in Ann Arbor. Most of her books are grounded in her memories of childhood. Writing 63
Novel Writing Day/Time: Fridays, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Dates: January 25 - April 12 Instructor: Allie Hirsch Location: Bank of Ann Arbor 2601 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor Cost: $45 Do you have an idea for a book, but don’t know where to start? Do you have a draft of a novel in a drawer that you haven’t touched in years? This workshop group provides support and encouragement to writers in every stage of the novel-writing process. Allie Hirsch is a recent graduate of the UM MFA program, and currently teaches writing at the Stamps School of Art and Design. This is her fifth semester leading this course.
Off-Leash Writing Day/Time: Tuesdays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Dates: January 22 - February 26 No class on January 29 and February 19 Instructor: Tanya Shaffer Location: Genesis of Ann Arbor, Room 11 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor Cost: $25 In this hands-on writing workshop, the instructions are simple: keep your hand moving, dig deep, give yourself permission to write badly, tell the truth. I’ll give vivid prompts to get hands moving, and we’ll write in quick bursts. When we’ve finished, we’ll share what we wrote. For experienced writers and novices alike, this practice is a powerful tool for cutting through the noise and discovering or re-discovering your authentic voice. Tanya Shaffer is an award-winning playwright and author of the travel memoir Somebody’s Heart is Burning: A Woman Wanderer in Africa. Her stories and essays have appeared on Salon.com and in numerous anthologies. www.tanyashaffer.com. 64 Writing
Writers Unlimited Day/Time: Fridays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Dates: January 4 - August 30 Instructor: Jerry Janusz Location: TSRC, Annex or Bank of Ann Arbor, Feb. 1 - April 12 2601 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI Cost: $75 Participants present their creative essays, short stories, poetry, and novels for constructive criticism and suggestions for improvement. Please bring copies of your work to distribute. Discussion leader Jerry Janusz has been a participant in this group for ten years.
OLLI is happy to share programming from the Turner Senior Wellness Program (another community program of the Geriatrics Center)
Being Mortal: A Book Discussion Tuesdays, February 12 – February 19 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Sheryl Kurze TSRC, Debrodt Room No Charge In Being Mortal, Atul Gawande, MD, discusses “the medicalization of mortality” and its consequences, including loss of independence, separation from loved ones and the financial strains affecting patients and families. This book discussion group, facilitated by a physician with 25 years experience in primary and end-of-life care, allows participants to reflect on the care of their loved ones and on the care they may want for themselves in the future. This knowledge will help you consider when less-is-more might be the best care plan possible. The instructor is board-certified in internal, hospice and palliative medicine. WeListen 65 Gun Control
Presented by WeListen at UM and OLLI Study Group Committee
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Washtenaw Community College Morris Lawrence Building 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor
Join fellow OLLI members at this WeListen Session to learn current gun control policies and to participate in small group discussions about this complex topic. Our aim is to bring liberals, conservatives, libertarians - everyone across the political spectrum - together for constructive conversation. The goal of WeListen discussions is not to debate or argue, but to understand the views and values of others and to learn from their perspectives. The session will begin with a brief content presentation to provide a basic understanding of the topic. No specific level of knowledge is required to participate in WeListen discussions. Lunch is provided.
Cost: $20 Registration required and capacity limited.
Register online, at an OLLI event, or mail in a registration form. Non-members please call the office or email: [email protected]. OLLI membership is not required. 66 OLLI Special Projects Presents a Show Your “O” Opportunity with U of M’s Ford School (A U-M Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium event) One family’s story: People, Policy, & the Politics of Deportation
Monday, January 21, 2019, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium (1120) 735 S. State St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Free and open to the public. OLLI Members must register with the Ford School if they plan to attend. RSVP at: https://goo.gl/forms/1F89tlEPAScS7z0S2.
Join Rachel Woolf, artist; Emilio Gutiérrez Soto, Knight-Wallace Fellow, Mexican journalist and asylum seeker; Laura Sanders, co-founder of the Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights; and Ford School faculty Fabiana Silva for an interdisciplinary discussion moderated by professor Ann Lin on the recent history, impact, and ramifications of current American immigration policy.
11:30 - 12:00: Strolling Lunch and Viewing of Deported: An American Division 12:15 - 1:30: Panel discussion
“Show Your O” Events are activities around town you can enjoy with other OLLI members. Explore Ann Arbor with OLLI friends new and old! Show Your O events are informal events, often scheduled on short notice. OLLI membership is not required. Show Your O events are announced via e-mail, on our Facebook page, and in the OLLI online catalog.
Look for Bruce Campbell, OLLI host, anytime after 11:00 a.m. Bruce will be in the lobby wearing an OLLI O button. OLLI Out of Town 67
A Winter’s Respite in Rochester: Meadow Brook Hall and Meadow Brook Theatre Day/Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Location: Meet at Meijer, 3825 Carpenter Rd., Ypsilanti, MI Cost: $89.00 (lunch, snacks, gratuities, tour, and theater tickets included)
In early March, we long for a day spent with friends letting our eyes wander over beautiful surroundings, sharing a meal, and laughing through the afternoon. A Winter’s Respite offers a tour and lunch at Meadow Brook Hall in nearby Rochester, MI., followed by The Spitfire Grill, an afternoon delight at the Meadow Brook Theatre. A National Historic Landmark, Meadow Brook Hall is the historic home built by Matilda Dodge Wilson, widow of automobile pioneer John Dodge, and her second husband, lumber broker Alfred Wilson. Constructed between 1926 and 1929, for $4 million, the 110-room, 88,000 square foot mansion represents one of the finest examples of Tudor- revival architecture in America. The expansive collection includes family archives and original furnishing. After lunch in the estate’s dining room, we will travel a short distance by bus to the Meadow Brook Theatre for an afternoon at The Spitfire Grill where efforts to raffle off the only eatery in town start things popping! http://www.mbtheatre.com/the- spitfire-grill. There are 19 rows in the theater on a slope to the stage area. Please call Lisa Barton (998-9356) with any questions or concerns about participating. Bus boarding will begins at 8:30 a.m. to ensure a departure at 9:00 a.m. No refunds without replacements inside 30 days of trip departure. 68 OLLI Out of Town
Willow Run: Yesterday and Today Day/Date: Friday, May 10, 2019 Time: 9:15 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. Location: Meet at Meijer, 3825 Carpenter Rd., Ypsilanti, MI Cost: $75.00 (lunch, snacks, tips and museum fee included)
Henry Ford’s Bomber Plant at Willow Run has recently been in the news as the site for a new expanded Yankee Air Museum as well as the present home for the American Center for Mobility, ACM, where autonomous vehicle testing is conducted. Its wartime story was recently told in an original play, “Willow Run”, presented at the Purple Rose Theater, and in several regional events honoring the thousands of Rosie the Riveters who worked there and at other WWII factories. OLLI’s day trip itinerary will start with a partial viewing of “The Willow Run Story” movie on the trip to the Yankee Air Museum’s temporary home. A presentation will be made by Museum staff on the plans for the expansion of and moving their historical exhibits to a saved portion of the original Bomber Plant. A catered buffet lunch at the Museum will follow a presentation by Claire Dahl, a “Tribute Rosie” sharing stories of many Rosies that served as the primary work force at the Bomber Plant. After docent-led tours of the Museum’s exhibits, an overview presentation on the Willow Run facilities of the American Center for Mobility will be made before boarding the coach for a driving tour of the actual testing areas of the ACM and the new location of the expanded Yankee Air Museum. The remaining portion of the Willow Run movie will be shown on the return trip to Ann Arbor. Please call Lisa Barton (998-9356) with any questions or concerns about participating. Bus boarding will begins at 8:45 a.m. to ensure a departure at 9:15 a.m. No refunds without replacements inside 30 days of trip departure. OLLI Out of Town 69
The Future of Work in Detroit Day/Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2019 Time: 8:15 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Location: Meet at Meijer, 3825 Carpenter Rd., Ypsilanti, MI Cost: $111 (lunch, snacks, gratuities, tour, and theater tickets included)
Imagine the nature of work in future generations. There will be careers not even contemplated today with the many advances in technology and artificial intelligence. In our Future of Work trip we will explore the repurposing of space to design new work areas in downtown Detroit. We will start with a 2 1/2 hour walking tour of the Quicken Loans complex covering multiple buildings. This showcases the renovation of some historic buildings in addition to creatively designed workspaces. In the afternoon we will move on to Tech Town, Detroit’s entrepreneurial hub affiliated with Wayne State University. We’ll have a catered lunch (sandwiches and salads), view the creative work areas, and learn about their expansion efforts followed by a panel presentation. The panelists will share their experiences and thoughts about the future of work, artificial intelligence, and local initiatives mov- ing Detroit forward. Please call Lisa Barton (998-9356) with any questions or concerns about participating. Boarding will begin at 7:45 a.m. to ensure a prompt departure at 8:15 a.m. No refunds without replacements inside 30 days of trip departure. 70 OLLI Out of Town
Retracing Steps of Detroit’s ’67 Rebellion Day/Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2019 Time: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Location: Meet at Meijer, 3825 Carpenter Rd., Ypsilanti, MI Cost: $73.00 (includes lunch, snacks and tips) See next page for pre-event.
Join us on this day-long journey in Detroit which will put you in touch with the circumstances and sites in the city’s long history that contributed to the events that arose on July 23, 1967. The tour will take us to Campus Martius Park where the focus will be on the Soldiers and Sailors Monument dedicated in 1867 in honor of Michiganians who fought for the North in the Civil War. Relatively nearby is the early site of the city jail (now Skillman Library) where, in 1833, a Wayne County sheriff was killed in a slavery-related confrontation, reflecting Detroit’s past as home of the slave trade. The tour will touch on the former black neighborhoods of Paradise Valley and Black Bottom and their demise in the name of urban renewal. A stop will be made at the site of the Algiers Motel incident. The most memorable moment of the tour will be the stop at Clairmont Avenue and 12th Street (now Rosa Parks Boulevard) where the uprising, which lasted five days, broke out. Located at this intersection is Gordon Park, where, on the 50th anniversary of the uprising, a historical marker, “Detroit July 1967,” was unveiled. A stop will be at the Sacred Heart Major Seminary, where the statue of Jesus was painted black in 1967. We look forward to your participation in this informative and stirring tour. Please call Lisa Barton (998-9356) with any questions or concerns about participating. Boarding will begin at 8:00 a.m. to ensure a prompt departure at 8:30 a.m. No refunds without replacements inside 30 days of trip departure. Registrants for this trip can attend the OLLI Out of Town 71 pre-trip event, “Viewing of ‘12 and Clairmont’ Documentary Film” on June 26 free but they must still register for the event.
Viewing of “12th and Clairmont” Documentary Film Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Location: Kellogg Eye Center 1000 Wall St., Ann Arbor, MI Cost: $10 (This event is free to registrants of the ‘Retracing Steps of the Detroit ‘67 Rebellion Tour’ on July 9) In July 2017, Detroit recognized the 50th anniversary of one of America’s most violent civil disturbances. The tumultuous summer of July 1967 was recently documented in the film, “12th and Clairmont,” directed by Brian Kaufman of the Detroit Free Press. The five days of unrest left 34 people dead, thousands injured, and many buildings burned. To tell the story, the film uses rare archival footage from the era, including newsreels, educational films, and more than 400 reels of home movies donated by Detroiters. This is combined with interviews, oral histories, and radio broadcasts to create an experience that causes the viewer to reflect on the causes and aftermath of one of the worst riots in American history. Join us for a viewing of this stirring and thought-provoking documentary which will be followed by a Q&A moderated by Craig Ramsay, Ph. D., Retired Professor of Political Science. Additionally, the documentary will serve as preparation for those OLLI members who have signed up for the Out of Town tour, “Retracing Steps of the Detroit ’67 Rebellion” scheduled to take place on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, enabling us to experience firsthand the sites of the uprising.
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Michigan Lighthouse Landmark Legacy Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 Time: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Location: Kellogg Eye Center 1000 Wall St., Ann Arbor, MI Cost: $10 (This event is free to registrants of the ‘Let’s Visit Port Huron Tour’ on August 6) Join us on this audio-visual excursion with William Lucas, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Trumpeter and Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Michigan, to some of Michigan’s most popular lighthouses set to musical fanfares. Prof. Lucas’ presentation will literally set the tone for OLLI’s forthcoming day trip on August 6, 2019, to Port Huron, MI, home to the Fort Gratiot Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse in Michigan.
Let’s Visit Port Huron Day/Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2019 Time: 8:00 a.m. - 6:45 p.m. Location: Meet at Meijer, 3825 Carpenter Rd., Ypsilanti, MI Cost: $148.00 (lunch, snacks, tips included) Port Huron, the largest and oldest Blue Water community on Lake Huron, is considered the maritime capital of the Great Lakes. It is home to the Fort Gratiot Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse in Michigan. Where the water was too deep to construct a physical lighthouse, we find the Huron Lightship, an anchored “floating lighthouse.” The Carnegie Center, also known as the Port Huron Museum, is proud to display the largest ship model collection throughout Michigan. The Museum is home to objects and archival items relating to pre-history, history, and culture of the Blue Water area. Thomas Edison spent much of his childhood in Port Huron. The Thomas Edison Depot Museum was established inside the very depot where Edison worked as a news reporter from 1860 to 1863. It stands directly behind the Blue Water Bridge and contains hands-on exhibits of his experiments and
continued on next page OLLI Out of Town 73 inventions. Plan to join us on this upcoming summer-day treat. Lunch will be at Freighters Restaurant. Box dinners, prepared by Freighters, will be available on the bus on the return trip to Ann Arbor. Closed toe shoes are required for the tour. Boarding will begin at 7:30 a.m. to ensure a prompt departure at 8:00 a.m. Please call Lisa Barton (998-9356) with any questions or concerns about participating. No refunds without replacements inside 30 days of trip departure. Registrants for this trip can attend the pre-trip event, “The Michigan Lighthouse Landmark Legacy” on May 29 free, but they must still register for the event.
Coming Attractions Day at Cranbrook Institution Coming: October 2019 It’s back to school time at Cranbrook Institute. We have a full day planned. We will start our day with a lecture about the history of Cranbrook (but there won’t be quiz!). Then, we will tour the art and science museums. After a catered lunch, there will be a guided walking tour of the campus sculptures and tours of the Saarinen and Cranbook houses and gardens. 74 OLLI Out of Town
Athens on the Prairie: An Architectural Tour of Columbus, IN Days/Dates: Monday - Wednesday, May 20 - 22, 2019 Time: 8:00 a.m. on May 20 - 4:15 p.m. on May 22 Location: Meet at Meijer, 3825 Carpenter Rd., Ypsilanti, MI Cost: $736.00/double occupancy $896.00/single occupancy (includes tips for step-on guide and bus driver)
Columbus, a modest industrial city located in southern Indiana, has amassed a collection of public and private buildings designed by many of the country’s leading architects. Seven buildings are recognized as National Historic Landmarks of modern architecture and numerous others are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The community’s embrace of modern architecture started in the early 1940’s with Eliel Saarinen’s First Christian Church. Charles Eames designed the pews and Loja Saarinen worked with her husband to design the “Sermon on the Mount” tapestry. J. Irwin Miller, the head of Cummins Industries, a company which designs and builds diesel engines, and a fan of modern architecture, felt that great architecture would not only enhance the community but also attract a highly qualified, international workforce to live in soybean country 45 miles south of Indianapolis. In the 1950’s the Cummins Foundation agreed to fund the design fees for public schools if they would select architects from a list that Miller had prepared. The architects listed were the leaders in their profession. The program was later expanded to other public and non-profit institutions. Today, a collection of outstanding schools, civic buildings, and commercial structures are the lasting result of Miller’s vision. Eero Saarinen, son of Eliel, was selected to design the Miller family home. Working with Saarinen were Kevin Roach, the firm’s principal design associate, landscape architect Dan Kiley and Interior Designer Alexander Girard. Each was among the best in their field. The Miller house is now considered OLLI Out of Town 75 one of the five most important midcentury modern houses in the US. The family donated the house to the Indianapolis Museum of Art and it is now open for public tours. The tour of Columbus will bring the architectural legacy of the city, Cummins and Miller to life. It will also include other features which will enhance this extraordinary experience. Departing from Ann Arbor by a first class bus, we will travel through northwestern Ohio and proceed to Indianapolis, and arrive in the community of West Baden, IN. A part of French Lick Township, West Baden is located in the vicinity of many mineral springs which attracted a large number of visitors and the development of a number of fine hotels and resorts. Outstanding among these is the West Baden Springs Hotel, where we will be spending the first night. The hotel is known for its atrium, covered with a 200 foot diameter dome. The hotel is a National Historic Landmark and we will have a guided tour of the facility prior to dinner in the Grand Colonnade. The following morning we will return to the bus for a short drive to Columbus. The morning will include a guided bus tour of the architectural treasures of the city. We will pass by some 40 buildings and include an interior tour of some. Some of recognizable architectural names connected to these buildings, include several with Ann Arbor connections: Edward Larrabee Barnes, Gunner Birkerts (underground law library), Gwathmey Siegel, John Carl Warnecke, Richard Meier, I.M. Pei, Cesar Pelli, Saarinen father and son (Cranbrook), Kevin Roach (Power Center), Robert Stern (North Quad), Robert Venturi (stadium renovation), Henry Moore (sculpture), and many others. After lunch in the downtown we will tour the Miller home and gardens. We will divide into small groups for the home tour to preserve the intimate scale of the family residence. After checking into our hotel we will dine at the historic Upland Brewing Co. restaurant, a recently renovated structure with its own very interesting history. The following morning we will board the bus and return to Ann Arbor. Please call Lisa Barton (998-9356) with any questions or concerns about participating. Boarding will begin at 7:30 a.m. to ensure a prompt departure at 8:00 a.m. No refunds after April 7. 76 Study Groups in Alpha Order All one-time classes are noted with an (S). All evening events are noted with an (E).
Advanced German IV, Continued……....…...... p. 32 Accentuate the Positive...... p. 49 The Aging Brain...... …p. 50 All About Honeybees...... …p. 50 (S) (E) Basics of Retirement Investing……...... p. 40 Becoming Invisible on the Internet...... …p. 60 Behind the Scenes Tour of the Clements Library...... p. 58 (S) A Brief History of Icons...... …...... p. 35 Can We Price Carbon?...... p. 52 Caravans, Cultures, & Chinggis Khan along the Silk Road...... p. 34 “Cartoon Boy” and Other Stories of Children in Play Therapy...... p.53 Chemistry: More than Just a Magic Trick...... p. 51 (E) Chinese 5…..……...... ……...... p. 33 The Climate is Changing: What Can We Do?...... p. 51 (E) Computerized Investing: Stocks - Selection and Evaluation...... p. 40 Current Events...... p. 27 Decisions at End of Life...... p. 48 (S) Democracy: Its History and Its Meaning Today...... p. 29 Dream Country...... …p. 52 Elementary French...... p. 33 Everything You Want to Know About China...... …p. 36 Finding Meaning in Life...... …p. 53 The Fifth Risk...... p. 27 From the Mouths of Millennials...... p. 41 Great Decisions...... p. 28 Group Facilitation Training………...... p. 34 (S) Homer’s Iliad...... p. 41 Homer’s Odyssey...... p. 42 Introduction to Home Computing...... …p. 60 Lessons in Diversity from a Prison Classroom...... p. 28 (S) Literacy Then and Now: Lessons from 1880-1930...... …p. 46 Literary Short Fiction…...... p. 43 Mah-Jongg………………………………….…...... p. 39 Memoir Writing…………..……...... ……….…...... p. 61 Memoirs and Personal Essays……...... …...... …...... p. 62 Merging the Old and New: Bird’s-Eye Views of America...... p. 58 (S) Michigan’s Schools are Failing...... ,...... p. 29 Monday Painters....……...... p. 24 The Mystery Authors Book Club...... p. 44 North Campus Outdoor Sculpture Tour...... p. 24 (S) Novel Writing…...... ……p. 63 Study Groups in Alpha Order 77 Off-Leash Writing…...... …...... ……...... p. 63 Origins of the Italian Renaissance...... p. 35 Ovid’s Metamorphosis...... p. 42 A Philosopher Looks At Our Political Crisis…...... p. 54 Podcasts and “Writing for the Ear”...... …p. 61 (S) Poverty: Looking from the Inside Out……...... p. 30 Principles of Mindfulness: Part I...... p. 54 Principles of Mindfulness: Part II...... p. 55 Public Speaking Skills...... p. 55 Quilting Techniques...... p. 38 (S) A Rare Find: The Discovery of the Rough Sketch of the King’s Domain at Detroit, 1790…...... p. 59 (S) Remarkable Novels I (II and III)...... p. 44 Remember Their Names: Family History Narratives...... p. 37 Restorative Justice, An Alternative……...... p. 30 Rosie the Riveter and the Willow Run Bomber Plant...... p. 36 (S) Shodo-Japanese Calligraphy...... p. 25 (S) Soaring High, Delving Deep with Literature...... p. 43 Spanish: Advanced Beginner - Intermediate...... p. 33 The Story of American Fiction...... p. 45 Taking on Goliath…...... p. 56 (S) TED Talks…...... p. 59 Theater Circles for Seniors...... p. 48 The Theory of Criminal Relativity: Using Genealogy Databases to Solve Crimes...... p. 31 (S) Tour of Maker Works: Session A…...... p. 57 (S) Tour of Maker Works: Session B……...... …...... p. 57 (S) Transformation of Michigan’s Central Campus...... p. 26 (S) 21 Lessons for the 21st Century……...... …...... p. 56 UMMA Offsite...... p. 25 Virgil’s Aeneid...... p. 45 War Through the Eyes of a Child...... p. 37 (S) What’s Going on in Housing?...... p. 31 A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order...... p. 32 What We Choose: Women, Aging and Decisions about Appearance…...... p. 38 (S) Whitman...... p. 46 Wine 101…...……...... ……...... ………...... p. 39 (S) Wisdom Circle…...... p. 49 Writing Memoirs……...... …..……...... …………...... …...... p. 62 Writers Unlimited……….……...... ………..…...... p. 64 The Wrong Man: Detective Mystery on Film...... p. 47 78 Study Groups by Day of the Week Monday 1/7 Monday Painters....……...... p. 24 1/21 Finding Meaning in Life...... …p. 53 1/21 From the Mouths of Millennials...... p. 41 1/21 Spanish: Advanced Beginner - Intermediate...... p. 33 1/28 Everything You Want to Know About China...... …p. 36 1/28 A Philosopher Looks At Our Political Crisis…...... p. 54 2/11 Becoming Invisible on the Internet...... …p. 60 2/25 Chinese 5…..……...... ……...... p. 33 3/4 Podcasts and “Writing for the Ear”...... …p. 61 (S) 3/11 Michigan’s Schools are Failing...... ,...... p. 29 3/18 Can We Price Carbon?...... p. 52 3/18 Homer’s Odyssey...... p. 42 3/18 Principles of Mindfulness: Part I...... p. 54 4/1 Computerized Investing: Stocks - Selection and Evaluation.....p. 40 4/1 The Fifth Risk...... p. 27 4/1 Ovid’s Metamorphosis...... p. 42 4/1 Whitman...... p. 46 4/8 Shodo-Japanese Calligraphy...... p. 25 (S) 4/29 Principles of Mindfulness: Part II...... p. 55 5/6 Public Speaking Skills...... p. 55 5/13 Rosie the Riveter and the Willow Run Bomber Plant...... p. 36 (S) 5/13 Virgil’s Aeneid...... p. 45 6/3 War Through the Eyes of a Child...... p. 37 (S) 6/17 Merging the Old and New: Bird’s-Eye Views of America....p. 58 (S) 7/1 Literary Short Fiction…...... p. 43 Tuesday 1/8 Current Events...... p. 27 1/22 Off-Leash Writing…...... …...... ……...... p. 63 1/22 Wisdom Circle…...... p. 49 1/29 Advanced German IV, Continued……....…...... p. 32 1/29 Dream Country...... …p. 52 2/5 Chemistry: More than Just a Magic Trick...... p. 51 (E) 2/5 Great Decisions...... p. 28 2/5 Soaring High, Delving Deep with Literature...... p. 43 3/12 Origins of the Italian Renaissance...... p. 35 3/19 All About Honeybees...... …p. 50 (S) (E) 3/26 Mah-Jongg………………………………….…...... p. 39 3/26 Tour of Maker Works: Session A…...... p. 57 (S) 4/9 The Wrong Man: Detective Mystery on Film...... p. 47 4/23 Poverty: Looking from the Inside Out……...... p. 30 4/30 What’s Going on in Housing?...... p. 31 5/14 Basics of Retirement Investing……...... p. 40 5/14 The Climate is Changing: What Can We Do?...... p. 51 (E)
Study Groups by Day of the Week 79 Wednesday 1/23 Homer’s Iliad...... p. 41 1/23 Transformation of Michigan’s Central Campus...... p. 26 (S) 2/6 Restorative Justice, An Alternative……...... p. 30 2/13 Accentuate the Positive...... p. 49 2/13 TED Talks…...... p. 59 2/13 A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order...... p. 32 2/27 The Theory of Criminal Relativity: Using Genealogy Databases to Solve Crimes...... p. 31 (S) 3/13 Democracy: Its History and Its Meaning Today...... p. 29 3/13 The Mystery Authors Book Club...... p. 44 4/10 Introduction to Home Computing...... …p. 60 4/10 Literacy Then and Now: Lessons from 1880-1930...... …p. 46 4/17 Taking on Goliath…...... p. 56 (S) 4/24 Decisions at End of Life...... p. 48 (S) 5/1 Theater Circles for Seniors...... p. 48 5/8 The Story of American Fiction...... p. 45 5/15 A Rare Find: The Discovery of the Rough Sketch...... p. 59 (S) 5/15 Remember Their Names: Family History Narratives...... p. 37 5/29 Lessons in Diversity from a Prison Classroom...... p. 28 (S) Thursday 1/10 Memoirs and Personal Essays……...... …...... …...... p. 62 1/24 Writing Memoirs……...... …..………………...... …...... p. 62 1/31 Remarkable Novels I (II and III)...... p. 44 2/7 Elementary French...... p. 33 2/7 Quilting Techniques...... p. 38 (S) 4/4 What We Choose: Women, Aging and Decisions about Appearance…...... p. 38 (S) . Friday 1/4 Writers Unlimited……….……...... ………..…...... p. 64 1/25 Memoir Writing…………..……...... …....…….…...... p. 61 1/25 Novel Writing…...... ……p. 63 1/25 Wine 101…...……...... ……....……...…...... p. 39 (S) 3/8 The Aging Brain...... …p. 50 3/15 Behind the Scenes Tour of the Clements Library...... p. 58 (S) 3/29 Tour of Maker Works: Session B……...... …...... p. 57 (S) 4/19 Caravans, Cultures, & Chinggis Khan along the Silk Road.....p. 34 4/19 “Cartoon Boy” and Other Stories of Children in Play Therapy...p.53 4/19 21 Lessons for the 21st Century……...... …...... p. 56 5/10 UMMA Offsite...... p. 25 5/24 A Brief History of Icons...... …...... p. 35 6/7 North Campus Outdoor Sculpture Tour...... p. 24 (S) 8/9 Group Facilitation Training………...... p. 34 (S) 80 Study Groups by Start Date January 1/4 Writers Unlimited……….…...... …...... ………..…...... p. 64 1/7 Monday Painters....……...... p. 24 1/8 Current Events...... p. 27 1/10 Memoirs and Personal Essays……...... …...... …...... p. 62 1/21 Finding Meaning in Life...... …p. 53 1/21 From the Mouths of Millennials...... p. 41 1/21 Spanish: Advanced Beginner - Intermediate...... p. 33 1/22 Off-Leash Writing…...... …...... ……...... p. 63 1/22 Wisdom Circle…...... p. 49 1/23 Homer’s Iliad...... p. 41 1/23 Transformation of Michigan’s Central Campus...... p. 26 (S) 1/24 Writing Memoirs……...... …..………………...... …...... p. 62 1/25 Memoir Writing…………..……...... …...... …….…...... p. 61 1/25 Novel Writing…...... ……p. 63 1/25 Wine 101…...……...... ……....………...... p. 39 (S) 1/28 Everything You Want to Know About China...... …p. 36 1/28 A Philosopher Looks At Our Political Crisis…...... p. 54 1/29 Advanced German IV, Continued……....…...... p. 32 1/29 Dream Country...... …p. 52 1/31 Remarkable Novels I (II and III)...... p. 44 February 2/5 Chemistry: More than Just a Magic Trick...... p. 51 (E) 2/5 Great Decisions...... p. 28 2/5 Soaring High, Delving Deep with Literature...... p. 43 2/6 Restorative Justice, An Alternative……...... p. 30 2/7 Elementary French...... p. 33 2/7 Quilting Techniques...... p. 38 (S) 2/11 Becoming Invisible on the Internet...... …p. 60 2/13 Accentuate the Positive...... p. 49 2/13 TED Talks…...... p. 59 2/13 A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order...... p. 32 2/25 Chinese 5…..……...... ……...... p. 33 2/27 The Theory of Criminal Relativity: Using Genealogy Databases to Solve Crimes...... p. 31 (S) March 3/4 Podcasts and “Writing for the Ear”...... …p. 61 (S) 3/8 The Aging Brain...... …p. 50 3/11 Michigan’s Schools are Failing...... ,...... p. 29 3/12 Origins of the Italian Renaissance...... p. 35 3/13 Democracy: Its History and Its Meaning Today...... p. 29 3/13 The Mystery Authors Book Club...... p. 44 3/15 Behind the Scenes Tour of the Clements Library...... p. 58 (S) 3/18 Can We Price Carbon?...... p. 52 3/18 Homer’s Odyssey...... p. 42 3/18 Principles of Mindfulness: Part I...... p. 54 Study Groups by Start Date 81 3/19 All About Honeybees...... …p. 50 (S) (E) 3/26 Mah-Jongg………………………...... ………….…...... p.39 3/26 Tour of Maker Works: Session A…...... p. 57 (S) 3/29 Tour of Maker Works: Session B……...... …...... p. 57 (S) April 4/1 Computerized Investing: Stocks - Selection and Evaluation...... p. 40 4/1 The Fifth Risk...... p. 27 4/1 Ovid’s Metamorphosis...... p. 42 4/1 Whitman...... p. 46 4/4 What We Choose: Women, Aging and Decisions about Appearance…...... p. 38 (S) 4/8 Shodo-Japanese Calligraphy...... p. 25 (S) 4/9 The Wrong Man: Detective Mystery on Film...... p. 47 4/10 Introduction to Home Computing...... …p. 60 4/10 Literacy Then and Now: Lessons from 1880-1930...... …p. 46 4/17 Taking on Goliath…...... p. 56 (S) 4/19 Caravans, Cultures, & Chinggis Khan along the Silk Road...... p. 34 4/19 “Cartoon Boy” and Other Stories of Children in Play Therapy...p.53 4/19 21 Lessons for the 21st Century……...... …...... p. 56 4/23 Poverty: Looking from the Inside Out……...... p. 30 4/24 Decisions at End of Life...... p. 48 (S) 4/29 Principles of Mindfulness: Part II...... p. 55 4/30 What’s Going on in Housing?...... p. 31 May 5/1 Theater Circles for Seniors...... p. 48 5/6 Public Speaking Skills...... p. 55 5/8 The Story of American Fiction...... p. 45 5/10 UMMA Offsite...... p. 25 5/13 Rosie the Riveter and the Willow Run Bomber Plant...... p. 36 (S) 5/13 Virgil’s Aeneid...... p. 45 5/14 Basics of Retirement Investing……...... p. 40 5/14 The Climate is Changing: What Can We Do?...... p. 51 (E) 5/15 A Rare Find: The Discovery of the Rough Sketch...... p. 59 (S) 5/15 Remember Their Names: Family History Narratives...... p. 37 5/24 A Brief History of Icons...... …...... p. 35 5/29 Lessons in Diversity from a Prison Classroom...... p. 28 (S) June 6/3 War Through the Eyes of a Child...... p. 37 (S) 6/7 North Campus Outdoor Sculpture Tour...... p. 24 (S) 6/17 Merging the Old and New: Bird’s-Eye Views of America...... p. 58 (S) July 7/1 Literary Short Fiction…...... p. 43 August 8/9 Group Facilitation Training………...... p. 34 (S) 82 Venues Bank of Ann Arbor 2601 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor (734) 662-3800 Brecon Village 200 Brecon Drive, Saline (734) 429-1155 Brookhaven Manor 401 W. Oakbrook Drive, Ann Arbor (734) 747-8800 Church of the Good Shepherd 2145 Independence Blvd., Ann Arbor (734) 971-6133 Community Health Services Building 2025 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor (734) 998-2156 First Presbyterian Church 1432 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor (734) 662-4466 First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor 4001 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd., Ann Arbor (734) 665-6158
Genesis of Ann Arbor (Temple Beth Emeth and St. Clare’s Church) 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor (734) 665-8883 Jewish Community Center 2935 Birch Hollow Drive, Ann Arbor (734) 971-0990 Kellogg Eye Center 1000 Wall Street, Ann Arbor (734) 763-8122 Venues 83 Saline Senior Center 629 N. Maple, Saline (734) 429-9274 (TSRC) Turner Senior Resource Center 2401 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor (734) 998-9351 (OLLI Office)
Trinity Lutheran Church 1400 W. Stadium Boulevard, Ann Arbor (734) 662-4419 University Commons 817 Asa Gray Drive, Ann Arbor (734) 332-1221 University of Michigan North Campus Research Complex 2800 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor University of Michigan Museum of Art Forum Entrance (by gift shop) 525 S. State Street, Ann Arbor Washtenaw Community College Morris Lawrence Building Towsley Auditorium 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor
Lead a Study Group this Fall!! Proposals accepted through May, 2019.
Do you have a talent, skill, or burning desire to share a favorite topic with like-minded individuals? Consider leading an OLLI-UM study group this Fall! We consider proposals on a rolling basis up until May, 2019. Questions? Contact Ben Richards, Assistant Director, at 734-998-9357 or [email protected]. We would love to hear from you! 84 Important Information Scholarships In this economic climate, many older adults have limited financial resources. Scholarships are available to OLLI members who need assistance paying for membership and all OLLI programs. Please contact the OLLI office (734) 998-9351 if you are interested in learning more. Thank You We appreciate the following people’s assistance in producing this catalog: Gerry Lapidus, Laurel Park, Ruth Primas, Stu Simon, Sandy Smith, Marilyn Scott, and Ann Tomlanovich. Thank you to the volunteers of the Study Group Committee who recruit and develop study groups.
Class Cancellation Policy OLLI study groups and lectures are automatically cancelled whenever Ann Arbor Public Schools cancels school due to severe weather. Check your local television or radio station for information.
Reminders Because some people have sensitivity to fragrance, we request that fragrances of any kind not be worn to OLLI programs. Serving people of all religions, races and Caring for older adults ethnicities since 1993. The mission of Jewish Family Services is to create and caregivers in solutions, promote dignity, and inspire humanity. Washtenaw County
DO YOU NEED HELP GETTING TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS? Partners in Care Concierge (PiCC) pairs trained volunteer partners with older adults for support before, during, and after medical Step into a whole appointments and transportation there and back, if needed. PiCC SERVICES INCLUDE: withnew personal world enrichment of fun • Door-through-door assistance PARTNERS classes from WCC IN CARE • A supportive partner to be with you at CONCIERGE your appointment • Help scheduling follow-up appointments Choose from over 150 classes on a wide variety of topics. DO YOU NEED HELP CARING FOR A LOVED ONE AGED 60+? Visit wccnet.edu/enrichment-classes. Caregiver Assesment Respite Education Support (CARES) provides caregivers compassionate support, education and respite COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT to promote their health and well-being.
SERVICES INCLUDE: • A brief assessment to get to know you and your needs CAREGIVER ASSESSMENT • Respite care to give you a break RESPITE • Customized education and support EDUCATION SUPPORT • Assistance with community resources • Low fee transportation for you and your loved one • Caregiver counseling consultations
Learn more. Washtenaw Community College does not discriminate on the basis Facility access inquiries: V.P. for Facilities Development & Operations, PO of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, marital 112, 734-677-5322 visit: jfsannarbor.org/transforming-aging status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, If you have a disability and require accommodation to participate in gender expression, or any other protected status in its programs and call: 734-769-0209 this event, contact Learning Support Services (LSS) at 734-973-3342 to activities. The following office has been designated to handle inquiries request accommodations at least 72 hours in advance. regarding non-discrimination policies: Vice President of Student & Academic Services, SC 247, 734-973-3536.
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