SPRING: MARCH 11-MAY 3 Gold Member Registration: Feb. 5 • Silver Member: Feb. 12 SUMMER: MAY 6-MAY 31 Gold Member Registration: Feb. 5 • Silver Member: Feb. 12 2019 COURSE CATALOG SPRING & SUMMER 2019 A New 12-Week Series Guest Speakers Listening to Women: Changing the Future p. 13 · Spring Lecturer: Hedda Matza-Houghton p. 9 · Einstein’s Circle: Dr. Susan MacManus p. 11 Celebrations for Gold Members, Instructors, and Volunteers p. 10 www.OLLIatRinglingCollege.org • 941-309-5111 Stay Curious. Stay Connected. EVERY GIFT MATTERS IN BUILDING OUR FUTURE Dear OLLI Friend, As we enter the 20th year of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Ringling College, our future has never looked brighter! In the fall we will be in our permanent home at the Sarasota Museum of Art. Also, we are expanding our services in Lakewood Ranch through a partnership with Schroeder-Manatee Lakewood Ranch. Our Strategic Program Committee is helping us develop programs for pre and new retirees. With 10,000 Boomers turning 65 every day, it’s an exciting time to be a lifelong learning provider. As we look to the future, we also want to acknowledge some important milestones: • In 1999 we provided lifelong learning services to 75 retirees; in 2018 that number rose to 2,648 retirees • We provided educational services in Sarasota, Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat Key, and Anna Maria Island • Because of our excellent programming and stewardship of resources, we received The Bernard Osher Foundation Grant to become one of only 122 OLLIs in the nation • We celebrated our five-year partnership with Westminster Point Pleasant in Bradenton as its lifelong learning provider In addition to these milestones, our members continue to tell us what OLLI means to them: “Retirement was not easy for me. The frustration of being retired was eased when I became an instructor and felt purpose again.” “Since we moved to Sarasota, OLLI has provided us the perfect opportunity to become engaged in our areas of interest as well as to meet new friends with similar interests. We continue to be impressed by the diverse class offerings.” Last year, with the support of 197 individuals and businesses, we raised nearly $80,000 for scholarships and program enrichment. As our mission to serve retirees continues to grow, we encourage you to join us in building the future by making a gift to OLLI. Some of the many ways you can help are through annual giving, monthly gifts, planned giving, and charitable IRA rollovers. Your gift will help support new initiatives as we explore expanded outreach to retirees across our two-county region. This is YOUR program, and every gift matters. We would like to thank—our members, instructors, volunteers, Advisory Council members—for all you have done for OLLI at Ringling College over the years. We wouldn’t be where we are without your support. We hope you enjoy our spring and summer courses and events. We look forward to seeing you in the halls! With gratitude, Janna Overstreet Susan Samelson OLLI Executive Director OLLI Development Committee Chairwoman INDEX 2 Director’s Message 42-43 Courses: HEALTH & WELL-BEING Index U.S. Healthcare: Facts and Fixes 6 Mission, Locations, Advisory Council, Staff, OLLI Adventures, Mindfulness as a Path to Peace Academic Calendar Stress: The Silent Killer 7 Membership Options / Shared Interest Groups (SIGs) Quiet the Mind, Relieve Stress, Find Peace with Meditation 8 Gallery Exhibitions / Campus Tour / Information Expo Your Lifestyle and Nutrition 9 Spring Lecture / Lecture & Lunch Series: Catania 10 Gold Member Party / Volunteer Breakfast 43-45 Courses: HISTORY 11 Einstein’s Circle 1968: Triumphs and Tragedies 12 CONNECTIONS Documentary Film Series Egypt: Rise of an Empire 13-18 Listening to Women Series American Slavery 19-25 Travel Section U.S. Presidents’ and Their Secret Illnesses Effect 26 OLLI Adventures: Ybor City on History, Politics, Wars 27 How to Register Sarasota and the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair 28-29 Spring Quick-Find Guide World Heritage Sites: Greece 30 Boomer Conference Photo Page Classical Greece 31-32 Spring Mail-in Registration Form Archaeological Mysteries of the Bible 33 OLLI Adventures Cuba “Their Finest Hour:” The British and the Blitz 34 Summer Quick-Find Guide History of the Human Experience: 18th-19th Century 35-36 Summer Mail-in Registration Form The Epic of Medicine History of the Human Experience: Baroque Rococo 37 Courses: ART APPRECIATION It’s Not About the F-Stop 46 Courses: LANGUAGES Introduction to Calligraphy Italian For Travelers Cultivating the Artist Within Beginners’ Hebrew, Part II The Sarasota School of Architecture Italian Reading Class 38 Courses: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 46-47 Courses: LITERATURE Contemporary Voices in Latin American Cinema Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot: The Makers of Modern Poetry Italian Cinema From Neorealism to Present Short Stories: The Gems of Literature Cult Films Great Books The Golden Age of Television Playreading: The Human Experience 38-40 Courses: CURRENT EVENTS & GLOBAL ISSUES 47-48 Courses: MUSIC APPRECIATION The World in Transition Novelty Songs—The Last Laugh Listening to Women…Changing the Future The Music of Wagner’s Ring Cycle, Part 2 “Special Prosecutor” or “Special Counsel” – From Archibald Cox to The Evolution of Jazz, Part II Robert Mueller Listening to Jazz Debate the Issues A Song Grows in Brooklyn Today’s Intelligence & National Security Challenges Music Gems Inspired by the Bible Locked Up: Justice Denied Chamber Music for Everyone Best American Magazine Writing 2018, Part II Rascals, Rogues, Royalties, and Ripoffs 40-41 Courses: ECONOMICS & FINANCE 49 Courses: PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION A Snowbird’s Checklist for Living in Florida Judaism 101 Understanding the Great Depression: From Crash to Recovery Passover Seder Experience Portfolio Management Second Isaiah A Critical Look at Central Banking Successful Strategies for Today’s Market 49-50 Courses: PSYCHOLOGY No More “Teflon Listening” Positive Transitions...The Promise of Life’s Pivot The Odyssey—A Journey Into and Beyond Self, Part 2 ONLINE: www.OLLIatRinglingCollege.org Freud and Jung: What Really Happened to Their Friendship The Dream Belongs to the Dreamer, II PHONE: 941-309-5111 Wisdom of the Enneagram I & Wisdom of the Enneagram II The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Ringling College is a division of Ringling College of Art and Design. OLLI at Ringling College operates year-round and is supported through student registrations and private contributions. OLLI courses are non-credit and primarily based on a liberal arts curriculum. There are no grades and no tests; courses are offered purely for the joy of learning. Students may attend classes at any of our locations, participate in OLLI Talks, Einstein’s Circle discussion groups, and attend lectures and special events. Tuition varies depending upon course length. INDEX 51 Course: SCIENCE 53 How to Donate Artificial Intelligence: Good or Evil 54 Anna Maria Island: Einstein’s Circle and Lecture Climate Change: Local Impacts and Local Adaptation 55 Westminster Point Pleasant, Bradenton: Courses and Lectures 56 OLLI East State College of Florida, Lakewood Ranch: Courses 51 Course: SPORTS 58-61 About OLLI Instructors Is Baseball a Sport or a Business, Or Are the Owners 61 OLLI at a Glance Giving You the Business? 62 Volunteer Appreciation 63 Donor Thanks 51-52 Courses: TECHNOLOGY iPhone for Experienced Users iPhone for Travelers Android Smartphone, Part 2 OLLI at Ringling College thanks iPad Tools and Techniques From the Beginning its volunteer/student photographers: 52 Courses: WRITING Jennifer Joy Walker Writers’ Workshop Dr. Joseph Penn Memoir Plus Your Musical, Drama and Live Music Destination! ManateePerformingArtsCenter.com 502 Third Avenue W | Bradenton Photo: Diane Broda Photo: Box Office (941) 748-5875 4 OLLI at Ringling College | 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Building #1 | Sarasota, FL 34237 www.OLLIatRinglingCollege.org | 941-309-5111 | [email protected] 5 ACADEMIC MISSION | COURSE LOCATIONS | ACADEMIC CALENDAR | ADVISORY COUNCIL OLLI AT RINGLING COLLEGE MISSION The mission of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Ringling College is to enrich the lives of mature adults in Sarasota and Manatee counties by providing affordable and outstanding educational programs and social interaction that cover a broad spectrum of topics and are rich in intellectual stimulation, often interactive in scope, and worthy of academic consideration. ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2019-2020 ADVISORY COUNCIL Many classes have later start dates. Check the catalog for your favorite class! Sam Samelson - Council Chairman - Development/Nominating Phillip Buck - Curriculum FALL 2019: SEPTEMBER 30-NOVEMBER 22 Janis Cohen - Vice Chairwoman/Membership/Nominating Julie Cotton - Strategic Program Planning/Co-Chairwoman WINTER 2020: JANUARY 13-MARCH 6 Victoria Eckl - Membership SPRING 2020: MARCH 9-MAY 1 Holly Freedman - Curriculum Committee Chairwoman Louise Gallagher - Strategic Program Planning/Co-Chairwoman SUMMER 2020: JUNE 1-JULY 24 Al Goldis - Strategic Program Planning Bev Harms - Development Susan Samelson - Curriculum/Development Chairwoman Charlie Stryker - Volunteerism COURSE LOCATIONS Jack Sukin - Development Joanne Swick - Secretary/Volunteerism TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM 1050 S. Tuttle Ave. Building #1 Sarasota, FL 34237 OLLI STAFF THE CENTER OF ANNA MARIA ISLAND 407 Magnolia Ave. Janna Overstreet, Director Anna Maria, FL 34216 [email protected] OLLI EAST (STATE COLLEGE OF Sheila Reed, Project Coordinator [email protected] FLORIDA, LAKEWOOD RANCH) 7131