You’ll be seeing a lot more smiling faces around OLLI See page 2 to learn why ... Winter 2017 enrollment Container Gardening A Photographic History opens Dec. 6 Chemistry in Vegetables of Jacksonville Everyday Life 17 and Herbs 28 and its Architecture 30 Winter 2017 Course Catalog For those 50 and better. Whenever you see a smiley face on an OLLI membership badge, know you are with a very special person ... An OLLI Volunteer. To get your own smiley face and learn more about OLLI volunteering, e-mail Lynne Warfield at [email protected]. See page 9 to learn more! 2 THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED TABLE OF 11 WITH GOOD INTENTIONS Jan. 23 – Feb. 27, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. CREATIVITY FOR RETIREES CONTENTS 11 Jan. 23 – Feb. 13, 1:30 to 3 p.m. DEMYSTIFYING ACUPUNCTURE COURSES AT FLEET LANDING 11 Jan. 30, 9:30 to 11 a.m. 08 Six courses for you to try SWEET PETE’S: LEARN TO MAKE COURSES AT GLENMOOR 12 CHOCOLATE BARS YOUR WAY 09 Two courses for you to try ED-venture Jan. 30, 1:30 to 3 p.m. INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER VACATIONS MONDAY at UNF 12 Feb. 6 – 13, 9:30 to 11 a.m. MASTER THE MASTERS: ADVENTURES THE GREAT AGE OF VIENNA: HAYDN, 10 OF A SYMPHONIC DETECTIVE 12 GLUCK AND MOZART Jan. 17 – March 20, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Feb. 6 – 20, 9:30 to 11 a.m. ATUL GAWUNDE’S “BEING MORTAL: WELLNESS AND STRESS MANAGEMENT 10 MEDICINE AND WHAT MATTERS IN THE END” – 12 Feb. 13 – March 6, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. A REVIEW AND DISCUSSION Jan. 23 – Feb. 13, 9:30 to 11 a.m. TAI CHI FOR HEALTH AND VITALITY 12 Feb. 13 – March 6, 1:30 to 3 p.m. FOLK MUSIC: HISTORY AND HOOTENANNY 10 Jan. 23 – Feb. 6, 9:30 to 11 a.m. INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 12 CONVERSATION THE GILDED AGE IN AMERICAN HISTORY: Feb. 20 – March 27, 9:30 to 11 a.m. 10 ROBBER BARONS, IMMIGRATION, IMPERIALISM AND POPULISM FINANCIAL PLANNING AT THE END OF LIFE Jan. 23 – Feb. 20, 9:30 to 11 a.m. 13 Feb. 27 – March 6, 9:30 to 11 a.m. HONEY, WHAT’S THAT BIRD? 10 Jan. 23, 9:30 to 11 a.m. URBAN EXPLORATION: 11 SOUTHBANK RIVERWALK ED-venture Classes are organized Jan. 23, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. by weekday, then listed in the following order: STUDIO PAINTING: OILS AND ACRYLICS • Calendar date 11 Jan. 23 – March 27, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. • Time of day • Alphabetical by title THE ROAD TO CIVIL WAR: • Partner campus classes 11 THE TURBULENT 1850s on p. 8 Jan. 23 – March 13, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Classes take place at the University of North Florida unless otherwise noted. 3 Winter 2017 • TABLE OF CONTENTS MONDAY CONTINUED WHEELING THROUGH HISTORY: BICYCLE 13 TOUR OF RIVERSIDE AND AVONDALE ED-venture Feb. 27, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. OR 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Don’t hibernate this winter - PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE ROAD: join the fun with OLLI. 13 COUNTRY SCENES AND LANDSCAPES March 6 – 20, 9:30 to 11 a.m. MODERN NO TRUMP BIDDING WITH TRANSFERS COME FLY WITH ME 15 Jan. 10 – Feb. 14, 1 to 3 p.m. 13 March 6 – 27, 1:30 to 3 p.m. FRENCH BOOK CLUB HOW TO BECOME A PROLIFIC WRITER Jan. 17 – March 7, 9:30 to 11 a.m. 13 March 13, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 15 MORE MOVIES: OUR ENDURING PASSION A BRIEF HISTORY OF U.S. INTELLIGENCE Jan. 17 – March 14, 9:30 to 11 a.m. 14 March 20, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 15 WRITE YOUR LIFE STORY OLLI AT THE LIBRARY 15 Jan. 17 – Feb. 7, 9:30 to 11 a.m. 14 March 20, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. CONSERVATION COFFEE BREAK AT PHOTOGRAPHER’S WALKABOUT AT THE JACKSONVILLE ZOO AND GARDENS THE SAWMILL SLOUGH PRESERVE 15 14 Jan. 17 OR Feb. 23, 10 to 11:30 a.m. March 27, 9 to 11 a.m. TOP TIPS: MAKE YOUR IPHONE OR 15 IPAD WORK FOR YOU TUESDAY at UNF Jan. 17 – 31, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. SHOWTIME! PLAY OF THE HAND: PART II 16 Jan. 17 – Feb. 28, 1:30 to 3 p.m. 14 Jan. 10 – Feb. 14, 10 a.m. to noon CHEMISTRY IN EVERYDAY LIFE SEX, MONEY AND VENGEANCE: 17 Jan. 24 – Feb. 21, 9:30 to 11 a.m. 14 MOTIVATIONS FOR MURDER IN SPANISH AND LATIN AMERICAN MYSTERIES BEGINNING SPANISH: LEVEL II Jan. 10 – Feb. 14, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 17 Jan. 24 – March 14, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. BUILDING BLOCKS OF WESTERN GARDENS IN AMERICA: 1565 TO 2015 14 CIVILIZATION: EIGHT CENTURIES OF 17 Feb. 7 – 28, 1:30 to 3 p.m. ANNIVERSARIES (1216 TO 1916) Jan. 10 – March 7, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. SPANISH FLORIDA: A HISTORY 17 Feb. 21 – March 28, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. MASTERING RETIREMENT: THE KEYS TO 17 SUCCESS AFTER YOUR RETIREMENT DATE Feb. 28 – March 7, 9:30 to 11 a.m. 4 MESOAMERICA: HISTORY OF THE MAYA MYSTERIES UNLIMITED: INTERNATIONAL 17 CIVILIZATION 20 Jan. 18 – March 15, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Feb. 28 – April 4, 9:30 to 11 a.m. CURRENT EVENTS FORUM MINDFULNESS BASICS: ENHANCING AND 20 Jan. 25 – March 1, 9:30 to 11 a.m. 18 SUSTAINING MINDFUL AWARENESS Feb. 28 – April 4, 9:30 to 11 a.m. PASSPORT TO TRAVEL Jan. 25 – March 1, 9:30 to 11 a.m. PAINTING WITH ACRYLIC PAINTS 20 Feb. 28 – April 4, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. 18 MODERN ART AND WOMEN ARTISTS: 1870 TO 1950 PRESERVE AND SHARE YOUR TRAVEL 20 Jan. 25 – March 1, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 18 MEMORIES March 7 – April 11, 9:30 to 11 a.m. IMPROVING YOUR HEALTH WITH 21 TECHNOLOGY TOOLS MAYO CLINIC’S HUMANITIES IN MEDICINE Jan. 25 – Feb. 15, 1:30 to 3 p.m. 19 PROGRAM ED-venture THE LITERATURE OF SPYING March 7, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 21 Feb. 1 – 22, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. UNLESS WE TELL IT, IT NEVER GETS TOLD: MEMORY IMPROVEMENT 19 BLACK AND CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY 21 Feb. 8 – 22, 10 a.m. to noon March 14 – 28, 1:30 to 3 p.m. SPEED READING 21 Feb. 8 – 22, 1 to 3 p.m. WEDNESDAY at UNF THE FRENCH RESISTANCE 21 Feb. 8 – March 8, 9:30 to 11 a.m. APPLE USERS GROUP 19 Jan. 11 OR Feb. 8 OR March 8, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE 21 JACKSONVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY TRADERS HILL FARM: EYE OPENING ED-venture INSIGHTS ABOUT AQUAPONICS Feb. 8, 10 a.m. to noon 19 ED-venture Jan. 18, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. CONVERSATIONS ON CAREGIVING 22 Feb. 8, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. ENGAGING ADULT LEARNERS 19 Jan. 18 – Feb. 8, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. IF YOU DON’T DO IT, NOBODY WILL: 22 ORGANIZING AND PRESERVING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY INTERMEDIATE SPANISH: LEVEL II Feb. 22 – March 8, 1:30 to 3 p.m. 20 Jan. 18 – March 8, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EXPLORE YOUR SOUL AND ENHANCE A BRIEF HISTORY OF SOCIALISM YOUR CREATIVITY WITH SOULCOLLAGE® IN AMERICA 22 20 March 1 – 15, 9:30 to 11 a.m. Jan. 18 – March 8, 1:30 to 3 p.m. GOLF AS A TRANSFORMATIVE DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY: CIVIL 22 PRACTICE 20 DISCOURSE ABOUT CRITICAL PUBLIC ISSUES March 1 – 22, 9:30 to 11 a.m. Jan. 18 – Feb. 22, 1:30 to 3 p.m. 5 Winter 2017 • TABLE OF CONTENTS WEDNESDAY CONTINUED THE METROPOLITAN OPERA LECTURES 24 Jan. 12 – May 11, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. THE BIG BANDS: LATIN MUSIC INVASION OF ATTRACT BUTTERFLIES TO YOUR 22 THE 1930s, 40s AND 50s 25 GARDEN March 1 – April 5, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan.19, 9:30 to 11 a.m. SKETCHBOOKS AND SKETCHING BEGINNING BRIDGE II 23 March 8 – 29, 9:30 to 11 a.m. 25 Jan. 19 – March 9, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. THE NEURO-SCIENCE OF AGING: CURRENT ISSUES FACING THE 23 ITS BLESSINGS AND BENEFITS 25 U.S. ECONOMY March 8 – 22, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 19 – 26, 9:30 to 11 a.m. THE NEURO-SCIENCE OF TEACHING, 2017 MEDICARE MADE CLEAR 23 LEARNING AND MEMORY 25 Jan. 19 – 26, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 8 – 22, 1:30 to 3 p.m. BEGINNING FRENCH: LEVEL II EXPERIENCE THE SUWANNEE: 25 Jan. 19 – March 9, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 23 KAYAK THE RIVER AND TOUR STEPHEN FOSTER STATE PARK FUNDAMENTALISM: RELIGION OR RAGE? ED-venture 25 Jan. 19 – Feb. 9, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 15, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EXPLORING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE FIGHTING GRAVITY: 25 Jan. 19 – Feb. 23, 1:30 to 3 p.m. 23 BASIC STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING March 15 – April 5, 11:30 a.m.