OLLI NEWS
SEPTEMBER 2009:
Some of you may have recently experienced delays with your registration for classes and membership. A combination of a new registration system (with some new kinks), furloughs and hiring freezes have presented challenges to everyone at HSU. We appreciate your patience and understanding. A special thank you goes to Linda Hall Martin, OLLI Assistant, who has worked tirelessly to catch up with processing registrations as quickly as possible.
SEPT. 7 ..... Labor Day: No classes
OCT. 2 ..... Deadline for Spring 2010 Class Proposals
NOV. 11 ..... Veterans Day: No classes
DEC. 1 ..... Fall classes end
AUGUST 2009
Dates to Remember
AUG. 1 ..... OLLI Membership Year begins: Renew now! Call 826-5880
AUG. 26 ..... New Faculty Orientation:6-7:30 p.m. Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center, room 214
AUG. 26 ..... OLLI Classroom Assistant Training:6-7:30 p.m., Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center, room 203
AUG. 26 ..... Fall classes begin
AUG. 29 ..... Fall Open House:1-4 p.m. Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center
This popular event is an opportunity to meet fall instructors, sign up for classes and membership and learn more about OLLI. A new format will provide an opportunity for new members to learn more about OLLI and get personalized assistance.
SEPT. 7 ..... Labor Day: No classes
OCT. 2 ..... Deadline for Spring 2010 Class Proposals
NOV. 11 ..... Veterans Day: No classes
DEC. 1 ..... Fall classes end
Renew now for 2009-2010
OLLI yearly membership runs from August 1 through July 31. Fees for 2009-2010 have increased by $10 and are now $35 per person. Join with a friend or partner for $20 more.
OLLI Funding Update
This summer HSU OLLI will apply for its fourth and final $100,000 grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation.
In 2010, HSU OLLI will be eligible for a $1 million endowment, which would provide a perpetual funding stream. The principle of the $1 million endowment would be invested to provide yearly operating funds of 3-5 percent, or $30,000-$50,000 annually.
Since this will result in a loss of at least half of the current OLLI operating funds, HSU OLLI needed to increase its membership fees. It will also need to maintain a strong membership base, increase class participation, and look for additional support.
The OLLI advisory team is working to establish a “Friends of OLLI” fund to help ensure the continued financial health of HSU OLLI. The team is also planning to expand the scholarship fund, which will provide additional financial assistance to those OLLI members in need.
With your continued support and participation in the HSU OLLI program, we are confident that lifelong learning opportunities will remain a vital part of our community.
Give a Gift Membership
Looking for a gift for the friend who has everything? Share your love of learning and support the work of HSU OLLI by buying your friend an OLLI yearly membership gift certificate. Call 826-5880 to learn more.
OLLI members are winners!
Congratulations to OLLI member N. P. Tarpey for winning the North Coast Journal Flash Fiction contest. Tarpey was a student in John Daniel’s creative writing class last fall. His winning entry is available on the North Coast Journal website.
Sue Ringwald’s photograph of an abandoned dog named Chance was entered into a contest and won a Xerox machine for the Sequoia Humane Society. Sue’s photo [at right] was taken during the OLLI “Essence of Humboldt” photography class taught by Lorraine Miller Wolf.
TUTANKHAMUN:
Golden Age of the Pharaohs
A trip to San Francisco: October 21-23
Visit the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco to see 130 of King Tut’s treasures, never before seen in the U.S.
Also visit the new Academy of Sciences, which houses the aquarium, planetarium, natural history museum and a four-story rain forest.
Pre-exhibit lecture before viewing the King Tut exhibit will be presented by OLLI instructors Tom Gage and Mary Ann Lyons.
Tour Cost: $375 per person, double occupancy or $556 single occupancy. Cost includes round-trip motor coach transportation from Eureka to San Francisco, admission to the DeYoung and the Academy of Sciences, two nights at the Chancellor Hotel in Union Square (including porterage of one bag, taxes, and gratuity to motor coach driver.)
To find out more and to sign up for this TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO,
call 826-5880 by August 25
Art:21 – Art in the 21st Century
Art:21 – Art in the Twenty-First Century is the first broadcast series for national public television to focus exclusively on contemporary visual art and artists in the United States and around the world.
On Thursdays, Oct. 1-29, from 6-8 p.m. at the Morris Graves Museum of Art (MGMA), a different theme about art in the 21st century will be discussed, along with an episode of award-winning PBS series, Art:21.
OLLI is a co-sponsor of these free classes offered as a community outreach effort of KEET-TV and MGMA.
October 1: Compassion: William Kentridge, Doris Salcedo, Carrie Mae Weems
October 8: Transformation: Paul McCarthy, Cindy Sherman, Yinka Shonibare
October 15: Systems: John Baldessari, Kimsooja, Allan McCollum, Julie Mehretu
October 22: Fantasy: Cao Fei, Mary Heilmann, Jeff Koons, Florian Maier-Aichen
October 29: Best of Art in the 21st century
For more information, visit these websites:
www.pbs.org/art21 | www.art21.org | blog.art21.org
OLLI Partners
OLLI benefits from collaborations with many non-profit and governmental organizations. We greatly appreciate their support of lifelong learning in our community!
Clarke Museum in Old Town, Eureka, is located in a 1912 bank building. Its exhibits showcase the history of Humboldt County, with an emphasis on the late 1880s. Clarke Museum Website
HSU Natural History Museum inspires North Coast residents and visitors to understand and appreciate the dynamic natural world. HSU Natural History Museum Website
Humboldt Historical Society furthers an understanding and appreciation of all peoples, places, events, and activities of Humboldt County and related areas. Humboldt Historical Society Website
KEET TV 13: Public television educates and enriches communities by providing informative, entertaining programs and innovative outreach, creating public dialogue on local and global issues, and building vital community partnerships.
KEET TV 13 Website
Morris Graves Museum of Art, housed in the renovated and original Carnegie library in Calif., houses seven premier galleries; a young artists’ academy; a performance rotunda, and the Humboldt Arts Council. Morris Graves Museum Website
Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) contain an amazing diversity of life. The ancient coast redwood ecosystem preserved in the parks contains some of the planet’s most majestic forests. Visitors will also enjoy open prairie lands, two major rivers, and 37 miles of pristine California coastline. Redwood National and State Parks Website
Six Rivers Planned Parenthood is located in Eureka. Six Rivers Planned Parenthood Website
