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Summer classes are here!

Summer registration is now open for everyone!

OLLI summer starts with a Summer Lecture Series in June, in-person fieldtrips and online classes in July, and OLLI Summer Camp in August.

Below are all OLLI classes for the current term. You may filter the classes by selecting an interest area or registration status. You can also sort classes by alphabetical order or start date (ascending or descending).

Online classes will be recorded for future student viewing, unless specified otherwise. Students will have access to view the class recording for up to one year.

illustration of a woman sitting with painful posture, and sitting in balanced posture

An Introduction to the Alexander Technique

Wed., July 8-29

*Current offerings

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Everyday Life

Tues., July 7 & Thurs., July 9, 1:30-3 p.m.

*Current offerings

Water birds in bay waters

Beginning Birding

Tues., July 14, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., & Thurs., July 16, 8-10 a.m.,

*Current offerings

Person holding pickleball racket and ball

Beginning Pickleball: Skills and Drills

Sun., July 5, 12, 26, & Aug. 2, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

*Current offerings

Tshirt with Bigfoot image

Bigfoot Odyssey

Thurs., July 23, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

*Current offerings

Broadway in New York City

Broadway Musicals: A Fascinating History

Tues., July 21-Aug. 25, 2-3:30 p.m.

*Current offerings

Schoharie Creek Aqueduct on the Erie Canal

Canals and the Making of the Modern World

Wed., July 8-Aug.12, 8-9:30 a.m.

*Current offerings

Colorful houses in Portugal

Discovering Portugal

Tues., July 7-Aug.11, 10-11:30 a.m.

*Current offerings

Cup of coffee on top of a pile of whole coffee beans

Endless Grounds: Coffee's Social, Economic, and Cultural Life

Thurs., July 9-Aug.13, 8-9:30 a.m.

*Current offerings

Fall foliage scene with hills and lake

Fall Foliage Tour: Vermont to Massachusetts

Sept. 27-Oct. 4, 2026

*Registration closed

Cal Poly Humboldt Special Collections area

Hidden Treasures: Exploring Cal Poly Humboldt’s Special Collections

Tues., Aug. 4 & Thurs. Aug. 6, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

*Current offerings

Inside the American Sign Museum

History of Signs: How Signs Tell America’s Story

Fri., July 24-Aug. 28, 8-9:30 a.m.

*Current offerings

Older woman working in garden, greenhouse in background

Horticulture A-Z

Tues., July 7-Aug.11, 4-5:30 p.m.

*Current offerings

Cal Poly Humboldt greenhouse dome

Houseplants Uncovered: From Habitats to Homes

Wed., Aug. 5, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

*Current offerings

Kayakers in Humboldt Bay

Humboldt Bay from the Water: Kayak Tour

Sun., July 26, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

*Registration closed

light-bulb/brain and colorful symbols emerging out of an open box

Jump Start Your Creativity!

Fri., Aug .7, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

*Current offerings

Man swimming laps in a pool

Learn to Lap Swim

Wed., Aug. 5 & Fri., Aug. 7, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

*Current offerings

student demonstrating the library's flight simulator

Learn Your Library! OLLI Tour of the Cal Poly Humboldt Library

Fri., July 24, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

*Current offerings

person drawing feathers with pencils

Let's Draw...In Graphite!

Wed., July 8, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

*Current offerings

Line Dancing for Absolute Beginners

Tues., Aug. 4 & Thurs., Aug. 6, 1-3 p.m.

*Current offerings

Illustration of offshore wind turbines in the ocean

North Coast Offshore Wind: Where Do We Stand Today?

Wed., Aug. 5, 1-3 p.m.

*Current offerings

The Madaket docked on Humboldt Bay

OLLI Aboard the Madaket!

Fri., Aug .7, 2:15-3:30 p.m.

*Current offerings

OLLI Summer Camp

Mon., Aug. 3-Fri., Aug. 7

Optional Lunches: OLLI Summer Camp

Tues., Aug. 4, 12-1 p.m.; Wed., Aug. 5, 12-1 p.m.; Thurs., Aug. 6, 12-1 p.m.

*Current offerings

Arcata Community forest scene with trees and ferns

Plants of the Community Forest

Wed., Aug. 5, 1-3 p.m.

*Current offerings

Doctors administering to a patient

Protecting Yourself as a Patient

Tues., July 21-Aug. 25, 12-1:30 p.m.

*Current offerings

Souvenir lithograph of D.C. landmarks

Revolutionary Echoes in Washington D.C.

Thurs., July 9-Aug.13, 10-11:30 a.m.

*Current offerings

Vintage image of Briceland

Southern Humboldt Hinterlands

Fri., July 17, 4-6 p.m.

*Current offerings

Books

Special Interest Group: Book Club

2026: Wed., July 15, Aug. 19, Sept. 19, Oct. 21, Nov. 18, Dec. 16 & 2027: Wed., Jan. 20, Feb. 17, March 17, April 21, May 19

*Registration closed

The Eureka Symphony

Special Interest Group: Live & Local Concert Previews

Spring 2026: Mon., May 26; Fall 2026: Mon., Sept. 28, Nov. 30; Spring 2027: Mon., March 1, April 12, Tues., June 2

*Current offerings

Detective's desktop with typewriter, magnifying glass, handcuffs, notebooks

Special Interest Group: Mystery Book Club

2026: Thurs., July 14, Aug. 11, Sept. 8, Oct. 13, Nov. 10, Dec. 8 & 2027: Thurs., Jan. 12, Feb. 9, March 9, April 13, May 11

*Current offerings

The research vessel, R/V North Wind

Studying the Sea on the R/V North Wind

Option 2: Mon., July 27, 1-4 p.m. & Tues., July 28, 1 -4 p.m. (tour at different time)

*Registration closed

The research vessel, R/V North Wind

Studying the Sea on the R/V North Wind

Option 1: Mon., July 27, 1-4 p.m. & Tues., July 28, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

*Registration closed

Woman walking on stairs

Summer Lecture Series: Falling Into Focus: Who Is Falling and Where on the North Coast

Wed., June 10, 12-1 p.m.

*Current offerings

Vintage image of storefront on Avenue of the Giants

Summer Lecture Series: The Avenue of the Giants: History Along the Redwood Highway

Wed., June 24, 12-1 p.m.

*Current offerings

Portrait of Richard Carvajal

Summer Lecture Series: The President's Corner with OLLI and President Carvajal

Wed., June 17, 12-1 p.m.

*Current offerings

Unfinished painting of George Washington

The Birth of American Art

Tues., July 14, 1:30-3:00 p.m.

*Current offerings

Person holding a jaw bone and drawing a picture of it

The Drawing Circle

Tues., Aug. 4 & Thurs., Aug. 6, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

*Current offerings

Book cover of Gaia by Lovelock, with image of planet Earth

The Gaia Hypothesis

Wed., July 15-29, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

*Current offerings

Beach at sunset

The Geology of California Coastal National Monument

Fri., July 10, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., & Sat., July 11, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.,

*Current offerings

Santorini Island, Greece

The Greek Islands: Crete & Santorini

*Current offerings

portrait of George Washington painted by Gilbert Stuart

The Indispensable Founder: George Washington

Mon., July 13-Aug. 17, 10-11:30 a.m.

*Current offerings

Common kestrel getting banded by scientist

The Science of Birds

Tues., Aug. 4, 1-3 p.m.

*Current offerings

Star Wars display in Cinema Museum

Tour the Redwood Coast Museum of Cinema

Fri., July 31, 10-11 a.m.

*Current offerings

Two women using walking sticks on a trail.

Using Walking Sticks: Practical Pilates

Thurs., Aug. 6, 1-3 p.m.

*Current offerings

Welcome to Camp! Camp(us) Orientation

Mon., Aug. 3, 1-3 p.m.

*Current offerings

Interior of Elsie De Wolfe's music pavilion, looking out at pool

Women Architects and Designers

Wed., July 15-Aug. 26, 10-11:30 a.m.

*Current offerings