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OLLI
E-News #12-07 of Mar. 23, 2007
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NEWSFLASHES
> TODAY: VOLUNTEER-APPRECIATION LUNCH.
11:30, Church of the Good Shepherd.
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MONDAY: SPRING CLASSES START.
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ALERT
> NEW MEMBER COFFEE: 10:30 Fri,
Mar 30, for new and current members. See article.
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REMINDERS
> CLOSED SPRING COURSES. See revised list. You may
still sign
up for other courses.
> RESTON RESOURCE GROUP. Inaugural
meeting on May 27. Read more.
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NEW SIGN
LANGUAGE CLUB: Starts
Wed,
Mar 28, 2:30, Tallwood annex.
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NOTICES
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DEPARTMENTS
> CENTER FOR THE ARTS.
Upcoming arts and music events at Mason. By Jan Bohall
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MASON
HIGHLIGHTS. Other events at nearby Mason. By Barbara Kyriakakis
> COMING ATTRACTIONS. Upcoming
OLLI non-class
events for the next two weeks. |
NEW
FLOWERS, NEW WEATHER, NEW MEMBERS
Welcome from the president
 By Debbie Halverson, President
WITH GREAT PLEASURE
we are looking forward to Monday when we can all
gather at Tallwood and Reston to begin our spring term. This year we
have the added enjoyment of welcoming new members from Loudoun County
to the classes at the OLLI-Mason site there.
I can’t wait to start the many classes I
picked out from our
wonderful list this spring. Once again, our program committees have put
together an amazing catalog of learning experiences.
One of the traditions at OLLI is the New
Member Coffee on the
first Friday of the new term. Of course, this means that not only new
members but all members are welcome to attend our spring event on
Friday, March 30 at 10:30 at Tallwood. New members, be sure to
wear your name tags with the red dots so that veteran members will
realize you are new and will enjoy greeting you. Board members and
committee chairs will be offering information about activities at OLLI;
you may learn something new that isn’t in the catalog. And the
food will be great as always. |
Everyone, enjoy your weekend; back to
school
on Monday!
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Last week's Board of Directors meeting
 By Carol Henderson, Secretary
AT THE MAR 16
BOARD MEETING, President Debbie Halverson made several
announcements. On behalf of Richard Lanterman, chair of the Nominating
Committee, she announced the committee’s slate of candidates for the
OLLI Board: Joan Axilbund, Joe Cowden, Emmett Fenlon, Debbie Halverson,
Bob Lawshe, Rosemary McDonald, Ed Mentz, Al Roe and John Woods. Debbie
welcomed Jack Underhill as an appointed member of the Board to fill out
the term of Don Yesukaitis, who resigned. She announced that
Ben Gold
had resigned as chair of the Facilities Committee since he has become
the chair of the Reston Resource Group.
The Board dissolved the Facilities Committee
and established a Landscaping Committee. This was done because the
functions of the Facilities Committee, except for the landscaping of
the Tallwood grounds, are now handled by the executive director
and staff. The
Board defeated a proposal to change the winter closing policy to
following the George Mason University Fairfax Campus from the current
policy of following the Fairfax County School System.
The Board agreed with a Planning Committee
recommendation that the dues for the Loudoun pilot program for the
summer will be $50. Any person who participates in the spring program,
the summer program or both, may apply the sum of their Loudoun fee
payments against a regular full year OLLI membership commencing in the
fall 2007. Regular OLLI members will continue to be able to attend
Loudoun pilot program courses with no additional fee on a
space-available basis.
Executive director Dick Chobot announced he
has been able to replace the insurance policy for OLLI directors and
officers with a broader-coverage policy that includes all volunteers
acting in an
official or sanctioned capacity, in addition to directors, officers
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The April Board meeting will take place on
Fri, Apr 27 at 10:00 at Tallwood. This is a change from the
previous date of Apr 21, because on that date Debbie and Dick Chobot
will attend a conference in Atlanta of the 115 Osher Lifelong Learning
Institutes throughout the country. OLLI members are welcome to attend
the Apr 27 Board meeting. Debbie schedules a period near the end of
the agenda for public comments.
 THE GREATEST
GENERATION
Fifth in our WW II veterans series
By Barbara Kyriakakis, OLLI
E-News assistant editor
BORN IN A LOG CABIN IN THE MIDDLE OF A
COTTON PATCH in
Southeastern Alabama, David Watson
spent his youth working long hours on his parents’ farm. In 1943 at age
17, with only a ninth-grade education, he enlisted in the Navy. After
basic training in Pensacola, Florida, he was assigned to the Yard
Department at the Pensacola Naval Air Station.
David did not see combat action during his
three-plus years in the Navy. Working as a swabbie on a crash boat
rigged with giant cranes, he and his crew picked up aviators and their
planes when they went down during training in Pensacola. Subsequently,
he was assigned to the administrative office where he did a variety of
jobs, such as processing security passes, writing up cases of jailed
servicemen, presenting them to the captain at captain’s mast, attending
the hearings, recording the sentences and documenting all into the
system.
David was shipped to the Pacific in 1945. In
San Diego he served on USS Mobile
(CL-63), a Cleveland-class light cruiser, which picked up servicemen
from Guam and took them to San Francisco. Assigned to the Bremerton
Group of the 19th Fleet, he was transferred to USS Greyhound after Mobile was deactivated. Greyhound,
originally a civilian coastal passenger ship, served as headquarters
for determining the fate of venerable old ships such as Mobile.
Discharged in 1946 as a petty officer second
class, David took correspondence courses at the University of Alabama
where he got his high-school diploma. He received a BS in Math and
Physical Sciences as well as a Teacher’s Certificate at Troy
University, Troy, Alabama, and his MA at Vanderbilt University’s
Peabody College, Nashville, Tennessee. He received a commission in the
Air Force Reserve in December of 1950 and retired as a major after a
total of 20 years’ military service, including active duty. He has been
an OLLI member for three years.
(Collage
above shows David in 1945 and 2007 and Mobile in late 1945.)
A "RED LETTER" DAY
Welcoming our new members
By Elizabeth Crawford, OLLI
E-News staff writer
WHAT
BRINGS A NEW MEMBER TO OLLI?
Maybe it is a passion
for learning. Maybe it is excitement at
the prospect of new friends. Maybe it is the realization that there is
no better place for retirees to share and renew their energy.
Whatever the reason, a red dot is
appropriate to indicate your presence at OLLI. Welcome to--
Wade
Adams
Elisabeth Allen
Judy Baxter
Pat Brown
Diane Cohen
Shirley Finkelstein
Carol Flicker |
David Friedman
Marilyn Friedman
Janet Gerard
John Green
Fred Heyer
Mariette Johnson
Diane Maroney
Linda Randall |
Suzanne
Reynolds
Linda Rudd
Elaine Talbott
Joel Ticknor
Philip Tierney
Renate Tonn
Melissa Werthmann |
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NEW EXHIBIT IN SOCIAL
ROOM
Jack Underhill’s Art and Poetry Exhibit
MULTITALENTED JACK UNDERHILL DISPLAYS FOUR
OF HIS TALENTS in the current exhibit in the social room annex.
Entitled "I See God’s Face in the Waters," the exhibit includes
photography, poetry, bas relief, and charcoal drawing. Part of this
work has been exhibited at Jack’s church and at the Annandale Public
Library.
Jack, recently appointed to the Board, is a
longtime member of OLLI’s Poetry
Workshop and is Treasurer of the Poetry Society of Virginia. A former
HUD official, Jack recently completed studies of civil service reform
in the Departments of Homeland Security and Defense. Google Jack for
more information on his many publications.
(Photo above of Jack and photos in banner
image at top of this newsletter by Gordon Canyock)
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Marvina
Munch
Exhibits Coordinator
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EXPRESS YOUR VIEWS
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ARTICLES WANTED
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Comments, questions or suggestions about
OLLI?
Here's how to express your views--
- Privately--
- Contact any Board member
or the Executive Director;
- Send an email to the entire Board
(email the office, which will
forward your
message to the Board of Directors distribution list);
- Submit a suggestion online
or in the box in the Tallwood social room or on one of the "parking
lots for ideas" in classrooms; or
- Contact the office by email
or phone (703-503-3384).
- Publicly
(if you would like your comments to be seen by other members, including
the Board, and the Executive Director): Email a "Letter
to the Editor" or a "Letter to
Ms. Ollie Ettakit" for publication in OLLI
E-News.
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Better yet, if we accept your suggestion, you
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Please submit to the editor or to deputy editor Karen
Hamilton.
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PARKING WILL BE TIGHT ... BE CONSIDERATE
The parking challenge
 By Dick Chobot,
Executive Director
PARKING AT TALLWOOD HAS BECOME A
CHALLENGE. You are aware of the crowding in the lot in
front of the building. You also may have noted that the pool lot has
been broken up by the construction of the new pool. We expect that the
lot will be re-paved and striped once pool construction is complete.
When parking at OLLI for the spring term,
please keep in mind the following:
- Park so as
not to block the entry/exit to Tallwood and the
pool site.
- Please do not
block the driveway that goes to the rear of
the Tallwood main building. If you do, we will find you and revoke
cookie privileges.
- Try to
preserve the handicapped and close-in slots for the
members who have mobility challenges.
- If you must
come around the back of the Tallwood buildings
either to park or to drop off materials, use the convex mirror in the
driveway to see ahead. There are pedestrians walking.
- If you have
health or mobility problems and require that a
space be held for you, please see Ann. We will do this on a day-by day
basis. We also have to hold one or more spaces in the back for speakers.
- Recognize
that there may still be construction equipment
coming in to the pool site. Please respect any cone set-ups that the
workers place in the lot.
- If you park
in the neighborhoods, please leave space
near residential driveways, and cross Roberts Road carefully.
We look forward to seeing you back at OLLI next week.
 COMING EVENTS AT THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Something for everyone at nearby Mason,
Mar 23-31
By Jan Bohall, OLLI
E-News staff writer
For tickets, call 888-945-2468 (phone orders are handled by tickets.com)
or visit the Center
for the Arts Box Office, Tue–Sat, 10:00–6:00.
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Directed
by the former
Bolshoi principal dancer, Sergei Radchenko, this
romantic tale is filled with colorful costumes and dramatic Spanish
scenery.
Sat, Mar 24, at 8:00
Admission: $50, $42, $25
Family Friendly: Children 12 and under half price, with an adult
Concert Hall
Come early at 7:15 for an artistic discussion in the Grand Tier Lobby.
Also
directed by Sergei
Radchenko, this story deals with the classic
tale of love and deception, disaster and forgiveness.
Sun, Mar 25, 2:00
Admission: $50, $42, $25
Family Friendly: Children 12 and under half price, with an adult
Concert Hall
Come early at 1:15 for an artistic discussion in the Grand Tier Lobby.
GMU University Chorale
Sun, Mar
25, 4:00
Admission: $7 seniors/students, $10 adults
Harris Theater
Carnal Knowledge[s]: Desire, Consumption
and the Visual
4th
Annual Visual
Culture[s] Symposium at Mason
Juried
exhibition of
student artworks
Mon, Mar
26–Thu, Mar 29
Symposium: Thu, Mar 29, 9:00–4:00, Johnson Center Cinema
Closing Reception: Thu, Mar 29, 4:00
Admission: Free
Gallery 123 (in Johnson Center)
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GMU Dance Company Spring Concert
Thu, Mar 29–Sat, Mar 31, 8:00
Admission: $10 seniors/students, $15 adults
Harris Theater
Virginia
Opera’s season
concludes with Cav/Pag, the first by Pietro
Mascagni, the second by Ruggerio Leoncavallo. Both are in the Italian
verismo or naturalist style, exuberant and dramatic, poignant and
lyrical. Sung in Italian with English supertitles.
Fri, Mar 30, 8:00
Sun, Apr 1, 2:00
Admission: Fri, $86, $72, $44
Sun, $90, $76, $48 (Note: this performance
is an OLLI Special Event; see page 25, Spring Catalog)
Concert Hall
Come 45 minutes early to each performance for an artistic discussion in
the Grand Foyer Lobby.
A wine and cheese tasting will be offered on Fri, Mar 30, at 6:30 in
the lobby of the CFA building.
GMU Music April Fool’s Day Concert
Sun, Apr
1, 7:00
Admission: Free
Harris Theater
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MASON HIGHLIGHTS
A brief listing of other events at nearby
Mason
By Barbara Kyriakakis, OLLI
E-News assistant editor
- Visiting Writers’ Series
- Poet Karen Volkman, author of "Spar" and winner of the James Laughlin
Award and the Iowa Poetry Prize, will read at 7:30, Tue, Mar 27, in the
Concert Hall, Grand Tier. Her poems have appeared in "The Best American
Poetry" and the "Pushcart Prize Anthology." Free.
- Women and
Globalization Film Festival Series - Maquiapolis: City of Factories
with special guest and filmmaker Vicky Funari. Free. Tue, Mar 27, 12
noon, JC Cinema.
- Health and Fitness Expo -
Health-related demonstrations, including osteoporosis, blood pressure,
and blood glucose screenings; information tables; alternative therapy
exhibitions; blood drive. Johnson Center Dewberry Hall on Wed, Mar 28,
12:00-6:00, and Thu, Mar 29, 10:00-4:00. Free.
- Public
Choice Seminar Series - John Helliwell, Department of Economics,
University of British Columbia, will present How’s Your Government on Wed, Mar
28, in Carow Hall from 4:00 to 5:15. Free.
- Krasnow
Seminar Series - "Central
Nervous System - Immune System Interactions in Health and Disease",
presented by Esther Sternberg, Director, Integrative Neural Immune
Program, NIH, and Lynn Gerber, Director, Chronic Illness &
Disability Center, GMU. Free. Krasnow Institute at Tue, Mar 27, at 4:00
in Rm 229.
- Spring Speaker Series
– Dan Beachy-Quick, poet, Art Institute of Chicago, author of North True South Bright and Spell, will speak on Wed, Mar 28
[verify day before attending], at 7:30, Center for the Arts, Grand Tier
III.
Non-class events at OLLI for the next two
weeks
The following
list covering the
next two weeks is extracted for your
convenience from the more
complete OLLI
Staff Forecast of Non-Class Events. Board, committee, resource-group and
'membership-type' meetings/events are highlighted
in bold. OLLI members are
welcome at all Board, committee and resource-group meetings (except
executive sessions).
MAR
23 Friday 9:30 AM
Drama Club TA-3
10:00 AM
Classic Fiction Book Club Reston Regional Library
10:00 AM
Recorder Club TA-2
11:30 AM
Volunteer Recognition Lunch Church of the Good
Shepherd
1:30 PM Homer
Book Club Annex
26 Monday 9:30 AM
Spring07 Term Begins Tallwood Office Hours 9am to 4pm
2:00 PM Lake
Anne Bridge Club Lake Anne
27 Tuesday 8:15
AM Walking Club Lake Anne
Church
28 Wednesday 1:30
PM Bridge Club TA-3
2:30 PM Sign
Language Club Annex
30 Friday 9:30 AM
Drama Club TA-1
10:00 AM 112
Recorder Workshop TA-2
10:00 AM
Special Event A: Supreme Court Bus Trip
10:30
AM
New Member Coffee Annex
1:00 PM Spec
Event : Deaf Culture (Make-up
from winter term) TA-1
1:30 PM Homer
Book Club Annex
APR
1 Sunday 2:00 PM
Spec Event B: Operas Cavalleria Rusticana + I
Pagliacci GMU CFA
2 Monday 2:00 PM
Lake Anne Bridge Club Lake Anne
3 Tuesday 8:15 AM
Walking Club Lake Anne Church
4 Wednesday
1:30 PM Spec Events Resource Group
Mtg TA-2
1:30 PM Bridge
Club TA-3
2:00 PM History
Club TA-1
6 Friday 9:30 AM
Drama Club TA-3
10:00 AM 112
Recorder Workshop TA-2
11:00 AM
Fiction Writers' Club Annex
11:30 AM
Recorder Group TA-2
1:30 PM Homer
Book Club Annex |
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Rod
Zumbro
Editor
Karen
Hamilton
Deputy
Editor
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About OLLI
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Perhaps the easiest solution for those of you with GMU email accounts
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Finding
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new weekly issue of OLLI E-News
is
usually posted Thursday evening. Here's how to read the online version
right after
it is posted:
- It is identified by
the next number in
sequence for that year -- e.g., if last week's issue number were
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at www.olli.gmu.edu/enews2-07.htm.
- Thus, go to the list of the last 12
issues, click the most recent issue (probably last week's), change
(in the address field of your browser) the enews number to the next
number, and then press Enter.
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OLLI
E-News Editorial Staff
Assistant
Editor, Database Manager
Barbara Kyriakakis
Assistant
Editor
Arleen Richman
Photo
Editor
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2007 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at George Mason University.
Materials in this publication subject to OLLI-GMU copyright may be
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Updated:
March 23, 2007
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George Mason University. Materials in this publication subject to
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purposes as long as credit is given to OLLI-GMU.
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