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OLLI
E-News #20-08 of May 20, 2008
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issue #20 of May 23, 2008
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TIME TO SPREAD THE
WORD!
From the executive director
 By Thom Clement,
Executive Director
 
Front and back of new OLLI business card
and we
don’t want to keep it a secret. There
are thousands of retirees in Northern Virginia who would be very
interested in what our OLLI has to offer. Word of mouth will always be
the most effective tool for sharing so I encourage each current OLLI
member to engage friends and neighbors in discussions about the
benefits and joys of learning through OLLI at Mason. If you haven’t
picked up any of our new wallet-sized OLLI business cards (images shown
above), please stop by the Tallwood office, and we’ll give you some to
use.
We are making plans for direct mailings to
coordinate with our fall 2008 registration time in August. We are also
interested in running small ads or announcements in local newsletters
and papers. If you are a member of a homeowners' association that
produces a regular newsletter that includes such announcements, please
send contact information to me via
email, and I’ll get the information to them at the appropriate time.
Several OLLI members will be representing us
at the Viva Vienna fair over Memorial Day weekend – Sun and Mon, May 25
and 26. Stop by if you get a chance! Details are on the Viva Vienna Web
site.
Remember – IT’S TIME TO SPREAD THE WORD!
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MASON ANNOUNCES A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
Inauguration of an annual event
  By Eileen and Charles Duggan, OLLI members
ON JUNE 12,
2008, SOMETHING EXCITING WILL HAPPEN for the first time on the George
Mason campus
– the inauguration of
the "Mason Festival of the Arts,"
an
annual summer performing arts event right here on Mason's Fairfax
campus.
The festival will have something to offer
everyone. There will be two dramatic plays, performances by
the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra, Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, Fairfax
Choral Society, and World Children's Choir, the world premier
of an opera, and a film festival.
The Mason Festival of the Arts lasts for three
weekends; each
Saturday and Sunday will be filled with both ticketed and free
events. A community arts weekend is planned with exhibitors' booths,
fine art
for sale, and food vendors; a Festival Café will operate
every weekend 4:00-7:00 in the
lobby of the Center for the Arts. The annual First Light Festival has
been incorporated in the program, and OLLI’s Drama Club will once again
be participating. More on that in the coming weeks.
So, mark the Festival on your calendar for the
last three weekends in June. OLLI
E-News will give you more specific details about the various
events and OLLI’s involvement over the next few weeks.
Web site: The Mason Festival of
the Arts
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ON YOUR MARK,
GET READY...
Four months left to train
 By Rod Zumbro, OLLI E-News Editor
 CALLING
ALL OLLI SENIOR OLYMPIANS: The
next Northern Virginia Senior Olympics starts four months from now,
Sat,
Sep 20, and runs through Thu, Oct 2. You have plenty of
time to do some practicing and get ready for your events!
OLLI members have regularly had fun and won
medals at the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics (see links below to OLLI E-News articles
with photos). Competition among
one's peers is exciting, and there are events at these Olympics for
just about everyone -- some are athletic and others are
strictly non-athletic. Most athletic events are in five-year or
ten-year age
groups so you don't have to worry about competing against significantly
younger folks.
Here's a
sampling of events (not a complete list).
• Track
& field
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Dashes (50, 100, 200 meters)
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Runs (400, 800 meters)
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Walks (800 & 1600 meters, 3
miles)
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Discus; shot put
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Long jump (standing and running)
• Swimming
(50 yards freestyle, breaststroke and back stroke; 1/2 mile) |
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Ten-pin
bowling
• Basketball
(3x3; free throw)
• Tennis
(doubles, mixed doubles)
• Pickle-ball
• Backgammon;
chess; cribbage; duplicate bridge
• Bait
casting; golf;
miniature golf; frisbee throw; horseshoes; shuffleball
• Eight-ball
pool; table tennis |
DRAMA CLUB TO PRESENT A
MARK TWAIN STORY
"The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg"
 THE
OLLI DRAMA CLUB WILL PRESENT "The Man That Corrupted
Hadleyburg," a play from the story by Mark Twain. The play will be
presented in TA-3 at 10:30 on Fri, May 30, by the OLLI Players.
Come and see a cast of your peers
present this moving and interesting story set in 1900 in the small town
of Hadleyburg. The play stars the famous OLLI group of actors –
including Eileen and Charles Duggan, Carolyn Sanders, Manny Pablo,
Karen Hauser, Bob Greenspan, Alan Wenberg, Thelma Weiner, Roxanne
Cramer and many others. The director is Kathie West with
set design by Carolyn Sanders.
Come and enjoy an hour of a famous Mark Twain
short story brought to life.
TWO NOTICES FROM THE
OFFICE
TALLWOOD OFFICE HOURS
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REGISTRATION PROCESS REMINDER
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The OLLI office will be open for business from 9:00 until 12 noon when
classes are not in session. When scheduling meetings, please hold them
during these morning hours.
Contact the OLLI office at 703-503-3384 if
you need to schedule a meeting or activity.
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The OLLI Board of Directors approved a "randomized" process for
registration that has now been in use for the past four terms. Using
this
system, all members who list a course as priority "1" have an equal
chance of getting into the course if the number of registrants is
greater than the space available. You no longer need to worry about
standing in line to be among the first ones to register. The
registration system will assign a number to each registrant and sort
them randomly after the registration period is closed. Normally there
are only a few courses in which we must put people on a "wait list" due
to lack of seating space. When a course is held at the Church of Good
Shepherd, there are no seating space limitations.
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 EYE ON RESTON
News for Restonites
 By Sharon Gilman, OLLI
E-News Staff Writer
 THE SPRING TERM OF CLASSES HAS
ENDED, BUT we can reflect back on many very good
courses.
There were 17 courses offered, and many rave reviews were heard. Many
of our Reston members registered for multiple courses. In fact there
was a total registration of 397 indicating the strong support the
courses received.
Registration has begun for the summer program.
We hope you are pleased with the course offerings. Reston’s fall
schedule is almost complete, and we are excited about the variety of
programs that are going to be offered. If you won’t be around for the
summer program keep your eyes open for the fall schedule!
Several of our members have asked about the
possibility of establishing a "Knitting Club." If you have interest in
a Knitting Club, please contact Sheila Gold.
The Reston Bridge Club will not be meeting
during the summer but will start up again in the fall.
Photo of OLLI Reston sign outside the
church by Stan
Schretter.
MASON HIGHLIGHTS
Events at nearby Mason
 By Barbara Kyriakakis, OLLI
E-News Staff Writer
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Recital - Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association Honor
Recital. Sun, May 25, 2:00, Concert Hall, Grand Tier III.
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Conference - The Humanities and Technology Camp (THATCamp),
sponsored by the Center for History and New Media, Sat, May 31, 9:00 to
5:00, and Sun, Jun 1, 9:00 to 2:30, 163 Research I. Free.
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Life-Planning Seminar Series – "Reduce Your Risk of Memory Loss"
(exercise and strategies for enhancing and promoting memory health),
presented by Nancy Dezan, Executive Director, Alzheimer’s Family Day
Center. Wed, Jun 4, 12:00 to 1:00, SUB II, Rooms 3-4. Free. Open to
OLLI members. Call Patrice Winter at 703-993-1802 for more information.
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University Life Diversity
Scholarship Golf Classic – Fri, Jun 13, South Riding
Golfer’s Club. Open to OLLI members. Must register. Fees listed on
registration site.
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LOUDOUN LINES
(FOR ALL OLLI MEMBERS!)
A summer trip downtown
By Sharon Gilman, OLLI
E-News Staff Writer
 
(left, Museum of Women in the Arts; right, Textile Museum)
– can tour the Museum of Women in the
Arts and the Textile Museum downtown. The bus will leave the Loudoun
campus at 9:00 and arrive at the Museum of Women in the Arts at 10:00
for a docent-led tour of the permanent exhibits with time to see
current exhibits afterwards (these include a quilt exhibit and an
exhibit with collections of current museum board members).
Lunch will be on your own in the Café
at noon, and then the group will leave for a docent-led tour of the
Textile Museum. Current exhibits are "Blue" that explores this color on
textiles across time and place, and "The Finishing Touch: Accessories
from the Bolivian Highlands," which includes woven or knitted belts,
bags, and other items.
The bus will return to and arrive at Loudoun
about
4:00. The cost of this tour is $49, including the bus, driver's tip,
and entrance fee to two museums. There are still spaces available for
this tour; registration has already begun. Interested persons should
call Madeline Lynn at 703-993-4488 or send
her an email.
Web links--
National
Museum of Women in
the Arts
Textile
Museum
COMING
ATTRACTIONS
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 master calendar maintained by the office (see the Forecast
of Non-Class Events to view the
actual OLLI online calendar used by the office). Note: Board,
committee, resource-group and 'membership-type' meetings/events below
are highlighted
in bold. OLLI members are
welcome at all Board, committee and resource-group meetings (except
during executive sessions).
Friday May
23 9:30am Drama Club - TA-3
9:30am Photography Club - TA-1
10am Recorder Group - TA-2
10am Homer, Etc. Book Club - TA-Annex
10:30am Classic Fiction Book Club - Cascades Library
Wednesday
May 28 SUMMER TERM
Registration Ends
10am Investment Forum - TA-1
10am Bridge Club - TA-3
Friday May 30
9:30am Drama Club - TA-3
10am Recorder Group - TA-2
10am Homer, Etc. Book Club - TA-Annex
10:30-11:30am OLLI Players presents "The Man That
Corrupted
Hadleyburg" - TA-3
Monday
Jun 2 10am
Bridge Club - TA-3
Wednesday
Jun 4 10am Spec Events Res
Grp Mtg - TA-2
10am Investment Forum - TA-1
Thursday
Jun 5 10am Communications Committee
Mtg - TA-1
Friday Jun 6
9:30am Drama Club - TA-3
10am Recorder Group - TA-2
10am Homer, Etc. Book Club - TA-Annex
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OBITUARY: RUSS CURRAN
OLLI member and regular Tallwood office
volunteer
On
Wed, May 21, 2008 at Fair Oaks Hospital: Russell W. Curran, beloved
husband of Karla Curran of Fairfax City, VA. Devoted father of Colleen
Stoker and her husband Joshua of Christiansburg, VA, and Kyle Curran of
Radford, VA. Step-father of Benjamin Martin of Richmond, VA, and
Matthew Martin of Fairfax City, VA.
Friends may call at the EVERLY FUNERAL HOME,
10565 Main St., Fairfax, VA, on Fri, May 23, 2008 from 6 to 8 p.m. A
memorial service will be held on Sat, May 24, at 11:30 a.m. at Fairfax
United Methodist Church, 10300 Stratford Ave., Fairfax, VA. Interment
will be private.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests
memorial contributions be made to Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
(OLLI), 4210 Roberts Rd., Fairfax, VA 22032.
[Source: The Washington Post
death notices at http://tinyurl.com/6cwcm4.]
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Rod
Zumbro
Editor
Karen
Hamilton
Deputy
Editor
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Updated: May 20, 2008
Copyright © 2008 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at
George Mason University. Materials in this publication subject to
OLLI-Mason copyright may be reproduced for noncommercial educational
purposes as long as credit is given to OLLI-Mason.
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Mason University, 4210 Roberts Rd., Fairfax, VA 22032-1028
Phone: (703) 503-3384; Email: olli@gmu.edu;
Fax: (703) 503-2832
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