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OLLI
E-News #3-10 of January 22, 2010
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OLLI
MEMBERS INSPIRE MASON PROVOST
From the executive
director
 By Thom Clement,
Executive Director
Dr. Peter
Stearns teaching a
class at OLLI; photo by Gordon Canyock.
OUR
INSTITUTE ENJOYS A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP with the Provost of George Mason
University, Dr. Peter Stearns. Despite his busy schedule, Dr. Stearns
has taught several courses at OLLI, including one entitled "The History
of Globalization." Just last week, he contacted me to let me know that
he was giving us a signed copy of his latest book, Globalization in World History. In
the book's acknowledgments, Dr. Stearns expresses appreciation to
OLLI-Mason for helping him "bounce ideas back and forth."
According to the University's Web site, Dr.
Stearns became Provost and Professor of History at George Mason
University on January 1, 2000, having taught previously at Harvard, the
University of Chicago, Rutgers, and Carnegie Mellon. Dr. Stearns has
authored or edited over 100 books. He has published widely in modern
social history, including the history of emotions, and in world
history. As Provost at George Mason, Dr. Stearns has worked to expand
research capacities, to add or enhance centers of strength such as the
arts, biomedical research and education, and public health, and to
increase the global activities and educational goals of the University.
Isn't it great to know that the members of
OLLI can make such an impression on a scholar such as Dr. Stearns? We
look forward to many future opportunities to make an impact on the
contributions of other impressive instructors and guest speakers who
find it both pleasurable and inspiring to teach at OLLI.
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NEW
MEMBERS
Please welcome these new members for the
winter term
PLEASE
LOOK FOR RED DOTS ON NAMETAGS and welcome these new
members who joined our OLLI community starting this winter term...
*Lucille
Ask, Lansdowne
Melvin Axilbund, Vienna
Clarence Brannam, Burke
Margaret Collom, Fairfax
Florence Currie, Fairfax
Barbara Donne, Centreville
Carolee Egan, Reston
Abdel Elkassed, Burke
*Jack Ellis, Sterling
Janet Emsley, Fairfax
Anna Fotias, Annandale
John Gaudet, Mc Lean
Jo Genovese, Fairfax
Mary Gialdo-Lavole, Fairfax
Michael Gillette, Fairfax
Marge Hogarty, Reston
Suseela Krishnan, Burke
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Deborah
Kyle, Springfield
Janice & Kurt Lackner, Leesburg
Elizabeth
Marchut-Michalski, Fairfax
Joanne Marginot, Vienna
Diane Michalke, Chantilly
John Moore, Springfield
Rosalie Moyer, Falls Church
David & Irene Osterman, Alexandria
Ed Parks, Fairfax
David Perrine, Annandale
Gayle Peterson, Chantilly
Rhonda Petruzzi, Vienna
Rosemary Poole, Oakton
Mary Powers-King, Herndon
Allan Ratner, Reston
Michele
Rigopoulos, Arlington
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Penelope
Rood, Fairfax
Hillary
Rubin, Oakton
Elizabeth Scalzo, Fairfax
Jeff Schlegel, Reston
Sharon Siesseger, Burke
Joan Singer, Fairfax
Betty Smith, Annandale
*Mary Smith, Lansdowne
Michael Snyder, Falls Church
Kathy Thie, Falls Church
Marilyn Voigt, Oak Hill
Robert Wicks, Fairfax
*Dona Wolf, Lansdowne
Ann Youngren, Reston
Sheila Zadd, Vienna
Judy Zophy, Burke
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Listed
alphabetically by last name. An asterisk denotes Loudoun-only
members; all others are
full members.
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BOARD MEETING
Highlights of last Friday's Board meeting
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MET ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 15.
President Emmett Fenlon announced the appointment of
Jack Underhill, current OLLI secretary, as chair of the Nominating
Committee for the 2010 Board
elections. The plan is to offer an option for electronic voting by
members in the May 2010 elections, and toward that end Executive
Director Thom Clement advised that there will be a membership test of
the voting software soon. Thom also reviewed financial and operating
information, including
the following--
- In 2009, our
actual
income exceeded our actual expenses by $40,032.
- Working cash
in the bank ended the year at $128,130 (up
from $98,318).
- Friends of
OLLI has $17,310 in unobligated funds.
- Total number
of members is 893 as of the end of the fall
term.
- Beth Baroody
has been hired as the Reston site assistant,
replacing Ann Youngren.
- The two task
forces, one on organization and the other on
program, will hold their first meetings during the week of January 18.
- Plans for a
"Grand Camp" this summer are proceeding, with
an initial meeting to be held on February 17.
The Board
voted to allocate $12,000 from Friends of
OLLI funds for scholarships to deserving Mason students. Directors
approved giving $1,000 to each of the following 12 Mason
departments: History/Art History, Economics, English, Theater, Music,
Molecular/Microbiology, Environmental Science/Public Policy, Institute
for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Philosophy, School of Public
Policy, Psychology, and Education and Human Development. Departments
will select scholarship recipients. OLLI has traditionally done this
each year in
gratitude for instructor support provided to OLLI by Mason
departments.
Next month the Board will meet at Tallwood
(Friday, February 19, at 10:00), but for future planning, the Board
will
hold its March meeting at the OLLI-Loudoun site (10:30 on Friday, March
19). All OLLI members are
invited to attend meetings of the Board.
VALENTINE
PROGRAM VARIETY SHOW
Sign up now to entertain your colleagues
YES, OLLI WILL HAVE A VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY
again
this year (on
Friday, February 19 -- more about the party in a future issue of this
newsletter). Now is the time to sign
up for the Variety Show during the party!
You may recall that last year we had singers,
Readers’ Theater skits, poetry reading, lip-synching, a piano recital,
and more. Forget American Idol
-- show what you can do as an OLLI
Idol in an entertaining variety act! Submit your name and
performance title to Master of Ceremonies Manny Pablo by email or at the office, then get
yourself ready.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
FROM OLLI WRITERS
Fairfax Ink to be published this spring
FAIRFAX
INK IS OLLI'S ANNUAL LITERARY JOURNAL. OLLI
writers are requested to submit short stories for consideration to this
year's editor, Palmer McGrew,
by Sunday, February 28.
HOW TO COOK KOHLRABI, NEW CLUB PONDERS
OLLI Cooking Club met this week
 By Debbie Halverson, Membership Committee Chair
| Some members of the OLLI Cooking Club:
from left, Marianne Zawitz, Jeanne Rush, Debbie Halverson, Paulette
Lichtman-Panzer. Photo by Doris Bloch. |
THE
NEWLY FORMED OLLI COOKING CLUB met on Tuesday of
this week at Doris Bloch's home and shared ideas on cooking unusual
vegetables such as kohlrabi, green cauliflower, celeriac, and other
vegetables that some members weren't accustomed to including in their
repertoires. Lunch included a variety of cheeses to further acquaint
themselves with the wide world of cheese, and each member brought a
fruit
that became the dessert. Doris included two different Brussels sprouts
dishes and a corn casserole.
The group will meet regularly and focus on
different themes, sometimes in someone's home, sometimes at an outside
place of interest that appeals to foodies. The next meeting will be
Tuesday, February 23 -- with a soup theme. Please contact me if you
would like to join
this new club.
 OLLI
SPIRITWEAR
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DEPARTMENTS
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KEY CONTACT
INFORMATION
How to contact OLLI
HERE
IS A READY REFERENCE on how to contact OLLI. For email
addresses and phone numbers not listed below, please consult the online
Membership Directory (log in to Member
Portal).
- President:
Emmett Fenlon
- Executive
Director: Thom
Clement, phone 703-503-7866
- OLLI Office, phone
703-503-3384
- Tallwood
Administrator/OLLI Registrar: Maria
Buczek, phone 703-503-3384
- Board
members: See Organization page
(Note: To send an email to the
entire Board, send it to the office
or the OLLI
E-News editor, and your
message will be forwarded to all members of the Board)
- Committee
chairs, resource-group chairs: See Organization
page
- Suggestions: Online
suggestion box
- Letters to
the editor or letters to Ms. Ollie Ettakit
(etiquette
matters): OLLI
E-News Editor Rod Zumbro,
phone
703-569-2750
MASON ARTS AND
MUSIC
Upcoming Mason performances, Jan 22-31
By Jan Bohall, OLLI
E-News Staff Writer
FOR
TICKETS, call
1-888-945-2468 (phone orders are handled by tickets.com)
or visit the Center for the Arts Box Office, Tue-Sat, 10:00-6:00. More
info on tickets at the CFA tickets page.
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Augustin
Hadelich, violin
Christopher
Zimmerman,
conductor
Sat, Jan 23, 8:00
Maestro Zimmerman will lead the orchestra in performing Franz Josef
Haydn’s Symphony No. 92 in G Major, the Oxford; Samuel Barber’s Violin
Concerto, op. 14; and Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, op. 39.
Admission: $55, $45, $35, $25
Concert Hall
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Faculty
Artist Series
Sat, Jan 23, 8:00
Performances by Mason faculty of the School of Music will feature
Stanley Curtis on trumpet, soprano Tia Wortham and Ben Keseley on piano.
Admission: Free, no tickets required
Harris Theater
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Band of the Irish Guards
with the
Pipes and Drums
of
the
Royal
Regiment of Scotland
Sun, Jan 24, 2:00 and 7:00
The Band of the Irish Guards brings all of the pomp and grandeur of the
British Empire to
the stage; it was formed in 1900 to inspire an esprit de corps among the troops,
and toured extensively throughout both World Wars to give
morale-boosting performances. Now world-renown, these regiments uplift
spirits with
rousing marches, sailor ballads and folk songs.
Admission: $48, $40, $24
Family friendly: Youth grade 12 and under, half-price with an adult. (Note change from "age 12 and under" last
season.)
Concert Hall
Come 45 minutes early to each performance for a free artistic
discussion on Grand Tier III.
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Rockapella
Live
in Concert
(Rescheduled
from Dec 19)
Sat, Jan 30, 2:00 and 8:00
A five-man a cappella group
that seems much larger, these performers sing with humor, style and
artistry. They are known for their "vocal percussion" and a winning
combination of soul, rock, R&B and jazz. They appear regularly on
television and radio.
Admission: $42, $34, $21
Family friendly: Youth grade 12 and under, half-price with an adult. (Note change from "age 12 and under" last
season.)
Concert Hall
Come at 7:15 for a free artistic discussion on Grand Tier III.
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Faculty Artist Series
Richard
Novak, tenor
Linda
Apple Monson, piano
Sat, Jan 30, 8:00
Dr.
Novak is a full-time professor of voice at George Mason. He has
performed with Washington Concert Opera, Opera Carolina and Chautauqua
Opera, among others. He is co-artistic director of Opera Workshop and
an assistant professor of voice at Mason. Dr. Monson is assistant chair
at the School of Music and director of keyboard studies.
Admission: Free, no tickets required
Harris Theater
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American Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
Soaring
Sentiments
Daniel
Spalding, guest
conductor
Awadagin
Pratt, piano
Sun, Jan 31, 3:00
The
American Youth Philharmonic is the Youth Orchestra in Residence at
George Mason's Center for the Arts. Led by Luis Haza, a violinist in
the National Symphony, it provides world-class training and performance
opportunities for more than 400 young musicians each year, ages seven
to 21, from the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
Admission: $10 seniors/students, $14 other adults
Concert Hall
Faculty Artist Series
Matt
Neff, trombone
Sun, Jan 31, 7:00
Matt Neff, professor of trombone at Mason, is a soloist with the U.S.
Navy Band and bass trombonist with the Navy Band's Brass Quintet.
Admission: Free, no tickets required
Concert Hall
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Other Mason events
 By Helen Ackerman, OLLI
E-News Staff Writer
- Cinema
Series: Paranormal Activity. A
young couple is haunted by a demon. Fri, Jan 22, at 6:00 and 9:00; Sat,
Jan 23, at 6:00 and 9:00; and Sun, Jan 24, at 3:00 and 6:00. Johnson
Center, Cinema.
 Mason students w/ID, free; Mason faculty and
staff w/ID, $1; general public, $3.
- Linguistics
Film
Series: Secret of the Wild Child.
In the fall of
1970, social workers took custody of a 13-year-old child who had spent
much of her life chained in her bedroom. She could not speak, walk, or
respond to other people. Her case attracted psychologists who were
interested in finding out whether she could still learn to speak, as at
the time linguists, led by MIT's Noam Chomsky, believed that human
speech could not be learned after a certain genetically programmed
"window." Fri, Jan 22, at 7:00. Research I, Room 163. Free.
- Cinema
Series: A Serious Man. A black
comedy set in 1967 and centered
on Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern professor who watches his life unravel
when his wife prepares to leave him because his inept brother won't
move out of the house. Thu, Jan 28, at 6:00 and 9:00. Johnson Center,
Cinema. Mason students w/ID, free; Mason faculty and staff w/ID, $1;
general public, $3.
- Visual
Voices
Series: Nate Larson. Visiting artist Nate Larson presents
"Conjecture, Curiosities, and Wonder." Visual Voices, a lecture series
sponsored by the School of Art, brings nationally recognized visiting
artists and designers to campus to speak about their work and the world
of art and design. Thu, Feb 4, at 7.30. Harris Theater. Free.
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COMING
ATTRACTIONS
Upcoming non-class events at OLLI
THE FOLLOWING LIST
covering
the
next two weeks is extracted for your
convenience from the master calendar maintained by the office, with
direct Web links added when available. See Upcoming
Non-Class Events to view the real-time 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).
About OLLI E-News and the
member/volunteers who
produce it
Rod
Zumbro
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John West
Deputy
Editor |
Barbara Kyriakakis
Associate
Editor |
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Review Team: Gordon Canyock,
Michael Coyne, Barbara Kyriakakis, John West, Susanne Zumbro
Database
Manager: Barbara
Kyriakakis; Photo
Editor: Michael Coyne
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Zumbro or Communications Committee Chair Gordon
Canyock.
- Submissions. We
encourage members
to submit news items, articles and photos for this newsletter. The deadline
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for which an
OLLI response is appropriate) for that
week's issue; submissions earlier in
the week are strongly encouraged and greatly appreciated. Please
limit
articles to about 250 words. Submit material via email to Editor Rod
Zumbro
(email rzumbro@gmu.edu).
- Read the latest
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where you will find a list of the last 12
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Updated: January 22, 2010
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Lifelong Learning Institute at
George Mason University. Materials in this publication subject to
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