|
OLLI
E-News #35-09 of September 18, 2009
|
|
|
|
| ALERTS |
> "AMERICA AND THE WORLD" IS CLOSED.
If you did not register, please do NOT attend. We are already at
maximum capacity (seats available) despite the large off-site venue.
>
CLASS MATERIALS
ONLINE. DocStore
already has documents available for three fall courses: Confederate
Invasions; Nicomachean Ethics; Foreign Policy Round Table. Article.
> NEW
MEMBER COFFEE.
Fri, Sep 25,
10:00, Tallwood social room annex. ALL members, current and new, are
invited. Meet other members, including Board directors. Refreshments.
>
SPAIN
TRIP. OLLI members, accompanied by
historian Dr. Douglas Foard, will visit Spain Mar 2-16, 2010. Contact Caroline
Hartzler (email) if interested;
space is limited. More info.
| APPRECIATION. Many thanks to
Deputy Editor John West for doing the last two issues of OLLI E-News so superbly while
Susanne and I were out of the country. -- Rod Zumbro, Editor |
|
ARTICLES AND NOTICES
|
> WELCOME TO THE FALL
TERM. From
the president. By
Emmett Fenlon
>
NEW MIDDAY TIME SLOT IN FAIRFAX
AND RESTON. From
the
executive director. By
Thom
Clement
> A
TIME TO BELONG. Welcoming our new members. By
Elizabeth Crawford
> PHOTO OF THE MONTH.
Selected by
the OLLI Photography Club.
> LOUDOUN OPEN HOUSE.
Enthusiastic response at last week's event.
>
PHOTOGRAPHY
CLUB MEETING. Topic next Friday: travel photography.
|
| DEPARTMENTS |
> KEY
CONTACT INFORMATION.
How to contact OLLI.
> MASON ARTS AND MUSIC.
Upcoming performances at
Mason. By Jan
Bohall
>
MASON
HIGHLIGHTS. Other Mason events. By Barbara Kyriakakis
> COMING
ATTRACTIONS. Non-class events at OLLI for the next two weeks.
|
CORRECTION: L973/Tour of Library of
Congress mentioned in last week's Program Corner is not a bus trip;
attendees will meet in the lobby of the Madison Building at 10:30. More
info.
|
WELCOME TO THE FALL TERM
From the president
 By Emmett Fenlon, President
THE LIFELONG LEARNING ADVENTURE CONTINUES.
Our outstanding program starts on Monday, September 21, with the 2009
fall term.
It will be wonderful to greet old friends and to make new ones. At all
three of OLLI's campuses--Fairfax, Reston and Loudoun--the enthusiasm
is
contagious.
OLLI courses, special events and activities
provide both intellectual stimulation and social interaction for the
members of OLLI. This has resulted in our growth since
1991 from about 100 members to the present 880 members and
from one classroom at Mason's
Commerce II building in Fairfax to our many classrooms located at the
Fairfax, Reston and Loudoun campuses.
Almost every lifelong-learning institute has a
unique pricing
structure for membership and courses. Our Institute's pricing structure
allows members to take an unlimited number of courses and events during
four terms totaling 26 weeks per year for one annual membership fee.
This year OLLI is offering over 370 courses and events. This
compares favorably with other institutes, many of which offer fewer
courses and limit the number of
courses their members can take. A number of institutes even
charge an extra fee for each course taken.
Let us continue the
journey of lifelong learning.
NEW MIDDAY TIME
SLOT IN FAIRFAX AND RESTON
From the executive
director
OLLI MEMBERS ATTENDING CLASSES IN FAIRFAX
AND RESTON should
note the new time slot at midday -- 11:45 until 1:15. To allow more
time for transition between the
first class of the day and the midday class, we have given ourselves 15
extra minutes. For some time now, we have heard that the 30-minute
interval in the previous schedule just didn't allow enough time for
those who "linger" from the 9:30 class and those who come a little
early for the midday class. This has also aggravated the parking
problem at Tallwood.
The third time slot of the day remains at 2:00
to 3:30. Club activities on Wednesday afternoon have been adjusted to
allow for a full 30-minute lunch break.
We'll be monitoring the situation to determine
if the extra 15 minutes helps with the transition both in the
classrooms and in the parking lots.
Welcome back!
|
Wear your new OLLI nametag.
Members:
pastel green;
Board directors: white.
|
A TIME TO BELONG
Welcoming our new members
By Elizabeth
Crawford, OLLI E-News
Staff Writer
IN
RECENT MONTHS, news reports have focused
on senior citizens, and the pictures they present have often been
gloomy. Many seniors worry about investment losses, a decline in
property values and the future of health care. While OLLI membership
does not include a magic wand to solve these problems, it offers the
next best thing: courses to enlighten us on these topics (and many
others), and lots of interesting people ready to engage in civil
discussion. We are fortunate to be members of OLLI and eager to share
its riches with those who have chosen to join us.
Please look
for red dots on nametags and welcome these new members...
Debra
Adler, Reston
Dorothy Aeschliman, Reston
Tanya Bodzin, Alexandria
Tom Branagan, Burke
Fred Burrell, Haymarket
Marian Busby, Fairfax
Wendy Campbell, Lorton
George Carlson, Arlington
Josette Conell, Alexandria
Christine & Maury Cralle, Burke
Ruth Davis, Annandale
Judy Dellinger, Burke
Nadine Doyle, Leesburg
Clegg Eagleson, Reston
Carol Egan, Oakton
Michael Flicker, Ashburn
Willard Fraize, Reston
Phyllis Furdell, Falls Church
Anita & Jim Gardner,
Annandale
|
Maureen
Graviss, Fairfax
Ruth Hageman, Gainesville
Helen Harvey, Alexandria
Naomi Hauptman, Fairfax
Veronica Herczogh, Burke
Carolyn Holt, Fairfax
Janet Horwitz, Fairfax
Sylvia Houston, Herndon
Jack Humphries, Annandale
*Christine Jacobson, Leesburg
Bo-Kyung Kim, Fairfax
Marsha Klontz, Reston
Yvonne Law, Ashburn
Harlan Lenius, Clifton
Elaine Leonard, Springfield
Kathy Lundgren, Fairfax Station
Hal & Roz Lurie, Ashburn
Donna Macurdy, Reston
Bob Mahlke, Vienna |
Chuck
Marginot, Vienna
Sally Marshall, Burke
Gail McDonald, Reston
*Barbara McKee, Leesburg
Janice Meadows, Annandale
Pamela Michaels, Vienna
Mel Mikosinski, Annandale
Kathleen Miller, Springfield
Fred & Isabel Moore, Clifton
Karen Murphy, Springfield
Bob Nelson, Fairfax Station
Michaelanne Northrop, Fairfax
Lynn Nutwell, Fairfax
Margaret & Richard Osberg, Annandale
Robert Pace, Vienna
*Nancy Phillips, Purcellville
Rolfe Pitts, Herndon
*Lynn Pocquette, Broadlands
|
Suzanne
Preberowsky, Centreville
Josephine Rahme, Reston
Robert Reitwiesner, Fairfax
Jeff Rosendhal, Reston
Mary Jane Ross, Fairfax
Terri Rubin, Springfield
Hinda & Stephen Sacks, Clifton
Joyce Senger, Ashburn
Maryann Sheehan, Fairfax
*Gertrude Simons, Ashburn
Jacquelin Smith, Gainesville
Joan Smith, Alexandria
Phyllis & Raymond Smith, Arlington
Panorea Stalter, Springfield
Patricia Trisdorfer, Fairfax
*Carol Vanesko, Ashburn
John Westcott, Oakton
Michael Whitehouse, Ashburn
*Maria Woods, Ashburn
|
Listed
alphabetically by last name. An asterisk denotes Loudoun-only
members; all others are
full members.
PHOTO OF THE MONTH
Selected by the OLLI Photography Club
"Risky
Position" -- King
Vulture photographed by Dan Feighery at the National Zoo.
TO
VIEW THE PHOTO IN OTHER SIZES, click
this link.
To view other photos by members of the OLLI Photography Club, visit the
club's Web
site.
Back
to top
LOUDOUN OPEN HOUSE
Enthusiastic response at last week's event
Slideshow
of three
photos taken by Suzy Jampoler.
THE
LOUDOUN OPEN HOUSE ON SEPTEMBER 9 brought
many new prospective members to tour the Loudoun campus and talk to
instructors, current members and OLLI Board members. Instructors gave
informal descriptions of the upcoming fall classes, members answered
lots of questions about Loudoun over coffee and goodies, and Board
members highlighted the benefits of OLLI membership.
PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB
MEETING
|
|
Topic next Friday: travel photography
THE
SEPTEMBER PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB MEETING AT 9:30 ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, in TA-1 will feature OLLI member Lorrin
Garson with a presentation on travel photography entitled "Scenes From Around the World."
He and his
wife Ann have
visited more than 100 countries over the
years, and Lorrin will
display some of the best pictures they've taken. He will talk about how
he and Ann take photos and
the cameras they use ... remembering, Lorrin says, that they are not
professional photographers, just travelers. For comic relief he
might also show a handful of their really bad shots.
All
OLLI members are welcome.
Submitted
by Dan Feighery, Photography Club Coordinator.
|
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
(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
Back
to top
MASON ARTS AND
MUSIC
Upcoming Mason performances, Sep 18-27
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.
A "Grand" Piano Celebration
Jean
Carrington Cook
Memorial Scholarship Concert featuring
Mason's Piano
Faculty and Scholarship Students
Sun, Sep 20, 3:00
This celebration features familiar outstanding
George Mason faculty performers and their students. Faculty performers
will include Dr. Linda Apple Monson, Dr. Anna Balakerskaia, Dr. Richard
Novak (tenor) and Prof. Zino Bogachek. Eight scholarship
student
performers will include Min Son, a piano student of Dr. Monson who was
the recipient of a 2009 OLLI scholarship.
Admission:
$10 seniors,
$15 other adults, free for students
Concert Hall
A reception immediately follows on Grand Tier III. |
Keyboard Conversations®
with
Jeffrey Siegel
Chopin
for Lovers!
Sun, Sep 20, 7:00
Pianist Jeffrey Siegel continues his "concerts
with commentary" series, this season to honor the 200th anniversary of
the birth of Chopin. In this first of four concerts, he explores the
romantic side of Chopin, performing the E-Flat Waltz, the touching Farewell Waltz, the dreamy
Larghetto, Op. 21, some Preludes from Op. 28, and the Fantasy Impromptu.
Admission:
$38, $30, $19
Concert Hall
Family Friendly: Youth grade 12 and under, half-price with an adult
(Note change from "age 12 and
under" last season). |
ARTS by
George!
Brian
Stokes
Mitchell and
the
American
Festival Pops Orchestra
Sat, Sep 26, Gala 5:00, Concert 8:00
This event supports student
scholarships at the College of Visual and Performing Arts and also
Great
Performances at the Center for the Arts. The gala includes a
silent auction of art-related items, music by George Mason students and
faculty, a sumptuous buffet, the concert by Mr. Mitchell, and a
champagne reception afterward with the artist. Baritone Brian Stokes
Mitchell has won a Tony for his work in Kiss Me Kate
and has starred in other Broadway hits. He promises show tunes, ballads
and love songs. Prof. Anthony Maiello will direct the American Festival
Pops Orchestra.
Admission: Gala, $200
Concert only, $60, $52, $30
Concert Hall
Come at 7:15 for a free artistic discussion on Grand Tier III. |
Mason Wind Symphony
Young People’s Concert
Wed, Sep 23, 10:00
Admission: Free, no tickets required
Concert Hall
Korean
Studies Center Performance
Sun, Sep 27, 6:00
Admission: Free, no tickets required
Harris Theater
|
|
MASON HIGHLIGHTS
Other Mason events
 By Barbara Kyriakakis, OLLI
E-News Associate Editor
|
- Fall
for the Book - Sep 21-26.
Sponsors include OLLI and Mason.
- Fall
for the Book
Film Screening: Immortal Cupboard
- A film offering an artistic interpretation of the life and writings
of Lorine Niedecker, followed by a Q&A period with director Cathy
Cook. Mon, Sep 21, 4:30, JC Cinema. Free.
- Vision Speaker Series: Prof. Jagadish Shukla
- "Global Warming: Science, Adaptation and Mitigation." Mon, Sep 21,
7:00, Concert Hall. Free. Reserve tickets.
- Fall
for the Book:
Understanding Obama--Three Views - A trio of distinguished
writers offer diverse perspectives on the life and career of President
Barack Obama. Tue, Sep 22, at 1:30, Research I, Room 163. (OLLI
Special Event F974)
- Fall
for the Book:
The Life and Work of Vassily Aksyonov - A panel of writers and
scholars reflect on the accomplishments of one of the greatest Russian
novelists of the 20th century: a former Robinson professor at Mason and
a legend in his own time. Tue, Sep 22, 6:00, Harris Theater. Free.
- Fall
for the Book:
Freedom Without Walls--The Presidents - Panelists discuss the
anniversary of the
fall of the Berlin Wall. Tue, Sep 22, at 1:30, JC Cinema. (OLLI
Special Event F975)
- Happy Heart Walk - Simultaneous
walks on each campus. Fairfax begins in the JC North Plaza at the
George Mason statue with Sally Merten. Arlington begins in the Original
Building lobby with Lori Cohen. Prince William begins at the tent in
the Bull Run Hall parking lot with Ron Carmichael. All are welcome. Sep
23, 12:00 to 1:00. Free.
|
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, 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).
Fri Sep
18 10am
Recorder Consort - TA-2
10am Board of Directors Meeting
- TA-1
11am Homer Group - Social
Room Annex
1pm OLLI Volunteer
Reception
- Church of Good Shepherd
Sat Sep 19 12:30pm OLLI Personal
Computer User Group
Mon Sep
21 Fall Term Begins
Tue Sep 22 11am Knitting and
Needlework
Club
- Lake Anne Coffee Shop
12:45pm (bus from Tallwood) Special
Event - F974, Understanding
Obama (Fall for the Book) - GMU
Wed Sep 23 1:45pm Bridge Club - TA-3
2pm Special Event - F952, George
Washington’s Last Lecture - TA-1
Thu Sep 24 12:45pm
(bus from Tallwood) Special
Event - F975 Freedom
Without
Walls (FFTB) - GMU
Fri Sep 25 Loudoun Let's Eat Out
- Clyde’s Willow Creek Farm - Time TBD
9am Bus Trip - F953, Let’s
Spend a
Day at the Zoo! - National Zoo
9am Recorder Lessons - TA-3
9:30am Photography Club -
TA-1
10am Drama Club - TA-3
10am New Member Coffee -
Annex
10am Recorder Consort - TA-2
10:30am Classic Fiction Book
Club - Cascades Library
11am Homer Group - Social
Room Annex
1pm Special Event - F976, Civil
War Wives (FFTB) - Tallwood
Tue Sep 29 11am
Knitting and Needlework Club
1pm Special Event
- L969, A
Life of My Own - Loudoun
Wed Sep 30 1:45pm Bridge Club - TA-3
2pm Special Event - F954, Greetings
from
the Chairman - TA-1
Fri Oct 2 9am Recorder Lessons - TA-3
10am Drama Club - TA-3
10am Recorder Consort - TA-2
11am Homer Group - Social
Room Annex
1pm Special Event - F955, Native
Plants
- Tallwood
|
About OLLI E-News and the
member/volunteers who
produce it
Rod
Zumbro
Editor |
John West
Deputy
Editor |
Barbara Kyriakakis
Associate
Editor |
|
|
Review Team: Gordon Canyock,
Michael Coyne, Barbara Kyriakakis, John West, Susanne Zumbro
Database
Manager: Barbara
Kyriakakis; Photo
Editor: Michael Coyne
|
- About
this newsletter. OLLI's
weekly newsletter, OLLI E-News,
is emailed to current
OLLI
members with email addresses on Fridays. When classes are in
session, printed copies of this newsletter are distributed in
classrooms. Comments,
suggestions or complaints? Please contact Editor Rod
Zumbro or Communications Committee Chair Gordon
Canyock.
- Submissions. We
encourage members
to submit news items, articles and photos for this newsletter. The deadline
to
the editor is 7:00 pm Wed (7:00 pm Mon for letters to the editor
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
issue early. The
new weekly issue of OLLI E-News
is posted to the OLLI Web site Thursday evening. Read it by visiting http://www.olli.gmu.edu/pubs.htm#enews,
where you will find a list of the last 12
issues; click the latest issue listed.
- Viewing or searching past
issues. Your options for finding items in past issues of OLLI E-News include viewing the last 12
issues; searching the content of
ALL issues for any word or words; and searching our
archive of all past issues by date or issue number.
|
|
Updated: September 18, 2009
Copyright © 2009 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.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at George
Mason University, 4210 Roberts Rd., Fairfax, VA 22032-1028
Phone: (703) 503-3384; Email: olli@gmu.edu;
Fax: (703) 503-2832
Original site design and construction by OLLI-Mason member Rod Zumbro. |
|
By 
