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OLLI
E-News #5-10 of February 5, 2010
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| ALERTS |
> SPRING CATALOG IS ONLINE.
Expect your printed catalog in the mail within two weeks. Registration:
Mon, Feb 22 - Wed, Mar 3 (there's no advantage to registering early).
> NEW
OLLI VIDEO.
You've heard about OLLI's Loudoun site, but you've never
been there; now, visit the site and see highlights in a short video at OLLI Video News.
>
MEMBER HANDBOOK. Updated Jan 2010; recommended reading (pdf)
for everyone.
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FAIRFAX INK
SUBMISSIONS. Deadline for short stories is Sun, Feb 28. Read more.
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HISTORY CLUB.
The February
meeting has been rescheduled to Wed, Feb 24, at 2:00.
>
ANOTHER RESCHEDULE.
Special Event 958, Fundamental
Teachings of the Mormon Church, has been rescheduled to Fri, Feb
26, at 1:00, Tallwood.
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ARTICLES AND NOTICES
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> SPECIAL "MOCK ELECTION"
...To test online voting. By Thom Clement
> LIFE
ISN'T FAIR. Reflections on growing old. By Barbara Kyriakakis
> A
VALENTINE ...For all OLLI Sweethearts. By Debbie
Halverson
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TWO SLIDESHOWS FOR
THE PRICE OF ONE. New
Member Coffee; Tallwood in snow.
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OPPORTUNITY
TO PUT YOUR ARTISTIC SKILLS TO WORK. Fall
for the Book
poster.
> BOOK
CLUB. Meets Wed, Feb 10, to discuss The Devil in the White City by
Erik Larson.
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POET'S CORNER.
Selected by the OLLI Poetry
Workshop.
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DEPARTMENTS
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> BULLETIN BOARD.
What it's for, where to find it, how to submit items for posting.
> KEY
CONTACT INFORMATION.
How to contact OLLI.
> MASON
ARTS AND MUSIC. Upcoming Mason performances. By Jan Bohall
> MASON
HIGHLIGHTS. Other Mason events. By Helen Ackerman
> COMING
ATTRACTIONS. Upcoming non-class events at OLLI.
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SPECIAL
"MOCK ELECTION"
 ...To test
online voting
I AM
ENCOURAGING ALL OLLI MEMBERS to participate in a special "mock
election" using a new online voting feature of our registration system.
Each year, one-third of our Board of Directors positions are up for
election. Although we will continue with a paper ballot and mail
option, we hope that most OLLI members will take advantage of a
convenient voting feature that is being added to the Member Portal.
This will greatly reduce mailing costs and volunteer labor. The system
is designed to ensure that only members can vote, and that they can
vote only once.
The
election is titled: TEST -- OLLI
ELECTION -- TEST. In order to participate, you have two options:
- Click on this direct link -- www.olliatgmu.edu/polls --
and after logging in,
follow the directions for voting for up to six of the fictitious
nominees.
- Log on to the OLLI Member Portal and
select the "Membership" pull-down menu; click on "Vote" and follow the
directions.
We will also be sending all members an email with this same invitation
to participate in the mock election. Later in February, we'll let you
know the results!
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LIFE ISN'T FAIR
Reflections on growing old
Despite
'life not being fair,' Barb remains active; she's pictured here on Bike to Mason Day
in 2008. --Ed.
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By Barbara Kyriakakis, OLLI E-News
Associate Editor
OLD AGE
COMES AT A BAD TIME. I no longer have to change
diapers, wipe runny noses, pick peas up off the kitchen floor, or lift
25-pound toddlers into their car seats. I am no longer tied to a
schedule of carpooling, doctors' appointments, teachers' meetings and
soccer games. I am free! I said FREE! YES, I AM
FREE! I can now do the things I've always wanted
to do: learn to dance, take a class at the local university, and play
bridge again.
"Turn my feet which way?" I moaned.
"Pull my leg up how high?" I asked.
"Bend and touch my whats? I haven't seen those in 10
years!" I said.
Let's can the dance class. How about an
English class at George Mason University?
"Seven-thirty A.M.?
Too early,"
I whined. "I
need my beauty sleep. Eleven a.m. would be nice." Class and section closed.
"How about two p.m.?"” I thought out loud. Class and section closed.
"Aha! A 7:20 p.m. creative writing class that
has a spot open."
"It’s over when?"
I asked. "Ten P.M.? That's
past my bedtime."
Let's see … bridge. Okay, let's take a shot at
it.
"How much are aces worth? Would you repeat
what 'trump' means? What's a dummy again? I can't remember anything
anymore."
Yep, old age comes at a bad time. Just when
I'm ready to enjoy life, I have to carry senior citizen baggage:
arthritic bones, worn-out body, and a bad memory. Life just isn't fair.
Note. We are looking for
human-interest articles like this -- stories by and about OLLI members,
their unique experiences or achievements, doing things together, etc.
Any member can submit an article (250 words limit); if published,
you'll have a byline and photo to show to your family! -- Rod Zumbro, OLLI E-News Editor
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A VALENTINE
...For all OLLI Sweethearts
 By Debbie Halverson, Membership
Committee Chair
NOTHING BEARS REPEATING MORE THAN a
successful party, and as last year's Valentine party was just that, you
can mark your schedule for the OLLI 2010 Valentine Party on Friday,
February 19, at 1:00 at Tallwood. Every OLLI member from Tallwood,
Reston and Loudoun is warmly invited to attend.
Once again we will have ice cream and
toppings, along with fresh fruit and other sweets, a variety show and a
photographer's corner. We understand that "Kisses the Klown" will drop
in to spread the sweets.
We need to know how many will attend, so do
RSVP to the office (by Friday, February 12) to get on the list. Also,
consider sharing your performance skills with us in the variety show;
please let Manny Pablo know
what kind of act to expect from you, and we'll put you on the program.
We take anything but dog acts. (Well, maybe dogs, but no pigs.)
Come, share the love!
To read
all
about last year's party, click here.
--Ed.
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BOOK CLUB
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 Meets
Wed, Feb 10, to discuss The Devil in
the White City by Erik Larson
All OLLI members are
invited.
Submitted
by Book Club Coordinator Ceda McGrew.
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Selected by the OLLI Poetry Workshop
IN
THIS NEW DEPARTMENT, we feature short poems
selected by members of the OLLI Poetry Workshop, coordinated by Mike
McNamara and Jan Bohall.
Here's To Our Poetry Workshop
Unfettered by the need for academic credit,
We meet every Tuesday
to mete the meat of inspiration.
Some might say it’s merely exhibitionism.
But those who occupy regular seats around the table
know better.
We know the process of putting our best on paper,
and deleting,
because best turned out to be…well…
something less.
We know about starting afresh,
When too tired to finish the nearly finished.
We know about deadlines.
Tomorrow is Tuesday.
Tomorrow is always Tuesday.
Truth to tell,
Sometimes we fall asleep anyway.
Thomas Wolfe would say, Oh Lost.
But what the hell—
We can always read another poem by Robert Frost.
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OLLI
BULLETIN BOARD
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to view the Bulletin Board
For OLLI
members and staff only
-- share, donate, buy, sell, trade, inform, request, or assist others
in our community via the OLLI Bulletin Board. Read the rules and view
the Bulletin Board at this
Web page. Email your desired postings to Barbara at bwk4413@gmail.com. We suggest that you bookmark the Bulletin
Board page if you plan to check it for updates.
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OLLI
SPIRITWEAR
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image to visit the store
Order sweatshirts, shirts, caps and tote bags with the OLLI/Mason logo
at any time directly from the vendor for delivery to your home. Use this Web site;
click on "OLLI-GMU Store" to see the pictures, then click on each item
to see more details. Note: the
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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, Feb 5-14
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.
Faculty Artist Series
Richard
Novak, tenor
Linda
Apple Monson, piano
Fri, Feb 5, 12:30
(This event was originally
scheduled for Sat, Jan
30, but was postponed due to inclement weather.)
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 |
The Vagina Monologues
Fri, Feb 5, 8:00
Sat, Feb 6, 2:00 and 8:00
The
Monologues are presented as part of V-Day, a global movement to end
violence against women and girls that raises funds and awareness
through productions of playwright Eve Ensler. They create a true and
profound portrait of how violence against women and children affects
every one of us. Funds raised will go to the George Mason Victims of
Violence Fund and Women for Women International.
Admission: $25 for the general public, $15 in blocks of 10 or more
Harris Theater |
Mark Morris Dance Group
Fri, Feb 5, 8:00
Sat, Feb 6, 8:00
The
Mark Morris Dancers continue to leave audiences spellbound with their
unique artistry, reflecting Morris' wit, grace and refined musicality
that have made him one of today’s most highly regarded choreographers.
The program will include Visitation
set to Beethoven, Empire Garden
set to Charles Ives and one of Morris' most beautiful works, V.
Admission: $44, $36, $22
Concert Hall
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Faculty Artist Series Recital
Timothy
Roberts, saxophone
Tue, Feb 9, 8:00
Timothy Roberts is renowned as a Washington, D.C.-based classical
saxophonist. He has been with the U.S. Navy Concert Band for the past
21 years and is now its principal saxophonist.
Admission: Free, no tickets required
Harris Theater
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GMU Studio Series #3
tempODYSSEY
Written
by Dan Dietz
Directed
by Josh McCreary
Thu-Sat, Feb 11, 12, 13, 8:00
Sat, Sun, Feb 13, 14, 2:00
A
dark comedy, tempODYSSEY
follows a contemporary office worker named Genny through her first and
only day in a new office. Mr. Dietz jumps back and forth in time and
from Atlanta to Seattle, touching on themes of work, family, the
virtual reality of the Internet, and our relationships to death, time
and the market economy.
Admission: $3 seniors/students, $6 other adults
Black Box Theater (Lower level of
Performing Arts Bldg, next to TheaterSpace. From Level 2 of Parking
Deck take the bridge. Enter first door on the left and follow hallway;
go through gray doors and down stairs.)
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Faculty Artist Series Recital
Salut
d'Amour
A
Valentine Recital
Kate
Hearden, soprano
Marcio
Botelho, cello
Patricia
Parker, piano
Sat, Feb 13, 8:00
The
program will feature chamber music of Chausson, Beethoven, Strauss,
Elgar, Previn, Bernstein, Mulholland and Leslie Bennett. In addition,
Christopher Franke will perform on the violin and Constance Dinapoli
will dance.
Admission: Free, no tickets required
Harris Theater
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Moscow State Radio Symphony
Alexei
Kornienko, conductor
Alexander
Sinchuk, piano
Julian
Schwarz, cello
Sat, Feb 13, 8:00
The
Moscow State Radio Symphony tours the globe, performing works by great
Russian composers. The program will include The Tsar's Bride Overture by
Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody
on a Theme of Paganini, Variations
on a Rococo Theme in A for Cello and Orchestra and
Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade.
Admission: $56, $48, $28
Concert Hall
Come at 7:15 for a free artistic discussion on Grand Tier III.
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The Acting Company
Romeo
and Juliet
Sun, Feb 14, 4:00
In
Shakespeare's romantic tragedy of young lovers, considered the greatest
love story of all time, and evoking the lyricism of his sonnets, Romeo and Juliet embodies the brief
joy of passion felt by the lovers before they fall victim to family
hatred and destiny.
Admission: $36, $28, $18
Concert Hall
Come at 7:15 for a free artistic discussion on Grand Tier III.
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Other Mason events
 By Helen Ackerman, OLLI
E-News Staff Writer
- Black
Heritage Month
Film Screening: Something the Lord Made. Based on the actual relationship
between the two men who invented heart bypass surgery, a white
cardiologist and an African American lab technician. Wed, Feb 10, 4:00
to 6:00. Johnson Center, Room F. Free.
- Black
Heritage Month
Keynote Address: Kimberly & Scott Roberts. The Roberts,
stars of the Academy Award-nominated documentary Trouble the Water, discuss
their experiences and institutionalized racism as the fifth anniversary
of Hurricane Katrina approaches. Thu, Feb 11, 6:00. Johnson Center,
Dewberry Hall.
- Visual
Voices
Series: David Brown. "Bridging the Gap Between: An
Artist/Curator Journey in Sixty Minutes." Thu, Feb. 11, 7:30. Harris
Theater. Free.
- The
Vision Series:
Prof. David Weisburd (read pdf flyer).
"Location, Location, Location: Hot Spots in
Crime and Crime Prevention." Mon, Feb 15, 7:00. Concert Hall. Free.
- Black
Heritage
Month: "Bridged -- The Connection Between Black and Brown." A
discussion on the shared history of African Americans and Hispanic
Americans. Sponsored by NAACP and Hispanic Students Association. Mon,
Feb 15, 7:30. Johnson Center, Room F.
- Art
Exhibit: Huh Hwe
Tae, Emographer.
This Korean artist creates giant images that combine calligraphy with a
sense of landscape. Mon, Feb 15, to Mon, March 15. Mason Hall, Atrium.
Free.
- Black
Heritage Month
Film Screening and Discussion: Bronx
Princess. This unique documentary takes a look into the
experience of African women growing up in America. Wed, Feb 17, 6:00.
Johnson Center, Room F.
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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).
Fri Feb
5
10am Drama Club - TA-3
10am
Recorder
Consort
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TA-2
1pm
Special
Event
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958, Fundamental
Teachings
of
the
Mormon
Church - Tallwood
[Note: Has been rescheduled to Fri, Feb 26, at 1:00]
1pm
Special
Event
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959, Afternoon
Tea
with
Hands-on
History
Tour - Claude Moore Park
Mon
Feb 8
1pm Special
Event - 960, A
Snapshot View: Outliving Your Money
- Loudoun Campus
Tue
Feb 9
9:30am
Special
Event
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961, Hunter
Mill
Road
Civil
War
Experience - Lake Anne
11am
Knitting and Needlework
Club - Lake Anne Church
Wed
Feb 10
1:45pm Bridge Club - TA-3
1:45pm
Book
Club
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TA-2
2pm
Special
Event - 962, The
Washington
Navy
Yard
in
the
Civil War - Tallwood
Fri
Feb 12
9am Bus Trip -
963, Terra
Cotta
Warriors - Washington, DC
10am Drama Club - TA-3
10am
Recorder
Consort
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TA-2
Mon
Feb 15
1pm Special
Event - 964, Writing
and
Publishing Non-Fiction
- Loudoun Campus
Tue
Feb 16
9:30am
Special
Event
- 965, The
Architecture
of
the
Air
Force Academy
-
Lake Anne
11am
Knitting and Needlework
Club - Lake Anne Church
12pm Special
Event - 966, Lunchtime
Discussion
with
Elderhostel/Exploritas
Ambassador
- Loudoun Campus
Wed
Feb 17
1:30pm
Grand
Camp open meeting - Tallwood
1:45pm Bridge Club - TA-3
2pm
Special
Event
- 967, Charles
Goodnight:
Trail
Blazing
Texas
Cattleman -
Tallwood
Fri
Feb 19
Winter
Term Ends
10am
Board
of
Directors
Meeting
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TA-1
10am
Loudoun Let’s
Eat
Out - Mimi’s
Restaurant,
Dulles Town Center.
10am
Recorder
Consort
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TA-2
1pm
Valentine
Party - TA-1 & Annex
Sat
Feb 20
12:30pm OLLI Personal
Computer User Group
- TA-1
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About OLLI E-News and the
member/volunteers who
produce it
Rod
Zumbro
Editor |
John West
Deputy
Editor |
Barbara Kyriakakis
Associate
Editor |
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Review Team: Gordon Canyock,
Barbara Kyriakakis, John West, Susanne Zumbro
Database
Manager: Barbara
Kyriakakis
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- 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.
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Updated: February 5, 2010
Copyright © 2010 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;
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