SCHEDULE OF COURSES June Sampler 2019
June 2019 Registration Begins Monday, May 6
June 3 – June 28
Because we appreciate our OLLI members and instructors so much, we are having another June Celebration Picnic. We hope you will join us Wednesday, June 26th from 4:00-6:00pm on the lawn of the Browne Center.
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS History of the End of the World
Complimentary beer and wine, music, comradery and fun! RSVP’S will begin Monday, May 20 until June 10 – Call 632-2430.
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(Members may bring a guest for $15)
Silent Movies in the 1920’s
Sheila, Carol, Susan, and Corey
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MONDAY Acts of Love in Time of War – Series with Dr. Fred Johnson 9:30-11:30 a.m. Another Look at Jane Eyre 1:30-3:30 p.m. Declining Poverty and Increasing Income Inequality 1:30-3:30 p.m. Buster Keaton 9:30-11:30 a.m. Silent Movies in the 1920’s 1:30-3:30 p.m.
TUESDAY Genesis: The First Three Words 9:30-11:30 a.m. What Does Healthy Eating Mean, Anyway? 9:30-11:30 a.m. History of the End of the World 1:30-3:30 p.m. The Buildings and Estates of Aquinas College Part 2 1:30-3:30 p.m. Aquinas College Walking Tour 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Time to Organize Your Stuff 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Music of 1959: The Year the Music Died 9:30-11:30 a.m.
FREE MEMBER CLASS
Dylan and Merton (Continued with Music) 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Senior Health Care Panel 9:30-11:00 a.m.
The Brains of Liars, Psychopaths and Serial Killers 1:30-3:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY Their Eyes Were Watching Us: Zora Neale Hurston 9:30-11:30 a.m. Decreasing Risks of Neurological Diseases 9:30-11:30 a.m. History of Baseball: 1945-1960’s 1:30-3:30 p.m. Mind Your P’s: A Better Understanding of Paralysis, Pot, Pain, Prozac & Pesticides via the Crayfish 9:30-11:30 a.m. Terror in the South: KKK 1:30-3:30 p.m.
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Barn Birdhouses at the Smithsonian 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Retro Road Trip 1959 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Exploring and Expanding Your Creative Potential 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Lapping the Landmarks Walking Tour 10:00 a.m. - Noon
Summer Romance: Shakespeare’s Romantic Comedies 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Pentwater Summer Adventure 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The Brains of Liars, Psychopaths and Serial Killers page 5
Music of 1959: The Year the Music Died page 4
Baseball from 1945-1960’s page 5
Cuba Today 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Terror in the South: KKK
Saugatuck-Douglas Photographic Walk through History 9:30-11:30 a.m.
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The American Presidency Today 9:30-11:30 a.m. Prisoner #4578 and Michigan Prisons of the 19th Century 1:30-3:30 p.m. Backyard Reactors: the Story of Nuclear Plants in Midland 9:30-11:30 a.m.
FREE MEMBER CLASS A Canadian Odyssey: Two Disasters Involving Halifax 9:30-11:00 a.m.
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Retro Road Trip 1959 page 8
PRO-RATED MEMBERSHIPS STILL AVAILABLE Because OLLI’s year is half over, we still have reduced membership fees. All membership advantages still apply through June with reduced pricing on tuition classes. When you purchase a membership, you help the OLLI at Aquinas College program!
Look for your Fall 2019 catalog the first week of August, 2019, to become an OLLI member for 2019-2020 year!
• Reminder: No OLLI credit/refund will be given without a 48 hour notice, and all credits must be used before the academic year ends. • All classes are held in the Browne Center (2001 Robinson RD SE) unless noted or notified. • Class cancellations due to weather at OLLI are based on Aquinas College closing – please check local TV stations and aquinas.edu • All special interest groups and small discussion groups require membership.
OLLI TUITION COURSES
MONDAY Acts of Love in Time of War – Series with Dr. Fred Johnson Monday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Fred Johnson, Ph.D., is associate professor of history at Hope College. His primary field of study is 19th Century U.S. History, specifically, the Civil War. He is currently completing a book America’s Blind Spot: U.S. Foreign Policy in Africa 1945-present. June 3 – A Thing that Had to be Done – March 16, 1968. The ferocity of fighting in Vietnam worsened. At My Lai, villagers had been massacred. More faced being killed until a courageous helicopter pilot defeated the will of atrocity.
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June 17 – Warriors’ Creed – They thought helping the Americans was a right, good thing to do. When they were left behind, they and their families became targets until those whose lives they had saved decided to return the favor. M: Bronze $17 Silver $14 NM: $20 Note: Price is per lecture Location: Donnelly Center
Another Look at Jane Eyre Monday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. 3 Classes – June 3, 10 & 17 Dr. Ashley Shannon, Ph.D., is an associate professor and chair of the English department at GVSU. Her primary research interest is the
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Romantic novel, particularly as it developed in Scotland and Ireland in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Her current research interests also focus on 20th and 21st century speculative fiction by women writers. First published in 1847, Charlotte Brontë’s masterwork Jane Eyre has remained enduringly popular because of its acute psychological insight and its prescient, complicated approach to questions of social class, gender, race, and morality—themes that still resonate with today’s readers. In this course, Dr. Shannon will discuss both its contemporary contexts and its present-day relevance, with the hopes that many will (again) read the novel. M: Bronze $51 Silver $42 NM: $60
COURSES CONT. Declining Poverty and Increasing Income Inequality Monday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. 1 Class – June 3 Stephen Barrows, Ph.D., is Executive Vice President, Provost, and Dean of Faculty at Aquinas College. Prior to joining the faculty at Aquinas, he served 21 years as an Air Force acquisition officer and as an economics professor at the United States Air Force Academy. A distinguished graduate of the Academy, he earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Auburn University. Market-based economies can reduce poverty and create broad levels of prosperity. At the same time, they can increase income inequality. Professor Barrows will explore the significant reduction in global poverty as well as the causes and caveats behind growing income inequality, with particular focus on growing income inequality in the United States in recent decades. M: Bronze $17 Silver $14 NM: $20 Note: Please re-register for this rescheduled class from the Winter session.
Buster Keaton Monday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. 1 Class – June 10 Ron Pesch, a graduate of WMU, is a historian for the Michigan High School Athletic Association. He loves studying, writing and presenting on Michigan history. One of his favorite subjects of interest is Buster Keaton. He has been so involved in Keaton’s history that he is on the board of directors of the New York-based International Buster Keaton Society. He is currently working on a film documentary covering Keaton’s days along the West Michigan shoreline.
It was a fairy tale come true, at least for a child of vaudeville performers. “The best summers of my life were spent in the cottage Pop had built on Lake Muskegon in 1908.” Famed silent film comedian, Buster Keaton, wrote those words in his autobiography, My Wonderful World of Slapstick. For the Keaton family, Muskegon was a place to call home. “It was his favorite place on earth,” noted Keaton’s widow, “He loved Muskegon.” Learn the story behind the film legend’s days as a child performer, the story of the vaudeville colony that popped up along the Muskegon’s waterfront near the turn of the 20th century, and Keaton’s continuing ties to the shoreline city over 50 years later.
Time to Organize Your Stuff Monday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. 1 Class – June 24 Lori Teft has been a member of The Organizing Specialists Network since 2001. This Grand Rapids network is a trained group of organizers who provide a wide variety of services including motivational speaking.
Monday, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Lori Teft is excited to bring a hands-on message to us on the topic of organizing our “stuff.” With her personal passion for getting organized, she will inspire, motivate, and bring clarity to your next step in downsizing, decluttering and throwing out! Her goal will be to help OLLI students experience the satisfaction and joy of being organized.
2 Classes – June 17 & 24
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Silent Movies in the 1920’s
Paul Murphy, Ph.D., is professor of history at GVSU specializing in American intellectual and cultural history. He earned both his MA and doctorate from Indiana University. This course draws on his recent book, The New Era: American Thought and Culture in the 1920’s. Silent film reached its peak as an art form in the 1920s. “Moving pictures” were, at the same time, enormously popular with the American public, making Hollywood a crucial force in shaping American culture and movie actors and actresses into celebrities and “stars,” the equivalent of American royalty. This course examines the cultural significance of silent movies in the 1920s, primarily by focusing on examples of films from the period—action movies, dramas, and comedies—and analyzing them as artifacts of their time and important statements of American values and aspirations. M: Bronze $34 Silver $28 NM: $40
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TUESDAY Genesis: The First Three Words Tuesday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. 3 Classes – June 4, 11 & 18 Al Lewis, Ph.D., former director of the Emeritus College at Aquinas College, is a recognized author, speaker, rabbi, and specialist on aging. Rabbi Lewis will examine the first three words of Genesis: “In the beginning,” and will explore the meanings of time, creation, beginnings, and other creation myths as well as the role of poetic narrative. He will address the question “why is the Book of Genesis” first in the Hebrew Bible. He invites your questions, assumptions and “creative conflict.” M: Bronze $51 Silver $42 NM: $60
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What Does Healthy Eating Mean, Anyway? Tuesday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. 2 Classes – June 4 & 11 Pat Latus-Kennedy, M.Ed., is a 25 year educator and counselor. She uses her education in psychology and health to focus on healthy living. What shall I eat? Making decisions about healthy eating is an overwhelming challenge today due to the over-abundance of information on the internet and through television ads. Students will gain information about healthy eating and meal plans, nutrition, food groups and recommended daily amounts for aging adults. They will also gain insights into additives and preservatives and ways to limit exposure to “hidden” ingredients that might be harmful to their overall health. M: Bronze $34 Silver $28 NM: $40
History of the End of the World Tuesday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. 3 Classes – June 4, 11 & 18 Dr. Martin Spence, Ph.D., is associate professor of history at Cornerstone University where he teaches World and European History. He pursued his undergraduate and doctoral studies at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Antichrist, millennium, rapture, Armageddon, Gog and Magog, wars & rumors of wars, the Beast that rises from the sea... Confused? You’re not the only one! Christian history is full of debates and disagreements about how and when the world will end, and about the cast list for the end time drama. Dr. Spence will give a birds-eye survey of some of the main themes in Christian thinking about the end times over the last two thousand years .The three classes will cover:
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End Times Thinking in the Ancient World; visions of the End in the Middle Ages; and Apocalypse Now: End Times thinking in the Modern Era. Are you prepared?! M: Bronze $51 Silver $42 NM: $60
The Buildings and Estates of Aquinas College Part 2 Tuesday, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
June 4 – Ryan Wendt, a manager at Aquinas College and active member of the Aquinas College Historical Commission, will continue with his presentation on the history, buildings and estates of Aquinas College. His talk will cover the years from 1950-1990 and include new pictures and more historic stories of the buildings and property. June 11 – Register also for a walking tour with Ryan who will provide a unique view how the premier estates of the 19th Century have been changed into an educational institution. Students will tour the inside of the Holmdene Mansion and walk through the former Carriage House, winery, and stables. M: Bronze $17 Silver $14 NM: $20 Note: Price is per class and tour
Music of 1959: The Year the Music Died Tuesday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. 2 Classes – June 18 & 25 Jon VanderPloeg, attorney at Smith, Haughey, Rice & Roegge, is an avid record collector, listener and music historian.
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Rock and roll evolved from music of black and hillbilly artists in the 1940’s and early 50’s. It came to its rowdy, hell-bent peak in the mid 50’s. But on February 3, 1959, a plane crash in a snowy Iowa cornfield killed Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Richie Valens. Not only that, Elvis had gone into the Army - Chuck Berry went to prison on a trumped up charge - Little Richard turned to the ministry and Jerry Lee Lewis married his 13 year old cousin! 1959… American rock and roll was dead…But young Brits were mail-ordering blues, R & B, and rock and roll records from America. The British Invasion followed, and American youth unknowingly surrendered to American music filtered through a British accent, and adorned with cute haircuts. America learned to rock again. Let’s listen! M: Bronze $34 Silver $28 NM: $40
Dylan and Merton (Continued with Music) Tuesday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. 1 Class – June 25 Bob Hudson is a writer, poet, and former editor for HarperCollins Christian Publishing. He is the author of eight books, including The Monk’s Record Player: Thomas Merton, Bob Dylan, and the Perilous Summer of 1966. Discover and listen to how the rock ‘n roll of Bob Dylan both energized and influenced Thomas Merton and his writing, as well as providing a context for a secret love affair that nearly ended Merton’s vocation as a monk. This is a cross-section of the wild 1960s, with samples of music and video. M: Bronze $17 Silver $14 NM: $20 Note: Please re-register for this rescheduled class from the Winter session
COURSES CONT. The Brains of Liars, Psychopaths and Serial Killers
Decreasing Risks of Neurological Diseases
Tuesday, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
1 Class – June 25
1 Class – June 5
Thomas Bahl, Ph.D., has been at Aquinas College since 2002. He earned his doctorate in neuroscience from Emory University. Tom teaches human biology, anatomy and physiology.
Dr. Herman Sullivan is a neurologist in Grand Rapids and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Mercy Health St. Mary’s Campus and Spectrum HealthButterworth and Blodgett Campuses. He received his medical degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.
There is growing interest in abnormal behaviors and the brain regions involved. Dr. Bahl will explore the latest brain imaging techniques (functional MRI’s and PET scans) to study the brains of liars, psychopaths and serial killers. M: Bronze $17 Silver $14 NM: $20
WEDNESDAY Their Eyes Were Watching Us: Zora Neale Hurston Wednesday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. 2 Classes – June 5 & 12 Bette VanDinther is a career Writing and Literature teacher. Bette will discuss the popular novel by Zora Neale Hurston, a folklorist and anthropologist whose factual and fictional accounts of black culture are unparalleled. The novel tells the story of a black woman who comes of age in central Florida in the early 1900s. The book is one that is earthy, haunting, and funny, and Bette’s presentation will bring it and the wonderful characters in it to life. She will also give background on Huston and history of Florida during the 1920’s. Reading the book would be appreciated, but not required. M: Bronze $34 Silver $28 NM: $40
Dr. Herman Sullivan will discuss disorders of the brain, muscles, and the involuntary nervous system. He specializes in multiple sclerosis and will talk about the best treatment for that disease as well as any hopeful signs for the future. He will also be willing to answer questions and discuss how to decrease the risks of other neurological disorders such as headaches, stroke, seizures, sleep disorders and neuromuscular diseases such as Parkinson’s. M: Bronze $17 Silver $14 NM: $20
History of Baseball: 1945-1960’s Wednesday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. 2 Classes – June 5 & 12 Michael Stevens, Ph.D., is in his 22nd year at Cornerstone University of teaching American and Russian Literature and Creative Writing. He received his doctorate in literature from the University of Dallas. Born near the Baseball Hall of Fame, he has also written on baseball. Our June session will begin with an account of the Rise and Fall of Negro League Baseball, (with all the stars and stories of that great tradition, including the Grand Rapids connection), but culminating in the
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integration of the Major Leagues by Jackie Robinson and then other heroic pioneers. Our second session will delve into the ‘Golden Age’ of baseball in the 1950’s, centering on the New York Triumvirate of Yankees, Giants, and Dodgers, and the rise of transcendent stars like Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, and Henry Aaron. We’ll finish up this unit with the 1961 home run race, and the brief apotheosis of Roger Maris that brought Babe Ruth’s name back into the mainstream. All the odd figures, both human and statistical, will as always be at the center of our quirky and playful historical journey. M: Bronze $34 Silver $28 NM: $40
Mind Your P’s: A Better Understanding of Paralysis, Pot, Pain, Prozac & Pesticides via the Crayfish Wednesday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. 2 Classes – June 12 & 19 Dan Bergman, Ph.D., is an associate professor and chair of the Biomedical Sciences Department at GVSU. His doctorate in neuroscience is from Bowling Green State University. Prior to GVSU, he was a National Institute of Health researcher. Using crayfish for biomedical research may not seem wholly relevant when considering human health and disease. Yet when it comes to most biomedical research, it really starts and ends with understanding how organisms interact with other organisms (both macro and micro), and their environments. Therefore, an organism like the crayfish can give us significant insight into various topics in biomedical research, such as paralysis (neuronal injury and repair), pot (cannabidiols), pain (perception and treatment), Prozac (SSRIs, depression and aggression), and pesticides (neural and hormonal health effects) - All of which we will discuss in this session. M: Bronze $34 Silver $28 NM: $40
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Terror in the South: KKK Wednesday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. 1 Class – June 19 Michael J. Deeb, Ph.D., earned his doctorate from Wayne State University. After teaching high school, college, and university courses, and owning an accounting practice, he returned to his first love, American history. Michael has written many books on the Civil War. In May of 1865, the battlefields of the Civil War were silent and four million Southern slaves were freed. But the people of the South were not willing to accept them. Instead, a secret war of resistance began. The federal government tried in vain to install a fair place in Southern society for the freed Slaves, but by 1877, Congress, President Hayes and public opinion tired of the ‘Problem’. Michael will review the government’s failed Reconstruction policies and the failed private effort to create a prosperous & inclusive society after the war. He will also review the organized resistance movement that occurred between 1865 and 1878. M: Bronze $17 Silver $14 NM: $20
THURSDAY Barn Birdhouses at the Smithsonian Thursday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. 1 Class – June 6 John Guertin is a master naturalist with degrees in English and animation from the University of Toronto. In addition to working in film and television animation, he worked as an architectural model maker. His lifelong love affair with nature and
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architecture has led John to combine his passions by saving the remains of ancient barns to make one-of-a-kind nature products. John once again will talk about the unique birdhouses he builds from old barn wood. His birdhouses are in thousands of backyards in Michigan and around the world! The houses can be found at Meijer Gardens, and even in the backyard of one of President Ford’s former homes. This year, John’s conservation project “Barns into Birdhouses” has been accepted for exhibition in April at the prestigious Smithsonian Craft Show, National Building Museum, Washington D.C. M: Bronze $17 Silver $14 NM: $20
Summer Romance: Shakespeare’s Romantic Comedies Thursday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. 2 Classes – June 6 & 13 Jason Stevens, Ph.D., is assistant professor of English at Cornerstone University. He earned his degrees from the University of Dallas. This class will be a fun and engaging examination of Shakespeare’s best loved comedies and romances that explores how the Bard taught us to fall in love! Jason brings great enjoyment to literature and this presentation will be no exception.
Exploring and Expanding Your Creative Potential
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Thursday, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Cuba Today
1 Class – June 6 Tom Dandridge, Ph.D., is an Emeritus Professor of Management at the State University of New York at Albany, where he taught entrepreneurship for many years. He earned two degrees in engineering and an MBA from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from UCLA. He has taught in four other countries, including a Fulbright Fellowship in New Zealand. Pablo Picasso said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is to remain an artist once they grow up.” Joseph Schumpeter, the first major economist to study entrepreneurship, described it as “creative destruction.” There is potential for creative thought and behavior in every aspect of your life. This class will look at creativity from several perspectives, exploring its forms and some ways we limit ourselves. Rediscover your own creativity! M: Bronze $17 Silver $14 Maximum: 20 Members Only 6
Thursday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. 1 Class – June 6
Marc Bohland is executive director of First Hand Aid, a non-profit organization that provides medical and humanitarian relief to Cuba. He has traveled to Cuba over 36 times in the past 10 years, thereby gaining a rare perspective of the Cuban government and people. Intrigued about the often misunderstood country of Cuba? Join Marc, someone who has influenced the lives of the Cuban people through his humanitarian efforts, as he uncovers the troubled history of Cuba, from the last Spanish conflict to the present. He will also discuss its socialist government, and its relationship with the U.S. M: Bronze $17 Silver $14 NM: $20
COURSES CONT. Saugatuck-Douglas Photographic Walk through History Thursday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. 1 Class – June 13 Eric Gollannek, Ph.D., the executive director of the Saugatuck-Douglas History Center, earned a doctorate in American art history and material culture studies from the University of Delaware. He taught art history and humanities at Kendall College and GVSU and was very involved in conducting historic preservation projects on Mackinac Island. It’s often said by residents that Saugatuck must be one of the most photographed places in Michigan. With close connections to Chicago and a steady stream of cottagers and artists traveling here from across the Midwest from the 1870s to the present, this area is well documented through photography. Eric will take a look at the categories of views that interested folks in the golden age of photography–from the 1860s through the 1950s– including Mount Baldhead, the Big Pavilion, the shoreline, streetscapes, and souvenir portraits. M: Bronze $17 Silver $14 NM: $20
The American Presidency Today Thursday, 9:30-11:30 2 Classes – June 13 & 20 Donald A. Zinman, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of political science at GVSU. His research centers upon the presidency, political parties and American political development
The presidency functions today in ways very different than what the framers of the Constitution envisioned. Dr. Zinman will cover the evolution of the office of the presidency, how presidents interact with the American people and other political actors, the powers of the office under the Constitution, and historically significant presidents. M: Bronze $34 Silver $28 NM: $40
Prisoner #4578 and Michigan Prisons of the 19th Century Thursday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. 1 Class – June 13 Tobin Buhk began his life as a true crime writer when he did a stint as a volunteer in the Kent County morgue, where he stood behind Medical Examiner Dr. Stephen Cohle, quietly observing as Cohle unraveled forensic mysteries. Tobin has written five mysteries based on real life stories, including the Poisoning the Pecks of Grand Rapids. January 1889: Detectives track a savage killer who murdered a woman in her sleep. They follow a trail from the crime scene in Jackson to Detroit’s underworld of bordellos, revealing a shocking truth that would stun the entire community and lead to a murder trial that made national headlines. Study the crime scene, follow the clues, and ponder the motives of the “The Michigan Matricide”—a man so feared and despised, he inspired several attempts to bring the electric chair to the Great Lake State. Also, students will learn what a state penitentiary was like during this era and discuss infamous inmates, sadistic wardens and different forms of corporal punishment.
Backyard Reactors: the Story of Nuclear Plants in Midland Thursday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. 1 Class – June 20 Lee Smith spent 16 years in the energy industry in Midland, Michigan. He was part of an organization that changed what was to be a nuclear plant into a natural gas cogeneration plant. Now retired, Lee spends time researching, writing and lecturing on energy issues. This talk will focus on the two large nuclear reactors Consumers Power attempted to build in Midland. At the time, in 1967, over 80% of Midland’s population favored the Plant even though it would be built within 5 miles of where over 40,000 people lived. By 1984, Consumers Power cancelled construction, spent over 4 billion (13 billion today) on the project and left thousands of Michigan Consumers’ stockholders with destroyed retirement plans. Walter Reuther, Michael Moore, Frank Kelly and former governor, John Engler are a part of this fascinating story. M: Bronze $17 Silver $14 NM: $20
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OLLI is offering THREE wonderful opportunities this June all on Friday. You can take a Michigan virtual tour back to 1959, go on a Grand Rapids walking tour, or spend a beautiful summer day in Pentwater - isn't it great to be part of OLLI?
FRIDAY Retro Road Trip 1959 Friday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. 1 Class – June 7
Tom Wilson and Chris Byron, local historians and authors, will explore West Michigan in their 1959 Edsel in this time-travel excursion. Starting at the Indiana border, you will travel along Michigan’s highways and byways, with stops along the way for gas, food, lodging, and roadside attractions. You’ll take a ride on the Island Queen in Saugatuck, go for a swim at Grand Haven State Park, have lunch at the Cherry Hut in Beulah, visit the Point Betsey Lighthouse near Frankfort, have dinner at Leg’s Inn in Cross Village and sleep tight at the Perry Hotel in Petoskey. Points of interest will include the House of David in Benton Harbor, the Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven, Mac Wood’s Dune Scooter rides at Silver Lake, Fishtown in Leland and many more fun visits. You’ll end the trip by crossing the new Mackinac Bridge. Tom and Chris would tell you to fasten your seat belts for the ride, but alas, seat belts weren’t standard equipment in 1959.
Lapping the Landmarks Walking Tour
Pentwater Summer Adventure
Friday, 10:00 a.m. - Noon
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1 Class – June 7 Caroline Cook has a love for everything Grand Rapids. She founded Grand Rapids Running Tours in 2014. Caroline tells fascinating tales and gives guided tours of Grand Rapids. An absolute “must-do” for visitors, new residents and longtime citizens who want a new perspective on our fair city. We will walk by Campau Square, named after the founding father of Grand Rapids, on our way to explore some of the city’s “first and finest” including historic sites, museums, Colleges, restaurants, hotels, bridges, churches, the Medical Mile, the Grand River and more….all neatly contained in a downtown loop! M: Bronze $17 Silver $14 Meet at 10:15 a.m. in the JW Marriott Hotel lobby, near the front desk – dress for the weather! Maximum: 25 – Members Only
Welcome in summer by driving to Pentwater (1.5 hour drive, maps provided) to enjoy an art talk in the gardens, lunch on the lake and a guided architectural walking tour in the Village. We will start in the gardens of the former home of art pioneer Manierre Dawson who was the first American artist to move away from a representational painting style to an abstract style. Today’s owner, Sharon Bluhm, bought the home in the 1980s and later learned that Dawson’s Chicago family had rebuilt this enchanting historical home as their summer cottage! Lunch will be overlooking Pentwater Lake at the Yacht Club, and afterwards, architectural historian, Pam VanderPloeg, will lead a tour of nearby picturesque historic homes in Pentwater Village, many dating from the 1860’s. Fee: $35 (lunch included) Maximum: 25 – Members Only Note: Approximate driving time from Grand Rapids is 90 minutes. You should plan on arriving at 11:00 a.m. Be sure to pick up a map with directions from the OLLI office. We encourage car pooling!
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Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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FREE MEMBER CLASSES AT THE BROWNE CENTER Senior Health Care Panel Monday, 9:30-11:00 a.m. 1 Class – June 10 Brian Hauenstein, president of Senior Living Advisor at Oasis Senior Advisors of greater Grand Rapids, and a panel of health care experts will present an overview of senior health care planning, including living at home options, advanced care planning, adult day care services, and bereavement services. Brian will talk about services that start at the top of the pyramid providing seniors and their families with best recommendations (and in many cases long-term living options) available in the community.
A Canadian Odyssey: Two Disasters Involving Halifax Friday, 9:30-11:00 a.m. June 21 Join Richard Horvitz, a retired MD from the Spectrum Health Pathology and Laboratory, as he presents a travelogue about the Maritime Provinces of Canada he visited recently. He will focus on two epic disasters in Halifax. Learn how the sinking of the Titanic (1912), and the catastrophic explosion of a ship loaded with some 3000 tons of munitions (1917) effected Halifax.
Upcoming Travel Opportunities through OLLI at Aquinas ALBUQUERQUE BALLON FESTIVAL October 4-9, 2019
PAINTED CANYONS of the WEST October 6-14, 2019
MAGICAL CHRISTMAS MARKET December 7-14, 2019
DISCOVER PANAMA January 23-31, 2020
DISCOVER CUBA March 10-17, 2020
CULTURAL TREASURES OF JAPAN April 17-30, 2020
Contact Susan Kohloff at skk003@aquinas.edu or 616-632-2430 for more information.
Save the Date! OLLI MEMBERSHIP KICKOFF BRUNCH SEPTEMBER 9th, 2019 - 9:30-11:00 A.M. at the Donnelly Center We are pleased to announce that OLLI’s 2019 September Free Member Kickoff speaker will once again, be Dr. Fred Johnson III. Dr. Johnson is an outstanding scholar and well respected history professor at Hope College. He is also an accomplished author, writer and award winning
international speaker. Dr. Johnson will give a preview of his 2019 OLLI lecture series titled, “Last Stands in History.” This popular lecture and event fills quickly and is limited to 150 people, so please watch for your Fall I OLLI catalog in early August for the registration start date.
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Margaret Taylor
Tom Blackwell
Judith Grantz
Jacquelynn Miller
Larry and Julia Titley
Chuck and Pat Bloom
Ruth Grinstead
Kim Mitchell
Candace Titus
James and Joan Bogart
Kathleen Guider
Bill and Mary Moore
Jan Treur
Jack Buege
Helen Haight
Larry and Terri Mulligan
Lyle and Anne Tuck
Patricia Bulliss
John Halbeck
Lee and Sue Murphy
Diane Tucker
Bob Bultema
David and Elizabeth Hamm
Jim Nelson
Ron and Gerri Urbanski
Bill and Char Bylsma
Catherine Haney
Jack Nichols
Selene Van Vleck
Lucy Caldwell
Marilyn Heiss
Christine Norrbom
Jack and Mary Veneklase
Kim Carnes
Tom and Maureen Herman
Mary Evelyn O’Connor
Richard Verburg
Gerald Chambers
Don and Sandy Hines
Sr. Rosemary O’Donnell
Marjorie Virdin
Rita Citron
Richard and Anne Horvitz
Debra O’Rourke
Elizabeth Vittands
Daniel Conway
Robert Hubling
Sheila Paavo
Betty Vogl
Carol Cordes
Noreen Hungerford
Tom and Philomena Paniwozik
Irene Walker
Irma Cornelius
Margaret Idema
Linda Patterson
Ona Wall
Kay Courtney
Henry Idema
George and Darcy Pawlowski
Sue Ward
Giles Courtney
Mary Ann Jackson
Judy Pettenger
Stephen and Karin Waterbury
Tom and Jan Czerney
Chuck and Carol Jennings
Velga Plate
Jerry and Virginia Weddell
Pam Daugavietis
Bill Jones
Margaret Porter
Deb Weemhoff
Clif Davidson
Gloria Kaczanowski
Bruce Preston
Pia White
Dave DeBruyn
Mary Anne Karmes
Mike Redman
Gretchen Whitford
Carol Dille
Ruth Kemp
Peni and Jim Reed
Bryan and Linda Whittemore
Mary Jane Dockeray
Becky Knack
Marjorie Roegge
Margaret Wieland
Nancy Dunn
Sharon Knapp
Paul and Ann Rutowski
Amy Wilcox
Pat Duthie
Joel and Madelon Krissoff
Margaret Ryan
Joan Wilson
Darcy Dye
Janet Krueger
Susan Savageau
Wiley and Karen Wilson
Tom and Lea Ebels
Kathy Laidlaw
Mary Schaffer
Diane Woidan
Gary and Suzanne Eberle
Ann Layton
Bill Martin and Kary Scheiern
Carolyn Wood
Patricia Edison
Mark Luxford
Kenneth and Yvonne Schilling
Richard and Susan Wood
Carl Failor
Janice Maggini
David and Jerri Schroeder
Aleicia Woodrick
Sue Fairbrother
Judy Maggini
Marianna Scimeca
Ann Zoellner
Paul Farr
Joan Malik
John and Mary Sebastian
Gayla Jewell and Robert Zylstra
Maurice and Sara Fetty
Chuck and Sharon Marks
Joan Secchia
Till & Bernice Peters Fund
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Registration Form (June 2019)
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Courses
# of Classes
Price
Courses
THURSDAY Barn Birdhouses at the Smithsonian Exploring & Expanding Your Creative Potential Shakespeare’s Romantic Comedies Cuba Today Saugatuck-Douglas Photograhic History The American Presidency Today Prisoner #4578 Backyard Reactors: Nuclear Plants in Midland
MONDAY Act of Love in Time of War Series 6/3 – A Thing that had to be Done 6/17 – Warriors’ Creed Another Look at Jane Eyre Declining Poverty Buster Keaton Silent Movies in the 1920s Time to Organize Your Stuff
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TUESDAY Genesis: The First Three Words What Does Healthy Eating Mean, Anyway? History of the End of the World Buildings & Estates of AQ College Part 2 Aquinas College Walking Tour Music of 1959 Dylan and Merton Brains of Liars Psychopaths & Serial Killers
3 2 3 1 1 2 1 1
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WEDNESDAY Their Eyes Were Watching Us Decreasing Risks of Neurological Diseases History of Baseball 1945-1960s Mind Your P’s Terror in the South: KKK
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FRIDAY Retro Road Trip 1959 Lapping the Landmarks Tour Pentwater Summer Adventure OLLI Members $35 MEMBER FREE CLASSES Senior Health Panel A Canadian Odyssey
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Aquinas College OLLI at Aquinas 1700 Fulton St. E Grand Rapids, MI 49506-1801
POSTMASTER PLEASE DELIVER MAY 1-6, 2019
Look for these exciting
Fall I 2019 OLLI Classes
Last Stands in History Series with Dr. Fred Johnson ArtPrize Afterglow
June 2019
Course Schedule
1930 Movie Musicals
Classes begin: June 3, 2019
Growing Green: Our Yards, Our Health
Registration Begins: Monday, May 6, 2019 Phone: 616.632.2430 Fax: 616.732.4480 aquinas.edu/olli
MISSION STATEMENT
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Aquinas College is a community of adults joining together to achieve personal transformation of mind, body, and spirit through lifelong learning and community service.
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