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BULLETIN SPRING 2016 outreach.lsu.edu/olli

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Course Bulletin Spring 2016

Welcome to OLLI at LSU The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at LSU is one of a network of 119 university-affiliated lifelong learning programs supported

by The Bernard Osher Foundation. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, or OLLI, offers non-credit educational programs specifically developed for adults who are ages 50 and older; university connection and university support; robust volunteer leadership and sound organizational structure; and a diverse repertoire of intellectually stimulating courses.

We invite anyone who is interested to become an OLLI at LSU member. Membership entitles you to register in as many courses, field trips, or special events as you like. Come learn with us!

Our mission is to foster lifelong learning and individual growth for learners ages 50 and over by creating intellectually stimulating learning opportunities that enrich lives.

MEMBERSHIP OLLI at LSU is open to anyone who meets its two requirements: 1. is 50 years old and older; and 2. enjoys learning!

The annual membership year is from July 1 to June 30. The membership fee is $40. The fee covers the entire membership year, so join now to take advantage of this year’s offerings.

Membership entitles you to a wide range of benefits, including registering in as many noncredit OLLI courses as you like by paying course fees and any additional book or supply fees. An OLLI member may attend activities offered by any of the three chapters within OLLI at LSU: Cajun Prairie Chapter, Felicianas Chapter, or Lagniappe Chapter. See the inside back cover for guidelines on paying your membership fee. Your membership fee applies to the current member year, whether you join in July or January. The membership fee is a non-refundable, taxdeductible donation (consult your tax advisor) to the LSU Foundation.

OLLI MEMBERSHIP Thanks to the fantastic help of so many dedicated OLLI members, OLLI at LSU has over 1100 members. Pass the word. Put some sparkle in a friend’s eye. Learning in OLLI courses is fun!

Call 225-578-6763 to enroll or give the gift of OLLI to a friend. OLLI at LSU is one of 119 OLLIs located on university campuses in nearly 300 cities and towns throughout the US, together comprising more than 151,000 members.

OLLI AT LSU BENEFITS • Courses: Experience learning something fun, challenging or amazing­—200 choices this year.

• Field Trips: Visit special places throughout southern Louisiana and surrounding states.

• Coffees: Hear outstanding speakers on topics of current interest.

• Nature Walks: Enjoy naturalist-accompanied walks on the third Friday of the month in some of the most beautiful places in southern Louisiana and Mississippi.

• OLLI NEWS: A weekly e-mail newsletter listing upcoming OLLI activities and local interests.

• OLLI Membership Directory: An annual list of OLLI members.

• LSU Library Privileges: Check out up to 10 books or other materials at a time and have access to the University’s more than 500 databases on campus.

• Locations: Programs offered at 15 locations throughout southern Louisiana.

• LSU College of Music and Dramatic Arts Performing Arts Academy: Discounted tickets to events.

• LSU Museum of Art: 10% discount on MOA Memberships at the Friend-level or higher.

• LSU University Recreation Center (UREC): Memberships available for OLLI members.

• Campus Federal Credit Union: Full membership privileges to OLLI members.

Stop by one of their three branches in Baton Rouge (Main Branch at 3535 Nicholson Extension, Perkins Road Financial Center at 6230 Perkins Road, or the LSU Union Branch), or visit their website at campusfederal.org.

• Special Access: Other special membership benefits in your local community.

• Best of all Benefits: Friendships and learning with more than 1000 other OLLI at LSU lifelong learning members!

HAVE QUESTIONS? Give us a call at (225) 578-6763 Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, or visit our web site at www.outreach.lsu.edu/olli

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LSU Continuing Education 1225 Pleasant Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-6763 Fax: 225-578-4800 Website: www.outreach.lsu.edu/OLLI E-Mail: OLLI@outreach.lsu.edu

CONTINUING EDUCATION STAFF REPRESENTATIVES Doug Weimer, Executive Director Joanne Johnson, Program Manager Helon Navarro, Coordinator

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Course Calendars

COURSES BEGIN FEBRUARY 15

Cajun Prairie Chapter Courses MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

9:00 am – 10:00 am Special Event: Le Café Cajun OCLCC.(9) LSU-Eunice Every Friday in Community Education Building, Room 117

Felicianas Chapter Courses MONDAY

TUESDAY

SESSION 1 WEDNESDAY

8:00 am – 9:00 am Basic Yoga - OFBEYOG.(24)

Basic Yoga - OFBEYOG.(24)

Grace Episcopal Church, Jackson Hall Instructor: Owen Kemp

Grace Episcopal Church, Jackson Hall Instructor: Owen Kemp

9:30 am – 11:30 am

9:30 am – 11:30 am

9:30 am – 11:30 am

Climate Change – A Hot Topic! - OFCSHOT.(1)

History of West Feliciana Parish - OFHWFP.(1)

Introduction to Learning Piano – Part 3 - OFILP3.(1)

West Feliciana Parish Library Instructor: Darlene Reaves

West Feliciana Parish Library Instructor: Anne Butler

West Feliciana Parish Library Instructor: Peter Verbois

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

For the Love of Poetry – Part 2 (Modern Poetry) – OFFLPMP.(1) West Feliciana Parish Library Instructor: Olivia Pass

9:30 am – 11:30 am

Calligraphy - OFCLGR.(1)

Great Decisions 2016 OFGRDEC.(5)

West Feliciana Parish Library Instructor: Carla Bowman & Kati Williamson

1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Basic Mosaics Using Stained Glass– OFBMUSG.(1)

Beginning French, Continued OFFFBC.(7)

West Feliciana Parish Library Instructor: Dianne Soileau

First Baptist Church Instructor: Sally Jones

INTERSESSION MARCH 14 - MARCH 25 SESSION 2 WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

Basic Yoga - OFBEYOG.(25)

Basic Yoga - OFBEYOG.(25) Grace Episcopal Church, Jackson Hall Instructor: Owen Kemp

Written in Stone: An Amazing Prehistoric Cast of Characters OFWSAP.(1)

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Craft Beer Samplings OFBEER.(1) Audubon Market Instructor: Various Speakers

FRIDAY

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Grace Episcopal Church, Jackson Hall Instructor: Owen Kemp

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

West Feliciana Parish Library Facilitator: Sam LeBlanc

West Home Instructor: Amy West

8:00 am – 9:00 am

9:30 am – 11:30 am

9:30 am – 11:30 am

Chickens Among Us – OFCHKN.(1)

First Baptist Church, Classroom Building Instructor: Noelle LeBlanc

TUESDAY

FRIDAY

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Novice Bridge – Part 2 OFNBPT.(1)

MONDAY

THURSDAY

8:00 am – 9:00 am

9:30 am – 11:30 am

9:30 am – 11:30 am

Introduction to Learning Piano – Part 4 – OFILP4.(1)

The Politics of Immigration – OFPOI.(1)

West Feliciana Parish Library Instructor: Peter Verbois

First Baptist Church Instructor: Jim Bolner, Sr.

West Feliciana Parish Library Instructor: Darlene Reaves

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Comprehensive Handgun Safety & Training for Personal Protection – OFCHST.(1)

Beginning French, Continued – OFFFBC.(8)

West Feliciana Parish Library Instructor: Gregory Patin

First Baptist Church Instructor: Sally Jones

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Wine Appreciation – OFWINE.(2) Audubon Market Instructor: Various speakers

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL Register early to qualify for the Early Bird Special! Register by Monday, February 1 and pay the early bird fee, printed with the course description. On February 2, each course fee will increase by $5. If you usually mail your registration, please allow time for postal delivery to meet the February 1 deadline. Courses with low enrollment as of February 1 may be canceled. If you register before February 1 and your course is canceled, you may either receive a refund or credit the course fee to another course (with no additional fees).

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Lagniappe Chapter Courses MONDAY

TUESDAY

9:00 am – 12:00 pm

9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Basic Drawing Skills – OLBDS.(5)

Drawing a Landscape from Photos – OLDLFP.(1)

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Steve Shamburger

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Steve Shamburger

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

PHOTOGRAPH POLICY: We often take pictures of OLLI participants and instructors for use in our print and electronic publications. If you do not want us to use your photograph, please notify the photographer at the event.

9:15 am – 10:15 am UFO’s – An Objective View Throughout History – OLUFO.(1) Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Michael Perkins

9:15 am – 11:15 am

9:15 am – 11:15 am

9:15 am – 11:15 am

9:15 am – 11:15 am

The Advocate: How It Happens – OLADVCT.(1)

French Conversation – OLFRCON.(9)

The Art of the Manuscript – OLARMAN.(1)

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Linda Lightfoot

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Denise Magnat

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Marchita Mauck

Financial Workshop: Your Source for Financial Education – OLFIWO.(1)

Medieval England from the Conquest to Magna Carta – OLMECM.(1)

For The Love of Poetry: From the 19th Century to the Present – OLFLPT.(1)

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Caroline Armbruster

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Olivia Pass

Passport to Italy: Level 1 – OLPAITA.(9)

French Intermediate – OLFRIN.(10)

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Fara Mabrey

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Denise Magnat

Photographing the Spring: Focus on Flowers – OLPSFF.(1)

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Pama Barber

Gardening Series – OLGASE.(2) Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Claire Fontenot, Frances Falcon, Trenton James

Passport to Italy: Level 3/Avanti! – OLPAIA.(4) Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Fara Mabrey

Show & Teach: Still in the Game – OLSGST.(2)

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Ken Stewart

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Omar Rashed

Talking So Young Peacocks Hear – OLTSYPH.(2) Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Omar Rashed

9:30 am – 11:30 am

9:30 am – 11:30 am

9:30 am – 11:30 am

9:30 am – 11:30 am

9:30 am – 11:30 am

The Politics of Immigration – OLPOIM.(1)

History of Western Medicine – OLHWM.(2)

The Misunderstood Crusades – OLCRUS.(1)

Great Decisions – OLJGRD.(3)

St. James Place Instructor: Jim Bolner, Sr.

St. James Place Instructor: Louis Leggio

Great Composers of the Broadway Musical – OLGCBM.(1)

10:00 am – 11:00 am

St. James Place Instructor: Brian Pope

9:30 am – 12:00 pm

9:30 am – 12:00 pm

Basic Watercolors – OLBAW.(6)

Watercolor Still Life: Lifting the Veil on Flowing Fabrics – OLWSTL.(1)

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Roberta Loflin

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Roberta Loflin

St. James Place Instructor: Erin Halloran

St. James Place Instructor: Nancy Sidener

Photography for iPhones and iPads – OLPIPIP.(1) University Baptist Church Instructor: Ronald Perritt

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Introduction to Tai Chi – OLTCH.(7)

Introduction to Tai Chi – OLTCH.(7)

Wesley Foundation Instructor: John Howe

Wesley Foundation Instructor: John Howe

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Women of the Bible: The Sequel – OLWOBS.(2)

Ballet/Tap – OLBALT.(10)

River Community Church Instructor: Tip Tipton

Jeffie Jean Studio Instructor: Valerie Perioux

CAJUN PRAIRIE CHAPTER COURSE LOCATIONS

LAGNIAPPE CHAPTER COURSE LOCATIONS

LSU-Eunice, Community Classroom Education Bulding, Eunice

Broadmoor United Methodist Church, 10230 Mollylea Dr, Baton Rouge East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, 7711 Goodwood Blvd, Baton Rouge Harris Home Studio, 1642 Centenary Dr, Baton Rouge Jeffie Jean Dance Studio, 11600 S Harrell’s Ferry Rd, Baton Rouge Juban’s Restaurant, 3739 Perkins Rd, Baton Rouge River Community Church, 36367 Perkins Rd, Prairieville St. James Place, Theater Room, 333 Lee Dr, Baton Rouge University Baptist Church, 5775 Highland Rd, Baton Rouge Wesley Foundation, 333 E Chimes Street, Baton Rouge

FELICIANAS CHAPTER COURSE LOCATIONS Audubon Market, 5452 Live Oak Centre Dr, St. Francisville First Baptist Church, 12404 LA Hwy 10, Old Fellowship Hall, St. Francisville Grace Episcopal Church, 11621 Ferdinand St, St. Francisville West Feliciana Parish Library, 5114 Burnett Rd., St. Francisville West Home, 10818 Wakefield Dr South, St. Francisville

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Lagniappe Chapter Courses MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Creative Exercise and Activities – OLCREXA.(1)

History of Television Humor – OLHOTH.(1)

Acting: Basics and Beyond – OLACTBB.(1)

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Wendy Morgan/ Marjorie Bourgeois

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Richard Zwez

Renaissance Music in the Cathedrals of Western Europe – OLRMCWE.(1)

End-of-Life Issues: Basics & Beyond, II - OLELTWO.(1) Broadmoor United Methodist Church Moderators: Tip Tipton/Trenton James

New Orleans Jazz: Origins to Revival – OLNOJ.(2) Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Rick Pitcher

Passport to Italy: Level 2 – OLPAIIT.(9) Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Fara Mabrey

Women’s Mysteries: a Moment on the Edge – OLWMME.(1) Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Emily Toth

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Alison McFarland

The Seven Principles of Huna Wisdom – OLSPHW.(2) Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Dianne Martin

So What, You’re Over 50!

Current Advances in Medicine & Surgery – OLSYOF.(1) Broadmoor United Methodist Church Moderator: Karen Egedy

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Wendy Morgan

Cajun Dancing – OLCADA.(1) Broadmoor United Methodist Church Gym Instructor: Lynda Stockinger

Herbs for Use and Delight – OLHUAD.(3) Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Sarah Liberta

Need a Hobby? – OLHOBBY.(1) Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Karen Egedy

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm French Magnifique – OLFRMAG.(9)

12:30 pm- 2:30 pm

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Denise Magnat

Line Dancing – OLLID.(10)

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Portrait Drawing from a Photo – OLPDFP.(3) Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Steve Shamburger

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Film Stories – OLFILMS.(13)

Great Stories in Films – OLGSIF.(1)

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Peter Callery

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Peter Callery

1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Zumba Gold – OLZUMG.(1) Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Marti Luke

1:45 pm – 3:45 pm

1:45 pm – 3:45 pm

1:45 pm – 3:45 pm

1:45 pm – 3:45 pm

Facebook: Understanding How to Use It – OLFCBK.(2)

Gorgeous Gardens, Part 2 – OLGGTWO.(1)

Archaeology for Travelers – OLAFT.(1)

Balance, Strength, Breathing and Stretching – OLBSBS.(4)

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Ellen McDowell

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Charles Fryling, Jr.

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Edwin Lyon

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Marjorie Bourgeois

The Enlightenment – OLENLI.(1)

Great Decisions – OLGRDEC.(5)

Aftermath of World War I, 1918-1925 – OLAWWI.(1)

French for Beginners, Part Two – OLFFBT.(2)

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: James Hardy

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Nancy Sidener

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Karl Roider

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Merrie Lee Logan

Spanish for Beginners, Part 2 – OLSPBT.(1)

Interpreting the Landscape – OLITL.(1)

Greek and Roman Mythology – OLGARM.(1)

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Merrie Lee Logan

Home Studio Instructor: Nancy Harris

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Erica Daigle

A Twenty-Ninth Opera Season – OLTNOS.(1)

Spanish for Beginners, Part 1 – OLSFB.(2)

Interpreting Still Life – OLINST.(1)

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Thomas Beard

Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Merrie Lee Logan

Home Studio Instructor: Nancy Harris

Visual Journaling – OLVIJO.(1) Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Dianne Martin

Life Writing – OLIFEW.(11) Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Patt Roberson

Safe Landings – OLSALA.(1) Broadmoor United Methodist Church Instructor: Omar Rashed

3:30 pm – 5:30 pm

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

It Matters to Your Brain – OLITMTB.(5)

Zumba Chair – OLZUMCH.(1) St. James Place Instructor: Marti Luke

St. James Place Instructor: Dana Territo

6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Flicks & Food: Sci Fi – OLFLICK.(15) Juban’s Restaurant Instructor: Donald Beale

FRIDAY

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Barefoot, Bloodied & Bruised – Stories of LA, Six-Man Football – OLBBBS.(1)

Philosophy of Art – OLPHILA.(1)

St. James Place Instructor: Barrett Murphy

St. James Place Instructor: Neal Hebert

Jeffie Jean Studio Instructor: Jerrise Grantham

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Course Descriptions Cajun Prairie Chapter Le Café Cajun Meet for coffee and rich Cajun French conversation filled with local color and memories of the Cajun past, en Cajun.

Special bonus on the first Friday of each month: Cajun Music Jam Session!

Beginners and novices welcome, both in speaking French and playing instruments. This is a place to learn!

Course Code: OCLCC.(9) Course Fee: $0

Felicianas Chapter Session 1 Basic Mosaics Using Stained Glass Enjoy this fun and easy way to create a work of art. Learn basic surface preparation, and how to use nippers to break and shape glass into small pieces called tessarae. Learn how to attach the tessarae to your base to create your mosaic. After letting your piece dry 24 to 48 hours, grout your piece, bringing the design all together.

Two to three pieces will be completed, depending on how fast you work.

Time & Dates: 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m., Wed., Feb. 17, 24, Mar. 2, 9 Course Code: OFBMUSG.(1) Supplies: A fee of $25 is payable to the instructor at the first class.

Course Fee: $35 Instructor: Dianne Soileau Coordinator: Mary Ann Bilowich, 225-635-4738

Basic Yoga Breathe, stretch, and relax your way to a healthier life. No prior experience is needed. When coming to class, please keep talking to a minimum, remove shoes, and leave your cell phone in the car. Come to class on an empty stomach, be early, bring a yoga mat, and wear comfortable clothes that do not impede your activity. This class meets continuously and during the intersessions.

Time & Dates: 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m., Tues. & Thurs., Feb. 16, 18, 23, 25, Mar. 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31, Apr. 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26 Course Code: OFBEYOG.(24) Course Fee: $50 Instructor: Owen Kemp Coordinator: Georgia LaCour, 225-635-1833

Beginning French, Continued Several aspects of the French language are covered in this introductory course. Become familiar with correct pronunciation of French sounds, and practice these sounds through reading and repetition. Learn common vocabulary and English meanings, and use this vocabulary in realistic conversations. Basic grammar points are discussed as needed.

Cultural information is intermingled

among all the lessons. Feel more confident and motivated to continue your study of the French language.

Time & Dates: 1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m., Thurs., Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 3, 10 Course Code: OFFFBC.(7) Required Text: French Made Simple by Pamela Rose Haze, and a French/English pocket dictionary Course Fee: $20 Instructor: Sally Jones Coordinator: Josette Lester, 225-784-2131

Calligraphy If you have never done calligraphy before, don’t worry! We start with the very basics and then teach you how to write in various lettering styles.

Time & Dates: 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m., Thurs., Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 3, 10 Course Code: OFCLGR.(1) Supplies: Sheaffer Mini Calligraphy Kit with one pen, 3 nibs, and 4 assorted ink cartridges; Bee Paper Calligraphy Practice Pad. Supplies can be found at craft stores or online.

Course Fee: $20 Instructors: Kati Williamson & Carla Bowman Coordinator: Dawn Hoyle, 225-635-6448

Chickens Among Us Want that farm-fresh taste of chicken eggs from your own “coop?”

Come learn everything you want to know about raising chickens. Is it complicated? How many chickens do I need? What are all the benefits for me? What are the minimum requirements? How do I keep my chickens healthy? What kind of chicken was that big red one with green eggs? Enjoy this hands-on experience discovering the world of chickens.

Time & Dates: 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m., Thurs., Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 3, 10 Course Code: OFCHKN.(1) Course Fee: $20 Instructor: Amy West Coordinator: Ralph Schomburg, 281-682-2802

Climate Change: A Hot Topic!

Ask random people on the street about global warming, and you will find a fifty-fifty split of opinion.

Yet climate scientists are in 97% agreement. Examine the climate controversy and climate science denial, understand the science surrounding climate change, and become familiar with the most common climate myths being discussed. It’s a hot topic!

Time & Dates: 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m., Mon., Feb. 15, 22, 29, Mar. 7 Course Code: OFCSHOT.(1) Course Fee: $20 Instructor: Darlene Reaves Coordinator: Curtis Loebs, 225-658-2424

Craft Beer Samplings Sample craft beer from the many varieties of current craft selections available in today’s growing market.

Suggestions for interesting food parings with craft beer will also be made and enjoyed in class.

Time & Dates: 6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m., Fri., Feb. 19, 26, Mar. 4, 11 Course Code: OFBEER.(1) Supplies: A $35 supply fee payable to Audubon Market is due at the first class.

Course Fee: $10 Instructors: Various speakers Coordinator: Dawn Hoyle, 281-844-1884

Great Decisions 2016 The longest-running civic education program in the United States devoted to foreign affairs, Great Decisions empowers readers to discuss global issues shaping U.S. foreign policy and the world. The briefing book provides historical background, current U.S. Policy and alternative policy options, informative maps and detailed graphs, suggested readings and resources, as well as opinion ballots for each topic.

Featured topics for 2016: Middle East, the rise of ISIS, the future of Kurdistan, migration, the Koreas, the United Nations, climate change, Cuba and U.S. Time & Dates: 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m., Fri., Feb. 19, 26, Mar. 4, 11, Apr. 1, 8, 15, 22 Course Code: OFGRDEC.(5) Note: This is an eight-week course Required Text: The 2016 Briefing Book is included in the course cost and is provided prior to the first session.

Course Fee: $40 Facilitator: Sam LeBlanc Coordinator: Virginia Smith, 225-635-6162

History of West Feliciana Parish More flags have flown over little West Feliciana than any other part of the state, thanks to the Republic of West Florida in addition to French, Spanish, English, CSA, and USA. Jewish and other immigrants from many lands left their mark as well. From the artist Audubon to infamous Angola, find out what made this parish so different throughout its history, and why it is still a year-round tourist destination today.

Time & Dates: 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m., Tues., Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8 Course Code: OFHWFP.(1) Course Fee: $20 Instructor: Anne Butler Coordinator: Sharon Lea, 225-654-6858

Introduction to Learning Piano: Part 3 Continue learning to play the piano.

Time & Dates: 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m., Wed., Feb. 17, 24, Mar. 2, 9 Course Code: OFILP3.(1) Required Text: Alfred’s Basic Piano Course: Lesson Book 1A by William A. Palmer & Milton Manus, available at Zeagler Music and Amazon Optional Supplies: Bring a keyboard if you have one.

Course Fee: $20 Instructor: Peter Verbois Coordinator: Marian Gilbert, 225-784-2852

Novice Bridge: Part 2 Learn bridge at a beginning level in a fun and friendly atmosphere. Emphasis is on refining bidding, responding, and playing of the hand. Time is divided between instruction and actual playing hands with guidance of the instructor.

This is a continuation of the previous novice bridge course, but it is not necessary for you to have taken a previous course. However, a basic familiarity with bridge is suggested.

Time & Dates: 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m., Tues., Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15

Course Code: OFNBPT.(1) Required Text: The Fun way to Serious Bridge

by Harry Lampert Note: This is a three-hour, five-week course Course Fee: $35 Instructor: Noelle LeBlanc Coordinator: Georgia LaCour, 225-635-1833

Session 2 Basic Yoga Breathe, stretch, and relax your way to a healthier life. No prior experience is needed. When coming to class, please keep talking to a minimum, remove shoes, and leave your cell phone in the car. Come to class on an empty stomach, be early, bring a yoga mat, and wear comfortable clothes that do not impede your activity. This class meets continuously and during the intersessions.

Time & Dates: 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m., Tues. & Thurs., Apr. 28, May 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, 31, Jun. 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30, July 5, 7 Course Code: OFBEYOG.(25) Course Fee: $50 Instructor: Owen Kemp Coordinator: Georgia LaCour, 225-635-1833

Beginning French, Continued Several aspects of the French language are covered in this introductory course. Become familiar with correct pronunciation of French sounds, and practice these sounds through reading and repetition. Learn common vocabulary and English meanings, and use this vocabulary in realistic conversations. Basic grammar points are discussed as needed.

Cultural information is intermingled among all the lessons. Feel more confident and motivated to continue your study of the French language.

Time & Dates: 1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m., Thurs., Mar. 31, Apr. 7, 14, 21 Course Code: OFFFBC.(8) Required Text: French Made Simple by Pamela Rose Haze, and a French/English pocket dictionary Course Fee: $20 Instructor: Sally Jones Coordinator: Josette Lester, 225-784-2131

Comprehensive Handgun Safety & Training for Personal Protection Learn the basics of handgun safety and fundamentals for use in personal protection situations. This course is based on Louisiana law enforcement and NRA courses for concealed carry handgun permit, and covers the classroom part of the concealed carry permit course conducted through the instructor’s business. The shooting range part is not included, but can be arranged privately for a separate fee after completion of the course. Areas to be covered include: handgun safety, nomenclature of revolvers and semiautomatic pistols, cleaning procedures, shooting positions and loading, child safety and access prevention, Louisiana laws regarding deadly force, and conflict resolution.

Time & Dates: 1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m., Tues., Apr. 5, 12, 19, 26 Course Code: OFCHST.(1)

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Course Fee: $20 Instructor: Gregory Patin Coordinator: Sharon Lea, 225-654-6858

For the Love of Poetry: Part 2, Modern Poetry Explore modern and contemporary American and British poetry, with an emphasis on experimental verse, from the 19th century to the present.

No prior experience with poetry is needed. Learn how to read poems that are supposedly difficult. We’ll begin with the 19th-century protomodernists Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman, and end with 21st-century poetry. Discover the joy of reading and discussing poetry. Some of the other poets who are included are Robert Frost, Theodore Roethke, Billy Collins, W.H. Auden, William Butler Yeats, William Carlos Williams, T.S. Elliot, Sylvia Plath, and Ted Hughes.

Time & Dates: 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m., Mon., Mar. 28, Apr. 4, 11, 18 Course Code: OFFLPMP.(1) Course Fee: $20 Instructor: Olivia Pass Coordinator: Ralph Schomburg, 281-662-2802

Introduction to Learning Piano: Part 4 Continue your study of piano.

Time & Dates: 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m., Wed., Mar. 30, Apr. 6, 13, 20 Course Code: OFILP4.(1) Required Text: Alfred’s Basic Piano Course: Lesson Book 1A by William A. Palmer & Milton Manus (Available at Zeagler Music and Amazon) Optional Supplies: Bring a keyboard if you have one.

Course Fee: $20 Instructor: Peter Verbois Coordinator: Marian Gilbert, 225-784-2852

The Politics of Immigration Understand the history of immigration and who emigrates/immigrates today: why, where, and how? Learn about U.S. immigration policy, past and present, and major immigration issues around the world.

Time & Dates: 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m., Thurs., Mar. 31, Apr. 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5 Course Code: OFPOI.(1) Note: This is a six-week course Course Fee: $30 Instructor: Jim Bolner, Sr. Coordinator: Carla Reeves, 225-715-3655

Wine Appreciation Come join us for a unique wine tasting and food pairing experience at the new Audubon Market in St. Francisville.

Representatives from Landry Wines, Republic National Liquor, and Glazer Liquor explain the fine qualities of thier various wines and introduce a few new flavours. Enjoy suggestions and samples of food and dessert pairings.

Time & Dates: 6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m., Fri., Apr. 1, 8, 15, 22 Course Code: OFWINE.(2) Supplies: A $35 supply fee payable to Audubon Market is due at the first class.

Course Fee: $10 Instructors: Various speakers Coordinator: Dawn Hoyle, 225-635-6448

Written in Stone: An Amazing Prehistoric Cast of Characters Take a tour of the spectacular fossils of ancient fish, amphibians, birds, reptiles and mammals, and meet

the paleontologists who made these impressive discoveries. Learn what these fossils have to teach us about the fascinating evolution of reptiles to birds and fish to tetrapods. Earth’s prehistoric cast of characters is truly awesome!

Time & Dates: 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Tues., Mar. 29, Apr. 5, 12, 19 Course Code: OFWSAP.(1) Course Fee: $20 Instructor: Darlene Reaves Coordinator: Georgia LaCour, 225-635-1833

Field Trips Writers and Readers Symposium: A Celebration of Literature and Art Mark your calendar for a date with regional authors at Hemingbough Convention Center in St. Francisville, sponsored by A Celebration of Literature and Art, Inc. Authors selected are Margaret McMullan, Michael Rubin, Mona Lisa Saloy, Philip Gould, and muralist Robert Dafford.

Lunch at Hemingbough is included.

Enroll prior to the day of the event to get the best discount.

Time & Dates: 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Sat., Feb. 20 Course Code: OFWRS.(2) Course Fee: In advance, $50; At the door, $60 Coordinator: Olivia Pass, oliviapass@ bellsouth.net

Writers Workshop at West Feliciana Parish Library Professional writers conduct this hands-on writing workshop. Abigail Padgett, award-wining fiction writer, and Ava Leavell Haymon, Louisiana Poet Laureate, teach an all-day writers workshop for prose writers (memoir and fiction) and poets. Beginners are welcome.

Acadiana. Hear from the people who direct the coverage, write editorials, cover sports, handle feature stories and social news, make up the pages, take the photos, do the artwork, operate the on-line service, handle advertising, print the paper, and deliver it throughout this extensive coverage area. The last day of class will feature a tour of the production plant on Reiger Road, also the site of the new facility for news and administration.

Time & Dates: 9:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m., Mon., Feb. 15, 22, 29, Mar. 7, 14, 21 Course Code: OLADVCT.(1) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Linda Lightfoot Coordinator: Linda Lightfoot, 225-343-5885

Aftermath of World War I: 1918–1925 Following last spring’s course on the First World War, investigate the Paris Peace Conference and the objectives of the Allied powers. Learn about transformative events in the United States (which failed to ratify the Treaty of Versailles), Russia, the new states of Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. The end of the War by no means brought peace and prosperity to the world, but initiated instead powerful political, economic, and intellectual forces, which eventually led to Depression, extreme political experiments, and the Second World War. Trace those movements to 1925, when it appeared things were settling down.

Time & Dates: 1:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m., Wed., Feb. 17, 24, Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23 Course Code: OLAWWI.(1) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Karl Roider Coordinator: Joyce Siegel, 225-928-3700

Archaeology for Travelers

May 11, Coffee and Annual Meeting

Travel with me to archaeological and historical sites and museums throughout the world in this multimedia course. Visit fascinating sites including not just traditional archaeological sites, but ruins, shipwrecks, cities, plantations, battlefields, and industrial sites. Learn about methods used by archaeologists to study the past. Explore fiction and films about archaeology and history.

Focus on ways to enhance your archaeological, historical, and cultural journeys through mindful travel.

Lagniappe Chapter

Time & Dates: 1:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m., Wed., Feb. 17, 24, Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23 Course Code: OLAFT.(1) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Edwin Lyon Coordinator: Kathy Bosworth, 225-766-2349

Time & Dates: 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Sun. Feb. 21 Course Code: OFWWBG.(2) Course Fee: $150 Coordinator: Olivia Pass, oliviapass@ bellsouth.net

Coffees & More

Save The Dates, Details To Come Feb. 3, Coffee Mar. 16, Coffee

Acting: Basics and Beyond Learn acting skills through playing theater games, pantomime movement, sensory recall exercises, and improvisation. Analyze monologues and short duet scenes from contemporary plays. Emphasis is on developing confidence and increasing your creativity and spontaneity.

Time & Dates: 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Thurs., Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24 Course Code: OLACTBB.(1) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Wendy Morgan Coordinator: TBD

The Advocate: How It Happens The Advocate serves the Baton

Rouge metro area, New Orleans and

The Art of the Manuscript Illuminated manuscripts provide a window into the world in which they were created. They are cultural markers, historical and sociological documents chronicling everything from local to world events, costume history, natural history, architectural history, and human experience, including sometimes quite colorful and fanciful doodlings in the margins. Recent digitizing projects make a number of manuscripts available online for pageby-page study and delight. Examine an array of manuscripts from the sixth century CE to the present day.

Time & Dates: 9:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m., Wed., Feb. 17, 24, Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23 Course Code: OLARMAN.(1) Early Bird Fee: $25

Instructor: Marchita Mauck Coordinator: Claire Fontenot, 225-753-1100

Balance, Strength, Breathing & Stretching Say “BSBS” to the drug companies and hospitals. Prevention is the best medicine. Learn to use simple aerobic activities to focus on BSBS: balance, strength, breathing, and stretching.

This is not a gymnastics or weightlifting course. Stay healthy and prevent falls by incorporating common sense activities into your daily routine, using areas in your home like a doorway, a chair, and even a sink. Stress and pain are manageable with correct breathing techniques. Exercises are proven to reduce blood pressure, improve motor skills, build up the immune system, and can also delay the onset of dementia.

All of this helps keep money in the bank, instead of paying it out in medical costs.

Time & Dates: 1:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m., Thurs., Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 3, 10 Course Code: OLBSBS.(4) Supplies: $5 due to instructor at first class Note: This is a four-week course Early Bird Fee: $20 Instructor: Marjorie Bourgeois Coordinator: TBD

Ballet/Tap Have you always wanted to be a ballerina? Don’t miss your opportunity again! Absorb some ballet history as you learn to perform some basic steps.

Wear your socks and comfortable attire. For tap, wear hard-soled shoes and enjoy the rhythmical sounds of your feet. Both ballet and tap are such fun, and provide great exercise! Make this course your healthy choice. Be careful, you might get hooked!

Time & Dates: 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Fri., Feb. 19, 26, Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25 Course Code: OLBALT.(10) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Valerie Perioux Coordinator: Annette Guerra, 225-275-5285

Barefoot, Bloodied & Bruised: Louisiana Six-Man Football Amid massive historic forces like the Depression and World War II, small rural schools in Louisiana looked for ways to give students opportunities to learn and grow. Competitive sports weren’t really an option until the idea of six-man football drifted down from the Plains. The sport allowed many young men to compete in ways that they could never have dreamed of, and also gave others, especially mentors, coaches, and teachers, the opportunity to provide life lessons beyond the classroom. Learn about the primitive protective gear, philosophies of physical training, and attitudes towards injuries and competition that prevailed seventy-five years ago. Enjoy great stories of courage, funny stories about overly enthusiastic fans, and even tales about the danger of being a referee. Understand what playing the sport meant to boys who grew up in an era without computers, television, and cell phones. Get first-hand insight into this unique bit of Louisiana history from the instructor, who literally wrote the book on the sport.

Time & Dates: 6:00 p.m.– 8:00 p.m., Tues., Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22 Course Code: OLBBBS.(1) Required Text: Barefoot, Bloodied and Bruised: The Amazing Story of Louisiana Sixman Football, by Barrett Murphy

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Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Barrett Murphy Coordinator: TBD

Basic Drawing Skills Learn the basic drawing skills essential to accurately interpret any subject in line and tone from direct observation.

Class sessions focus on defining edges, basic shapes used in picture construction, accurate measurement of proportions, line control, and shading.

Each session includes demonstrations and exercises building on previous skills.

Time & Dates: 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Mon., Feb. 15, 22, 29, Mar. 7, 14, 21 Course Code: OLBDS.(5) Supplies: Supply list to be provided prior to course Early Bird Fee: $40 Instructor: Steve Shamburger Coordinator: TBD

Basic Watercolors Begin your study of watercolor painting. Learn basic techniques, composition, values and color mixing.

From there, you will work from your own photos and create paintings that incorporate the information learned in the first classes. The course is for you if you are new to watercolor or if you wish to refresh your skills.

Time & Dates: 9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Tues., Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22 Course Code: OLBAW.(6) Supplies: Supply list to be provided prior to the course Early Bird Fee: $35 Instructor: Roberta Loflin Coordinator: Barbara Andrepont, 225-7738020

Cajun Dancing Imagine you and your partner twirling around the dance floor to the unique sound of Cajun and Zydeco music.

Enjoy Louisiana-style dancing at its finest! With your partner, learn traditional Cajun Waltz, Two-Step, and several Louisiana line dances in just six weeks! Enjoy the fun and heart-healthy benefits of becoming a Cajun dancer.

Bring a partner, water bottle, and wear comfortable shoes (no flip flops). You will be dancing after the first lesson.

Hurry! Enrollment is limited to the first 12 couples.

Time & Dates: 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Thurs., Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24 Course Code: OLCADA.(1) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Lynda Stockinger Coordinator: TBD

Creative Exercise & Activities Movement is an important factor for a healthy senior life style. Experience fun group activities that develop individual spontaneity and flexibility of the body and mind. Learn exercises as well as life-style changes. The instructors have developed many enjoyable activities that can be used on a daily basis based on their combined background in physical therapy and creative dramatics. Add some creativity to your exercise!

Time & Dates: 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Mon., Feb. 15, 22, 29, Mar. 7, 14, 21 Course Code: OLCREXA.(1) Supplies: Supply list provided prior to the course Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructors: Wendy Morgan & Marjorie Bourgeois Coordinator: TBD

Drawing a Landscape from Photos Steve Shamburger leads you through the process of drawing a landscape in charcoal or pencil, using photos as your inspiration. From defining your composition using thumbnail sketches to adding depth with perspective, learn proven techniques to create a successful landscape rendering.

Time & Dates: 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Tues., Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22 Course Code: OLDLFP.(1) Supplies: Supply list provided prior to course Early Bird Fee: $40 Instructor: Steve Shamburger Coordinator: TBD

End-of-Life Issues: the Basics & Beyond, Part 2 Medical professionals, counselors, and clergy discuss end-of-life issues from their various perspectives. Topics include: advance directives: living wills, durable power of attorney for health issues and the LaPOST document; palliative and hospice care; religious issues; ethics in the hospital & ICU; the last hours of life—the dying process; dividing the spoils and saving the family; legal and financial issues, and final expenses. Speakers include: Dr. Susan Nelson; Dr. Michael Rolfsen; Tanya Tillman, RN; Ginny Barden, LCSW; Reverend Chris Andrews; Father John Carville, Rabbi Jordan Goldson; Tarvald Smith, JD; Hugo A. Marrero, Jr., CFS; and Steven Newman.

Time & Dates: 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Mon., Feb. 15, 22, 29, Mar. 7, 14 Course Code: OLELTWO.(1) Note: This is a five-week course Early Bird Fee: $25 Moderators: Trenton James & Tip Tipton Coordinator: Frances Billeaud, 337-298-7823

The Enlightenment The Enlightenment (1680-1815) is the intellectual movement that changed Europe from medieval habits of thought to a modern climate of opinion. Examine issues of science and technology, democracy, equality, secularism, and natural law. Learn about philosophers, from Pierre Boyle to the loathsome Rousseau, along with Voltaire, Napoleon, and Thomas Jefferson. The treatment will be as irreverent as usual. There will be stuff!

Time & Dates: 1:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m., Mon., Feb. 15, 22, 29, Mar. 7, 14, 21 Course Code: OLENLI.(1) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: James Hardy Coordinator: Joyce Siegel, 225-928-3700

Facebook: Understanding How to Use It Do you avoid Facebook because you do not understand it? Would you like to be on Facebook so you can see pictures of your family, grandchildren, or classmates who are far away?

Discover the basics of Facebook, how to set up your profile, and where to find the privacy settings. Many use Facebook to organize class and family reunions that you do not want to miss.

Attend this course to understand Facebook better and feel more confident posting to your friends and family.

Time & Dates: 1:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m., Mon., Feb. 15, 22, 29, Mar. 7, 14, 21 Course Code: OLFCBK.(2) Optional Text: My Facebook for Seniors by Michael Miller

Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Ellen McDowell Coordinator: TBD

Film Stories As food should nourish our bodies, so stories should nourish our spirits.

Watch a film each session, and then discuss it using provided handouts containing background materials and questions for reflection and discussion.

The presenter chooses the films for these sessions with input from those who have previously participated in this course. To find out which films will be seen, contact the coordinator or our instructor.

Time & Dates: 1:00 p.m.– 4:00 p.m., Wed., Feb. 17, 24, Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23 Course Code: OLFILMS.(13) Early Bird Fee: $40 Instructor: Peter Callery Coordinator: Kathy Bosworth, 225-766-2349

Financial Workshop: Your Source for Financial Education No matter what your age, chances are you want a brighter future. In this class you will gain a better understanding of the key principles of saving and investing and also learn the specific strategies to help reach your long-term goals. We will take an in-depth look at the may different types of investments available to and suitable for investors who are working or retired. Learn how to manage your income in retirement including social security, save money on taxes, and prepare your estate plan.

Note: Edward Jones, its employees and financial advisors are not estate planners and cannot provide tax or legal advice. Please consult your estate-planning attorney or qualified tax advisor regarding your situation.

Time & Dates: 9:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m., Thurs., Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24 Course Code: OLFIWO.(1) Early Bird Fee: $0 Instructor: Pama Barber Coordinator: Rosalie Dwyer, 225-763-6501

Flicks & Food: Sci Fi Filmmakers have entertained audiences with science fiction since the beginning of cinema. The best science fiction, though, is more than simple entertainment. Did you know, for instance, that the classic Forbidden Planet (1956) was inspired

by Shakespeare’s The Tempest, as well as by early twentieth-century psychology? We’ll look at three science fiction films and discuss their place in the genre, the ideas that the filmmakers suggest, and what meaning we might find in them for ourselves.

The films will include Forbidden Planet and The Day the Earth Stood Still.

Time & Dates: 6:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m., Mon., Feb. 15, 29, Mar. 14 Course Code: OLFLICK.(15) Early Bird Fee: $110 Instructor: Donald Beale Coordinator: Patsy Wolfe, 225-763-6578

For the Love of Poetry: From the 19th Century to the Present Read and appreciate various styles of poetry, including poems that are supposed to be difficult. The course begins with the 19th-century protomodernists Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. No prior experience with poetry is needed. The emphasis is

on the joy of reading and discussing poetry. Some of the other poets included are Robert Frost, Theodore Roethke, Billy Collins, W.H. Auden, William Butler Yeats, William Carlos Williams, T.S. Eliot, Sylvia Plath, and Ted Hughes.

Time & Dates: 9:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m., Wed., Feb. 17, 24, Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23 Course Code: OLFLPT.(1) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Olivia Pass Coordinator: TBD

French for Beginners, Part 2 Continue with beginning French.

Review and reinforce our pronunciation and our oral and written question/answer skills. Learn more about grammar, as well as more about the interesting French culture. The same text is used. À bientôt, mes

étudiants!

Time & Dates: 1:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m., Thurs., Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24 Course Code: OLFFBT.(2) Supplies: Bring folder to hold papers Required Text: French Now, Level One, 5th Ed.,

by Christopher Theodore Kendris Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Merrie Lee Logan Coordinator: TBD

French Conversation Use your knowledge of the French language acquired from previous courses to reinforce your ability to converse in French. You should have a good grasp of past, future, subjunctive, and conditional tenses, and have a good base of grammar and usage skills.

Time & Dates: 9:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m., Tues., Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22 Course Code: OLFRCON.(9) Required Texts: Read & Think French with CD, the editors of Think French Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Denise Magnat Coordinator: Claire Fontenot, 225-753-1100

French Intermediate Read a French novel and discuss French cuisine, culture, history, geography and traveling in France. You should have knowledge of grammar, including present and some past and future tenses.

Time & Dates: 9:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m., Wed., Feb. 17, 24, Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23 Course Code: OLFRIN.(10) Required Text: Un Eté Pas Comme les Autres,

by Huguette Zahler Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Denise Magnat Coordinator: TBD

French Magnifique Read a French novel and discuss French cuisine, culture, history, geography, and life in France! Some grammar is required for this course, like past tenses, future, imperfect, and imperative, subjunctive.

Time & Dates: 12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m., Tues., Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22 Course Code: OLFRMAG.(9) Required Text: Le Vol de la Joconde, by Huguette Zahler Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Denise Magnat Coordinator: Claire Fontenot, 225-753-1100

Gardening Series Join Claire Fontenot, Frances Falcon, and Trenton James for the gardening series. Discuss selection and culture of some of the most popular plants,

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including s. gingers, camellias, roses, crape myrtles, daylilies, and springblooming plants. Basic gardening techniques are also covered. Learn about safe operation and maintenance of garden tools from guest speaker Richard Babin.

Time & Dates: 9:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m., Thurs., Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24 Course Code: OLGASE.(2) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Claire Fontenot, Frances Falcon, Trenton James Coordinator: Jack Carmena, 225-924-9925

Gorgeous Gardens, Part 2 Charlie Fryling continues as the tour guide through additional gorgeous gardens, illustrating his descriptions with a collection of colorful photographs. Vicariously visit large and small show gardens to discover how each one has its own unique character, whether it is located on hundreds of acres or in an urban pocket park; in an arid or tropical climate; in a quarry or on rolling terrain. Some of the highlighted gardens feature specific cultures, large conservatories, bamboo forests, old-growth trees, multi-level tree houses, and adventurous challenges for children. Some are enhanced with water features, towers, and statuary, while others incorporate birds, butterflies, and other fauna, or present special exhibits and programs.

Examine the significant design elements at the start of each class, and come to understand what makes each garden special.

Time & Dates: 1:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m., Tues., Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22 Course Code: OLGGTWO.(1) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Charles Fryling, Jr. Coordinator: JoAnn Fryling, 225-766-3120

Great Composers of the Broadway Musical Almost from the beginning of the American musical, the art form has been dominated and enriched by creative composers from Tin Pan Alley and beyond. Explore the lives and works of the men and women who learned to craft songs that are character and plot-driven—the hallmark of the American book musical. From the early years of Richard Rodgers, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter and Frederick Loewe, to more contemporary composers such as John Kander, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Andrew Lloyd Weber, Lin Manual Miranda, and Jeanine Tesori— enjoy listening to and watching performances from the shows created by incredibly talented men and women.

Note: This course includes material previously presented in Great Composing Duos and the Sondheim vs. Lloyd Webber course, as well as new material.

Time & Dates: 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m., Wed., Feb. 17, 24, Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23 Course Code: OLGCBM.(1) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Brian Pope Coordinator: TBD

Great Decisions The longest-running civic education program in the United States devoted to foreign affairs, Great Decisions empowers readers to discuss global issues shaping U. S. foreign policy and the world. The briefing book provides

historical background, current U.S. Policy and alternative policy options, informative maps and detailed graphs, suggested readings and resources, as well as opinion ballots for each topic.

Featured topics for 2016: Middle East, the rise of ISIS, the future of Kurdistan, migration, the Koreas, the United Nations, climate change, Cuba and U.S.

History of Television Humor

Note: This eight-week course will be presented at two locations.

Required Text: The 2016 Briefing Book is included in the course cost and will be provided prior to the first session.

Location: Broadmoor United Methodist Church Time & Dates: 1:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m., Tue., Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Apr. 5 Course Code: OLGRDEC.(5) Early Bird Fee: $50 Instructor: Nancy Sidener Coordinator: Marguerite Davis, 225-929-7988 Location: St. James Place Time & Dates: 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m., Fri., Feb. 19, 26, Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25, Apr. 1, 8 Course Code: OLJGRD.(3) Early Bird Fee: $50 Instructor: Nancy Sidener Coordinator: TBD

Time & Dates: 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Tues., Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22 Course Code: OLHOTH.(1) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Richard Zwez Coordinator: TBD

Great Stories in Films As food should nourish our bodies, so stories should nourish our spirits. At each session, watch part of a classic book on film, receive a handout providing background materials as well as questions to stimulate reflection and discussion, and then discuss the film.

Time & Dates: 1:00 p.m.– 4:00 p.m., Thurs., Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24 Course Code: OLGSIF.(1) Early Bird Fee: $40 Instructor: Peter Callery Coordinator: Kathy Bosworth, 225-766-2349

Greek & Roman Mythology Have you ever wondered about the origins of the western world’s most popular myths and legends? Explore the nature and cultural context of myth, particularly in classical Greece and Rome. Discuss divine stories such as creation myths, the origins of the Olympians, and the most well known stories about gods and goddesses.

Examine the lives and deeds of great heroes such as the mighty Hercules, fearsome Achilles, and brave Aeneas.

Join us!

Time & Dates: 1:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m., Thurs., Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24 Course Code: OLGARM.(1) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Erica Daigle Coordinator: Karen Egedy, 225-937-7089

Herbs for Use & for Delight Herbs, which grow wild all over the planet, are easily cultivated in our gardens, and they provide infinite possibilities for study, exploration, and invention. Explore some of those possibilities, with a special focus on popular culinary herbs and their uses.

Take home a selection of herbs and other supplies for your home garden.

Learn to grow and use the herbs to make quick, easy, and delicious dishes.

Time & Dates: 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Thurs., Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24 Course Code: OLHUAD.(3) Supplies: $25 due at first class for plants and other supplies Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Sarah Liberta Coordinator: Carol Pierpoint, 225-803-6851

Get a good laugh by learning about the major humorists on television, both past and present. Study the pioneers in the early days of television up to present-day entertainers, and sample the programs that made them famous through lectures and videos.

History of Western Medicine Meet the fascinating individual men and women who advanced western medicine scientifically over the past 2500 years, from Hippocrates to the present. There will be many pictures, but none too clinical or offensive.

Time & Dates: 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m., Tues., Feb. 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15 Course Code: OLHWM.(2) Note: This four-week course starts one week later than most courses.

Early Bird Fee: $20 Instructor: Louis Leggio Coordinator: TBD

Interpreting the Landscape Using landscape as subject matter, explore how to see, document, and interpret the environment around us.

Use your preferred media, i.e. pastel, acrylic, or watercolor. Elements of color, form, and composition are emphasized.

Time & Dates: 1:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m., Wed., Feb. 17, 24, Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23 Course Code: OLITL.(1) Supplies: If you have pastels, acrylics, or watercolors, please bring them to the first class. The instructor provides enough supplies for that class and will provide a supply list.

Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Nancy Harris Coordinator: TBD

Interpreting Still Life Using still life as subject matter, learn how to see, document, and interpret inanimate objects. Use your choice of media, i.e. pastel, acrylic, or watercolor. Elements of color, form, and composition are emphasized.

Time & Dates: 1:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m., Thurs., Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24 Course Code: OLINST.(1) Supplies: If you have pastels, acrylics, or watercolors, please bring them to the first class. The instructor provides enough supplies for that class and will provide a supply list.

Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Nancy Harris Coordinator: TBD

Introduction to Tai Chi Tai chi is a traditional martial art that originated in China. It is a mind-body practice that requires you to move your body slowly and regulate your breath constantly. This gentle and calming exercise helps to lower stress and improve physical well-being, especially for seniors. Learn some tai chi movements and exercises designed to designed to increase strength, balance, and flexibility. Wear comfortable clothes and non-skid shoes.

Time & Dates: 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m., Mon. &Thurs., Feb. 15, 18, 22, 25, 29, Mar. 3, 7, 10

Course Code: OLTCH.(7) Early Bird Fee: $20 Instructor: John Howe Coordinator: Mona Romaine, 225-281-6296

It Matters to Your Brain Is forgetting where you put your car keys worrying you that you may have signs of Alzheimer’s? Is it normal aging or beginning Alzheimer’s? Want to become proactive in adopting better brain-healthy habits? Through this course of study, learn more about Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia disorders, and also tips and strategies in dealing with loved ones or friends diagnosed with the disease. Additionally, explore memoryenhancing approaches and the importance of living a brain-healthy lifestyle to be proactive against dementia-related disease. Reduce the fear through education and resources.

Time & Dates: 3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m., Mon., Feb. 15, 22, 29, Mar. 7, 14, 21 Course Code: OLITMTB.(5) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Dana Territo Coordinator: TBD

Life Writing Begin or continue writing the story of your life. Share reading, writing, and critiquing with classmates. Prepare a valuable family document by searching back through your life to link one generation to another—something you’ve probably been meaning to do. This is a fun and productive opportunity.

Time & Dates: 1:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m., Thurs., Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24 Course Code: OLIFEW.(11) Supplies: Bring pen and paper Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Patt Roberson Coordinator: TBD

Line Dancing Come have a great time showing off all your best dance moves! Line dancing is a line of dancers executing a sequence of steps at the same time.

It has a strong country music base, but has crossed into music styles like disco, pop, Cajun, and Latin. In line dancing, the balance of male and female partners doesn’t matter, so sign up for this course either as a single or a couple. The fun begins with “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” and ends with the “Freeze.”

Time & Dates: 12:30 p.m.– 2:30 p.m., Fri., Feb. 19, 26, Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25 Course Code: OLLID.(10) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Jerisse Grantham Coordinator: TBD

Medieval England from the Conquest to Magna Carta Examine one of the most significant periods of England’s history, covering the nearly two centuries between 1066 and 1215. Beginning with the collapse of Anglo-Saxon rule and the Norman invasion, study the political and social developments of England’s High Middle Ages through to the signing of the Magna Carta. Explore the lives of influential figures such as William the Conqueror, Eleanor of Aquitaine, St. Thomas Becket, and Richard the Lionheart, as well as major events like the Battle of Hastings, the Anarchy, and the Crusades. Learn about England’s transformation into a formidable power within medieval Europe, and understand what was

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happening within the kingdom that distinguished it from its European neighbors.

Time & Dates: 9:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m., Tues., Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22 Course Code: OLMECM.(1) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Caroline Armbruster Coordinator: TBD

The Misunderstood Crusades The Crusades are one of the most misunderstood events in European and Church history. What lead to the first crusade, who went on crusade, and why did kings and commoners join a crusade? What effect did the resulting fallout have on Europe and the Middle East alike? Examine each crusade, the events that unfolded, the Latin Kingdoms, and the major players involved.

Time & Dates: 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m., Thurs., Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24 Course Code: OLCRUS.(1) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Erin Halloran Coordinator: TBD

Need a Hobby?

Tired of doing the same thing every day? Come get some new ideas about hobbies! Information and local resources will be presented. Scheduled presentations on beekeeping, woodworking, scrap-booking and card-making, photography, cards/ games, and fly-tying are included.

Time & Dates: 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Thurs., Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24 Course Code: OLHOBBY.(1) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Karen Egedy Coordinator: Karen Egedy, 225-937-7089

New Orleans Jazz: Origins to Revival Using film, photographs, and the recorded music of the artists themselves, explore the unique cultural, musical, and geographical factors that shaped the development of jazz in New Orleans.

Time & Dates: 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Mon., Feb. 15, 22, 29, Mar. 7, 14, 21 Course Code: OLNOJ.(2) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Rick Pitcher Coordinator: TBD

Passport to Italy: Level 1 Learn Italian from a native speaker—for travelers who want to have a better understanding of the Bel Paese and its language. Emphasis is on developing oral skills, building a practical vocabulary, and understanding the culture, history, and geography of Italy.

No books are necessary. Handouts are provided by the instructor.

Time & Dates: 9:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m., Tues., Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Apr. 5 Course Code: OLPAITA.(9) Note: This is an eight-week course.

Early Bird Fee: $35 Instructor: Fara Mabrey Coordinator: TBD

Passport to Italy: Level 2 Continue to explore the Bel Paese and its beautiful language. This course is designed for participants who already have a knowledge of basic Italian, such as pronunciation, greetings, and masculine and feminine articles and nouns. All materials are provided.

Time & Dates: 11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m., Tues., Feb.,16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Apr. 5 Course Code: OLPAIIT.(9) Required Text: Easy Italian Step-By-Step, by Paola Nanni-Tate Note: This is an eight-week course.

Early Bird Fee: $35 Instructor: Fara Mabrey Coordinator: Linda Grabski, 225-202-7630

Passport to Italy: Level 3/Avanti!

If you have a good knowledge of Italian grammar and vocabulary, and want to reinforce your ability to converse in Italian, join us. Learn more about the history, the art, and the customs of the Bel Paese.

Time & Dates: 9:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m., Thurs., Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Apr. 7 Course Code: OLPAIA.(4) Required Text: Easy Italian Step-By-Step, by Paola Nanni-Tate Note: This is an eight-week course.

Early Bird Fee: $35 Instructor: Fara Mabrey Coordinator: Meri Sheehan, 225-755-2179

Philosophy of Art Take a guided journey through the ways the disciplines of philosophy and art inform each other. Selected topics include the roles of expression, metaphysics, formalism, material culture, and reception in selected works of art. Copies of all philosophy readings are provided, but supplemental materials (a play, poems, paintings, and videos) are available digitally through an Internet connection. Although the course can be enjoyed without reading or viewing any supplemental readings, given the nature of the philosophy of art, the philosophy is easier to understand when read in tandem with active aesthetic engagement.

Time & Dates: 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m., Thurs., Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24 Course Code: OLPHILA.(1) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Neal Hebert Coordinator: Janice Wise, 225- 766-5265

Photography for iPhones and iPads Master iPhone and iPad camera features, settings, taking photos and videos, editing photos and videos, the Photos app, how photos and videos are organized, finding items quickly, making albums, sharing your photos and videos, backup techniques, and iCloud storage options. It is highly recommended that you make sure your devices are using the iOS 9.1 (or higher) operating system; otherwise some features covered in the course will not be available. Note that similar features on other brands of smartphones and tablets are not covered in this course.

Time & Dates: 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m., Thurs., Feb. 25, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24 Course Code: OLPIPIP.(1) Note: This is a five-week course Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Ronald Perritt Coordinator: TBD

Photographing the Spring: Focus on Flowers Through a combination of classroom teaching and field work, explore photographing the wonders of nature during the Louisiana spring. Special attention is paid to using a digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera. Explore the three steps in taking a great photograph. First, seeing the image;

next, understanding the equipment; and finally, the easiest and most important, taking the picture. Seeing the image can be enhanced by simply slowing down and looking—you’ll learn about and practice contemplative photography in the field. Understand how to use your camera: what are shutter speeds, ISO, f/ stops, how do they relate to each other, which lens should I use, and why does any of this matter? After the image is captured, complete the picture with a discussion of what to do after you’ve taken your images, the real magic of digital photography. At least one day will be spent in the outdoors, practicing what you have learned.

Time & Dates: 9:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m., Tues., Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22 Course Code: OLPSFF.(1) Supplies: Use of a digital camera that allows the setting of shutter speeds, f/stops, ISO, and interchangeable lenses. A DSLR or mirror-less camera is preferable, but not absolutely required. Access to computer software for photo editing (Lightroom, Photoshop, iPhoto, etc.) is strongly advised.

Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Ken Stewart Coordinator: TBD

The Politics of Immigration Learn about the history of immigration; who emigrates/immigrates today; why, where, and how?; US immigration policy; past and present; and major immigration issues around the world.

Time & Dates: 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m., Mon., Feb. 15, 22, 29, Mar. 7, 14, 21 Course Code: OLPOIM.(1) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Jim Bolner, Sr. Coordinator: Jenny Hastings, 225-205-2455

Portrait Drawing from a Photo Create a portrait drawing from a cherished photo of your friend or family member. Learn to render a portrait in charcoal or pencil, using your chosen photo as reference. Starting with initial layout sketches, apply proven methods of design and drawing to bring your art to completion.

Time & Dates: 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m., Tues., Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22 Course Code: OLPDFP.(3) Supplies: Supply list to be provided prior to course Early Bird Fee: $40 Instructor: Steve Shamburger Coordinator: TBD

Renaissance Music in the Cathedrals of Western Europe Most of the great music of the Renaissance was heard in the Romanesque and Gothic cathedrals.

Listen to some of the most glorious music of the era, talk about the musical spaces, and reveal the secrets of many of the important figures. This was the era of the Reformation, with some tantalizing tales to tell.

Time & Dates: 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Wed., Feb. 17, 24, Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23 Course Code: OLRMCWE.(1) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Alison McFarland Coordinator: Pat Ketelsen, 225-766-3688

Safe Landings How many people do you know who have been hurt in a fall? In life, falling is certain.

If we prepare for it, we can land safely and get back up again, safe and sound.

This class teaches how to land safely and to rise again. It starts with very, very gradual impact to allow anyone of any fitness level to do what they can.

As you learn, strength and agility are gained while building up your ability to flow with gradually increasing levels of impact. When a sudden fall is coming, you won’t worry about impact; you’ll land safely. Teach your body how to flow. Like riding a bike, it comes back when needed. Wear comfortable walking/exercise clothing.

Time & Dates: 1:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m., Thurs., Mar. 17, 24 Course Code: OLSALA.(1) Required Text: Journey to Black Belt: Lessons For Life (Large Print Edition) by Omar L. Rashed Note: This course will run only the last two weeks of the semester Early Bird Fee: $10 Instructor: Omar Rashed Coordinator: TBD

Semester-at-a-Glance Come hear several of our instructors give a preview of their courses for the spring session before you register.

Note: This free event will be presented at two locations.

EBR Parish Main Library Time & Dates: 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m., Wed., Jan. 20 Course Code: OLSAGB.(7) Speakers: Spring 2016 Instructors Coordinator: Kathy Bosworth, 225-766-2349 St. James Place Time & Dates: 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m., Fri., Jan. 22 Course Code: OLSAGJ.(7) Speakers: Spring 2016 Instructors Coordinator: Kathy Bosworth, 225-766-2349

The Seven Principles of Huna Wisdom Come along on a journey through a philosophy of healing—mental, emotional, and spiritual—embedded in the lore of the ancient Kahunas (“keepers of the secrets”). They are the healers, priests, shamans, to whom are attributed miraculous healings.

Huna means secrets. Learn the seven principles behind those healings. Lack of ability is no deterrent to success.

You have a right to appropriate and harmonious relationships with business associates, students, teachers, family members, friends, and in love and marriage. Learn where your power to succeed originates, and the part that desire, appropriately managed, plays in your successes and your joy. This interactive course is designed to embed “The Seven Principles” as a natural part of your lifestyle so that the principles stay on automatic pilot. Don’t be a victim to life’s circumstances, however cumbersome they might be.

Time & Dates: 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Wed., Feb. 17, 24, Mar. 2, 9 Course Code: OLSPHW.(2) Supplies: Writing materials Note: This is a four-week course Early Bird Fee: $20 Instructor: Dianne Martin Coordinator: TBD

So What, You’re Over 50! Current Advances in Medicine & Surgery Learn about the latest in medicine and surgery directly from physicians in key medical specialties for the over-50 age group. Being an informed consumer of medical services can improve and maintain the quality of our lives. Learn

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about the advances in each specialty and discuss their relevance in practice to non-medical folks. We’ll hear from the following specialists: R. David Rabalais, MD: What’s new in orthopedics? (joint replacement and treatment of broken bones); Steven E. Kelley, MD: What can cardiology do inside and outside the heart?; J. Benton Dupont, MD: Are new ways in general surgery always better?; Vince D. Cataldo, MD: When the odds are against you, can oncology improve them?; Venkat Banda, MD: Hospital medicine, intensive care, and infectious disease; Thomas Caton, MD: Wellness in the golden age—staying well and prevention.

Time & Dates: 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Wed., Feb. 17, 24, Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23 Course Code: OLSYOF.(1) Early Bird Fee: $25 Moderator: Karen Egedy Coordinator: Karen Egedy, 225-937-7089; Brenda LeBouef, 225-769-8969

Spanish for Beginners, Part 1 Learn oral skills such as pronunciation and simple questions and answers.

Also learn beginning grammar intermingled with the interesting culture. The required text is used for future courses also. ¡Bienvenidos! All of us can learn a new language!

Time & Dates: 1:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m., Wed., Feb. 17, 24, Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23 Course Code: OLSFB.(2) Required Text: Spanish Now, Level One, 7th or 8th Edition by Ruth Silverstein Supplies: Bring a folder to hold papers Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Merrie Lee Logan Coordinator: TBD

Spanish for Beginners, Part 2 Continue your exploration of beginning Spanish. Review and reinforce your pronunciation and your oral and written question and answer skills.

Continue to learn more about grammar and expand your vocabulary as well as your knowledge of the cultures. ¡Hasta

la vista mis estudiantes!

Time & Dates: 1:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m., Tues., Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22 Course Code: OLSPBT.(1) Required Text: Spanish Now, Level One, 7th or 8th Edition by Ruth Silverstein Supplies: Bring a folder to hold papers Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Merrie Lee Logan Coordinator: TBD

Still in the Game: Show & Teach You’ve still got it—put it to use! Show someone who doesn’t know. Everyone has a unique talent. You’re good at what you do, but just being able to do something doesn’t necessarily mean you can teach it. A good teacherstudent can teach you to show others so they understand, too. Half the battle is knowing what questions to ask and how to answer them. The other half is practice. Get both with this course. In the sessions, we’ll explore what you’d like to show others to be able to do.

Anticipate and write out questions and how you might answer them. Next, practice teaching the instructor—the teacher-student. Finally, you’re ready for “The Big Game,” where you show and teach. If you have an audience for the final class, bring them. If you want one, we’ll find one.

Time & Dates: 9:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m., Thurs., Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24

Course Code: OLSGST.(2) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Omar Rashed Coordinator: TBD

Talking So Young Peacocks Hear “When I was 15, my parents were fools. When I was 20, they had a few good ideas. Now I’m 25, and I realize they are geniuses.” The ages may differ, but the truth remains—it’s hard for young people to acknowledge and appreciate the wisdom of the experienced. Society looks down upon age, placing more value on the latest thing, even when new fixes create more problems than they solve. From the perspective of a young man with an old soul, discover how to move around the proud peacock attitude of those who think they know it all. Learn to talk so the peacock will listen. You know, you understand, and you offer tremendous value with that knowledge and experience. Help your message be received. In the process, you may find sharing between your generation and others can build a greater understanding for both.

Time & Dates: 9:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m., Tues., Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22 Course Code: OLTSYPH.(2) Required Text: Growing up: Crisscrossing the Line (Large Print) by Omar L. Rashed Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Omar Rashed Coordinator: TBD

Twenty-ninth Opera Season Enjoy and learn about a single opera each week using DVDs and lectures.

Two of the operas are Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor and Dvorak’s Rusalka.

Participants choose two operas from a list of eight. Andreas Giger, LSU professor of musicology, will present an opera of his choice. Dugg McDonough, Michael Borowitz, and LSU singers discuss and present selections from their major spring production of Rossini’s L’italiana in Algeri.

Time & Dates: 1:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m., Tues., Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22 Course Code: OLTNOS.(1) Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Thomas Beard Coordinator: Ken Nelson, 225-769-7842

UFOs: An Objective View throughout History Investigate the age-old phenomenon of UFOs. Taking an objective viewpoint, examine evidence of ancient sightings, UFOs depicted in art throughout the ages, and UFOs discussed in ancient texts such as the Rig Veda of India and the Bible.

Finally, learn about current sightings and how to report a sighting.

Throughout the course, to maintain objectivity, we will keep in mind that a UFO is something unidentified and “flying.”

Time & Dates: 9:15 a.m.–10:15 a.m., Tues., Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8 Course Code: OLUFO.(1) Note: This is a one-hour, four-week course Early Bird Fee: $10 Instructor: Michael Perkins Coordinator: TBD

Visual Journaling Some of us are natural writers; some are natural artists; some are both; many are neither. You have an opportunity to stretch yourself and to use your desire to “know yourself” by using both mediums: journaling and drawing.

And, for the record, stick figures are drawings! For the many of us who have no talent drawing, create the most intriguing primitive art possible for anyone willing to risk. For those who think they can’t write a coherent sentence, discover other ways to express your feelings. Use art and writing to reduce stress, get in touch with and discover your feelings of anger, irritation, boredom, loneliness, conflicts, depression, etc. We will laugh, celebrate, support, maybe even shed a tear or two. Strong bonds are usually created during these classes!

Nadine Gordimer. We’ll see irony, romance, strange truths revealed, shocking twists, and delights.

Time & Dates: 1:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m., Wed., Feb. 17, 24, Mar. 2, 9 Course Code: OLVIJO.(1) Supplies: 8.5” sketch pad, colored pens or pencils, crayons, markers, etc. or various sized tips Note: This is a four-week course Early Bird Fee: $20 Instructor: Dianne Martin Coordinator: TBD

Zumba Chair is a brand-new addition to the Zumba dance fitness craze that began in Colombia in the 1990s.

Zumba is “exercise in disguise.” With its dance-based international rhythms it offers a fitness routine that is a vast improvement over traditional aerobics. Until now, this type of fitness activity was unheard of for people with limited mobility. If you have difficulty walking or standing for long periods of time, you can enjoy a dance-based exercise activity while sitting in a chair!

Zumba Chair uses the original Zumba’s wonderful international musical rhythms with carefully choreographed arm and leg movements to improve overall fitness and flexibility.

Watercolor Still Life: Lifting the Veil on Flowing Fabric Learn a number of techniques to paint fabrics that appear both realistic and three-dimensional. Focus on lost and found edges and the importance of changing values and color temperature. From there, work from a still-life set up. Brave beginners and intermediate painters are welcome!

Time & Dates: 9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Wed., Feb. 17, 24, Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23 Course Code: OLWSTL.(1) Supplies: Supply list provided prior to the course Early Bird Fee: $35 Instructor: Roberta Loflin Coordinator: Barbara Andrepont, 225-773-8020

Women of the Bible: The Sequel The Old Testament women were wild, wicked, and wonderful. Women of the New Testament were, well, something else. One schemes to have her enemy beheaded while her daughter dances.

Two sisters are as different as daylight and dark, yet both become role models.

Three Marys have more courage than their male cohorts. Come, learn, and discover who these remarkable women were and why they are important to us.

Time & Dates: 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Thurs., Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24 Course Code: OLWOBS.(2) Required Text: The Bible, New Testament Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Tip Tipton Coordinator: TBD

Women’s Mysteries: a Moment on the Edge Women are the heroes, or lucky ones, or clever survivors in the short story collection A Moment on the Edge: One Hundred Years of Crime Stories

by Women, edited by Elizabeth George. Read and discuss stories by such writers as Ruth Rendell, Sharyn McCrumb, Joyce Carol Oates, and

Time & Dates: 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Tues., Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22 Course Code: OLWMME.(1) Required Text: Elizabeth George, ed., A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Mysteries by Women Early Bird Fee: $25 Instructor: Emily Toth Coordinator: Kathy Bosworth, 225-766-2349

Zumba Chair

Time & Dates: 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m., Wed., Feb. 17, 24, Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Apr. 6 Course Code: OLZUMCH.(1) Note: This is a one-hour course for eight weeks.

Early Bird Fee: $20 Instructor: Marti Luke Coordinator: TBD

Zumba Gold Zumba Gold is a recent addition to the Zumba dance fitness craze. Zumba is “exercise in disguise.” Using dancebased international rhythms and dance steps, Zumba offers a fitness routine that is a vast improvement over traditional aerobics. Zumba Gold is tailored to the active older adult with slower tempos, easier steps, and no or low-impact moves. Because it is dancebased, Zumba Gold allows you to tailor your workout for your individual comfort without feeling like you are not keeping up. Just keep moving to the music! Thanks to the dancing, Zumba Gold feels more like a party than an exercise class. Try it, you’ll love it!

Time & Dates: 1:45 p.m.–2:45 p.m., Tues., Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Apr. 5 Course Code: OLZUMG.(1) Note: This is a one-hour course for eight weeks.

Early Bird Fee: $20 Instructor: Marti Luke Coordinator: TBD

Coffees & More Save The Dates, Details To Come Jan. 27, Coffee Apr. 20, Coffee May 18, Coffee June 16, Annual Meeting & Election, and Taste Fair

VOLUNTEER NEEDS: Volunteer with OLLI at LSU! Are you interested in getting more involved with your chapter? Have you wondered how you can help with a course or an event? Our OLLI chapters are always looking for volunteers to help with course set up, events, coffees, etc… If you are interested contact the OLLI at LSU office: olli@outreach.lsu.edu, 225-578-6763.

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Instructor Biographies Chris Andrews, a graduate of Louisiana Tech University (BA) and Saint Paul School of Theology (MDiv), served 42 years as a United Methodist minister, including 22 years as senior pastor of First UMC, Baton Rouge. He currently leads Jubilee Pioneers, an extension of the ministry of Jubilee Asheville, North Carolina. He is executive director of the non-profit organization Rebuilding Together Baton Rouge, whose mission is to help older homeowners remain in their homes and age in place by providing small repairs and alterations to houses.

from LSU. Beard is an opera enthusiast and collector of opera recordings.

Caroline Armbruster is currently pursuing a PhD in British history with the LSU Department of History. She received her MA from LSU in 2013 and her BA from Southeastern Louisiana University in 2010. She holds a graduate teaching assistantship with LSU.

Marjorie Bourgeois is a licensed physical therapist in the state of Louisiana who graduated from Missouri University in 1968, and taught at St. Louis University in the early 1970s. She passed the National Certification for Athletic Trainers in 1994, at UL Lafayette. She was the first woman outside New Orleans to open a private physical therapy clinic in Louisiana.

She owned and operated her practice in Church Point for 33 years before relocating to Baton Rouge.

Pama Barber, a financial advisor with Edward Jones, holds both a series 7 and a series 66 securities registrations as well as an insurance license. She earned an MBA from the University of Hartford and an undergraduate degree from Southern Connecticut State University. She spent 14 years as an RN in various educator/ management roles before relocating to Baton Rouge with her family. Her practice is built on the principles of highly personalized service, tailored financial solutions, compassion, and trust.

Venkat R. Banda, MD, FACP, is board certified in internal medicine and in hospital medicine. He is medical director of Hospital Medicine Group, which serves as hospitalists for the General Health System, caring for hospitalized patients in their facilities. Dr. Banda is program director of the Baton Rouge General Internal Medicine Residency Program.

He has served as chief of medicine of the BRGMC medical staff. He received his medical degree from Siddhartha Medical College, India, and completed an internal medicine residency at St. Francis Hospital, Evanston, Illinois. He has been in active practice in Baton Rouge since 1995. Dr. Banda is a clinical assistant professor of medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine.

Virginia Barden, LCSW-BACS, was awarded her MSW from LSU in 1998.

Ginny and her family moved to Baton Rouge in 1981. She interned at The McMains Center and Baton Rouge Mental Health. Ginny initiated her hospice work 16 years ago. She has been employed

by St. Joseph Hospice since 2003. She is currently working in homecare, the AIM Program, the Carpenter House, and supervises LMSW’s seeking licensure.

Ginny also participates in volunteer trainings, the Bereavement Program, and Community Outreach.

Donald Beale has an MALA from LSU in general humanities with an emphasis on film studies. He has done additional graduate coursework in English, with a concentration in American literature and film. He has taught composition and technical writing for the LSU English department and a course on Russian cinema for the Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures. He is director, Distance Learning Programs, at LSU Continuing Education.

Thomas Beard has a PhD from Duke University, and is an alumni professor emeritus of economics at LSU. He received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees

Jim Bolner, Sr., is a professor emeritus of political science at LSU. He received his PhD in political science from the University of Virginia. His area of expertise is American constitutional law and history. He has taught at LSU and several other universities in the United States and France. Since his retirement from LSU in 1999, he has taught courses in the OLLI program on American politics and digital photography.

Carla Bowman is a retired full-charge bookkeeper. She has done calligraphy for 15 years, and is employed part-time by Grace Episcopal Church.

Anne Butler has English degrees from Sweet Briar College in Virginia (BA) and Humbolt State Univ. in California (MA) and has written more than a dozen books and hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles on Louisiana history and culture. As a descendant of some of West Feliciana’s earliest settlers, the author of the local tourist guide, and longtime occupant of one of the area’s historic plantations, she knows a thing or two about the history of this unusual area.

Peter Callery is a Jesuit with a BA in philosophy and an MDiv in theology. He taught in high schools for 36 years. He is currently a retreat director at Manresa House of Retreats in Convent, Louisiana.

He has long had an interest in how the stories that we experience affect our own life stories.

John Carville has taught Christian ethics and bio-ethics at Notre Dame Seminary and Graduate School of Theology in New Orleans, Loyola University New Orleans, and LSU. He is currently the chair of the ethics committee at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge and a columnist for The Catholic Commentator of the Diocese of Baton Rouge. He has previously lectured on end-of-life issues for OLLI at LSU. Vince D. Cataldo, MD, FACP, is boardcertified in oncology, in hematology, and internal medicine. He has been in the practice of oncology-hematology in the Baton Rouge area since 2009 and is associated with Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group. Dr. Cataldo has been section chief at the BRGMC and is currently section chief at the OLOLRMC. He received his MD at LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans in 2002; completed residency training in internal medicine at LSUHSC, where he was chief resident in 2005-06, and fellowship training in hematology/oncology at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, where he was chief fellow in 2008-09.

Dr. Cataldo is currently clinical assistant professor at LSUHSC and at Tulane University School of Medicine.

Thomas A. Caton, MD, received his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M

University, and he attended American University of the Caribbean for medical school. Dr. Caton completed his family medicine residency with Tulane University’s program at the Baton Rouge General Hospital System, having served as chief resident his final year. Following residency, he completed an additional medical fellowship in geriatric medicine with Texas A&M in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Dr. Caton has recently joined the core faculty for Tulane’s Family Medicine Residency in Baton Rouge and plans to start his own fellowship training program in geriatric medicine by 2017. His passion is geriatrics, especially the dementia spectrum and its associated behaviors.

In his free time, Dr. Caton enjoys playing the piano and spending time with his wife Stephanie.

Erica Daigle, PhD, University of Iowa, is a native of Louisiana and received her BS and MA from LSU. Her primary research interest is the literature and science of the English Renaissance, and she has secondary special interests in cultural history and Louisiana literature.

J. Benton Dupont, MD FACS, is professor of clinical surgery at LSUHSC, New Orleans. Since 1981, he has been actively involved in the practice of general surgery and surgical oncology and graduate medical education here in Baton Rouge. Professional activities include continuous board certification by the American Board of Surgery since 1981; chief of staff of the Baton Rouge General Medical Center from 1998–2005; member of the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons 19962006; chairman of the Cancer Physician Liaison Program of the Commission 2000-2003; Louisiana governor-at-large of the Board of Governors, American College of Surgeons 1992-1998; executive committee member of the Commission on Cancer 2000-2006; and president of the La. Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Surgical Association of Louisiana, and the Cohn-Rives Surgical Society at LSU. Karen Egedy is a Baton Rouge native and a retired mathematics instructor, having taught at LSU and BRCC. Frances Falcon, BS Florida State University, is an active rosarian and editor of Botanic Garden Newsletter. She is active with the Rose Society and the Botanic Garden Foundation.

Claire Fontenot has been a master gardener for 15 years. She presently coordinates the volunteers at BREC Independence Park Botanic Garden, where she has developed an American Daylily Society display garden, the Louisiana iris, and ginger displays. She continues to provide information about home gardening.

Charles Fryling, Jr. received his MS in landscape architecture from Harvard University and currently teaches LSU landscape architecture courses such as plant materials, regional planning, ecology, and views of the American landscape. As an environmental activist, he’s been involved in environmental concerns of preservation, conservation, restoration and social justice for the past 45 years and is particularly known for his concern about the protection of the Atchafalaya Basin. When not teaching, he travels extensively around the United States and beyond, taking photographs

of an endless variety of public lands, landscapes, gardens, plants and planting designs, accumulating a wealth of illustrations for his lectures at LSU and for his OLLI classes.

Jordan Goldson assumed his role as spiritual leader of Congregation B’nai Israel in 2009. Rabbi Jordan was born and raised in Long Island, New York.

After earning a BA in philosophy from Tulane University in 1981, he began his studies for the rabbinate at the Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion. He studied in Jerusalem, in Los Angeles, and in New York, where he was ordained in 1987. Rabbi Goldson’s first pulpit was in Calgary, Canada where he served for 12 years. Rabbi Jordan received an honorary doctorate from the Hebrew Union College in 2012 in recognition of his 25 distinguished years of service to the Jewish community. Prior to coming to Baton Rouge, Rabbi Jordan served for five years as the senior rabbi of Temple Kol Ami in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Jerisse Grantham owns the Jeffie Jean Dance Studio, which her mother started more than 73 years ago. Grantham teaches all forms of dance at the studio, and at public and private schools in the Baton Rouge area. She is a 13-year adjunct faculty member of Tulane University in the theater and dance department. She is also certified to teach by Dance Masters of America.

She earned her BS from LSU, and has enjoyed the art of teaching and sharing the passion of dance for more than 30 years.

Erin Halloran graduated with a BA in history from the University of Minnesota, Morris in 2005. She spent her junior year abroad attending the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. In 2008, she moved to Baton Rouge and enrolled in at LSU as a graduate student in history. She received her MA in 2011 and is currently in the research phase of her dissertation, on the topic of the professionalization of the medical field in England during the 16th and 17th centuries.

James Hardy, PhD, is a professor of history at LSU. He received his bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania.

Nancy Harris earned an MFA in painting and an MA in art history from LSU. She has worked as an instructor at McNeese State University, and has taught short courses in art for Continuing Education and OLLI. Neal Hebert received his BA in theatre from LSU in 2003 and his MA in philosophy in 2008. He will receive his PhD in theatre history in the summer of 2015. A native of Charenton, Louisiana, Hebert currently resides in Baton Rouge.

Hebert is an experienced director and dramaturg, and has presented his research at both national and international conferences throughout the past six years.

John Howe is retired from the LSU School of Medicine, where he was director of the LSU Family Practice Residency Program and family medicine department head for 23 years. He graduated from Tulane Medical School. He has studied tai chi for eight years under John Langlois. He enjoys introducing others to this ancient Chinese practice of movement meditation, which has proven health benefits.

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Trenton L. James, MD, FAAFP, is a retired, board-certified family physician who still serves as a preceptor for residents in family medicine and medical students from Tulane and LSU. Dr. James serves as an associate medical director of the Quality Innovation Network/Quality Improvement Organization for Medicare in Louisiana, which improves the quality of healthcare and patient safety in hospitals, nursing homes, home health and hospice agencies, and in provider offices across the state.

Sally Jones retired from the East Baton Rouge School System after teaching French and English at both middle and high school levels over the course of 20 years. She graduated from LSU’s College of Education with a major degree in French education and a minor degree in English education. Jones began her teaching career at Central Middle School, and then moved on to Central and Zachary High Schools before finishing her teaching years at Northeast High in Pride.

Steven E. Kelley, MD, is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases, and interventional cardiology.

Dr. Kelley has been in practice in the Baton Rouge area since 2002. He is associated with Baton Rouge Cardiology as a clinical interventional cardiologist, and is on the active medical staffs at Baton Rouge General and Our Lady of the Lake medical centers. His medical degree is from University of Arkansas College of Medicine. Following his residency in internal medicine at St. Louis University Hospital in Missouri, Dr. Kelley completed a cardiology fellowship at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and an interventional cardiology fellowship at University of Alabama at Birmingham, as well as additional training in CT angiography and transcatheter aortic valve replacement. He is currently president of the Capital Area chapter of the American Heart Association and a member of the board of directors of the Greater Southeast Affiliate of the American Heart Association.

Owen Kemp has been a yoga instructor for several years, and received her yoga training through the Living Yoga program at the Barsana Dham Ashram in Austin, Texas. She attended training sessions at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York and various venues around the country. Her yoga style is best described as flow.

Noelle LeBlanc has been playing bridge since she was 14 years old (more than half a century!). She played bridge almost 30 years in the New Orleans officially sanctioned duplicate bridge game at the Bridge Center of New Orleans. Noelle has great expertise in both bidding and playing of the hand as evidenced by her accumulation of numerous master points over the years.

Presently, she plays both duplicate and rubber bridge in the St. Francisville area.

Louis Leggio is a Baton Rouge native who attended Baton Rouge High, LSU, and LSU Medical School. He received post-graduate training at Charity Hospital in New Orleans and the Wilmington (Del) Medical Center.

He is retired from his general pediatrics practice at the Baton Rouge Clinic.

Sarah Liberta, MA in English from Texas Christian University, is a retired English professor whose favorite hobby is growing and cooking with fresh herbs. She has written herb columns for Louisiana Gardener, Louisiana Cookin’ and The Essential Herbal magazines and

has contributed to numerous cookbooks and other publications. As owner of HERBS by Sarah, she provides her clients with numerous herbal education, research, and business services.

Linda Lightfoot, BA, is retired from The Advocate. She worked for the newspaper for 42 years, the last 15 as executive director.

Roberta Loflin obtained a BA in art history and theory from George Washington University, and lived in the Washington, DC area for several years. She studied communication design at Northern Virginia Community College and color theory, watercolor, and drawing at the Art League School in Alexandria, Virginia. Since moving to Baton Rouge, she has had the opportunity to teach watercolor through the Louisiana Art and Artists’ Guild, Osher Lifelong Leaning Institute at LSU (OLLI), LSU Leisure Courses, private lessons, and other art organizations. She currently has artwork at the HermannGrima Gallery and at various locations in the Baton Rouge area.

Merrie Lee Logan and her husband moved to Louisiana from the Midwest.

She attended the University of Iowa before graduating from LSU with a degree in English, Spanish, and French.

She taught languages in public/private schools for 20 years.

Marti Luke, BA in theatre, Dominican College in New Orleans. Following a successful early career in radio and television, she operated Ideas Unlimited for 20-plus years, a marketing, PR, fundraising, and event-planning business. She has had a lifelong interest in physical fitness activities, race walking, aerobics, and recently, Zumba.

Luke is certified to teach Zumba, Zumba Gold, and Zumba Chair.

Edwin Lyon retired from a career as an archaeologist and historian with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans. He received his PhD in history from LSU, as well as his MA in anthropology. He taught Mississippi River courses at night at Tulane University along with other courses on public history and travel and history. He has visited archaeological and historical sites in the United States, Great Britain, the Mediterranean, and Central America.

His most memorable travel experience was going inside Menkaure’s Pyramid, the third pyramid on the Giza Plateau in Egypt.

Fara Mabrey is a native of Italy who has taught Italian and French in schools in both Italy and France. She has a bachelor’s degree in foreign languages from the Università Di Bari and has lived in Switzerland and France for extended periods of time. She has taught Italian at the LSU Leisure classes since January 2001.

Denise Magnat has a BA in education from the University of Algiers, North Africa. She has taught French as a foreign language to all age groups for 37 years in several countries in Africa, Europe, the South Pacific, a few states in the US, and for ten years with the OLLI at LSU program.

Hugo A. Marrero, Jr., CFS® is a financial advisor and vice president with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. The Institute of Business & Finance (IBF) awarded Mr. Marrero with the first nationally recognized mutual fund designation, CFS® (Certified Fund Specialist®). Mr. Marrero is a graduate of Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance.

A native of Baton Rouge, he has been

faithfully serving his clients’ needs since 1988. He currently holds the following securities licenses: Series 6, Series 7, Series 22, Series 63 and Series 65. He is Life, Health and Variable Annuity licensed with the State of Louisiana Department of Insurance, along with various other states and provides Investment Advisory services all across the nation. He is very devoted to his family and his faith and gives of his time to his church and community.

Dianne Martin has 35 years’ experience in training, media, marketing, sales, and education. Her lectures, courses, and seminars have received media coverage in radio, television, and print—local and regional. She created the Augelle Healing Center in Roswell, Georgia, where she maintained a practice as a holistic practitioner and taught classes in the healing arts from a physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual viewpoint.

Marchita Mauck holds a PhD in medieval studies from Tulane University, and an MA in liturgical studies and theology from Notre Dame University. She retired as professor of art history from LSU, and taught as a visiting professor at Notre Dame University, Yale Divinity School, and the Chicago Theological Union.

She has served as an award-winning liturgical design consultant on projects throughout the United States.

Ellen McDowell is a Baton Rouge native with a passion for social media.

She is an authorized local expert and master certified as a solution provider with Constant Contact. She owns Ellen McDowell– Your Social Butterfly, a local social media and e-mail marketing firm.

As a certified professional speaker, she is sure to make all of her courses entertaining as well as informative.

Alison McFarland is an associate professor of musicology at LSU, and received her PhD from University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1999.

McFarland won a Fulbright Fellowship to Rome and several other research grants in Italy and England. Her work has been published in national and international journals.

Wendy Morgan, MA, has been teaching acting and speech to children and adults in the Baton Rouge area since 1974 through organizations such as OLLI at LSU and Theatre Baton Rouge.

She enjoys teaching basic acting because she is able to help her students overcome their fear of performance and find their voice. She has an undergraduate degree in theater and an MA in curriculum and instruction from LSU. Wendy recently retired from LSU’s Department of Communication Studies.

Barrett Murphy, MA, has 40-plus years experience as a teacher and a coach.

He served in the Marine Corps 1955-58, received a BS from LSU, and an MA in education from Southern University. In 2009, he was elected to the Louisiana High School Athletic Association & Louisiana High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

Susan E. Nelson, MD, FACP, FAAHPM, is an advocate for senior health. She is board certified in internal medicine, geriatrics, and hospice and palliative medicine. Dr. Nelson serves as medical director of senior services and PACE Baton Rouge/Lafayette, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System and St. Joseph Hospice. Chair of the LaPOST Coalition, a statewide network of health care professionals, Dr. Nelson was recently named vice-chair of the national Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Paradigm

Task Force and its executive committee.

As chair of the LaPOST Coalition, she works tirelessly to increase awareness and provide education about the LaPOST document, which is designed to improve the quality of end-of-life care and effectively communicate the wishes of patients with serious, advanced illnesses.

Steven Newman has been general manager of Rabenhorst Funeral Home for the past five years. He has served Baton Rouge families as a funeral director and embalmer for the past 29 years. Newman is a native of Franklinton, La. and a resident of Baton Rouge. He obtained his mortuary science degree in 1985.

Olivia Pass has a PhD from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and two master’s degrees from LSU in English and journalism. She enjoys both taking and teaching OLLI classes.

Gregory A. Patin is a retired captain and 33-year veteran of the Baton Rouge Police Department. He has been a Louisiana POST firearms instructor since 1984 and was an operator on the Special Response Team (SWAT) for 18 years. He is an NRA instructor and was an academy instructor for over 3 years.

He was a flight medic for 20 years in the military and an EMT for over 28 years.

He has trained local law enforcement, the military, and international police officers throughout his career.

Valerie Perioux is an instructor at the Jeffie Jean Dance Studio. She studied dance with many teachers in the industry, and has been a dance instructor for more than 40 years.

Perioux is also an active member of the Dixie Chapter of Dance Masters of America, a national dance organization in which all members are certified to teach dance.

Michael Perkins received his BS from LSU with certification to teach secondary education in history and later gained certification to teach chemistry and physics.

Ron Perritt, BS in Physics; MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering. Now retired, he previously taught electrical engineering at LSU and Georgia Tech, and worked for many years at Dow Chemical Co. in computer-based process control.

He has previously taught courses on basic use of iPhones and iPads, and on understanding iCloud.

Rick Pitcher is a retired Presbyterian minister who grew up in New Orleans and developed a lifelong interest in the city’s history and culture, particularly its music.

Brian Pope, MA, University of Texas at Austin, is well known in the Baton Rouge arts community. He is the host of Center Stage on WRKF-FM, a weekly one-hour show that examines a topic or theme dealing with musical theater, now in its 13th season on the air. He has served on the boards of Theatre Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge Ballet Theater, Friends of the Baton Rouge Zoo, and the Baton Rouge Gilbert and Sullivan Society. A retiree of the Dow Chemical Company, Brian has chaired more than 30 musicals locally and has appeared in more than a dozen musical productions. He was inducted into the Theatre Baton Rouge Hall of Fame in 2012. Additionally, he teaches a course in musical theater history and literature at Northwestern State University.

R. David Rabalais, MD, is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a specialist

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in sports medicine and in orthopaedic surgery of the hip, knee, and shoulder.

He is associated with the Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic with offices in Baton Rouge and in Zachary. Dr. Rabalais is affiliated with OLOLRMC, BRGMC, Lane Memorial Medical Center, Surgical Specialty Hospital-Bluebonnet, St. Elizabeth Hospital, and Field Memorial Community Hospital in Centerville, Mississippi. He is the team physician for Southern University and Central High School. He obtained his medical degree from LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans. His residency training was at LSU Department of Orthopaedic Surgery with fellowship training at University of Colorado Health Science Center in sport medicine and shoulder surgery.

He is a clinical assistant professor of orthopaedics at LSUHSC-NO. Omar L. Rashed wears many hats with one unifying theme. He is Rashed, someone who helps others find their way. Husband, father of three; professor at Rutgers University, teaching in the School of Social Work; tutor, helping young and old students alike to succeed, inside and outside of the classroom; and polisher, polishing your presentation to the world, whether it’s your website, publication, writing, speaking, or personality, and helping your light shine.

He earned a BA in social work from Rutgers University and a MSW from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and continues studying from Professor Life.

Darlene Reaves is a retired high school science teacher who taught in Jefferson, Orleans, and West Feliciana Parishes.

She holds a master’s degree in science teaching and taught geology for 10 years at the New Orleans Center for Science and Math. She recently took two online courses: “The Science of Happiness,” prepared by the University of California at Berkeley, and “Making Sense of Climate Science Denial,” prepared by the Global Change Institute. Both were offered through edX, a provider of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).

Patt Roberson earned a PhD in mass communication from University of Southern Mississippi. She is a retired journalism professor, former business manager of The Southern Review, active newspaper reporter and photographer, ad rep for the Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre, and avid recycler. She grew up in the Panama Canal Zone and lives in a geodesic dome in Baker.

Karl Roider, PhD, taught for 45 years at LSU prior to his retirement in 2014.

He taught courses on World War I, the Balkans, Eastern Europe, and numerous specialty topics. He served as chair of the history department and dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, and was

instrumental in creating a program to train high school social studies teachers after 1999.

Michael L. Rolfsen, MD, FACP, is in active internal medicine practice in the Baton Rouge Clinic since 1987. He is board certified in internal medicine and geriatric medicine, and holds a Masters in bioethics & public health policy from Loyola University, Chicago. Dr. Rolfsen serves on the Ethics Committees of the Baton Rouge General Medical Centers, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, and Woman’s Hospital. He founded the Volunteer Health Corp of Baton Rouge, a non-profit organization that allows volunteer physicians to offer free healthcare for the uninsured in the Greater Baton Rouge area. He is also adjunct professor of philosophy at LSU teaching medical bioethics, clinical assistant professor at the LSU Health Science Center, and clinical assistant professor at Tulane School of Medicine.

Lauren Rozas has practiced and taught yoga for more than 20 years. She is a licensed physical therapist practicing in Eunice.

Steve Shamburger graduated from the Art Institute of Houston in 1984. During his career, he has created artwork for such clients as Coca-Cola and Turner Entertainment Television, and for Sports Illustrated Kids, and Time for Kids magazines. Having studied with such notable instructors as Daniel Greene, John Howard Sanden, Michael Del Priore, and Gregory Manchess, Shamburger is also an accomplished portrait and caricature artist. He works from his home-based studio in Baton Rouge.

Nancy Sidener earned her AB at University of California, Berkeley, and her PhD at UC, Davis. Before retiring, she taught economics at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, and parttime at LSU, while directing the Louisiana Council for Economic Education.

Tarvald Smith is a native of Baton Rouge and graduate of Scotlandville Magnet High School. He received a BS in economics from Southern University.

Mr. Smith received his Juris Doctor from Southern University Law Center where he was executive editor of the Southern University Law Review and a member of the Moot Court Board. He has been a prosecutor with the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney’s Office and the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office. Mr. Smith currently is in private practice handling personal injury, criminal defense, and probate law, and he serves as the public defender for the City of Baker. Mr. Smith was the District 4 elected representative to the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, where he served as vice president from 2010–2014.

He was recently elected Judge of Baton Rouge City Court, District C. Dianne Soileau started doing mosaics after taking a mosaic class through OLLI several years ago. She was making her own hand-built pottery and loved the idea of incorporating her pottery pieces into mosaics. She currently operates a mosaic studio on O’Neal Lane in Baton Rouge.

Ken Stewart, JD, a self-trained photographer, has been taking pictures for more than 50 years. Starting as a youth with a Kodak Brownie, he now uses computer programs and the latest DSLR equipment to produce his images. During this journey, he has come to understand that a few simple techniques and a better understanding of the equipment can help any photographer move beyond the simple point-and-shoot of the novice.

Lynda Stockinger currently dances for the Cajun Dance Company of New Orleans and has instructed and performed Cajun dance all over the U.S. Lynda is the dance instructor for the Cajun French music association, Baton Rouge chapter. She is the director of Les Danseurs de la Capitale de Baton Rouge, an adult Cajun dance troupe that dances and promotes Cajun culture.

Dana Territo, a Qualified Dementia Care Provider, is currently the director of services at Alzheimer’s Services/ Charlie’s Place in Baton Rouge, and has certification in gerontology. She graduated from the Religious Studies Institute in St. Benedict, and also completed studies in spiritual direction from the Archdiocese of New Orleans Spirituality Center. She serves on the Louisiana State Dementia Partnership, a coalition directed by the Department of Health and Hospitals and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, in which the goal is to reduce the percentage of antipsychotic medication use in dementia patients in nursing homes. Dana is a longtime advocate of those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, and has worked with individuals with Alzheimer’s and dementia for over 20 years. Dana co-wrote and now teaches the state required Dementia Care Curriculum for staff in nursing homes and adult residential communities.

Tanya Tillman, RN, graduated in 1993 from Alcorn University with an associate degree in nursing. She has worked in the areas of Med-Surge, ICU, ER, PSYCH and Hospice. In 1998, Ms. Tillman was part of the original team that developed the La State Penitentiary Hospice, serving as the manager for six years. During that time, she was awarded the Louisiana Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s Professional–Heart of Hospice Award and the Louisiana Secretary of Corrections Award for Excellence in Healthcare.

Ms. Tillman has worked with NHPCO to

develop standards for end-of-life care in the prison setting, and is the author of multiple articles concerning end-oflife care. After serving as the director of nursing for Trinity Hospice, she joined the team at St. Joseph Hospice, where she has been for the last 10 years.

Julius Tipton is an honorably retired Presbyterian Church (USA) pastor. In his 27 years of pastoral ministry he has served churches in New Iberia and in Orlando, Florida. He has also taught extension courses for Columbia Theological Seminary and led numerous workshops across the U.S., many focusing on the Psalms. He is also a professional musician and composer of note(s). He prefers to be called “Tip.” Emily Toth reads and writes about women’s lives. Her eleven published books include biographies of Kate Chopin and Grace Metalious, and advice for academic women. Her “Ms. Mentor” academic advice column appears monthly on the website of the Chronicle of Higher Education. She has a PhD from Johns Hopkins University and taught for many years in the LSU English department. She also writes about food, cats, and women’s humor in “Nothing But the Toth,” her column in the online magazine talkingwriting.com.

Peter Verbois started piano lessons at age nine. He continued his musical studies through high school and studied music education at LSU through 1966.

As a professional musician, he eventually started a family, ultimately redirecting his primary career into the corporate world. However, his music has remained the passion of his soul and he continues to play professionally today. Retired from his corporate career, he has been teaching piano in the St. Francisville area since 2007.

Amy West graduated from LSU in 1977 with a BS in education. She has many, varied interests, including nature, gardening, crafts, and genealogy. Over the years she has taught many courses to people of varying ages concerning topics from her fields of interest. She and her husband of 36 years are beekeepers and also the owners of a geodesic dome home and the Westdome Nursery.

Kati Williamson has a degree in accounting from LSU and is a Certified Public Accountant. She currently works part-time and volunteers full-time. She was taught calligraphy in middle school art class and now pays it forward by teaching in a local middle school.

Richard Zwez taught for 45 years and at every level. He holds a PhD from LSU, where he majored in romance languages and philology. He is retired from the Armed Forces.

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the first meeting of the course and decide you would like to discontinue the course, an OLLI credit for the full amount will be given if you send a written request that is received in the OLLI at LSU office before the second course meeting. If you wish to transfer into another course, please call the OLLI at LSU office at 225-578-6763. If a course is cancelled by LSU, you will receive a full refund for the course.

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STEP 2 - DONATION TO OLLI Consider joining your OLLI friends on the Honor Roll of Donors List for 2015-2016. Your optional donation helps ensure OLLI continues to offer quality program at bargain prices. Donations also help to support OLLI scholarships. Donations are non-refundable, tax deductible, and appreciated. Gifts can be made in a variety of forms, including outright gifts of cash, securities and real estate, or through planned giving solutions. Donations may be made by credit card or check (make check payable to the LSU Foundation). Contact Joanne Johnson at 225-5786763 to learn more. Enter your Donation in STEP 4, or enter N/A if not applicable.

STEP 3 - SELECT YOUR OLLI COURSES FOR SPRING 2016 Check the courses in which you wish to register.

Cajun Prairie Chapter q Le Café Cajun................................................................ $0

Felicianas Chapter Session 1 q Basic Mosaics Using Stained Glass......................$35 q Basic Yoga.................................................................... $50 q Beginning French, Continued............................... $20 q Calligraphy................................................................... $20 q Chickens Among Us.................................................. $20 q Climate Change: A Hot Topic!............................... $20 q Craft Beer Samplings............................................... $10 q Great Decisions 2016............................................... $40 q History of West Feliciana Parish.......................... $20 q Introduction to Learning Piano: Part 3.............. $20 q Novice Bridge: Part 2................................................$35 Session 2 q Basic Yoga................................................................... $50 q Beginning French, Continued............................... $20 q Comprehensive Handgun Safety & Training for Personal Protection....... $20 q For the Love of Poetry: Part 2, Modern Poetry............................................. $20 q Introduction to Learning Piano: Part 4.............. $20 q The Politics of Immigration.................................... $30 q Wine Appreciation.................................................... $10 q Written in Stone: An Amazing Prehistoric Cast of Characters.... $20 Field Trips q Writers and Readers Symposium: A Celebration of Literature and Art.................... $50 q Writers Workshop at West Feliciana Parish Library..............................................................$150

Lagniappe Chapter q Acting: Basics and Beyond.................................... $25 q The Advocate: How It Happens.............................$25 q Aftermath of World War I: 1918–1925..................$25 q Archaeology for Travelers.......................................$25 q The Art of the Manuscript.......................................$25 q Balance, Strength, Breathing & Stretching...... $20 q Ballet/Tap...................................................................... $25

q Barefoot, Bloodied & Bruised: Louisiana Six-Man Football.................................... $25 q Basic Drawing Skills.................................................. $40 q Basic Watercolors...................................................... $35 q Cajun Dancing............................................................. $25 q Creative Exercise & Activities................................ $25 q Drawing a Landscape from Photos..................... $40 q End-of-Life Issues: the Basics & Beyond, Part 2....................................$25 q The Enlightenment.....................................................$25 q Facebook: Understanding How to Use It...........$25 q Film Stories................................................................. $40 q Financial Workshop: Your Source for Financial Education.....................$0 q Flicks & Food: Sci Fi................................................. $110 q For the Love of Poetry: From the 19th Century to the Present................$25 q French for Beginners, Part 2.................................. $25 q French Conversation..................................................$25 q French Intermediate................................................. $25 q French Magnifique..................................................... $25 q Gardening Series.........................................................$25 q Gorgeous Gardens, Part 2.......................................$25 q Great Composers of the Broadway Musical.....$25 q Great Decisions - Broadmoor United Methodist Church........................................ $50 q Great Decisions - St. James Place....................... $50 q Great Stories in Films.............................................. $40 q Greek & Roman Mythology.....................................$25 q Herbs for Use and for Delight................................$25 q History of Television Humor....................................$25 q History of Western Medicine................................ $20 q Interpreting the Landscape................................... $25 q Interpreting Still Life..................................................$25 q Introduction to Tai Chi............................................. $20 q It Matters to Your Brain........................................... $25 q Life Writing................................................................... $25 q Line Dancing................................................................ $25 q Medieval England from the Conquest to Magna Carta........................................$25 q The Misunderstood Crusades.................................$25 q Need a Hobby?........................................................... $25 q New Orleans Jazz: Origins to Revival.................$25 q Passport to Italy: Level 1.......................................... $35 q Passport to Italy: Level 2......................................... $35

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Passport to Italy: Level 3 Avanti!.......................... $35 Philosophy of Art....................................................... $25 Photography for iPhones and iPads....................$25 Photographing the Spring: Focus on Flowers....................................................... $25 The Politics of Immigration.....................................$25 Portrait Drawing from a Photo............................. $40 Renaissance Music in the Cathedrals of Western Europe..............................$25 Safe Landings.............................................................. $10 Semester-at-a-Glance EBR Parish Main Library.............................................$0 Semester-at-a-Glance - St. James Place..............$0 The Seven Principles of Huna Wisdom............. $20 So What, You’re Over 50!

Current Advances in Medicine & Surgery..........$25 Spanish for Beginners, Part One.......................... $25 Spanish for Beginners, Part Two.......................... $25 Still in the Game: Show & Teach............................$25 Talking So Young Peacocks Hear......................... $25 Twenty-ninth Opera Season.................................. $25 UFOs: An Objective View throughout History.. $10 Visual Journaling....................................................... $20 Watercolor Still Life: Lifting the Veil on Flowing Fabric....................... $35 Women of the Bible: The Sequel..........................$25 Women’s Mysteries: a Moment on the Edge....$25 Zumba Chair................................................................ $20 Zumba Gold................................................................ $20

NOTE: You must have an active OLLI at LSU 2015-2016 membership to register for courses.

Course Fee Total: $___________________ ENTER YOUR COURSE FEE IN STEP 4 ON REVERSE >>

Mark your calendars with the summer semester dates!

July 11 - August 5, 2016

OLLI AT LSU: Enjoy Life More. Come Learn With Us! Register online: www.outreach.lsu.edu/OLLI · Contact OLLI at LSU: 225-578-6763

STEP 4 - PAYMENT Enter the amounts from Steps 1-3 here. Enter N/A if an amount is not applicable:

Membership: $_______________ Donation: $_______________ Course Fee Total: $_______________ CHOICE A - PAY YOUR FEES ONLINE Go to www.outreach.lsu.edu/olli and pay with a credit card. VISA, MasterCard, Discover or American Express are accepted.

CHOICE B - PAY YOUR FEES BY MAIL Complete this registration form, and mail to the OLLI office: OLLI at LSU, 1225 Pleasant Hall, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-1520.

Include your payment(s) by check or complete the credit card information below.

Payment, and if applicable, membership or donation, must accompany your registration form to reserve your place.

IF PAYING WITH CHECK BY MAIL: Membership & Additional Donations: To begin or renew membership, make check payable to the LSU Foundation for $40 plus optional donation. This is a non-refundable, tax deductible donation. Please note additional donation in memo area of check.

Course Fee Total: Make a separate check payable to LSU for the amount in course fee total above.

IF PAYING WITH CREDIT CARD BY MAIL: Complete the information below. Your card will be charged for your membership fee, course fee total, and an optional donation if you indicated a donation amount above.

Card # ______________________________________________________________________________ Expiration Date: MM/YY _______________/_______________ Signature ____________________________________________________________________________

o Visa o MasterCard o Discover o American Express

CHOICE C - PAY YOUR FEES BY PHONE Call 225-578-2500. LSU Learner Services staff are available to take your registration with a credit card from 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, Monday – Friday.