OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE AT THE OLLI Non-Fiction Book Club
Day/Date: 1st Tuesday of every month, Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Location: Rolling Hills Baptist Church Cost: Free to OLLI Members Min. - 10 Max. - 20 Activity Level: N/A Instructor: Phil Zimmerman, OLLI Member Description: Give your books life beyond their pages by joining our Non-Fiction Book Club! Add more meaning to your reading by sharing thoughts with others who have read the same material. Members decide on titles for future discussions and are responsible for their own books. The Lemon Tree: An Arab, A Jew and the Heart of the Middle East by Sandy Tolan is the featured selection for February. The selection for March is Paul Collier’s, The Plundered Planet: Why We Must—and How We Can—Manage Nature for Global Prosperity. Selections beyond March will be decided on by the group.
On a Trail Close to You: Monday Hikes to Get Your Week Started
Day/Date: Mondays, February 17 - March 10 Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Location: Lake Wilson, Lake Lincoln, White Rock Mountain, Lake Alma Cost: $35.00 each with transportation, $25.00 commuter Min. - 10 Max. - 20 Activity Level: 2 - 4 Instructor: Mike Adelman, Facilitator Description: OLLI has offered hikes for years, often featuring dramatic vistas of places far afield. But there are many trails closer to home providing opportunities to clear the mind and refresh the spirit with winter and spring air. Join OLLI on early Spring Mondays to explore nearby scenic sites and their trails. All hikes are moderate in effort and require no special equipment, just a sturdy pair of walking shoes. We will visit: February 17: Lake Wilson: ~ 3 miles, moderate terrain, 150 feet of elevation gain. Once part of Fayetteville’s water supply, and now a City Park, although not within the city, Lake Wilson offers trails, streams, a lake, water fowl, perhaps some beavers, and low level bluffs just minutes from the campus. February 24: Lake Lincoln: ~ 5 miles, moderate terrain, 100 feet of elevation gain. A regional favorite among local rock climbers and mountain bikers, Lake Lincoln is also a haunt of migrating birds and is periodically visited by fishing eagles. Hikers will experience up close the bluffs used by the climbers and circle the lake through winter fields. March 3: White Rock Mountain ~ 3 miles, moderate terrain. OLLI’s fall effort to hike White Rock Mountain was preempted by the government’s shutdown. Our hike will use the Rim Trail so we will see every direction as spring starts greening the mountainside. For those willing, there will be a short optional add-on to drop below the bluffs into the forest; this portion will use a short but steep trail for about 25 yards. We will also observe several active logging operations to understand the role timber harvest plays in our National Forests.
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March 10: Lake Alma: ~ 4 miles, moderate terrain, 200 feet of total gain. This is a new trail, so new many folks in Alma don’t know about it Built by Alma volunteers, it circles a lovely lake, and has a waterfall just off the trail. It is about this time that the first spring flowers appear, so let’s hope for some great photos. On the return trip, there will be a stopover at Artists Point to get a glimpse of the start of spring in the Ozarks. Participants will meet at Sam’s Club near the car wash at 8:30 a.m. each Monday morning. Bring brown bag lunch, water, bug spray, hat, and sun glasses. Cost of class includes transportation, and gas reimbursement.
The Wonderful World of Oz
Day/Date: Mondays, February 17 – March 17 Time: 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Location: GLBL - Fayetteville Cost: $41.00 Min. - 12 Max. - 30 Activity Level: N/A Instructor: Trevor Williamson, Ph.D. candidate in Philosophy/ Comparative Literature, UA Description: In 1900, L. Frank Baum published the first of a long series of children’s novels set in the fictional land of Oz. Since its initial appearance in children’s literature, the land of Oz has gone on to inspire numerous different iterations in a variety of mediums. As the classic 1939 film based on Baum’s original novel celebrates its 75th anniversary, it has become readily apparent that this land of fantasy is deeply embedded in the American consciousness and proves its longevity year after year. This course will discuss the ongoing relevancy of Baum’s work in popular culture, as it continues to be reinterpreted and reinvented for new audiences and generations. The history of the “OZ” franchise will be reviewed along with comparison of Baum’s original with its revisionist incarnation, Wicked, by Gregory Maguire. Both books are included in cost of class. This class is being held in conjunction with the WAC performance of the Wizard of Oz, April 1-6, 2014. You can purchase tickets to the performance on line at waltonartscenter.org Class cost includes books, DVD, tech fees and parking.
iHows of the iPhone
Day/Date: Tuesdays, February 18 - 25 Time: 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Location: GLBL - Fayetteville Cost: $31.00 Min. - 10 Max. - 14 Activity Level: N/A Instructor: Katherine Russell, UA Communications Description: People just can’t stop talking about the iPhone 5 and many of you have purchased it. But do you know all of the neat functions and capability it provides? Katherine Russell will show you how to be a confident iPhone user. In this class she will focus on the basic needs of your phone like texting, downloading apps with emphasis on Facebook, Twitter and other social media aspects. If you are registering for this class, we ask that you provide us with any questions or concerns about your phone prior to the class so we can be prepared to discuss during class time. Send your questions to olli@uark.edu. Class cost includes instructor compensation, handouts, tech fees and parking.