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OLLI?NOTES???December 4, 2020??The?OLLI?office and Furman’s campus remain closed to visitors. If you need assistance from the?OLLI?staff, please call the office at 864-294-2998 or email?olli@furman.edu??Registration for the Winter 21 Term is ongoing!?Check out the 63 course offerings, as well as Bonus Events and Lunch & Learns and get your list ready to register.??The?Winter21 course brochure?is available to view on our website?HERE!?Registration is online for this term.??If you have questions regarding the process, please call the?OLLI?office.?Hints for Online Registration – (furman.edu/olli)?Click on “Register Here” and enter your user name and password. Your shopping cart will be empty, and you begin shopping by clicking on the gray box stating, “Return to course catalog page.” If the?OLLI?office assigned your user name, it will be First name, Last name. (If you changed it, or assigned it when creating your account, it may be something different.) Please be reminded that registration requires you to first place the Annual Membership into your cart, if you have not already purchased this year.? Then proceed by adding your package selection (if applicable). Next, you will be able to select your classes and bonus events to add them to your cart.????Winter Course Update:?CEB1760?Politics in the Time of the Corona Virus, has been changed to?Mondays at 3:15?(original schedule was Thursdays, 3:15).???Do you have a?friend or family member?who does not have access to an?OLLI?in their area? A great part of?OLLI?classes on Zoom is our ability to reach out to those who do not have access to lifelong learning classes.? Feel free to share our website and brochure information with someone who you think would love to share in the wonderful classes and experiences that?OLLI@Furman members are able to enjoy!??Want to learn more about using?Zoom? Have questions now that you’ve been using it? Attend a?Learning to Love Zoom class, led by an?OLLI?volunteer and a staff member?Wed., Dec. 9, 11 a.m.?Questions? Contact?alise.brown@furman.edu.?Join Zoom Meeting:? ID: 968 8225 5769??OLLI?HAPPENINGS THIS WEEK!?Interested in?OLLI’s plans for the spring and beyond? Come to the?Town Hall Meeting?on?Monday, December 7 at 1:30 p.m., hosted by?OLLI?Director Nancy Kennedy and Council President David Johnson. You’ll hear updates on term planning,?OLLI?finances, upcoming events, and more. Submit questions in advance to?Heidi Wright, or ask them during the meeting. We look forward to seeing you there! ?Join Zoom Meeting:??, Meeting ID: 996 3232 7816??Let’s get social!?Join your?OLLI?friends to learn more about the Lincoln Family and their holiday traditions. We also look forward to hearing about a tradition you treasure during this season.?The Lincolns at the Holidays?will take place on?Tuesday, December 8 at 1:30 p.m. via Zoom.?John Cribb, author of?Old Abe?and Co-Author of?The American?Patriot’s Almanac,?will present fascinating facts highlighting the Lincoln Family celebrations during their White House years. Mr. Cribb’s writings have been published in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and several other publications.? Following the presentation,?OLLI?members will have a chance to share a favorite holiday tradition, memory or memento with a smaller group through Zoom break out rooms. Not only will this provide a time to connect with other?OLLI?members, but also a chance to learn about other holiday traditions. We can’t wait to “see” you there!?Join Zoom Meeting:? ID: 981 9971 0701??What is?OLLI’s new normal going to look like??How will we come back to the Herring Center safely??OLLI’s Reopening Task Force is beginning to consider just these things and would love to hear from you! Come share your ideas and concerns, your hopes and your thoughts on things to consider at the?Reopening Listening Session,?Wed, Dec 9 from 10-11 a.m.?on Zoom. This time is designed for members to pop in with thoughts to share.? It will?not?be a time that any answers or predictions are made, but rather a time to hear from you. If you are unable to join the meeting, but have an idea, please email?sally.bornmueller@.?Join Zoom Meeting:?, Meeting ID: 926 4324 8523??There is cause for celebration!?Calling all?OLLI?members with a?December?birthday.?Join the?OLLI?Staff for our?OLLI?December?Birthday?Gathering via Zoom on Friday, December 11 at 11 a.m.?Visit with?OLLI?staff and other members that share a December?birthday?as we share a few fun things about having a?birthday?in this special month. Bring your own cake, coffee or?birthday?treat and we will meet you there!??Questions? Contact?Heidi Wright?in the?OLLI?office, 864.294.2997.?Join Zoom Meeting:?. Meeting ID: 987 8321 1161???Read & Explore 2021?Get ready to Read and Explore with?OLLI!??Join us?Monday,December 14, 3:00 p.m.?to learn this year’s book title and hear about programming planned around the book.?Join Zoom Meeting:? ID: 929 3709 7520??Did you know that last year’s book,?News of the World, has been made into a feature film starring Tom Hanks? It’s scheduled to release on Christmas Day.?Learn more and watch the trailer here.??Furman University Features??Read about the “innovative” ways that?OLLI?members are connecting with Furman University students through our?Innovation Hour?course, featured in?this Furman News article.??You can still catch?Furman Paladin Men’s Basketball games with ESPN Upstate, the new home of Paladins sports!?Hear every men’s basketball game starting Wednesday, November 25.?Plus, Paladins football kicking off in February 2021! The voice of the Paladins, Dan Scott, will bring you all of the “can’t miss” play by play action. On the radio tune in to 97.7 FM or 1330 AM. Visit?ONLINE?to find all of the ways to listen.??New ways to stay engaged and learning?The?Carolina Bronze Handbell Ensemble?in concert at Edwards Road Baptist Church (1050 Edwards Road, Greenville)??December 5?at 2:00?and?7:00 pm.?Face masks and spacing will be the protocol. If you are comfortable going into places with masks you might try this concert.??Carolina Ballet Theatre’s livestream performance of?The Nutcracker, Once Upon a Time in Greenville?begins?TONIGHT at 7:30 p.m!?Register to view?HERE.?Free to watch, donations are appreciated!??OLLI-UA is offering our members the opportunity to enjoy a lecture with?NBC News national security analyst, and former FBI Assistant Director for Counterintelligence,?Frank Figliuzzi?for a discussion of his new book,?Keeper of the Code.?Charged with overseeing sensitive internal inquiries, shooting reviews, and performance audits, he ensured each employee met the Bureau's exacting standards of performance, integrity, and conduct. Figliuzzi reveals how the Bureau achieves its extraordinary standard of excellence—from the training of new recruits in "The FBI Way" to the Bureau's rigorous maintenance of its standards up and down the organization. Unafraid to identify FBI execs who erred, he cites the exceptions that prove the rule.?The lecture is FREE via Zoom on?December 9 at 1:00 p.m. PACIFIC TIME. Register?HERE.???In these times of quarantining and pandemic,?Chautauqua History Comes Alive?presents “Who Was Typhoid Mary?” an online interactive talk by Leslie Goddard,?Tue. Dec 15 at 7:00 pm.?Free!??Register HERE.??Grab your hot cocoa, put on your jammies, and snuggle up with the family for a cup of Christmas Cheer this December!?Merry & Bright, a Centre Stage original variety show, will be streamed this year?Dec 20-Jan 2?and available for streaming at any time during these dates. Join in for side-stitching sketch comedy in the style of SNL and the Carol Burnett Show following individuals and families as they navigate the stress and heartwarming moments of the holidays! Tickets are $25 per stream, call at (864)233-6733 or by visit?ONLINE.??The Upcountry History Museum?will offer?virtual tours?every Wednesday at 2 p.m.?December 9 – January 27 for $10! From?the comfort of home, experience the musical genius of Irving Berlin and the making of a beloved holiday film as museum docents guide you through?White Christmas: The Exhibition.?Explore the original costumes worn by?stars Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby, Vera-Ellen and Danny Kaye, as well as props, cast memorabilia, and archival materials. Each tour will end with Q&A.?Registrants will receive an email with a tour link by noon on the Tuesday before their tour date. Register?HERE!??Looking to make a visit to the museum??The museum has health safety protocols in place, read?HERE.???The Upcountry History Museum in partnership with U.S. Navy History & Heritage Command commemorates the service of the U.S. Marines through a special exhibition,?Ghost Stories: U.S. Marines and The Battle of Tarawa in the Pacific?featuring combat art by Kerr Eby who traveled with the Marines in the South Pacific and landed with the invasion force at Tarawa, photos, rare film footage and artifacts. Visit to enjoy!??Did you enjoy Juilliard graduate and Pianist Zachary Hughes’?The Beethoven Odyssey?performances earlier this year? The Sigal Music Museum is offering music lovers an opportunity to again experience Hughes performing?the complete Beethoven piano sonata cycle for the composer’s 250th birthday in 2020?via the museum’s YouTube channel?HERE.?Performances are also available on Zach Hughes’ YouTube channel?HERE.??Are you looking for?a new volunteer opportunity?that you can do from home? Are you a history buff? Learn about how to become a citizen archivist with the National Archives in?this article?featured in Next Avenue.??? ................
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