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Volu me 14 Issue 7
TRIPPING WITH OLLI
July 2012
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : H I G H L I G H T SI N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : H I G H L I G H T SI N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : H I G H L I G H T SI N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : H I G H L I G H T S
Tripping with OLLI 1111
President’s Corner 2222
In Memoriam 3333
OLLI Opportunities 4444
Culture Corner 5555
OLLI Spotlight 6666
OLLI Minutes Club OLLI
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THETHETHETHE OUTLOOKOUTLOOKOUTLOOKOUTLOOK
O L L I A T U C I O L L I A T U C I O L L I A T U C I O L L I A T U C I
JOIN OLLI AT UCI
Not an OLLI member?
Here’s how to join.
Go to our website to enroll, request a cata-log, or get more infor-mation. www.extension.uci.edu/olli.
OLLI UCI Extension P.O. Box 6050
Irvine, CA 92616-6050
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THE PRESIDENT’S CORNERTHE PRESIDENT’S CORNERTHE PRESIDENT’S CORNERTHE PRESIDENT’S CORNER
May your summer be filled with: fun, friends, summer lite,
sunshine, relaxation and good times.
See you in September!
Pam McGovern,
OLLI at UCI - President
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A gigantic THANK YOU to everyone who supported OLLI by volunteering their time, effort and donations
during Fall 2011 – Spring 2012!!
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In Memory of
Paul Gray 1930-2012
Paul Gray, who served on OLLI’s Science and Mathematics Committee for many years as both a course developer and presenter, died May 10 from injuries suffered in a car crash. His classes on developments in the world of computing were popular and appreciated for their clear explanations of technology as well as their insights into life-changing possibilities. His wife Muriel Gray, also an OLLI member, said that as a professor emeritus at Claremont Graduate University, he loved sharing his knowledge and skills with fellow OLLI members.
In Memory of
Jean Marie Hunter
May 3, 1941 - June 16, 2012 Jean, a longtime OLLI member, died on Saturday, June 16th. She had been in a nursing facility for some time and a week or so ago she had a bad fall, had surgery, and never recovered. Jean and her husband, Gordon, often facilitated OLLI Arts and Humanities courses. In addition, the Hunters worked as a team with Judy Gould (AH Curriculum Chair) mailing newsletters and catalogs in the “old days” and would even fill in for her when she traveled. Jean loved to take notes in the courses she attended, and always had a friendly smile for everyone she met.
In Memory of
Beatrice (Billie) Young
OLLI has lost an intrepid and indefatigable lifelong learner. Professionally a high school English teacher; literature, poetry, music and most of all, theater, were her passion and muse. Billie led a full ac-tive life and lived it on her own terms. She succumbed while swimming during her usual 5a.m. laps Sat-urday, July 23. She was 98 years old. OLLI programs were a gift to her for the last eleven years. You could always recognize Billie wearing one of her signature hats and hearing her distinctive voice following a musical, theatrical program or book discussion group at the Newport Beach library.
M A R K Y O U R C A L E N D A R
OPEN HOUSE at Woodbridge Onken Classroom Wednesday, August 8th from 4 – 6 p.m.
Current OLLI members -- Please come and bring a guest.
Not yet an OLLI member? Pick up a catalog and learn about us.
A free membership drawing will be held. Meet our presenters, curriculum chairs and board members.
COFFEE AND DESSERTS
OLLI LOSES THREE DEAR MEMBERS
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OLLI OPPORTUNITIESOLLI OPPORTUNITIESOLLI OPPORTUNITIESOLLI OPPORTUNITIES
JOIN UCI ARTS MAILING LIST Join UCI Art’s mailing list for info on late-breaking events, master classes, workshops and more - contact Claire Trevor School of the Arts Marketing Di-rector, Lesly Martin at [email protected] or (949) 824-2189. If you would like to develop or facilitate drama or dance events next fall, please contact Sue Fromkin ASAP at [email protected] or (949) 510-0736. SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: UCI’S intimate mini-Elizabethan New Swan Theater will move outdoors to Gateway Commons, next to Aldrich Park, for 8:00 p.m. performances of Comedy of Errors and Merchant of Venice
on August 9 – 26. Tickets are $10 for seniors and students, $20 general admis-sion, $30 preferred seating. Call Claire Trevor Box Office at 824-2787 to buy your tickets.
NEW BALLET
Sat, July 28 at 8 p.m. – A must-see dance event of the summer. Director Molly Lynch has invited four choreographers of note: Melissa Barak, Thang Dao, Darrell Grand Moultrie and Wendy Seyb and sixteen professional dancers from ballet companies across the country to participate in the creation of four new ballets as part of the National Choreographers Initiative. Tickets: $30 ($20 students --- show OLLI name badge). Irvine Barclay Theatre (949) 854-4646; www.thebarclay.org
MANSON’S GIRLS Wed/Thurs, July 30/31 and Mon/Tues, Aug. 6/7 at p.m. UCI Drama Profes-sor Gary Busby invites OLLI to attend Manson’s Girls at Noho Arts Center, 11136 Magnolia, in North Hollywood. Directed by Stephanie Coltrin and musi-cally directed by Daniel Gary Busby, Manson’s Girls was developed at UCI Department of Drama and featured in the 2012 Festival of New Musicals. It traces the story of the Manson family from July 4 through the Tate-LaBianca murders that same summer. Tickets are $10; additional donations will benefit the partnership between UCI Department of Drama and The Academy for New Musical Theatre. To buy tickets visit http://www.anmt.org or call (818) 506-8500.
OLLI CONTACTS
WOODBRIDGE
OFFICE (949) 451-1403
4662 Barranca Pkwy. Irvine, CA
OLLI WEBSITE
www.extension.uci.edu/olli
OLLI Blog
olliuci.wordpress.com
OLLI PHOTOS
Access photos on the OLLI blog.
Click on flickr
LEARNING HOW TO REGISTER ONLINE FOR
OLLI CLASSES
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CULTURE CORNERCULTURE CORNERCULTURE CORNERCULTURE CORNER
LIVE IN HD CINEMA EVENTS
Wed., July 11 – 6:30 p.m. Offenbach’s Les Con-
tes d’Hoffmann - $12.50 Thurs., July 12– 7:00 p.m. Singin’ in the Rain 60th Anniversary event - $12.50 Wed., July 18 – 6:30 p.m. Donizetti’s bel canto tragedy Lucia di Lammermoor, staged as a Victo-rian ghost story. $12.50 Tues., July 24 – 7:00 p.m. The Who: Quadrophe-
nia-Can You See the Real Me? An in depth, behind-the-scenes look into one of Rock’s most influential bands. Wed., July 25 – 6:30 p.m. Der Rosenkavalier. Strauss’s comic masterpiece of love and intrigue in 18th century Vienna. $12.50 At The Irvine Spectrum and select theaters. www.fathomevents.com
BOOK AND FILM REVIEWS
A MUST SEE FILM
MOONRISE KINGDOM, directed by Wes Ander-son, written by Roman Coppola and Wes Anderson, 94 minutes of magical, original storytelling. The movie unfolds as a beautifully stitched quilt of 1960’s American Gothic (think Grant Wood’s farm couple portrait). The look is carried throughout, characters stand straight and slender as arrows and the landscape shows regionally rough and rural; it was filmed in and around Naragansett Bay, R.I. The story of a pre-teen boy and girl is told in Long-fellow poetry cadence. Music advances the story,
weaving Benjamin Britten and Leonard Bernstein with original tunes, pop, & country-blues. The sur-prising, enchanting rhythm of the movie and its sa-tirical portraits of 1960’s America drives perform-ances. Bruce Willis, Barney Balaban, Bill Murray, Francis McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Harvey Keitel, Edward Norton , among many talented others, add richness and humor to this thoroughly enjoyable film. Jessie Tromberg
WHAT TO DO THIS SUMMER?
Try this.
WEST COAST FILM FESTIVAL WHEN? August 19 – 23 Sunday through Thursday WHERE? San Juan Capistrano Regency Theater St. Margaret’s School, new Performing Arts Center and Library SJC Playhouse the Ocean Institute FEATURING: films from Sundance, Tribecca, Palm Springs Festivals,plus showings of classics such as, Chariots of Fire. Special tributes to: Warner Broth-ers and E Live a Steve McQueen night. OLLI members are invited to Volunteer. Many dif-ferent jobs are available!! Tickets to Festival are $20 CONTACT: ROBERT KLINE and STEPHANIE HEREDIA (949)489-5990 e-mail: [email protected] website: WestCoastFilmFest.com/
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Newsletter Deadline
THE OLLI NEWS-LETTER COMMIT-TEE meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 3:30 p.m. in the Woodbridge Onken Classroom. Articles are to be submitted to Pat Linehan, VP Admini-stration by that date. [email protected].
Jim Semelroth, Editor
THE OLLI SPOTLIGHT ON:
OLLI DATES TO REMEMBER
July 1 to 30 Summer Lite Courses —OLLI office closed Register by contacting Student Services at (949) 824-5414 July 13 Fall catalog mailed. Online viewing of courses @ extension.uci.edu/olli August 1 Fall enrollment begins — OLLI office reopens Week of Sept 10 OLLI classes begin
A Glimpse of the June 20, 2012 Minutes:
(These minutes are not official until approved by the OLLI BOD on August 15, 2012, and then will be posted in the Woodbridge Onken Classroom.)
The meeting of the OLLI Board was called to order by President Pam McGovern on June 20, 2012. The May, 2012 Minutes were approved. Pam re-capped the report given by Bob Deane on the outcome of the focus groups and how the membership might work toward implementing the suggestions. Treasurer Sherri Nussbaum reported that the year’s budget shows a $6500 sur-plus and that OLLI Lite registrations have brought in $2380 thus far, an amount larger than anticipated. A motion was passed to approve the May, 2012, finance report. A motion was made and approved that the office will mail welcome letters and membership cards to members. Saturday Travel Talks have been well attended. Thank You to University Extension for giving OLLI terrific tech support. OLLI will celebrate its Fifteenth Anniversary next semester!
OLLI NEWSOLLI NEWSOLLI NEWSOLLI NEWS
If you can’t get OLLI
email, please approve OLLI as one of your senders. OLLI only sends no-tices that we feel would benefit members. Email address: [email protected]
OLLI Outlook
on the Blog 1. Click on: www.olliuci. wordpress.com. Enjoy
OLLI JUNE BOARD MEETINGOLLI JUNE BOARD MEETINGOLLI JUNE BOARD MEETINGOLLI JUNE BOARD MEETING
OSHER Lifelong Learning Institute University of California, Irvine
UCI Extension PO Box 6050
Irvine, California 92616-6050 Phone: (949) 451-1403
Email: [email protected]
Woodbridge Office: Karen McKenzie or Barbara Barone at
MAH JONGG PLAYERS Those interested in playing Mah Jongg will continue meeting at the Rancho Senior Center at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays through July 24 after which Rancho will be closed for several weeks for renovation. We plan to resume meeting August 14 when Rancho reopens. Experienced players are always welcome, both OLLI members and non-members. For further information on the program and on available space in the beginners' group, contact Estelle Elkin, [email protected]. Note: There is also a Mah Jongg class at Woodbridge Onken Classroom in OLLI SUMMER LITE - SE2: INTRO TO MAH JONGG TUES., JULY 3, WED., JULY 11, THUR., JULY 19, 26 & TUES., JULY 31 (1:30–3:30 PM) $30 (5 sessions) Instructor: Linda Gomberg, teacher, professor, and player.
ATTENTION BRIDGE PLAYERS Members and non-members are welcome. Bridge will continue in the fall as a
class on the first and third Wednesdays of October.
Questions may be directed to Ann Melfi at
OLLI Board of Directors 2010-2011 Pam McGovern, President Pat Linehan, Vice President, Administration Jessie Tromberg, Vice President, Programs Jan Elbaum, Vice President, Membership Sherri Nussbaum, Treasurer Nila Kyser, Secretary Leah Jordan, Director, Volunteer Development Julie Hume, Director, Community Connections Joann Burch, Director Communications Tanya Zabalegui, Liaison, Univ. Extension: (ex officio)
EXCEPTIONAL LEARNING
FOR INFINITE MINDS
CHANGE OF
ADDRESS?
If you change your address, name, email, or phone number, please contact
Karen McKenzie or Barbara Barone at [email protected] or at (949) 451-1403.
TH E OUT LOOKTH E OUT LOOKTH E OUT LOOKTH E OUT LOOK July 2012
OLLI AT UCI
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INTRODUCING CLUB OLLI
Ann and Chuck Melfi motivate bridge players with candy.
