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IN THIS ISSUE CLICK ON ANY TOPIC TO GO TO THE PAGE CARRYING THE ARTICLE COURSES TO CONSIDER SPRING TERM UPDATES HALL STREET JOURNAL PRESENTER PROFILE SENIOR CITIZEN SCIENTISTS CONCORD/CONWAY CLASS WHATS ON YOUR MIND SIG NEWS CONCORD LUNCH BUNCH SEACOAST LUNCH AND LEARN OLLI EMAIL UPDATE CONWAYS CORNER OLLI TRAVEL CHAIRS CHAT MARCH CALENDAR Spring Term Updates Submitted by Laurie Galletta, Program Manager Since the catalog was printed, the following changes have been made: Concord Lazy Daisy Mini Pastel – CANCELLED Creative Silk Scarf Dyeing – CANCELLED Manchester Telling Stories Through Music – CANCELLED Lazy Daisy Mini Pastel – CANCELLED Creative Silk Scarf Dyeing – CANCELLED Beyond "Love the Stranger": The Ethics of Borders and Immigration – DATE CHANGE - NOW starts 3/27 and ends 4/17 Collecting Weather Data – DATE CHANGE to April 22 Conway Reflective Herbal Wreath - "Spiral of Joy" – CANCELLED Note that updates to classes and schedules are made immediately to the online catalog. Learning for the Fun of It March 2019 Courses to Consider Spring course registration is ongoing. OLLI presenters are looking forward to offering their classes and meeting you! Please take a second look at these classes which start over the next six weeks and have seats available. Concord We Promised You a Lawyer. We Didn't Promise . . . The Aging Brain Of Plants, Packets, Pots & Promise: the Buying & Selling of Seed Judaism - Home Traditions What About Single Payer Healthcare? Spies, Lies and Sunken Subs George Carlin: A Retrospective Moonshine, the Brinks Job and the NH Connection Implications of Evolution Rise of the Nazis and the Holocaust: Lessons for . . . What a Journey: 3200 Births Later (And I'm Still Standing) Nutrition Labels 101 with the Dietitian! Games and Puzzlers - All Among My Favorites Tai Chi - Learn the Slow Movement Art Community Radio in Concord Mah Jongg for Beginners (in May) Manchester Fusion of Art and Glass Globalization: Promise and Problems Astronomy Myth and Misconception Grand Tour of the Universe Affordable Care Act - A Historical Perspective How a Black Hole Can Kill You Great Decisions - Manchester Beyond "Love the Stranger": The Ethics of Borders . . . Senior Safety Phony Numbers, Fake News Be Heard: Voice Training for Performance and Public . . . Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics" Financial Planning in Retirement & Elder Law Issues Creative Listening - Enhancing the Enjoyment of Music Remembering the Holocaust: Memory and Prevention Virtual Visit: Off to Swaziland and South Africa Seacoast Broadway: a History of America's Musical Theatre Controlling Bugs . . . Using Integrated Pest Control Current Diet Trends: The Facts, The Myths and Everything . . . Designing a Perennial Garden Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part I Shaker Lands & Gardens: Hands to Work ... in the Dirt Opera - Die Walkure by Richard Wagner Watch Your Mouth! Marine Mammal Rescue Computer Fraud: How to Keep Yourself Safe . . . Conway Ethics in Everyday Life Why Can't I Get the New Wonder Drugs? Why I Can't Remember US History Class How to Use Sales Skills in Your Everyday Life Decorate a Ukrainian Style Egg: Intermediate Both Women and Men Excelled in Mathematics Seats are available in other classes as well. Please check the online catalog for ALL courses in which you may enroll.

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Page 1: Manchester Spring Term Updates - OLLI at Granite State ......to learn about a vital citizen science project and then become an active part in that project. Forest Watch was overseen

IN THIS ISSUE CLICK ON ANY TOPIC TO GO TO THE PAGE CARRYING THE ARTICLE

COURSES TO CONSIDER SPRING TERM UPDATES HALL STREET JOURNAL PRESENTER PROFILE SENIOR CITIZEN SCIENTISTS CONCORD/CONWAY CLASS WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND SIG NEWS CONCORD LUNCH BUNCH SEACOAST LUNCH AND LEARN OLLI EMAIL UPDATE CONWAY’S CORNER OLLI TRAVEL CHAIR’S CHAT MARCH CALENDAR

Spring Term Updates

Submitted by Laurie Galletta, Program Manager

Since the catalog was printed, the following changes have been made:

Concord Lazy Daisy Mini Pastel – CANCELLED Creative Silk Scarf Dyeing – CANCELLED

Manchester Telling Stories Through Music – CANCELLED Lazy Daisy Mini Pastel – CANCELLED Creative Silk Scarf Dyeing – CANCELLED Beyond "Love the Stranger": The Ethics of Borders and Immigration – DATE CHANGE - NOW starts 3/27 and ends 4/17 Collecting Weather Data – DATE CHANGE to April 22

Conway Reflective Herbal Wreath - "Spiral of Joy" – CANCELLED

Note that updates to classes and schedules are made immediately to the online catalog.

Learning for the Fun of It

March 2019

Courses to Consider

Spring course registration is ongoing. OLLI presenters are looking forward to offering their classes and meeting you! Please take a second look at these classes which start over the next six weeks and have seats available.

Concord We Promised You a Lawyer. We Didn't Promise . . . The Aging Brain Of Plants, Packets, Pots & Promise: the Buying & Selling of Seed Judaism - Home Traditions What About Single Payer Healthcare? Spies, Lies and Sunken Subs George Carlin: A Retrospective Moonshine, the Brinks Job and the NH Connection Implications of Evolution Rise of the Nazis and the Holocaust: Lessons for . . . What a Journey: 3200 Births Later (And I'm Still Standing) Nutrition Labels 101 with the Dietitian! Games and Puzzlers - All Among My Favorites Tai Chi - Learn the Slow Movement Art Community Radio in Concord Mah Jongg for Beginners (in May)

Manchester Fusion of Art and Glass Globalization: Promise and Problems Astronomy Myth and Misconception Grand Tour of the Universe Affordable Care Act - A Historical Perspective How a Black Hole Can Kill You Great Decisions - Manchester Beyond "Love the Stranger": The Ethics of Borders . . . Senior Safety Phony Numbers, Fake News Be Heard: Voice Training for Performance and Public . . . Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics" Financial Planning in Retirement & Elder Law Issues Creative Listening - Enhancing the Enjoyment of Music Remembering the Holocaust: Memory and Prevention Virtual Visit: Off to Swaziland and South Africa

Seacoast Broadway: a History of America's Musical Theatre Controlling Bugs . . . Using Integrated Pest Control Current Diet Trends: The Facts, The Myths and Everything . . . Designing a Perennial Garden Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part I Shaker Lands & Gardens: Hands to Work ... in the Dirt Opera - Die Walkure by Richard Wagner Watch Your Mouth! Marine Mammal Rescue Computer Fraud: How to Keep Yourself Safe . . .

Conway Ethics in Everyday Life Why Can't I Get the New Wonder Drugs? Why I Can't Remember US History Class How to Use Sales Skills in Your Everyday Life Decorate a Ukrainian Style Egg: Intermediate Both Women and Men Excelled in Mathematics

Seats are available in other classes as well. Please check the online catalog for ALL courses in which you may enroll.

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Registration Frustration Thank you for your good humor and kind words while OLLI staff, once again, worked through an online class registration opening day that was less than optimal. We sincerely appreciated your patience and support. Every effort had been made to avoid another technical issue. You can’t imagine our disappointment when we discovered it was happening again.

Special thanks go to the volunteers who were taking phone calls and coaching members during the first two hours of registration: Sandy O’Neill, Judy Edwards, Phyllis Benoit and Jacki Fogarty. And thanks to Bonnie Gorman, OLLI’s Granite State College student intern, who also covered phones. These brave individuals have earned the new title of OLLI Emergency Response Team!

Now it’s back to the drawing board – literally. OLLI members can expect to see a redesign of registration web pages before next term. The redesign will capture significant system fixes intended to address the problem once and for all. Enjoy your spring classes!

Picture This It seems many don’t realize that OLLI is a member-driven, volunteer-led organization. The newly formed volunteer committee, the Approaches to Building Continuity Team, also known as the ABC, has focused its first initiative on developing a short video to introduce OLLI members to the joys and benefits of volunteering for OLLI. With the help of Kathy Barnes, Granite State Marketing, and student intern Meghan Ham, video clips of individual volunteers, classes and events will be filmed during March. (Your permission is required before pictures of you can be taken in class or at an event.)

The completed video may be shown at class previews, at the beginning of select classes and will also be added to the OLLI website.

Volunteerism was part of the original vision of our founder, Bernard Osher, when he designed the Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes. Mr. Osher espouses the philosophy that retirees should have opportunities to share the expertise and wisdom they’ve accumulated in their lifetimes to maintain their sense of personal

and professional self-respect.

Can’t wait for the film to be released? Learn more about volunteering for OLLI now:

https://olli.granite.edu/get-involved

Waitlists—Why Bother? Have you ever selected the best class for you, tried to register for it and found out it was already full? While initially this can be a disappointment it may not be long-lived.

When you add your name to a waitlist there is no charge and you are informing OLLI staff and volunteers of the need for more seats. When that need is identified actions are taken that may have a positive outcome for you.

Here’s how waitlists work in OLLI: ➢ If you are the only one on the waitlist the

presenter will be contacted and asked if they are willing to take one more person. Often their response is “yes!”

➢ If you are one of many on the waitlist the presenter will be contacted and asked if they are willing to provide a second section of that class within the current OLLI term. To date five “second sections” of classes have been added to spring term due to the generosity of the volunteer presenters.

➢ If you are one of a few on the waitlist the office will notify you when a seat becomes available. It is not unusual for members to drop out of a class due to any number of changes in their circumstances.

➢ In the rare event that none of these circumstances works out for you volunteers will be encouraged to offer the class again in the following term.

The next time you attempt to register for a full class be sure to add yourself to the waitlist; you have nothing to lose!

THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE OLLI OFFICE, 25 HALL STREET, CONCORD

Jane Fletcher, Program Director, Class of 2011

SOMETHING BIG IS IN STORE FOR

OLLI ON JUNE 11TH AND 12TH. KEEP AN

EYE OUT FOR MORE . . .

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Eleanor Strang November 2017

For more than a year, starting in November 2017, we have featured OLLI presenters, fourteen in all, on this page. We have learned a little bit about their lives when they aren’t standing in front of one of our classes, including the sometimes-twisted paths that led them to our lecterns. You can click on the date below each picture to go to the issue of Outlook in which that presenter was featured. The article is always on page 3 of the issue.

OLLI invites presenters to teach their passion. This is one of two common threads running through the fourteen stories. The other is their love for OLLI and teaching OLLI classes. Many have been teachers, often of children, sometimes of college students. The first thing they say when asked what’s different about teaching OLLI classes is that every person in the class is eager to learn. And, with 11 of the 14 being OLLI members as well as presenters, they know that from both sides. Fourteen presenters doesn’t even scratch the surface of OLLI’s presenter cadre. Although we have so many more presenters to profile, this column will be on hiatus . . . or, at least, will appear only occasionally as a feature instead of as a regular monthly column. Any OLLI member with an interest in working on Presenter Profiles should contact the editor at [email protected].

A Retrospective Submitted by Jacki Fogarty, Class of 2012

David “Lou” Ferland January 2018

Mike Baker

December 2017

Dan Crean February 2018

Bill Faulkner March 2018

Betsy Gemmecke April 2018

Our prolific presenters, those who have presented numerous OLLI courses, often in multiple

sites, have earned a special place in heaven. Remember that these are volunteers who use

their own time and resources to research, plan, develop and present their course content to a

grateful and enthusiastic OLLI audience. Each month we introduce one of them to you so you

can learn about the person behind the course topic.

David Hess May 2018

Aurore Eaton June 2018

Jo Hendry July 2018

Bob Pingree October 2018

Carl Lindblade November 2018

Phil Valley December 2018

Jim Isaak January 2019

Sandy O’Neill February 2019

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Saving the Planet: One Senior Citizen at a Time Submitted by Jo Hendry, Class of 2012

Citizen science (also known as community science or crowd science) is scientific research conducted, in whole or in part, by amateur (nonprofessional) scientists. Projects offer opportunities worldwide for people to contribute to new scientific discoveries.

Citizen science is usually done in collaboration with or under the direction of professional scientists and scientific institutions. These large volunteer networks allow scientists to accomplish tasks that would be too expensive or time-consuming to accomplish on their own. The US government oversees many projects which can be accessed at www.citizenscience.gov.

In our own state of New Hampshire there are multiple projects coordinated by the UNH Cooperative Extension, NH Audubon Society and the Nature Conservancy. Projects are related to bird studies, forest studies, insect studies and mapping, among others. And now for the good news . . .

OLLI at Granite State College is offering its members the opportunity to learn about a vital citizen science project and then become an active part in that project. Forest Watch was overseen by Dr. Barry Rock at UNH for 23 years. It involved over 350 K-12 schools across New England and provided data related to forest health.

Dr. Rock contacted the US Forest Service and has enlisted the aid of Dr. Ryan Hanavan and Dr. Isabel Munck in designing an OLLI-based project that can utilize the data our members collect to monitor the health of the sugar maple and the white pine, both extremely important economically, aesthetically and ecologically to our state. And the best part? We can do this in our own back yards or local parks!

Interested? Want to know more? OLLI is offering a series of informational gatherings at the four learning sites where you can learn about the project, ask questions and think more about your participation. Volunteers who decide to join in will receive training at a later date from Dr. Rock in observation techniques, data gathering and reporting to a Senior Citizen Science website.

Mark your calendar for the first reception in Concord on March 28. Registration and light refreshments begin at 12:30 and the program at 1:00 p.m. in the Event Center at Granite State College.

Barry Rock, Ph.D.

a Professor of Natural Resources, and has taught forestry-related courses as part of the faculty of Natural Resources and the Environment.

He conducts research on the impact of air pollutants on forest species, and utilizes satellite data to monitor the health of forests. He has also devoted a significant effort to developing effective K-12 and undergraduate science and mathematics outreach programs while at UNH, among them Forest Watch, Project SMART, GLOBE, and Watershed Watch.

His current research deals with the use of the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) to identify the wood structure of charcoal collected in cave systems in the Yucatan, Mexico.

Isabel Munck, Ph.D.

tance to state and federal partners on all aspects of forest pathology and management. Isabel has a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2008), a master’s in Forest Pathology and Mycology from SUNY-ESF (2002), and a bachelor’s in Forest Management from Colorado State University (1999).

Ryan P. Hanavan, Ph.D.

to Durham, New Hampshire in 2011 where he currently serves as a forest entomologist. Ryan has a Ph.D. in entomology from the University of Idaho (2008), a master’s in forest pathology from SUNY ESF (2005), a bachelor’s in resource conservation from the University of Montana (2000) and an associate’s in forest technology from SUNY ESF Ranger School (1998).

Dr. Barrett N. Rock is Professor Emeritus in the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space (EOS) and the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of New Hampshire (UNH). He retired as

Since 2010, Dr. Isabel Munck has served as a forest patholo-gist for the USDA Forest Ser-vice, Forest Health Protection, in the Durham Field Office, which serves New England and New York. She provides assis-

Dr. Ryan Hanavan began his career with the US Forest Service in 2008 as a biological scientist at the Fire Sciences Lab in Missoula, Montana. He joined Forest Health Protection in 2009 in Flagstaff, Arizona before moving

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OLLI members in Concord and Conway (ConCon) broke new ground with a class on “Analytics, Social Media and Privacy” offered by Jim Isaak. What was new?

About half the class sat in front of Jim in Concord classroom #107. The other half of the class sat in a classroom in Conway. With cameras and microphones positioned in both classrooms, Conway watched Jim’s presentation and interacted just as if they were in the same room. Jim, speaking from the front of the Concord classroom, could see the Conway class members as if they were sitting in the back row of the classroom; a screen did, in fact, place those class members in the back row. The experimental class was a worthwhile effort that can only get better the more times classes are delivered this way. Conway members probably stand to gain the most from classes delivered in this format since it brings more OLLI presenter resources to the area. In the words of some of the Conway members: Jim is a veteran presenter with a love of technology, so he was certainly the logical choice to be a pioneer remote presenter. He found the experience worthwhile and cited a number of mostly-small improvements that would make the experience better for all, such as an improved microphone set-up and a rather low-tech solution to making sure the Conway class members with questions could be recognized: a flag to wave!

Experience the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - one of the most comprehensive art museums in the world: the collection encompasses nearly 500,000 works of art from ancient Egypt to contemporary and special exhibitions.

Enjoy: • Luxury motorcoach transportation • Included guided tour • Time on your own to browse • Lunch on your own at one of the

MFA dining venues • Three MFA gift shops

Only a few seats left!

OLLI Travel Submitted by Chris Angiulo, Class of 2018

Thursday, April 11 Member cost: $95 Nonmember cost: $115

Register online by clicking Museum of Fine Arts Day Trip

Click here for the flyer

“I think the remote class is a great idea. It opens up more opportunities to a remote site like

Conway.”

“The material being shown on the projection screen in Concord was not readable in Conway, but

since the material was provided as a handout that was fine.”

“What a great class and an awesome way to be able to experience the instructor. Overall, I think the

class went very well, especially for the first attempt . . . I also look forward to more opportunities for

Conway to be able to participate in classes in other OLLI areas in the future and vice versa.”

“Overall, I believe this is a good way to share topics across locations . . .”

“. . . the use of Zoom for the class went very well. The presenter was engaged in both rooms, asking

questions and responding to comments easily. I would recommend this approach for other classes as

it would allow for a greater diversity of speakers and mix up the room dynamics.”

Submitted by Jacki Fogarty, Class of 2012

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Dear Member,

It’s true. Members may invite friends and family to an OLLI class as guests to introduce them to OLLI. Guests can be invited to take the first session of any course if there is an available seat. A quick call to the OLLI office at (603) 513-1377 one week before the start date, is all it takes to confirm availability for a guest.

The guest is not charged for the class but must pay any applicable materials fee (e.g., book, admission fee, art supplies, etc.)

Unfortunately, the policy does not apply to travel due to associated expenses. The OLLI Outlook welcomes your opinions and questions. Please direct them to [email protected].

And answered . . .

Your generous donations work to maintain affordable dues and class fees, supplement scholarships, ensure program sustainability and build organizational capacity. Thank you for supporting OLLI at Granite State College.

Click here to access the online donation form or mail your check payable to OLLI at Granite State College, OLLI Office, 25 Hall Street, Concord NH 03301.

Dear OLLI Outlook,

I have friends who are curious about OLLI and have heard that guests can be invited to try OLLI out. Is that true? Does the policy apply to travel? How does it work?

SIG* News *Special Interest Group

Seacoast Political Book Club March book: Six Amendments by John Paul Stevens. Date: March 18 at 10:00 a.m. Contact Bob Milanese more information at [email protected].

Concord OLLI Garden Friends

Submitted by Donna Frost, Class of 2015

Field trip to UNH Open Greenhouses Open House on April 5-6. Contact Donna Frost at (603) 648-2386 or [email protected] or Kirsten Provost at (603) 708-1077 or [email protected] for info.

Chapter Chat Submitted by Mary Davies, Class of 2007

Chapter Chat is open to OLLI members throughout the state. The group meets the second Monday of each month, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., at GSC in Concord.

March 11 -- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Discussion leader: Marcia Gray

This modern retelling of The Iliad is the debut novel of a young classics scholar. She brings the mismatched pair, Achilles and Patroclus, to life in a romantic retelling of the Trojan War. Miller combines scholarship and imagination in her story of the rise and fall of the golden Achilles.

April 8 -- Gilead by Marilynn Robinson Discussion leader: Sally Embley

This novel takes the form of a letter from a dying man to his young son. Set in 1956 in the fictional town of Gilead, Iowa, 76-year-old Congregational minister John Ames wants his son to know his father and his family history. This Pulitzer prize-winning novel deals with the themes of home, love, mortality, and religion against the backdrop of American history and landscape.

Lunch and Learn Seacoast

A Walk in the Woods Submitted by John Russel, Class of 2014

We all know that walking is good for us. Did you know that research shows walking outdoors is good for our mental and emotional health? Additional research shows that as little as 30 minutes walking in the woods can reduce anxiety.

Join us for Lunch and Learn on Thursday, March 21 at noon at Granite State College in Portsmouth. Bring a lunch, spend some time socializing, and then listen as local OLLI Out-and- About leaders discuss some of their favorite walks in the Seacoast. RSVP to [email protected] by noon, Tuesday, March 19 so we can determine what size room we need.

Lunch Bunch Concord

Submitted by Phyllis Benoit, Class of 2011

Concord's Lunch Bunch will meet on Friday, March 8, at 11:30 a.m. at the Common Man Restaurant in Concord. OLLI members from any site are invited to join for lunch. Please call Phyllis at (603) 774-7721 or email [email protected] so we reserve the correct number of seats.

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Conway’s Corner Submitted by Sharon Kulik, Class of 2017

Spring Into OLLI (in spite of the winter landscape through the windows in the background) We all know that winter in the Mount Washington Valley is glorious! We are so lucky to live here and enjoy all that winter has to offer. That being said…. once it gets hard to see around the snow banks, we can’t help but daydream about Spring. On Thursday, February 21, twenty members of OLLI in Conway (pictured above) gathered for our “Spring Into OLLI” social. We visited with friends and met a few new OLLI members. We reviewed our upcoming classes (our Preview had been cancelled due to SNOW). John Rozek was the winner of a spring raffle basket, and we all went home with a little OLLI swag.

. . . and back to reality,

the Snowshoe/Hiking SIG

Several members of the Conway Senior Hiking SIG recently enjoyed a 5 mile snowshoe trek. Looks like the weather cooperated and the snow was just right! This SIG plans beginner and intermediate hikes/snowshoe/ cross country ski trips thoughout the year. For more information contact John Peterson ([email protected]) or John Rozek ([email protected]).

A New Class Venue

Conway is holding several classes this term at the Moultonborough Public Library, 4 Holland Street, Moulton-borough. All members are encouraged to check out this beautiful facility at one of these classes: ▪ Phony Numbers, Fake News ▪ Both Woman and Men Have Excelled in Math ▪ Diplomatic History of WW I ▪ Chronic Pain in America ▪ Come Have a Taste of Ray Bradbury’s

“Dandelion Wine”

OLLI Email Updates Submitted by Laurie Galletta, Program Manager

OLLI may be sending you important email messages that you are not receiving! Certain email providers (i.e., Comcast, Yahoo and others) are redirecting or blocking outgoing email messages from Granite State College including the OLLI office. The OLLI office sends two kinds of emails.

Regardless of what type of email is being sent, please know that opening OLLI email will not harm your computer. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work through this problem.

The first type is group or bulk emails that go to all members at once such as the OLLI Outlook, travel promotions, or other informational notices. Sometimes members do not receive these bulk emails. To solve this issue going forward we will use a bulk email service provider, Constant Contact, to send these emails. We expect that using this service will improve the likelihood of delivery.

The second type of email we send are individual emails. Many of you request class rosters or email us for other business and you are not receiving our replies. Please check your email spam or junk folder, especially if you are waiting to hear back from us. If you did not find our email, please call the office at 603-513-1377. OLLI and Granite State College are working together to resolve this issue.

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We have now had an opportunity to

experience three newly formatted

semesters where the OLLI terms have

been reduced from four terms to two

extended semesters. This change has

allowed the curriculum committees to

solicit presenters/courses and publicize

all classes in our impressive and

expanded Course Catalog.

Having only two semesters provides a

big unintended benefit to our

members. Think about this. After your

initial registration of the classes you

want most, you’ll have the

opportunity to spread out registration

of additional classes. Therefore, any

overlooked or suddenly-interesting

classes can be added later spreading

out your OLLI class fees.

There are only ten days until we

adjust our clocks forward to daylight

savings time and at 5:58 p.m. on

March 20, we’ll welcome the spring

equinox to New England. Both events

are harbingers of robins, crocus, bright

sun and warmer weather, that is, of

course, right after our infamous “mud

season.” Enjoy your Spring classes and

the glorious spring weather.

Sharon

Chair’s Chat

Submitted by Sharon Kace, Class of 2010, Steering Committee Chair

On March 25 the OLLI Steering Committee will meet from 10-12:30 on the Concord campus of GSC. All are

welcome!

Today is a typical New Hampshire

winter day, a little dark, with a touch

of dreary, and bitter cold. I am

fortunate, however, because I’m at

Granite State College in Manchester

enjoying a superb day greeting OLLI

volunteers who agreed to participate

in a shoot for a video. This video will

emphasize the benefits and

importance of volunteers to OLLI.

You’ll have the opportunity to view

the final product at the next Class

Preview . . . I can’t wait!

In between shoots I had some

downtime, so I paged through the

front section of the spring catalog . . .

something I had not done for quite

some time. For years I have picked

up my class catalog, turned directly

to the list and description of classes,

chosen the ones that piqued my

interest and then waited (not

patiently) for registration day. What

a mistake! There is an incredible

amount of information about OLLI

and its policies that every member

should know. Let me recommend that

both new members and those that

have been with OLLI for years take

the time to read through this

informational portion of the catalog.

Many questions about your

organization are answered within

those few pages.

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Concord

Friday, March 8 Concord Lunch Bunch, Common Man Restaurant – 11:30 a.m. Contact Phyllis Benoit at [email protected]

Monday, March 11 Concord Central Committee – 9:30 a.m. Monday, March 11 Concord Book Club – 12:30 p.m. Monday, March 18 Concord Curriculum Committee – 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 22 Concord Membership Committee, Bob Pearson’s house – 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 28 Concord Introduction to Senior Citizen Scientists Program – 12:30 p.m.

Conway

Mondays, weekly Game Group SIG, North Conway Community Center – 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, weekly Game Group SIG, North Conway Community Center – 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 13 Conway Central Committee – 1:00 p.m.

Manchester

Friday, March 1 Manchester Communication/Events Committee – 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 8 Manchester Curriculum Committee – 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 15 Manchester Membership Committee – 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 22 Manchester Central Committee – 10:00 a.m.

Seacoast

Wednesday, March 13 Seacoast Hiking SIG – 10:00 a.m. Contact Sandy O’Neill at [email protected]

Thursday, March 14 Seacoast Curriculum Committee, GSC-Portsmouth – 1:00 p.m. Monday, March 18 Seacoast Political Book Club, GSC-Portsmouth – 10:00 a.m. Contact Bob Milanese at [email protected]

Tuesday, March 19 Seacoast Handwork SIG, GSC-Portsmouth – 1:00 p.m. Contact Sandy O’Neill at [email protected]

Wednesday, March 20 Seacoast Central Committee, GSC-Portsmouth – 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 21 Seacoast Lunch and Learn, GSC-Portsmouth – 12:00 noon Contact John Russell at [email protected]

Friday, March 22 Seacoast Ukulele SIG, GSC-Portsmouth – 10:00 a.m. Contact Nan Nutt at [email protected]

Statewide Meetings and Events

Wednesday, March 6 Curriculum Council, GSC-Concord – 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 25 Steering Committee, GSC-Concord – 10:00 a.m.

Looking Ahead

April 4-5 Concord Garden Friends to UNH Greenhouses Open House Thursday, April 11 OLLI On the Road to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Tuesday, May 21 OLLI On the Road to Eastern Europe – River Cruise (14 days)

OLLI at Granite State College 25 Hall Street Concord, NH 03301

(603) 513-1377 [email protected]

olli.granite.edu OLLI National Resource Center

Learning sites at Concord, Conway, Manchester & the Seacoast

The OLLI Outlook is published monthly and sent to all current OLLI members. OLLI members are invited to submit articles of interest to the general membership. Articles and comments may be emailed to [email protected]. Thank you. Jacki G. Fogarty, Editor

Class of 2012

March Calendar All meetings are at the local Granite State College campus unless otherwise noted.