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Power Smarter, Live Safer, Save More

Join OLLI for an informative and practical presentation with representatives from Horry Electric Cooperative focused on everyday energy awareness, home safety, and smart living for coastal residents. This helpful session will share practical tips for understanding energy use, lowering household costs, and creating a safer home environment.

Participants will learn about seasonal energy usage, ways to reduce unnecessary utility costs, common electrical hazards in the home, surge protection, and simple strategies for safer living. The presentation will also briefly discuss hurricane preparedness, power restoration, and how Horry County’s continued growth impacts local energy demand and infrastructure.

Whether you are looking to better understand your electric bill, improve home safety, or simply become a more informed energy consumer, this presentation offers practical information relevant to everyday life along the Grand Strand.

 

This course will be a continuation of the community band called Panning For Gold. We welcome former and new students willing to learn how to play the steel drums, AKA "steelpan," the Caribbean instruments from Trinidad and Tobago. This course does not require any prior musical knowledge and is open to any level of musicianship, even if you haven't played an instrument before. You will learn the history of steelpan, basic music theory, and how to play in an ensemble setting.

Required Materials: Sticks will be provided by the instructor. Students will need to bring a binder or folder to hold their music, and a writing implement.

Summer 2026 may prove to be one of the most consequential periods in modern history. Multiple crises are converging, great-power tensions are intensifying, and decisions made in real time could reshape the international order for years to come. This course places you at the center of it all—tracking breaking developments as they unfold, unpacking their significance, and examining where they may lead, week after week. Engaging, fast-paced, and sharply analytical, it offers a front-row seat to a potentially historic moment in world affairs.