Instructor: Stephen Cummins, Karen Avis Dates: 2/14/2023 - 2/14/2023 Days: Tu Times: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Sessions: 1 Location: The Social Chico Room: Gordon 2 Fee: Included
Chico Performances is curating a series of lectures prior to six Laxson Auditorium performances during the 2022-2023 season. These pre-show lectures, exclusively for OLLI members, will be held the Tuesday before each performance at The Social Chico.
When you sign up for a lecture, you will receive a 20% discount on two tickets for each performance. You can purchase your discounted tickets through the Chico Performances Box Office using the code in your registration confirmation email.
Instructor: Stephen Cummins, Karen Avis Dates: 3/1/2023 - 3/1/2023 Days: W Times: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Sessions: 1 Location: Other Room: See Notes Fee: Included
Chico Performances is curating a series of lectures prior to six Laxson Auditorium performances during the 2022-2023 season. These pre-show lectures, exclusively for OLLI members, will be held the Tuesday before each performance at The Social Chico.
When you sign up for a lecture, you will receive a 20% discount on two tickets for each performance. You can purchase your discounted tickets through the Chico Performances Box Office using the code in your registration confirmation email.
California Trees (Treelogy: A Musical Portrait of Redwood, Sequoia, and Joshua Trees Featuring Billy Childs, Steven Mackey, Gabriella Smith, and Delirium Musicum)
Performance: Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 7:30pm
Lecture: Wednesday, March 1, 2023, 10:30am
Join us for a special opportunity to join a lecture/demonstration with the composers and the artistic director!
This class will meet in the Ruth Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall in Room 134 of the Chico State Performing Arts Center, which is located on West Second and Chestnut Streets. Proof of vaccination is required for all in-person meetups. Click here for instructions.
Instructor: Samih Baalbaki Dates: 1/23/2023 - 3/13/2023 Days: M Times: 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Sessions: 8 Location: Online Learning Room: Link to be Provided Fee: Included
Since the apparent defeat of ISIS and especially with the Ukrainian Crisis, the US public (hence the US media) has lost interest in what is happening in the Middle East. That does not mean that the situation in the Middle East is not likely to flare up at any moment and therefore affect us again. This program will not only capture the current events that risk evolving into a crisis but, most importantly, will shed the light on the root causes and the enduring reasons why, unless dealt with, these events can get out of hand and spill over to likely affect us and harm our NATO allies, our European friends, and the rest of the free world. After a general overview of the situation in the Middle East, we will consider each of the principal players, mainly Iran, Israel, Turkey, and the oil-rich countries as well as the weakest links such as Syria, Yemen, and Libya.
Instructor: Alana Muller Dates: 1/24/2023 - 3/7/2023 Days: Tu Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Sessions: 7 Location: Online Learning Room: Link to be Provided Fee: Included
This is a lecture series provided by graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, and staff in the Psychology Department at the University of Arizona. Each presenter will provide a lecture in an area they have specific training or expertise.
Janet Nicol – TBD
Justin Palmer – The Impacts of COVID-19 on Cognitive Function
Leanne Nieforth – The Psychology of the Human-Animal Bond
Quentin Raffaelli – The Mystery of Drugs
Abhilasha Vishwanath – Brain Oscillations and Possible Therapeutic Effects of Ketamine on Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesias
Instructor: Michael Agron Dates: 3/9/2023 - 4/13/2023 Days: Th Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Sessions: 6 Location: Online Learning Room: Link to be Provided Fee: Included
What made Frank Sinatra the most popular singer and entertainer of the 20th century is a fascinating study of grit and determination that begs to be told. The many difficulties in his personal and professional life over his six-decade career constantly forced him to reinvent himself multiple times and stay relevant. It has been said that if his career ended in the late 1940s when he was known as The Voice, he would be remembered as a first-class singer, but not as a legend. It was only after his career hit rock bottom in 1952, that he climbed back from near obscurity and found his soul to become the cultural icon known as the Chairman of the Board and Ol’ Blue Eyes.
If you are a Sinatra fan or want to know the backstories on what made Sinatra Sinatra, this multimedia presentation will highlight his incredible singing on records, movies, television, Las Vegas and in concert halls. We will also focus on lesser-known career facts about how he impacted our culture and managed to stay on top of the entertainment world in the 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond.
