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- Celebrating Perfect Vocal Harmony: The Timeless Sounds of American Musical Groups
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Instructor: Michael Agron
Dates: 9/14/2023 - 10/19/2023
Days: Th
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:45 PM
Sessions: 6
Location: Online Learning
Room: Link to be Provided
Fee for À La Carte Members: $50.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
This multimedia seminar celebrates how vocal duos, trios and groups are able blend their voices to create unforgettable harmonies and performances. Genres and musical styles include: The Big Band & Swing Era, Jazz, Pop & Vocalese, Rock & Doo Wop, The California Sound, Latin American, Country & Western; Bluegrass, Folk & Folk Rock, and Motown.
This musical journey explores both well-known and lesser-known vocal groups, such as the Boswell Sisters, Andrew Sisters, Glenn Miller & the Modernaires, Tommy Dorsey & the Pied Pipers, Mills Brothers, Four Freshmen, Hi Lo’s, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, Manhattan Transfer, Dion & the Belmonts, Frankie Lymon, Marcels, Everly Brothers, Beach Boys, Afro Cuban All Stars, Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys, Weavers, Kingston Trio, Byrds, Simon & Garfunkel, CSN&Y, Supremes, Four Tops, Temptations and much more.
I'll share their backstories, musical influences, and reveal which other vocal groups they influenced. We'll listen to their recordings and watch classic video performances. The only prerequisite is a love of music and groups that brought us so many timeless recordings.
This class will be recorded.
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- Chen Village Tai Chi
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Instructor: Randall Krause
Dates: 9/21/2023 - 11/16/2023
Days: Th
Times: 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Sessions: 9
Location: Online Learning
Room: Link to be Provided
Fee for À La Carte Members: $50.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
No previous Tai Chi experience is necessary. All the movements are slow and gentle, and no martial arts applications will be taught or practiced in this study group. These methods may help lessen body pain, correct spinal misalignment, cultivate a sense of internal energy, and rest the mind.
Participants can wear comfortable roomy or stretchy clothing and some soft tai chi shoes or socks to wear on their feet.
Note: This is an OLLI at University of Arizona class. Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time. After November 5, 2023, this class will begin at 10am Pacific time.
This class will be recorded.
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- Law in the News
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Instructor: Michael Schnittman , Sue Stewart
Dates: 9/14/2023 - 11/16/2023
Days: Th
Times: 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Sessions: 10
Location: Online Learning
Room: Link to be Provided
Fee for À La Carte Members: $50.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
Each week we are inundated with local and national news articles involving the law. We will review recent cases as they appeared in the news and learn how the case was brought and the reasoning behind the outcome. Members of the class will be encouraged to suggest newsworthy cases.
This class will be recorded.
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- London: Flower of Cities All
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Instructor: Stephen Stillwell
Dates: 9/14/2023 - 11/30/2023
Days: Th
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Sessions: 11
Location: Online Learning
Room: Link to be Provided
Fee for À La Carte Members: $50.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
Explore London: Its literary past and present, its museums and churches large and small, and its connections with royalty
This class will not meet November 9.
This class will be recorded.
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- My Neighbor's Voice: Building Community Through Deep Listening
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Instructor: Mary Anne Inglis , Kyle Gookins
Dates: 10/19/2023 - 11/16/2023
Days: Th
Times: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Sessions: 5
Location: Online Learning
Room: Link to be Provided
Fee for À La Carte Members: $30.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
My Neighbor's Voice (MNV) is committed to encouraging respectful conversations about the things that matter most. Using MNV Listening Cards, we focus on universal community questions ranging from American culture to civic rights and responsibilities, spiritual thought to health and environment, and more. During class, we have a moderated listening practice with our cards. Each participant takes turns answering questions and listening to their neighbor answer a related question. At the end of several listening rounds, we open the forum up for free discussion of the topic of the day.
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- Birding in the Chico Area: All Levels
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Instructor: Joyce Bond
Dates: 9/28/2023 - 11/16/2023
Days: Th
Times: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Sessions: 3
Location: Outdoor Experiences
Room: Various Locations
Fee for À La Carte Members: $30.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
There is no fee to be added to the waitlist. Waitlisted members will be added to the class in the order they were added to the waitlist. We ask that you not attend the class until you have been officially registered. À La Carte Members on the waitlist will be contacted for payment before being registered in the class.
This class is for both beginning and experienced birders. Through observation and the use of binoculars and field guides, class participants learn to identify birds in their natural habitat. We will meet once a month at different birding locations for field trips that may involve 1-2 miles of walking.
Please register for only one birding section.
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- Birding in the Chico Area: Advanced Birding
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Instructor: Joyce Bond
Dates: 9/14/2023 - 11/2/2023
Days: Th
Times: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sessions: 3
Location: Outdoor Experiences
Room: Various Locations
Fee for À La Carte Members: $30.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
There is no fee to be added to the waitlist. Waitlisted members will be added to the class in the order they were added to the waitlist. We ask that you not attend the class until you have been officially registered. À La Carte Members on the waitlist will be contacted for payment before being registered in the class.
We will spend more time trying to sight interesting birds in varying habitats with advanced identification tips. We will meet once a month at different locations for field trips that may involve 2-3 miles of walking. Prerequisite: participants must have taken "Birding In the Chico Area" more than once.
Please register for only one birding section.
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- Aviation History: American Airpower Ascendant 1944
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Instructor: Gary Hendrickson
Dates: 10/12/2023 - 11/16/2023
Days: Th
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sessions: 6
Location: The Social Chico
Room: Bradley 2
Hybrid Class: Zoom Link to be Provided
Fee for À La Carte Members: $50.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
You may choose to attend this hybrid class in person or online. The Zoom link will be provided to all registered participants.
As WWII enters its fourth year, American airpower begins to achieve air supremacy over the Axis powers. Rapid technical advances and superior training overcome German secret weapons and Japanese suicide attacks. This class will describe the airplanes and personalities during this time period.
This class will be recorded.
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- Music of the Carter Family: Part 2
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Instructor: Rebecca Herring Reiner
Dates: 9/14/2023 - 11/16/2023
Days: Th
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sessions: 10
Location: The Social Chico
Room: Gordon 1
Fee for À La Carte Members: $50.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
The Original Carter Family disbanded in 1943, but their music lived on. Mother Maybelle Carter, as she was now known, formed a new group: The Carter Sisters. They performed on the radio, joined The Grand Ole Opry, and brought old-time music up into the urban folk revival of the 1960s and 70s. We will continue to trace Carter family history and sing their songs. Musicians, bring your instruments, but you don't need to be a musician to participate. Interest and enthusiasm will suffice!
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- The Nine Rooms of Your Life
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Instructor: Valerie Althoff
Dates: 9/14/2023 - 10/12/2023
Days: Th
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sessions: 5
Location: The Social Chico
Room: Bradley 1
Fee for À La Carte Members: $30.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
According to feng shui, our lives consist of nine areas or "rooms" that we move through during our years here. This is a shift in classic feng shui teaching, which says your spaces reflect your life. In this class, we look at how your life is reflected in your spaces. You will see and learn a unique way of looking at your life, the importance of each room, and how ignoring any one of them can affect the balance and well-being of your life.
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- Great Decisions
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You may choose to attend this hybrid class in person or online. The Zoom link will be provided to all registered participants.
"Great Decisions" is the Foreign Policy Association's public education program about US foreign policy and global affairs issues. We will cover four of the Foreign Policy Association's topics and add some additional topics that are of interest to the class.
The topics for fall 2023 are China and the US, politics in Latin America, global famine, and climate migration. The Foreign Policy Association publishes a study guide each year, available for $35 plus shipping at www.fpa.org. The study guide is not required for the class.
This class will be recorded.
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- The Brain Explained: Neurology in a Nutshell
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Instructor: Paul Schanfield
Dates: 10/5/2023 - 11/16/2023
Days: Th
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Sessions: 7
Location: Online Learning
Room: Link to be Provided
Fee for À La Carte Members: $50.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
This class begins by explaining the mysteries of the brain. We'll address how you can navigate our complicated and fragmented healthcare system. Besides simplifying common neurological conditions, such as headache, dizziness, stroke, Parkinson's Disease, and memory loss, we will examine testing and imaging of the nervous system. This class will also delve into prevention of illness, focusing on healthy lifestyles, and intimately address end-of-life issues.
This class will be recorded.
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- What's New with Medicare in 2024
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THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
There is no fee to be added to the waitlist. Waitlisted members will be added to the class in the order they were added to the waitlist. We ask that you not attend the class until you have been officially registered. À La Carte Members on the waitlist will be contacted for payment before being registered in the class.
Passages Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program (HICAP) is offering this class to assist current Medicare beneficiaries make the best choices possible for their health care needs in the upcoming Annual Enrollment Period beginning October 15 and ending December 7.
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- Writing Short Plays
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Instructor: Pam Loyd
Dates: 9/14/2023 - 11/16/2023
Days: Th
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Sessions: 10
Location: Online Learning
Room: Link to be Provided
Fee for À La Carte Members: $50.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
Learn to write a short 10- to 20-minute play. We will cover the basics of playwriting, including format, structure, character, conflict, and dialogue. This is a workshop-style class in which we discuss concepts and techniques, share what we have written, and write short exercises to develop skills. Prompts will be offered to stimulate your ideas. There will be an opportunity for some of the plays to be performed in the annual OLLI Play Festival.
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- The Art of Vision: Exploring Neuroaesthetics and the Eye Through the Lens of an Ophthalmic Surgeon
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Instructor: Isaac Barthelow
Dates: 9/14/2023 - 10/19/2023
Days: Th
Times: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sessions: 6
Location: The Social Chico
Room: Bradley 2
Fee for À La Carte Members: $50.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
This class is designed for anyone interested in the intersection of art, science, and medicine. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of the human eye, including its anatomy, physiology, and the most common ophthalmic diseases and treatments. We will also explore the fascinating field of neuroasthetics, which focuses on the study of how the brain perceives and processes beauty, art, and aesthetics.
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