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  • Deer Creek Hike
  • Instructor: Bill Casey, Vickie Bernhardt
    Dates: 10/10/2025 - 10/10/2025
    Days: F
    Times: 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Location: Outdoor Experiences
    Room: Various Locations
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $15.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
    This is a moderate out and back hike totaling 4 miles along picturesque Deer Creek. The trail meanders under a forest canopy, which we will admire in its seasonal beauty. Features to enjoy along our journey include stream crossings, some short steep rocky ascents and descents, waterfalls, and basalt cliffs towering above us on the walls of the canyon. We will hike at a leisurely pace, enjoying the flora and fauna along the way.

    Further details will be provided prior to the hike.

    This class requires additional forms. Review the outdoor class forms information before attending class.
    This class counts toward the 3-class limit.
 

  • Hike & History: Meadow Hike & Jonesville Hotel
  • Instructor: Pamela Waldsmith, Bill Casey
    Dates: 9/12/2025 - 9/12/2025
    Days: F
    Times: 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Location: Outdoor Experiences
    Room: Various Locations
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $15.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
    Join us for history and a hike. We will be treated to viewing the Jonesville Hotel with a local historian and resident. We will then hike in the meadows near the creek in Jonesville for about 5 miles at roughly 5500' elevation. Be prepared for uneven ground.

    Hiking poles, good hiking shoes, and binoculars for birding are recommended. Further details will be provided prior to the hike.

    This class requires additional forms. Review the outdoor class forms information before attending class.
    This class counts toward the 3-class limit.
 

  • Explore Your Public Lands: Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
  • Instructor: Vickie Stoll, Lorraine Smith (she/her/hers)
    Dates: 11/21/2025 - 11/21/2025
    Days: F
    Times: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Location: Outdoor Experiences
    Room: Various Locations
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $15.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
    The North State is home to rich, diverse public lands: refuges, parks, forests, and reserves. Your public lands provide vital wildlife habitat and protect our natural resources. On this field trip, we'll explore Gray Lodge with guidance from a California Department of Fish and Wildlife naturalist and enjoy an easy 2-mile nature walk on level paths. We will identify birds, enjoy stunning views of the Sutter Buttes, and learn about this haven for over 300 species of wildlife. Come explore your public lands with us!

    Further details will be provided prior to the field trip.

    This class requires additional forms. Review the outdoor class forms information before attending class.
    This class counts toward the 3-class limit.
 

  • Hike Leading Homeroom
  • Instructor: Vickie Stoll, Lorraine Smith (she/her/hers)
    Dates: 9/12/2025 - 11/7/2025
    Days: F
    Times: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    Sessions: 4
    Location: Outdoor Experiences
    Room: Various Locations
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $0.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
    This class will provide you with basic information and support to help you explore the possibility of confidently creating your own OLLI outdoor classes. During two in-class meetings we'll cover the how-tos of planning and leading OLLI hikes, hear from a variety of current hike leaders about their approach to diverse OLLI hikes, and answer all your questions. Together we'll plan and enjoy two hikes during which the instructors will provide on-the-hike training.

    Participants must attend the classroom meetings to participate in the hikes.
    This class has two classroom meetings in Bradley 1, September 12 and October 10, 10am-12pm, and two hikes September 26 and November 7, 9am-4pm.
    This class requires additional forms. Review the outdoor class forms information before attending class.
 

  • Poetry for Pleasure
  • Instructor: Paul Belz, Jennifer Castañeda
    Dates: 9/12/2025 - 11/7/2025
    Days: F
    Times: 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
    Sessions: 5
    Location: The Social Chico
    Room: Gordon 2
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $30.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
    Reading poetry helps you to know things more fully; it commands your attention; and it can sustain good conversation. In this class, participants select poetry from favorite sources to read aloud with fellow enthusiasts.


    This class meets September 12, September 26, October 10, October 24, and November 7.
 

  • Salmon Spawning Kayak Tour: Section 1
  • Instructor: Rachel McMillan
    Dates: 10/3/2025 - 10/3/2025
    Days: F
    Times: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Location: Forebay Aquatic Center
    Room:
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $15.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
    Observe the Chinook salmon, or king salmon, spawning season up close as we kayak beside them in the Feather River. We'll start with a brief safety and how to paddle lesson. Then we'll travel downriver to view the spawning salmon. You'll learn about the lifecycle of the salmon and the Feather River, and have a chance to see Oroville in a whole new way.

    This class is for those with some kayaking experience. Wear non-cotton clothing and water shoes. There will be an additional activity fee of $65 payable at the class.
 

  • Tap Dance Is Fun: Section 2
  • Instructor: Mary Sweeney
    Dates: 9/12/2025 - 11/7/2025
    Days: F
    Times: 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
    Sessions: 8
    Location: Chico Creek Dance
    Room: Studio B
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $55.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
    Tap dance involves rhythmic, percussive, and precise movement of the feet while promoting the flow and individual style of the entire body. Classes will include warm-up, structured movement phrases that will build in complexity, and creative explorations. All levels are welcome. Good standing balance is recommended.

    Wear comfortable clothing that allows for ease of movement and tap shoes, preferably with low heel.
    This class does not meet September 26.
    This class counts toward the 3-class limit.
 

  • 108-Form Tai Chi: Beginning
  • Instructor: Lenora Wong
    Dates: 9/9/2025 - 11/14/2025
    Days: Tu F
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Sessions: 18
    Location: Center for Spiritual Living
    Room:
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $55.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
    This is the longest of the six major Yang-style tai chi movements, taking about 25 minutes to complete. Tai chi is known for developing balance, strength, and flexibility. It is a form of meditation in movement. In this class you will learn the first third of the forms, or about 36 moves, in a workshop environment.


    This class meets twice a week.
    This class counts toward the 3-class limit.
 

  • Stay Safe, Stay Strong: Section 1
  • Instructor: Farshad Azad
    Dates: 10/10/2025 - 10/10/2025
    Days: F
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Sessions: 1
    Location: Azad's Martial Arts Center
    Room:
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $15.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
    Join us for an empowering self-defense class designed exclusively for OLLI members. In this fun, dynamic, safe, and practical session, Senior Grandmaster Azad, renowned for training tens of thousands of people in personal safety, will teach real-world strategies to protect yourself at home, in public, and beyond. Learn simple but powerful techniques to stay safe, enhance awareness, and defend yourself effectively. This class is for people of all abilities.


 

  • Stay Safe, Stay Strong: Section 2
  • Instructor: Farshad Azad
    Dates: 10/17/2025 - 10/17/2025
    Days: F
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Sessions: 1
    Location: Azad's Martial Arts Center
    Room:
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $15.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
    Join us for an empowering self-defense class designed exclusively for OLLI members. In this fun, dynamic, safe, and practical session, Senior Grandmaster Azad, renowned for training tens of thousands of people in personal safety, will teach real-world strategies to protect yourself at home, in public, and beyond. Learn simple but powerful techniques to stay safe, enhance awareness, and defend yourself effectively. This class is for people of all abilities.


 

  • What In The World? A Data-Based Look at Some Contemporary Global Issues
  • Instructor: Steve Herman
    Dates: 9/19/2025 - 11/7/2025
    Days: F
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Sessions: 8
    Location: The Social Chico
    Room: Bradley 2
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $55.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
    This class will explore contemporary geographical topics such as resource supply and consumption, selected environmental issues, and demographic changes, using the most reliable, easily available data sources. We will keep in mind the role that bias plays as we strive to better understand our world.


 

  • 108-Form Tai Chi: Intermediate
  • Instructor: Lenora Wong
    Dates: 9/9/2025 - 11/14/2025
    Days: Tu F
    Times: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Sessions: 18
    Location: Center for Spiritual Living
    Room:
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $55.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
    This is the longest of the six major Yang-style tai chi movements, taking about 25 minutes to complete. Tai chi is known for developing balance, strength, and flexibility. It is a form of meditation in movement. In this class we will review the first 36 forms in a workshop environment. Additional forms will be taught as the group is ready.


    This class meets twice a week.
 

  • Stansbury Home Tour: Section 1
  • Instructor: Elizabeth Carrillo
    Dates: 9/19/2025 - 9/19/2025
    Days: F
    Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Location: The Stansbury Home
    Room:
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $15.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
    Located at the corner of Fifth and Salem Streets, the Stansbury Home was built by Dr. Oscar Stansbury, a local physician, in 1883. Owned by the City of Chico since 1976, it is operated by the Stansbury Home Preservation Association as a historic house museum. This tour will include Dr. Stansbury's office, with its display of the tools used in his practice, as well as rooms used by the Stansbury family with original interiors and furnishings intact.



    This class counts toward the 3-class limit.
 

  • Stansbury Home Tour: Section 2
  • Instructor: Elizabeth Carrillo
    Dates: 10/10/2025 - 10/10/2025
    Days: F
    Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Location: The Stansbury Home
    Room:
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $15.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
    Located at the corner of Fifth and Salem Streets, the Stansbury Home was built by Dr. Oscar Stansbury, a local physician, in 1883. Owned by the City of Chico since 1976, it is operated by the Stansbury Home Preservation Association as a historic house museum. This tour will include Dr. Stansbury's office, with its display of the tools used in his practice, as well as rooms used by the Stansbury family with original interiors and furnishings intact.



    This class counts toward the 3-class limit.
 

  • Espionage 101
  • Instructor: Terry Wilson
    Dates: 9/12/2025 - 11/14/2025
    Days: F
    Times: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    Sessions: 10
    Location: The Social Chico
    Room: Gordon 1
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $55.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
    This class will focus on recent spying cases in the US. The phenomenon of trust betrayal remains a key research issue. We will focus on espionage and personal attributes, foreign influences, divided loyalties, employment and security clearances, espionage characteristics, consequences of spying, and motivation. As time permits we will discuss key spies, such as Aldrich Ames, Ana Montes, and Robert Hanssen. This class will include a brief overview of the 17 agencies that comprise the US intelligence community.


 

  • Arts & Eats
  • Instructor: Bill Houck
    Dates: 10/17/2025 - 11/14/2025
    Days: F
    Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Sessions: 5
    Location: Other
    Room: Various Locations
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $30.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
    We'll visit museums, art galleries, and studios in the area and talk with curators and artists to learn more about the places and the work. Afterwards, we'll go to coffee houses or restaurants for no-host treats and conversation with group members.



    This class counts toward the 3-class limit.
 

  • Salmon Spawning Kayak Tour: Section 2
  • Instructor: Rachel McMillan
    Dates: 10/3/2025 - 10/3/2025
    Days: F
    Times: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Location: Forebay Aquatic Center
    Room:
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $15.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
    Observe the Chinook salmon, or king salmon, spawning season up close as we kayak beside them in the Feather River. We'll start with a brief safety and how to paddle lesson. Then we'll travel downriver to view the spawning salmon. You'll learn about the lifecycle of the salmon and the Feather River, and have a chance to see Oroville in a whole new way.

    This class is for those with some kayaking experience. Wear non-cotton clothing and water shoes. There will be an additional activity fee of $65 payable at the class.
 

  • The Basics of Routine Veterinary Care
  • Instructor: Sandy Hazanow (she/her/hers), Sarah Richardson (she/her/hers)
    Dates: 9/12/2025 - 10/3/2025
    Days: F
    Times: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    Sessions: 4
    Location: The Social Chico
    Room: Bradley 2
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $30.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
    Using a multimedia approach, this class offered by OLLI sponsor Riverwood Veterinary Hospital will dissect the process of a routine pet physical to systematically examine the steps of a thorough assessment and the importance of specific findings and their implications. Discussion will branch into concepts such as the importance of listening to pet owner's history and ways that proactive training can facilitate good veterinary care. You will see some interesting – and possibly freakish – things, learn to help your pet, and have a fun time.


 

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