Upcoming Events
Travel Information Session
Want to know more about our upcoming trips? Have questions about what Collette does? Join us for a travel information session to learn more, complete with captivating slides of the areas we'll be visiting.
Monday, March 16, 1-2pm
Free and open to the public! A hybrid event - join us in Bradley 2 at The Social Chico or on Zoom. Check the OLLI website the day of the event for the Zoom link.
Spring '26 Class Preview
Learn about spring classes, plan your schedule, and hear from some of the volunteer instructors who will lead spring classes. Free and open to the public!
Thursday, March 26, 10:30am-Noon
Presentation begins at 11am
Chico Masonic Family Center, 1110 W. East Avenue, Chico
Free parking, coffee, and snacks.
OLLI Spring Picnic
Join us for our annual potluck picnic lunch where we reconnect with old friends and welcome new learners to the OLLI community. This is a chance to eat, socialize, and even play a few rounds of bingo.
Friday, April 10, 11:30am-1pm
Veterans Memorial Park (formerly Wildwood Park), Chico (map)
Free parking and beverages. Join us!
To allow people to make the best food choices for themselves, please bring a full list of ingredients for your dish. Print out our form (pdf) or bring your own. We'll also have forms for you to fill out at the event.
OLLI Play Festival
The OLLI Play Festival is back in April with more laugh-out-loud plays, written, directed, and acted entirely by OLLI members.
April 16-19
Performances
Thursday, April 16, 2pm
Friday, April 17, 7pm
Saturday, April 18, 7pm
Sunday, April 19, 2pm
Gordon 1 at The Social Chico
Ticket Sales
Buy your tickets early! Play Festival tickets will be on sale at the Spring Class Preview on March 26 and in the Bradley 2 Lobby on April 1, 10am-12pm. Tickets are $10 each, cash or check only.
In Case You Missed It
Winter Community Speaker Series
Chico State faculty member Asa Mittman joined us to discuss how maps shape our understandings of the world around us and our place within it. Watch the recording now.
Fall Community Speaker Series
Sheri Steinig, director of strategic initiatives and communications at Generations United, joined us to discuss intergenerational connections. Watch the recording now.
Travel Information Session
Want to know more about our upcoming trips? Watch the recording of our travel information session to learn more, complete with captivating slides of the areas we'll be visiting.
Annual Business and Town Hall Meeting
Learn more about how OLLI operates. Watch the recording now.
2024-25 Annual Report
2025-26 Budget
Winter Community Speaker Series
Cathryn Carkhuff and Carolyn Nava joined us to talk about the Local Master Plan on Aging. Watch the recording now.
Chico State Artist in Residence Talk
Chico State Artist in Residence and poet/storyteller/musician and artivist (art+activist) David Gonzalez will join us for a multi-media romp on creativity and social action. Watch the recording now.
Fall Community Speaker Series
Local nonprofit expert Laura Cootsona joined us for a talk entitled Community Nonprofits: The Lifeblood of Our Community. Watch the recording now.
Spring Community Speaker Series
Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) President and CEO Seana O’Shaughnessy joined us to talk about CHIP's work. Watch the recording now.
Winter Community Speaker Series
Chico Enterprise-Record Editor Mike Wolcott joined us for a discussion on the inner workings of our local daily paper, a bit of history of the paper, and the future of newspapers. Watch the recording now.
Fall Community Speaker Series
Nationally acclaimed and award-winning author Brendan Slocumb joined us for a conversation about his breakout novel The Violin Conspiracy. The conversation was facilitated by Chico State Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts Tracy Butts. Watch the recording now.
Spring '23 Virtual Play Festival
The OLLI Virtual Play Festival is now available to watch online at any time! The festival's four short comedies were written, directed, and performed by OLLI members from Chico, Rhode Island, New York, North Carolina, Alabama, and Colorado!
Heist or Hussy? (by Debbie Vermette) It’s bad enough that Nan wonders what her husband is involved with—a Heist or a Hussy—but then busy-body Louise interferes and makes everything worse.
Back to the Office (by Joan Goodreau) You know those co-workers who are strange? Kind of annoying? But the Boss thinks they’re great? That’s what two work-at-home employees face when they have to go back to the office.
The Perils of the Pink Envelope (by the Writing Short Plays class: April Gausemel, Joan Goodreau, Marcia Gordon, Judith Gropp, Pam Loyd, Leanne Ulvang, Debbie Vermette) A behind-the-scenes spoof of amateur actors putting on a play. Naturally everything goes wrong—forgotten lines, missed entrances, bad acting, making up new scenes—driving the poor director to drastic actions.
Channel 12: On-the-Spot News (by Pam Loyd) Small-town Channel 12 News reporter Bill Bluster is sure he's found a story that will give him his Big Break. So as his investigation goes further, why does he keep looking so foolish?
