Upcoming Events
Coffee with the Program Director
Take the opportunity to chat with Program Director Andrew Lavin. Stop by, have something to drink on us, or grab a snack or fancier drink at the cafe, and chat with Andrew and others about all things OLLI!
Wednesdays, September 18-November 13, 9-10:30am
Bradley Lobby, The Social Chico
Chico State Artist in Residence Talk
Chico State Artist in Residence David Gonzalez will join us on October 9 for a special talk for OLLI members and guests. A multi-media romp on creativity and social action with David Gonzalez, poet/storyteller/musician and artivist (art+activist), featuring excerpts from his newly published book Soundings as well as clips from Redemption/TIME, a new film he directed about incarceration and the power of art.
Wednesday, October 9, 4-5:30pm
Free and open to the public! A hybrid event – join us in Bradley 2 at The Social Chico or on Zoom.
Click here to join the Zoom meeting.
Webinar ID: 851 7968 7358
Passcode: OLLI2024
In Case You Missed It
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.
League of Women Voters Ballot Analysis
California voters are being asked to vote on ten ballot propositions in the November 2024 election on a broad range of topics. OLLI partnered with the League of Women Voters of Butte County to present an informational session about this year's propositions. League members Carol Burr and Linda MacMichael presented an analysis of California propositions in an unbiased manner with clear, easy to follow language.
Watch the recording now.
Fall Class Previews
Learn about fall classes, plan your schedule, and hear from some of the volunteer instructors who will lead fall classes. Watch the recording of our Live-Online Fall Class Preview now.
Annual Business and Town Hall Meeting
Learn more about how OLLI operates. Watch the recording now.
OLLI 2023-24 Annual Report (pdf)
OLLI 2024-25 Budget (pdf)
Travel Information Session
Collette representative Jay Fehan joined us to talk about our upcoming trips, complete with captivating slides of the areas we'll be visiting. Watch the recording.
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?
OLLI at University of Arizona Speaker Series
Join OLLI-UA for their exclusive offerings for members of the national Osher network. Check out their collection of recorded lectures.
