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  • 1000 Miles to Run: An Extraordinary Escape Story
  • Instructor: Robin Dizard (she/her/hers)
    Dates: 9/11/2023 - 10/16/2023
    Days: M
    Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Sessions: 5
    Location: The Social Chico
    Room: Bradley 2
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $30.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
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  • 50th Anniversary of the Yom Kippur War: Israel's Last Conventional War
  • Instructor: Dick Scott
    Dates: 10/9/2023 - 10/9/2023
    Days: M
    Times: 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM
    Sessions: 1
    Location: Online Learning
    Room: Link to be Provided
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $15.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
     Show Description





    This class will be recorded.
 

  • Aviation History: American Airpower Ascendant 1944
  • 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.
     Show Description



    This class will be recorded.
 

  • California Women Artists 1850-1950
  • Instructor: Erika Esau (she/her/hers)
    Dates: 10/18/2023 - 11/8/2023
    Days: W
    Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Sessions: 4
    Location: Online Learning
    Room: Link to be Provided
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $30.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
     Show Description





    This class will be recorded.
 

  • Chico State Faculty Lecture Series
  • Instructor: Sandra Flake (she/her/hers)
    Dates: 10/11/2023 - 11/15/2023
    Days: W
    Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    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.
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    Fall 2023 List of Presenters

    This class will be recorded.
 

  • Cracker Barrel
  • Instructor: David Price
    Dates: 9/11/2023 - 11/13/2023
    Days: M
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Sessions: 9
    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.
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  • Don't Ban that Book!
  • Instructor: Chris Ryan , Ron Kirsop
    Dates: 9/25/2023 - 9/25/2023
    Days: M
    Times: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Location: Online Learning
    Room: Link to be Provided
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $15.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
     Show Description





    This class will be recorded.
 

  • Five American Artists
  • Instructor: Dolores Mitchell
    Dates: 9/13/2023 - 10/11/2023
    Days: W
    Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Sessions: 5
    Location: Online Learning
    Room: Link to be Provided
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $30.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
     Show Description





    This class will be recorded.
 

  • Great Decisions
  • Instructor: William Tefteller (he/him/his), David Price , Myron Flindt
    Dates: 9/14/2023 - 11/16/2023
    Days: Th
    Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Sessions: 10
    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.
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    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.
 

  • Hike & History: Meadow Hike & Jonesville Hotel: Section 2
  • Instructor: Pamela Waldsmith , Bill Casey , Laurie Archambault
    Dates: 10/2/2023 - 10/2/2023
    Days: M
    Times: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Location: Outdoor Experiences
    Room: Various Locations
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $15.00
    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.
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    Hiking poles, good hiking shoes, and binoculars for birding are recommended. Further details will be provided prior to the hike.
 

  • Law in the News
  • 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
     Show Description





    This class will be recorded.
 

  • London: Flower of Cities All
  • 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
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    This class will not meet November 9.

    This class will be recorded.
 

  • Making History: Covid and the Black Death Revisited
  • Instructor: Leanne Ulvang (she/her/hers), Robin Dizard (she/her/hers)
    Dates: 10/17/2023 - 11/14/2023
    Days: Tu
    Times: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    Sessions: 5
    Location: Online Learning
    Room: Link to be Provided
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $30.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
     Show Description

    Class members will receive links to the June 2020 videos to watch prior to each class, during which we will discuss how today compares with June 2020.



    This class will be recorded.
 

  • Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit
  • Instructor: Walter Coffey
    Dates: 9/22/2023 - 11/17/2023
    Days: F
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Sessions: 8
    Location: The Social Chico
    Room: Bradley 2
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $50.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
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  • Music of the Carter Family: Part 2
  • 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
     Show Description


 

  • Our Best Friend: The Domestic Dog
  • Instructor: John Jaenike
    Dates: 10/25/2023 - 12/6/2023
    Days: W
    Times: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    Sessions: 6
    Location: Online Learning
    Room: Link to be Provided
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $50.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
     Show Description





    This class will be recorded.
 

  • Slow Reading Shakespeare: Kingship
  • Instructor: Jack Ayer
    Dates: 9/12/2023 - 11/14/2023
    Days: Tu
    Times: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    Sessions: 10
    Location: Online Learning
    Room: Link to be Provided
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $50.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
     Show Description



 

  • Slow Reading Your Inner Fish: An Adventure In Evolutionary Discovery
  • Instructor: Charles Copeland
    Dates: 9/12/2023 - 11/14/2023
    Days: Tu
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Sessions: 10
    Location: The Social Chico
    Room: Bradley 1
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $50.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
     Show Description

    The required book, Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body by Neil Shubin, is available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and other booksellers.

    Class Syllabus


 

  • Ten Great Buildings
  • Instructor: Nancy McAfee
    Dates: 9/13/2023 - 10/11/2023
    Days: W
    Times: 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM
    Sessions: 5
    Location: Online Learning
    Room: Link to be Provided
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $30.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
     Show Description





    This class will be recorded.
 

  • The Politics Behind Military Invasion to Change National Borders
  • Instructor: Charles Copeland , Richard Ponarul
    Dates: 9/13/2023 - 11/15/2023
    Days: W
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Sessions: 10
    Location: The Social Chico
    Room: Bradley 1
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $50.00
    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.
     Show Description

 

  • The Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
  • Instructor: Dick Scott
    Dates: 10/2/2023 - 10/2/2023
    Days: M
    Times: 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM
    Sessions: 1
    Location: Online Learning
    Room: Link to be Provided
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $15.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
     Show Description





    This class will be recorded.
 

  • Trash and the Neal Road Landfill: Section 2
  • Instructor: Eric Dugger , Eric Miller
    Dates: 10/11/2023 - 10/11/2023
    Days: W
    Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Location: Neal Road Recycling and Waste Facility
    Room:
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $15.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
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    Bring walking shoes (no sandals), sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, and water as the majority of class will be outside to allow observation of landfill operations. You may also bring a folding chair and clipboard. Please register for only one section.
 

  • Ukraine Then and Now: Historical Context and Current Events
  • Instructor: Jesse Frey
    Dates: 9/15/2023 - 12/8/2023
    Days: F
    Times: 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM
    Sessions: 11
    Location: Online Learning
    Room: Link to be Provided
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $50.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
     Show Description

    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.
 

  • Women's Words from the Westward Journey
  • Instructor: Debbie Huff
    Dates: 9/25/2023 - 9/25/2023
    Days: M
    Times: 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM
    Sessions: 1
    Location: Online Learning
    Room: Link to be Provided
    Fee for À La Carte Members: $15.00
    Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
     Show Description





    This class will be recorded.
 

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