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Special Presentations

OLLI Special Presentations are lectures that are Free and Open to the Public. We encourage you to attend and to bring with you a friend or neighbor who may not have attended an OLLI course before.

Our lectures are typically 90 minutes in length, with approximately 1 hour of lecture time and 30 for questions and answers. They are usually held on Friday afternoons from 1:30-3:00 pm.

Having Special Presentations, in addition to our regular courses, allows us to schedule short lectures that are of special interest to our members, and may also be on a topic that has come to the forefront in the news, in local interest, or concern.

Examples of recent Special Presentations include: Poets of the Piano, Transforming Adversity into Positive Action, One Drop: Symbolism of the Racial Integrity Act, Life as a Ballerina, The Racial and Ethnic History of Charlottesville, Enola Gay: The Aircraft and the Atomic Mission.

As they are scheduled and confirmed, upcoming OLLI Special Presentations will be listed below.

Special Presentation: Thomas Jefferson's Education () NEW!
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Sessions: 1 Dates: 11/6/2019 - 11/6/2019
Times: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Days: W
Course Location: Unity of Charlottesville - Sanctuary
Location Address: 2825 Hydraulic Road Charlottesville, VA 22901
Fee: $0.00
Course Description:
Join OLLI at UVa and the Charlottesville History Club for this co-sponsored Special Presentation.

Dr. Alan Taylor, the Thomas Jefferson Chair in American History at the University of Virginia, will discuss his new book, Thomas Jefferson's Education , which follows Jefferson's interests in education from his own time as a student at the College of William & Mary to the founding of the University of Virginia, and beyond.

This program is free and open to the public.
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54% VOTE; 100% GRIPE! () NEW!
Instructor: Joe Honick
Sessions: 1 Dates: 11/8/2019 - 11/8/2019
Times: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Days: F
Course Location: Unity of Charlottesville - Sanctuary
Location Address: 2825 Hydraulic Road Charlottesville, VA 22901
Fee: $0.00
Course Description:
The power of the vote idea remains one of the most significant expressions of democracy as well as one of its most misused, under-utilized and the tool of the corrupt. Where did the idea of the individual's right of expression as a vote originate? How does its use differ from one country to another and right here in America? Why is this discussion so critical at this time? (Note: the program is totally non-partisan!)

This Special Presentation is free and open to the public. Please RSVP by registering online, or calling or emailing the OLLI Office at 434.923.3600 or olliuva@virginia.edu
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Special Presentation: Thomas Jefferson's Education () NEW!

54% VOTE; 100% GRIPE! () NEW!