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Anne Spencer House & Garden Museum: Bus Trip to Lynchburg  NEW!

• Day of the week: W
• Date: 4/23/2025
• Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM. 
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• Fees:
      Member: $80.00
      Non-Member: $95.00
• *NON-REFUNDABLE

• Details: 
  *This trip complements the one-day Anne Spencer course and UVA Special Collections member benefit outing. We hope you will join us for all three!
  Join OLLI at UVA for a spring day trip to the Anne Spencer Museum and Gardens in historic Lynchburg, Virginia. The Anne Spencer House & Garden Museum is the former home of renowned Harlem Renaissance poet Anne Spencer. The museum is a designated Virginia Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. With up to 95% of the original house and cottage furnishings still in place today, it is considered one of the most intact house museums in the United States. Anne Spencer’s garden is also the only known restored garden of an African American in the United States. Anne Spencer was a poet, civil rights leader, advocate, and librarian. Her home and garden served as a gathering place for leading African Americans such as W.E.B. Du Bois, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, and Martin Luther King, Jr. The garden served as a private space of reflection and inspiration for the poet as well as a social realm for family and friends. W.E.B. Du Bois, James Weldon Johnson and George Washington Carver were plantsmen.
  Charlottesville and Staunton bus pick up and drop off.

OLLI at UVA Health and Safety Liability Waiver:

I understand that although OLLI at UVA holds the health and safety of its community as paramount, this does not guarantee that I will not be exposed to injury or illness of any kind. I acknowledge that my physical presence in the local community as well as participation and utilization of facilities, services, and programs at OLLI at UVA is voluntary, and may carry certain risks, such as injury or illness including COVID-19 that cannot be eliminated regardless of the care and reasonable efforts taken to avoid and mitigate those risks. I also understand that I may be at higher risk for injury or illness and take full responsibility for my health and safety.  I understand that I have the option to participate in OLLI at UVA activities remotely.  Despite these risks, I chose to participate in-person in OLLI at UVA activities.

I agree not to attend any in-person sessions if I am experiencing any symptom of illness such as cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, or new loss of taste or smell.

I hereby release and agree to hold OLLI at UVA harmless from, and waive on behalf of myself, my heirs, and any personal representatives any and all causes of action, claims, demands, damages, costs, expenses and compensation for damage or loss to myself and/or property that may be caused by any act, or failure to act of OLLI at UVA, or that may otherwise arise in any way in connection with any services received from OLLI at UVA. I understand that this release discharges OLLI at UVA from any liability or claim that I, my heirs, or any personal representatives may have against OLLI at UVA with respect to any bodily injury, illness, death, medical treatment, or property damage that may arise from, or in connection to, any services received from OLLI at UVA.   This liability acknowledgement and release extends to OLLI at UVA together with all venues, volunteers, and employees. Click the add to cart button to accept.

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Grace Church, Cismont has reached maximum enrollment. 

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Grace Church, Cismont with 

Day of the week: Th, Times: 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM. 

Limit: 30

Sessions: 1      

Dates: 5/8/2025 - 5/8/2025  

Course Description: 

Speaking of Rivers Tour with Horace Scruggs  

• Day of the week: Th
• Date: 5/15/2025
• Time: 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM. 
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• Fees:
      Member: $100.00
      Non-Member: $115.00
• *NON-REFUNDABLE

• Details: 

  Rivers have always been vital to the development and commerce of many civilizations throughout history. And through much of the history of America this has included the labor and invention of both free and enslaved African-Americans. With the personal stories at the forefront, this Rivanna River float will enlighten paddlers of the experiences and contributions African-Americans had on Central Virginia’s rivers. This will include discussions on the American slave trade, local plantations, bateau and watermen, and canal workers. Come learn how African-Americans navigated the river as well as the societal pressures of their times.
  This beginner-friendly half-day trip introduces participants to the rural beauty of Fluvanna County. While there are numerous riffles and a few very small Class 1 rapids, the majority of the trip is placid water over pebble, rock and sand bottom. In the summer, the water is low and clear, and inviting for swimming, snorkeling, wading, and fish watching. Numerous pebble beaches and sunny rocks make good places to break, swim and snack.
  At typical summer water levels, expect the trip to take from 3-3.5 hours at a leisurely pace. If the Rivanna River level is too low the float will take place on the James River.
  In partnership with the Rivanna River Company: kayak, paddle and flotation device included. Multiple guides will be with the group and the option to travel in a canoe with a guide is available, please inquire. Closer to May 15 more details will be shared with those enrolled.

OLLI at UVA Health and Safety Liability Waiver:

I understand that although OLLI at UVA holds the health and safety of its community as paramount, this does not guarantee that I will not be exposed to injury or illness of any kind. I acknowledge that my physical presence in the local community as well as participation and utilization of facilities, services, and programs at OLLI at UVA is voluntary, and may carry certain risks, such as injury or illness including COVID-19 that cannot be eliminated regardless of the care and reasonable efforts taken to avoid and mitigate those risks. I also understand that I may be at higher risk for injury or illness and take full responsibility for my health and safety.  I understand that I have the option to participate in OLLI at UVA activities remotely.  Despite these risks, I chose to participate in-person in OLLI at UVA activities.

I agree not to attend any in-person sessions if I am experiencing any symptom of illness such as cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, or new loss of taste or smell.

I hereby release and agree to hold OLLI at UVA harmless from, and waive on behalf of myself, my heirs, and any personal representatives any and all causes of action, claims, demands, damages, costs, expenses and compensation for damage or loss to myself and/or property that may be caused by any act, or failure to act of OLLI at UVA, or that may otherwise arise in any way in connection with any services received from OLLI at UVA. I understand that this release discharges OLLI at UVA from any liability or claim that I, my heirs, or any personal representatives may have against OLLI at UVA with respect to any bodily injury, illness, death, medical treatment, or property damage that may arise from, or in connection to, any services received from OLLI at UVA.   This liability acknowledgement and release extends to OLLI at UVA together with all venues, volunteers, and employees. Click the add to cart button to accept.

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Tour the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. with Horace and Hannah Scruggs  NEW!

• Day of the week: W
• Date: 6/4/2025
• Time: 7:00 AM - 6:30 PM. 
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• Fees:
      Member: $90.00
      Non-Member: $105.00
• *NON-REFUNDABLE

• Details: 

  Updated description:

  Join historians Horace and Hannah Scruggs for discussions and insight while visiting The National Museum of African American History and Culture.  Based on personal experience and research, pre and post visit conversations will give attendees a more meaningful visit to this museum.    NMAAH is a place where all Americans can learn about the richness and diversity of the African American experience, what it means to their lives, and how it helped us shape this nation.

OLLI at UVA Health and Safety Liability Waiver:

I understand that although OLLI at UVA holds the health and safety of its community as paramount, this does not guarantee that I will not be exposed to injury or illness of any kind. I acknowledge that my physical presence in the local community as well as participation and utilization of facilities, services, and programs at OLLI at UVA is voluntary, and may carry certain risks, such as injury or illness including COVID-19 that cannot be eliminated regardless of the care and reasonable efforts taken to avoid and mitigate those risks. I also understand that I may be at higher risk for injury or illness and take full responsibility for my health and safety.  I understand that I have the option to participate in OLLI at UVA activities remotely.  Despite these risks, I chose to participate in-person in OLLI at UVA activities.

I agree not to attend any in-person sessions if I am experiencing any symptom of illness such as cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, or new loss of taste or smell.

I hereby release and agree to hold OLLI at UVA harmless from, and waive on behalf of myself, my heirs, and any personal representatives any and all causes of action, claims, demands, damages, costs, expenses and compensation for damage or loss to myself and/or property that may be caused by any act, or failure to act of OLLI at UVA, or that may otherwise arise in any way in connection with any services received from OLLI at UVA. I understand that this release discharges OLLI at UVA from any liability or claim that I, my heirs, or any personal representatives may have against OLLI at UVA with respect to any bodily injury, illness, death, medical treatment, or property damage that may arise from, or in connection to, any services received from OLLI at UVA.   This liability acknowledgement and release extends to OLLI at UVA together with all venues, volunteers, and employees. Click the add to cart button to accept.

NOTE: If you do not see the "Add to Cart" button, there are four possible reasons. 1) Registration may not be open 2) You have not added a membership to your cart or renewed your membership (Click HERE to purchase your membership) 3) You are not logged in (Click “Sign In” on the blue bar above) 4) You may need to refresh your screen.