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Join us for a six-week exploration of six iconic Meryl Streep films.  Each session explores themes, performances, and the cultural impact in Silkwood, Kramer vs. Kramer, Adaptation, The Manchurian Candidate, Doubt, and The Bridges of Madison County. Bring your thoughts, questions, and insights as we analyze these classic movies and celebrate one of Hollywood’s greatest actors together.

Welcome to our celebration of Beethoven’s Symphony no. 6 in F major op. 68, “Pastoral.” A lecture by Chairat Chongvattanakij explains how Beethoven enshrines his great love of nature in this programmatic symphony. We’ll follow up with a wonderful performance, and, as always, we have extras designed to enhance your love and enjoyment of this amazing symphony and more.

Imagine your photos organized in one place, permanently and safely and being able to find any photo in a matter of seconds! This includes old slides and movies. We will talk about digitizing old media, cloud storage, software for creating photo projects and photo restoration. You will learn techniques you can use with any photo management system. Begin to enjoy your photos again and leave a legacy through photos and stories in a way that is simple, manageable, and stress free.

Gain some skills or review the fundamentals! Find out how capable this software is. Excel is the most widely used software worldwide by individuals and businesses. Use for budgeting, lists, tracking, projects, and schedules – get organized! Understand how to download through a Microsoft 365 subscription or purchase a license. We will compare Excel to the free Google Sheets or Libre. This class will help you get smarter about your spreadsheet world!

Do you think your Internet activities are safe from prying eyes just because you turned on your browser’s Privacy Mode? Think again. Learn what’s safe and what’s not, and how you can cover your tracks and keep your Internet activities safe and private, especially when using public Wi-Fi hot-spots.

Working With Windows is for you if you want to improve your basic computer skills, make Windows run better and faster, solve PC problems by yourself, learn to use helpful keyboard shortcuts, learn better ways to find and view files with File Explorer or how to make Windows 11 work more like Windows 10. All that and much more in this easy-to-follow tutorial.

On this Tour you will learn what OneDrive really is, see some iconic photos from the 20th Century, learn how an 8-story 11,000-ton building was turned 90° while work went on inside. Plus, a bit about WWII innovations, favorite ice cream flavors around the world, how to launch a satellite without a rocket, historic aircraft and why you should switch to a Chromebook. Unsure of AI? We’ll have some tips about how to get into it. Plus, videos, links galore and much, much more.

By presenting relevant concepts and data, this on-going course aims to equip each participant to be an educated consumer of news on a wide range of economic topics. Discussions will be fact-driven and nontechnical; no formal economics training is required. Please note that this class will skip the week of Feb 24 when Sedona International Film Festival will be at the Sedona Center.

Please join us on a journey into the world of new ideas.  We will explore a different subject each week from science, technology, space, the arts and the currents events.

Over forty of our 430+ National Park Service sites have a direct connection to the American Revolution. We explore the sites that tell the revolutionary story, colonial events that preceded it, moments that changed its course, and battles that decided the outcome.

Having amassed unprecedented political power, China's President for Life Xi Jinping is facing unprecedented challenges to his personal authority and even to his version of Communism. How is his health? What's wrong with the Chinese economy? Has he lost control of economic policy? What are the chances for a new period of opening to the world? What’s wrong with his relations with the People’s Liberation Army? We'll try to sort out facts from wishful thinking and rumor-mongering.

Over the years OLLI has purchased many titles from Great Courses. We have access to over 250 titles that can be streamed from your home. If you sign up for this class, you will be given access to the Prescott OLLI account, and can stream at will for the session. Learn about music, history, mindfulness, science and travel.

Join us to travel the world without passports, expense, long lines at airports, museums and cathedrals or fatigue. We will explore cultures, history and do lots of sightseeing on our wonderful planet.

Whether you are an armchair traveler or someone who never unpacks, come and join Deb and Bill to travel to destinations around the world. We will spend six weeks exploring everything from exotic locations to points of interest in the USA. Expect to experience: nature, adventure, exotic locations, and history. Deb and Bill will try to provide information as well as fun stories about their experiences traveling the world. Maybe you will find some new destinations to add to your bucket list!

The Seven Hermetic Principles, introduced in a 1908 book titled “The Kybalion,” can be found in all the world’s organized religions. This esoteric knowledge defines the ancient hermetic art of mental alchemy. By studying The Kybalion, you can change your reality by changing your mind! Following the book and related videos, we will be introduced to the wisdom tradition of Hermes Trismegistus. NOTE: The book is available on Amazon or as a free PDF at: http://www.kybalion.org/TheKybalion.pdf

You'll embark on an in-depth journey through the world of crystals, chakras, and energy grids to create alignment, health, and prosperity in your life. Each week will focus on key principles and practical techniques to amplify energy, boost vitality, and attract abundance. Classes will include guided exercises, personal reflections, and hands-on practice with crystal grids and chakra balancing.

Memoir writing begins with writing down your life's stories. Each week participants write a short thematic story. We read them aloud and then receive constructive comments. We create a safe and confidential environment where we hear and appreciate our stories.

Did you know that OLLI is more than a classroom? Whether brand new or a continuing member, join us to hear about all OLLI offers, how to get involved, and meet people. Also, find out important details like parking, food options on campus, and finding your classroom! Our Member Welcome will reveal the answers to these and many more questions. Bring a friend. We look forward to meeting you!

Dr. Rodolfo Martinez Morales has worked agriculture development, his combined education on crop and soil science, and ecology has broadened research and extension to areas like plant and soil ecology, regenerative agriculture and sustainable landscapes. Dr. Martinez is the Extension Director in Santa Cruz County and is currently developing a strategy to integrate regenerative agriculture with ecological restoration to enhance small-scale farming in the Sonoran Desert.

Patrick Schweiss, executive director of Sedona International Film Festival, with his  quick wit and charming demeanor will fill you with glee as you get a peek behind the curtain hear about the films, and the special events that will take place at the festival. You'll learn about the festival's free workshops and ways you can meet-and-greet industry professionals and the celebrity guests. You will get all the latest news as the festival brings A Bit of Tinseltown to Red Rock Country!

Back by popular demand, Rick picks up where he left off from his previous presentation with a brief recap of the first session followed by a deep dive into several back stories not cover in his first presentation. This session will address several humorous mission events, NASA and UFOs, and will conclude with an interactive launch count down. Come hear things not covered in part one and never before publicized by the media. There will be ample time for a Q & A session at the end.

Do you ever get the feeling that your Gut has a Mind of Its Own?  It does!
Sometimes called the ‘second brain,’ your gut and its microbial inhabitants constantly communicate with your brain. Your body is teaming with millions of microorganisms, known as your microbiome, residing primarily in your gut. The balance and health of your microbial partners will affect your gut feelings physically and mentally. We’ll discuss the impact these microorganisms have on your health.

In the summer of 1913, former President Theodore Roosevelt embarked on a strenuous Arizona horseback and camping expedition with his two youngest sons, Archie and Quentin. They crossed the Grand Canyon, hunted cougars on the North Rim, then headed East to the Navajo country. At the remote outpost of Kayenta, they met Harvey Leake’s great-grandparents John and Louisa Wetherill, and proceeded, under John’s guidance, on a long-guided excursion to the magnificent Rainbow Natural Bridge.

Will Williams, a local Prescott Courier columnist and story-teller entered retirement with only a mental and casual bucket list in mind. He realized that his central theme in retirement will be to keep passion in whatever he decided to do. With that thought in mind he developed a ten-year hobby of producing video biographies, writing a newspaper column for the first time in his life, volunteering and speaking before groups. He has some interesting stories to tell.