Tuition-free OLLI   

Between 1918 and 1937, George and Ira Gershwin as a team produced hundreds of songs for theater and films, many of which have become classics. This class will be an opportunity for us to examine the Gershwins' creative process. It was a product of their lives and times and their love for music, the English language, and people in general. And though we sometimes take them for granted, these exquisite songs, really tiny one-act plays, continue to affect us deeply.
(On-ground) Membership not required for tuition-free courses. 

Between 1918 and 1937, George and Ira Gershwin as a team produced hundreds of songs for theater and films, many of which have become classics. This class will be an opportunity for us to examine the Gershwins' creative process. It was a product of their lives and times and their love for music, the English language, and people in general. And though we sometimes take them for granted, these exquisite songs, really tiny one-act plays, continue to affect us deeply.
(On-ground) Membership not required for tuition-free courses. 

Food defines and transcends cultures, inviting kin and strangers to experience novel and intriguing culinary secrets, often revealing previously guarded sentiments, tales, and stories. The discovery of these secrets permits one to explore intricate social enigmas governed by sentiment and passion, realism, and magical realism. Alongside five cinematographers, the class will delve into tales spun by French, Mexican, Hindi, and Japanese traditions as each unveils secrets and uncovers sentiments altered by the passion for food. The Gleaners, The Lunchbox, Like Water for Chocolate, Chocolate, and Tampopo will be viewed and studied.
(On-ground) Membership not required for tuition-free courses. 

Antonine Maillet, storyteller, scholar, and university president, is the first Acadian writer to formally write about Acadia and Acadians. The primarily lyrical, poetic, and theatrical Acadian literature of the Canadian Maritime Provinces that emerged during the mid-20th century is examined and critiqued, revealing the economic and social places of Acadians residing among dominant Anglophone populations. The emerging Acadian novel will be studied alongside the music of Edith Butler, short films, a modern critical anthology, and supplemental materials contextualizing Acadia and Acadians.
(On-ground) Membership not required for tuition-free courses. 

Antonine Maillet, storyteller, scholar, and university president, is the first Acadian writer to formally write about Acadia and Acadians. The primarily lyrical, poetic, and theatrical Acadian literature of the Canadian Maritime Provinces that emerged during the mid-20th century is examined and critiqued, revealing the economic and social places of Acadians residing among dominant Anglophone populations. The emerging Acadian novel will be studied alongside the music of Edith Butler, short films, a modern critical anthology, and supplemental materials contextualizing Acadia and Acadians.
(On-ground) Membership not required for tuition-free courses. 

Between 1918 and 1937, George and Ira Gershwin as a team produced hundreds of songs for theater and films, many of which have become classics. This class will be an opportunity for us to examine the Gershwins' creative process. It was a product of their lives and times and their love for music, the English language, and people in general. And though we sometimes take them for granted, these exquisite songs, really tiny one-act plays, continue to affect us deeply.
(On-ground) Membership not required for tuition-free courses. 

Between 1918 and 1937, George and Ira Gershwin as a team produced hundreds of songs for theater and films, many of which have become classics. This class will be an opportunity for us to examine the Gershwins' creative process. It was a product of their lives and times and their love for music, the English language, and people in general. And though we sometimes take them for granted, these exquisite songs, really tiny one-act plays, continue to affect us deeply.
(On-ground) Membership not required for tuition-free courses. 

Food defines and transcends cultures, inviting kin and strangers to experience novel and intriguing culinary secrets, often revealing previously guarded sentiments, tales, and stories. The discovery of these secrets permits one to explore intricate social enigmas governed by sentiment and passion, realism, and magical realism. Alongside five cinematographers, the class will delve into tales spun by French, Mexican, Hindi, and Japanese traditions as each unveils secrets and uncovers sentiments altered by the passion for food. The Gleaners, The Lunchbox, Like Water for Chocolate, Chocolate, and Tampopo will be viewed and studied.
(On-ground) Membership not required for tuition-free courses. 

This class is designed for students who have already taken Beginning Memoir Writing. We will continue work with your memoirs, introducing new writing concepts as necessary. Every week participants will be given a prompt, which they may wish to respond to.
(On-ground) Membership not required for tuition-free courses. 

This beginning class will focus on the basics of poetry writing, particularly the use of image, sound, rhythm and density. We'll explore different poetic forms and discuss poems by well-known poets, noting how they successfully created memorable works. If participants are interested, we may also discuss marketing their poetry.
Please keep in mind that poetry is a deep personal sharing of your world, which, when successful, may involve a certain amount of personal risk.
Be willing to share your efforts with others in class.
(On-ground) Membership not required for tuition-free courses. 

Were you in Band in High School? Middle School? Do you wish you still played? Do you consider yourself a music loving amateur performer? If so, this class is for you! Welcome to the Truckee-Tahoe Community Band. If you have the desire to play with others in an ensemble setting, and prior but not necessarily current experience, then join us on Tuesday nights for a musical adventure. We will work together to interpret and perform fun band literature. The class will culminate in a performance. Music builds community – come join us!
(On-ground) Membership not required for tuition-free courses. 

Truckee-Tahoe Community Chorus: The course is designed for college-aged students through seniors for the study of selected styles and periods of music culminating in the performance of selected repertoire. The course curriculum includes discussion of musical elements, composition, vocabulary and history as well as vocal technique.
(On-ground) Membership not required for tuition-free courses.