Special Events   

If you were invited to OLLI Café by a friend as part of the "Bring A Friend to OLLI Café" program, then please register for this OLLI Café section. Please Note: you can only attend one free OLLI Café session as part of this program.

OLLI Café is a venue for the exchange of ideas and experiences focusing on improving the quality of life. The goal of OLLI Café is to present a potpourri of presentations and activities that provide information and new knowledge to OLLI members. The events feature a guest speaker followed by a short question and answer session. For information on each OLLI Café presentation, please visit: https://olli.uconn.edu/olli-cafe-lecture-descriptions/.

Were you an Elvis fan back in the day? If so, come to the end of semester event on Friday, May 23, 2025 from 12 - 2pm in the UConn Campus MPR (113- 119) to hear the King of Rock and Roll perform some of his favorites. Phil Maiorano, actor, singer and award-winning Elvis tribute artist, will charm us with his Elvis interpretation.

Phil has performed in many of Seven Angels Theatre productions and has won the Fan Favorite Award at the Georgia Tribute festival in 2022, 2023 and 2024 and at the Empire Elvis Festival, NY, in 2022 and 2023. When not entertaining fans, Phil, a Waterbury native, also owns and operates Maiorano Funeral Home with his sisters, Nicki and Dawn.

A light lunch will be served beginning at 12 noon followed by this musical tribute. PLEASE be sure to register in advance to ensure adequate seating and refreshments for this fun-filled event. RSVP by Wednesday May 21st.

If you purchased a Spring parking permit, you have the option to park in UConn's attached parking garage (55 North Elm Street) or the Scovill Street garage (33 Scovill Street). There is a physical parking attendant on the Scoville Street garage that will need to see the hangtag that UConn Parking Services mailed to you. If you do not have a parking permit, you can pay the attendant and park in the Scovill Street garage or you can use the University's Pay-By-Phone system to park in the attached UConn Waterbury garage. More information about this system can be found at: https://park.uconn.edu/pay-by-phone/

Please register for the OLLI Café Lunchtime series if you plan on attending some or all of the presentations. Registration for OLLI Café entitles you to a seat for each event, even if you cannot attend every café lecture! OLLI Café is a venue for the exchange of ideas and experiences focusing on improving the quality of life. The goal of OLLI Café is to present a potpourri of presentations and activities that provide information and new knowledge to OLLI members. The events feature a guest speaker followed by a short question and answer session. For information on each OLLI Café presentation, please visit: https://olli.uconn.edu/olli-cafe-lecture-descriptions/.