Dr. Gordon will present an overview of the brief life of Flannery O'Connor, insights into her fiction, and commentary on her life in Milledgeville, with special focus on Andalusia, where the writer spent her most productive years.

This class will cover the interesting history of Jekyll Island, located along the coast of Georgia. Class topics include historic attractions on Jekyll Island, the story of Jekyll Island's National Historic District, and the important role that Jekyll Island played in the formation of the Federal Reserve.

Fifty years ago this year, Bruce Blackman penned a song the he thought had promise. His new band recorded the 45 RPM and it was released in September 1975 and went nowhere. By March 1976, his car had been repossessed, and the rent was due. Then the phone rang...Blackman, a singer/songwriter, founded the Atlanta band Starbuck whose song "Moonlight Feels Right" became a top ten smash and remains one of the defining tunes of the 1970s. He joins OLLI's Chris Jones for a discussion of his story and his latest projects.