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Tour Sunrise Nursery in Winterville, GA, and learn how to support birds, butterflies, bees and other wildlife while beautifying your yard!
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 11
Dates: 10/5/2026 - 10/5/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: M
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Instructor: Lisa Stephens
Building: Off Site (opens in new tab)
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Please see receipt note for address/parking details.
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This class provides simple, practical tools to calm the mind, restore balance and clarity, and support everyday resilience in daily life. Drawing from themes in Dial Down, participants will explore gentle practices including breathwork, mindfulness, nature-based reset techniques, reflective journaling, supportive nutrition concepts, and the role of connection in well-being. Each session introduces easy-to-use tools that can be adapted at any age or fitness level, with a focus on creating a more grounded and steady way of living.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 29
Dates: 10/7/2026 - 10/7/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: W
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Instructor: Raquel Durden
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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Experience an exclusive look at “Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone,” the most comprehensive retrospective ever dedicated to the pioneering 19th-century sculptor. As the first artist of Black and Indigenous heritage to gain international fame, Lewis broke profound social barriers to master the neoclassical style in Rome. This tour explores nearly 30 of her rare marble works—including iconic pieces like Forever Free. It is a unique opportunity to witness the technical mastery and resilient spirit of a woman who carved her own path into art history.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 12
Dates: 10/6/2026 - 10/6/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: Tu
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Instructor: Shawnya Harris
Building: Off Site (opens in new tab)
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While Georgia is today home to about 60 state parks, there are approximately 40 sites considered former state parks. Learn about Spanish missions, historic homes, and scenic wonders of Georgia.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 8
Dates: 9/11/2026 - 9/11/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: F
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Instructor: Andrew Bramlett
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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This class covers Georgia law governing grave/cemetery protection; who (descendants) has/may have access to cemeteries; locating/identifying a grave or cemetery; tools of the trade (probes, flags, flashlights, camera, GPS, notebook, D2); how one may probe to identify low to no marking graves; flagging; brush clearing; unique headstones/markings of 18th/19th Century graves; proper gravestone cleaning; inscription reading/recording/transcribing; GPS recording/reporting; and perhaps examples of how to protect a grave/cemetery from destruction by land developers/development.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 37
Dates: 10/15/2026 - 10/15/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: Th
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Instructor: Steve Wang, Charity Wang, Vicki Bentley
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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Members attending this class are invited to bring a brown bag lunch with them. After the class, anyone who wishes to stay can enjoy their lunch and socialize with other OLLI members from 11:30-12:30 in the River's Crossing sunroom, Room 114.
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If you’ve ever been hijacked by your feelings, and done or said something you later regretted, you’ve probably tried thinking positively to try to get over the uncomfortable feeling. Or maybe you tried staying busy. Or reminding yourself things could be worse. But it doesn’t work, does it? Not because you’re doing it wrong. Suppressing or overriding feelings doesn’t make them go away. It just makes them wait. And then they show up at the worst possible moment: In a conversation you didn’t mean to derail… in a reaction that surprised even you… in a 3 A.M. spiral you can’t stop. What if the answer isn’t to get over your feelings, but to get bigger than them? This class will offer you a simple way to do this.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: -4
Dates: 9/10/2026 - 9/10/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: Th
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Instructor: Heather Jensen
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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Discover the powerful world of GALILEO (Georgia’s Virtual Library), available free to everyone in the state. This informative and engaging session highlights the wide range of digital resources accessible through your local public library. Through live demonstrations and practical examples, we will explore valuable tools designed to support research, personal growth, and everyday needs. Topics include genealogy and family history, local and statewide historical collections, technology skill-building, ongoing learning, financial literacy, legal document assistance, language learning, and more! The session will also cover how to access GALILEO resources both in the library and remotely from home, plus tips for navigating the GALILEO website efficiently. You’ll also discover how working with your local librarians can enhance your research and help you get better results faster.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 34
Dates: 10/27/2026 - 10/27/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: Tu
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Instructor: Jef Whatley
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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Discover the powerful world of GALILEO (Georgia’s Virtual Library), available free to everyone in the state. This informative and engaging session highlights the wide range of digital resources accessible through your local public library. Through live demonstrations and practical examples, we will explore valuable tools designed to support research, personal growth, and everyday needs. Topics include genealogy and family history, local and statewide historical collections, technology skill-building, ongoing learning, financial literacy, legal document assistance, language learning, and more! The session will also cover how to access GALILEO resources both in the library and remotely from home, plus tips for navigating the GALILEO website efficiently. You’ll also discover how working with your local librarians can enhance your research and help you get better results faster.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 99
Dates: 10/27/2026 - 10/27/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: Tu
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Instructor: Jef Whatley
Building: Online via Zoom
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This class provides an overview of legal issues affecting older adults, including estate planning, long-term care and Medicare/Medicaid asset protection. Students will gain practical knowledge of how the law supports aging populations and learn strategies for advocating on behalf of themselves and their families.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 31
Dates: 9/14/2026 - 9/14/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: M
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Instructor: Allie Adkins
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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After the Civil War, White cemeteries didn’t allow Black people to bury their dead on the same land. This meant Black Athenians were left with nowhere to bury and memorialize their loved ones. In response, local Black residents established societies that used community trusts to set property boundaries and name specific stewards responsible for cemetery operations and upkeep, all to care for the community after death. One example of this work in Athens is the Gospel Pilgrim Society that founded its namesake cemetery in 1882. In the 144 years since, approximately 3,500 African Americans have been buried there, and approximately 20-25% of those were formerly enslaved individuals. Among them are William Pledger, Pink Morton, Hariett Powers, and William Henry Heard. In this class, Fred Smith and Chaplain Cole will explain what it is that brings them to this work, share stories of notable Black Athenians buried in Gospel Pilgrim, and discuss why honoring and spreading this historic past is so important for Athens' present and future. Also included is information about how you can get involved and help support Gospel Pilgrim's community preservation work to protect this vital part of Athens history.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 32
Dates: 8/19/2026 - 8/19/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: W
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Instructor: Fred O. Smith, Cole Knapper
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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After the Civil War, White cemeteries didn’t allow Black people to bury their dead on the same land. This meant Black Athenians were left with nowhere to bury and memorialize their loved ones. In response, local Black residents established societies that used community trusts to set property boundaries and name specific stewards responsible for cemetery operations and upkeep, all to care for the community after death. One example of this work in Athens is the Gospel Pilgrim Society that founded its namesake cemetery in 1882. In the 144 years since, approximately 3,500 African Americans have been buried there, and approximately 20-25% of those were formerly enslaved individuals. Among them are William Pledger, Pink Morton, Hariett Powers, and William Henry Heard. In this class, Fred Smith and Chaplain Cole will explain what it is that brings them to this work, share stories of notable Black Athenians buried in Gospel Pilgrim, and discuss why honoring and spreading this historic past is so important for Athens' present and future. Also included is information about how you can get involved and help support Gospel Pilgrim's community preservation work to protect this vital part of Athens history.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 99
Dates: 8/19/2026 - 8/19/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: W
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Instructor: Fred O. Smith, Cole Knapper
Building: Online via Zoom
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Participants read short selections from classical and current fiction and nonfiction. Through conversation with each other, attendees achieve greater appreciation for the material, gain interesting insights, and enjoy social engagement. Class members determine the reading selections, which vary each semester. Each selection is independent of others, so missing a session or more is no problem.
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Fee: $78.00
Capacity Remaining: 5
Dates: 8/26/2026 - 12/2/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sessions: 8
Days: W
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Instructor: Kathryn Kyker
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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Participants read short selections from classical and current fiction and nonfiction. Through conversation with each other, attendees achieve greater appreciation for the material, gain interesting insights, and enjoy social engagement. Class members determine the reading selections, which vary each semester. Each selection is independent of others, so missing a session or more is no problem.
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Fee: $78.00
Capacity Remaining: 20
Dates: 8/26/2026 - 12/2/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sessions: 8
Days: W
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Instructor: Kathryn Kyker
Building: Online via Zoom
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Dr. A guides attendees through some of the world's finest gardens. Great gardens in Ireland, Wales, France, Italy, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Canada are but a few gardens that will be explored.
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Fee: $23.00
Capacity Remaining: 28
Dates: 11/2/2026 - 11/9/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Sessions: 2
Days: M
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Instructor: Allan Armitage
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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The class will meet in the instructor's home for a demonstration of how to make the traditional Greek dish, Moussaka (made with lamb). After the instructor talks through the various elements of the dish, its assembly, and shares her recipe, the group will enjoy a meal with the finished product.
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Fee: $24.00
Capacity Remaining: -9
Dates: 11/10/2026 - 11/10/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: Tu
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Instructor: Martha Nicolaides
Building: Off Site (opens in new tab)
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In August 1832, a 13-year-old Greek orphan enrolled at UGA and received an A.B. degree in 1835 as the first international student to graduate from any American university. At the Hargrett Library, among Professor Malthus Ward’s documents (Ward developed the old Botanical Garden in Athens while teaching Natural History from 1832 to 1842), the presenter found ten little strips of paper on which Ward wrote the names of his students. The May 1835 list included the name “Diomatari.”
This illustrated presentation chronicles some of the untold story of John Diomatari’s astounding life. He arrived in Boston aboard “Old Ironsides” on the Fourth of July 1828, became a lawyer, lived in Eatonton, was written about by Joel Chandler Harris, and was appointed U.S. Consul to Greece.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 36
Dates: 8/21/2026 - 8/21/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: F
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Instructor: William Mann
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor (GGCHC) was established by the U.S. Congress in 2006 to recognize the unique culture of the Gullah Geechee people who have traditionally resided in the coastal areas and the Sea Islands of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. In this session, attendees will experience the rich culture of the region through performances by leading storytellers, singers and “ring shouters.” Along with the performance, a lecture and discussion will address challenges to sustaining this shared heritage of West Africa and the United States.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 32
Dates: 11/10/2026 - 11/10/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: Tu
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Instructor: Aaron Carter-Enyi, Brenton Jordan, Trevon Hood, Quintina Carter-Enyi
Building: Off Site (opens in new tab)
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During this session, OLLI members will engage with a survey of Gullah Geechee history and culture presented by leading scholars and practitioners of Gullah Geechee culture. In 1903, W.E.B. Du Bois wrote that the sea island peoples of Georgia and South Carolina are “touched and moulded less by the world about them.” Indeed, the Gullah-Geechee are exceptional because of their linguistic and musical retentions, documented by Lorenzo Dow Turner. The 1988 documentary The Language You Cry In, traces a Gullah song passed down through the generations back to its origins in Sierra Leone.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: -1
Dates: 9/23/2026 - 9/23/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: W
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Instructor: Aaron Carter-Enyi, Brenton Jordan, Trevon Hood, Quintina Carter-Enyi
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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Even though it was published 300 years ago, Gulliver’s Travels remains a recognizable story with modern audiences. Whether we encountered it as an abridged children’s book, the four-part satirical novel, or one of many adaptations that have appeared since its publication, the adventures of Lemuel Gulliver have enjoyed a sustained afterlife well beyond its initial release. What makes this novel so popular, and why is it worth reading today? This discussion will follow on the heels of my own participation in a London-based workshop celebrating this tercentenary, so I’ll bring back highlights of Gulliver’s “afterlives” discussed at this event. (Re)reading the novel is not required, but a familiarity with the text would be helpful.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 33
Dates: 11/2/2026 - 11/2/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: M
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Instructor: Leigh Dillard
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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George and Ira Gershwin are cited as the songwriting team whose voice was synonymous with the sounds and style of the Jazz Age. This 90-minute class presents the life stories of the Gershwin brothers through spoken words plus live musical performance and recordings. You will hear about the childhood and family lives of the songwriters as well as their professional careers and relationships.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 17
Dates: 10/12/2026 - 10/12/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: M
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Instructor: Susan Kraft
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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This tour will highlight the brand new exhibit "A Museum on the Move." Topics include: corals, animal migration, prehistoric predators, insects, Georgia's natural history, and Georgia's cultural history.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 6
Dates: 11/16/2026 - 11/16/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: M
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Instructor: Nicole Pontzer
Building: Off Site (opens in new tab)
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The UGA Trial Gardens in Athens were established in 1982. The primary functions of the garden have always been research, teaching, and new-crop introduction. The trials are planted in April and May and consist of major and minor bedding classes, tropicals, vines, plantings of specialty annuals, more than 150 free-standing containers, and three large perennial beds. The other major function of the garden is the evaluation and subsequent introduction of new crops for the greenhouse and landscape industries. The garden is open to professionals and the public.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 17
Dates: 10/2/2026 - 10/2/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: F
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Instructor: Sandra Begani
Building: Off Site (opens in new tab)
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