Meander through the gardens at your own pace and enjoy lunch on your own at The Arbor Cafe with fellow OLLI members. The gardens are designed by Jim Gibbs, the retired founder of Gibbs Landscape Company. The property is 376 acres making it one of the nation's largest residential estate gardens. There are 21 garden venues including five feature gardens on site. In early spring we can hope to enjoy late season daffodils, tulips, cherry blossoms and dogwoods blooming. As in any garden, there may even be surprises! The paths in the Valley Gardens are level and wide. There are many benches-126 in the Valley Gardens alone-providing a comfortable place to sit and relax while taking in the beauty of the gardens. The paths are covered with a ground granite that stays firm in dry weather. They are not paved. As such, they may soften following rain.

Vietnam veteran characters have been a mainstay on American television over the last fifty years. Following the end of the Vietnam War, they were portrayed most commonly as mentally dangerous criminals and unstable drug addicts. This characterization changed in the decade that followed, when veterans of the war were depicted on television in the form of more heroic characters like Magnum P.I. and the A-Team. Donnie Summerlin will bring that transition to life through the use of videos clips that reflect how the nation came to terms with the war through television media in the late twentieth century.

Each year the Foreign Policy Association publishes a booklet analyzing eight topics they believe offer opportunities and/or risks to the United States. This discussion course expects participants to buy the 2022 Great Decisions booklet read the assigned material, and come to class prepared to offer individual insights and opinions. This semester’s course is a continuation of the spring semester's course, and will cover the last four topics in the Foreign Policy Assoc. booklet for 2022. Quad Alliance, Drug Policy in Latin America, Industrial Policy and Biden's agenda. The booklet is available from the Foreign Policy Assoc. Website (https://www.fpa.org/great_decisions/).