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A Harrowing Adventure in Northeast Florida – Huguenot's 1564 Attempt to Build a Colony
Fee: $20.00
Dates: 10/19/2026 - 10/19/2026
Times: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 1
Building: UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center (opens in new tab)
Instructor: Dorothy Fletcher

Broadway Musicals: Hamilton Revisited – Celebrating America’s Birth in a Revolutionary Way
Fee: $45.00
Dates: 11/9/2026 - 11/30/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 4
Building: UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center (opens in new tab)
Instructor: Nancy Sticht, Joe O'Shields

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Broadway Musicals: Ragtime
Fee: $25.00
Dates: 11/20/2026 - 11/20/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Days: F
Sessions: 1
Building: UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center (opens in new tab)
Instructor: Nancy Sticht, Joe O'Shields

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Curtains Up! Ragtime
Location: Players by the Sea,106 North 6th Street, Jacksonville Beach
Fee: $40.00
Dates: 11/22/2026 - 11/22/2026
Times: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Days: Su
Sessions: 1
Building: Off Campus
Instructor: Marlene Kenney, Nancy Sticht

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ED-venture: Mandarin Through Time - A Guided Journey into Jacksonville’s Past
Price excludes lunch

Location: 11964 Mandarin Rd., Jacksonville
Fee: $40.00
Dates: 10/27/2026 - 10/27/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 1
Building: Off Campus
Instructor: Jeanette Toohey

Explore More: Lights, Camera, Jacksonville! A Journey into Florida’s Forgotten Film Legacy
Thursday, Oct. 15 (classroom) and Oct. 22 (field trip), 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Field trip location: 6337 Arlington Road, Jacksonville
Fee: $35.00
Dates: 10/15/2026 - 10/22/2026
Times: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 2
Building: UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center (opens in new tab)
Instructor: Barbara Wingo

Holiday Music Study Group
Fee: $35.00
Dates: 11/3/2026 - 11/24/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 4
Building: UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center (opens in new tab)
Instructor: Mark Symons

Ignite Your Spark: Turn Your Passion into an OLLI Class
Fee: $0.00
Dates: 10/19/2026 - 10/19/2026
Times: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 1
Building: UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center (opens in new tab)
Instructor: Edward Mickolus, Nancy Sticht, Rita Brodnax, Kathleen Matchunis

Journeys to India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan
Fee: $40.00
Dates: 10/22/2026 - 11/12/2026
Times: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 4
Building: UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center (opens in new tab)
Instructor: Roshan Massey

Learn About Sikhism and the Northeast Florida Sikh Community
Fee: $20.00
Dates: 10/23/2026 - 10/23/2026
Times: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Days: F
Sessions: 1
Building: UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center (opens in new tab)
Instructor: Sukhbir Singh

Only Hope: My Mother and the Holocaust Brought to Light NEW!
Fee: $25.00
Dates: 12/4/2026 - 12/4/2026
Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Days: F
Sessions: 1
Building: Online
Instructor: Irving Lubliner

Osher Online: August Wilson and His American Cycle - The First Five: 1904-1957
Fee: $75.00
Dates: 10/7/2026 - 11/11/2026
Times: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 6
Building: Online
Instructor: Ladrica Menson-Furr

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Osher Online: Cults and New Religious Movements in America
Fee: $75.00
Dates: 10/6/2026 - 11/10/2026
Times: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 6
Building: Online
Instructor: Kate Davis

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Osher Online: Early 20th Century Avant-Garde: From Rebellion to Abstraction
Fee: $75.00
Dates: 10/8/2026 - 11/12/2026
Times: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 6
Building: Online
Instructor: Lauren Weingarden

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Osher Online: History and Experience of Route 66
Fee: $75.00
Dates: 10/5/2026 - 11/9/2026
Times: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 6
Building: Online
Instructor: Peter Dedek

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Osher Online: Living Off the Laughter: History of Comedy in America
Fee: $75.00
Dates: 10/14/2026 - 11/18/2026
Times: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 6
Building: Online
Instructor: Eddy Friedfeld

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Osher Online: Post War Architecture: The Innovative Architects of the Midcentury Modern Period
Fee: $75.00
Dates: 10/7/2026 - 11/11/2026
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 6
Building: Online
Instructor: Eleanor Schrader

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Osher Online: Power and the People: The Evolution of the U.S. Federal Judiciary
Fee: $75.00
Dates: 10/15/2026 - 11/19/2026
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 6
Building: Online
Instructor: Lauren Andersen

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Osher Online: Sacred Mountains of the World
Fee: $75.00
Dates: 10/5/2026 - 11/9/2026
Times: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 6
Building: Online
Instructor: Jonathan Duncan

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Osher Online: The 60s Through Great Speeches
Fee: $75.00
Dates: 10/9/2026 - 11/13/2026
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Days: F
Sessions: 6
Building: Online
Instructor: Buck Benedict

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Osher Online: The Invisible Thread: 3,500 Years of Global Supply Chain
Fee: $75.00
Dates: 10/19/2026 - 11/23/2026
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 6
Building: Online
Instructor: Scott Jones

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Osher Online: The Search for an American Sound
Fee: $75.00
Dates: 10/12/2026 - 11/16/2026
Times: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 6
Building: Online
Instructor: Emanuel Abramovits

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Remember Who You Are!
No class Nov. 11
Fee: $40.00
Dates: 10/21/2026 - 11/18/2026
Times: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Days: W
Sessions: 4
Building: UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center (opens in new tab)
Instructor: Susan D. Brandenburg

Remembrances of the 1960s
This section is for participants that wish to attend in-person
Fee: $35.00
Dates: 11/5/2026 - 11/19/2026
Times: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Days: Th
Sessions: 3
Building: UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center (opens in new tab)
Instructor: Allan Silberman

Remembrances of the 1960s
This section is for participants that wish to attend online
Fee: $35.00
Dates: 11/5/2026 - 11/19/2026
Times: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Days: Th
Sessions: 3
Building: Online
Instructor: Allan Silberman

The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Gales of November
Fee: $20.00
Dates: 11/10/2026 - 11/10/2026
Times: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 1
Building: UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center (opens in new tab)
Instructor: Al Poindexter, Daniel Kossoff

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The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Gales of November
Fee: $20.00
Dates: 11/10/2026 - 11/10/2026
Times: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 1
Building: UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center (opens in new tab)
Instructor: Al Poindexter, Daniel Kossoff

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Twelve Artists Who Created Sacred Spaces to Celebrate Art, Life and Spirituality
Fee: $30.00
Dates: 10/5/2026 - 10/12/2026
Times: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 2
Building: UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center (opens in new tab)
Instructor: Susan Ziel

UNF Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Keith Ashley - The Original Coastal Stewards: Indigenous Wisdom from Northeast Florida's Past
Fee: $25.00
Dates: 10/29/2026 - 10/29/2026
Times: 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 1
Building:
Instructor: Keith Ashley

OLLI Book Club
Class meets Fridays, September 11, October 9, November 13, and December 11, 1 to 3 p.m.
Fee: $50.00
Dates: 9/11/2026 - 12/11/2026
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: F
Sessions: 4
Building: UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center (opens in new tab)
Instructor: Joyce Lasch

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OLLI Fiction Book Club
Class meets monthly on Wednesdays, September 16, October 14, November 4, and December 9, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Fee: $40.00
Dates: 9/16/2026 - 12/9/2026
Times: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 4
Building: UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center (opens in new tab)
Instructor: Wayne Richardson

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OLLI Mystery Book Club
Thursdays, Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Nov. 12, Dec. 10
Fee: $40.00
Dates: 9/17/2026 - 12/10/2026
Times: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 4
Building: UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center (opens in new tab)
Instructor: Robert Gold, Ph.D.

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Osher Online: Apple at 50: How it Revolutionized Computing and Transformed Daily Life
Fee: $75.00
Dates: 9/29/2026 - 11/3/2026
Times: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 6
Building: Online
Instructor: Leander Kahney

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Osher Online: Art Detectives: Forgery, Provenance, and the Science of Authentication
Fee: $75.00
Dates: 9/28/2026 - 11/2/2026
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 6
Building: Online
Instructor: Christine Maasdam

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Osher Online: Biology and Society: Ethical Questions at the Frontiers of Science
Fee: $75.00
Dates: 10/1/2026 - 11/5/2026
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 6
Building: Online
Instructor: Eric Simon

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Osher Online: Great Artists in American Roots Music
Fee: $75.00
Dates: 9/28/2026 - 11/2/2026
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 6
Building: Online
Instructor: Taylor Ackley

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Osher Online: Mexico City: Empires, Revolutions, and Everyday Life
Fee: $75.00
Dates: 9/29/2026 - 11/3/2026
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 6
Building: Online
Instructor: William Beezley

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Osher Online: Some Assembly Required: The Story of the North American Kit Home
Fee: $75.00
Dates: 9/30/2026 - 11/4/2026
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 6
Building: Online
Instructor: Nigel Tate

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Osher Online: The Birth of the Beat Generation
Fee: $75.00
Dates: 9/29/2026 - 11/3/2026
Times: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 6
Building: Online
Instructor: Kurt Kemmer

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Osher Online: The British Family in Film: Heavy is the Head That Wears the Crown
Fee: $75.00
Dates: 9/28/2026 - 11/2/2026
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 6
Building: Online
Instructor: Bernard Epps

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Osher Online: The Magic Behind Film Scores: The Role of Music in Great Movies: Part II
No class Oct. 28
Fee: $75.00
Dates: 9/30/2026 - 11/11/2026
Times: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 6
Building: Online
Instructor: Mike Agron

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Osher Online: Winning the White House: The Evolution of the Presidency
Fee: $75.00
Dates: 9/29/2026 - 11/3/2026
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 6
Building: Online
Instructor: John Kenneth White

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Snap Happy: Cell Phone Photography for Beginners
Fee: $30.00
Dates: 9/21/2026 - 10/5/2026
Times: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Days: M
Sessions: 3
Building: UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center (opens in new tab)
Instructor: Rudy Foschi

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Strum, Sing and Connect: Ukulele for Everyone
Fee: $40.00
Dates: 9/10/2026 - 10/15/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Days: Th
Sessions: 6
Building: UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center (opens in new tab)
Instructor: Mark Symons

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Turn It Up! A History of Rock and Roll
Fee: $35.00
Dates: 10/2/2026 - 10/16/2026
Times: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Days: F
Sessions: 3
Building: UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center (opens in new tab)
Instructor: Al Kalter

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Zora and Langston: Lovingly Yours
Fee: $35.00
Dates: 10/1/2026 - 10/15/2026
Times: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 3
Building: UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center (opens in new tab)
Instructor: Geraldine Smith-Baker, Brenda Simmons-Hutchins

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