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Welcome to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UNR! Nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, OLLI at UNR is a spirited community of seasoned adults who gather to explore new interests, share ideas and make friends. Distinguished professors and knowledgeable instructors volunteer their expertise in programs and activities spanning such diverse topics as art, current events, economics, health, history, literature, music, science, travel, theatre and writing. There are no grades, no tests and no pressure at OLLI. We welcome every adult learner regardless of previous educational experience. An annual membership fee of $85 covers attendance at as many programs and activities you choose to attend, including: * 150+ learning experiences every semester - in person at our Moana Campus - online via Zoom - outdoors throughout the Reno-Tahoe area * social and cultural programs * special events, field trips and a host of other enriching activities. Join us at OLLI: its the biggest little secret in the Biggest Little City. > Programs and Activities > Interest Groups

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  • Recorder 1 - Beginners
  • Dates: 4/4/2023 - 6/13/2023
    Times: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 11
    Building: Moana
    Room: Small Classroom
    Instructor: Sandy Young
     Show Description


 

  • Recorder 2 - Intermediate
  • Dates: 4/4/2023 - 6/13/2023
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 11
    Building: Moana
    Room: Small Classroom
    Instructor: Sandy Young
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  • Big Questions Book Discussion Group
  • Dates: 1/19/2023 - 6/15/2023
    Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 11
    Building: Moana
    Room: Main
    Instructor: Ronald Foster, Nita Jameson, Tom Wolf
     Show Description


    Meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 2 p.m. from Jan. 19 to Jun. 15, 2023.
 

  • Colloquy - From Soup to Nuts Discussion Group
  • Dates: 1/10/2023 - 6/20/2023
    Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 24
    Building: Moana
    Room: Hybrid Lg Conf Room
    Instructor: Judith Frampton, Fred Frampton
     Show Description
    This is a HYBRID class.  Look for the ZOOM link in the OLLI Weekly.
    Meets weekly on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. beginning Jan. 10. This class is NOT recorded.
 

  • Colloquy - From Soup to Nuts Discussion Group
  • Dates: 1/12/2023 - 6/22/2023
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 24
    Building: Moana
    Room: Hybrid Lg Conf Room
    Instructor: Judith Frampton, Fred Frampton
     Show Description
    This is a HYBRID class.  Look for the ZOOM link in the OLLI Weekly.
    Meets weekly on Thursdays at 10 a.m. beginning Jan 12. This class is NOT recorded.
 

  • Drop-in Watercolors
  • Dates: 1/9/2023 - 6/12/2023
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 11
    Building: Moana
    Room: Main
    Instructor: Barbara Laber, Robert Newbury
     Show Description


    Meets 2nd and 4th Mondays each month at 10 a.m.
 

  • Espionage Books Discussion Group
  • Dates: 1/13/2023 - 6/9/2023
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Moana
    Room: Hybrid Main
    Instructor: Kenn Rohrs
     Show Description
    • January 13: The Coldest Warrior by Paul Vidich
    • February 1: Two Spies in Caracas by Moises Naim
    • March 10: Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams
    • April 14: Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan
    • May 12: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
    • June 9: The Confidence Men: How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History by Margalit Fox
    This is a HYBRID class.  Look for the ZOOM link in the OLLI Weekly.
    Meets monthly on the 2nd Friday at 10 a.m. This class is NOT recorded.
 

  • Flicks with Friends
  • Dates: 1/10/2023 - 6/20/2023
    Times: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 24
    Building: Off-Site Location
    Room:
    Instructor: Jim Bernardi
     Show Description


    First (bargain) matinees on Tuesdays. Spring 2023 classes begin on Tuesday, Jan. 10.
 

  • French 1 for Beginners
  • Dates: 1/11/2023 - 6/21/2023
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 24
    Building: Moana
    Room: Small Classroom
    Instructor: LeeAnn Wade
     Show Description


    Meets weekly on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. beginning Jan. 11, 2023 NO class on May 10, 2023
 

  • French 2 - Conversation  ONLINE ONLY
  • Dates: 1/9/2023 - 6/19/2023
    Times: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 21
    Building: Moana
    Room: Zoom Only
    Instructor: Cora Robey
     Show Description
    Meets Mondays at noon beginning Jan 9, 2023. No meeting on holidays: Jan. 16, Feb. 20 and May 29.
     
    This course is offered ONLINE ONLY.  Please see OLLI Weekly for the ZOOM link.
 

  • French 3
  • Dates: 1/13/2023 - 6/23/2023
    Times: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 24
    Building: Moana
    Room: Small Classroom
    Instructor: Arlette Lessig
     Show Description


    Meets weekly on Fridays at noon. Spring 2023 classes begin on Jan. 13.
 

  • Great Novels Discussion Group
  • Dates: 1/26/2023 - 6/22/2023
    Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Moana
    Room: Small Classroom
    Instructor: Ronald Foster, Nita Jameson, Tom Wolf
     Show Description

    • January 26: Madam Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
    • February 23: The Mystic Masseur by V. S. Naipaul
    • March 23: The Overstory by Richard Powers
    • April 27: The Plague by Albert Camus
    • May 25: Chances Are by Richard Russo
    • June 22: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

    Meets monthly on the 4th Thursday at 2 p.m.
 

  • Lifescapes Group A
  • Dates: 1/17/2023 - 5/2/2023
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 8
    Building: Moana
    Room: Hybrid Lg Conf Room
    Instructor: Phyllis Clark
     Show Description
    This is a HYBRID class.  Look for the ZOOM link in the OLLI Weekly.
    Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays Jan. 17 through May 2. This class is hybrid but not recorded.
 

  • Lifescapes Group B
  • Dates: 1/24/2023 - 5/9/2023
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 8
    Building: Moana
    Room: Hybrid Lg Conf Room
    Instructor: Sharon Honig-Bear, Karen Martin
     Show Description

    THIS CLASS IS FULL.

     

    This is a HYBRID class.  Look for the ZOOM link in the OLLI Weekly.
    Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from Jan. 24 through May 9. This class is HYBRID but is NOT recorded.
 

  • Lifescapes Group C
  • Dates: 1/26/2023 - 5/11/2023
    Times: 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 8
    Building: Off-Site Location
    Room:
    Instructor: Kathy Peltier
     Show Description

    This class will meet at OFF-SITE at South Valleys Library, 15650 Wedge Pkwy., Reno, NV 89511
    Meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays from Jan. 26 through May 11.
 

  • Mystery Books Discussion Group
  • Dates: 1/9/2023 - 6/12/2023
    Times: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Moana
    Room: Hybrid Main
    Instructor: Phyllis Clark
     Show Description
    • January 9: The Language of Secrets by Ausma Zehanat Khan
    • February 13: Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Daniel Silva
    • March 13: Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow
    • April 10: Still Life by Val McDermid
    • May 8: Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara
    • June 12: The Dawn Patrol by Don Winslow
    This is a HYBRID class.  Look for the ZOOM link in the OLLI Weekly.
    Meets monthly on the 2nd Monday at 12 p.m. These classes are NOT recorded.
 

  • Nature Lovers' Book Discussion Group
  • Dates: 1/11/2023 - 6/14/2023
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Moana
    Room: Hybrid Main
    Instructor: Donna Roth
     Show Description
    • January 11 - The Last Days of the Dinosaurs by Riley Black
    • February 8 - This Is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan
    • March 8 - Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach
    • April 12 - How the Mountains Grew: A New Geological History of North America by John Dvorak
    • May 10 - On Animals by Susan Orlean
    • June 14 - Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World by Tim Marshall
    This is a HYBRID class.  Look for the ZOOM link in the OLLI Weekly.
    Meets monthly on the 2nd Wednesday at 10 a.m. These classes are NOT recorded.
 

  • OLLI Chorus
  • Dates: 1/23/2023 - 5/22/2023
    Times: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 17
    Building: Moana
    Room: Lecture Hall
    Instructor: Jim Heller
     Show Description


    Meets weekly on Mondays at 2:00 p.m. from Jan. 23 to May 22, 2023. No class on Feb. 20.
 

  • Reading Great Literature Discussion Group
  • Dates: 1/19/2023 - 1/19/2023
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 10
    Building: Moana
    Room: Small Classroom
    Instructor: Cora Robey
     Show Description


    Meets in person on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at 10 a.m. First class in 2023 is on Jan. 19.
 

  • Spanish 2 - Enrichment
  • Dates: 1/12/2023 - 6/22/2023
    Times: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 24
    Building: Moana
    Room: Small Classroom
    Instructor: Judy Aukeman
     Show Description


    Meets weekly on Thursdays at noon. First class is Jan. 12, 2023.
 

  • Spanish 3 - Advanced Conversation
  • Dates: 1/17/2023 - 5/9/2023
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 17
    Building: Moana
    Room: Small Classroom
    Instructor: Sandra Bailey
     Show Description


    Meets weekly on Tuesday at 10 a.m. from Jan. 17 to May 9, 2023.
 

  • Tech Help for Computers and Personal Devices
  • Dates: 1/11/2023 - 6/21/2023
    Times: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 24
    Building: Moana
    Room: Small Classroom
    Instructor: Karen Hanks
     Show Description


    Meets every Wednesday at 12 p.m. from Jan. 11 to Jun. 21, 2023.
 

  • Ukulele 2 - Intermediate Group
  • Dates: 1/17/2023 - 5/9/2023
    Times: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 17
    Building: Moana
    Room: Hybrid Lecture
    Instructor: William Papa
     Show Description
    This is a HYBRID class.  Look for the ZOOM link in the OLLI Weekly.
    Meets weekly on Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. from Jan. 17 to May 5, 2023.
 

  • Ukulele Beginners Group
  • Dates: 1/17/2023 - 5/9/2023
    Times: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 17
    Building: Moana
    Room: Hybrid Lecture
    Instructor: William Papa
     Show Description
    This is a HYBRID class.  Look for the ZOOM link in the OLLI Weekly.
    Meets weekly on Tuesday at 2 p.m. from Jan. 17 to May 9, 2023.
 

  • Warm Hats for Cool Heads   ONLINE ONLY
  • Dates: 1/1/2023 - 6/12/2023
    Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 12
    Building: Moana
    Room: Zoom Only
    Instructor: Leslie Davis
     Show Description
    Meets on 2nd and 4th Mondays at 2 p.m. beginning Jan 9 to Jun. 12, 2023
     
    This course is offered ONLINE ONLY.  Please see OLLI Weekly for the ZOOM link.
 

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 Location: Moana Building
 Physical Address: Main OLLI Office: 604 W. Moana Lane | Reno, NV 89509
 Email: olli@unr.edu
 Phone: (775) 784-8053
 Hours: Monday-Friday | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.