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Welcome to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR)! The mission of OLLI at UNR is to provide persons 50 years and older with life-enriching educational programs, special and social events, outdoor activities, and opportunities to share knowledge within the community. OLLI at UNR is a diverse, member-driven community of active and inquisitive people committed to exploring new ideas and interests in a welcoming, test and grade-free environment. Join us at OLLI: its the biggest little secret in the Biggest Little City. > PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES > Interest Groups

Interest Groups   

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  • Lifescapes Group B
  • Dates: 9/26/2023 - 12/12/2023
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Moana
    Room: Large Conference Room
    Instructor: Sharon Honig-Bear , Karen Martin

     Show Description

    This is a HYBRID class.  Look for the ZOOM link in the OLLI Weekly.

 

  • Lifescapes Group C
  • Dates: 9/28/2023 - 12/14/2023
    Times: 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Off-Site Location
    Room:
    Instructor: Kathy Peltier

     Show Description

 

  • Big Questions Book Discussion Group
  • Dates: 7/6/2023 - 12/21/2023
    Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 12
    Building: Moana
    Room: Small Classroom
    Instructor: Ronald Foster , Nita Jameson , Tom Wolf

     Show Description

    Meets monthly on 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 2pm

 

  • Colloquy Discussion Group
  • Dates: 7/6/2023 - 12/21/2023
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 25
    Building: Moana
    Room: Large Conference 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.

 

  • Colloquy Discussion Group
  • Dates: 7/11/2023 - 12/19/2023
    Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 24
    Building: Moana
    Room: Large Conference 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.

 

  • Drop-in Watercolors
  • Dates: 7/10/2023 - 12/11/2023
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 11
    Building: Moana
    Room: Small Classroom
    Instructor: Barbara Laber , Robert Newbury

     Show Description

    Meets 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at 9:30 a.m.

 

  • Flicks with Friends
  • Dates: 9/12/2023 - 12/19/2023
    Times: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 15
    Building: Off-Site Location
    Room:
    Instructor: Jim Bernardi

     Show Description

    Please note: Due to the actors and writers strikes, a movie may not be recommended for every week. Check http://jimsflicks.blogspot.com each Friday for updates before heading to the theatre.

 

  • French 1 for Beginners
  • Dates: 9/6/2023 - 12/20/2023
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 16
    Building: Moana
    Room: Small Classroom
    Instructor: LeeAnn Wade

     Show Description

    Meets weekly on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. First class for Fall 2023 is Sept. 6.

 

  • French 2 - Conversation
  • Dates: 7/10/2023 - 12/25/2023
    Times: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 24
    Building: Moana
    Room: Small Classroom
    Instructor: Cora Robey

     Show Description

    Meets weekly at noon on Mondays.

 

  • French 3
  • Dates: 7/7/2023 - 12/22/2023
    Times: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 21
    Building: Moana
    Room: Small Classroom
    Instructor: Arlette Lessig

     Show Description

    Meets weekly on Fridays at noon. Fall 2023 classes begin on July 7.

 

  • Great Novels Discussion Group
  • Dates: 7/27/2023 - 10/26/2023
    Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 4
    Building: Moana
    Room: Small Classroom
    Instructor: Ronald Foster , Nita Jameson , Tom Wolf

     Show Description

    July 27: Beloved by Toni Morison

    Aug. 24: Independent People by Halldor Laxness

    Sept. 28: Station 11 by Emily St. John Mandel

    Oct. 26: Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad

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

 

  • Lifescapes Group A
  • Dates: 9/19/2023 - 12/5/2023
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Moana
    Room: Large Conference Room
    Instructor: Phyllis Clark

     Show Description

    This is a HYBRID class.  Look for the ZOOM link in the OLLI Weekly.

 

  • Mystery Books Discussion Group
  • Dates: 7/10/2023 - 12/11/2023
    Times: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Moana
    Room: Main
    Instructor:

     Show Description

    • July 10: The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo
    • August 14: A Dark and Twisted Tide by Sharon Bolton
    • September 11: The Island by Adrian KcKinty
    • October16: Conviction by Denise Mina
    • November13: The Good Detective by John McMahon
    • December 11: The Bone Code by Kathy Reichs

    This is a HYBRID class.  Look for the ZOOM link in the OLLI Weekly.

    Meets the second Monday of every month except in October.

 

  • Nature Lovers' Book Discussion Group
  • Dates: 9/13/2023 - 12/13/2023
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 4
    Building: Moana
    Room: Main
    Instructor:

     Show Description

    • September 13: The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt’s New World by Andrea Wulf
    • October 11: Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge by Erica Gies
    • November 8: Endurance: My Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery by Scott Kelly
    • December 13: Fastest Things on Wings: Rescuing Hummingbirds in Hollywood by Terry Masear

    This is a HYBRID class.  Look for the ZOOM link in the OLLI Weekly.

    This class meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month beginning in September.

 

  • OLLI Chorus
  • Dates: 9/11/2023 - 12/4/2023
    Times: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 12
    Building: Moana
    Room: Lecture Hall
    Instructor: Jim Heller

     Show Description

    Meets in-person weekly on Mondays at 2 p.m. beginning Sept. 11.

 

  • Reading Great Literature Discussion Group
  • Dates: 7/6/2023 - 12/21/2023
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 12
    Building: Moana
    Room: Small Classroom
    Instructor: Cora Robey

     Show Description

    Fall 2023: Selections from The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction, Shorter Seventh Edition, ISBN 13:978-0-393-92612-5, available from Amazon or used book sellers.

    • September 7: The Enormous Radio by John Cheever, The Lady with the Dog by Anton Chekov, and Snow by Ann Beatie
    • September 21: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
    • October 5:  The Open Boat by Stephen Crane, King of the Bingo Game by Ralph Ellison, and A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner 
    • October 19:  A Wall of Fire Rising by Edwidge Danticat, The Intruder by Andre Dubus, and The Continuity of Parks by Julio Cortázar  
    • November 2:  Matchimanito by Louise Erdich, Babylon Revisited by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and  The Conscience of the Court by Zora Neale Hurston
    • November 16:  Araby and The Dead by James Joyce and Great Falls by Richard Ford 
    • December 7:  The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World by Gabriel Garcia Márquez, The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and A Soldier's Embrace by Nadine Gordimer 
    • December 21:  Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway, and The White Horse by Yasunari Kawabata   

    Meets at in person 10 a.m. on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. First class for Spring 2023 is July 6, 2023.

 

  • Reading Poetry Together
  • Dates: 7/5/2023 - 12/20/2023
    Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 12
    Building: Moana
    Room: Large Conference Room
    Instructor: Tom Wolf

     Show Description

    This is a HYBRID class.  Look for the ZOOM link in the OLLI Weekly.

    Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 2 p.m.

 

  • Recorder 1 - Beginners
  • Dates: 9/5/2023 - 12/19/2023
    Times: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 16
    Building: Moana
    Room: Small Classroom
    Instructor: Sandy Young

     Show Description

    Meets weekly on Tuesdays at 12 p.m.

 

  • Recorder 2 - Intermediate
  • Dates: 9/5/2023 - 12/19/2023
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 16
    Building: Moana
    Room: Small Classroom
    Instructor: Sandy Young

     Show Description

    Meets weekly on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m.

 

  • Spanish 2
  • Dates: 7/13/2023 - 12/14/2023
    Times: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 22
    Building: Moana
    Room: Small Classroom
    Instructor: Judy Aukeman

     Show Description

    This class meets every Thursday at noon beginning July 13 and ending Dec. 14.

 

  • Spanish 3 - Advanced Conversation
  • Dates: 9/12/2023 - 12/19/2023
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 15
    Building: Moana
    Room: Small Classroom
    Instructor: Sandra Bailey

     Show Description

    Class meets every Tuesday at 10 a.m.

 

  • Tech Help for Computers and Personal Devices
  • Dates: 9/6/2023 - 12/20/2023
    Times: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 16
    Building: Moana
    Room: Small Classroom
    Instructor: Rick Barsan

     Show Description

    This class meets every Wednesday at 12 noon.

 

  • Ukulele 2 - Intermediate Group
  • Dates: 9/12/2023 - 12/12/2023
    Times: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 14
    Building: Moana
    Room: Lecture Hall
    Instructor: William Papa

     Show Description

    This is a HYBRID class.  Look for the ZOOM link in the OLLI Weekly.

    Meets weekly on Tuesdays at 12 p.m., beginning Sept. 12.

 

  • Ukulele Beginners Group
  • Dates: 9/12/2023 - 12/12/2023
    Times: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 14
    Building: Moana
    Room: Lecture Hall
    Instructor: William Papa

     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 on Sept. 12.

 

  • Warm Hats for Cool Heads   ONLINE ONLY
  • Dates: 9/11/2023 - 12/11/2023
    Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 7
    Building: Moana
    Room: Online Classroom
    Instructor: Leslie Davis
     Show Description
    Meets Online only on 2nd and 4th Mondays at 2 p.m. No class Oct. 9.
     
    This course is offered ONLINE ONLY.  Please see OLLI Weekly for the ZOOM link.
 

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