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COURSE CATALOG
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CONTENTS CLASS DATES
Classes by Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Fall 2019
Classes by Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Sept. 23 – Dec. 3
Schedule-at-a-Glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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PO Box 210093 Friends of OLLI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Aug. 20, 9 am
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0093 Registration Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
513-556-9186 Telephone
uc.edu/ce/olli Registration Begins
olli@uc.edu Aug. 26, 9 am
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Each school year, OLLI offers more than 500 courses ranging You may not register for more than one class that meets at
from eight-week seminars to one-time presentations on the same time. If you send in a registration that includes
a wide range of topics. Along with professors and other two or more classes that meet simultaneously, you will be
educators, volunteer moderators who lead each class registered for only one of them.
include professionals from nearly every field and passionate
hobbyists. Attendance
Although attendance is not mandatory, your presence in
OLLI Membership the courses for which you register enhances the learning
OLLI courses are designed for adults aged 50 and older. The experience for you and your classmates. If you attend classes
only prerequisite is a desire to learn. for which you are not registered, you will be taking a space
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If a class you want is full, you may place yourself on a wait
list. If a place opens in that class, the first person on the list Cover Photos
will receive a call or email and have a limited time to respond 1. Y
ou’ll find many OLLI classes moderated by retired professors
(such as Keith Marriott, seen here). They like teaching
before the place is offered to the next person on the list. If
without giving grades as much as you like learning that way!
you do not receive a call, there is not a place for you in the Photo: Peter Nord
class. Please do not attend classes for which you are not
registered even if you are on the wait list. 2. C
ome join our lively group of lifelong learners!
3. M
embers of Jim Slouffman’s Mythology with Joseph Campbell
course enjoyed lunch together after their last class. Join Jim this
fall in #4113 Joseph Campbell Study Group. Photo: Jim Slouffman
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HOW OLLI WORKS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGISTRATION OPTIONS
• UC Clermont College now hosts OLLI courses on 1. Register online at uc.edu/ce/olli. This is the fastest way
Tuesdays. See courses #4306–#4508. to register. Instructions are below and online. You will
• When attending OLLI programs, you must wear the know immediately if the classes you want are available.
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ones you have. be processed in order of postal cancellation date after
• For security reasons, the door to the classroom building registration opens.
at ADI is locked except 15 minutes before and 15 3. By phone beginning Aug. 26: 513-556-9186.
minutes after each class start time. Outside those times,
you must ring the bell and show your OLLI name badge ONLINE REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
for admittance. 1. LOGIN. Go to uc.edu/ce/olli and click on Register.
Click Login in the shaded box at top left. If you are a new
HOW TO USE THIS CATALOG member, follow the instructions to Create a New Account.
Courses are listed three ways in this catalog: All others, login with email address. Each person must
have an individual account and register separately.
1. Schedule-at-a-Glance organized by location/day/time.
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LOCATIONS & PARKING 4. CHECK OUT. When your Pending Schedule is complete,
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UC Victory Parkway Campus (VPC)—2220 Victory Continue Registration. Complete all payment information
Pkwy., 45206. Classes take place in the Administration and and Submit Payment. You will receive an email within
Classroom buildings. Passes for free parking in the OLLI Lot minutes confirming your payment and class schedule.
accessed from Cypress St. are distributed during first week of
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Adath Israel (ADI)—3201 E. Galbraith Rd., 45236
(Amberley). Park for free in the adjacent parking lot.
Absolutely no food or drink is permitted at this facility.
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UC Clermont College (UCC)—4200 Clermont College Dr.,
• You cannot register for courses that meet at the same
Batavia, 45103. Park for free in white-lined student spaces.
time on the same day. If you want to attend a one-
Ohio Living Llanfair (OHLL)—1701 Llanfair Ave., 45224 time program that meets during one of your multi-
(College Hill). Park for free in visitor parking. week classes, call the office at 513‑556‑9186.
Spring Grove Cemetery (SGC)—4521 Spring Grove Ave., • If registration is open and you don’t see courses listed,
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course descriptions. Office hours are Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm .
at the University of Cincinnati OLLI COURSE CATALOG | Fall 2019 3
Classes by CATEGORY
ART & ART HISTORY 6026 Dusty Rhodes— EXERCISE, HEALTH 2426-B Is My Home Today
from Radio to Public Office & WELLNESS the Right One for Tomorrow?
5025 Art and War: Using the (OHLL-FRI) (VPC-THU)
Law to Reclaim Plundered Art 6028 A to ZZZZZs of Sleep
(VPC-WED) 2301 Finding Solutions to Health (OHLL-FRI) 2431-B Portfolios Investment
America’s Problems (VPC-THU) Simulation Game (VPC-THU)
2432-B Cincinnati, Boston, 4424-B Caring for the
and the Birth of American 3523 The First Amendment… Caregiver (UCC-TUE) 2012 Your Essential
Painting (VPC-THU) Still Kicking! (ADI-TUE) Retirement Toolkit (VPC-WED)
3525 Happy Feet, Happy
6031 Costumes of Downton 1107 Healthcare in America: Bodies through Restorative FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Abbey (OHLL-FRI) How We Got into This Mess Exercise, Part 2 (ADI-TUE)
and How to Get out of It 2206 Beginning Italian
1229-B Explore and Enjoy Art (VPC-MON) 2200 Learn to Meditate from Conversation (VPC-THU)
as a Means of Self-Expression Christian, Hindu, and Buddhist
(VPC-MON) 3014 Is Democracy Dying? Perspectives (VPC-THU) 2202 French Conversation
Part 2 (ADI-MON) (VPC-THU)
9026 Tour and Tea at the 3221-S Mighty Gut Microbes
Home of Bette and Tom 1701 Let’s Talk Current Events (ADI-MON) 3003 Introductory Spanish
Sherman (OTHER-WED) (VPC-TUE) (ADI-MON)
3117 Move into Ease
COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY 1224-B Publicly Funded (ADI-MON) 1400 Italian for Beginners
Healthcare for All Ohioans (VPC-TUE)
(VPC-MON) 4429-B Power of Conscious
2800 Advanced iPhone and Breathing as a Tool for
More (VPC-FRI) GARDENING & LANDSCAPE
1513 The Realities of Real Wellness (UCC-TUE)
2802 Building a Website America: They’re Unreal, Really 3013 Bees, Birds, and
(VPC-TUE) 3807 Tai Chi + Qigong Beneficial Bugs (ADI-MON)
(VPC-FRI)
(ADI-THU)
3920 Getting to Know Your 5027 Run/Hide/Fight—Public 7000 Container Gardening
Safety in the 21st Century 1606 Understanding with Fall Magic and Bulbs
iPad (ADI-THU)
(VPC-WED) Vipassana Meditation (SGC-TUE)
1416 Introduction to (VPC-TUE)
Computers, Part 1 (VPC-TUE) 6025 Talking Trash: Rumpke 7001 Fall Foliage Spectacular
Tells All (OHLL-FRI) 2416 Vipassana Meditation Tram Tour (SGC-TUE)
2316 Introduction to Excel Practice (VPC-THU)
(VPC-THU) 1710 Three Months in 7002 Fall Foliage Spectacular
Bethlehem: Israel, Palestine, 3921 Visits with Walking Tour (SGC-TUE)
2510 iPhone Basics and and Life in the West Bank Complementary and
Beyond (VPC-THU) (VPC-TUE) Alternative Medical Specialists
(ADI-THU)
CURRENT EVENTS, 1611 US Supreme Court:
LAW & POLITICS Politics, Preference, and FINANCE & RETIREMENT
Principle (VPC-TUE)
5029 Beyond Guilt: The Case 4115 All about Long-Term
for Freeing Guilty Prisoners 3520 What Kind of News? Care (ADI-THU)
Who Were Over-Punished (ADI-TUE)
1610 Complete Financial
(VPC-WED) 1227-B Who Is an American? Management Workshop for
4307 Beyond the Headlines (VPC-MON) Retirement (VPC-TUE)
(UCC-TUE) 3617 Winning Hearts 8305 Elder Law: Protecting
6029 Children’s International and Minds on the Modern Life’s Savings and Quality of
Summer Villages (OHLL-FRI) Battlefield (ADI-TUE) Life (OTHER-THU)
3412 Controversial Issues 2213 Eye Openers about
(ADI-TUE) Charitable Giving (VPC-THU)
1612 Criminal Procedure 101: 3402 Integrated Wealth
What’s Really Going on out Management (ADI-TUE)
There? (VPC-TUE)
Find the detailed class descriptions (listed by class number) beginning on page 8.
ADI—Adath Israel SGC—Spring Grove Cemetery UCC—UC Clermont College
OHLL—Ohio Living Llanfair VPC—Victory Parkway Campus OTHER—all other locations
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The Derby-themed Spring Luncheon
brought out the hats. Join us for the
Back-to-School Party on September 9.
Photo: Peter Nord
OLLI was founded 30 years ago as the
Institute for Learning in Retirement. Seen
here is one of OLLI’s founders, Richard
Bozian (right), with outgoing Board Chair
Marv Heller. Photo: Peter Nord
OLLI members learned
about wine at Vinoklet
Winery in the spring. This
fall, we’ll be learning and
sampling in courses #2101
and #9027. Photo: Bill Brandt
at the University of Cincinnati OLLI COURSE CATALOG | Fall 2019 5
Classes by CATEGORY
HISTORY & SOCIAL SCIENCES 2214 Warrior Realms of Myth 9028 Tour and Lunch at MUSIC
and History (VPC-THU) Doscher’s Candy Company
2010 10 ___ Women: (OTHER-WED) 2608 Development of Rock
Celebrating 10 Women of 6027 Westwood: Yesterday, and Roll: The 1970s (VPC-FRI)
Cincinnati History (VPC-WED) Today, and Tomorrow 2101 Wine Appreciation
(OHLL-FRI) (VPC-WED) 1502 Exploring Opera
3418 1492—New Directions (VPC-TUE)
(ADI-TUE) 4015 WWI: The Causes, the 9027 Winetasting at Jungle
War, and the Peace Treaties Jim’s, Eastgate (OTHER-WED) 2302 For the Love of Music
4426-B African Queen Project: (ADI-THU) (VPC-THU)
Saving WWII Military History 4427-B The Year After: The
(UCC-TUE) HOBBIES, SPORTS & OTHER Story of the 1870 Red Stockings 9025 Free to Rock:
(UCC-TUE) Documentary Showing and
3916 As Much about Cuba as 8101 Ballroom Dance Lessons Reception (OTHER-FRI)
I Can Tell You in Eight Weeks LITERATURE & DRAMA
(OTHER-TUE) 3224-S The Martinaires Sing
(ADI-THU)
8303 Ballroom Dance Lessons 3715 Before I Wake: Poems Again (ADI-MON)
5030 Berlin Wall and All (OTHER-THU) of Hope, Longing, and the 1614 Opera on Demand
(VPC-WED) Hereafter (ADI-TUE)
4425-B Best Cincinnati (VPC-TUE)
1414 Cincinnati’s Over-the- Bengals Players by Position, 2203 Collected Stories of Isaac 4012 Orchestral Masterworks
Rhine: Its Past, Present, and 1968–2018 (UCC-TUE) Bashevis Singer (VPC-THU) of the 20th Century (ADI-THU)
Future (VPC-TUE)
8304 Bridge 101: Intro to 1300 England’s Most Famous 4116 Rock Docs and
9031 Day Trip to Berea, Bridge (OTHER-THU) and Fascinating Tour Group Discussion: 1960s Musicians
Kentucky (OTHER-FRI) (VPC-MON)
8100 Bridge 102: For Those behind the Scenes (ADI-THU)
1312 The Fifties (VPC-MON) Who Know Some of the Basics 3115 The Historical Novel as 4102 Sing Karaoke (ADI-THU)
1311 Focus on Latin America (OTHER-TUE) Literature (ADI-MON)
(VPC-MON) PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION
3419 Football 101 (ADI-TUE) 1410 Introduction to Poetry 1:
1613 From Green Stamps to 2011 Genealogy—Your Family Basic Principles (VPC-TUE) 3524 Exploring Ancient Biblical
Kroger Apps—Culture Shock History (VPC-WED) 3614 Introduction to Virginia History (ADI-TUE)
Continues (VPC-TUE)
8201 Get Golf Ready Woolf (ADI-TUE) 2008 Imagination and Hope
4508 Harry Truman (UCC-TUE) (OTHER-WED) 3716 James Joyce’s Ulysses, in Dark Times: Conversations
Facing False Absolutes
3615 History of Ireland, Part 1 8010 Intro to Woodturning Part 1 (ADI-TUE)
(VPC-WED)
(ADI-TUE) and Ohio Valley Woodturners 3012 Louise Penny for Your
1014 How Cincinnati Changed Guild (OTHER-MON) Thoughts, Part 3 (ADI-MON) 4507 Mystical John (UCC-TUE)
the World (VPC-MON) 6030 It’s Raining Cats and 2313 Man, Woman, Devil: 3112 Rumi, the Mystic
(ADI-MON)
4113 Joseph Campbell Study Dogs (OHLL-FRI) Goethe’s Faust, Part 1
Group (ADI-THU) 2004 Knit and Crochet (VPC-THU) 3918 Sacred Geometry
2315 A Reader Lives a (ADI-THU)
4431-B Navajo Code Talkers (VPC-WED)
(UCC-TUE) 8406 Let’s Do Lunch 5— Thousand Lives (VPC-THU) 4114 Tales from the Fiery
3816 Short Stories: American Furnace and the Lions’ Den:
4428-B On the Banks of the Burger, BBQ, and Beer Joints
(OTHER-FRI) History Lived and Shared Reading the Book of Daniel
Ohio (UCC-TUE)
(ADI-THU) (ADI-THU)
3223-S Pirates! (ADI-MON) 9029 OLLI Pub Night at
the Cock & Bull, Glendale 3900 A Twist on How Plays
3522 Taiwan and the USA: (OTHER-MON) Can Help in Understanding
Tales of the Odd Couple
Families (ADI-THU)
(ADI-TUE) 3015 Origami (Paper-Folding)
(ADI-MON) 1013 “A Willful Disruption of
9032 Tour Glendower Historic Chronology”: Three Novels by
Mansion (OTHER-THU) 1011 Papercrafting
Kate Atkinson (VPC-MON)
(VPC-MON)
9030 Walkabout Camp 4017 Young Adult Literature
Dennison and Milford 1515 Tarot for Beginners
for the Young at Heart, Part 3
(OTHER-THU) (VPC-TUE)
(ADI-THU)
Find the detailed class descriptions (listed by class number) beginning on page 8.
ADI—Adath Israel SGC—Spring Grove Cemetery UCC—UC Clermont College
OHLL—Ohio Living Llanfair VPC—Victory Parkway Campus OTHER—all other locations
6 OLLI COURSE CATALOG | Fall 2019 Osher Lifelong Learning InstitutePHOTOGRAPHY 2425-B Stories, Screens, STAGE & SCREEN WRITING
and Synapses: How a Child’s
3814 Fundamentals of Brain Is Wired for Reading 4014 Broadway Musicals of 1517 Advanced Poetry
Photography: Using Your DSLR (VPC-THU) the 1970s (ADI-THU) Writing (VPC-TUE)
or Mirrorless Camera, Part 1
2701 Sustainability: The 3226-S Doris Day’s Songs 2702 Basic Playwriting
(ADI-THU)
Greening of America (VPC-FRI) and Life—from Cincinnati to (VPC-FRI)
1711 Photographs, Not Just Carmel (ADI-MON)
2511 Journal It! Take Hold
Pictures—the Art of Fine Art 1516 What’s so Free about
Speech in a Money Talks 5031 Off the Boat and on of Your Life by Journaling
Photography (VPC-TUE)
World—Demystifying Jargon to Broadway! Our American (VPC-THU)
2705 Photography with Your (VPC-TUE) Songbook in Story and Songs
2601 Playscript Analysis
Phone: What You Need to (VPC-WED)
3917 William Shakespeare, (VPC-FRI)
Know (VPC-FRI)
Psychologist: Analyzing Four 1709 The Play’s the Thing 2312 Poetry Writing
3922 Photography Workshop Personalities (ADI-THU) (VPC-TUE)
Workshop (VPC-THU)
(ADI-THU)
3815 Your Amazing Human 8009 Spies, PIs, and Yet 3113 This I Believe (ADI-MON)
SCIENCE, MATH & Body (ADI-THU) More Mysterious Guys
PSYCHOLOGY (OTHER-MON) 4306 This Is Your Life
SELF-IMPROVEMENT (UCC-TUE)
5024 That’s Entertainment!
6024 Africa Untamed: (VPC-WED) 2508 Write Your Memoir in
The Cradle of Humankind 3808 Advanced Enneagram
Eight Weeks (VPC-THU)
(OHLL-FRI) (ADI-THU) TRAVEL
3919 Aristotle’s Approach to 3309 Writing Fiction and
2314 Alchemy: Its History and 1225-B Beginner’s Guide to Memoirs; Learn to Write and
Its Role in Modern Pharmacy Happiness (ADI-THU)
Travel in Ireland (VPC-MON) Edit Your Story (ADI-MON)
and Chemistry (VPC-THU) 1228-B Avenues to Personal
Peace in the Midst of Irritating 3222-B Centennial 1403 Writing for Children
5026 Climate Change: People Celebration: Grand Canyon (VPC-TUE)
and Personalities Who Drive Chaos (VPC-MON)
Rim Views and Activities
the Controversy (VPC-WED) 2110 Dispute Resolution: (ADI-MON)
1015 Exploring the Basics of Negotiating and Mediating
through Conflict (VPC-WED) 1223-B Discover the Charms
Genetics (VPC-MON)
of Iconic Holland (VPC-MON)
2215 Future Vehicles: The 2111 Exploring the Second
Half of Life (VPC-WED) 1012 Italia Mia/My Italy
Outlook for Autonomy and
(VPC-MON)
Electric Power (VPC-THU) 3311 Improving Your
Memory (ADI-MON) 2430-B On the Road
2427-B Geological (and Rivers) in Oregon with
Foundations of Modern 3308 Inner Peace with Dr. Road Scholar (VPC-THU)
Landscape Evolution Wayne W. Dyer (ADI-MON)
(VPC-THU) 1226-B On the Road with
5028 Inside the Wacky, Weird, OLLI (VPC-MON)
1615 Hot New Technologies Remarkable Creative Process
and Topics That May Change (VPC-WED) 2428-B Photo-Journey to the
Your Lifestyle (VPC-TUE) Arc of Appalachia (VPC-THU)
2429-B Let’s Talk about
2506 How What You See Ageism (VPC-THU) 3717 Planning Your
Came to Be, Part 3 (VPC-THU) Vacation—beyond the Basics
1105 Navigating the Second (ADI-TUE)
3116 Jungian Discussion: Fifty: Spiritual Dimensions of
Understanding Male and Later Life (VPC-MON) 3616 Planning Your
Female Psychology, Part 2 Vacation—the Basics (ADI-TUE)
(ADI-MON) 1415 Thinking Like
Leonardo...Your Brain Is Better 4430-B Small, Quick, and
2512 Just One Earth Than You Know (VPC-TUE) Interesting Staycation Ideas
(VPC-THU) (UCC-TUE)
3526 Understanding
4013 Short Course in Energy Yourself and Others with the 3016 Travel Seminar
Conversion (ADI-THU) Enneagram (ADI-TUE) (ADI-MON)
3310 Steps into Space, Part 2704 Why Wisdom? (VPC-FRI) 3225-S Tufi Time and
21 (ADI-MON) Amazing Anilao (ADI-MON)
1108 You Can Change How
You Feel (VPC-MON)
at the University of Cincinnati OLLI COURSE CATALOG | Fall 2019 7Class descriptions by CLASS NUMBER
NEW 1011 Papercrafting 1014 How Cincinnati Changed the World
Mondays, Sep. 23–Nov. 4, 9:30 am–12:15 pm (VPC) $5 + fee Mondays, Sep. 23–Nov. 4, 9:30–10:45 am (VPC) $5
CLASS LIMIT: 8 CLASS LIMIT: 30
Learn a variety of techniques that can be used in both card- Are you aware of the worldwide impact of past and present
making and scrapbooking. Each class will focus on a different Cincinnatians? Join our exploration and discussion of how
tool or technique to design at least two fall/winter themed Cincinnatians influenced the world in areas such as media,
notecards. Topics will include stamps, inks, die-cutting machines medicine, education, consumer products, politics, and more!
(no Cricut designs), embellishments, cardstock, specialty papers,
Moderator: Robert Eveslage is professor emeritus and retired
and adhesives. Cathy will collect a $10 materials fee at the first
biology dept. chair at Cincinnati State. He developed his interest
class. Please bring small, sharp, pointed scissors. NOTE: class
and knowledge in Cincinnati history by being a docent for Spring
ends at 12:15 pm.
Grove Cemetery and the Over-the-Rhine Brewery District. He
Moderator: Cathy Berrens is a retired teacher who spent most also is a re-enactor of various figures from Cincinnati’s past.
of her career in preschool and kindergarten settings. She has
taken a variety of card-making classes in the last ten years and UPDATED 1015 Exploring the Basics of Genetics
occasionally sells at fundraisers, but she mostly makes cards
and scrapbooks for friends and family. Mondays, Sep. 23–Nov. 4, 9:30–10:45 am (VPC) $5
A certified genetic counselor will provide a basic overview
NEW 1012 Italia Mia/My Italy of human genetics while exploring several hot topics in the
genetics field. We’ll cover an introduction to genetics and the
Mondays, Sep. 23–Oct. 7, 9:30–10:45 am (VPC) $5
field of genetic counseling; how to take a family history and its
CLASS LIMIT: 20 utilization in risk management; genetics of common diseases
such as cancer, heart disease, and psychiatric illnesses; genetic
Come and explore Italy to discover what makes it a popular
testing and screening; case examples of diagnostic odysseys;
tourist destination. You will learn how to use the two train
and genetics in the media. This course is a precursor to
systems, one of which was created by the president of Ferrari.
Exploring the Applications of Genetics to be offered in 2020.
We will talk about Italian food, how to order a meal, and tipping.
Find out how best to navigate Venice, Florence, Rome, and Moderator: Emily Wakefield, MS, LGC, is a certified genetic
little towns. Let a native Italian answer all your questions and counselor for the Division of Human Genetics at Cincinnati
show you one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She has worked as a
Ciao e grazie. laboratory genetic counselor in the Molecular Genetics
Laboratory since 2014. She also provides clinical counseling
Moderator: Antonio Iemmola has been teaching Italian at UC for
services in the RASopathy clinic.
25 years and NKU for 29 years. He enjoys sharing his love of his
native country.
NEW 1013 “A Willful Disruption of Chronology”:
Three Novels by Kate Atkinson
Mondays, Sep. 23–Nov. 4, 9:30–10:45 am (VPC) $5
CLASS LIMIT: 15
This discussion-based course will examine British author Kate
Atkinson’s use of plotting and multiple narrators to tell larger
stories about certain places and times in her country’s history.
We will read and discuss Behind the Scenes at the Museum, Life
after Life, and A God in Ruins, spending two weeks on each novel.
All are available in paperback.
Moderator: Jennifer Manoukian loves the opportunity provided
by OLLI to read and discuss literature she enjoys with interested
and interesting adults!
8 OLLI COURSE CATALOG | Fall 2019 Osher Lifelong Learning InstituteCLASS NUMBER 1011 – 1225-B
UPDATED 1105 Navigating the Second Fifty: Spiritual 1108 You Can Change How You Feel
Dimensions of Later Life Mondays, Sep. 23–Nov. 4, 11 am–12:15 pm (VPC) $5
Mondays, Sep. 23–Nov. 4, 11 am–12:15 pm (VPC) $5
While anger, fear, and hurt are normal feelings, sometimes
CLASS LIMIT: 30 we have too much of them for our own good. This course will
introduce you to the Albert Ellis, PhD, method to change feelings.
As we reach a “certain age,” adaptation is the name of the game.
Rational Emotive Therapy (RET) is a self-help skill that you can
Physical, emotional, economic, and educational challenges
use to manage stress or negative self-talk.
present themselves with startling frequency. But have you
considered the implications of all this for your spirituality? Here Moderator: Mike Shryock is a licensed professional clinical
is an opportunity to read, view films, reflect, and share on topics counselor with many years’ experience using RET. He is also a
such as your image of the divine, your personal history and facilitator for Smart Recovery, a program using RET for people
legacy, types of spirituality, and sources of strength in the face of with addiction.
life’s inevitable diminishments. The spiritual insights of Ignatius
of Loyola will provide one example of embracing the divine. NEW 1223-B Discover the Charms of Iconic Holland
Moderators: Denis Walsh enjoyed a long career in clinical Monday, Sep. 23, 12:45–2 pm (VPC) $0
social work and remains involved in community education
on topics regarding spirituality and mental health. Connie Join travel enthusiast Dr. Janet Dieman on a behind-the-scenes
Widmer has taught a variety of classes, including several in tour of Dutch windmills, wooden-shoe workshops, and flower
psychology, during her 20+ years at NKU and also taught markets, with dazzling giant-screen photos and video clips.
Religion and Human Development in the Spirituality Inst. at Mt. Make sure your seatbelt’s fastened by 12:45. Welkom iedereen!
St. Joseph Univ. Wij zullen heel graag of U met ons kunnen komen.
NEW 1107 Healthcare in America: How We Got into NEW 1224-B Publicly Funded Healthcare for
This Mess and How to Get out of It All Ohioans
Mondays, Sep. 23–Oct. 28, 11 am–12:15 pm (VPC) $5 Monday, Sep. 30, 12:45–2 pm (VPC) $0
We’ll explore the history of health insurance in America: how The Single Payer Action Network of Ohio (SPANOhio.org) has a
we got the most expensive in the world with low-quality care bill before both houses of the Ohio Legislature that, if enacted,
compared to other industrialized countries. The rise (and fall?) of would provide comprehensive healthcare, including prescription
HMOs, PPOs, accountable care organizations, and Obamacare. drugs, to everyone in the state. It will eliminate commercial
What has and hasn’t worked. Pros and cons of our current health insurance in Ohio and entail getting a constitutional
system(s). Single-payer system? Medicare for everyone? What amendment on the ballot. Presenter Donald Rucknagel, MD,
are the possible futures of American healthcare? Is there a PhD, is emeritus professor of pediatrics and internal medicine at
way out of our mess or a middle ground political parties can UC College of Medicine.
agree to?
NEW 1225-B Beginner’s Guide to Travel in Ireland
Moderator: Dale Bradford ran health plans and founded and
managed a healthcare consulting firm for 30 years in five Monday, Oct. 7, 12:45–2 pm (VPC) $0
US cities including Cincinnati. He was general manager of Interested in traveling to Ireland? Steve Ulm has made multiple
ChoiceCare in Cincinnati and chief operating and financial officer visits to the Emerald Isle and will give an overview of Ireland
of one of the most innovative healthcare companies in America, travel for first-time visitors. What are popular sights? What’s the
trying to create a truly accountable care organization to succeed best way to travel around Ireland? How hard is it to drive on the
for the long run. left side of the road? Is Northern Ireland safe? Can I use my cell
phone? Where can I get a Guinness? What are helpful travel tips
in general? He’ll attempt to answer these and other questions.
Let’s Do Lunch returns this fall with visits to Burger,
BBQ, and Beer Joints (#8406). Photo: Peter Nord
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NEW 1226-B On the Road with OLLI 1300 England’s Most Famous and Fascinating
Monday, Oct. 14, 12:45–2 pm (VPC) $0 Tour Group
Mondays, Sep. 23–Nov. 4, 2:15–3:30 pm (VPC) $5
Find out about the fun-filled learning opportunities on OLLI-
chartered Road Scholar trips. Since 2013, we’ve been as far CLASS LIMIT: 15
north as Quebec City and as far south as Cuba, with many
Imagine yourself in the late 14th-century on a spring evening at
destinations in between. OLLI’s Road Scholar committee
the Tabard in south London to meet Chaucer’s 29 pilgrims. The
members will answer all your questions and tell you where
next morning, set forth with these folks who “long to go” on a
we’re going next. Learn how to join your fellow OLLI members
pilgrimage to Canterbury, listening, as you travel, to seven tales
for fellowship and in-depth educational experiences on the road.
exploring the complex, often contradictory, nature of the human
condition they reveal. We’ll examine the art of Chaucer: what
NEW 1227-B Who Is an American? makes these characters, their tales, so remarkable and indelible.
Monday, Oct. 21, 12:45–2 pm (VPC) $0 Moderator: Donald W. Fritz, professor emeritus of English and
After a look at the legal definition of American citizenship, we director of Performing Arts Series. BA and MA, Miami Univ.; PhD,
will open up for a respectful group conversation facilitated by Stanford Univ.; Leverhulme Dissertation Fellow, Univ. College,
MU Adjunct Professor Pat Niskode and OLLI Program Director London, with concentration on 14th-century British literature;
Cate O’Hara. Why are some groups of people hyphenated taught at Southern Methodist Univ., Stanford, and Miami;
Americans (Asian-American, African-American, etc.), and should published articles on The Canterbury Tales.
we do away with the hyphens? What about native American
Indians, American citizens living permanently in other countries, NEW 1311 Focus on Latin America
and people living here with or without legal status? Can you
Mondays, Sep. 23–Nov. 4, 2:15–3:30 pm (VPC) $5
tell who’s American by looking? This conversation is sure to be
thought-provoking and far-ranging. Join us! CLASS LIMIT: 30
Why are so many Central Americans seeking asylum in the US?
NEW 1228-B Avenues to Personal Peace in the Midst Are all Latin-American countries the same, as one US president
of Irritating Chaos said? Each country has its own distinct culture, history, and
Monday, Oct. 28, 12:45–2 pm (VPC) $0 music. What’s been the US role in these countries? We’ll focus
on one or two Latin-American countries each week including
We find ourselves in a chaotic, discordant world. We deserve Guatemala (from which the majority of Latino immigrants in
and can build deeper personal peacefulness for ourselves. Cincinnati come), Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, and Chile among
From decades of conflict management training and mediation others Let’s learn more about our southern neighbors!
experience, Karen Zaugg offers techniques and perspectives for
creating calm in the face of the irritations of daily living, even in Moderator: David Roberson has traveled to five different Latin-
our conflict-ridden world of today. American countries and speaks Spanish semi-fluently. He loves
the music and culture of this region and would like to share his
knowledge with others.
NEW 1229-B Explore and Enjoy Art as a Means of
Self-Expression
NEW 1312 The Fifties
Monday, Nov. 4, 12:45–2 pm (VPC) $0
Mondays, Oct. 7–Nov. 4, 2:15–3:30 pm (VPC) $5
Learn how to relax and enjoy the process of creation. As a
Japanese painter and calligrapher, representing both the From Korea to Kennedy, from Ike to I Love Lucy, this course, in
West and East, Frank Satogata will explain how to incorporate the grand tradition of the college survey course, will cover the
your personal experiences into your own unique form of art. broad sweep of the 1950s and its legacy. Topics will include
What you will take away from the presentation can be applied national and international affairs, popular culture and the arts,
to any art form at any level—including ceramics, sculpture, and issues from civil rights to the Cold War. We’ll have plenty of
photography, weaving, or even cooking! Art is an important way time for discussion.
to keep our minds stimulated as we age. Moderator: Greg Rhodes, who usually teaches Reds history,
admits that a little baseball might sneak in but promises mostly
conventional history in this course.
10 OLLI COURSE CATALOG | Fall 2019 Osher Lifelong Learning InstituteCLASS NUMBER 1226-B – 1414
1400 Italian for Beginners UPDATED 1410 Introduction to Poetry 1:
Tuesdays, Sep. 24–Nov. 12, 9–10:45 am (VPC) $5 Basic Principles
Tuesdays, Sep. 24–Nov. 12, 9:30–10:45 am (VPC) $5
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Learn to communicate in this beautiful, musical language. You’ll
acquire the basics of pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and Paul is revisiting the first class he ever taught for OLLI in 1998,
sentence structure as you begin to develop your conversational repeated in 2004, 2009, and 2014. Each week, you’ll participate
skills. Emphasis will be on speaking and pronunciation plus in close reading and discussion of one or two poems that
special expressions for travelers. We’ll include tips on traveling, illustrate and illuminate poetry’s basic principles. Even if you
sightseeing, and enjoying Italian culture. Text: Italian: A Self- think you hate poetry or can never understand it, you should
Teaching Guide by Edoardo A. Lèbano. NOTE: class begins at 9 am. give this class a try. It’s fun!
Moderator: Antonio Iemmola has been teaching Italian at UC for Moderator: Paul Hendrick retired from teaching high school
25 years and NKU for 29 years. He enjoys teaching this beautiful English after 38 years, the last 21 of which were at St. Xavier HS.
language with a great culture, cuisine, and fascinating history. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Colgate (BA) and Harvard
When you speak Italian, it seems as if you are singing opera (MAT). For 17 years, he has been a docent at the Cincinnati
because it is very musical. Ciao e grazie. Art Museum where he was the first man to chair the Docent
Advisory Council.
1403 Writing for Children
NEW 1414 Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine: Its Past,
Tuesdays, Sep. 24–Nov. 12, 9:30–10:45 am (VPC) $5
Present, and Future
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Tuesdays, Sep. 24–Nov. 12, 9:30–10:45 am (VPC) $5
Do you want to be child again, using your imagination and life
experiences to write for children? Once written, would you like CLASS LIMIT: 50
to send your fiction or nonfiction story off to a publisher or How did 363 acres of Cincinnati become know as Over-the-
hand it down to your grandchildren? Freestyle creative writing Rhine? From a forest in 1836, to a vibrant German city within a
on an assigned topic in class, book reviews, lectures, and guest city in 1880, to what some writers described as the worst, most
speakers will help you create a story that is suitable for children violent, inner-city area of the US by 1970. Today, Over-the-Rhine
aged three through early teens. We’ll also discuss marketing is a location for million dollar condominiums, startup companies,
tools and pros and cons of self-publishing. great restaurants, art venues, and recreational activities.
Moderator: Connie Trounstine is the author of The Worst Together, we will discuss and follow the interesting history of
Christmas Ever and The Phantom Five, both chapter books for revitalization of this unique neighborhood.
middle-grade students, and Fingerprints on the Table, a picture Moderator: Michael L. Ward holds a BS in history from Bowling
book about a table that has been in the White House since Green State Univ. and MEd from Mt. St. Joseph Univ. Retired
President Ulysses S. Grant. as a teacher and principal for Cincinnati Public Schools.
Adjunct instructor at Wilmington College, Mt. St. Joseph, and
UC. For the last 10 years, he has been a tour guide for the
OTR Brewery District.
Looking for classes about how to use your
electronic devices? Check out the list under
COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY on page 4.
Photo: Brittany Fletcher
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NEW 1415 Thinking Like Leonardo...Your Brain Is NEW 1513 The Realities of Real America: They’re
Better Than You Know Unreal, Really
Tuesdays, Sep. 24–Nov. 12, 9:30–10:45 am (VPC) $5 Tuesdays, Sep. 24–Nov. 12, 11 am–12:15 pm (VPC) $5
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Good news! Humans are gifted with an almost unlimited What do Parson Weems, Walt Disney, and Donald Trump have
potential for learning and creativity at any age. We will review in common? Do Americans’ implicit assumptions still mesh? Is
new findings on brain function, explore various methods to socialism coming? Will Social Security collapse? Will those who
jumpstart our intellect, and engage in thoughtful discussions. get universal basic incomes have to pay taxes? Enroll in this
You will be asked to complete short readings outside of class course and engage in civil discourse before the official election
and take part in group activities. The course approach is inspired season begins.
by Michael Gelb’s bestselling book How to Think Like Leonardo da
Moderator: Len Harding likes lively discussion—just as long as
Vinci (1998).
nobody throws anything. This course is an attempt to look at
Moderator: Marcha Hunley has been an educator for 40 years. who we are and what we are doing as the weather patterns
She designed a successful collegiate honors program using the change and tempers are stressed. Remember, after all is said
Leonardo approach. Currently she keeps her brain in tiptop and done, a lot gets said and very little gets done.
shape by moderating courses for OLLI, giving historical tours for
Spring Grove Cemetery and OTR Brewery District, and traveling. NEW 1515 Tarot for Beginners
Tuesdays, Sep. 24–Nov. 12, 11 am–12:15 pm (VPC) $5
NEW 1416 Introduction to Computers, Part 1
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Tuesdays, Sep. 24–Nov. 12, 9:30–11:30 am (VPC) $20
Learn the basics for understanding the tarot cards. This class
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provides a systematic approach for getting to know the basics
We’ll cover the following: the computer, its parts, hardware, and of the deck including interpretations, symbols, colors, numbers,
software; the keyboard and mouse; introduction to Windows 10 layouts, and much more to get you started on an intriguing
and all its great tools; introduction to word processing using MS method of divination that has been around for centuries. You
WordPad; and introduction to and use of the internet and safety will need a Rider-Waite tarot deck (about $15 to $20 online.).
issues. This course is for people who are new to computers. You Absolutely no experience with the tarot is necessary.
will receive a binder of detailed instructions to support what
Moderator: Donata Glassmeyer, MA, has been studying and
you learn in class. Part 2 will be given during the winter session.
working with the tarot for 35 years.
NOTE: class ends at 11:30 am.
Moderator: Howie Baum, BS industrial design and AS mechanical NEW 1516 What’s so Free about Speech in a Money
engineering, worked as a mechanical and industrial engineer at
Talks World—Demystifying Jargon
companies in Cincinnati and Dayton doing product and process
design. He has taught for 36 years at four universities and Tuesdays, Sep. 24–Oct. 15, 11 am–12:15 pm (VPC) $5
colleges and volunteers to teach computer skills at the VA. CLASS LIMIT: 30
Rita presents for discussion jargon-free stories about how
UPDATED 1502 Exploring Opera
communications’ policies affect our daily lives. What do 5G
Tuesdays, Sep. 24–Nov. 12, 11 am–12:15 pm (VPC) $5 cellular and fiber networks, the internet, fire and weather
destruction of electric and telecom lines, rural and urban
We will view and discuss Giuseppe Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera,
divides, and technology haves and have-nots mean to you, our
Richard Strauss’s Elektra, and Jules Massenet’s Werther. You will
community, and our nation? Let’s explore how we ended up with
learn the stories and background of each opera, hear about the
a 21st-century anemic information superhighway—tenth among
composers, and view them (with subtitles). Your opinions about
developed nations—and what we can do about it.
the operas and the performers are welcome. Opera aficionados
and newcomers are equally welcome! Moderator: Rita Stull was Cincinnati’s first cable administrator.
Moderator: Richard Goetz, PhD, is a retired industrial chemical
research manager who has been listening to, studying, and
attending opera since 1949.
12 OLLI COURSE CATALOG | Fall 2019 Osher Lifelong Learning InstituteCLASS NUMBER 1415 – 1612
Moderator: Gary Hollander, CFP, has been providing financial
UPDATED 1517 Advanced Poetry Writing
classes for 43+ years and was recently awarded FIVE STAR Best
Tuesdays, Sep. 24–Nov. 12, 11 am–12:15 pm (VPC) $5 in Client Satisfaction Wealth Manager by Cincinnati Magazine.
He is president of Hollander & Associates LLC since 1976, past
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OLLI Board of Trustees member and Budget and Finance
This workshop discussion course in poetry writing is for those Committee chair (2012–18), and Better Business Bureau
with some previous experience. We will discuss student member since 1991.
work in class toward gaining a sense of greater appreciation
and sophistication in the practice of the art. This includes UPDATED 1611 US Supreme Court: Politics,
showing your work to others and gaining an understanding
Preference, and Principle
of the possibilities of poetic language and prosodic forms of
expression that arise from what the writers in the class are doing Tuesdays, Oct. 8–22, 12:45–2 pm (VPC) $5
and aspire to work toward. This also includes conceptualizing We will examine how political ideology, legal principles, and
the possibilities of your subject matter to be shaped into personal preference impact the selection of Supreme Court
effective poetic communication. justices and the decisions they reach. A review of the judgments
Moderator: David Schloss attended Univ. of Iowa Writers of the prior term, Justice Kavanaugh’s first on the bench, will
Workshop (MFA). Professor of creative writing at UC, 1968–74, include cases involving gerrymanders, the death penalty,
and Miami Univ., 1974–2014. Published seven collections of immigration, native Americans, executive power, critical habitat,
poetry (so far) and in scores of literary journals and anthologies foreign policy, the census, asset forfeiture, states’ rights, and
over the years. racism in juror selection. A preview of upcoming issues will
identify cases accepted for argument in the fall, anticipated
UPDATED 1606 Understanding Vipassana Meditation disputes arising from the presidential election, and more.
Tuesdays, Sep. 24–Nov. 12, 12:45–2:15 pm (VPC) $5 Moderator: Howard Tolley is professor emeritus of political
science and former adjunct professor of law at UC where for 27
CLASS LIMIT: 25 years he taught undergraduate and graduate public law courses
Gain an understanding about meditation practices with an including classes on the US legal system, civil liberties, and
emphasis on concepts of Vipassana (insight) Meditation. Step- international human rights.
by-step, you will learn how to slowly develop insights by close
attentiveness to and experiential phenomena of your own mind- NEW 1612 Criminal Procedure 101: What’s Really
body process. The Buddha introduced this practice; however, Going on out There?
this is a non-religious class. Everyone who has an interest or
Tuesdays, Oct. 29–Nov. 12, 12:45–2 pm (VPC) $5
wants to fulfill their curiosity is welcome. NOTE: class ends at
2:15 pm. Gain an understanding of the law behind the scenes playing
out on the news: search warrants, evidence/discovery, charging
Moderator: Manit Vichitchot was a Vipassana Meditation
documents, suppression hearings, double jeopardy and
instructor at the International Meditation Study and Retreat
jurisdiction, relevant evidence rules, extradition, and the Bill
Center, Wat Mahathat Yuwaratrangsarit, Bangkok, Thailand,
of Rights.
during 2009–13.
Moderator: John Dornette is lead trial deputy, major crimes
UPDATED 1610 Complete Financial Management against persons (homicide, physical and sexual child abuse), 7th
Judicial Court of Indiana. An adjunct instructor at Miami Univ.
Workshop for Retirement
Farmer School of Business, he holds a JD from NKU and spent
Tuesdays, Sep. 24–Nov. 12, 12:45–2 pm (VPC) $5 34 years in private practice of law (civil/business).
Take control of your financial affairs by learning how to manage
your finances in retirement. Address real-life concerns with
tools that will last a lifetime. Become more confident in making
intelligent decisions to pursue your goals and improve your
financial future. Full-color graphics help explain financial
concepts. Guest speakers will address specific topics. Gary will
provide a 164-page interactive workbook packed with colorful
charts and explanations that follow the course. This take-home
resource will help you apply what you learn to your personal
financial situation.
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UPDATED 1613 From Green Stamps to Kroger Apps— UPDATED 1701 Let’s Talk Current Events
Culture Shock Continues Tuesdays, Sep. 24–Nov. 12, 2:15–3:30 pm (VPC) $5
Tuesdays, Sep. 24–Nov. 12, 12:45–2 pm (VPC) $5
We deal with the political, economic, and social events of the day
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Our world, our lives, and certainly our culture have changed Moderators: Charles Jung (BA political science, MA economics,
so much in the last 65+ years. We’ll discuss such areas as UC) retired after 23 years with the Dept. of Housing and Urban
entertainment, fashion, what and how we eat, retirement, and Development and four years as a linguist/voice processing
much more. Topics depend on what you bring up. This is an specialist in the USAF. Rick Marra (BS, ME chemical engineering,
interactive class so bring along your memories. No need to have Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.), retired chemical engineer who had
attended the previous version of this course—we’ll be hitting assignments all over the world, has a keen interest in politics
new topics (and may revisit some old ones, too). and current events.
Moderators: Kathy and Shannon Womer have been married
49+ years. Both are longtime OLLI moderators, and this is their UPDATED 1709 The Play’s the Thing
second time teaching together. They both like to talk, so don’t let Tuesdays, Sep. 24–Nov. 12, 2:15–3:30 pm (VPC) $5
them hog the stage!
Comedies, tragedies, classics, one-act plays...whatever seems
appealing for our own reader’s theater. We choose the plays,
UPDATED 1614 Opera on Demand read the parts, direct action, select distinguishing props/
Tuesdays, Sep. 24–Nov. 12, 12:45–2 pm (VPC) $5 costumes, or be part of the audience. No memorizing involved.
No acting experience required. Let your voice be heard, and join
What is your favorite opera, or what operas are you most
in the great fun.
curious about? After registration begins, Charles will survey
registrants before selecting three operas for the class to view Moderator: Karen Zaugg is a theater enthusiast and sometimes
and discuss. You’ll see scenes from different productions with actor in local productions.
different singers to compare and contrast. Bring your curiosity!
Moderator: Charles Bretz has attended operas throughout the UPDATED 1710 Three Months in Bethlehem: Israel,
US for his entire adult life. His love of opera began as a teenager Palestine, and Life in the West Bank
with opera at the Cincinnati Zoo. Tuesdays, Sep. 24–Nov. 12, 2:15–3:30 pm (VPC) $5
Drawing on her recent experience as an international observer
UPDATED 1615 Hot New Technologies and Topics
in the West Bank, Susan will provide an overview of the history
That May Change Your Lifestyle of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the influence of American
Tuesdays, Sep. 24–Nov. 12, 12:45–2 pm (VPC) $5 politics and policies in this troubled land, and everyday life
within the West Bank, using readings and discussion, guest
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speakers, and documentaries.
Exciting new technologies related to science, technology,
Moderator: Susan Brogden served with the World Council of
engineering, math, and medicine are emerging at a fast pace.
Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine
Each week, we will cover one of these topics: private space
and Israel from February through April 2018. Retired from a
travel, wind energy, future of internet/computing, stem cell
career in higher education and the nonprofit world, she holds
replacement/therapy, artificial intelligence/internet of things,
a bachelor’s degree from Purdue Univ. and a master’s degree
research on early childhood learning, carbon nanotubes, bio-
from Miami Univ.
molecular imaging, DNA/gene editing, and autonomous vehicles.
For each topic, the moderators and guest speakers will cover
what, how, benefits, status, issues, and future.
Moderators: Ram Darolia, Jim Rauf, and Kirt Hobler are
longtime OLLI moderators and lifelong learners. They bring
together many years of knowledge and interest in engineering,
technologies, and medicine.
14 OLLI COURSE CATALOG | Fall 2019 Osher Lifelong Learning InstituteCLASS NUMBER 1613 – 2010
UPDATED 1711 Photographs, Not Just Pictures— 2008 Imagination and Hope in Dark Times:
the Art of Fine Art Photography Conversations Facing False Absolutes
Tuesdays, Sep. 24–Nov. 12, 2:15–3:30 pm (VPC) $5 Wednesdays, Sep. 25–Nov. 13, 12:45–2 pm (VPC) $5
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Intermediate and advanced enthusiasts will have an opportunity False absolutes pervade contemporary public and private life.
to explore photography from both aesthetic and technical For example: “Conservatives are all numbskulls” or “Democrats
perspectives. Assignments will culminate in bodies of work with are all communists.” When such glittering generalities are taken
unified themes, initiate productive critiques and idea-sharing, as serious thought, they rise to the level of absolutes. They
and motivate aspirations to present in a curated exhibition. This become idols: hard cold unwarranted certainties. This course
class requires a camera that is capable of taking photos in RAW; offers images of hope to think and talk about experiences like
facility in a post-production computer program (Lightroom personal desperation, sociopolitical faux debates, religious
Classic, Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Topaz, On1 Raw, conflicts, and issues of gender, sex, and all those things we were
Luminar, or similar programs); and weekly assignments printed told not to discuss in public. Sources include Tom Cheetham,
to at least 8” x 10”. William Lynch, James Hillman, and Henri Corbin.
Moderator: Larry Pytlinski is an award-winning amateur Moderator: Timothy Leonard is a retired professor of philosophy
photographer who, since his retirement, has devoted his time to of education and curriculum studies. He has taught courses
his passion for photography. He’s an avid “street photographer” in education, philosophy, curriculum studies, and religion in
(several solo shows and gallery exhibitions) and enjoys Cincinnati, Columbus, and Chicago.
landscape and travel photography.
NEW 2010 10 ___ Women: Celebrating 10 Women of
UPDATED 2004 Knit and Crochet Cincinnati History
Wednesdays, Sep. 25–Nov. 13, 12:45–2 pm (VPC) $5 Wednesday, Sep. 25, 12:45–2 pm (VPC) $0
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who made an impact on Cincinnati history, including silent
Beginning, intermediate, and advanced knitters and crocheters
screen “vamp” Theda Bara; the city’s first woman mayor,
are welcome. Learn the basics, how to read patterns (it’s a new
Dorothy Dolbey; and Sarah Fossett, who spurred the racial
language), and tips and tricks from someone who has been
desegregation of the city streetcar in 1859. Join project leads
teaching for about 40 years. You will work on your own projects
Kristin and Jeff Suess as they share the stories of these amazing
with advice and assistance as needed.
women. NOTE: this is a one-time presentation.
Moderator: Sally Santoro has a passion for crafts and enjoys
Moderators: Kristin Suess is an arts administrator who works to
teaching others to enjoy them too. She has taught knitting to the
support and encourage artists so that they can thrive creatively
blind (and they have taught her).
and sustainably. Jeff Suess is librarian at the Cincinnati Enquirer
and author of Lost Cincinnati, Hidden History of Cincinnati, and
Cincinnati Then and Now.
Bruce Bowdon’s popular Development of
Rock and Roll moves into the 1970s this fall
(#2608). From rock to opera, you’ll find all the
musical offerings under MUSIC on page 6.
Photo: Robert Dilgard
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UPDATED 2011 Genealogy—Your Family History UPDATED 2110 Dispute Resolution: Negotiating and
Wednesdays, Sep. 25–Nov. 13, 12:45–2 pm (VPC) $5 Mediating through Conflict
Wednesdays, Sep. 25–Nov. 13, 2:15–3:30 pm (VPC) $5
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Learn the basics of finding your ancestors, where they lived and
died, whom they married and the children they had, whether An insider’s examination of how public and private disputes
they fought in wars, etc. We will discuss how to get started and have been resolved through negotiation, facilitation, and other
how to document and organize your findings. We will look at dispute-resolution strategies. Analysis behind the scenes
resources: census and other government records, newspapers, of successful and failed negotiations to uncover the value
wills, land records, and more. You will learn how to access of determining each party’s interests, creating options for
websites and discover the thrill of seeing your ancestor’s name settlement, communicating and listening purposefully, assessing
on old records. This course is for beginning genealogists as well the parties’ alternatives to agreement, and developing a good
as those with some experience. working relationship with the other side. We’ll use interactive
video and role-playing to demonstrate and discuss successful
Moderator: Kathy Womer is a member of the Hamilton County
negotiation and mediation skills and strategies.
Chapter Ohio Genealogical Society and has been researching
family records for 15 years and moderating genealogy classes at Moderator: James K. L. Lawrence. OSU, BA, JD. Labor and
OLLI for 5+ years. employment law and dispute-resolution advocate as a member
of Frost Brown Todd LLC for 44 years. Adjunct professor of
NEW 2012 Your Essential Retirement Toolkit negotiation, mediation, and dispute resolution at OSU and
UC colleges of law. Former adjunct at Straus Inst. for Dispute
Wednesdays, Sep. 25–Nov. 13, 12:45–2 pm (VPC) $5 Resolution at Pepperdine Univ.
What’s in YOUR toolbox? Fill it with a trove of helpful resources
and know when and how to use them during your retirement NEW 2111 Exploring the Second Half of Life
years. Pull out what you or family members need when the
Wednesdays, Sep. 25–Nov. 13, 2:15–3:30 pm (VPC) $5
occasion arises! Experienced professionals will present on topics
that may include financial and estate planning; home healthcare Popular media has begun to explore the two halves of life,
and retirement community options; strategies to pay for long- such as Richard Rohr’s Falling Upward and most recently David
term care costs; Social Security; care management; recycling Brooks’s The Second Mountain. The second half is more than a
and donating during downsizing; hospice/palliative care; and chronological indication of age. It is an important stage of life
mobility and transportation solutions. Speakers are members of that, according to experts, not everyone appreciates or attains.
Cincinnati Senior Connection Foundation. We will explore some compelling literature and theories to
better understand how we can best live in the second half,
Moderator: Karen Rosenthal, CLTC, MHA, independent long-term
looking to Rohr, Brooks, Jung, Cicero, fairytales, transpersonal
care insurance specialist, is owner of Solutions for Long Term.
psychology, and elsewhere for insight and inspiration.
She has brought to OLLI a variety of experts in subjects related
to aging and the needs of the older population for 10+ years. Moderator: Rick Warm has a PhD in leadership and change
from Antioch Univ. and is director of the Center for Wisdom
UPDATED 2101 Wine Appreciation in Leadership, a newly founded research and educational
organization based in Cincinnati.
Wednesdays, Sep. 25–Nov. 13 (no class 10/16),
2:15–3:30 pm (VPC) $5
UPDATED 2200 Learn to Meditate from Christian,
CLASS LIMIT: 40 Hindu, and Buddhist Perspectives
Learn about various wine-producing countries, their wines, Thursdays, Sep. 26–Nov. 14, 9:30–10:45 am (VPC) $5
history, and traditions. We will discuss how to taste wine,
including the recognition of various wine characteristics. CLASS LIMIT: 29
Emphasis will be on good-value wines, and guests with wine Meditation is a marvelous way to quiet your mind and listen
tastings will be at some sessions. You must bring a wineglass to to your thoughts. People have meditated for centuries. Learn
each class. this 20-minute practice that may change your tomorrows.
Moderator: Mary Fruehwald owned The Wine Store for 14 years Regardless of your religious background, you will find this
and is a certified judge of the American Wine Society. course interesting. You may understand more than you
thought possible.
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