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Learn for the joy of it! - Winter 2022 - CSUSB
Winter 2022
                              January-March

                 Educational courses & events
                           for adults age 50+

                            Join us on
                            campus or
                            online this
                               winter!
                    It’s fun and easy!

Learn for
the joy of it!

                          csusb.edu/OLLI
Learn for the joy of it! - Winter 2022 - CSUSB
2        Winter 2022 ּ Membership

  Learn for the joy of it.
  Take non-credit, university-level           Membership
  courses with other mature                   •   $75 annual membership fee,
  learners and experience all the                 includes a parking permit
  joy of learning, but without the
                                              •   Choose as many courses as you
  grades, tests, or homework.
                                                  like and pay by the course
  A wide variety of courses are
                                              •   Enjoy a variety of fun events,
  offered each quarter, including
  topics in the arts and                          trips, and university activities
  humanities, natural sciences,               •   Most courses are held once a
  and social sciences. You may                    week for either six or three
  also enjoy our educational trips                weeks
  and shared interest groups. OLLI
  is engaging, interesting, and fun!          Is cost a concern? Contact us for
                                              more information.

                                              OLLI membership offers you opportunities to:
                                              •   Continue learning: You’re never too old to learn. Explore a wide
          Table of Contents                       variety of topics as you engage intellectually, challenge your thinking,
                                                  and build your knowledge.
  Membership....................... 2
                                              •   Participate in interesting activities: Become part of a dynamic
  Member Events.................. 3               learning community that is full of diversity, insight, wisdom, and
                                                  intellectual stimulation. Enjoy lively conversations, share opinions,
  One-Week Courses ............ 4
                                                  and discover new ideas.
  Six-Week Courses............... 6
                                              •   Meet new people: Meet and mingle with mature adults who share
  Three-Week Courses........ 11                   your interests and those with very different perspectives. You’ll build
                                                  new and rewarding friendships.
  Shared Interest Groups .... 15
                                              For more information: 909-537-8270 or olli@csusb.edu
  Donate ............................. 16
  Online Learning ................ 17
                                             Learn more about OLLI membership: csusb.edu/OLLI/membership
  Registration Form ............ 19          Join or renew now: csusb.edu/OLLI/join

 Meet the OLLI Staff
                       Angela                                    Johnna
                       Allen                                     Norris
                       Director                                Program
                       909-537-8248                            Coordinator
                                                               909-537-8270
angela.allen@csusb.edu                      johnna.norris@csusb.edu
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Join us for these fun member events.
Winter member events will meet online via Zoom and on campus. Please register in advance; you will receive
the link to join the event via email a few days prior to the event. These events are free to OLLI members. Stay
tuned for more in-person and online event announcements throughout the winter term!

Musical Satire of the 50s & 60s
Friday, March 4
2:00-4:00 p.m.
Oliphant Auditorium

Join us for an afternoon of laughter. Enjoy the great satire songs of our more pleasant past with the
irrepressible Tom Lehrer, Alan Sherman, and Mark Russell. You will love this look and listen as we reminisce
about our innocent past and the songs we all loved during a time in our lives when humor was just plain
funny. Get ready to learn & laugh in a comfortable theater setting on campus.

From Leaf to Relief
Wednesday, February 23
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Oliphant Auditorium

This event offers information for adults interested in the many uses of legalized cannabis leaf that are
available for a variety of ailments and personal health needs. Learn about the recent changes in regulations,
legalization, industry standards, testing, politics, challenges of taxation and black-market competition.

Lunch & Learn: Palm                    Lunch & Learn:                        Lunch & Learn:
Springs Festival                       Understanding                         Hummingbirds of the
Sneak Peek                             Parkinson’s Disease                   Coachella Valley
Wednesday, December 15                 Wednesday, January 26                 Tuesday, February 8
12-1 p.m.                              12-1 p.m.                             12-1 p.m.
Online via Zoom                        Online via Zoom                       Online via Zoom
Join us for this special preview       This introduction to Parkinson’s      Join Phil Parker, who until
just for OLLI members and              disease presented by CSUSB            recently lead bird walks for
guests. This sneak peek will be        professor, Dr. Jacob Jones , will     Friends of the Desert Mountains,
presented by Lili Rodriguez who        focus on understanding the            Sunnylands, and Mount San
is the Artistic Director at the        difference between Parkinson’s        Jacinto Natural History
Palm Springs International Film        disease and other common              Association. Phil will be
Society which mounts the Palm          neurologic disorders, and the non     presenting a presentation on
Springs International Film             -motor symptoms of Parkinson’s        Hummingbirds of the Coachella
Festival and the Palm Springs          disease including memory              Valley, which species to look for,
International ShortFest.               impairments and depression.           and some visual cues to look for
                                                                             to help identify them

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4      Winter 2022 ּ One-Week Courses

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      One-Week Courses                 Register online: csusb.edu/OLLI/courses
          $10 each                     Questions? Call us at: 909-537-8270 or 909-537-8121

How Airline Travel was Made            Dante in Art: Botticelli -            About the Instructor
Safe                                   Inferno
David Haas, PhD                        Butch Epps, MFA                       Butch received his MFA degree
Tuesday, January 18                    Tuesday, January 18                   from the UCLA department of Film
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.                  1:00-3:30 p.m.                        and Television’s Independent
Online via Zoom                        Online via Zoom                       Producers Program where he
                                                                             focused on story development and
Mandatory physical security            Join us for this fascinating          working with screenwriters. He
screening for all airline passengers   documentary into the depiction        served as the academic liaison to
became law in the United States on     of Hell in art as inspired by Dante   high profile professional faculty,
January 5, 1973. Walk-through          and visualized by Renaissance         including studio heads,
metal detectors and low-dose           painter, Sandro Botticelli. Follow    development executives, and
X-ray scanners made this possible.     the arc of Botticelli’s career from   others. Since stepping away from
Security has since morphed into        beauty to damnation and back          the day-to-day rigors of the film
what we now call Electronic            again, enjoy readings from Dante,     industry, Butch has been teaching
Security Screening. Today, fifty       descend into Botticelli’s detailed    film appreciation courses while
years later, we see that this          map of the Inferno, review            developing a book on Orson
screening process is successful and    additional sketches and paintings     Welles’s Mercury Production of
made aviation safe from most           that were part of a planned larger    Citizen Kane.
skyjackings, criminal threats, and     work, and learn the tale of its
terrorist activity. In addition to     provenance all with a host of         A No-Politics Look: The News
meeting its original objectives,       experts and man on the street         & the Law. Who Must Report
Electronic Security Screening and      interviews. Guaranteed you will       Truthfully?
its products and techniques have       walk away feeling, if not blessed,    Lacey Kendall, MA
been adapted for many other            at least more knowledgeable. On       Wednesday, January 19
applications and it has also           class day, registered members         9:30 -11:45 a.m.
produced many changes to our           will meet online at 1 p.m. for an     In person on the Palm Desert
                                                                             campus & online via Zoom
human society.                         instructor introduction to the
About the Instructor                   course theme and documentary,         More Americans get their news
                                       then we break as you rent and         from Facebook than any other
David earned his BA in physics and     watch the documentary
PhD in biophysics in protein                                                 source despite the fact that
                                       independently via a list of           Facebook has no news director, no
crystallography and molecular          streaming services to be
biology at the State University of                                           editors, and no newscasts. So
                                       provided. Afterwards, rejoin us       where do courts and our laws
New York at Buffalo. He helped         on Zoom at specified time for an
design some of the first airport                                             mandate that the truth be told in
                                       open discussion of issues and         the news? This course takes a
security X-ray systems in the          items of interest as found in the
1970s. David and his wife, Sandra,                                           thorough and non-political look at
                                       documentary. Separate                 social media, cable news, print
later formed Temtec Inc., which        documentary rental fee is
developed and manufactured high-                                             journalism, and network television
                                       approximately $4.00.                  news to find out who must tell the
tech visitor and temporary IDs. Dr.
Haas is the author of the book,                                              truth in order to maintain their
Personal Identification: Its Modern                                          license, and what news outlets
Development and Security                                                     have little or no regulation at all.
Implications, He and Sandra have
more than 80 patents to their
credit.
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For winter courses, OLLI is offering classes in three formats: Online Only, In-Person Only,
and Hybrid. In hybrid classes, some members of the class are in-person while other members
participate via Zoom.

About the Instructor                 A Jewish Child in Fascist           So, You’d Like to Be a Writer!
                                     Vienna                              Frank Furino
Lacey received her MA in             Ruth Lindemann                      Thursday, January 20
communications from CSU San          Wednesday, January 19               10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Bernardino and is an experienced     1:00-2:30 p.m.                      In person on the Palm Desert
broadcast consultant, radio          Online via Zoom                     campus
announcer, manager, and college
instructor. She has over 30,000                                          No matter our calling in life, most
                                     Life changed rapidly for the
hours of on-air broadcast                                                of us, at one time or another,
                                     people of Austria in March of
experience, including work           1938 when German troops             have harbored a fantasy to try our
reporting for CNN and NBC News                                           hand at being an Ernest
                                     marched into Austria to annex
outlets. She currently serves as a                                       Hemingway or Agatha Christie.
                                     the German-speaking nation for
media consultant to several local                                        Many love to write, perhaps never
                                     the Third Reich. On that day, the
university and college campuses      Jews of Austria became              to seek publishing fame, or even
and their stations. Lacey has                                            share our creation with close
                                     foreigners in their own country,
taught courses in digital media                                          friends, but rather just to express
                                     and people they loved and
production, journalism, broadcast                                        ourselves and document our
                                     trusted the day before were now
speech, race-gender and the          suddenly their mortal enemies.      creative thoughts for our own
media, and social media for social                                       satisfaction. This course will share
                                     Come and hear Ruth's first-hand
good.                                                                    with you the basics of that
                                     story about her experience as a
                                     child under Nazi rule. She has a    endeavor. Learn how to extract,
                                     deep grasp of European history      organize, and document your
                                     because she lived it.               creative ideas into a cogent
                                                                         presentation. And who knows, it
                                     About the Instructor
                                                                         just may prove worthy of sharing
                                     Ruth was born in Vienna, Austria    with the world!
                                     and lived for two years under the
                                                                         About the Instructor
                                     fascist Nazi regime before
                                     arriving in the United States in    Frank brings 25 years of
                                     1940. She served on the             Hollywood experience to his OLLI
                                     speaker’s bureau for the            courses, including writer/producer
                                     Holocaust Resource Center in        credits for major hit shows
                                     Portland, Oregon for 35 years       Dynasty, Dallas, General Hospital,
                                     and has been a lecturer at the      Falcon Crest, New Year’s Rockin’
                                     Tolerance Education Center in       Eve and more. He was also staff
                                     Rancho Mirage for the past ten      director with ABC News covering
                                     years. Ruth has also published      political conventions, space
                                     two books: To Survive Is Not        launches and major news events
                                     Enough and They Will Not Be         and later owned an advertising
                                     Forgotten.                          agency. He taught creative writing
                                                                         at UCLA and is a member of the
                                                                         Rancho Mirage Cultural
                                                                         Commission. Frank is a successful
                                                                         playwright and is currently
                                                                         working on his first novel.
Learn for the joy of it! - Winter 2022 - CSUSB
6      Winter 2022 ּ One-Week & Six-Week Courses
Register by mail: complete the attached registration form                         Six-Week Courses
Register online: csusb.edu/OLLI/courses
                                                                                      $50 each
Questions? Call us at: 909-537-8270 or 909-537-8121

Climate Change Models: How             Introduction to Climate              The Greatest Tenors:
Do They Predict the Future?            Change for Nonscientists             Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
And Can They?                          Donald Ramsay, JD                    Barry Schoenfeld, BS
Fred Abramson, PhD                     Friday, January 21                   Mondays, Jan. 31, Feb. 7, 14, 21,
Thursday, January 20                   10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.                28, Mar. 7
1:00-3:00 p.m.                         online via Zoom                      10:00-11:30 a.m.
via Zoom                                                                    Online via Zoom
                                       Climate change is considered by
Climate change models examine an       many to be the greatest              Learn about, listen to, and discuss
entire system: the clouds,             challenge of our time. Others        the greatest operatic tenors of all
atmospheric movements, land            believe the threat is exaggerated    time. Each week delve into the
mass contributions, and ocean          or even a hoax. Governments and      personal and professional lives of
behavior, then superimpose upon        business are focusing on ways to     two to three tenors, take a critical
this model how humans contribute       mitigate and/or adapt to global      look at their early and later
to the behavior of the climate. This   warming and its consequences.        performances and partners, and
is called climate change prediction.   This course is intended as an        enjoy dozens of videos of their
What is the relative importance of     introduction to the issues and       work! Explore tenors of yesterday,
the many components of modern          evidence, and will make available    today, and tomorrow from all over
civilization that contribute to        resources for those who want to      the world, especially those lesser
changing weather? In this course,      know more. The instructor has an     known from eastern Europe and
you will gain an elementary            acknowledged point of view: He       Asia.
understanding of what a model          believes climate change is a         About the Instructor
really is and explore two relatively   serious threat caused by human       Barry has over 20 years of
simple examples: Covid-19              activity.                            experience in advertising,
epidemiology and drug                  About the Instructor                 marketing, strategic planning,
concentrations. Next, we’ll look at                                         research, and business
the more complicated weather           Don recently retired from a 40
                                       year career as an attorney in        development. He is intimately
forecasting to better comprehend                                            familiar with the social media that
complicated climate change             Kansas City and Minneapolis. He
                                       spent the last four years of his     shape and influence contemporary
calculations.                                                               communications. His clients have
                                       career as Director of Practice
About the Instructor                   Support in the IT department of      included American Express,
Dr. Abramson received his BA in        the law firm managing the            Walmart, Trader Joe's, Suzuki,
chemistry from Western Reserve         collection and analysis of           Toyota, NY/NY Hotel & Casino,
University in 1962 and his PhD in      electronically stored information    Samsung, and Eastern Airlines. Five
chemistry from The Ohio State          for commercial litigation. He is a   years ago, Barry founded The
University in 1965. After two years    lifelong learner and has chosen      California Community of Men on
of postdoctoral experience and five    climate change as a focus. He is a   Facebook; the group now boasts
years in industry, he joined the       member of the Climate Reality        over 11,000 members worldwide.
pharmacology department at the         Project Leadership Corps and is      He received his BS from Cornell
George Washington University           eager to share and exchange          University and has enjoyed a love
School of Medicine in 1972 and         ideas and information.               for opera since high school. He is a
retired after 31 years on the                                               practicing Buddhist and his other
faculty. He holds a long-term                                               avocations include photography,
interest in transmitting science to                                         archaeology, and travel.
the general population.
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For winter courses, OLLI is offering classes in three formats: Online Only, In-Person Only, and Hybrid.
In hybrid classes, some members of the class are in-person while other members.
participate via Zoom.

History of the Coachella               The Genome, Genes,                    Let the Good Times Roll:
Valley                                 Genetic Diseases & the                Regaining our American
MJ Outcault Hill, MA, MBA              Future                                Mojo
Mondays, Jan. 31, Feb. 7, 14, 21,      Fred Abramson, PhD                    Larry Fox, MBA
28, Mar. 7                             Mondays, Jan. 31, Feb. 7, 14, 21,     Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
1:00-3:00 p.m.                         28, Mar. 7                            Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22, Mar. 1, 8
Online via Zoom                        1:00-3:00 p.m.                        Online via Zoom
                                       online via Zoom
The Coachella Valley has a                                                   Imagine what would happen if a
fascinating history. Come and hear     In the early twentieth century,       substantial majority of Americans
the stories of our early settlers to   New York City’s original home of      thought, as almost all of us did
the more recent celebrity              poets and peasants was                fifty years ago, that our country
hideaways – the people and             Greenwich Village. This refuge        was on the right track. We might
experiences that have defined us.      for artists and free thinkers         see ourselves as part of a
Topics in this course will cover       provided cheap quarters which         collective, cooperative enterprise
agriculture and the battle for         allowed bohemians to escape the       having a broadly-based social
water, early Coachella Valley          dreary, industrial world and live a   contract. We might draw closer
homesteads, early Palm Springs,        penniless, enlightened lifestyle.     together. In an ideal world, our
the railroads, the villages of the     However, a new subway                 mutual contract would be strong
Coachella Valley, pioneers and         extension commercialized the          enough and popular enough to
goldminers, the hot springs,           borough and rent prices rose          transcend the polarization of our
Joshua Tree National Park, and         rapidly. The bohemians fled, and      politics today. This course is about
the ranches and hideaways that         the Village turned into a ghost of    an optimistic and fun, but still
make our valley so unique. You’ll      its once thriving and authentic       specific and detailed, set of ideas
get a new perspective and              community. Come learn about           and policies to do just that.
appreciation.                          this distinct time in New York
                                                                             About the Instructor
About the Instructor                   City’s history.
                                                                             Larry founded and managed a
MJ earned a BA in visual art from      About the Instructor
                                                                             private equity group that
UC San Diego, a MA in education        Dr. Abramson received his BS in       purchased controlling interests in
from Cal State San Bernardino,         chemistry from Western Reserve        a number of notable companies.
and an MBA from the University         University in 1962 and his PhD in     When he retired from business, he
of Phoenix. She has taught English     chemistry from The Ohio State         was appointed professor of
language acquisition strategies to     University in 1965. After two         finance in the Kellogg School of
teachers, and is working on            years of postdoctoral experience      Management at Northwestern
initiatives to create more cultural    and five years in industry, he        University. Larry plays bridge and
awareness in the classroom by          joined the pharmacology               loves nature, contemporary art,
researching and teaching local         department at the George              the movies, non-fiction books,
history throughout California. She     Washington University School of       1950s rock & roll, and the hard
is currently working on a docent       Medicine in 1972 and retired          sciences.
training program to bring local        after 31 years on the faculty. He
history to elementary school           holds a long-term interest in
children and senior centers in         transmitting science to the            Refer a Friend & Receive a
Orange and Riverside Counties.         general population.                      Free Course Voucher!
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8       Winter 2022 ּ Six-Week Courses

For winter courses, OLLI is offering classes in three formats: Online Only, In-Person Only, and Hybrid.
In hybrid classes, some members of the class are in-person while other members.
participate via Zoom.

Hollywood Scores: A Fertile         as the cultural director at Union       The Hero Unmasked: The
Land for Jews                       Israelita de Caracas from 2008 to       Western in Film
Emanuel Abramovits, MBA             2019, in charge of documenting          Butch Epps, MFA
Tuesdays, 1-2:30 p.m.               Holocaust survivors’ stories, art       Tuesdays, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22, Mar. 1, 8        exhibits, lectures, and history.        Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22, Mar. 1, 8
Online via Zoom                                                             Online via Zoom

As doors were closing for artists   Major Events of the Bible:              In this six-week course, we will
in Europe, they were opening up     Did They Really Happen?                 watch and discuss six stand-alone
                                    Eran Vaisben EdD
in American despite the Great                                               Westerns paired off as three sets
                                    Tuesdays, 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Depression. Discover how Jewish                                             of double features keeping
                                    Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22, Mar. 1, 8
immigrants, some of them            Online via Zoom                         uppermost in mind the
escaping the Nazi regime,                                                   relationship of the individual to
created the Hollywood music         Did Abraham really journey to           the community. In "High Noon"
that we have all loved since        Canaan? Did the Exodus story            vs. "Rio Bravo", we will look at
childhood. Explore how that         actually happen? Who killed             competing portrayals of the town
migration changed the landscape     Goliath? What stories are myths         sheriff in the face of adversity. In
of American culture. Discover       and what stories are historically       "Shane" vs. "Unforgiven", we will
how a new generation of             accurate? By considering various        contrast the ways of the gun as
American composers reacted and      historical, archaeological, and         the toll of violence leaves its
adopted the musical revolutions     literary studies, as well as biblical   marks. And finally, we will journey
of Modernism, Jazz and Pop into     texts, this course seeks to             into the heart of darkness and
film scoring and confirmed the      ascertain whether the big events        confront the Native American
fundamental role of music on        really happened and why the             racial divide in "The Searchers" vs.
films. Anecdotes and stories will   biblical writers included them in       "News Of The World". Note: We
be combined with audiovisuals       the Bible.                              will meet online via Zoom for an
and musical examples.                                                       introduction of the film, then you
                                    About the Instructor                    rent and watch the film
About the Instructor
                                    Eran Vaisben earned his MA in           independently via the streaming
Emanuel has been a concert          Jewish Education at the Jewish          service of your choice. After the
promoter since 2000, directly       Theological Seminary, and in            film, rejoin us for an open
involved in many shows by both      2014 completed his PhD in               discussion of each film’s topic and
American and international          Educational Leadership at the           depiction of the issues. Additional
artists such as Itzhak Perlman,     University of California, Davis.        film rental fees are not included;
Gustavo Dudamel, Sarah              Between 2006 and 2018, he               approximately $25 for all six films.
Brightman, Roger Hodgson,           served as a school educator and         About the Instructor
Kansas, Kenny G, and local          administrator. He has lectured at
symphony orchestras. He                                                     Butch received his MFA degree
                                    numerous academic programs              from the UCLA department of Film
designed and staged many            about educational leadership,
original orchestral events                                                  and Television’s Independent
                                    Bible studies, organizational           Producers Program where he
including Mozartfest, Pink Floyd    change, and Jewish history. Eran
Nuestro Tributo, and several                                                focused on story development
                                    has also participated in                and working with screenwriters.
world premieres. He also served     archeological excavations at two        He served as the academic liaison
                                    sites in Israel and studied Middle      to high profile professional
                                    Eastern history at various              faculty, including studio heads,
                                    academic programs.                      development executives, and
                                                                            others. Since stepping away from
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                    Register by mail: complete the attached registration form
                    Register online: csusb.edu/OLLI/courses
                    Questions? Call us at: 909-537-8270 or 909-537-8121

the day-to-day rigors of the film      Scott completed his MA in              Who Are We? What Are We
industry, Butch has been teaching                                             About? The Philosophy of
film appreciation courses while        international relations in Chinese
developing a book on Orson             at the prestigious Renmin              Martin Buber
Welles’s Mercury Production of         University of China in Beijing and     Kenneth Zanca, PhD
Citizen Kane.                          later spent two years there as         Wednesdays, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
                                                                              Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, Mar. 2, 9
                                       lecturer of politics.
China in the 21st Century:                                                    In person on the Palm Desert
                                                                              campus
Problems & Prospects
Scott McKnight, PhD                    Painting with Water Colors
Wednesdays, 10:00-11:30 a.m.           Jack Flanigan, MFA                     Some questions endure in
Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, Mar. 2, 9           Wednesdays,                            provoking thoughtful reflection.
Online via Zoom                        10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.                  Martin Buber (1878-1965),
                                       Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, Mar. 2, 9           existentialist philosopher,
How did China become an                In person on the Palm Desert           educator, and gadfly, examined
                                       campus                                 big questions with a critical eye
increasingly wealthy and globally
relevant country over the past                                                and without dogmatism. After
                                       Bring your brush and your              examining his bio, and placing him
four decades? How has China’s
                                       creativity and prepare to have         among the existentialists, this
single-party state been able to
                                       fun! In this hands-on class you’ll     course will look at his ideas on
adapt and thrive when so many
                                       learn the basics of painting with      love, relationships, conscience,
other single-party states have
                                       watercolor. We’ll discuss color        and religion.
stagnated or collapsed? What
                                       theory, atmospheric perspective,
does China’s rise and its impacts                                             About the Instructor
                                       light observation, brush work, wet
(economic, political and
                                       and dry, edges, and warm and           Originally from New York, Dr.
environmental) mean for the rest
                                       cool relationships. We will also       Zanca has lived in California since
of the world and the United
                                       consider when to use watercolor,       1985. He is professor emeritus at
States? This course will analyze
                                       and when not to. In addition to        Marymount California University,
the rise of China, focusing on
                                       the course fee, you will need to       where he taught philosophy and
several key topics: trade and
                                       purchase and bring a palette,          religious studies for over thirty
technology, China’s political
                                       paper, brushes, tempered               years. Kenneth has authored
system, its foreign policies and
                                       Masonite board, tape, and              many books and articles, and is co
vast energy needs as well as issues
                                       pigments.                              -author of a world religions
related to China’s periphery,
                                       About the Instructor                   textbook, Patterns of Religions,
notably in Hong Kong, Xinjiang,
                                                                              currently in its third edition.
and Taiwan.                            Jack is a native of Lima, Ohio and
About the Instructor                   has been teaching both studio
                                       and academic courses for over 40
After receiving his PhD in political
                                       years in California, Colorado,
science from the University of
                                       Illinois, Wisconsin, and New
Toronto, Scott became a post-
                                       Hampshire. Throughout his
doctoral fellow and instructor at
                                       career, he has been a practicing
the Munk School of Global Affairs.
                                       artist and has had his work
His research focuses on the
                                       exhibited in both shows and
comparative political economy of
                                       galleries. The focus of his study
innovation and energy, especially
                                       has been painting, with a deep
in the Global South. After earning
                                       interest in art history. Jack is
an undergraduate degree in public
                                       presently the resident artist at the
affairs at Carleton University in
                                       La Quinta Resort & Club.
Learn for the joy of it! - Winter 2022 - CSUSB
10      Winter 2022 ּ Six-Week Courses

For winter courses, OLLI is offering classes in three formats: Online Only, In-Person Only, and Hybrid.
In hybrid classes, some members of the class are in-person while other members.
participate via Zoom.

Lady Laureates: Female                  International Cinema                  The Life & Times of Peter
Nobel Prize Winners for                 Dale Knorr, BA                        Sellers
Literature                              Thursdays, 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.      Frank Furino
Robert Weibezahl, MA                    Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24, Mar. 3, 10        Thursdays, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Wednesdays, 1:00-2:30 p.m.              In person on the Palm Desert          Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24, Mar. 3, 10
Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, Mar. 2, 9            campus                                In person on the Palm Desert
Online via Zoom                                                               campus
                                        Experience the creativity and
Of the 117 writers who have been        cinematic artistry of filmmakers      Join us for a profile of one of the
awarded the Nobel Prize for             from around the world.                zaniest performers in the history
Literature, only 16 have been           International cinema allows us to     of show business, Peter Sellers.
women. Setting aside this gross         discover and appreciate the           This course will profile and discuss
inequity and lack of inclusion, few     cultures, languages, landscapes,      the man and his exceptional life
female writers who were so              and lifestyles of people from all     through the exploration of six of
honored stand out for their             walks of life globally. If you have   his greatest films and characters
artistry, their contribution to their   an interest in experiencing more      including The Pink Panther, I'm All
countries’ cultures, and the            imaginative and daring films,         Right Jack, Dr. Strangelove, Being
universality of the themes and          venture into this exploration of      There, and The Mouse that
lessons they convey with their          international cinema. We’ll view      Roared. The course will then
work. This course will survey the       and discuss one film per week         culminate with a bio-film, The Life
lives and accomplishments of all        including critically acclaimed        & Death of Peter Sellers, with a
these women from Sweden’s               classics, overlooked gems, and        fabulous Sellers interpretation by
Selma Lageröf in 1909 to the most       the very best of contemporary         actor John Lithgow. Watch the
recent recipient, United States         foreign language film. The films      movies and stay for the discussion.
poet Louise Glück in 2020. Short        will be presented in their            About the Instructor
readings will be distributed in         language of origin with English
advance of each class session.          subtitles.                            Frank brings 25 years of
                                                                              Hollywood experience to his Osher
About the Instructor                    About the Instructor                  courses, including writer/producer
Robert is a writer, editor, cultural    Dale received his BA in radio/        credits for major hit shows
critic, and publishing industry         television/film from Temple           Dynasty, Dallas, General Hospital,
veteran who has worked with             University’s School of                Falcon Crest, New Year’s Rockin’
Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize         Communications and Theater. His       Eve and more. He was also staff
winners, and countless bestselling      career in motion picture and          director with ABC News covering
authors. The author of two novels       television production spanned 35      political conventions, space
and two award-nominated non-            years, where he worked in both        launches and major news events
fiction books, as well as short         the public and private sectors, as    and later owned an advertising
stories and poems, he writes a          well as many network TV               agency. He taught creative writing
monthly literary column for             broadcasts and independent            at UCLA and is a member of the
BookPage. As an internationally-        freelance projects. Dale was a        Rancho Mirage Cultural
produced playwright, he also has        member of the jury panel at the       Commission. Frank is a successful
worked in theatre and film              2015 and 2018 American                playwright and is currently
production. A lifelong learner          Documentary Film Festival. He is      working on his first novel.
himself, Weibezahl has a master’s       a member of the International
in humanities, a bachelor’s in          Documentary Association.
English, and an associate of arts
degree in music.
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Current Events Discussion              World Religions: Three              About the Instructor
Group                                  Monothesisms: Judaism,              Dr. Poland is a retired lawyer turned
Lara Bloomquist, JD                    Christianity & Islam                theologian and professor. She holds
Fridays, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.         Arlette Poland, JD, PhD
                                                                           a BS in political science from UC
Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25, Mar. 4, 12         Fridays, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Online via Zoom                        Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25, Mar. 4, 12      Berkeley, a MA in religion from
                                       In person on the Palm Desert        Claremont School of Theology, a MA
You have a right to your opinion       campus                              in ethical leadership from
about the news and this is the                                             Claremont Lincoln University, a JD
course to express it. Or, you can      This course examines the history,   from San Francisco Law School, and
sit back and listen to others voice    development, distinctions, and      a PhD in philosophy of religion from
their thoughts. Each week the          common features among               Claremont Graduate University. She
class covers the hot topics of the     Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.   has been teaching at the college
day based on articles from The         Two weeks will be spent on each     level since 1999 and lecturing with
New York Times, the Los Angeles        of the three monotheisms with       OLLI since 2005. Her areas of
Times, The Wall Street Journal,        focus on history and teachings.     specialty based on her Ph.D. include
The New Yorker, The New                How they relate to each other       Buddhism, Judaism, science and
Republic, The Economist, Time          and what distinguishes them will    religion, and world religions.
magazine and many more. You            be an important part of the
will be alerted in advance of class    backbone of the class. These
which articles will drive the week's   distinctions and more will be
discussions. All thoughtfully          discussed as we compare and
delivered points of view are           contrast in order to deepen our
encouraged and will be respected       understanding of these three
because different opinions spark       spiritual pathways.
engaging discussions.
About the Instructor
As an attorney, former
prosecutor, and criminal justice
instructor, Lara has had a long
professional and personal interest
in civic and social issues. She
headed the Domestic Violence
Division of the Los Angeles City
Attorney’s office, was named
Woman Prosecutor of the Year by
the League of Women
Prosecutors, and was selected by
the L.A. County Bar Association to
be the recipient of their
Prosecutor of the Year award.
Lara has been active in many of
the social, political, and judicial
issues that drive today’s news.
12     Winter 2022 ּ Three-Week Courses
For winter courses, OLLI is offering classes in three formats: Online Only, In-Person Only, and Hybrid.
In hybrid classes, some members of the class are in-person while other members.
participate via Zoom.

      Three-Week Courses               Enchanted Evenings:                  University and was artist-in-
                                       Broadway’s Golden Years              residence at universities in New
           $30 each                    Cash Baxter, MFA
                                                                            York, Illinois, Ohio,
                                       Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
                                       March 15, 22, 29                     Massachusetts, California, and
                                       Online via Zoom                      Texas. Cash has been teaching at
Both Sides Now: Reflections                                                 the Osher Institute since 2004.
of Women at Midlife
Colette Tracy, MBA, MAT                Come explore the golden age of
Mondays, 1:00-2:30 p.m.                the Broadway musical, which          Food: Ordinary, Surprising &
March 14, 21, 28                       created blockbusters and huge        Amazing
Online via Zoom                        stars, explored cultural             Stephenie Slahor, JD, PhD
                                       differences, and showcased war,      Tuesdays, 10:00-11:30 a.m.
                                       young love, murder, royalty,         March 15, 22, 29
The course reflects on our lives and
                                                                            Online via Zoom
culture to understand how and          poverty, racism, religion, and
why we are who we are. However,        diversity. Examine how the
                                                                            A to Z, or artichokes to zucchini,
it is just as important to look at     Broadway musical evolved into
                                                                            we like, love, savor, and even
where we are in life now, and what     what it is today. Through the eyes
                                                                            hate certain foods. Explore some
we want for the rest of our lives.     of rare archival Tony Award-
                                                                            popular foods, food safety,
How do we stay vibrant and alive       winning footage, watch live
                                                                            freshness, to microwave or not,
throughout the joy and pain that is    performances of Angela
                                                                            herbs, and vitamins and minerals.
life? Starting at midlife, the world   Lansbury, Chita Rivera, Carol
                                                                            Discover graceful ways of eating
around us starts to change from        Channing, Carol Burnett, Ethel
                                                                            more messy foods (corn on the
everything that we have known          Merman, Jerry Orbach, Joel Grey,
                                                                            cob, artichokes, etc.), California
and built in the first half of our     and others, while they sing the
                                                                            food festivals, and even how to
lives, even if we have been            songs that they made famous on
                                                                            handle food emergencies such as
cognizant throughout each season.      stage
                                                                            how to get rid of a cherry pit or
About the Instructor                   About the Instructor                 fish bone in your mouth when
Colette Tracy has been a business      Cash is a fine arts painter, art     dining with royalty! And, for your
development leader and college         historian, and world traveler. He    canine pal under the desk while
instructor for most of her career,     is an award-winning,                 you're watching the course, learn
spanning more than three decades.      internationally acclaimed            what's good and bad to eat for
She is founder and executive           Broadway producer/NY director        man’s best friend!
director of the nonprofit named        whose career in show business        About the Instructor
Education for Growth, which works      spans 40 years. Chosen by
                                                                            Dr. Slahor is a writer, professor,
with underserved students and          Richard Rodgers to direct two
                                                                            lawyer, and lecturer. She is a life
young adults to teach skills such as   Japanese productions of The
                                                                            member of the Southwest Marine
emotional intelligence, positive       Sound of Music, Cash was
                                                                            Educators' Association, the Phi
psychology, empathy, self-             awarded the Chunichi Theatre
                                                                            Kappa Phi National Honor
compassion, and soft skills. She       Award, the Japanese equivalent
                                                                            Society, and the Coachella Valley
possesses a MA in both                 of Broadway’s Tony Award. He
                                                                            Archaeological Society. Dr.
organizational leadership and          founded the Musical Theatre
                                                                            Slahor is also a member of the
psychology.                            Workshop at Southern Illinois
                                                                            Shadow Mountain Gem and
3-Week Courses 13

Mineral Society, the Astronomical      Writing a Legacy Letter               Creative Writing
Society of the Desert, and the Lions   Jay Sherwin, JD                       Rick Lantz, JD
Club. Her hobbies include travel,      Wednesdays, 10:00-11:30 a.m.          Wednesdays, 1:00-2:30 p.m.
kayaking, snorkeling, geology,         March 16, 23, 30                      March 16, 23, 30
astronomy, selenology,                 Online via Zoom                       In Person on the Palm Desert
meteoritics, and the natural                                                 campus
sciences.                              This course is designed to
                                       introduce the concept of legacy       Explore the art of writing and the
                                       letters and to encourage you to       foundation of creativity. Where
Introduction to English                                                      do stories come from? How is a
Romantic Poetry                        craft your own. A legacy letter, or
                                       ethical will, is a brief written      plot created? How can one
Luc Agosta, JD
Tuesdays, 1:00-3:00 p.m.               document that allows you to           describe and develop important
March 15, 22, 29                       share your life lessons, express      characters with depth and
Online via Zoom                        your values, and transmit your        excitement? Learn about dialogue
                                       blessings to future generations.      and how important it is to know
If you hated poetry in high school     Writing one is a rewarding            the time, place, and person to be
or never quite got it, here's your     experience that creates an            accurate and compelling in your
chance to give it another try. This    enduring gift for children,           storytelling. Decide whether to
course in English Romanticism          grandchildren, and other loved        write in the present or past tense,
(1785-1830) is designed to foster      ones. The course includes             first person, or third. Explore the
enthusiastic engagement with           discussion and brief writing          use of flashbacks and the
poetry that has provided pleasure      exercises, and offers advice and a    importance of reading a novel not
and passionate insights to             model structure to help you           just for entertainment, but also
countless readers for several          organize your thoughts and start      for learning and developing your
hundred years. Included is a brief     writing.                              creative writing skills. Get creative
overview of Romanticism followed                                             and start writing.
                                       About the Instructor
by explorations of Wordsworth's                                              About the Instructor
                                       Jay created the Life Reflections
great "Tintern Abbey," Coleridge's                                           Rick was a trial attorney for 47
                                       Project to educate people about
"Rime of the Ancient Mariner," and                                           years, and honed his public
                                       legacy letters, ethical wills, and
Keats's "Ode to a Nightingale,"                                              speaking skills while trying 68 jury
                                       other legacy documents. He has
poems which examine the                                                      trials over the course of his
                                       practiced law, worked with five
Romantic notion of a possible                                                career. In the latter part of his
                                       different charitable foundations,
realm lying beyond the physical                                              career, he established and
                                       and served as a philanthropy
senses, available to us via                                                  managed his own 20-person law
                                       consultant and a hospital
imagination and the "inner eye."                                             firm. He is the author of two
                                       chaplain. He has extensive
About the Instructor                   experience teaching and               novels, was a sports writer and
Dr. Agosta received his MA and         facilitating online learning          sports editor in college, and a
PhD in English at the University of    programs, including recent            creative writing tutor. He wrote a
Texas, Austin. At CSU Sacramento,      presentations for six other OLLI      monthly column for the Riverside
Luc taught courses in children’s       programs.                             Law Journal and has taught
literature, English romanticism,                                             creative writing for both children
and the Victorian Era before                                                 and adults. Rick and his wife are
retiring in 2010. He has published                                           happily retired in the Coachella
numerous articles on children’s                                              Valley.
literature and three books, Howard
Pyle, E.B. White: The Children’s
Books, and Losing Time: AIDS
Lessons in Love and Loss.
14     Winter 2022 ּ Three-Week Courses

Birth of American Modernist          a visiting artist/scholar in           Current Events Discussion
Photography                          residence at the University of         Group
Gary Smaby, BA                       California, Santa Barbara’s Kavli      Lara Bloomquist, JD
Thursdays, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.     Institute for Theoretical Physics      Fridays, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
March 17, 24, April 7                (KITP). Many of Gary’s                 March 18, 24, April 1
No class on March 31                                                        In person on the Palm Desert
                                     photographs are in permanent           campus & online via Zoom
In person on the Palm Desert
campus                               collections at UCSB and the
                                     University of Minnesota.               You have a right to your opinion
This art history course explores                                            about the news and this is the
the 1930s stylistic clash between    Journalism Policy Discussion           course to express it. Or, you can
east and west coast artists and      Forum                                  sit back and listen to others voice
photographers who espoused           Harry Schaffner, JD                    their thoughts. Each week the
divergent philosophies on            Thursdays, 1:00-3:00 p.m.              class covers the hot topics of the
recognizing photography as an art    March 17, 24, April 7                  day based on articles from The
form. The period is marked by a      No class on March 31                   New York Times, the Los Angeles
                                     In person on the Palm Desert
tangled web of relationships         campus                                 Times, The Wall Street Journal,
among photographers, artists,                                               The New Yorker, The New
muses, critics, and patrons. The     Examine the role of journalism in      Republic, The Economist, Time
old-fashioned East Coast             the political divide in our country    magazine and many more. You
Pictorialist movement was            without polarizing discourse.          will be alerted in advance of class
dominated by legendary New           Print journalism, TV journalism,       which articles will drive the
York photographer and gallery        and sundry journalism in blogs,        week's discussions. All
owner, Alfred Stieglitz. A loose     social media, and podcasts will be     thoughtfully delivered points of
cadre of rebellious Bay Area         examined and discussed to better       view are encouraged and will be
visionaries sought to challenge      understand the role of journalism      respected because different
Stieglitz’s influence, led by then   and policy that may have               opinions spark engaging
relative unknowns like Ansel         welcome or unwelcome                   discussions.
Adams and Edward Weston. The         consequences. This forum               About the Instructor
course will focus on the artwork     encourages all points of view, but
while highlighting the complex                                              As an attorney, former
                                     is not a forum to discuss the          prosecutor, and criminal justice
personalities and interpersonal      merits of any point of view, but
relationships of the time.                                                  instructor, Lara has had a long
                                     rather the role of journalism in its   professional and personal
About the Instructor                 present form or in an improved         interest in civic and social issues.
For over 50 years, Gary’s artistic   form.                                  She headed the Domestic
eye has trained his camera lens      About the Instructor                   Violence Division of the Los
on an eclectic range of subjects     Harry is a litigation attorney who     Angeles City Attorney’s office,
from legendary rock stars and        has resided in the Coachella           was named Woman Prosecutor of
Nobel laureates to breathtaking      Valley for 14 years. He was            the Year by the League of Women
landscapes from Antarctica to the    named Lawyer of the Year from          Prosecutors, and was selected by
Serengeti. During his professional   the county bar in 1999, has            the L.A. County Bar Association to
career, Gary was an                  presented over 50 law seminars,        be the recipient of their
internationally known and oft-       served as an adjunct law               Prosecutor of the Year award.
quoted high-tech analyst on Wall     professor at Northwestern              Lara has been active in many of
Street. Since 2012, Gary has been    University, and has taught at the      the social, political, and judicial
                                     University of Illinois High School     issues that drive today’s news.
                                     for the Gifted.
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Shared Interest Groups
Shared interest groups (SIGs) are free, peer-facilitated discussion groups that foster fellowship and active
learning. They are open to current OLLI members and meet throughout the year, so you can participate as
your schedule allows.

All SIGs will meet online via Zoom or hybrid unless otherwise noted. Sign up today to get started.

Book Club
Are you a reader? Are you ready to take the next step and engage in fun and stimulating conversations about
the books you've read? Join the OLLI Book Club. We will meet once a month at a time and place that works
for all of us. We will agree on which book(s) we will read and then get together to discuss them. Members of
the group will take turns volunteering to lead the discussion. Books may be any genre, vintage, or subject
that the group wants to explore.

Meets the second Wednesday of each month.
Coordinator: Shelley Mitchell
707-496-8689 or shelleydmitchell@gmail.com

Gentle Yoga
Learn simple ways to effectively move your body without pain to regain flexibility, strength, endurance,
focus, and concentration. There will be an emphasis on correct alignment linked with breathing techniques.
Gentle yoga is appropriate for all fitness levels. All yoga poses can be modified depending on your level of
fitness, even if you have hip, knee, or shoulder limitations. Please bring your own yoga mat and a small towel.
Wear loose, comfortable clothes. Prepare to feel better in your body!

Meets the third Thursday of each month online via Zoom
Coordinator: Luciana LoPresto
Yogatrips@mac.com

Don’t see a group that interests you? Contact us at 909-537-8270 to discuss your ideas.
16      Winter 2022 ּ Donate

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Learning via Zoom is easy & fun!
If you've never used Zoom before, we understand it can feel a little scary. But...it really is quite simple. If you
use email or can get to our website, you have the skills necessary to participate in a Zoom course online. To
help you feel more comfortable, we've created a few resources that you can either view now or print and
keep for later reference.

Let's get started...
• Sign up for online classes just like you do for all other OLLI courses and activities. You can either register
    on our website or mail in a registration form.
• A few days before your first class, you'll receive an email that includes a link you'll click to join your class.
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• If it's your first time using Zoom, you'll be prompted to download the application on your device; simply
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Need help?
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For Zoom orientation workshop links, a printable resource guide, and additional information about learning
online, visit our website:
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 ____ A Jewish Child in Fascist Vienna (Online)                  ____ Introduction to Climate Change for Nonscientists (Online)

  Six-Week Courses ($50 each with membership)                    ____ Force Majeure: Disaster in Film (On Campus)
  ____ History of the Coachella Valley (On campus)               ____ China in the 21st Century: Problems & Prospects (Online)
  ____ The Greatest Tenors: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow          ____ Painting with Watercolors (On campus)
       (Online)                                                  ____ Who Are We? What Are We About? The Philosophy
  ____ The Genome, Genes, Genetic Diseases & the Future               Of Martin Buber (On campus)
       (On campus)                                               ____ Lady Laureates: Female Nobel Prize Winners for
  ____ The Genome, Genes, Genetic Diseases & the Future               Literature (Online)
       (Online)                                                  ____ International Cinema (On campus)
  ____ Let the Good Times Roll. Regaining our American Mojo      ____ The Life & Times of Peter Sellers (On campus)
       (On campus)                                               ____ Current Events Discussion Group (Online)
  ____ Hollywood Scores: A Fertile Land for Jews (Online)        ____ World Religions: Three Monotheisms— Judaism,
  ____ Major Events of the Bible: Did They Really Happen?             Christianity & Islam (On campus)
       (Online)

 Three-Week Courses ($30 each with membership)
 ____ Both Sides Now: Reflections for Women at Midlife          ____ Writing a Legacy Letter (Online)
      (Online)                                                  ____ Creative Writing (On campus)
 ____ Enchanted Evenings: Broadway’s Golden Years (Online)      ____ Birth of American Modernist Photography (On campus)
 ____ Food: Ordinary, Surprising & Amazing (Online)             ____ Journalism Policy Discussion Forum (On campus)
 ____ Introduction to English Romantic Poetry (On campus)       ____ Current Events Discussion Group (On campus)
                                                                ____ Current Events Discussion Group (Online)

 Shared Interest Groups (free with membership)                              You can also register online:
 ____ Book Club (Hybrid)                                                      csusb.edu/OLLI/register
 ____ Gentle Yoga (Online)

Member Events (free with membership)                            ____ Musical Satire of the 50s & 60s (On campus)
____ Lunch & Learn: Palm Springs Festival Sneak Peek (Online)   ____ Lunch & Learn: Hummingbirds of the Coachella Valley
____ Lunch & Learn: Understanding Parkinson’s Disease                (Online)
     (Online)                                                   ____ Lunch & Learn: From Leaf to Relief (On campus)
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