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OLLI Catalog
  Osher Lifelong Learning Institute @ UVA
                        University-level short courses for active adults

                                                                           Fall 2019
                                                           Discover the fun of learning!

                                                                 Summer Discussion Groups
                                                                   July 30–September 4

                                                                  Michie Tavern Lectures:
                                                                 Conversations in Albemarle
                                                                      County History
                                                                     August 1, 15 & 29

OLLI at UVa Fall 2019
OLLI CATALOG OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE @ UV A - OLLI AT UVA
OLLI at UVa Fall 2019
OLLI CATALOG OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE @ UV A - OLLI AT UVA
Are you an active adult with a curious mind and a keen interest in learning—just for the love of it? If so, you
are invited to join with more than one thousand like-minded learners in our area who are members of the Osher
Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Virginia. There are no prerequisites, educational or oth-
erwise, for you to continue your intellectual exploration and enrichment with us. Generous donors contribute to
our scholarship fund to ensure that interesting courses are available to everyone. The World Health Organization
defines active aging as “the process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation, and security in order to
enhance quality of life as people age.” OLLI at UVa invites you to discover our many opportunities for engage-
ment and enlightenment.

Our Mission
   Aware that an active mind is as necessary as social relationships and physical exercise to a full life, the Osher
Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Virginia offers educational opportunities and intellectual enrich-
ment to active adults in the community. The Institute is member-directed and draws upon its members’ resourc-
es, as well as other academic and community resources, to organize courses and other educational activities.
In this stimulating environment, members may acquire new knowledge, explore ideas, exercise creativity, and
share interests and expertise with others.

                                                    Contents
   OLLI at UVa
                                                    An Introduction to OLLI at UVa .................................1
   Phone:                                           Notes from the Director ..............................................2
   434.923.3600                                     Directors, Staff ............................................................2
   877.861.9207 (toll free)                         A Taste of OLLI ..........................................................3
                                                    What You Need to Know ............................................4
   E-mail:                                          Driving Directions.......................................................6
   olliuva@virginia.edu
                                                    Summer Session .........................................................8
                                                    Summer Discussion Groups........................................9
   Website:
   www.olliuva.org                                  Outings ......................................................................11
                                                    All Courses (Alphabetical by Instructor) ..................12
   Osher Lifelong Learning                          Charlottesville Courses
   Institute at the                                    Session A ..............................................................16
   University of Virginia                              Session B ..............................................................28
   485 Hillsdale Drive, Suite 114                   Valley Courses
   Charlottesville, VA 22901                           Session A ..............................................................39
                                                       Session B ..............................................................40
   Office Hours:
                                                    Registration Forms ...............................................41/43
   Monday – Friday
   9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

     OLLI at UVa Fall 2019                                                                                                             1
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NOTES from the director

                                  I invite you to dive into the Fall 2019 OLLI at UVa Course Catalog!
                               The curriculum committee and the staff have put together a wonderful range of
                               offerings, with eighty-eight classes including forty-eight new topics and fifteen
                               new instructors. From pressing global issues like the Geopolitics of Global En-
                               ergy and Global Warming to Virginia-specific classes like a Visitor’s Guide to the
                               Literary South and The Brief Insider’s Guide to Virginia Wine, you are sure to find
                               something that you’re excited to learn more about.

                                In addition to classes, Fall 2019 OLLI members can also sign up for our Michie
                             Summer Series, centered on the theme of Conversations in Albemarle County His-
                             tory, participate in stimulating summer discussion groups, and join in the fun of
daytrip outings to Washington, D.C. and Luray Caverns.

   This is our second semester using the CampusCE online registration system which has greatly enhanced the
registration process for members and staff alike. An open house practice session will be held in the OLLI of-
fice on Thursday, July 11th from 10:00am-2:00pm to help those who may be new to online registration or need
a refresher. We want all OLLI members to be comfortable registering online, so please come on by for some
step-by-step practice. An expanded benefit of the new system is an online version of the catalog that includes ad-
ditional course details, extended instructor biographies, and recommended course materials.

   You will also notice that OLLI at UVa has adopted a new course numbering strategy for the Fall 2019 se-
mester going forward. Each course is assigned a letter/number combination, based on the course category, and
will retain the same course number each time it is offered. This is a change from our previous course numbering
strategy which was based on the day of the week the course was offered.

   I hope to see you at one of the Taste of OLLI events in July. Bring a friend and introduce them to the stimu-
lating, creative, and fun world of OLLI at UVa!

    Board of Directors                                         Staff
    Elliot Mininberg, President                                Kara West, Executive Director
    Michael Wolfe, Vice-President                              Liz Courain, Volunteer and Events Manager
    Al Layne, Treasurer                                        Carole McIvor, Office Coordinator
    Carol Bingaman, Secretary                                  Kiri Soprano, Program Coordinator
                                                               Tay Strauss, Program Assistant
    William Adams            James McGrath                     Sharlee Van Orden, Office Assistant
    Kathleen Ansell          Leigh Middleditch
    Althea Brooks            Christopher Murphy
    Joan Fry                 Gary Nimax
    Charles Hamilton         Ed Piper
    Laura Hawthorne          Robert Reynolds
    Michael Kelley           James Sofka
    Deidra Massie

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A Taste of OLLI
                   Join us for our Fall Course Previews—Share the Fun, Invite a Friend!

            NELLYSFORD                           CHARLOTTESVILLE                        STAUNTON
          Monday, July 8                       Wednesday, July 10                    Friday, July 12
         11:00 a.m.–Noon                       10:30–11:30 a.m.                    11:00 a.m.–Noon
   Rockfish Presbyterian Church            Meadows Presbyterian Church             R.R. Smith Center
    5016 Rockfish Valley Hwy.                   2200 Angus Road                   20 South New Street
            (Rte. 151)

   OLLI launches each new semester with a “Taste of OLLI,” where you will meet instructors—and hear directly
from some of them about the new courses being offered—fellow members, volunteers, and staff. You’ll also learn
about OLLI Outings and Special Presentations. You are warmly invited to join us in Charlottesville, Nellysford,
or Staunton, for light refreshments and a “Taste of OLLI.”
  Registration for fall courses begins Tuesday, July 16th at 10:00 a.m.
  You can…
      •  study Economic Geography, Cartooning, Global Ethics, or Threats from Outer Space;
      •  learn more about Turning Points of the Civil War, the Blues, or Long Term Care Insurance/Financing;
      •  delve into Virginia history, opera, Tai Chi, piano solos, or the basics of U.S. Immigration; or
      • choose from many short courses in Science and Technology, Health and Wellness, History, Arts, Social
          Science, Public Affairs, Humanities, and Lifestyle, here for you through OLLI.
  Join us for the love of learning—without grades, tests, or papers.
  We hope to see you there!
  RSVP requested, but not required: olliuva@virginia.edu; or call 434.923.3600 or toll free 877.861.9207

                            Volunteers...
                                          Make OLLI Go and Grow!
                                   OLLI is, at heart, a volunteer organization.
          • All of OLLI’s inspiring instructors are volunteers. There are regular opportunities for new
          courses and new faculty. If you are interested in teaching for OLLI, we’d love to meet you!
          • Leadership volunteers support OLLI through the board of directors and committees.
          • Every OLLI class has a class assistant who is taking the class and also provides
          hospitality, communication, and completes administrative tasks. Please check the “I can be a Class
          Assistant” box when registering for classes, or contact Liz directly.
          • OLLI welcomes regular office volunteers, and maintains a list of “one-day” volunteers for
          special events and activities.
       To learn more about volunteering with OLLI, please contact Liz Courain at olliliz@virginia.edu
                                    or 434.923.3600 / 877.861.9207

    OLLI at UVa Fall 2019                                                                                      3
What You Need to Know

How to Register
Each person must register individually and pay with
a separate credit card charge or check payable to UVa
Fund/OLLI. Please include your e-mail address in your
online account or on the registration form, so that we
may notify you of essential course information through-
                                                                      The Bernard Osher Foundation
out the semester.
                                                                 The Bernard Osher Foundation was founded in
Popular courses fill up fast; the best chance to obtain a
seat in any class is through online registration.                  1977 by Bernard Osher, businessman and
                                                                   community leader, and contributes to the
As a courtesy to our instructors and members, please
                                                                   well-being of others by supporting higher
select your courses with the intention of attending all
classes. Absenteeism denies members on the waiting list        education, healthcare, and the arts. In fall 2000,
an opportunity to participate.                                    the Foundation began supporting education

Online Registration                                             programs for older adults and in 2001 provided
Go to the OLLI at UVa website, olliuva.org, click on the       its first endowment to the University of Southern
“Register Online” tab and, using a credit card, you may          Maine. There are 122 Osher Lifelong Learning
register for courses and events twenty-four hours a day,
beginning Tuesday, July 16, at 10:00 a.m. You will re-            Institutes, with at least one in every state.
ceive immediate confirmation of your accepted choices.

For detailed instructions on how to create or access your
online account and how to register, visit olliuva.org and
                                                            Donations
click “Online Registration Tips.” You will be able to
                                                               A sincere thank you to the many members who share
purchase your Fall OLLI membership online begin-
                                                            our vision and who have contributed so generously to
ning on Monday, July 1st. We recommend purchasing
                                                            OLLI.
your membership early as a practice run for registration
                                                               If you would like to support OLLI with a donation,
day.
                                                            we welcome your contribution to our Annual Fund or
OLLI will be hosting an Open House/Help Session for         our Scholarship Fund. You may add your gift to the
online registration tips from 10:00am-2:00pm on Thurs-      payment section on the registration form or go online to
day, July 11th at the OLLI Office, 485 Hillsdale Drive,     www. olliuva.org and click on “Support OLLI.”
Suite 114, Charlottesville, VA 22901. Feel free to drop        Please keep OLLI in mind for your tax planning,
by for some one-on-one online registration coaching.        estate planning, and planned giving.

Paper Registration
Two registration forms are located at the back of this
catalog. In addition, a downloadable PDF form is avail-
able on the OLLI website, olliuva.org. Do not wait until
registration day opens—mail or deliver your completed
registration form and credit card payment to the address
on the printed form. Please do not mail checks for your
registration. Since courses may be waitlisted, your check
amount may not be correct. For those wishing to register
with a paper registration form and pay via check, check
the box “Send Invoice” at the bottom of the registra-
tion form. The OLLI office will begin processing paper
registration forms on Tuesday, July 16 at 10:00 a.m.– the
same time that online registration opens.

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What You Need to Know

Membership and Course Fees                  Instructor Discounts
OLLI at UVa offers fall and spring se-      OLLI instructors may take courses free
mesters annually, each consisting of        of charge during the semester they teach
two seven-week sessions plus special        and the one that follows. Their spouse/
short summer/winter courses. A mem-         partner receives a discount on the OLLI              Weather Policy
bership fee of $75 per semester entitles    membership fee.
you to register for courses offered in                                                    Personal safety is the key
that semester; it is NOT refundable.        Course Waiting List                          consideration. Please check
Additional fees for courses as well as      If you are on a wait list, the OLLI office   the website. You will not be
events, outings, and special summer/        will contact you if a seat becomes avail-      contacted directly about
winter courses are listed with course       able. Please do not attempt to join the      weather-related changes in
information.                                class unless you are contacted.                     class status.
                                                                                                 www.olliuva.org
Membership ONLY                             Adding/Dropping a Course
If you choose not to take courses for a     If you are registered for the semester        All OLLI classes follow the
semester, the $75 membership fee sup-       and wish to add a course, you may do          directives of the local area
ports OLLI and entitles you to receive      so online or with the assistance of OLLI       school systems in which
catalogs and newsletters, participate in    staff.                                          the majority of classes
the summer or winter session, and en-                                                             are located.
joy other member-only benefits, such as     If you need to drop a course before it        School cancellations cancel
Happy Hours.                                has begun, please notify the OLLI of-              all OLLI classes.
                                            fice so that we may fill your spot from
Refunds                                     the waiting list. (See Refunds)                Delayed openings cancel
Course fee refunds must be requested at                                                    OLLI classes that begin
least two weeks prior to the course start   Schedule Changes                                  before 11:00 a.m.
date. Outing refunds will be given only     The OLLI office communicates all                 Classes starting at
if your spot can be filled.                 schedule changes, last-minute class              11:00 a.m. or later
                                            cancellations, and makeup classes by           will meet as scheduled.
Scholarships                                e-mail. Please check your e-mail regu-        Charlottesville-area classes
A limited number of scholarships are        larly! This policy does not apply to in-               follow the
available to support those who would        clement weather notification. Please see       Charlottesville City Public
find it a hardship to pay standard rates    weather information on this page.
                                                                                                    Schools.
for membership or tuition. Contact the
OLLI office for information about our       Guests                                          Staunton-area classes
simple request process.                     OLLI courses are intended for OLLI                    follow the
                                            members only. An OLLI member may             Staunton City Public Schools.
                                            request approval from the OLLI office to        Nellysford-area classes
                                            bring a guest to one class meeting only.               follow the
                                                                                             Nelson County Public
                                                                                                    Schools.
     PP   COURSE KEY ICONS
                                                                                         If schools are dismissed early
           NOT ACCESSIBLE;                                                               due to inclement weather, OLLI
           walking hazard                                                                will operate on a case-by-case
                                                                                         basis. Please check our website
           EXTRA WALKING                                                                 or call the office for up-to-date
           REQUIRED TO                                                                   class status.
           CLASSROOM
                                                                                         If makeup classes are scheduled,
                                                                                         you will be notified of the new
           EXTRA DRIVING
                                                                                         dates by e-mail.
           REQUIRED TO
           CLASS SITE

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Driving Directions

CHARLOTTESVILLE CLASS LOCATIONS
                                  Meadows Presbyterian Church
Colonnade Club (Pavilion VII)					2200 Angus Road
434.924.1192                      434.296.2791
   Parking is available in the Central Grounds Parking Garage         Heading north on Rte. 29, just north of the Rte. 250 over-
(400 Emmet Street S.) Parking rates are $2 per hour.               pass, turn left onto Angus Road (at KFC). The church is in the
   Take the Central Grounds Parking Garage elevator to the         second block on the right.
4th floor.
   Turn right, walk toward Newcomb Hall, and proceed up the        Michie Tavern
                                                                   683 Thomas Jefferson Parkway
outside steps to the right of the building. (To use an elevator,
                                                                   434.977.1234
cross the terrace and enter the rear door of Newcomb Hall.
                                                                      Heading south on Rte. 20, turn left onto Thomas Jefferson
The elevator is at the far end of the main hall. Take it to the
                                                                   Parkway (Rte. 53). The tavern is 1.1 miles on the right.
third floor. After exiting the elevator, turn right and exit the
front door of Newcomb Hall.)
                                                                   OLLI Conference Room
   At the top, follow the sidewalk toward the street               485 Hillsdale Drive, Suite 114
(McCormick Rd.).                                                   434.923.3600
   Cross over McCormick Road and walk down Colonnade
                              From the intersection of Rte. 29 and Greenbrier Drive, turn
Alley. Walk up the steps onto the Lawn and turn left. Enter the
                           east onto Greenbrier Drive.
front door of the Pavilion VII (Colonnade Club).
                              Go one block and turn right onto Hillsdale Drive.
                              Go half a block and turn left into the Jordan Building park-
Country Inn & Suites
                           ing lot.
1600 Emmet Street N.
                              Additional parking is available behind the building.
434.293.4600
   Heading north on Rte. 29, go under the Rte. 250 overpass.
                                                                   Rockfish Presbyterian Church
The Country Inn & Suites will be on the right.                     5016 Rockfish Valley Highway (VA Highway 151)
   After entering the lobby, turn to the right down the hallway.   Nellysford
The meeting room will be at the end on the right.                  434.361.1221
                                                                       From I-64 West take Exit 107 (Crozet exit).
English Inn                                                            Turn left off the exit ramp onto Rte. 250 West.
2000 Morton Drive
                                                                       Go approximately 7 miles and turn left on Rte. 151 toward
434.971.9900
                                                                   Wintergreen Resort.
    From Rte. 29, turn onto Morton Drive. (Bodo’s Bagels
                                                                       Continue for 10 miles.
is on the corner of Rte. 29 and Morton Drive. You will pass
                                                                       Pass Rte. 6 East on the left and go over the crest of the next
Bodo’s on your way to the English Inn.)
                                                                   hill. Rockfish Church is on your left.
    Follow the signs on the left to the parking lot of English
                                                                       Upon entering, drive to the left around to the parking in the
Inn.
                                                                   back. Enter in the door of the building on the left.
                                                                       Classes meet in the “Adult Classroom.”
Homewood Suites
2036 India Road
                                                                   The Center (formerly Senior Center)
434.244.6200
                                                                   491 Hillsdale Drive
   Heading north on Rte. 29, turn right onto Hydraulic Rd.
                                                                   434.974.7756
Turn left onto Hillsdale Drive (at Whole Foods). Turn left after
                                From the intersection of Rte. 29 and Greenbrier Drive, turn
you pass the hotel into parking lot.
                            east onto Greenbrier Drive.
                                Go one block and turn right onto Hillsdale Drive. The
Ivy Creek Natural Area
1780 Earlysville Road						 building is on the left. If the parking lot is full, park on the
434.973.7772                street.
   From Rte. 29, turn onto VA-631/Rio Road West.
   Turn right onto Earlysville Road.
   Drive approximately half a mile and then turn left into Ivy
Creek.

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Driving Directions

Unity of Charlottesville YMCA
2825 Hydraulic Road						151 McIntire Park Drive
434.978.1062             434.974.9622
   From Rte. 29, go west on Hydraulic Road past Stonefield             Heading east on 250 from Rte. 29, take the Rugby Ave.
shops.                                                             exit.
   After passing Albemarle High School on the left, Unity’s            Turn to the left on Rugby Ave. to go under 250, and con-
entry is on the left across from Lincoln Cemetery.                 tinue until you will see the Brooks Family YMCA up ahead.
                                                                       Courses will be held in the “Community Room” which is
UVA - Albert and Shirley Small                                     down the hallway to the right upon entering the building.
Special Collections Library
(with columns)
160 McCormick Road
434.924.3025
   Parking is available in the Central Grounds Parking Garage
(400 Emmet Street S.) Parking rates are $2 per hour.               VALLEY CLASS LOCATIONS
   Take the Central Grounds Parking Garage elevator to the
4th floor.                                                         Hampton Inn Staunton
   Turn right, walk toward Newcomb Hall, and proceed up the        40 Payne Lane
outside steps to the right of the building. (To use an elevator,   540.886.7000
cross the terrace and enter the rear door of Newcomb Hall.           From I-81 South/I-64 West take Exit 220.
The elevator is at the far end of the main hall. Take it to the      Follow the exit ramp to Greenville Ave. (Rte 11).
third floor. After exiting the elevator, turn right and exit the     Take a right on Greenville Ave., then the first left after
front door of Newcomb Hall.)                                       Exxon Gas Station.
   At the top, follow the sidewalk toward the street
(McCormick Rd.).                                                     From I-81 North/I-64 East take Exit 220.
   Bear left and walk past Peabody Hall.                             Follow the exit ramp to Greenville Ave. (Rte 11).
   The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library is       Take a right on Greenville Ave., then the first left after
the next building on the left.                                     Exxon Gas Station.
    Note: This course may not be appropriate for those with
limited mobility; even with the use of the elevators, many         The R. R. Smith Center for History and Art
steps are involved.                                                20 South New Street
                                                                   Staunton
Westminster Canterbury                                             540.885.2028
250 Pantops Mountain Road                   				                      From I-64, take Exit 87 to I-81 N.
434.972.3100                                                          Stay in the right lane and take Exit 222 to merge onto Rte.
    Traveling east on the Rte. 250 Bypass, cross the Rivanna       250 West (Richmond Avenue) toward Staunton.
Ridge Bridge (Free Bridge).                                           At the T-intersection with Rte. 11 (~ two miles), make sure
    At the fourth light, turn left onto Pantops Mountain Road.     that you are in the middle of the three lanes in order to turn
    Tell the guard at the gate you are attending an OLLI class.    right and then quickly turn left onto Johnson Street after pass-
    Turn right and drive up the hill to the “Visitor Parking –     ing under the railroad bridge.
Blue Lot.”                                                            At the next light (New Street), turn right.
    Walk across the street from the parking lot entrance and          The New Street Parking Garage is accessed from Johnson
follow OLLI and “Event Entrance” signs to the Pantops Class-       or New Street. Classes meet upstairs in the “Lecture Room.”
room.

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Summer Session

                                                OLLI at UVa in Partnership with Michie Tavern Presents

                                        Conversations in Albemarle County History
                                                       A series of informal presentations
                   OLLI at UVa proudly continues its Michie Tavern partnership by offering another special Summer Session lecture-and-
                 wine series! Join us as we learn, sip, and socialize in one of Central Virginia’s most beautiful historic settings.
                    The OLLI Summer Session at Michie Tavern features a series of presentations—cumulatively titled “Conversations in
                 Albemarle County History”—presented by award-winning local historian Rick Britton on three Thursdays: August 1st,
                 15th, and 29th.
                     August 1st: Jefferson’s Brilliance: His Greatest (Lesser-Known) Accomplishments
                    Most everyone is familiar with the three accomplishments that Thomas Jefferson considered most important: his
                 authorship of the Declaration of Independence and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, and his founding of the
                 University of Virginia. But what about his innumerable lesser-known achievements? Some of them may surprise you.
                     August 15th: Benjamin Franklin Ficklin: Thrill-Seeker Extraordinaire
                    Modern-day healthcare professionals have long been aware of the “thrill-seeker” personality type. Albemarle County
                 native Benjamin Franklin Ficklin, co-founder of the Pony Express, perfectly fits the bill. If something exciting was hap-
                 pening, he was there. If it involved risk, he’d take it!
Summer Session

                     August 29th: Rio Hill: Albemarle County’s Only Civil War Combat
                    At Rio Hill in February of 1864, a small unit of plucky Southern artillerists confronted a much larger number of horse-
                 men under the leadership of Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer (of Little Big Horn fame). It was a minor action,
                 to be sure, but it’s an amazing story.
                    A much-sought-after speaker, historian Rick Britton offers two types of presentations: “lectures” during which he reads
                 from prepared manuscripts, and informal “talks” or “conversations,” which are delivered with the use of only an outline.
                    Join us for one or all three of these “talks” as we experience “Conversations in Albemarle County History!”
                    The events begin at 4:00 p.m. with a half-hour meet-and-greet featuring wine and cheese. (Please note that Michie Tav-
                 ern will open no earlier than 3:45.) At 4:20 we’ll announce “last call for wine” and begin the talk at 4:30. A Q&A period
                 follows until 5:30. The $18.00 fee for each event includes the talk, cheese, two glasses of wine, and a book-signing. Using
                 OLLI’s online registration system or the form at the back of this catalog, sign up early to attend one, two, or all three talks.
                 NOTE: You must be an OLLI member for the Fall 2019 semester to participate in this special Summer Session.
                 The registration deadline is the Friday before each lecture; no refund requests will be accepted after that day.

                    Charlottesville-based historian and cartographer Rick Britton is the author of the award-winning 2008 book Jefferson:
                 A Monticello Sampler, and Virginia Vignettes: Famous Characters & Events in Central Virginia History (2015). He also
                 teaches Virginia history classes, conducts battlefield tours, and illustrates maps for history books.

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Summer Discussion Groups

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   Discussion groups, a member benefit, provide another setting that fosters in-depth exploration of a variety
of topics. If you are an OLLI member for the Fall 2019 semester, discussion groups are free, but you must
register to reserve your place in the group!
   To ensure full participation, each group is limited to twelve people.
   To register online, or view required materials or readings for a discussion group, please visit OLLI’s web-
site at: www.olliuva.org

Current Affairs: A Time To Listen, A Time To Speak (DG001)
Tuesdays, July 30, August 6, 13
1:30-3:00pm
Facilitator: John Bates
OLLI Conference Room
   Are you keeping up with politics, current events, cultural trends, the state of affairs of our living planet, and more, but
wish there was a forum/gathering where you could listen to other people—and be heard yourself—to discuss these topics
without feeling isolated? Join us and be a part of a safe and comfortable group experience where everyone can share their
thoughts and feelings.
   Group members are encouraged to propose and lead current topics for discussion.
   John Bates is a retired schoolteacher and retailer who seeks to provide a forum where citizens can speak out, share
ideas and beliefs, and most importantly, feel and think in a safe space.

Re-Inventing Ourselves At Any Age (DG006)
Wednesdays, July 31, August 7, 14
10:30am-12:00pm
Facilitator: Paige Odelle
Bridge Church – Fishersville (1275 Goose Creek Rd, Fishersville, VA 22939)
   Loss is inevitable, and often results in having to re-imagine and re-invent ourselves at different stages in our lives. This
discussion group for women will focus on the particular challenges of changes—both wanted and unwanted. Participants
will examine their evolving roles in relationships with partners, children, friends, and family members and how to navi-
gate those transitional challenges.
   A frequent participant in OLLI courses, Paige Odelle is a former art educator with experience navigating the expect-
ed—and unexpected—changes life brings. Born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley, after many twists and turns, she has
found her way back here.

Considering Global Current Events Through Discussing CIA Maps (DG002)
Thursdays, August 1, 8, 15
1:30-3:00pm
Facilitator: Paul Mack
OLLI Conference Room
   Using CIA maps from a university’s former document repository, along with select slides as appropriate, this discus-
sion group will explore the impact of geography on politics and history.
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Summer Discussion Groups

    Examples may include consideration of China’s takeover and militarization of islands in the South China Sea; the
legacy of colonialism in contemporary Africa and the Middle East; and the potential impacts of sea level rise around the
world.
   While each session will focus on a specific area of the world, some basic geographer’s tools (reviewing latitude and
longitude, reading a map, and understanding winds and ocean currents) will also be covered for context.
   Paul Mack is a life-long K-12 educator, former Peace Corps volunteer, and recently retired professor of education,
having taught Economic Geography. As his former university discarded its map collection, he saved them, using them for
classroom and community presentations.

Six Great Ideas (DG003)
Tuesdays, August 6, 13, 20, 27, September 3, 10
10:30am-12:00pm
Facilitator: Bob Reynolds
OLLI Conference Room
    Most of us are amateur philosophers in the sense that we have all adopted a variety of basic philosophical precepts, of-
ten unknowingly. We simply accept them as right, good, appropriate, and better than the alternatives, based on our educa-
tion, religion, heritage, and nationality. Many philosophies carry significant themes that might designate them as political,
religious, epistemological, historical, or even racial. Nonetheless, there are several philosophical concepts that seem to be
universal in all cultures, languages and historical settings. These six are: TRUTH, GOODNESS, BEAUTY, LIBERTY,
EQUALITY, AND JUSTICE. This OLLI discussion group will center on these six concepts and follow Mortimer Adler’s
1981 book Six Great Ideas. This will be a discussion group with little or no didactic content.
    Although his major interests in college were history and philosophy, Robert Reynolds later attended medical school
and pursued a career in academic medicine, finishing with twenty-two years at UVA. In this discussion group, he hopes to
share his interest in philosophy with those who are similarly inclined.

The 2020 Presidential Primaries - Both Parties (DG004)
Wednesdays August 21, 28, September 4
11:00am-12:30pm
Facilitator: Bob Lorish
OLLI Conference Room
   Who is in? Who is not? Who is in which “lane”? Who do you like? Why? Who wins Iowa? New Hampshire? South
Carolina? What is happening with the Republicans? Come to this discussion group, put your two cents in, and make your
predictions for 2020.
    From watching the first televised presidential conventions in 1952 to the 2016 election, Bob Lorish has always been
fascinated by presidential elections. His UVA master’s thesis in history was on the election of 1824.

Let’s Talk College Football (DG005)
Thursdays August 22, 29, September 5
10:30am-12:00pm
Facilitator: Steve Bevis
OLLI Conference Room
   Can UVA get to the ACC football championship game in 2019 by winning the Coastal Division? Is this the year UVA
finally takes down Tech? Will Clemson bring the ACC another national championship? If not Clemson, who? What’s the
best conference from top to bottom? So many questions. We’ll tackle all of them and more. The only thing you need is
your love for college football. A perusal of one of the preseason publications—Street & Smith’s, Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil
Steele—would be helpful, but not necessary. Join us to talk college football.
   As a sports writer at the Tuscaloosa (AL) News early in his career, Steve Bevis had the opportunity to cover one of the
nation’s premier college football programs. While his career moved on from sitting in press boxes on crisp fall afternoons,
his passion for college football never waned.

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OLLI Outings

                DC Museum Run                                                Luray Caverns
 National Gallery of Art and The National Mall                      10 million years in the making!
        Saturday, September 7, 2019                                             Luray, VA
                      $55                                              Friday, November 1, 2019
        (includes round-trip passage;                                             $84
              lunch on your own.)                                     (Includes round trip passage
    You must register before September 1.                          and lunch at historic Mimslyn Inn)
   An OLLI “DC Museum Run” is the best way to                     You must register before October 23.
do DC for the day! Our post-Labor Day trip antici-            This OLLI Luray Caverns outing offers a guided
pates somewhat cooler weather and a more leisurely         tour of the largest and most popular cavern in East-
pace. View classic art or marvel at the wonders of         ern America. Following well-lit, paved walkways
aviation or our natural world in an impressive line-       through cathedral-sized rooms with ceilings ten
up of free museums including the National Gallery          stories high, we’ll take in towering stone formations
of Art, National Air and Space Museum, National            and natural wonders at every turn. We’ll hear the
Museum of African American History and Culture,            Great Stalacpipe Organ, the world’s largest musical
National Museum of Natural History, U.S. Botanic           instrument, which literally makes stalactites sing.
Garden, and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.            The OLLI Luray Caverns experience will also in-
   The OLLI Bus will let you off and pick you up at        clude stops at The Car & Carriage Caravan Museum
the National Gallery of Art, a monumental presence         and Luray Valley Museum.
on the National Mall between 3rd and 9th Streets,             After spelunking at Luray Caverns, we’ll dine at
at Constitution Avenue NW. Then you may explore
                                                           the historic Mimslyn Inn with some added time to
on your own for the day. Or, on the ride to D.C.
                                                           take in the Inn’s beautiful setting and Luray’s spec-
we’ll see if people want to see the same sights as
                                                           tacular fall foliage. Note: Luray Caverns are not
other OLLI travelers and organize informal groups.
                                                           currently wheelchair accessible and three sections
Anyone for the East Gallery, lunch at the Sculpture
                                                           of steps and some paved walkways with moderate
Garden, and a visit to the nearby Museum of the
American Indian?                                           grades may be difficult for visitors with disabilities.

Bus Departures and Returns:                                Bus Departures and Returns:
Staunton                    Charlottesville                Staunton            Charlottesville
Walmart Parking Lot         Seminole Square Parking Lot    Walmart Parking Lot Seminole Square Parking Lot
Depart: 7:15 a.m.           Depart: 8:15 a.m.              Depart: 9:00 a.m.   Depart: 8:00 a.m.
Return: 6:30 p.m.           Return: 5:30 p.m.              Return: 3:30 p.m.   Return: 4:30 p.m.

 OUTINGS CANCELLATION POLICY: If you decide to cancel your reservation, you will receive
                              a refund ONLY if someone is found to fill your vacancy.

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Fall 2019 Courses 							                                                                                   Alphabetical by Instructor

v.......NEW COURSE			                                                    Page       Edson, Evelyn
Askounis, Anna                                                                        The Greatest Books You’ve Never Read:
  Reading Mark Spragg........................................v....... 24              Dante’s Inferno.................................................. v.......31
Ball, Alyson		                                                                      Elder, Richard
  US Immigration: The Basics ............................ v.......21                  Remembering D-Day: 75 Years Later........................40
Barber, Beth		                                                                      Elliff, Scott
  Navigating Senior Living Options in the                                             The Brief Insider’s Guide to Virginia Wine............... 23
  Charlottesville Area..................................................... 30      Finley, Robert
Barnhill, Mark		                                                                      Geopolitics of Global Energy........................... v.......31
  For the Love of Fly-Fishing ........................................ 31           Fry, Joan
Bednar, Suzanne Reed		                                                                Writing a Food Memoir for Your Family......... v.......36
  Basic Estate Planning...................................................17        Foxwell, Trish
Best, Phil                                                                            A Visitor’s Guide to the Literary South........... v.......25
  The Myths We Love to Believe about the Brain                                        Great Films/Great Directors............................. v.......25
  and Some Startling New Information ..........................30                   Gibson, Bob
Bigelow, Dennis		                                                                     Virginia Politics: What Is Changing
  You Don’t Know Jefferson and Madison                                                Our Political Parties And Why?................................ 32
  If You Don’t Know Monroe ..............................v.......37                 Giras, Ted Charles
Bristowe, Patricia		                                                                  Paris Climate Accord: A Beacon of Hope........ v.......33
  The Pleasure of Poetry ................................................23
                                                                                    Greenberg, Ben
Brown, Jack
                                                                                      Capturing Quality Landscape Photographs................33
  Energy and the 20th Century ........................... v.......34
                                                                                    Hall, Ken and Karen
Brumfield, Dale
                                                                                      Mechanics of Beekeeping: The Beekeeper’s Year.....25
  Virginia’s Death Penalty: The Future is History .........23
Burt, John J. and Richard B. Elder		                                                Hanna, Claudia
  The Physiology and Philosophy of                                                    Mediterranean Olives and Wines..................... v.......24
  Positive Aging.............................................................. 30     Eat Like a Greek: The (Authentic) Mediterranean Diet
Burt, John J. and Brent Kitching		                                                    ......................................................................................35
  Equanimity and Homeostasis............................ v....... 39                Henri, Julia
Carroll, Steve                                                                        Hats: The Importance of the Women’s Millinery
  Virginia Trees and How They Work.............................21                     Industry in American History........................... v.......32
Chadwick, Charles                                                                   Kelley, Michael W.
  Richard III: The Alienation of Conscience ...... v....... 20                        Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?...................... 21
Chevalier, Roger		                                                                  Kennamer, Stephen
  Threats from Outer Space ................................. v.......17               Thucydides: The First Historian.................................19
Coates, Edward                                                                        Survey of Greek Drama...............................................31
  How to Be Effective and Enjoy Serving                                               The Artist, the Work of Art, and the Audience v.......40
  on a Nonprofit Board....................................................24        Knapp, Michael G.
Collins, James                                                                        Powerful Knights: The Catholic Military
  Getting Better at Getting Older: Balance Better!........ 29
                                                                                      Orders in and after the Crusades .................... v.......18
Covert, Robert and Pam McFaden
                                                                                    Kovarsky, Joel
  Interacting with Equity: Conversations
                                                                                      Jefferson, Geography, and Maps...................... v.......18
  about Poverty and Race.................................... v.......30
                                                                                    Kulund, Daniel
D’Alessandro, Frank T
                                                                                      Robust Aging Toolbox...................................... v.......16
  Sicily: Island at the Crossroads of History................28
                                                                                    Lane, Michael
Dimberg, Ronald G.
                                                                                      Intermediate/Advanced Duplicate Bridge..................32
  North Korea: The Kim Dynasty...................................22
                                                                                    Lindsay, Richard
Donahue, James H.
                                                                                      How to Be an Olympic Swimmer
  Five Battles: Turning Points of the Civil War..v.......20
                                                                                      in the Aging Tsunami...................................................29
Donleavy, Kevin
                                                                                    Loach, Don
  European Enlightenment: The Influence of
                                                                                      Beethoven: Part I........................................................ 17
  Greece and Rome.............................................. v.......23
                                                                                      Beethoven: Part II.......................................................29

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Fall 2019 Courses 							                                                                                        Alphabetical by Instructor

Locke, Eugene                                                                             Reid, Robert L.
  Healing the Heart of Democracy, with Parker Palmer.....25                                 The Epic............................................................ v.......35
Lorish, Bob		                                                                             Ridenour, Dave
  The 2020 Presidential Primaries - A Seminar.. v.......35                                  Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind ......... v.......33
Mack, Paul                                                                                Roland, Pam
  Understanding Current Global Events through                                               Beyond the Basics: Part II of Yes,
  CIA Maps: Part One........................................ v.......16                     You Can Learn to Draw.............................................. 18
  Understanding Current Global Events through                                             Rowe, Mack
  CIA Maps: Part Two......................................... v.......28                    WordToons! The Fun and Art of Doodling......v.......30
Marrs, Annie		                                                                            Rubin, David Lee
  Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia:                                                   Discovering Joyce Chopra’s Smooth Talk....... v.......36
  An Education Program Presented by the Alzheimer’s                                       Rush, Ralph
  Association..................................................................39           The Blues.....................................................................36
Mason, John		                                                                             Salomon, Ronald
  Irvin Yalom on Psychotherapy........................ v.......39                           Tai Chi for Health: Beginner.......................................20
Mason, Richard E.		                                                                         Tai Chi for Health: Intermediate...................... v.......34
  Listening: “What Did You Say?”...............................18                         Schwartzman, Rabbi Joel
McCurdy, Karen and Steve		                                                                  Israel’s Strategic Position in the Middle East.............16
  Lepidopteran Marvels and Mysteries.........................19                           Scruggs, Horace
McHenry Jr., Henry Davis		                                                                  The History of Gospel: America’s Religious
  Interpreting and Participating in Shakespeare’s Plays:                                    History Through Song...................................... v.......19
  Henry IV and Henry V.................................... v.......35                     Stahl, Michael
McMillan, Kathryn		                                                                         Robert F. Kennedy’s Unfinished Odyssey....... v.......40
  What To Do with the “Stuff” I Own?........................ 21                           Stroud, Bob
Meade, Tracy		                                                                              Photoshop Elements: A Workshop..............................19
  Navigate the Landscape of Long-Term Care Insurance                                        Photoshop Elements: A Lab Session...........................22
  .......................................................................... v.......22   Thornton, August
Miller, Dudley and Reginald Garrett		                                                       Intelligence Collection: The World’s Second
  Your DNA Test: Getting the Most Information                                               Oldest Profession.............................................. v.......21
  From Online Resources...............................................37                  Toplin, Robert
Newell, Terry                                                                               Four Controversial Presidents: FDR, Truman,
  Leadership at the Turning Point: America                                                  Eisenhower, and Reagan.............................................33
  and Its Quest for Statesmanship.................................20                      Troutman, Jared
Nichols, Steve                                                                              Money: The Brief History and Global Conqueror
  Mr. Jefferson’s Epitaph.................................... v.......36                    ........................................................................... v.......34
Nobles, Yates		                                                                           West-Settle, Cecile
  Grandparenting: A Legacy.......................................... 28                     Picasso and Hemingway: Art and Literature
Nuechterlein, Donald		                                                                      of the Spanish Civil War..............................................34
  Has Trump’s Foreign Policy Enhanced or                                                  Wilson, Andrew
  Hindered US National Interests Abroad?.........v.......22                                 Climate Change: Policy Options and New
Pitz, Tom                                                                                   Technologies..................................................... v.......36
  Jefferson—Then and Now..........................................18                      Wilson, Richard Guy
Platt, Steve		                                                                              Frank Lloyd Wright: The World’s Greatest Architect
  The Misuse of Science and the Nature-Nurture                                              ........................................................................... v.......28
  Controversy.......................................................v.......32            Winters, Glenn
Popkin, Arnold		                                                                            Understanding Opera: Tosca and Il Postino.... v.......24
  Piano Solos by Major Composers .................. v.......17                            Wrightson, Patricia
Pugh, Jeffrey		                                                                             Global Ethics.................................................... v.......37
  Rapture Culture: Exploring the Apocalyptic
  Imagination.......................................................v.......16
Puller, Shawn
  How To Listen To Chamber Music............................ 29

        OLLI at UVa Fall 2019                                                                                                                                                13
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                                                                                      Charlottesville Session A Course Schedule
                                                                                           September 9–October 25, 2019

                                              Course Title			                   Instructor		Dates				Day                                     Time		           Site			                        Page

                                    WELL012   Robust Aging Toolbox v		          Daniel Kulund		       Sep 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct 7, 14    Mon    9:30-11:00am     YMCA-Community Room            16
                                    HUMN025   Rapture Culture: Exploring the Jeffrey Pugh		 Sep 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct 7		 Mon 10:00-11:30am                      Homewood Suites-Albemarle Room 16

OLLI at UVa Fall 2019
                                                Apocalyptic Imagination v
                                    PBAF017   Israel’s Strategic Position in    Rabbi Joel R Schwartzman Sep 9, 16, 23			             Mon    2:00-3:30pm      Unity-Sanctuary		              16
                                                 the Middle East
                                    PBAF014   Understanding Current Global     Paul Mack		            Sep 16, 23, 30, Oct 7		         Mon    9:30-11:00am     OLLI Conference Room		         16

                        Monday
                                                Events through CIA Maps: Part One v
                                    ARTS022   Piano Solos by Major Composers v Arnold Popkin		        Sep 16, 23, 30, Oct 7, 14, 21   Mon    10:00-11:30am    Unity-Sanctuary		              17
                                    ARTS019   Beethoven: Part I 		              Donald Loach		        Sep 16, 23, 30, Oct 7, 14, 21   Mon    11:00am-12:30pm Meadows Presbyterian Church     17
                                    SCIT010   Threats from Outer Space v        Roger Chevalier		     Sep 16, 23, 30			               Mon    2:00-3:30pm      Homewood Suites-Albemarle Room 17
                                    LIFE016   Basic Estate Planning v		         Suzanne Reed Bednar   Sep 30, Oct 7, 21, 28		         Mon    1:00-2:30pm      Homewood Suites-Albemarle Room 17
                                    HUMN023   Listening: “What Did You Say?”    Richard E. Mason      Sep 10, 17, 24, Oct 1, 8, 15    Tue    9:30-11:00am     YMCA-Community Room            18
                                    HIST019   Jefferson, Geography, and Maps v Joel Kovarsky		        Sep 10, 17 (Tues), 26 (Thurs)   Tue/Thu 9:30-11:00am    UVA Special Collections Library 18
                                    ARTS023   Beyond the Basics: Part II of Pam Roland		 Sep 10, 17, 24, Oct 1, 8, 15 Tue 1:00-2:30pm                         Rockfish Presbyterian Church   18
                                                Yes, You Can Learn to Draw
                                    HIST006   Jefferson—Then and Now		          Tom Pitz		            Sep 10, 17, 24, Oct 1		         Tue    2:00-3:30pm      Colonnade Club		               18
                                    HIST018   Powerful Knights: The Catholic      Michael G. Knapp    Sep 10,17, 24			                Tue    4:00-5:30pm      The Center-Ballroom		          18
                                                Military Orders in and after the Crusades v

                        Tuesday
                                    ARTS026   The History of Gospel: America’s Horace Scruggs		       Sep 10, 17, 24			               Tue    6:30-8:00pm      The Center-Ballroom		          19
                                                Religious History Through Song v
                                    LIFE023   Photoshop Elements: A Workshop Bob Stroud		             Sep 17, 24, Oct 1, 8, 15, 22    Tue    11:00am-1:00pm   OLLI Conference Room		         19
                                    HIST017   Thucydides: The First Historian   Stephen Kennamer      Sep 17, 24, Oct 1, 8, 15, 22    Tue    11:00am-12:30pm Meadows Presbyterian Church     19
                                    SCIT013   Lepidopteran Marvels and Mysteries Karen & Steve McCurdy Sep 17				                     Tue    1:00-4:00pm      Homewood Suites-Albemarle Room 19
                                    HIST015   Five Battles: Turning Points James H. Donahue Sep 11, 18, 25, Oct 2, 9		 Wed 9:30-11:00am                       Meadows Presbyterian Church    20
                                                of the Civil War v
                                    HUMN020   Richard III: The Alienation       Charles Chadwick      Sep 11, 18, 25, Oct 2, 9, 16    Wed    9:30-11:00am     Homewood Suites-Cavalier Room 20
                                                of Conscience v
                                    HIST020   Leadership at the Turning Point: Terry N. Newell		      Sep 11, 18, 25, Oct 2, 16		     Wed    10:00-11:30am    YMCA			                        20

                        Wednesday
                                                America and Its Quest for Statesmanship

                                              v NEW COURSE
WELL015
                                     Tai Chi for Health: Beginner Ronald Salomon		 Sep 11, 18, 25, Oct 2, 9, 16 Wed 1:00-2:00pm Meadows Presbyterian Church                                    20
                                    															                                                                              Fellowship Hall
                                    SCIT009
                                     Virginia Trees and How they Work Steve Carroll		 Sep 11, 18, 25, Oct 2		 Wed 1:00-2:30pm Ivy Creek Natural Area		                                         21
                                    															                                                                             Education Building
                                    HIST023   Intelligence Collection: The       August Thornton		     Sep 11, 18, 25, Oct 2, 16, 23      Wed   1:30-3:00pm      Homewood Suites		             21
                                                 World’s Second Oldest Profession v
                                    PBAF020   Justice: What’s the Right Thing   Michael W. Kelley      Sep 18, 25, Oct 2, 9, 16, 23, 30   Wed   9:30-11:30am     OLLI Conference Room		        21

                        Wednesday
                                                to Do?

OLLI at UVa Fall 2019
                                    LIFE021   What To Do with the		             Kathryn McMillan       Sep 25, Oct 2, 9, 16, 23		         Wed   9:30-11:00am     Unity-Large Class Room		      21
                                               “Stuff” I Own?
                                    PBAF009   US Immigration: The Basics v      Alyson H. Ball		       Sep 25				                         Wed   1:30-3:30pm      Unity-Sanctuary		             21
                                    HUMN019   The Pleasure of Poetry		          Patricia R. Bristowe   Sep 12, 19, 26, Oct 3, 10, 17      Thu   11:00am-12:30pm Unity-Large Class Room		       22
                                    HIST014   North Korea: The Kim Dynasty      Ronald G. Dimberg      Sep 12, 19, 26, Oct 3, 10, 17      Thu   1:00-2:30pm      Homewood Suites-Albemarle Room 22
                                    PBAF016   Has Trump’s Foreign Policy      Donald Nuechterlein      Sep 18, 26, Oct 3			               Thu   10:00-11:30am    Westminster Canterbury		      22
                                                Enhanced or Hindered US National Interests Abroad? v
                                    WELL014   Navigate the Landscape of    Tracy Meade		 Sep 19				 Thu 10:30am-12:00pm Country Inn and Suites		                                               22
                                                Long-Term Care Insurance v 											                                    Meeting Room
                                    LIFE024   Photoshop Elements: A Lab Session Bob Stroud		           Sep 19, 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 24      Thu   11:00am-1:00pm   OLLI Conference Room		        22
                                    SCSC001   Virginia’s Death Penalty: 		      Dale M. Brumfield      Sep 19, 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 24      Thu   1:30-3:00pm      Country Inn and Suites		      23
                                                The Future is History

                        Thursday
                                    HUMN021   European Enlightenment: 		       Kevin Donleavy		        Sep 26, Oct 3, 10, 17		            Thu   1:00-2:30pm      The Center-Board Room		       23
                                                The Influence of Greece and Rome v
                                    LIFE017   The Brief Insiders Guide to Scott Elliff		 Oct 3, 10, 17, 24			 Thu 10:30am-12:00pm Country Inn and Suites		                                     23
                                                Virginia Wine 													                                                        Meeting Room
                                    LIFE003   How to Be Effective and Enjoy    Edward Coates		         Oct 3, 10, 17			                   Thu   2:00-3:30pm      OLLI Conference Room		        24
                                                Serving on a Nonprofit Board v
                                    LIFE019   Mediterranean Olives and Wines v Claudia Hanna		 Oct 24				 Thu 4:00-6:00pm Country Inn and Suites		                                             24
                                               														                                                               Meeting Room
                                    HUMN018   Reading Mark Spragg v		           Anna Askounis		        Sep 13, 20, 27, Oct 4		            Fri   10:00-11:30am    OLLI Conference Room		        24
                                    ARTS028   Understanding Opera: 		           Glenn Winters		        Sep 13, 20, 27			                  Fri   11:00am-1:00pm   Homewood Suites-Albemarle Room 24
                                                Tosca and Il Postino v
                                    SCIT012   Mechanics of Beekeeping: Ken & Karen Hall Sep 13, 20, 27, Oct 4, 11, 18 Fri 1:00-2:30pm Ivy Creek Natural Area		                                 24
                                               The Beekeeper’s Year												                                                         Education Building

                        Friday
                                    PBAF012   Healing the Heart of Democracy,   Eugene Locke		         Oct 4				                          Fri   8:30am-4:30pm    YMCA			                       25
                                                with Parker Palmer
                                    HUMN022   A Visitor’s Guide to 		           Trish Foxwell		        Oct 11, 18			                      Fri   10:00-11:30am    Unity-Sanctuary		             25
                                                the Literary South v
                                    ARTS029 Great Films/Great Directors v Trish Foxwell		              Oct 11, 18			                      Fri   1:30-3:30pm      Unity-Sanctuary		             25

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Charlottesville Session A: September 9–October 25                                            Monday Courses

                            v NEW v                                                      PBAF017
                            WELL012                                                      Israel’s Strategic Position in the Middle East
                            Robust Aging Toolbox                                         Rabbi Joel R Schwartzman
                            Daniel Kulund                                                Sep 9, 16, 23                         Mon 2:00-3:30pm
Charlottesville Session A

                            Sep 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct 7, 14        Mon 9:30-11:00am         Unity of Charlottesville                       Limit: 60
                            YMCA                                         Limit: 25       $33
                            $54                                                              This updated course will briefly survey the timeline
                               The Robust Aging Toolbox contains twenty-five             of Israel’s military conflicts, and will touch on the his-
                            tools. Each one is a physical activity or mental skill       torical origins of surrounding countries, and the Suez
                            to keep you healthy, vigorous, and strong as you grow        Canal. It will also cover issues of water, arms, natural
                            older. You can use these tools in the woods, at the          resources, religion, and regional alliances. It then will
                            park, around your neighborhood, as well as at home or        examine Israel’s relations with its neighbors, along
                            at work. In the first five class sessions, we will discuss   with threats to, and opportunities for, peaceful coex-
                            and handle groups of related tools. In the sixth and         istence. Note: As the Israeli-Palestinian situation is
                            final session, we’ll master how to select the appropri-      not the subject of this short course, it will be addressed
                            ate tools of the day. What’s in your toolbox? Come           only sparingly and tangentially.
                            dressed for some light physical activity.                        Reform rabbi, ordained at the Hebrew Union Col-
                               Dan Kulund is a retired orthopedic surgeon and            lege, Rabbi Schwartzman received his Bachelor of
                            former research professor of prevention and commu-           Hebrew Letters, Master of Hebrew Letters, and Doctor
                            nity health at the George Washington University. He          of Divinity (honoris causa). He served for twenty-three
                            served as the US Air Force Chief of Health Promotion,        years as a chaplain in the U.S. Air Force, retiring in
                            and retired, at seventy, as the oldest of the 1.4 million    the rank of colonel. He is a graduate of both Air Com-
                            active duty service members in our military!                 mand and Staff, and Air Force War College. There-
                                                                                         after, he led congregations in and around Denver,
                            v NEW v                                                      Colorado.
                            HUMN025
                            Rapture Culture: Exploring the Apocalyptic Imagination       v NEW v
                            Jeffrey Pugh                                                 PBAF014
                            Sep 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct 7         Mon 10:00-11:30am           Understanding Current Global Events through CIA Maps:
                            Homewood Suites                              Limit: 35       Part One
                            $55                                                          Paul J Mack
                               According to surveys, over thirty-five million            Sep 16, 23, 30, Oct 7 		          Mon 9:30-11:00am
                            Americans believe that we live in the end times. Some        OLLI Conference Room                       Limit: 12
                            believe they will be taken (or raptured) to heaven in        $44
                            “the last days.” Where do these ideas come from?                This course offers an introduction to useful ge-
                            What has shaped the apocalyptic imagination of mil-          ographer’s tools needed to understand the context of
                            lions, and how does it influence present day life? This      global current events. Course discussions will consider
                            course is designed to explore the way the apocalyptic        recently discarded CIA maps of areas of current news
                            imagination is shaped by narratives from Hebrew and          coverage. Examples may include Yemen, and the Is-
                            Christian scripture as well as historical moments that       lands of the South China Sea. Participants are encour-
                            created the realities people live by.                        aged to bring questions for class dialogue on global
                               Jeffrey Pugh was a professor of religious studies         current events.
                            at Elon University from 1986 to 2018. He has written            Paul Mack was a life-long K-12 educator, former
                            six books, with two more currently in process, as well       Peace Corps Volunteer, and recently retired profes-
                            as numerous book chapters, articles and reviews on           sor of education, having taught Economic Geography.
                            Christianity and the Holocaust. His most recent book         When his former university discarded its map collec-
                            is Theology After You’ve Been Left Behind from the           tion, he saved it, using the maps for classroom and
                            Homebrewed Christianity series.                              community presentations.

                            16   OLLI at UVa Fall 2019
Charlottesville Session A: September 9–October 25                                        Monday Courses

v NEW v                                                   v NEW v
ARTS022                                                   SCIT010
Piano Solos by Major Composers                            Threats from Outer Space
Arnold Popkin                                             Roger Chevalier
Sep 16, 23, 30, Oct 7, 14, 21  Mon 10:00-11:30am          Sep 16, 23, 30                      Mon 2:00-3:30pm
Unity of Charlottesville                 Limit: 60        Homewood Suites                             Limit: 35
$54                                                       $33
   Each class will consist of one hour of live perfor-       We will consider a range of phenomena: large erup-
mances of beautiful piano solos by major compos-          tive flares on our sun, explosions of dying stars, im-
ers plus discussion about each composer and piece.        pacts of asteroids or comets, and even the potential for
Composers will include Haydn, Mozart, Schubert,           alien invasion, with a view to their probability and the
Schumann, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, and         effects that these things might have upon life on Earth.
Grieg.                                                    Many of these events have been observed, either close
   Dr. Arnold Popkin retired after a forty-seven-year     to home or far away; their potential effects can be
career as an ophthalmologist. He kept up his musi-        estimated and evaluated using physical principles that
cal life by giving twenty solo piano recitals at Cabell   we will discuss.
Hall, recording eight CDs of piano music, and giving         Roger Chevalier has been an astronomy profes-
many other performances for retirement communi-           sor since 1979. His research work is in astrophysics,
ties, charities, community arts associations, and the     with an emphasis on exploding stars. He received the
Wednesday Music Club.                                     Virginia Outstanding Scientist Award in 1991 and was
                                                          elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1996.
ARTS019
Beethoven: Part I                                         LIFE016
Donald Loach                                              Basic Estate Planning
Sep 16, 23, 30, Oct 7, 14, 21 Mon 11:00am-12:30pm         Suzanne Reed Bednar
Meadows Presbyterian Church               Limit: 38       Sep 30, Oct 7, 21, 28               Mon 1:00-2:30pm
$54                                                       Homewood Suites                             Limit: 30
    This course will focus on Beethoven’s symphonies,     $44
concertos, and a handful of his amazing piano sonatas.       This course will cover three main topics: basic
Each class will include background information about      estate planning, federal transfer tax system, and estate
the composer and a study of specific compositions;        administration and probate. Wills, trusts, powers of
listening to musical excerpts; and viewing of recorded    attorney, and advance medical directives will be dis-
performances.                                             cussed. Requirements for an executed will, factors to
    Donald Loach is associate professor emeritus of       consider in designing trusts, and how to choose an ex-
music at the University of Virginia, where he taught      ecutor, trustee, or guardian will be covered. Our trans-
courses in music history and theory for thirty-three      fer tax system and an overview of the current estate
years. He also served as music director of the Uni-       and gift tax system will be included. Techniques used
versity Singers, the UVA Glee Club, the Oratorio          to minimize estate tax liability and an explanation of
Society of Virginia, and St. Paul’s Memorial Church.      the probate procedure in Virginia will also be covered.
Dr. Loach received his BA at the University of Denver,    NOTE: This course does not meet on October 14th.
a Master of Music degree in music theory from Yale           Suzanne Reed Bednar is a client advisor for Sun-
University, where he was a student of Paul Hindemith,     Trust Banks, Inc. Her responsibility includes relation-
and a PhD in musicology from the University of Cali-      ship management, financial solutions, and mitigating
fornia at Berkeley.                                       financial risk. She earned a JD from UVA School of
                                                          Law and spent eleven years practicing law at Mc-
                                                          GuireWoods LLP specializing in estate planning and
                                                          administration, and trust administration.

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Charlottesville Session A: September 9–October 25                                         Tuesday Courses

                            HUMN023                                                    HIST006
                            Listening: “What Did You Say?”                             Jefferson—Then and Now
                            Richard E. Mason                                           Tom Pitz
                            Sep 10, 17, 24, Oct 1, 8, 15       Tue 9:30-11:00am        Sep 10, 17, 24, Oct 1 		               Tue 2:00-3:30pm
Charlottesville Session A

                            YMCA                                        Limit: 20      Pavilion VII - Colonnade Club (UVA)            Limit: 12
                            $54                                                        $44
                                Listening is a skill used every day in our lives.         We can read about Mr. Jefferson’s accomplish-
                            How many people could be better listeners? Ironically,     ments and failings, visit the designs he left for us,
                            for a skill that is so important and used so much, most    build up or tear down monuments to him and fellow
                            people have never had any training or guidance in          founders, and do what has always been done with his-
                            developing the skill. Listening skills can be developed    tory: describe it through the lens of our current per-
                            and strengthened through understanding and practice.       spective to fulfill our current desires. But what was his
                            In this course, the instructor will present a simple       perspective? Do we grasp what was happening then?
                            model of the communication process. The sessions              Tom Pitz has offered his interpretation of Mr. Jef-
                            will include “one-on-one” student interaction, small       ferson since 1987 to a varied audience: from kinder-
                            group interaction, and some large group discussion.        garten classes to medical school faculties, and from
                            Throughout the course, many opportunities to practice      local wineries to Mt. Rushmore.
                            new skills will be available.
                                Richard Mason has a BA in American literature          ARTS023
                            from Middlebury College and a master’s degree in           Beyond the Basics: Part II of
                            public administration from California State Univer-        Yes, You Can Learn to Draw
                            sity. During his career, in addition to consulting, he     Pam Roland
                            has taught classes in active listening, group dynamics,    Sep 10, 17, 24, Oct 1, 8              Tues 1:00-2:30pm
                            facilitation, leading effective meetings, stress manage-   Rockfish Presbyterian Church                  Limit: 20
                            ment, and conflict resolution.                             $55
                                                                                          If you recently took Yes, You Can Learn to Draw
                            v NEW v                                                    OLLI (Spring 2019) and want to learn more, this
                            HIST019                                                    course will provide time for practice and feedback.
                            Jefferson, Geography, and Maps                             We will explore the geometry and patterns of the
                            Joel Kovarsky                                              world around us, including nature, man, and the things
                            Sep 10, 17, 26                Tue/Thu 9:30-11:00am         we love. Note: See list of recommended supplies on
                            UVA Special Collections Library           Limit: 15        the OLLI registration page for this course.
                            $33                                                           Dr. Roland worked with Virginia schools and
                                Although Jefferson has rarely been labeled a ge-       numerous other school divisions for more than forty-
                            ographer, geography and maps were central to most          eight years, most often as a teacher of teachers. Re-
                            of his adult careers and personal pursuits. This course    cently elected president of the local Central Virginia
                            will review those associations, including surveyor,        Watercolor Guild, she has been taking and giving art
                            book collector, expedition planner, and more. We will      lessons since 1995 and currently also teaches Yes, You
                            see that Jefferson’s push for westward expansion of        Can Learn to Draw, Part I.
                            the new United States foreshadowed the later 19th
                            century concept of Manifest Destiny. Original maps         v NEW v
                            will be used in the course.                                HIST018
                                Joel Kovarsky MD, MS (information science) is          Powerful Knights: The Catholic Military
                            proprietor of The Prime Meridian: Antique Maps &           Orders in and after the Crusades
                            Books. He was past compiler of the thrice-yearly “Re-      Michael G. Knapp
                            cent Publications” column for The Portolan (journal        Sep 10, 17, 24                       Tue 4:00-5:30pm
                            of the Washington Map Society). His book, The True         The Center                                   Limit: 50
                            Geography of Our Country: Jefferson’s Cartographic         $33
                            Vision, was published by the UVa Press in 2014.               This course will examine the three main Catholic
                                                                                       military orders established during the Crusades to
                                                                                       serve and protect pilgrims traveling in the Holy Land:
                                                                                       the Knights Templar, the Knights Hospitaller, and
                                                                                       the Teutonic Knights. We will discuss the roles each
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