» Programs » Green Valley » Courses
Green Valley Forms:
Download the Week-at-a-Glance Calendar (PDF)
Gerald Bigelow (geraldbigelow@hotmail.com), Study Group Leader
9/28-11/16, Mondays @ 8:30-10:00am
Casa de Esperanza
Study Group Description: This study group will spend four sessions exploring the works of selected poets from this 50-year period. During subsequent sessions, each participant will be asked to provide two poems to be discussed in the group. Original works from the participants will be preferred; however, favorite poems are also acceptable for discussion.
About the Study Group Leader: Gerald Bigelow was a resident poet in Watts Writers Workshop from 1966 through 1968. He is a published poet. His first works were published in 1970 through the You Institute in Hollywood, CA. His most recent work was a collaboration project of music and poetry, published in 2001 to benefit the Twin Tower Fund.
Enrollment: Limited to 20
Text: None
Other Costs: $3 for handouts
Joanna Brunso (jomcbrunso@yahoo.com), Study Group Leader
9/28-11/16, Mondays @ 1:30-3:00pm
Casa de Esperanza
Study Group Description:‘Journeys’ is an ongoing study group that offers OLLI members an opportunity to share their travel experiences with others who enjoy traveling, whether actually or vicariously. During these sessions, we learn about destinations and evaluate the various ways our travelers get there.
Session 1: Around the Horn with Elderhostel with Joanna Brunso (jomcbrunso@yahoo.com). From January through mid-march Elderhostel offers a program called “Exploring the Southern Cone,” in which participants travel on a Holland American ocean liner from Rio de Janiero, circumnavigate Cape Horn, visit several ports and finally end the trip in Santiago, Chile. Joanna made this trip in February 2009. She will show her photos taken during the trip, recount some of the information she learned along the way and evaluate her trip with Elderhostel. Joanna has traveled extensively for most of her adult life.
Session 2: Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro with Gary Meinert (gkmeinert@unac.com). On a mountain-climbing trip organized by Wilderness Travel Co. of San Diego, Gary was one of 13 who climbed the western breach of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Kenya. Two in the party were women; four were friends from Wisconsin. Through his slide presentation, Gary will relate the beauty and the difficulties of the trip. Gary is a retired owner of a wholesale industrial supply business in Wisconsin. Prior to Mount Kilimanjaro he had climbed one other mountain, Mt. Vesuvius, when he was much younger.
Session 3: Semester at Sea in the Caribbean and Amazon Basin with Bernie Kuehn (bkuehn@cox.net). Last December Bernie and his wife signed on for the Semester at Sea program operated by the University of Virginia. He will relate his experience on his visit to eight Caribbean Islands and the Amazon Basin with this educational program. Bernie was born in Germany, came to this country as a boy and during his career spent 40 years with the Federal Government, for which he traveled extensively.
Session 4: Dubai and Beyond: The Arabian Persian Gulf with Marge Hanley (mwhanley@prodigy.net). In November 2008 Marge cruised with Elderhostel along the Arabian Persian Gulf to visit the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman. She will show her DVD of this journey. During her career as a newspaper journalist, Marge had the opportunity to do extensive foreign travel; and those experiences ignited her continuing passion for learning about other cultures.
Session 5: Vacation as a Volunteer with Earthwatch in Mongolia with Kathleen Priebe (kathiep5@juno.com). Kathleen is a retired computer scientist who has lived and worked in the Middle East and Europe. She will tell about her life and work for two weeks as a volunteer with Earthwatch in the conservation of the rare breed of argali sheep in Mongolia. There was lots of fun experiencing another culture as well as lots of hard work.
Session 6: Costa Rica with Richard and Kathy McKay (rkmckay@gmail.com). Having lived in Arizona since 1974 and traveled extensively in the western United States, Alaska and Canada, Richard and Kathy decided to broaden their horizons by traveling to Costa Rica in January 2009. Costa Rica is a natural paradise with a stable democratic government that values the country's ecology. Its friendly, gracious people are eager to share the beauty of their country with visitors. With cloud forests, active volcanoes, jungle-canopy tours, river cruises, hot springs, plantations producing coffee, bananas and pineapple as well as exotic plants and birds, Costa Rica has much to offer nature lovers and birders. The McKays are pleased to share their 800-mile, coast-to-coast, mountain, river, valley and beach tour of that charming country.
Session 7: A Canadian Canoe Trip with David Colpitts (dwccon@telusplanet.net). To honor the contributions of David Thompson, an explorer and map maker, to Canadian history, David Colpitts participated in the 2,000-mile canoe trip together with more than nine canoe teams on the commemorative trip honoring the bicentennial of the explorer. David will relate his experience with a PowerPoint presentation of this dramatic trip.
Session 8: A British Christmas with Stephen Stillwell (wilding@uta.edu). Stephen has spent four of the last five Christmas holidays in Great Britain. During these trips, he stayed on farms just outside the Welsh town of Llanbedr Pont Steffan, at a manor house in Somerton and on a farm in Meare. The last two are located close to Glastonbury, where the first Christian church in England was established, and near Bath, which has a story entangled with Jane Austin. Come enjoy a taste of a British feast, see the sights, hear the sounds and listen to the stories.
Enrollment: Limited to 60
Text: None
Other Costs: None
Kathy Killeen (thekilleens@gmail.com), Study Group Leader
10/26-11/16, Mondays @ 9:00-10:30am
Green Valley Library
Study Group Description: The term "Web 2.0" describes the changing trends in the use of World-Wide Web technology and web design that aim to enhance creativity, collaboration and functionality of the web. Web 2.0 concepts have led to the development and evolution of web-culture communities such as social-networking sites, video-sharing sites, wikis and blogs. Web 2.0 applications emphasize interconnectivity and interactivity. This study group will explore some of the following Web 2.0 trends:
The study group leader will demonstrate and explain the use of various sites and technologies. Easy exercises will be distributed for participants to try on their own time and computers. Prerequisites: Participants must have some proficiency with the Internet, particularly the use of the Web, email, etc.; this is not a beginner computer group.
About the Study Group Leader: Kathy Killeen has nearly 30 years experience as a professional librarian, working in public, school and academic libraries as a reference librarian, audiovisual specialist and for the last 7 years as a library director. She is currently working as a part-time reference librarian at the Joyner-Green Valley Library and is attempting to keep her technology abilities just one step ahead of the curve.
Enrollment: Limited to 30
Text: None
Other Costs: None
Robert Mounts (rbmts@cox.net), Study Group Leader
9/29-11/17, Tuesdays @ 8:30-10:00am
Casa de Esperanza
Study Group Description: This study group covers the development of theater in America and Europe during the 19th and 20th centuries. The study group leader will subdivide each period into its significant people, places and ideas; students will then select one or two of these subtopics to research and present. Think of this study group as an extended series of potlucks. Part I (Spring 2009) is NOT a pre-requisite to participate.
About the Study Group Leader: For 10 years Robert Mounts has been leading theater courses in Green Valley. He began acting at age 8 and since then has acted in, directed and produced stage shows, television and films. He earned a BA with a double major in Speech and Theater and English Literature from Bradley University and a MA in Theater Arts from the University of Illinois. As training manager for a multinational corporation, he traveled worldwide before founding and running his own international Corporate Training Company.
Enrollment: Limited to 20
Text: None
Other Costs: None
Lucille Ann Meltz (ltllight@yahoo.com), Study Group Leader
10/27-11/17, Tuesdays @ 9:00-10:30am
First American Title
Study Group Description: Do you read Chopra, Dyer, Tolle or Katie and still not get how to gain more peace and joy? You meditate or chant, but still feel you are missing something? Have you seen or read "The Secret," but could benefit from more clarity on how spiritual laws truly operate in your own life? In a supportive interactive environment, begin the individual practice of integrating age-old principles into your daily life: Awareness, Intention & Attraction. These principles permeate all spiritual transformational wisdom and, when applied in the daily life process, can create new energy, attract greater abundance and a more connected loving relationship with others. You will begin to see how your own inner attention is critical to your power of choice, how life and other people offer messages for your deepest needs, how simple words can open up new possibilities and horizons. You will be offered the inspirational understanding of how your own inner life can transform your outer reality.
About the Study Group Leader: Lucille Ann Meltz is owner of Arc of Light, Guidance in Practical Spirituality and "Touch the Soul" Coaching. As an experienced, inspirational life coach, public speaker, workshop and support group leader and writer on spiritual themes, she guides others to personal transformation through "bringing soul into everyday life." Lucille also is the creator and producer of the healing guided meditation CD "A Little Light Into Your Soul." She is a certified facilitator of the The Four Agreements and a professional hand analyst, helping individuals identify their Life Purpose through the esoteric art of hand reading.
Enrollment: Limited to 25
Text: None
Other Costs: $3 for folder containing handouts
Richard Conway (r_conway@mac.com), Presenter
Bill Obenchain (billobenchain@cox.net), Study Group Leader
10/27-11/17, Tuesdays @ 11:00-12:30pm
First American Title
Study Group Description: This study group will use the rocks and landscapes of southeastern Arizona to introduce participants to the fundamentals of geology and to give them an understanding of the geological events that created this part the Southwest. The study group includes lab work with local rocks.
About the Study Group Leader: After working 5 years as a professional geologist in the petroleum and mining industries and acquiring Master and PhD degrees in geology, Richard Conway taught at a community college in the Seattle area for 35 years. Since settling in Arivaca five years ago, he has become involved in community-based education and a hydrogeologic study of the Arivaca Basin. He also is a volunteer for the Friends of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, which includes running its education program.
Enrollment: Limited to 15
Text: TBD
Other Costs: <$10 for handouts
Kathy Gullen (kgullen1@yahoo.com), Study Group Leader
Sylvie Robertshaw (robon88@hotmail.com), Presenter
9/29-11/17, Tuesdays @ 1:30-3:00pm
First American Title
Study Group Description: This study group is for those who enjoy the French language and are looking for an opportunity to improve their speaking skills. Participants will be able to build their vocabulary while increasing their knowledge of France. A variety of materials will be used, including DVDs, CDs and articles from French newspapers and magazines. Grammar points will be discussed as they arise during the conversation. This study group is recommended for intermediate and advanced levels.
About the Study Group Leaders: Kathy Gullen is a former teacher of French and longtime member of the Alliance Française. Sylvie Robertshaw is a French native-speaker with a degree in journalism and a M.Ed.
Enrollment: Limited to 15
Text: None
Other Costs: TBD
Maggie Ramlow (mramlow@cox.net), Study Group Leader
9/29-10/20, Tuesdays @ 1:30-4:30pm
The Retreat
Study Group Description: This study group will feature Polish cinematic genius Krzysztof Kieslowski's three-colors trilogy. Blue stands for liberty, white the price of passion and red the need for passion and human connection.
Please note: Since these films last from 91 to 98 minutes, each session of this study group has been extended to allow time for group participation/discussion.
About the Study Group Leader: Maggie Ramlow is a retired nurse educator and manager. She enjoys reading and movies and has lead study groups on both.
Enrollment: Limited to 30
Text: None
Other Costs: $2 for film rental & handouts
Alma Sychuk (arizcasa@cox.net)/ Hansi Patience (hansirh@netzero.net), Study Group Leaders
10/27-11/17, Tuesdays @ 1:30-4:30pm
The Retreat
Study Group Description: This study group will view and discuss these DVD documentaries: Future of Food; The World According to Monsanto; The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry?; and Thirst.
Please note: Since these documentaries last from 91 to 98 minutes, each session of this study group has been extended to allow time for group participation/discussion.
About the Study Group Leaders: Alma Sychuk, who was born in Canada, is a naturalized U.S. citizen. Her career was in real estate. She has a great interest in social justice and environmental issues and has been offering socially and politically important films to the general public at the Joyner-Green Valley Library.
Hansi Patience is a retired board-certified ophthalmologist who was engaged in private practice for 40 years in the Chicago and Door County, WI areas. She has traveled extensively and did “free work” in the Philippines and Kenya. While in Door County, she directly observed children affected by the pollution of Lake Michigan. Her interest in preventative medicine includes questioning what and why are we allowing this to be done to our food, air, water and environment to further and protect business interests?
Enrollment: Limited to 60
Text: None
Other Costs: None
Marcia Ryan (mgrdesigns@hotmail.com), Study Group Leader
9/29-10/20, Tuesdays @ 3:30-5:00pm
First American Title
Study Group Description: This study group will discuss the history, culture, lifestyles and visions of three groups of American Indians: the Ojibway and Sioux of the Plains and the Pueblo of the Southwest.
About the Study Group Leader: Marcia Ryan had the privilege of teaching as a docent at the Indian Arts & Culture Museum in Santa Fe, NM for ten years. As a professional tour guide, she also educated others on tours through Indian lands in central and southwest US. Her art degree opened appreciation for the art and style of these vibrant peoples.
Enrollment: Limited to 40
Text: None
Other Costs: $2 for handouts
Bernard Berlin (berlin5374@msn.com), Study Group Leader
10/27-11/17, Tuesdays @ 3:30-5:00pm
First American Title
Study Group Description: During this four-session study group participants will learn: The basics of how to professionally taste wine by mastering techniques for accurate tasting and using the correct verbiage; how to record wine tasting notes; how to read a wine label; what taste to expect from a grape or wine region; how to pair wines with specific flavors:
Participants will contribute towards three different wines for each of the four sessions. Each participant will sample a total of 12 different wines and discover how each wine is affected by different flavors. The study group leader will provide flavor items, a bread product for participants to cleanse their palates along with wine tasting glasses, water glasses, water pitchers and spit-out vessels (see ‘Other Costs’).
About the Study Group Leader: Bernard Berlin has been involved with wine since the 1960s and is a Sommelier, formally trained and certified by the International Sommelier’s Guild. His specialized wine education began at the Culinary Institute of America in New York State. To expand his knowledge and experience with wine, he has traveled extensively throughout the wine regions of France and many parts of Spain and the United States studying wine and wine production and techniques. He organizes and chairs private as well as professional/corporate wine tastings and tasting events, provides wine and food pairings and instruction and also informs clients throughout the country about distinctive wines.
Enrollment: Limited to 24
Text: None
Other Costs: $15 for wines and tasting supplies.
Jack Mattox (jkdmattox@gmail.com), Study Group Leader
9/30-11/18, Wednesdays @ 9:00-10:30am
First American Title
Study Group Description: This year marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, arguably the most influential "science" book every written. Yet few have read it, and most people don't believe that humans developed from earlier species. Is evolution "just a theory?" Is it essential to understanding all aspects of our daily lives? What is being taught in our schools? Can "intelligent design" co-exist with evolution? This study group will explore these and other issues in a discussion format. Participants will read two delightful books (non-technical) on the subject (and a sampling from Darwin). A background in science is NOT required.
About the Study Group Leader: Jack Mattox is a former teacher of American History and Humanities at New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL. He has led previous OLLI study groups on the ‘American Presidents’ and ‘Moby Dick.’ He believes in discussion, not lecture.
Enrollment: Limited to 30
Text: Finding Darwin’s God by Kenneth R. Miller and Living with Darwin by Philip Kitcher; available in paperback at <$22.00.
Other Costs: None
Jim Robbins (4jimrobbins@laposadagv.net), Study Group Leader
9/30-11/18, Wednesdays @ 11:00am-12:30pm
First American Title
Study Group Description: For the past 400 years, Richard III has been the second most-produced Shakespeare play, following Hamlet. Why do Ian McKellen and Lawrence Olivier find him so interesting?
The notion of cutting off a pound of flesh is not only ugly, it is obscene. If Antonio and Shylock tried to draw such an agreement today, they'd be taken to the nearest mental hospital. The Al Pacino film is worthy of our attention.
About the Study Group Leader: Jim Robbins, Bardtender, is entering his 10th year teaching Shakespeare.
Enrollment: Limited to 25
Text: None
Other Costs: $10 for handouts
Jane Bryant (janerua@cox.net), Study Group Coordinator
9/30-11/18, Wednesdays @ 1:30-3:00pm
Casa de Esperanza
Please Note: You may register for ALL or select individually for each study group (Assorted Topics ONLY study groups).
Individual Topic Descriptions:
About the Study Group Coordinator: Jane Bryant taught for 20 years and holds a BA in Education and a K-14 Special Ed credential. She graduated from the UofA and after 47 years in California loves being back in the desert.
Enrollment: Limited to 60; unless otherwise noted above
Text: None; unless otherwise noted above in each session
Other Costs: None; unless otherwise noted above in each session
Stephen Stillwell (wilding@uta.edu), Study Group Leader
9/30-11/18, Wednesdays @ 3:30-5:00pm
Casa de Esperanza
Study Group Description: This eight-week study group will continue the exploration of British history. We shall see Wales conquer England as the Tudor Dynasty takes over, first in the person of Henry VII. His clan includes his famous son who had six wives and his granddaughters Bloody Mary and the Virgin Queen. Next Scotland conquers England, and the Stuarts come from Edinburgh and rule with two Jameses and two Charleses. The merry monarchs step aside for dour Cromwell before quickly returning. Another conquest by Dutch rulers ushers in the House of Orange.
About the Study Group Leader: Stephen Stillwell holds a doctorate in history and has taught British history in Texas and Arizona. He has lived and worked in Great Britain and has visited there many times. Study group leader will provide handouts.
Enrollment: Limited to 60
Text: None
Other Costs: None
Rick Ernst (88rickernst@gmail.com)/David Bailey (baileyna@yahoo.com), Study Group Leaders
10/29-11/19, Thursdays @ 8:30-10:00am
Casa de Esperanza
Study Group Description: This study group will identify a profound triple crisis facing America today. The U.S. economy is in crisis and no longer can be fixed by relying on expansion abroad. The federal government has been transformed by an imperial presidency and is a democracy in form only. Our reliance on endless wars, which is driven by a deep infatuation with military power, has been a catastrophe for the body politic. These problems threaten us all. If we are to solve this predicament, we will need to revive a distinctly American approach: the neglected tradition of realism.
About the Study Group Leaders: Rick Ernst and David Bailey have been thinking about problems facing our country for a long time. In his book The Limits of Power, The End of American Exceptionalism, Andrew Bacevich was able to unlock some of their thinking, their assumptions and their conclusions. Rick also has led classes called UnSpun, Finding Facts in a World of Disinformation and Investing 101. He is president of OLLI/UA/Green Valley. David is author of the OLLI White Paper "Pinko Healthcare" and is a Marine dad.
Enrollment: Limited to 40
Text: The Limits of Power, The End of American Exceptionalism by Andrew Bacevich
Other Costs: None
Wes Whitman (dwwhitman@cox.net), Study Group Leader
10/1-10/22, Thursdays @ 9:00-10:30am
PCC Learning Center
Study Group Description: This study group will examine the human brain from a psychological perspective. We will trace the history of research of the brain from the mid-19th century to present day. How the brain functions and malfunctions will be discussed, as well as the role the brain plays in perception and learning. What you can do to keep your brain vital and growing will be presented. A complete outline of class material and diagrams will be supplied.
About the Study Group Leader: Wes Whitman has taught various courses in Psychology, including Introductory and Social Psychology, Organizational Psychology, History of Psychology, Psychometrics, Statistics and Research Methodology at the college level. He has worked for many years in organizations doing research and statistical anaylsis, personnel training, personnel data base management and computer programming.
Enrollment: Limited to 25
Text: None
Other Costs: None
CANCELLED
Wally Mohr (wkmohr@cox.net), Presenter
Rick Ernst (88rickernst@gmail.com), Study Group Leader
10/29-11/19, Thursdays @ 9:00-10:30am
PCC Learning Center
Study Group Description: This study group will include: Understanding the development of alcoholism; its treatment; the 12-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous; Alanon support for family and friends; characteristics of ACOA (Adult Children of Alcoholics) and the principles of an intervention to encourage treatment.
About the Study Group Leader: Wally Mohr is an ordained United Church of Christ Minister and is licensed in the state of Wisconsin as a chemical dependency counselor. He served on the faculty of the Milwaukee Council on Alcoholism Counselor Training Program and as a workshop leader for professional alcoholism counselors.
Enrollment: Limited to 25
Text: None
Other Costs: None
Roberta Konen (rkonen@cox.net), Presenter
Pam Duchaine (pamduchaine@gmail.com), Study Group Leader
10/1-10/22, Thursdays @ 11:00-12:30pm
PCC Learning Center
Study Group Description: In this study group you will discover you can become anyone you wish to be. You will have fun being old, young, foreign-speaking, fat, thin or gorgeous just by the use of your voice. You will work as one or in a choir. The experience is guaranteed to take you away from your daily doings and into a world of entertaining make-believe.
About the Presenter: Roberta Konen is a graduate of Emerson College in Boston, MA, where she majored in Drama and English with a minor in Oral Interpretation. She is a leader in local theater as both a director and an actor.
Enrollment: Limited to 20
Text: None
Other Costs: Approximately 50¢ for study group material
Judy Ward (ward036@sbcglobal.net)/ Kathy Mattox (kjmattox@gmail.com), Study Group Leaders
10/29-11/19, Thursdays @ 11:00am-12:30pm
PCC Learning Center
Study Group Description: Participants in this study group will read short stories by noted American author John Updike. The text will be John Updike: The Early Stories, which won a PEN/Faulkner award for fiction in 2004. Most of the 103 stories in this collection – don't worry, this group will not read them all – originally appeared in the New Yorker and have been arranged thematically by Updike. Updike, who wrote prolifically until his death this year, chronicles the lives of middle-class Americans of his day. Study group members will be asked to read approximately 2-3 stories per week and will be encouraged to lead or co-lead a discussion of one of the stories. Register for this study group and get to know the work of this author, who was described as "America’s last true man of letters, an all-purpose writer and a custodian of literary culture" in his New York Times obituary.
About the Study Group Leaders: Judy Ward is an enthusiastic OLLI member who enjoys reading fiction/non-fiction and tries to keep up with the reading lists of three book groups. In a former life she received a degree in teaching English at the University of Chicago and taught high school English for 5 years.
Kathy Mattox's experience is mostly in educational publishing with some time spent teaching German and folk guitar. She loves reading and is excited about delving into Updike's short stories with other OLLI members.
Enrollment: Limited to 15
Text: John Updike: The Early Stories; available both new and used at bookstores and on-line.
Other Costs: None
CANCELLED
Deb Jones (roses_yellow@hotmail.com), Presenter
Wes Whitman (dwwhitman@cox.net), Study Group Leader
10/1-11/19, Thursdays @ 1:30-3:00pm
Casa de Esperanza
Study Group Description: This study group addresses the deaf culture: The difference between ASL and English Sign Language, including the alphabet, numbers, words and conversation phrases.
About the Study Group Leader: Deb Jones is a certified sign language interpreter, who has worked for more than 30 years in the educational, social service and counseling areas. She has a deaf daughter, has taught small groups and has interpreted in middle and high schools and universities. Sign language is a beautiful language as well as a great exercise for the mind and hands and a stress-releaser.
Enrollment: Limited to 12
Text: The Art of Sign Language: Phrases; available at the Book Shop in Green Valley @ $10.59 (mention ‘OLLI’ for possible discount)
Other Costs: None
Don Laws (bluedog57@cox.net), Study Group Leader
10/1-11/19, Thursdays @ 1:30-3:00pm
PCC Learning Center
Study Group Description: This study group will explore the liberties and institutions required for new and illiberal democracies to establish a modern representative government. The leader emphasizes group participation and individual reports and contributions in a seminar setting. Everyone is encouraged to challenge political positions - especially his/her own. Access to a computer is helpful, but not essential. The Future of Freedom by Fareed Zakaria is the required text. Please read through Page 40 for the first meeting.
About the Study Group Leader: Don Laws has been a political "junkie" since the age of 16. His passison for the topic was rewarded with a BS degree in history and political science and a MA in political science. He worked in a community college for 25 years and retired as an instructional dean. He also taught a class per term, when time allowed; and for the past 8 years he has taught part-time in several adult-learning programs similar to OLLI.
Enrollment: Limited to 25
Text: The Future of Freedom by Fareed Zakaria; available new for $17
Other Costs: None
Joan Ernst (joancarterernst@gmail.com), Study Group Leader
10/29-11/19, Thursdays @ 1:30-3:00pm
Casa de Esperanza
Study Group Description: Where do treasures rightly belong? This book is a journey across four continents to the heart of the conflict over who should own and preserve the great works of ancient art, with a look at the politics of the museum world. The author exposes the rationales of both affluent possessors and righteous nationalists and explains why we all have a stake in getting an honest account of how great objects came to rest in our grandest museums.
About the Study Group Leader: Degrees from Purdue University and Butler University taught Joan Ernst very little about time management. She spends way too much time biking, knitting or hiking with her dogs while listening to Audiobooks on her IPOD.
Enrollment: Limited to 30
Text: Loot – The Battle Over Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World by Sharon Waxman; available at the GV Book Shop (mention ‘OLLI’ for possible discount) or on reserve at the GV Library.
Other Costs: None
Gerald Bigelow (geraldbigelow@hotmail.com), Study Group Leader
10/1-11/19, Thursdays @ 3:30-5:00pm
Casa de Esperanza
Study Group Description: Jerry Bigelow will present an overview of the history of classical jazz (post-WWI through the 1950s) and modern jazz from the late 1940s through the 1970s (Be Bop to Bosa Nova). Emphasis will be on the personalities of the musicians, development of their craft and the evolution of the music. During each session, examples of the jazz style of the period will be played, featuring both well known and lesser known artists.
About the Study Group Leader: Gerald Bigelow grew up in a family of New Orleans- and Los Angeles-based jazz musicians. He is a passionate jazz buff and a lifetime student of the art form.
Enrollment: Limited to 60
Text: None
Other Costs: $2 for handouts
Judy Ward (ward036@sbcglobal.net)/ Kathy Mattox (kjmattox@gmail.com), Study Group Leaders
10/1-10/22, Thursdays @ 3:30-5:00pm
PCC Learning Center
Study Group Description: Participants in this study group will read and discuss stories from Jhumpa Lahiri's Pulitzer Prize-winning book Interpreter of Maladies and her newest work Unaccustomed Earth. Moving back and forth between the U.S. and India, Lahiri's stories detail the lives of immigrants, expatriates and first-generation Americans of Indian descent. Of Bengali descent, Lahiri was born in London and lives in the US. Study Group members will be asked to read approximately 2-3 stories per week and will be encouraged to lead or co-lead a discussion of one of the stories. Register for this study group and get to know the work of this author, which provides pleasureable reading and unforgettable characters.
About the Study Group Leaders: Judy Ward is an enthusiastic OLLI member who enjoys reading fiction/non-fiction and tries to keep up with the reading lists of three book groups. In a former life she received a degree in teaching English at the University of Chicago and taught high school English for 5 years.
Kathy Mattox's experience is mostly in educational publishing with some time spent teaching German and folk guitar. She loves reading and is excited about delving into short stories with other OLLI members.
Enrollment: Limited to 15
Text: Interpreter of Maladies and Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri; available both new and used at bookstores and on-line.
Other Costs: None
Beverly David (beverlyrdavid@aol.com), Presenter
Pam Duchaine (pamduchaine@gmail.com), Study Group Leader
10/30-11/20, Fridays @ 8:30-10:00am
Casa de Esperanza
Study Group Description: This study group will explore several outstanding artists: Edgar Degas, 1834-1917, painter of the backstage ballet world; Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919, remembered for his delicate women and girls; Toulouse-Lautrec, 1864-1901, painter of the Parisian scene of night clubs and brothels; and Gustav Klimt, 1862-1918, best known for his golden painting of "The Kiss."
About the Study Group Leader: Beverly (Penny) David, PhD, taught at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI for over 35 years. A Professor Emerita of Humanities, Theatre and American Literature, she currently lectures for the Learning Curve in Tucson and presents art history talks for Southwest Arizona communities under the auspices of the Tucson Museum of Art, where she is a docent.
Enrollment: Limited to 60
Text: None
Other Costs: $1 for handouts
Ann Marie Schaffer (3418zita@cox.net), Presenter
Joanna Brunso (jomcbrunso@yahoo.com), Study Group Leader
10/2-10/23, Fridays @ 9:00-10:30am
Performing Arts Center
Study Group Description: Using the text, this study group will discuss (with illustrations) such topics as Prying Open the Classical Music Oyster, Concert Survival Guide, Backstage in the Composer's Brain and Understanding What Makes Music.
About the Study Group Leader: As with most musicians, Ann Marie Schaffer's career in music included a variety of pursuits, including teaching music at all levels in both the classroom and studio as well as playing piano in groups and organ in churches. She earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Dominican University in CA, and a Master of Music at Arizona State University. In Green Valley Ann Marie is active in chamber music performances and has shared her insights into music through program notes for 20 years and during monthly lecture-demonstrations, "Keyboard Classics and Comments."
Enrollment: Limited to 25
Text: Classical Music for Dummies by David Pogue, Scott Speck & Glenn Dicterow, 1997; available new and used on-line @ $3.89-up
Other Costs: $2 for handouts
University Services Annex (USA) Building, 300B 220 W. Sixth St. :: Tel: (520) 626-9039 :: Fax: (520) 621-3269 :: Email: ollimail@email.arizona.edu :: Privacy Policy
The University of Arizona© 2009 Copyright University of Arizona
All rights reserved.