FALL CLASSES RESUME MONDAY, OCTOBER 31 |
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NEW FEES; MORE LEARNING.
VIEW THE TOWN HALL MEETING RECORDING NOW!
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OLLI members joined OLLI staff at a town hall-style conversation about proposed changes to OLLI's fee and term structures. Our goal is to make OLLI enjoyable, affordable, and sustainable, with more than one option for members to choose.
Your feedback over the past few years has helped position us to make constructive changes. Now we'd like to show you how our response is taking shape.
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DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS NOVEMBER 1-2 |
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Día de los Muertos is a Mexican holiday where families welcome back the souls of – and celebrate – their deceased family members. One Día de los Muertos tradition is the creation of ofrendas, or altars, dedicated to the deceased and filled with the deceased’s favorite foods, candles, and cempasúchil, the Aztec name of the marigold native to Mexico. Día de los Muertos is also a time to visit loved ones’ graves. Día de los Muertos is a day for celebrating the dead, and many of its traditions are joyful: telling stories about the deceased, eating festive meals together, and enjoying music and dancing.
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MEMBER BENEFIT: CLASS UPDATES |
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When you register for classes:
- You get class emails with schedule updates, additional resources, and other messages from the instructor.
- We reserve a space for the class, just for you.
- The volunteer instructor knows how many people to expect.
If you registered for a class and won’t be attending it at all:
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Call us at 530-898-6679 or email us at [email protected] to officially drop the class.
- You make space for someone who may be on the waiting list.
- The volunteer instructor knows how many people to expect.
Pictured: OLLI members attend Dick Kennedy's “Fundamentals of Drawing (Introductory with Pencil)” class in Summer 2018. Photo by Chico State photographer Jason Halley.
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The OLLI Play Festival is returning in Spring 2023 for its 8th year! The Zoom Play Festival will take place in March, with plans for a live Stage Play Festival in June. Plays are written, directed, and acted by OLLI members. Join in the fun!
Zoom Plays Due: January 6, 2023
Zoom Auditions: January 23-24, 2023
For more information, including submission guidelines, please contact Debbie Vermette at [email protected].
Pictured: A live screening of Space Travel 2030 from the OLLI Play Festival Spring '22.
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Being prepared can reduce fear, anxiety, and losses that accompany disasters. In Emergency Preparedness, OLLI instructor Richard Utter, pictured, will draw on his experience and expertise in the public and private sectors to help OLLI members review their own personal situations, then take steps to improve their resiliency and responsiveness to whatever comes their way.
“Unexpected things will happen,” said Richard in a recent conversation with OLLI Director Ann Nikolai. “There are things we can do to be better prepared and more resilient when they do happen.” It’s not too late to enroll – Emergency Preparedness starts next week. Expand your emergency preparedness toolkit this fall!
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My Neighbor’s Voice (MNV) is committed to encouraging respectful conversations about the things that matter most. Using MNV Listening Cards and a moderated format, instructors Mary Anne Inglis and Victoria Chance, pictured, provide a safe and hospitable space in which everyone is invited to share their personal stories, thoughts, and opinions about how to best live together.
OLLI member Kendall Moalem came away from the class deeply valuing its place in the OLLI schedule. “Just wanted to let you know how wonderful this class is! I was touched by the process, and the initiative as a whole as I learned more about it: its roots, inception, non-profit status, and how they're 'deploying' it. I found myself both doing internal exploration and feeling connected to the participants. So valuable!”
If you missed “My Neighbor's Voice: Building Community Through Deep Listening” this time around, you’ll have another chance to join them in the spring term.
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NOVEMBER IS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH |
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Native American Heritage Month celebrates the culture, heritage, and current lives of Native Americans and Alaska Natives. One way to learn about a variety of Native people and cultures is to visit PBS’s 30 Stories for 30 Days of Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month celebration that highlighted Native individuals and groups carrying on Indigenous traditions in the modern world.
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In partnership with the Mechoopda, Chico State offers a formal land acknowledgment on its website and in other publications:
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We acknowledge and are mindful that Chico State stands on lands that were originally occupied by the first people of this area, the Mechoopda, and we recognize their distinctive spiritual relationship with this land, the flora, the fauna, and the waters that run through campus.
We are humbled that our campus resides upon sacred lands that since time immemorial have sustained the Mechoopda people and continue to do so today.
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ELECTION DAY IS NOVEMBER 8 |
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Election Day is right around the corner, on Tuesday, November 8. Voting is an important way to participate in the democratic process.
California sends vote-by-mail ballots to every registered voter. Butte County ballots were mailed on October 10. You can find more information about where to drop off your ballot, how to get a replacement ballot, and where to visit voter assistance centers at the Butte County elections website.
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VOICES OF THE GOLDEN GHOSTS |
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Voices of the Golden Ghosts, the performance collective from Shasta and Siskiyou Counties will perform historical vignettes based on the experiences of African Americans in the California Gold Rush. Creator Mark Oliver says, "By 1852, over 2,000 men of African American descent were in the California goldfields. However, today little is ever mentioned about the free and enslaved Black men who lived in the northern California wilderness by pick and shovel."
The performance will be followed by a presentation of the collective's new book and a Q&A with the actors and authors. Find out more on the monca website.
Friday, November 4, 6pm
monca
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October 17-28
November 11
November 21-25
December 9
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Fall Break (No Classes)
Veterans Day (OLLI Closed, No Classes)
Thanksgiving Break (OLLI Closed, No Classes)
Last Day of Fall Classes
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HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE?
If you have something to say, a photo to share, or a question to pose to the editor, you can submit information using our OLLI Newsletter Submission form.
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