September	October
Sept. 6, 9am: Winter Curriculum Committee Meeting in Michel Student Center Executive Suite	Oct. 4, 11, 18, & 25: OLLI Fall Classes in the Michel Student Center
Sept. 20, 12pm: Fall 2017 Kickoff Luncheon in Michel Student Center Ballrooms

OLLI's third annual Trivia Night Fundraiser last Friday was a blast!  We were thrilled to see so many of you having a great time, and thanks to your generosity we raised $9,000!

Congratulations to the winning team, The Dashers!  They are pictured in the collage below, proudly sporting their new medals.  

A big thank you to our hosts, Greg Batton and Dan DiOrio, who did a fantastic job emceeing the event and keeping everyone entertained.  

We would also like to thank Health Alliance for their second consecutive year supporting OLLI as a Trivia Night sponsor!

And thank you to the wonderful Bradley students, also pictured below, who served as Bradley Brains and provided their assistance throughout the night!  

OLLI classes will be held on Wednesdays, October 4, 11, 18, and 25!  Have you registered yet?  OLLI classes offer a great way to go "back to school" and learn about the topics that interest you most from experts in those fields -- without any homework, tests, or tardy slips!

For $95, you can take four classes of your choice, enjoy door-to-door shuttle service and plenty of snacks throughout the day, and join in the camaraderie that is truly unique to OLLI classes.  

Your class fee also includes a complimentary invitation to our Fall Kickoff Luncheon on Wednesday, September 20  (corrected date) , featuring guest speaker Walter Zakahi, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Bradley University.

Our instructors this fall include experts in a wide variety of fields.  For example, you can learn about stem cells from Dr. Craig Cady, Director of Stem Cell Research Laboratory at Bradley, in class #11:

Uniting biotechnologies with stem cells has advanced the field of regenerative medicine with the promise of successfully treating many complex diseases.  Dr. Craig Cady, Director, Stem Cell Research Laboratory at Bradley University, will provide an overview of stem cell biology, nanotechnology, new approaches to genetic engineering, and other technologies important to regenerative medicine.  After learning the basics, the class will consider specific advances in treating diabetes, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, cardiac and parathyroid disease as well as methods for regenerating tissues.

Click here to view a PDF of our class offerings this fall.  Register today by calling (309) 677-3900 or click here to sign up online!

We still need registrations for this unique regional trip featuring the Funk Gem and Mineral Museum and the new microbrewery in Bloomington, DESTIHL. Call our office at (309) 677-3900 to sign up, or click here to register online!

Funks Grove and DESTIHL Brewery (Activity Level 3)

Friday, September 22

7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Don't miss the u nique opportunity to tour the Funk Gem and Mineral Museum the largest one-man mineral collection in the world. featuring  gems, minerals, fossils, petrified wood, and lapidary art.   We'll also have a guided tour of the home itself, which is a museum dedicated to memorabilia and antiques collected by several generations of the Funk family, including a working Victrola.  

After lunch, we'll tour one of the newest breweries in the area, DESTIHL , which is an independent, production brewery that was established in 2013. Their goal is to brew beyond the confines of typical beers, so we'll find out what they are brewing up, how they go about it, and of course we'll try a sample or two!

$89 - includes admission fees, tours, lunch, gratuities, snacks, and charter coach transportation

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Join OLLI this fall in a thought-provoking study group!  Spaces are still available in the following group.  Register today by calling (309) 677-3900 or by clicking here!

Terrorism in America a Hundred Years Ago (Discussion-Based)

Tuesdays, September 12 - October 10
9:30 - 11:45 a.m.

Terrorism is not new in America. In fact, in the late 1800s and early 1900s, several outbursts of terrorist activity occurred. In this group, we will discuss anarchism,
communism, and other movements that advocated violence. Participants will also review the Chicago Haymarket Riot, the bombing of the USS Maine (which
led to the Spanish-American War), the assassination of President McKinley, and German terrorist bombings during World War I. Other topics for discussion will
include public reactions to the violence, government and agency responses, the real and perceived role of immigrants in these events, and the perceived role of the
media in inciting outrage and action.

$45 - facilitated by Richard Popp, co-owner, Waxwing Books.

Southern Poverty Law Center Forum on Hate Crime

Tuesday, August 29

7:00 p.m.

Michel Student Center Ballrooms, Bradley University

Cost: FREE!

The Southern Poverty Law Center will participate in a panel discussion at Bradley regarding hate crimes.  The Centers' Outreach Director, Lecia Brooks, will join several local representatives to discuss national and local trends in the rise of hate groups and hate crime.  The free public forum will take place in the Michel Student Center Ballroom on Bradley's campus on August 29th beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Ms. Brooks will share thoughts from the Center on what people can do to combat hate crimes in their own communities.  Local panelists will include Rev. Marvin Hightower , Peoria Chapter NAACP; Imam Kamil Mufti, Islamic Foundation of Peoria; Rebecca Carlson, Jewish Federation of Peoria; and Sonny Garcia, Illinois People's Action. It will be moderated by Garry Moore.

The program is sponsored by Bradley University's Department of Sociology, Criminology, & Social Work; African American Studies Program; and the Community Word.

The Chillicothe Public Library offers numerous programs each month, and OLLI members are invited!  A few of our favorites are listed below, or you can view the full September newsletter by clicking here.  Or, to sign up to receive their newsletter each month, click here!

COOKING AROUND THE WORLD: PHILIPPINES 

Mon., September 11 @ 6 p.m. 

SICILY & WINE THROUGHOUT THE AGES 

Thur., September 14 @ 6:30 p.m. 

Take a trip back in time with Conversational Italian for Travelers author Kathryn Occhipinti and discover the ancient grape varieties in the Sicilian provinces of Agrigento and Messina that are revolutionizing the way Sicilian wine is viewed throughout the world today. Learn about the wine that Julius Caesar made famous - and is now available again today! You'll also have the chance to taste a few of these wines.  Registration requested by 9/11.