October 16, 2024 | Issue 27

Fall 2024 OLLI classes are still underway! We have new classes starting each week through December 6th. Registration remains open!

We have highlighted some of our upcoming, exciting, Fall course offerings, for you below. Register today and join us in all the fun!

Featured OLLI Fall 2024 Course Offerings

Family History

• Finding Challenging Ancestors 2024 Style | James Baker (Online-Zoom)
• I Thought He Was My Ancestor | James Baker (Online-Zoom)
• Finding Property and Will Data Online | James Baker (Online-Zoom)
• The DNA Toolbox for 2024 | James Baker (Online-Zoom)
• Finding Ancestors in Online Newspapers or Books | James Baker (Online-Zoom)

Fitness and Wellness

• T'ai Chi: Beginner's Class | Joseph Guida (Grass Valley)
• Tai Chi: Beginning | Anney Siegel-Wamsat (Roseville)

History

• Wyatt Earp: Real vs. Reel | Roger Peterson (Roseville)

Humanities

• What does a "Death Doula" do? | Nancy Jacobsen (NCC-Grass Valley)
• What does a "Death Doula" do? | Nancy Jacobsen (Lincoln Library-Twelve Bridges)

Literature and Writing

• Auto-Fiction: Memoir and its Uses | Catharine Bramkamp (Online-Zoom)
• Women's History Through Literature: Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray | Joan Griffin (Roseville)
• Women's History Through Literature: Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray | Joan Griffin (Online-Zoom)

Science and Technology

• Astronomy: Learning from Light | Ellen Sander (NCC-Grass Valley)
• Astronomy: Learning from Light | Ellen Sander (Roseville)
• Our Marvelous Moon! | Stephenie Slahor (Online-Zoom)
• The Periodic Table | Louise Johnson (NCC-Grass Valley)
• The Periodic Table | Louise Johnson (Roseville)

OLLI at Sierra College Important Dates

Monday, October 14............... Start of Mid-Term Break (No Courses)

Friday, October 18.................. End of Mid-Term Break (No Courses)

Friday, November 10.............. Veterans Day (No Courses, OLLI Closed)

Thursday, November 28......... Thanksgiving Break (No Courses, OLLI Closed)

Friday, November 29.............. Thanksgiving Break (No Courses, OLLI Closed)

December 6............................ Last Day of Fall Courses

OLLI Advisory Council

About the Council

Sierra College's OLLI Advisory Council is designed to assist the Sierra College OLLI Program to ensure quality programming, coordinate marketing activities and assist in resource development. All Council members provide additional volunteer service in a variety of ways beyond Council meetings to support the Sierra College OLLI Program. Feel free to reach out to an Advisory Council Member nearest you, for questions or concerns regarding the OLLI at Sierra College Program. They are here to help!

View current OLLI Advisory Council Members (and their bios) on our website under ABOUT OLLI > OLLI Advisory Council or click the button below.

Enjoy the Auburn Symphony

Discount for OLLI Students

OLLI students are invited to enjoy the Auburn Symphony performances! The Auburn Symphony was kind enough to partner with OLLI at Sierra College to offer our students a 15% discount on tickets to one of their upcoming performances! See the event flyer below for upcoming performances.

Promotional code OLLI15 will give a 15% discount on all tickets.

Auburn Symphony Contact

Website: www.auburnsymphony.com 

Office Phone: (530) 823-6683

Office Hours: Open Tuesday-Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Event flyer is below:   

What does a "Death Doula" do?

Lincoln Public Library at Twelve Bridges | Willow Room

By popular demand, we have increased the maximum enrollment for Club OLLI class, What does a "Death Doula" do?, at the Lincoln Public Library in Twelve Bridges. This class has been moved to the Willow Room to accommodate more seating. Come join us on October 30th!

What does a "Death Doula" do? (Lincoln Public Library-Twelve Bridges)

Instructor: Nancy Jacobsen

Dates: Wednesday, 10/30/2024 (only) | Sessions: 1

Times: 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Fee: $10.00

Location: Lincoln Library at Twelve Bridges | Room: Willow

SKU: FalCHUMA122

Most of us elders have prepared a Will or Trust. It is probably stored with other important papers in a file on our computer or in a file drawer. We may have told our children where we want to be buried. But that is only the bare minimum. We need to openly talk to our family, partner, friends about how we want to die, before it is too late. Why is it so difficult to talk about our death? This will not be a deep philosophical inquiry. We will cover the basics of how to plan for our death. What we need to do now, before the grim reaper or dementia gets us.

*Class Dates: 10/30 (only).

Did You Know?

OLLI Archives (Newsletters)

Did you know that you can access OLLI at Sierra College Newsletters, email blasts, and event reminders (that we've sent to current Members) on our website? From our website's Home page, go to OLLI EXTRAS (orange column) and then click on OLLI Archives (Newsletters) or click the button below.

OLLI at Sierra College | www.sierraolli.org