Please join us for your choice of 90+ outstanding courses this spring. We continue to offer both in person or online classes to suit your unique schedule and lifestyle. We are pleased that Osher Online with Northwestern University continues this spring with 15 brand new topics presented by distinguished instructors from many different Osher Institutes. The registration deadline for Osher Online is March 18 so be sure to sign up early if you want to participate. With so many options, your spring renewal and continued growth at Osher is a beautiful thing! | |
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Create your own piece of art glass, perfect for display or use. You'll use "frit" (bits of sheet glass) to add transparent and opal colors to a bowl form. Explore the chemistry of glass, how to place frit to create depth and texture, and how glass behaves under heat. By the end of this single-day class, your piece will be ready to spend 50 hours in the kiln, emerging as a five-inch art glass bowl. Best of all, there's no glass-cutting required! This is a beginner class, no experience necessary.
Wednesday, March 19 at 1:00pm
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Oboist Luca de la Florin will present a preview lecture about the music featured in the March 20 Finishing Touches Rehearsal of the Utah Symphony. The lecture will tell Osher members things to listen for, either during the Finishing Touches Rehearsal immediately after the lecture, or during one of the regular weekend performances. The Finishing Touches series gives audiences an opportunity to observe behind-the-scenes working rehearsals. Selections from the program will be rehearsed at the discretion of the conductor.
Thursday, March 20 at 9:00 am
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Spring Bouquets
With Osher Member & Instructor Lydia Jones
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Celebrate the Spring season with flowers! We will create two bouquets this session. The first bouquets we make together (following a "flower recipe") will be donated to a local hospital. The second one will be individual to each participant, based on the elements we learned-it will be a "make-and-take" bouquet for you to take home at the end of class. We will learn the names of common flowers and greens, how best to use them in a bouquet, ways to extend the life of a bouquet, and helpful tools to have on hand when creating your own bouquets at home. All flowers and supplies will be provided.
Thursday, March 20 at 9:30 am – Single Session
In our beautiful Sandy Center art room!
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Anti-Asian violence: A modern day occurrence? Not at all. Fear, hatred, and racism toward the Chinese and Japanese began in the mid 1800's culminating with the incarceration of over 125,000 Japanese at the beginning of WWII, two thirds of whom were US citizens. From the perspective of a third generation Japanese-American (Sansei), we will discuss the how, when, and why racism landed Americans in what is more accurately described as prison camps, and what we can do to countermand the effect of anti-Asian violence and racism in America today. With the continuing immigration and border crisis, we will see how the incarceration of the Japanese in WWII can repeat itself today and why we should be ever vigilant that this NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.
Monday, March 24 at 10:00 am
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Emotions accompany us throughout our lives. Whether you view your feelings as defects or delights, the reality is that they are crucial components of the human experience. Befriending your emotions rather than ignoring or over-identifying with them will enable you to choose effective behaviors, experience greater peace, and live according to your values. This course will explore the impact of thoughts and practical tips to manage your mind.
Monday, March 24 at 11:30 am
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Growing up in the American West is an adventure steeped in mythology: the gilded lore of cowboys and Indians, the rugged individualist, tall in the saddle, taming the wilderness, prying a living from the land. That's the legacy. This is a study of conflict between that romantic notion and the practical outcomes of "settling" the region, of trying to come to terms with the iconic images that inspire us and the disquieting realizations that come our way. We look at both the legendary and the practical worlds of the Modern West, the real people and their fictional counterparts, the cowboys and Indians met along the way, living with the Blackfeet people, and buying movie star Gary Cooper's home. It is the story of a city boy finding his way in the contemporary West, presented via lecture and multi-media with discussion.
Thursday, March 27 at 1:30 pm
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Run by the National Resource Center (NRC) at Northwestern University, this very special program allows members from various Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes to participate in shared online courses, thanks to the generosity of the Bernard Osher Foundation. These courses feature popular instructors from some of the other 124 Osher Institutes across the country. Osher Online allows Osher members from different states and institutions to learn with and connect to each other while maintaining membership at their own local institutes. We hope you will enjoy being a part of the fun!
Registration Deadline March 18
Mandatory Orientation March 25 at 12:00 pm
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This term we are proud to feature 15 instructors new to teaching for Osher! Four of them are current U of U graduate students, Abigail Booth and Megan McKee in the College of Social Work, Alexander Harrelson, in the College of Music, and one recent PhD recipient in English, Aaron Beasley. We will feature our new instructors’ biographies here over the coming weeks so you can “virtually” meet and welcome them to our program. | |
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Susie Estrada
Susie Estrada is a dynamic, humorous, and charismatic professional with over 17 years of experience in education and youth development. Susie currently works with the Utah State Board of Education as the Family and Community Engagement Specialist and has had many other roles through community work, teaching in the early childhood setting and inclusive settings, gang prevention and intervention, out-of-school time program, supervision and mentoring, policy, ELL support, curriculum development, and more! As an NAA 2020 Next Generation of Leaders award recipient, Susie has a proven track record with innovation, effective partnerships, and inclusion of all community voices. Susie will be teaching Utilizing Dignity: Engaging in Difficult Conversations on Tuesdays at 3:30 pm.
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Shawna Stewart
Shawna Stewart is an Osher member and theatre enthusiast, having seen over 150 shows, some of them four or five times. She is passionate about the works of many composers. She enjoys listening to the music of Broadway and understanding the themes and complex nature of the musicals. Shawna will be teaching Fifty Years of Stephen Sondheim on Mondays at 11:30 am.
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Rone Tempest
Rone Tempest is an award-winning journalist whose career spans four decades, including 26 years as a national and foreign correspondent for the Los Angeles Times. As a foreign correspondent based in India, France, China and Hong Kong he covered stories in more than 40 countries on six continents. He covered Afghanistan for two decades under Soviet (1986) Taliban (1997) and U.S. (2001) control. As Senior California correspondent based in Sacramento in 2004, he shared in the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News for coverage of the massive wildfires in Southern California. After retiring from the LA Times in 2007 and moving to his home in Wyoming, he worked as a regional consultant for the national nonprofit news site Pro Publica. His stories have appeared in hundreds of newspapers and magazines including Rolling Stone, TV Guide, Los Angeles Times Magazine, Detroit Magazine and, most recently, Sports Illustrated. He continues to contribute occasional stories to the Los Angeles Times and The Salt Lake Tribune. Rone will be teaching Journalism in Crisis and a Nonprofit Future on Tuesdays at 1:30 pm.
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David Tippets
David Tippetts has published memoir in Montana Magazine, Permafrost, Memoir, Rosebud, Alaska Quarterly, and Weber Studies, as well as fiction in Camas, Cutbank, and the Whitefish Review, and elsewhere. Montana born and raised on a 19th century farm with woodfires, outhouses, a Saturday bathtub on the kitchen floor, cattle, tractors, and a shoal of younger siblings, David won honorable mention in the 2004 New Millennium Fiction Competition, was a finalist in Narrative Magazine’s 2022 competition, and was awarded the Best Essay Award in 2024 from Weber Studies. He is a past board member of Writers@Work. David will be teaching Writing to Publish on Mondays at 11:30 am.
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Special Events - Announcing a New Series! | |
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Discover and Connect: A Journey Through Diverse Faiths
Join us for a special series where we'll attend and observe worship services from a variety of local traditions, including the Krishna Center, the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple, Congregation Kol Ami, and the Cathedral of the Madeleine. This is an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the spiritual communities that shape our world--helping to bridge divides and foster empathy in a time when connection is more important than ever. By learning about these traditions together, we can appreciate how shared values like compassion, kindness, and belonging strengthen the fabric of our community. If you're curious about your neighbors and want to help build bridges of understanding, this series is for you.
Salt Lake Buddhist Temple
This is the first event in the Discover and Connect series. The highlight of the Buddhist practice is Sunday services. Regular service 10:00 AM, and Adult Study Class at 11:00 AM, where we invite Q & A and sharing experiences about our unique insights and understanding of the dharma (Buddhist teachings). Dress code is informal -- "come as you are".
Sunday, March 9 at 10:00 am
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Save the Dates for Future Visits and Stay Tuned for the April Schedule!
- March 15 at 5:45- 8:30 pm - Salt Lake Krishna Temple
- March 23 at 11:00-12:15 pm - Mass, 12:15-1:15 Guided Tour at Cathedral of the Madeleine
- March 23 at 4:00 pm - Wesley Bell Ringers Concert, Christ United Methodist Church
- March 28 at 11:00 am - Masonic Temple
These will each be listed as free special events as registration becomes available.
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Behind the Scenes at the Utah Governor's Office
March 26, 2025, 12:00-1:00 pm
By Mike Mower, Senior Advisor, Community Outreach and Intergovernmental Relations Office of Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox
Active Aggressor Training
April 2, 2025, 12:00-1:00 pm
By University of Utah Police Force Staff
The Power of Hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games
April 9, 2025, 12:00-1:00 pm
By Frazier Bullock, President and CEO, Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Olympic Games
Can/Should the US Be Energy Independent?
April 16, 2025, 12:00-1:00 pm
By Alan Eastman, PhD, Retired Research Chemist, Osher Instructor, and Co-founder of GreenFire Energy
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Free Lunch & Learns are brought to you by ZAP! | |
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Celebrating Self-Determination
April 23, 2025, 12:00-1:00 pm
By Eric Stoker, Information Specialist Utah Developmental Disabilities Council
Your Visit Matters -- Utah Travel & Tourism
April 30, 2025, 12:00-1:00 pm
By Anna Loughridge, Public Relations Manager, Utah Office of Tourism
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801-581-6461 | osher@utah.edu
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