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“I’m not young enough

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We are a community. We are adults with wide-ranging interests in history, literature, the natural and social sciences, fine arts,

and current events. Our courses conform to a liberal arts curriculum and are selected by a curriculum committee on the basis of member requests, the expertise of class leaders, variety, and balance. OLLI instructors

are a mix of peer teachers, Duke professors, graduate students, independent scholars, and community experts.

Our program exemplifies “learning for the love of it.”There are no tests, grades, or educational requirements. Participation, however, is essential,

ranging from keeping up with assigned readings and contributing to class discussion to sharing the results of one’s own research. Most classes are held in The Bishop’s House on the Duke East Campus

and in the education building at Judea Reform Congregation, 1933 W. Cornwallis Road in Durham, meeting once a week for 1½ hours. Class times are usually 9:00am, 11:00am, 1:30pm, and 3:15pm.

Please check the detailed course descriptions for exceptions.

OLLI at Duke is a cooperative venture. We gather together in three terms each year to pursue the topics that we choose. We rely on the contributions

and participation, both in class and out, of each member. Members teach classes, coordinate lecture series, lead small-group discussions, organize activities and volunteer projects, serve on the Board of Advisors and committees, act as class assistants, help with data management and administration, make coffee,

and volunteer for all the tasks that make us an exemplary organization.

Becoming a member of OLLI at Duke is easy. We have an annual membership fee of $35. Members may participate in activities and social events,

receive mailings, and vote in elections, even if they are not taking classes in a given semester. The term of membership conforms to the academic calendar, beginning in September and ending in August.

For more information see the registration page and form in the center of the catalog.

OLLI at Duke is part of Duke Continuing Studies, under the direction of Dr. Paula Gilbert, which sponsors lifelong learning programs and consulting nationwide. Founded in 1977 as the Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement,

we began as a joint venture of Continuing Education and the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development. We have grown from the original 42 members to more than 1500 members per year.

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Duke, called OLLI at Duke, seeks to engage the minds, elevate the spirits, and foster the well-being of its members through a wide range

of educational programs and opportunities for volunteer service, travel, and social activity. We exemplify Duke University’s commitment to community service and lifelong learning

through our collaborative work with academic and professional groups, area retirement centers, various research projects on aging, and other institutes for learning in retirement.

Welcome to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Duke!

OLLI at Duke began in 1977 as the Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement, or DILR. Since 2004 the organization has been a member of the Osher Lifelong Learning Network,

a group of over 120 institutes across the country dedicated to meeting the needs of older learners and to extending the demographic served by traditional universities.

OLLI at Duke is one of the Osher institutes to have received endowments of $2 million.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

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Fall 2011

INDEX BY TOPIC

About UsDuke/OLLI Information .................2Class Assistants ............................41House Rules ..................................41

What We’re Offering Classes..........................................4–39Social Events & Activities ........42–43Volunteer Projects .........................43Class Schedule Calendar ......... 44–45

Join Us!How to Register ............................24Registration Form ................... insertMembership Information ....... insertDirections & Maps ................ 46–47Map to Smith Warehouse Computer Lab ............................4

* Please note: For any classes involving physical activity, you may be asked to sign a liability waiver. You should always consult your medical doctor before undertaking any new form of exercise.

Art & Architecture Art Museum: Behind the Scenes ...... 22 Rembrandt in Context ...................... 33 American Artists Contemplate Asia .......................... 36 Art and Fear ...................................... 36

Art—Hands-On Chinese Brush Painting .................... 15 Warm Glass Fusing, 2 secs. ....... 20, 30 Basic Drawing ................................... 26 Botanical Watercolors ....................... 32

Computers Picasa 3 ................................................4 iPhoto for Beginners ............................5 Windows 7 ...........................................5 Word for Windows...............................5 Restoration of Vintage Images .............5 iTunes, iPods & iPads ..........................5 Digital Photography .............................6 Digital Camera Experience .................6 Internet Travel Planning .....................6 Take Your Photography to the Next Level ..............................7

Economic/Financial Issues & Retirement Issues CCRCs ..................................................8 Improving Investor Outcomes...........11 Nation-state Forms of Capitalism .....16 Critical Issues Debate ........................27 If Your Life Were a Business .............37

Health/Wellness* & Lifestyles Gentle Joint-Freeing Exercises ..........10 Bellydance Fitness, 2 secs. ...........10, 39 Strength Training (Men & Women) ............................11 Fly Fishing .........................................13 Nia: Dance with Joy ...........................14 Your Neuroplastic Self .......................20 Women on Weights ............................23 Anatomy through Movement ............27 Balance: Align, Strengthen, Stretch ...27 T’ai Chi ...............................................29 Seated Strength Training (Men & Women) ............................31 Indian Vegetarian Cuisine .................32 Yoga to Relax and Restore .................34 If You Can Walk, You Can Dance ......35 Your Health ........................................35

History & Current Affairs Ordeal of WWII ...................................9 How Airports Work .............................9 Russian and Soviet State ....................10 US in Middle East ..............................12 TEDTalks ...........................................14 Edward R. Murrow ............................19 The World Today ...............................23 Critical Issues Debate ........................27 21st Century Nuclear Threats ...........29 History and the Historian ..................30 1960s as History and as Memory ......31 Energy: Our National Addiction .......32 Peter the Great ...................................37 A History of NYC ...............................38 WWII: Pacific Theater .......................38

Literature, Language & Drama Great Books ........................................10 Nature and the American Mind ........15 Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night ...............22 Irish & Welsh Hero Stories ...............23 Reading Poetry: US Poets Laureate ...25 Plays of Euripides, I ...........................25 Play Reading ......................................25 Jonathan Swift, Satirist ......................29 Read & Discuss: Verghese .................29 1960s as History and as Memory ......31 Alexander Pope ..................................31 Joseph Conrad ....................................31 Harlem Renaissance ...........................34 Shakespeare’s Problematic Lovers .....35 Vergil’s Aeneid ....................................35 The South in Film ..............................38

Performing Arts Exploring Cinema................................7 Keyboard Preludes ...............................8 Chamber Music/Ciompi Quartet .......12 Hidden World of Movie Business ......13 New Horizons Bands .........................17 Tin Pan Alley .....................................18 Millennium of Sacred Music ..............21 Room Acoustics .................................28 New Horizons Chorus .......................28 Leonard Bernstein .............................30 The South in Film ..............................38

Religion & Philosophy Intergenerational Ethics ......................7 Cosmic Spirituality ..............................9 Philosophy of Religion .......................13 Wisdom of Dreams ............................15 Matters of Life and Death ..................16 The Good Enough Life .......................18 Buddhist Meditation ..........................19 Revelation in Judeo-Christian Tradition .........................................20 Beyond Religion .................................21

Bhagavad Gita .....................................26 Søren Kierkegaard ..............................28 Fear of Insignificance ........................31 Biblical Math and Cosmology ...........35 Stories of Transformation ..................37 From Non-Belief to Mysticism ..........39 Science & Technology Chances Are: Probability ...................14 Symposia ............................................16 Volcanoes ...........................................19 US Transportation System .................19 How Immunity Works .......................26 Energy: Our National Addiction .......32 Biblical Math and Cosmology ...........35 Your Health ........................................35

Social Science & Culture How to Forgive .....................................8 How Airports Work .............................9 Introduction to China........................11 Emotional Intelligence.......................12 World through Arab Eyes ..................13 Nation-state Forms of Capitalism .....16 Family and Religion in China ...........21 Intrepid Eater .....................................21 This Sporting Life ..............................33 Jung Explores Heroism ......................33 NC for Newbies and Natives .............34

Writing Creative Journaling ..............................8 Beginning Memoir ...............................9 Creative Nonfiction Writing .............14 Writing Your Life ...............................20 Beginning Poetry Workshop .............33 Poetry Workshop ...............................34 Memoir Writing .................................37

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PICASA 3: Organizing, Editing, and Sharing Your Photos Using Picasa

Learn to install Picasa, a free photo-editing program from Google, and learn how to use Picasa to organize, edit, and share your digital photos. In class, we will download our photos from the camera to the computer using Picasa, organize our photos into folders, and use Picasa’s editing features to correct red eyes, improve color and contrast, crop for printing, and add special effects and text. As time allows, we will learn how to create slide shows with music; collages; computer wallpaper and screen savers; Picasa movies; posters; and gift CDs. We will also create our own web albums, order prints online, and share photos with our friends.

Prerequisite: You must have a work-ing knowledge of your camera and computers.

Bring to class: Digital camera with several photos and a fully charged battery; USB cable for connecting camera to the computer; a 2-GB flash drive; a 3-ring binder.

Please note: There will be a $4.50 fee for the 130-page student manual con-taining lots of illustrations and step-by-step exercise instructions. Please bring exact change to the first class.

MIKE GILLIOM, a former Air Force fighter pilot and retired IBM marketer, has been teaching computer classes as a volunteer for ten years—first in Roswell, Georgia, and now in Chapel Hill and Durham. He has written manuals for introductory digital photography as well as for Picasa. He currently uses a Nikon D60 DSLR and has experience with many compact digital cameras as a teacher.

7 sessions: 5 Mondays, September 12, 19, 26, October 24, 31; 2 Tuesdays, September 13, October 25 (please note dates); 9:00–10:30am; Smith Warehouse Computer Lab, Bay 6. Maximum: 8. Fee: $60. Course ID: 0715-001

Computer Lab Smith Warehouse, Bay 6114 S. Buchanan Blvd.

General computer skills and knowledge of the computer operating system are a prerequisite for all courses offered this term. Instructors want to be able to concentrate on the course topic and not spend a lot of time reviewing basic elements of Windows or the use of the mouse.

Please note:

l Most of our computer courses are held in the new Continuing Studies Computer Lab, Smith Warehouse, Bay 6, 114 S. Buchanan Blvd. See the map below; see parking note on page 5. We use iMac comput-ers that run both Windows and Macintosh software.

l OLLI computer classes meet on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Some meet twice a week. Some have longer meeting times than the standard one-and-a-half-hour OLLI class. Please read the course descriptions carefully!

l Do not sign up for a computer course unless you can attend all sessions. Class sessions build on knowledge acquired in each session, and instructors and coaches cannot keep the required pace if they have to help students catch up on what they missed.

l Read the course descriptions carefully to make sure you understand any prerequisites and required software. Contact the OLLI office at 919-681-3476 if you have any questions.

Parking at Smith Warehouse, Bay 6

We only have a certain number of designated spots. Students of OLLI computer courses will be issued a special Duke parking pass for the Smith Warehouse parking lot, accessed via Maxwell Avenue, good for one term only. (Please note: You will not be able to park at Smith without your pass; lost parking passes will require a $30 replacement fee.) Once your class finishes each day, please vacate the lot to make room for OLLI members in the next class. Upon completion of the term, your pass must be returned.

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iPHOTO FOR BEGINNERS

Have you been tempted by all the fun things you can do with your photo-graphs in iPhoto but too intimidated or too short on time to experiment and learn the techniques on your own? Then this is the course for you. We will explore the basics of Apple’s Mac OS X photography software (which is part of the iLife package); namely, we will cover ways to import, organize, edit, and share your photographs using iPhoto.

Prerequisites: Working knowledge of Mac OS X; internet and e-mail proficiency; ability to navigate within OS X and use the mouse proficiently (knowing how to save, rename, back up, and retrieve files and documents without assistance is essential).

Requirements: Mac OS X; iPhoto v. 8 or newer; USB flash drive.

SUSAN EURE, a retired English teacher and editor, has been using Mac comput-ers since 1985. For the last several years, she has taught the Mac OS X class and has assisted with other OLLI Mac classes.

2 Mondays, September 12 & 19, and 2 Wednesdays, September 14 & 21 (please note dates); 9:00–10:30am; Smith Warehouse Computer Lab, Bay 6. Maximum: 8. Fee: $40. Course ID: 0716-001

WINDOWS 7 INTRODUCTION

Do documents or windows disappear unexpectedly as you use your com-puter? Are you unsure about what’s happening in Windows a lot of the time? Here is your chance to clear up some of the mysteries. This course is for people who have been using Win- dows but have never taken a formal course on it. We aim to develop a better understanding of the Windows environ-ment so you can use your computer with more efficiency and confidence. In this course we will be emphasizing Windows 7, but the information applies to other versions of Windows. We will cover the following:

l organizing files and folders to make things easier to find

l saving a document and finding it again later

l backing up data in case of computer trouble

l deleting and recovering docu-ments

l creating shortcuts to documents or programs

l cutting, copying, and pasting text

This brief course will strengthen your Windows skills and prepare you to succeed more easily in our other computer classes.

DICK ELLGEN spent over thirty-five years in the computer industry and has taught Windows XP, PowerPoint, and Quicken at OLLI.

6 Mondays, September 12–October 31 (please note dates; no class on October 24), 1:30–3:00 pm, Smith Warehouse Computer Lab, Bay 6. Maximum: 8. Fee: $50. Course ID: 0717-001

WORD FOR WINDOWS

Word for Windows is one of the most versatile word processing programs. It can be used to write material for any purpose: as a simple record, database, spreadsheet, or graphic tool. If you want to communicate with the written word, Word for Windows is for you. We will go from where you are to where you wish to be. Class sessions are combined with online help. In this class, we will be using Word 2007 in the computer lab.

TERRI TOOHIL has a PhD in informa-tion management and has been involved with computers and related technology for the past thirty years.

5 Tuesdays, September 13–October 11 (please note dates), 1:30–3:00pm, Smith Warehouse Computer Lab, Bay 6. Maximum: 8. Fee: $50. Course ID: 0559-002

RESTORATION OF VINTAGE IMAGES FOR THE MAC & PC

This six-session intermediate-level photo-editing class will focus on techniques for working with 19th- and early-20th-century photographs, including tintypes, cartes de visite, cabinet cards, and more. Using the editing tools in Photoshop Elements software, we will learn to repair scratches, remove mildew stains and oxidation spots, and improve defini-tion in faded areas. We will also learn to use layers to separate and control changes. Procedures for making com- posite images, using part of one image in another, creating vignettes, and creating contact sheets will also be covered.

Prerequisites: OLLI Windows, Windows Refresher, or Mac OS X class; OLLI Beginning Photo-Editing class. Internet and e-mail proficiency; working e- mail account. Students must be able to navigate within Windows or Mac OS X and use the mouse proficiently. Knowing how to save, rename, back up, find, and retrieve files and docu-ments without assistance is essential.

Required software/hardware: Adobe Photoshop Elements v. 6 or newer and a USB flash memory device.

MARY JO FICKLE has been using computers for over twenty-five years. This is her ninth year of teaching photo-editing classes for OLLI.

6 Tuesdays, September 20–November 1 (please note dates), 11:00am–12:30pm, Smith Warehouse Computer Lab, Bay 6. Maximum: 8. Fee: $50. Course ID: 0724-001

iTUNES, iPODS, and iPADS: Organize Your Digital World

If you enjoy music, movies, TV shows, audio books, and a myriad of windows into the digital world you need an “aye” device. Apple has revolutionized the entertainment and information network with these wonderful devices and programs. You can use iTunes to organize and arrange your music and other media in ways that make listen-

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ing and viewing a very personal experience. And iTunes is free! Linked to an iPod or iPad you can carry it all with you. All you need is a computer with Internet access. In this course we will focus on learning how best to use the iTunes software and iTunes website where, besides music and mov-ies, there are free podcasts, interest-ing talks, and a huge selection of lectures on iTunes U from top universities. This course will be hands-on, using Mac or Windows and version 10 of iTunes.

Recommended text:

n Tony Bove and Cheryl Rhodes, iPods & iTunes for Dummies, 8th ed. (ISBN 978-0470878712), For Dummies, 2010, $14.50.

Prerequisites: Internet and e-mail pro-ficiency; understanding of computer folder and file organization; and ability to navigate within Windows or Mac OS X and use the mouse proficiently.

Requirements: iTunes 7 or later installed on home computer.

IAN GODDARD has been a member of OLLI since 2004 and is a past board member. He has conducted several courses on South African history as well as the World Today series and six semesters of the TEDTalks series. He has presented classes on iPods and iTunes and on using Wikis.

8 Wednesdays, September 14–Novem-ber 9 (please note dates), 9:00–10:30am, Smith Warehouse Computer Lab. Maximum: 12. Fee: $50. Course ID: 0725-001

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY: The Poetry and the Hardware

Although this course was developed primarily for Canon and Nikon camera users, the information will also be of real benefit to users of other cameras, such as Sony, Kodak, and so on. The following topics will be addressed: understanding aperture

(f-stop), shutter speed, ISO (Inter-national Organizing Standardization), and operating modes; taking success-ful portraits; nature and landscaping photography; wedding photography; use of lighting and flash; night and low-light photography; review of various lenses, including telephoto, wide angle, and fisheye, among others; NC waterfalls (photography and hik- ing); and understanding and use of specific equipment (tripods, mono-pods, remote trigger devices, flash meter, softbox and umbrella lighting, granulated natural density lens, light reflectors, auto focus teleconverter use, 500mm lens, external and internal flash, UV/CPL/FL-OD filters, digital video camera recorder, lens hood, pistol/battery grips, and gel enhancement).

JIM SMITH has taught digital photogra-phy at US military bases throughout Europe. He operates a commercial photography business that spans the Southeastern US.

8 Wednesdays, September 14–Novem-ber 9 (please note dates), 1:30–3:00pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 20. Fee: $70. Course ID: 0791-001

DIGITAL CAMERA EXPERIENCE

Do you have a digital camera? Do you want to learn and practice the ins and outs of digital photography? This course—a combination of lecture and digital-photo-taking—will teach what you really need to know to use your camera’s controls. Here are some of the many things we will learn in class and in practice sessions “in the field”:

l how a digital camera works

l camera controls and creativity

l controlling sharpness

l controlling exposure

l capturing light and color

l using automatic flash

This course will also include an overview of basic photo-editing software

and ways to organize your photos. On some days after the lab session, we will travel to a local photo-shoot location.

Requirements: You must own a digital camera with a connection for a PC, have transportation to local photo-shoot locations, and be able to do some light walking.

JOHN SEHON has been an amateur photographer for fifty years and a teacher for ten years. He adopted digital technology early on (he bought his first digital camera in 1994) and has just purchased his seventh digital camera.

5 Thursdays, September 15–October 13 (please note dates), 9:00am–12:00pm (please note times; sessions are three hours long), Smith Warehouse Com-puter Lab, Bay 6. Maximum: 10. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0448-004

TRAVEL PLANNING ON THE INTERNET

The Internet contains an incredible amount of travel information covering both domestic and foreign locations. We will do both simple and more complex searches for information on travel destinations, and learn how to find “good deals” on plane tickets, hotels, and car rentals. A “getting acquainted” exercise will help us identify shared travel interests and knowledge among the class members. Classes will feature short lectures on useful Internet techniques. We will look at useful travel sites as a group and then work individually on locations of interest. Each student will receive a set of course handouts packed with web addresses and strategies to aid in trip planning.

Requirements: You must be comfort-able using a mouse, Windows, and Internet Explorer. Please come with one or two trip ideas to research.

RITA WEIMER has been “doing computers” since 1964, including teaching in various settings. She and her hus-

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OLLI at Duke Annual Fall Picnic

Join your friends on Sunday, October 9, from 4:30 to 7:30pm, for the OLLI Annual Fall Picnic.

More information will be given to you in September.

SUNDAYS

INTERGENERATIONAL ETHICS: Contemporary Issues and Practical Ethics through an Intergenerational Lens

How do different generations think about ethical issues? Here’s a unique opportunity to explore perspectives on socially relevant ethical topics with Duke undergraduates. The issues will be discussed with a view toward current events and also with respect to historical context. We will look at mores and media related to romantic relationships, reproduction, life-and-death issues, social justice, globalization, politics, and econom-ics. We will read texts from a variety of sources and will pair up with undergrads to plan a discussion on a particular topic each week. Topical handouts will be distributed at the first class.

BETSY ALDEN is adjunct faculty member in Duke’s Program in Educa-tion and the Kenan Institute for Ethics, having recently retired from teaching at Duke. Undergraduate students are members of Duke’s Honor Council.

11 Sundays, September 11–December 4, 2:00–3:30pm (please note times), The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 8. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0415-002

EXPLORING CINEMA

This course is an appreciation of film through the examination of diverse genres and themes. Each week a complete film will be screened and followed by a class discussion. This semester we will be discussing the following:

l Serial Killers in the Cinema—Directors from Alfred Hitchcock to the Coen brothers have explored the world of serial killers, often subverting the conventions of the genre through thoughtful scripts rather than relying on action and violence. These four examples are among the best of the genre: The Minus Man, Frenzy, Felicia’s Journey, and Fargo.

l Family and Documentary—Family dynamics are fertile ground for documentary filmmakers. Issues between parents and their adult children are examined in these films: 51 Birch Street, Alma, and Forgetting Dad.

l Gothic Cinema—The dark atmospheric settings of gothic films have delighted audiences and critics for decades. These three classic films will explore that shadowy world: Sunset Boulevard, The Innocents, and Rebecca.

KEN WETHERINGTON has a lifelong interest in the cinema. He has worked in film societies, in commercial cinemas, and with the academic film collection in Duke’s Lilly Library. He has been teaching with OLLI since 2007.

10 Sundays, September 18–November 20, 2:00–5:00pm (please note dates and times), The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 25. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0780-001

band have used the Internet over the last thirteen years to plan both domestic and foreign travel.

4 Thursdays, November 10–December 8 (please note dates), 11:00am–12:30pm, Smith Warehouse Computer Lab, Bay 6. Maximum: 10. Fee $40. Course ID: 0560-002

TAKING YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Are you ready to participate in an instructor-led discussion and analysis of your photographs and the photos of your classmates? This course will include composition, use of Photoshop Elements, and color printing, and will evolve based on the needs and questions of the participants. We will review the basics as a starting point and will allow everyone the opportunity to pursue individual interests, including group field trips, photo editing, and printing. Come ready to share and grow.

Prerequisites: You must have taken OLLI “Digital Camera Experience” or be very familiar with your own digital camera. You must be able to print and e-mail images, have transportation to local field photo-shoot locations, and be able to do some light walking. A working knowledge of either Windows or a Mac OS is necessary.

Please note: There is a $10 fee for supplies used in the lab. Please bring exact amount to the first class.

JOHN SEHON has been an amateur photographer for fifty years and a teacher for ten years. He adopted digital technology early on (he bought his first digital camera in 1994) and has just purchased his seventh digital camera.

5 Thursdays, September 15–October 13 (please note dates), 1:30–4:30pm (please note times; sessions are three hours), Smith Warehouse Computer Lab, Bay 6. Maximum: 10. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0449-003

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KEYBOARD PRELUDES OF THREE CENTURIES

Since the mid-18th-century, when the instruments that preceded the modern piano became widely avail-able to European composers, the prelude for clavichord, fortepiano, and piano has been a form that has inspired a wide range of composers. This course will focus primarily on sets of preludes by Bach, Chopin, Debussy, and Shostakovich. Other composers to be studied include Beethoven, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, Ginastera, and Gershwin. The ability to read music is not a prerequisite for this course.

ALLAN FRIEDMAN is assistant conductor of the Duke Chapel Choir and directs the Duke Vespers Ensemble and the Divinity School Choir. During the summer months, he conducts the Duke Summer Choir, which sings at the Sunday morning services in Duke Chapel. His studies have focused primarily on Renaissance, African, and Jewish-Russian music.

11 Mondays, September 12–November 28 (please note dates; class will meet during OLLI’s Fall Break), 8:45–10:15am (please note times), The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 42. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0727-001

HOW TO FORGIVE WHEN YOU CAN’T: Freeing Your Heart and Mind

Have you ever been hurt by someone? Or upset about a traumatic event? Or angry that someone or something was taken from you? These significant losses can affect our mental and physical well-being. How do we release ourselves from such upsets?—through forgiveness. Refusing to forgive hurts you. But sometimes you just don’t know how. This course will help. It gives proven powerful techniques and secrets that can heal

a lifetime of resentment, grudges, regret, guilt, and self-blame. Deeply useful for anyone dealing with trauma, tragedy, PTSD, and abuse, it teaches how to forgive others as well as yourself. The course is practical and independent of any religion. Remember, forgiving is not a sign of weakness, submission, or setting up to be hurt again. It is for freeing and healing yourself. Research has shown that it plays a key role in physical and mental health.

Required text:

n Jim Dincalci, How to Forgive When You Can’t: The Breakthrough Guide to Free Your Heart and Mind (ISBN 978-0982430705), Forgive-ness Foundation, $17.95.

This book will also be available to students from the author at the first class for $14.95; please bring exact change.

As a therapist, university instructor, and founder of the Forgiveness Founda-tion, Dr. JIM DINCALCI has been developing and teaching methods to help people forgive for seventeen years in schools, hospitals and churches. He put all of this together in his classes and award-winning book How to Forgive When You Can’t: The Breakthrough Guide to Free Your Heart and Mind.

11 Mondays, September 12–December 5, 9:00–10:30am, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 20. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0728-001

THE POWER OF TELLING YOUR STORY THROUGH CREATIVE JOURNALING

Each one of us has a story to tell, an experience that is powerful, moving, and important, and it may be a different story than other family members or community members. The stories of our lives give us hope and inspiration, and keep us moving forward. Yet, how do we communi-

cate our stories to those we don’t know? In this workshop, we will explore how to move from the facts of your story to a deeper understanding of how your story has transformed your life and values, techniques to use different expressions for telling your story depending on your audi-ence, and utilizing the understanding of our transformations to bring forth active living in our everyday lives. Telling our powerful stories can move us from a place of limiting beliefs to discovering passion, vision and mission in our personal and profes-sional lives.

MEGAN CUTTER graduated from Randolph-Macon Women’s College with a BA in English/creative writing in 1998. She is a local writer and creative journaling instructor, specializing in writing for health and wellness, with published works in the Natural Awak-enings and News and Observer (“North Raleigh News”), as well as having ex-cerpts in the published anthology A Taste of Taffy: Samplings from the Triangle Area Freelancers. For more information, visit www.cutterword.com.

6 Mondays, September 12–October 17 (please note dates), 9:00–10:30am, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 12. Fee: $50. Course ID: 0739-001

CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES

The continuing care retirement community (CCRC) is an attractive later-years residential option for many people, and the Triangle is home to several excellent facilities with vary- ing emphases. We will visit regional CCRCs, comparing their differences in services offered and in pricing structure. CCRC visits may include independent and assisted living facilities, as well as nursing care accommodations. Presentations by CCRC marketing personnel and residents cover entrance require-

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ments, insurance considerations, costs and waiting times, among other issues. Lunch is provided at most facilities. A final wrap-up session at the end of the term will bring all the information together. Please note: Class members will often not be able to make a 1:30pm OLLI class.

MARCIA TUTTLE, a Duke graduate and a graduate of a previous CCRC course through OLLI, is retired from the UNC –Chapel Hill Library. She enjoys travel, reading, knitting, Duke basket-ball, and Mets baseball.

11 Mondays, September 12–December 5, 10:00am–1:00pm (please note times; sessions are three hours long), Judea Reform Education Building (first meeting) and at sites in the community. Maximum: 20. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0345-002

BEGINNING MEMOIR

Join this class to discover a variety of memoir possibilities. We’ll discuss the use of dialogue, description, pac- ing, and other tools to bring memory to life on the page and to prepare us for giving each other constructive feedback. Examples and prompts will help us find and focus on the unique stories of each person. Writers will begin to craft short narratives that polish experience into memory with meaning.

JANE ANDREWS is an NC native who has taught travel writing, journaling, and poetry through OLLI. She has published creative nonfiction, essays, poetry, and short stories. Her work has appeared in the Main Street Rag, the Rambler, Verdad Magazine, Southern Arts Journal, and the Recent Past Pre-servation Network, among other pub-lications. She is a past board member of Carolina Wren Press, a Raleigh Fine Arts Society contest judge, and a North Carolina Poetry Society award winner.

11 Mondays, September 12–December 5, 11:00am–12:30pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 10. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0662-002

THE ORDEAL OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

The history of World War II is a story not just of military action but of European nations under foreign control, genocide, incipient civil war in Asia, and the breakdown of colonial power. It demonstrates the difficulty of maintaining alliances. This course will focus on the impact of the war on state and society.

Recommended text:

n R. A. C. Parker, The Second World War: A Short History (ISBN 978- 0192802071), Oxford, 2002, $13.50.

MARIE MCHUGH has a PhD in history from Harvard and for twenty-three years was a dean in the College of Arts and Sciences at Boston College, where she also taught in the History Depart-ment and the Honors Program.

8 Mondays, September 12–November 7 (please note dates), 11:00am–12:30pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 20. Fee: $70. Course ID: 0730-001

HOW AIRPORTS WORK: Aviation History

Airports are fascinating organisms. While they provide the bases for the worldwide air transportation systems, they are like cities unto themselves, a microcosm of the outside world. This course will take us behind the scenes of major airports, primarily John F. Kennedy International Air- port, and cover such topics as how an airport is organized and managed; what services and functions are required and provided; the history of aviation from the Wright brothers to the development of JFK; planning for the arrival of the super jumbo aircraft; and exotic and little-known functions such as emergency plan-ning, wildlife management, aircraft recovery, and snow removal. A request will be made to tour the RDU airport during the semester.

JACK GARTNER has been involved with

aviation and airports for more than forty-five years. He has helped manage the New York/New Jersey three-airport system—JFK, LGA, and EWR—with most of his time at JFK. He is still involved in the industry as an airport consultant, and lives with his wife in Durham.

11 Mondays, September 12–December 5, 11:00am–12:30pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 20. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0732-001

COSMIC SPIRITUALITY: Sudden Shifts in Conscious-ness, Feeling of Oneness, and Alien Encounters

Cosmic spirituality is the realization we are all an integral, interconnected part of the whole cosmos, including all life forms. There are sudden shifts in consciousness, accompanied by feelings of being embedded in an enormous interconnecting invisible web-like force field that is attached to all sentient beings. Everything in the universe and the separateness of people and things are illusions. These are not mere thoughts comprehended in our minds, but overwhelming visceral feelings, as though we are physically extending out from our material selves to the furthest reaches of the cosmos. Cosmic spirituality includes illuminations of awareness, sudden experiences of oneness, Einstein’s cosmic religion, where science and religion are two parts of the whole, perceptions of alien encounters as experience in Native American cultures, otherworldly visitations creating New Age religious doctrines, extraterrestrial manipula-tion of DNA and Francis Crick’s Directed Panspermia of human DNA from alien civilizations.

Recommended texts:

n Richard Bucke and George Acklom, Cosmic Consciousness (ISBN 978-1907355103), Penguin, 1991, $17.00.

n Paul Van Ward, Gods, Genes,

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and Consciousness (ISBN 978-1571743794), Hampton Roads Publishing, 2004, $14.95.

n John E. Mack, Passport to the Cosmos (ISBN 978-1601641618), Three Rivers Press, $14.00.

n Jesse Marcel, Linda Marcel and Stanton T. Freedman, The Roswell Legacy (ISBN 978-1601630261), New Page Books, 2008, $14.99.

GARY W. DUNCAN began his career in mortuary science, became a polymer chemical researcher, a behavioral/social science researcher, and a psychothera-pist for twenty-one years. He has taught at various colleges and universities, and has studied mystical and esoteric traditions for over forty years. Cur-rently, he is an ordained Gnostic Catholic Priest, published author, lecturer, spiritual/esoteric philosopher, consul-tant, and educator.

11 Mondays, September 12–December 5, 1:30–3:00pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 20. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0734 -001

GREAT BOOKS— THE CIVICALLY ENGAGED READER: Why Be Involved?

From the Great Books Foundation, this course is a facilitated discussion using short, provocative readings drawn from a variety of disciplines on the nature and purpose of civic engagement. Authors include Toni Morrison, Abraham Lincoln, Franz Kafka, Ursula K. Le Guin, Jane Adams, Aristotle, and Martin Luther King, Jr. For those who ever have considered the possibility of a better world, join us as we reflect on how we might take part in such a journey.

Required text:

n The Civically Engaged Reader (ISBN 978-0945159490), $24.95. This book must be purchased through the Great Books Founda-tion at http://store.greatbooks.org/.

THERESE ST. PETER most recently led global policy and programs of a Swiss-based corporate foundation; DON HILLMAN worked as a psychologist in clinical and academic settings.


THE RUSSIAN & SOVIET STATE UNDER LENIN & STALIN

In this course we’ll examine the historical background of the semi-feudal social and political structure of nineteenth-century Russia and the development of a revolutionary intelligentsia to overthrow tsarist autocratic rule. We’ll then focus on the Marxist-Leninist foundations of the Soviet State, the operational structure of the political dictatorship of the Communist party and the economic and political imperatives of “socialism in one country.” Soviet relations with the western world, the rise of Stalin, and “revolution from above” in the Stalinist industri-alization campaign and party purges are then presented in the global foreign policy context of the rise of fascism and the Popular Front. Discussion will include the “Grand Alliance” of the Allies and the Soviet Union against Hitler in the Second World War and its breakdown into the “two-camp theory” of the Cold War. We’ll conclude with the political succession crisis after the death of Stalin.

Required text:

n M. K. Dziewanowski, Russia in the Twentieth Century, 6th ed. (ISBN 978-0130978523), Prentice Hall, 2002, $92.77. Used copies available online for under $20.00.

Dr. WILLIAM DAVIDSHOFER holds a PhD in political science from the

University of Notre Dame. He special-izes in West European and East European governments and politics.


GENTLE JOINT-FREEING EXERCISES

In this class we will learn an easy- to-remember sequence of movements based on lian gong and yoga. Lian gong is a gentle Chinese healing art, and yoga is a healing movement form from India. The same movements will be repeated each class. Movements incorporate the use of breathing to facilitate the release of muscle and joint tension. This is not a typical yoga class but is structured specifi-cally to free energy blockages in the joints and throughout the body. You will leave feeling open and energized.

Please note: It is required that participants be able to climb a flight of stairs and be able to stand for one hour without assistance. Please wear clothing comfortable for movement.

KAREN O’NEAL is a certified Kripalu yoga teacher, yoga therapist, martial arts instructor, and licensed massage therapist practicing in Durham.

11 Mondays, September 12–December 5, 1:30–2:30pm (please note times), Minds and Bodies Therapies, 1858 Hillandale Road, Suite 300, Durham. Maximum: 8. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0354-004

BELLYDANCE (RAKS SHARKI) FITNESS FOR WOMEN: Folkloric Dance from Northern Africa, Eastern Mediterranean, and Beyond

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coordination, or easing a tense back? Learn basic folkloric moves and dances; then build on these with each class session. Previously we’ve focused on ethnic dance from a particular country each semester. This year the class will be international, featuring favorite dances, as well as new ones, from Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Leba-non, Turkey, Greece, Israel, Afghani-stan, and beyond. We’ll sometimes use props such as scarves, baskets, kerchiefs, candles, or canes. We’ll have fun dancing to graceful music and earthy beats that have inspired women to dance for centuries. We fin-ish up each class by deep breathing into stretches, in order to leave feeling relaxed and refreshed. Anyone who has reasonable walking mobility is welcome. This dance can be enjoyed by most women, regardless of age or body type. This class is low impact, so you can start easily. Wear every-day, comfortable clothes.

MARGARET CLEMEN has enjoyed and performed varied dance styles over the past thirty-five years and has taught these sell out courses for OLLI for the past six years.

Session 1: 11 Mondays, September 12–December 5, 1:30–2:45pm (please note times), Croasdaile Village Retirement Community, 2600 Croasdaile Farm Parkway, Durham. Maximum: 16. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0565-004

Directions: From the intersection of I-85 and Hillandale Road, head north on Hillandale for 1.3 miles. Turn left through the gates at the first left turn after the stoplight, Samuel Drive. At the stop sign, turn right. Park in the lot on the left near the swimming pool (at the back of the main building). The door nearest our exercise room is to the left of the pool, under the green awning—Door 16. We have that door open from 1:15 to 1:30 only.

Session 2: Fridays, 1:30–3:00pm, Barriskill Dance Theatre School; see page 39.

IMPROVING INVESTOR OUTCOMES: Successfully Navigating the Most Common Pitfalls of Investing

Today’s investing environment and world has become significantly more challenging for investors as a result of the media and Internet development, the increased number of products, a challenging decade for investors, and an industry overflowing with information. As a result, the average investor is susceptible to falling victim to many pitfalls when it comes to investing and successfully plan-ning for the major life changes in one’s life. This course analyzes the most common obstacles investors face through their investing lifetime and presents successful ways to navigate these decisions. The course will provide education to help improve investors’ outcomes in the future.

JULIE KELLY graduated from Colgate University and has now been in the industry for over seven years. She spent three years in New York City working for the mutual fund company, Lord Abbett. Upon moving to North Carolina, she worked for one of the largest investment and research firms in the industry, AllianceBernstein, as a vice president and regional manager for North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia for three years. Most recently she chose to take all the investment knowledge, practice management insight, and industry experience to run her own practice at Edward Jones Investments in Durham.

11 Tuesdays, September 13–December 6, 9:00–10:30am, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 20. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0746-001

INTRODUCTION TO CHINA

This course will give an overview of the social, economic, political, and philosophical foundations of Chinese culture from the ancient to the modern era.

TONY CALABRESE has lived in Singapore; Seoul, Korea; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Budapest, Hungary, over a twenty-five-year span, teaching Chinese history and culture in Ameri-can schools.


STRENGTH TRAINING FOR MEN & WOMEN

Resistance training is an important component of a complete exercise program. It increases muscular strength and endurance for activities of daily living. Research continues to show that strength training helps maintain muscle mass in most people and can reverse bone loss in both men and women. Improved posture, energy and balance are other benefits of lifting weights. We will use dumbbells, resistance bands and other equipment in a full body workout that includes exercises targeting abdominals and back muscles performed while lying on a mat.

JULIA ROSE is a certified personal trainer with ACE, the American Council on Exercise. She leads exercise classes in a variety of settings and has been teaching fitness classes at OLLI since 2006.

11 Tuesdays, September 13–December 6, 9:00–10:30am, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 15. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0636-002

TUESDAYS

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SKILLS TO INCREASE YOUR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

The idea for this course sprang from a discussion with OLLI students enrolled in the Parents of Adult Children course. The comment was made that adult daughters often have a higher emotional intelligence than their fathers. This triggered interest in men and women in learning more about what emotional intelligence (EI) is and how to increase one’s EI. The course will begin with the opportunity to learn more about your own unique EI and thus how you personally react to emotions. This information will inform you as the course proceeds and together we explore five basic tools of emotional intelligence which include the ability to: “read” other people; to make powerful connections; defuse argu-ments and conflicts; repair wounded feelings; understand non-verbal cues; and build stronger, more satisfying relationships. Our class time together will be used to practice these skills, laugh often, and learn from one another. The purpose of the course is to help you increase your EI and feel more empow- ered in yourself and your relationships. Due to the skills we will be learning, and building on, it is suggested that only those who can attend most (if not all) of the classes register.

Please note: There will be a $4 fee for handouts. Please bring exact change to the first class.

Required text:

n Jeanne Segal, The Language of Emotional Intelligence (ISBN 978-0071544559), McGraw-Hill, 2008, 6.95.

Recommended text:

n Daniel Goleman, Emotional In-telligence (ISBN 978-0553383713), Bantam Books, 2005, $18.00.

JUANITA JOHNSON has taught courses at OLLI concerning different aspects of

human relationships for six years. She has a master’s degree in counseling/psychology and was in private practice for many years. Juanita loves to be challenged by her OLLI students to come up with new topics concerning how we can enrich our lives through more meaningful relationships.


THE UNITED STATES IN THE MIDDLE EAST: American Policy for the Middle East from 1945 to the Present Day—Actions, Intentions, and Critique

For many years now, Washington has clung to an unimaginative policy of trying to stabilize the situation in the Middle East in general, while focusing on a particular effort to achieve Arab-Israeli reconciliation through the two-state solution first envisioned by the United Nations in 1947. In 2011, partition is still deadlocked, while spontaneous eruptions in several Arab states suggest that people are so disenchanted with the status quo that—far from our imposing tradi-tionalist policies on the region—events in the region may be forcing us to devise new policies. Participants in the course will be asked to exam-ine a rapidly evolving situation for clues as to how Washington might best proceed.

Recommended text:

n Curtis F. Jones, Divide and Perish, 2nd edition. Available from the author at a discount.

CURTIS JONES holds a BA from Bowdoin College and an MS in interna-tional affairs from George Washington University. Additionally, he spent a year in specialized study at the US Naval War College and has received

training in Middle Eastern Studies and Arabic under the aegis of the Foreign Service Institute. He has served as a Foreign Service Officer with the Depart-ment of State, and has been a lecturer for Triangle Institute for Security Studies. He is a member of the Board of American Diplomacy.

6 Tuesdays, September 13–October 25 (please note dates), 9:00–10:30am, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 30. Fee: $50. Course ID: 0748-001

CHAMBER MUSIC WITH THE CIOMPI QUARTET

We are pleased to offer OLLI mem-bers an extraordinary opportunity to learn more about chamber music from the internationally acclaimed Ciompi Quartet. Participants in this course will watch the musicians in action during four morning rehearsals and may join them at their perfor-mance on September 24. The quartet will be preparing works by Haydn: String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20 #1; Shostakovich: String Quartet #1 in C Major, Op. 49; and Dvorak: String Quartet in A-Flat Major, Op. 105. The concert will be held Saturday, Sep-tember 24, at 8:00pm in the Nelson Music Room in the East Duke Build- ing on Duke East Campus. You may purchase tickets by calling Duke Performing Arts, 684-4444 (the cost of tickets is not included in the cost of the course).

Please note: Class meets twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, for two consecutive weeks.

The CIOMPI QUARTET, which has been in residence at Duke since 1965, is currently composed of Eric Pritchard, violin; Hsiao-mei Ku, violin; Jonathan Bagg, viola; and Fred Raimi, cello. For further information, visit www.ciompi.org.

2 Tuesday & 2 Thursdays, September 13, 15, 20, and 22, 9:30–11:00am

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(please note dates and times), Com-mons Room of Pegram Residence Hall (adjacent to Baldwin Auditorium), Duke East Campus. Maximum: 15. Fee: $40. Course ID: 0787-001

INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION

Philosophy of religion involves the explication and critical examination of basic religious beliefs and concepts, examining the reasons that have been given for and against them with a view to determining whether there is any rational justification for holding them to be true or false. In this course we will examine the tradition-al arguments about the existence of God, religious and mystical experi-ence, the relationship between faith and reason, the problem of evil, miracles and the modern worldview, life after death, predestination, divine foreknowledge and human freedom, and the issues raised by the existence of many religions.

Required text:

n William L. Rowe, Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction (ISBN 978-0495007258), Wadsworth Publishing, 2006, $41.71.

JIM WRIGHT taught religion, philoso-phy and English at the secondary and college levels for forty years before becoming a clinical social worker and subsequently retiring to Durham for a fuller life.

11 Tuesdays, September 13–December 6, 11:00am–12:30pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 20. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0752–001

THE WORLD THROUGH ARAB EYES: A Cultural Exploration of the Arab World

Instead of observing Arabs by a seven-minute sound bite, this course will invite you to enter the majlis (receiving room) of the Arab family and learn how they view themselves,

their system, and their families. You will learn how Islam forms the spiritual center of individual and family life and gain understanding of terms such as Sunni, Shi’ite, Sufi, shari’a, and jihad, among others. A close examination of Islamic family law will reveal the roles and expecta-tions of men, women, children, and community, and will enable class participants to more fully understand the world of the Arabian Desert and beyond.

CHRISTINA PAGE lived and worked for twenty-four years in the American School of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. While in Dubai, Chris combined study with cross-cultural involvement in order to optimize her experience in a fascinating world. She developed courses for children and adults and provided a window for the expatriate community to view the world around them.

11 Tuesdays, September 13–December 6, 11:00am–12:30pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 42. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0361-002

FLY FISHING: A Contemplative and Practical Approach to the Addiction

The course will cover the basics to get you started in fly fishing, or improve your skills if you already are a fly fisher. We will cover equipment, knots, flies, and how to find fish of interest (anything that swims!). Casting instruction and hopefully a trip to fish (optional) will be included as well. Along the way we’ll get to talk about some of the history and literature of this sport over the last thousand years. Fly tying will be included, to the depth the partici-pants are interested in. There will be a fee for fishing at Clearwater Lake and for an NC State fishing license. These are both optional.

JEFF LEARY first started teaching fly fishing about fifteen years ago. He has

been fly fishing in fresh and salt waters for about forty years and, following a career in R&D, now teaches and guides. He is involved in therapeutic fly fishing with Project Healing Waters, and Casting for Recovery, both in the Triangle area.

11 Tuesdays, September 13–December 6, 11:00am–12:30pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 10. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0550-003

HIDDEN WORLD OF THE MOVIE BUSINESS

This course will explore a series of fascinating topics, including the pitfalls, temptations, and greed encountered in the movie industry–from money to sex to drugs; the real power in Tinsel Town—names you never hear; the glamorous and not so glamorous lives of the stars— handling their idiosyncrasies and insecurities and their hidden secrets; Hollywood’s rampant promiscuity; drinking and drug abuse on the Hollywood scene; starlets by day, call girls by night; the Hollywood parties you never know about; Hollywood’s worst disease; why stars commit suicide; why Hollywood marriages fail; the main cause of Hollywood infidelity; and, is there life after Hollywood?

BUDD FILIPPO has been a producer, director, and motion picture executive. He is a former senior vice president of MGM/United Artists Films, head of production for Time Inc., and an executive with Paramount Pictures. He was involved in such films as Grease, Rainman, Moonstruck, Beverly Hills Cop Two, and the James Bond and Rocky motion pictures. Prior to his movie career, he produced and directed shows on Broadway and in Madison Square Garden and a number of star touring productions.

8 Tuesdays, September 13–November 8 (please note dates), 11:00am–12:30pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 18. Fee: $70. Course ID: 0785-001

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NIA—DANCE WITH JOY: Move with Awareness

There is mounting evidence that movement with body sense awareness has measurable health benefits by itself and in combination with regular exercise routines. Nia is a sensory-based mind-body-spirit practice that blends dance with the martial arts and elements of yoga, Feldenkrais Method, and Alexander Technique to promote healing and fitness. Using eclectic world music and a combina-tion of choreography and free dance, we’ll explore sensation and pleasure in the body through flexibility, agility, mobility, stability, and strength. This class is suitable for all fitness levels; the ability to get up and down from the floor is helpful, but not required. We’ll spend about forty minutes moving and twenty minutes relaxing. Wear loose, comfortable clothes and bring water and a yoga mat, if you have one. Move in bare feet or light, comfortable shoes. For more information about Nia, visit www.nianow.com.

PATTI RIESER is a retired nurse prac-titioner and science writer; a longtime student of meditation, yoga and martial arts; and a certified Nia Green Belt instructor. She’s having fun discovering the dancer lurking behind the scientist.

11 Tuesdays, September 13–December 6, 11:00am–12:00pm (please note times), Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 10. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0753-001

TEDTalks: Ideas Worth Spreading

With an audience now in the mil-lions, TEDTalks are recorded at conferences devoted to “ideas worth spreading” and made available online. Annual conferences are held in Long Beach, California, and at other global venues. TED brings together people from three worlds: technology, entertainment, and design, providing a venue for the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers to give the talk of their lives in eighteen minutes. Themes include tales of invention, unconventional explanations, in-spired by nature, master storytellers, spectacular performance, and more. Each week in class we will review and discuss several of these video talks.

IAN GODDARD has lived and traveled throughout the US and many other countries. A member of OLLI since 2004 and a past board member, he has conducted courses on South African history, the World Today series, and Apple iTunes and iPods. This is the ninth semester that Ian has presented the TEDTalks series.

11 Tuesdays, September 13–December 6, 11:00am–12:30pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 30. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0500-002

CHANCES ARE: A Practical Guide to Probability

Understanding probabilities can help you select the right investment adviser or assess your risk for breast cancer after a positive biopsy. How-ever, applying probability theory is not easy. A classic example, a question that stumped almost everyone including some math professors, is known as the Monty Hall problem. You are on a game show facing three doors. Behind one is a new BMW. Behind the other

two is . . . nothing. If you select the door with the BMW you get the car. Otherwise you walk away empty handed. You pick door 1, and Monty, who knows what’s behind the doors, opens door 2, which is empty. He asks you if you want to switch your choice to door 3. If you figure that choosing either door gives you a 50-50 chance of winning, then you would be making a serious mistake. This course will show nonmathematicians how to apply probability theory to everyday problems—including Monty Hall’s.

PHILLIP MANNING has a PhD in physical chemistry from UNC–Chapel Hill. He is the author of nine books on the physical sciences and ecology.

9 Tuesdays, September 13–December 6 (please note dates; no class on October 4 or November 8), 11:00am–12:30pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 30. Fee: $70. Course ID: 0757-001

CREATIVE NONFICTION WRITING: Tinkering with Our Thoughts

In this class, we will engage in nonfic-tion writing driven by those stories we personally feel are in some way(s) important to us. You will be asked to research a subject, then write about it in a descriptive style. In addition, we will experiment with “point-of-view” and “voice” to bring greater depth to our writing. You should expect shifts in your writing to occur naturally by engaging in various writing exercises and revision techniques. By the end of the course, you will likely better understand how to develop a creative nonfiction piece that engages your reader from beginning to end. In this regard, you will have the opportunity to present your work to an audience of your peers. Within this context, writing will be considered a social act in

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which we collaborate, respond critically, and reflect upon each others’, and our own, work. This will allow for a greater appreciation of the fact that the quality of telling a story is as significant as sharing the facts upon which it is based.

LINDA MARGOLIN, through her teaching career, has presented work-shops on the teaching of writing, independent research, and the role of the arts in learning. She has taught graduate courses at both Lehman College and City University in New York City.

10 Tuesdays, September 13–November 29 (please note dates), 11:00am–12:30pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 10. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0367-003

NATURE & THE AMERICAN MIND

Nature is central to our American way of life. Our country began as a vast, uncharted, wild expanse to be discovered, explored, developed, and “civilized.” Our relationship to Nature and the land, including our incompa-rable National Park System, is unique among the world’s civilizations. Nature has inspired the seminal writings of American philosophers Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, conservationists John Muir and Aldo Leopold, political lead-ers Theodore Roosevelt and Al Gore, historians Frederick Jackson Turner and William Cronon, literary figures Mark Twain and Walt Whitman, and artists Thomas Cole and Frederick Church. Our pop culture has idolized Tarzan, Davy Crockett, and Daniel Boone as Nature heroes—and profits from commercially exploitive theme parks like Sea World and Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Understanding Nature’s complex, evolving role in our lives can provide relevant insight to vital political issues like climate change and land preservation—key elements of the American environ-mental movement that evolved in the last half of the 20th century.

Please note: There will be $5 fee for handouts in this course. Please bring exact change to the first class.

Required text:

n William Cronon, Uncommon Ground: Rethinking the Human Place in Nature (ISBN 978-0393315110), W. W. Norton, 1996, $15.95.

NORM MILLER worked in both the legislative and executive branches of state government for twenty-five years in the environmental area, and then taught environmental politics at Rollins and Meredith Colleges and North Carolina State University.


CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING

This course will focus on various Chinese brush painting subjects that we will learn and practice, such as flowers, insects, and landscape, among others. Proper techniques for holding your brush and applying ink will be discussed for the beginners; and there will be new subjects for the experienced participants. Supplies you need to bring:

l a small bottle of black ink (sumi-E or Indian ink) and a dish to hold the ink

l a set of water colors

l a pad of newsprint or rice paper

l a container to hold the water

l two Chinese brush painting brushes—one medium and one small (the instructor will have high quality brushes from China available for purchase, if desired)

JINXIU (ALICE) ZHAO has been teaching Chinese brush painting/calligraphy classes for the past sixteen years.


THE WISDOM OF DREAMS: Learn to Interpret Your Dreams

Dreams are an integral part of spiritual awakening, and they are a natural way of knowing God and our true nature. We receive dream guidance on every aspect of our being and nothing of significance ever happens to us unless it is first previewed in our dreams. So claimed Edgar Cayce, the most documented American mystic of the 20th century, who was referred to as the “sleeping prophet.” This course is based on Cayce’s method of dream interpretation, and the instructor will share his own dreams and those interpreted by Cayce, as well as biblical dreams. In this course, you will establish a foundation for dream work, recognize the fourteen purposes of dreams, learn interpretation skills, analyze dream imagery and symbols, identify varieties of dreams, enhance recall strategies, make sense out of “bizarre” dreams, and practice interpreting your own dreams in a facilitated dream group.

Please note: There will be $2 fee for handouts in this course. Please bring exact change to the first class.

Required text:

n Jerry Lazarus, Dreams: Listening to the Voice of God (ISBN 978-0982755808), Welkin Books, 2010, $17.24. The book is avail-able at www.jerrylazarus.com. The instructor will also have copies available on the first day of class.

JERRY LAZARUS, MA, is a spiritual counselor, author, and speaker. He is the dream columnist for Venture Inward magazine and the author of Dreams: Listening to the Voice of God (released Spring 2011). Jerry conducts workshops and retreats throughout the US.

8 Tuesdays, September 13–November 15 (please note dates; no class on September 27) 1:30–3:00pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 20. Fee: $70. Course ID: 0760-001

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NATION-STATE FORMS OF CAPITALISM: How Nations Organize to Meet in the Global Market

Around the world, nations and cultures each bring a unique approach to commerce. Points of comparison can include the role of government, rule of law, capital market structure, cultural norms for group behavior, and education system. Based on a series of MBA class lectures presented by Dr. Arie Lewin of the Fuqua School of Business, this course con- siders and reflects upon commerce around the globe.

ALLEN PARKER has taught investment and international studies classes at OLLI for years. He has an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business and a degree in electrical engineering, and he specializes in financial asset protection for retirees.

11 Tuesdays, September 13–December 6, 1:30–3:00pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 24. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0762-001

but a transition to a different level of consciousness and reality—one’s view of life is profoundly altered.

JEROLD CLACK taught philosophy for more than thirty years, primarily in the Triangle area. He has taught numerous courses at OLLI concerning the spiritual nature of human beings.


SYMPOSIA—EXCURSIONS & DIVERSIONS

Symposia is an ongoing invited-speakers program for OLLI members. Interesting people doing interesting things give us an afternoon of their time to “brief us” on their work. The program is ideal for busy OLLI members, too: each lecture is inde-pendent; missing a class does not mean losing course continuity. Because our speakers have demanding schedules the actual program often differs from the one described in the catalog. At press time, this is the Fall term agenda.

September 13A fitting title might be “The State Bureau of Investigation v. Justice.” Diane Savage is president of the North Carolina Attorneys for Science and Technology, and she represented a death row inmate whose conviction was based on SBI testimony that a federal judge found misleading. Ms. Savage is an advocate for replacing the SBI Forensics Laboratory with an independent one and for laws that would make it a criminal offence to omit exculpatory information from reports to the court. She’ll be telling us about those efforts and perhaps some other newly uncov-ered misapplications of science in the name of justice.

September 27“Flight!” Professor Tyson Hedrick’s work involves animal flight aerody-namics and flight behavior across the breadth of flying organisms, from tiny parasitic wasps to fruit flies to large birds and bats. Rapid progress has been made in these areas, with important discoveries made in the unsteady aerodynamic mechanisms that support flying insects, how those principles extend to larger flying animals, and even making possible animal scale micro-aerial vehicles that allow exploration of biological flight phenomena with wholly human-designed systems.

October 4Dr. Marion Adeney of Duke Univer- sity is a conservation ecologist focusing on the effects of human and natural disturbances on tropical forests and their conserva-tion. She did her doctoral research on the Amazon and in Indonesia, and we are going to hear about that field work.

October 11The topic for this week will be about another war, this one the War on Terror. John Moellering is a retired three-star US Army General who early in his career was a White House Fellow and later served as deputy to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon and served on terrorism councils at the highest level of government. When his military career ended, he became an executive in private industry, including twelve years as president and CEO of Lear Siegler Services Inc.

October 18—Class TripSince retiring, OLLI’s own Michael Smith has become a skilled somme-lier, and he is arranging to take our Symposia class on an afternoon trip to a local vineyard. Complete


MATTERS OF LIFE & DEATH: An Esoteric Perspective

One’s view of death is not just another fact about how one views life. We view the meaning and purpose of life through the lens provided by our view of death. As Dag Hammarskjöld said, “It is our concept of death that decides our answers to all questions which life poses.” In this course we shall examine how, if one adopts the esoteric view of death—that death is

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details won’t be available until it’s closer to harvest time. There may be as much as a $5 tasting fee.

October 25Pamela Bayne is president of the Triangle Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic (TWRC). The TWRC is a nonprofit organization formed specifically to provide rehabilita-tion and medical care for wildlife native to North Carolina. The clinic opened August 2009, thanks to the generosity of the people in Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Durham, and beyond who give their financial support and their time. Ms. Bayne will tell us all about the remarkable work TWRC does.

November 1Dr. Stuart Pimm is Doris Duke Chair of Conservation Ecology at the Nicholas School of Environ-ment at Duke University. He is the author of The World According to Pimm, and leads a group doing some of the most innovative land preservation deals in the world. We are going to gain some unique perspectives on conservation, limitations on food production and human population growth. At the end of his lecture we may conclude that humankind is in fact the most dangerous invasive species to populate the earth.

November 8The National Center for Catastroph-ic Sport Injury Research collects and disseminates death and permanent disability sports injury data that involve brain and/or spinal cord injuries. Fredrick Mueller, PhD, is its director, and he will be telling us about the risks young athletes take in their quest for perfection and what might be done to help keep them injury free.

November 29In “Speaking through Skulls,” UNC professor Wayne E. Lee, a scholar of early modern warfare and an archaeologist, will talk about using objects as historical evidence, both

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s NEW HORIZONS BAND

The OLLI at Duke New Horizons Band is part of the New Horizons Inter- national Music Association, which includes over 175 bands in Canada and the United States. This program is designed to give people fifty years and older a place to learn to play a musical instrument, to pick up again that old instrument they played years ago, or, for those who have kept playing all their lives, to continue to perform. The New Horizons Band offers music experiences both for beginners and for more advanced players.

The CONTRA BAND (beginner level) includes both beginner and inter-mediate players. This band rehearses on Tuesdays, 3:30–5:30pm. This is a fine opportunity for beginners to learn basic skills and for experienced players to get back in shape. A minimum of eight players is required for this band.

The CONCERT BAND meets on Thursdays, 3:30–5:30pm. This band includes intermediate and advanced musicians. CONCERT BAND members can participate in the CONTRA BAND rehearsals on Tuesdays; there will also be time on Tuesdays for informal ensemble rehearsals. The CONCERT BAND performs several concerts during the year.

The SWING BAND and DIXIE DUKES are bands for advanced musicians looking for greater challenge. To join these groups, members must demon-strate their ability to play the music and must have approval from the director. The SWING BAND, which meets on Wednesdays, 3:30–5:00pm, plays a variety of big band tunes, from Duke Ellington to Glenn Miller and many more. The DIXIE DUKES play a variety of Dixieland tunes and meet on Wednesdays, 5:00–6:30pm.

Register using the insert in this catalog. You must be a paid member ($35 annual dues) of OLLI for the 2011–2012 academic year. The band fees cover musical direction, group instruction, and sheet music. Private lessons are recommended for beginning players; a list of private instructors is available for all instruments, and you are invited to discuss your specific situation with director Jeff Zentner.

Rehearsals & Cost:

CONTRA BAND (Beginning Band)—11 Tuesdays, September 13–December 6, 3:30–5:30pm. Fee: $50. Course ID: 0454-002

CONCERT BAND—11 Thursdays, September 15–December 8, 3:30–5:30pm. Fee: $55 (this also includes participation in the Contra Band, if additional playing time is desired). Course ID: 0455-004

SWING BAND and/or DIXIE DUKES—11 Wednesdays; September 14–December 7; Swing Band 3:30–5:00pm, Dixie Dukes 5:00–6:30pm. Fee: $35 for either or both, in addition to the $55 Concert Band fee. Please note: Members of the Swing Band and Dixie Dukes must be members of the Con-cert Band. Course ID: 0456-004

All rehearsals are held at Durham Academy Middle School Campus, 3116 Academy Road, Durham. There is ample parking after 3:15pm, when parents have picked up students from school. For further information, contact Jeff Zentner, Band Director: 919-489-9118 (x4342); [email protected]; or 919-218-5015 (cell).

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in military history and in other arenas. Drawing on examples ranging from scalp hoops through ancient Latin curse skulls to the staged “Golgotha” for the Continental army at Wyoming in 1779, he will discuss the way objects related to death served as means of communication, motivation, and spiritual power in eighteenth-century North America.

December 6Brian Shawcroft established the firm Shawcroft-Taylor, with archi-tect Clay Taylor in 1971. Mr. Shaw- croft designed nearly the entire modernist house inventory in the Triangle areas from the 1970s through the 1990s. His name is synonymous with modernist residential design and he is said to know just about everything con-cerning Raleigh residential archi-tecture and the NCSU College of Design for the last fifty years. We will hear today from a man many consider to be a master of modern design.

Symposia is organized and hosted by ANTHONY WARAKSA and HARRIET SANDER, both longtime OLLI mem-bers, and we gratefully acknowledge many of the suggestions for speakers and topics come from Symposia classmates.

10 Tuesdays, September 13–December 6 (please note exact dates in the descrip-tions; this series meets during OLLI’s Fall Break), 2:00–3:30pm, The Forest at Duke Retirement Community, 2701 Pickett Road, Durham. Maximum: 15. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0373-005

THE GOOD-ENOUGH LIFE: Coming to Terms with Our Limits

One human reality is that life rarely turns out the way we imagined it in our youth. In this class we will examine how we face up to the loss

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of long-held plans to accomplish more than we have time for. Through common readings and conversation we will explore the many ways of accepting our lives as being good enough.

Recommended text:

n Harold Kushner, How Good Do We Have to Be? (ISBN 978-0316519335), Back Bay, 1997, $12.99.

SURI FRIEDMAN is a local rabbi and chaplain. As a younger person she worked as a lawyer and teacher.


THE STORY OF TIN PAN ALLEY

Tin Pan Alley . . . that magical time in the early 1900s when America’s greatest songwriters—Berlin, the Gershwins, Porter, and friends— were on top of their game, and the explosive music publishing business was hot! This course tells the story of how Tin Pan Alley came to be, what made the tunes and lyrics so special, and how the songwriters, performers, and publishers conspired with an unsuspecting public to create a “hit.” The instructor brings the subject to life with his unique talents as a storyteller, comedian, jazz banjo player, and lyricist, and through entertaining presentations and live musical performances, he will describe the entrepreneurial frenzy of Tin Pan Alley in its start-up years, tell the hilarious and moving stories behind the songwriters and the songs, explain how ragtime and jazz set the stage for Tin Pan Alley, and explore what made the lyrics so sophisticated, so delightful, and so much fun.

BOB WHYTE found his passion for Tin Pan Alley music while a student at UC–Berkeley in the 1950s, when he learned to play banjo and performed in a San Francisco banjo band and at Dixieland nightclubs. Bob continues to entertain audiences as a banjo player and jazz singer, is an accomplished writer of comedy lyrics using Tin Pan Alley tunes, and has written and produced two shows celebrating Tin Pan Alley’s music: The Story of Tin Pan Alley, delivered at UNC’s Friday Center in the fall of 2009, and Southern Songs by Yankees, per-formed for private audiences in 2006.

10 Tuesdays, September 13–December 6 (please note dates; no class October 11), 3:15–4:45pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 30. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0372-002

ORDERING TEXTBOOKS Many textbooks may be purchased from The Regulator Bookshop, 720 Ninth St., Durham; 919-286-2700. Many OLLI books (most at a 10% discount) are on display near the front desk (some may need to be ordered), and by shopping locally, you will be able to get your books (and begin reading) before classes start.

You may also purchase your textbooks at abebooks.com, amazon.com, and other online book distributors.

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THIS IS EDWARD R. MURROW: Good Night and Good Luck

The legend of Edward R. Murrow, probably the most brilliant and influential radio and television journalist ever, continues to intrigue millions of Americans several decades after his death. Renowned for his superb broadcasts from London during the Blitz and for his courageous decision to confront and expose Senator Joseph McCarthy on his 1954 television broadcast of the groundbreaking show “See It Now,” Murrow helped build CBS into a major media empire. He remains the standard by which today’s journalists measure themselves.

WENDELL MUSSER, MD, is a retired academic physician, having held faculty positions at Indiana University, Duke University, George Washington University, University of Kentucky, and Emory University. He is now spending a great deal of time being chairman of the North Carolina Churchill Group, an affiliate of the Churchill Centre, Washington, DC.

11 Wednesdays, September 14–Decem- ber 7, 9:00–10:30am, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 42. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0713-001

VOLCANOES & THEIR IMPACT ON HUMAN HISTORY

Toba, Thera, Krakatoa, Vesuvius, and a host of other volcanoes have left footprints in history that cannot be erased. We’ll explore these events and examine how mankind has been affected in many ways few realize, from their influence on our human origins to their influence on the Bible. We’ll look at the science of plate tectonics and the origins of volcanoes, their destructive force, and the havoc they have caused in recorded history.

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We’ll also look at supervolcanoes and what they hold in store for us in the future. Be prepared for fun, learning, and adventure.

Recommended text:

n Charles R. Pellegrino, Ghosts of Vesuvius (ISBN 978-0380973101), William Morrow, 2004. n.p.

DICK IMMEKUS, an OLLI member since 2004, is a retired engineer and mortgage broker who reads and travels extensively. Volcanoes and archaeology have fascinated him since childhood and he has visited many volcanic sites firsthand.

11 Wednesdays, September 14–Decem-ber 7, 9:00–10:30am, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 20. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0512–002

BUDDHIST MEDITATION & PHILOSOPHY

What does watching the breath have to do with the Buddhist teachings on suffering, impermanence, and non-self? In this course, we learn the basics of Buddhist meditation and philosophy and explore the connec-tion between the two. Some class time will be spent practicing mindfulness meditation together. Students of all faith traditions are welcome.

Required text:

n Sharon Salzberg, Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation; A 28-Day Program (ISBN 978-0761159254), Workman, 2010, $14.95.

SUMI LOUNDON KIM is the Buddhist chaplain at Duke University and minister of the Buddhist Families of Durham. She has a master’s in Buddhist studies from Harvard Divinity School and has published two anthologies, Blue Jean Buddha and The Buddha’s Apprentices.

6 Wednesdays, September 14–October 26 (please note dates), 9:00–10:30am, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 15. Fee: $50. Course ID: 0670-002

THE US TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM: An Overview

All components of the transportation sector of the US economy seem to be undergoing profound changes and disruptions. No matter which way you choose to travel, be it personal vehicle, rail, air, water, or other, it seems that something may spoil your trip or at least make it an unpleasant experience. Some of these situations are due to the almost total depen-dence upon petroleum as the source of energy for transportation, but congestion, weather, construction, snoozing air-traffic controllers, and numerous other events probably play a role. This course will provide an overview of our transportation system from public policy, legal/regulatory, and technology points of view. The purpose is to develop an understand-ing of the principal modes of trans-portation, their historical evolution, and the current status and future potential of transportation technol-ogy. In addition, current events will be used to provide real life examples for discussion.

CARY GRAVATT is currently an executive in residence and lecturer in the energy area at Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment. He has over thirty-five years experience in R&D and technical management, including advanced automotive technologies and semiconductor manufacturing.

11 Wednesdays, September 14–Decem-ber 7, 9:00–10:30am, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 30. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0769-001



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THREE VIEWS OF REVELATION IN THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN TRADITION: Classical, Biblical, and Modern

This course will examine the com-monalities and differences between theophanies (manifestations of the deity) occurring in the Book of Exodus, writings of the medieval philosopher Moses Maimonedes, and modern interpretations by Abraham Joshua Heschel, who was a leading 20th-century Jewish theologian. Our class readings will be drawn from these three sources given in papers to be distributed in class.

DONALD GOLDSTEIN holds a PhD from Harvard University and has studied extensively in Israel and at Baltimore Hebrew University. He has taught comparative religion most recently at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.


WRITING YOUR LIFE: Crafting Memoir Using the Tools of Great Storytelling

Whether you’ve scaled Mt. Kiliman-jaro, or just love to scale fish, you’ve got a story worth telling. Using the same tools that bring great fiction to life—dialogue, character, plot, tension—this course will help you transform your memories into com- pelling stories, be they small tales or the beginning of a book-length memoir. Bring to class an essay or snippet of memoir from a writer you admire. Together the class will analyze how writers achieve the effects that move us, using students’ favorites and others supplied by the instructor. All writing levels welcomed.

Recommended texts:

n Lisa Dale Norton, Shimmering Images: A Handy Little Guide to Writing Memoir (ISBN 978-0312382926), St. Martin’s, 2008, $13.95.

n Judith Kitchen and Mary Paumier Jones, In Brief: Short Takes on the Personal (ISBN 978-0393319071), W. W. Norton, 1999, $13.95.

ELIZABETH BROWN was a staff writer at the Christian Science Monitor; many of her essays and articles were syndicated by the Los Angeles Times and reprinted in the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Washington Post. She is presently self-employed and does freelance writing and editing for a variety of clients, from creative writers to academics.


YOUR NEUROPLASTIC SELF: Explorations in Awareness Through Movement

Neuroplasticity is a hot topic these days. Did you know that your brain changes in response to your experi-ence? Do you know how to structure your experience to benefit from this process? Over sixty years ago, long before scientists had the technology to document the brain’s rewiring capacity, Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais created an educational process— the Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education—which does exactly this. In this class, you will explore simple but unusual movement sequences. By linking them with your attention, awareness, thinking, feeling, and sensing in a specific way, your brain will create startling changes in your neuromuscular organization. If you want to refine balance, reduce pain and discomfort, reshape posture,

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regain flexibility and coordination, and learn to breathe, turn, sit, stand, and walk more easily, join us in this unique learning process. Classes will be suitable for both new and return-ing students, and both women and men are welcome. You must be able to lie on the floor comfortably. Please bring a mat (or thick blanket or sleeping bag) on which to lie, and some support for your head, if you need it. Wear comfortable clothes for movement, and dress in layers. Please contact the instructor (kdmovewithelan.com) to discuss any concerns you might have about your ability to participate.

KAREN DOLD, a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, has been teaching Awareness Through Movement classes and workshops in the Triangle area since 2000. She sees clients for private sessions in her offices in Chapel Hill and Cary.

11 Wednesdays, September 14–Decem- ber 7, 9:00–10:30am, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 25. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0379-004

WARM GLASS FUSING

Learn to make functional and decorative art with colored glass that is fired in a kiln. Dishes, window art, and jewelry are some of the possibili-ties. The process is simple (think collage with glass), but the results are spectacular. This is a hands-on class, and you will be able to make several different items in this eight-session course. The instructor will guide you through the process, but you are free to explore your own ideas. The instructor has examples and books to help inspire you. No experience necessary. Please wear comfortable clothes and close-toed shoes.

Please note: Students will be respon-sible for paying the instructor for the cost of materials to complete projects.

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The cost of glass for individual projects can vary from $5 up to $100, depending upon the size and com-plexity of the project. Students will work at their own pace and will complete the number of projects they are comfortable with.

SALLYE COYLE was a research scientist in neurobiology before she discovered the joy of working with color and light in the form of fused glass. She has been teaching glass fusing for over ten years.

Section 1: 8 Wednesdays, September 21–November 16 (please note dates), 10:30am–12:30pm, Instructor’s Studio, 5520 Lochridge Road, Durham. Maxi- mum: 10. Fee: $70. Course ID: 0422-007

Section 2: Thursdays, 10:30am–12:30pm; see page 30.

FAMILY & RELIGION IN CHINA

We shall examine the family in traditional China, where it was a source of social stability and the major focus of individual loyalty. Ancestor wor- ship enhanced the importance of the family although most Chinese also participated in Buddhist, Daoist, and folk rituals. During the 20th century the family and the traditional reli-gions were challenged by Maoism and nationalism and communism. As many Chinese became disillusioned with Maoism and communism in the late 20th century, some turned to cynical consumerism, others turned to Buddhism, folk religion, and Christianity.

JESSE G. LUTZ was professor of history and director of Asian studies at Rutgers University. She was also a visiting lecturer at Jilin University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Hua-zhong Normal University.

11 Wednesdays, September 14–Decem-ber 7, 10:30am–12:00pm (no class on October 26, but class will meet on October 19, during OLLI’s Fall Break), Carol Woods Retirement Community,

750 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill. Maximum: 40. Fee: $80 Course ID: 0800-001

THE INTREPID EATER: Dining Without Fear in Ethnic Restaurants

It’s only lunch (or dinner). The risk is not a big one. We’ll learn how to order confidently in the lingo of unfamiliar cuisines such as Peruvian, Lebanese, South Indian, vegetarian, and more, and how to find the most authentic food in restaurants we already know, such as Mexican and Thai. There will be reasonably-priced field trips to restaurants.

Please note: In addition to the course fee, each student will also need to purchase five inexpensive meals— a total of $80 to $100, including taxes and tip—payable in advance to the instructor.

SYLVIA CARTER reviewed all sorts of affordable restaurants in New York City and Long Island at Newsday, a large metropolitan area newspaper, for many years. She is a graduate of the Univer-sity of Missouri School of Journalism, past president of the Newswomen’s Club of New York, and a trustee of the Anne O’Hare McCormick Scholarship Fund, named for the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize.

11 Wednesdays, September 14–Decem- ber 7, 11:00am–12:30pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 12. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0778-001

A MILLENNIUM OF SACRED MUSIC: The Development of Choral Music from Plainchant to Today

This course will begin with a brief presentation of the development of Christian Liturgy and will trace the development of choral music from chant through the development of polyphony and harmony. PowerPoint presentations, videos, recording

resources, lecture, and discussion will demonstrate the relationship between music, religion, and culture and the impact of sacred music on Western classical music. A historical perspective will focus on musical periods and the way more developed forms grew out of simpler forms. The goal of the course is to enrich understanding and enhance pleasure in listening to sacred music in all its forms.

KEN HOOVER was born in Chicago, grew up in Virginia, earned a BA in English at the University of Richmond, and an MDiv at Southeastern Baptist Seminary. He has sung in school, church, and community choruses and was a choir director for over ten years. He also has taken courses in music history and choral conducting at UNC and studied composition privately with Peter Klausmeyer. He was producer and host of “Great Sacred Music” on WCPE-89.7 FM for eighteen years. He also writes classical music reviews for CVNC.org (Classical Voice of North Carolina).


BEYOND RELIGION: Exploring Paths to Spirit

For many, an “ineffable something” beckons beyond religion toward a deep and mysterious yearning for self-transcendence and surrender. Through lecture, discussion, and film, this survey course will focus on two thread questions: What is Spirit? and Who do you say you are? to encourage participants to explore ideas about the nature of Spirit and our relationship to it. We will explore traditional perennial wisdom found in various cultures as well as esoteric science, quantum physics, neurobiol-ogy, and consciousness research to shape our inquiry. We will also engage in experiential exercises to

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help us develop pragmatic spiritual practices to further our journey on the path toward Spirit.

Required text:

n Roger Walsh, Essential Spiritual-ity: The Seven Practices to Awaken Heart and Mind (ISBN 978-0471392163), John Wiley and Sons, 2000, $15.95.

CLAUDIA MOORE holds a BDiv and a MSW in community practice. She has experience in hospice and bereavement counseling, is a Reiki master, and student in the Academy for Evolution-aries, which encourages exploration of concepts and practices of evolutionary spirituality.


SHAKESPEARE’S TWELFTH NIGHT: Taking and Mis-taking Identity

We will look at the text of a single play, Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, in close detail, in an attempt to under-stand not simply its plot (comically complicated) or its characters (some annoying, some heart-rending, some hilarious) but also its rhetoric (how the words and sounds and structures combine to make “meaning” and “experience”). Special attention will be paid to the play’s music, the importance of which is signaled by the play’s famous opening line: “If music be the food of love, play on.”

Required texts:

n William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night: Twelfth Night, or What You Will (ISBN 978-0199536092), Oxford Classics, 2008, $10.95.

n Arthur Quinn, Figures of Speech: 60 Ways to Turn a Phrase (ISBN 978-1880393024), Routledge, 1995, $26.88.

October 5 (Ackland Art Museum)“Conserving Ancient and Modern Art,” with Lynn Koehnline, con- servator, Ackland Art Museum, UNC–Chapel Hill.

October 12 (Nasher Museum of Art)“Preparing the Art for Exhibit,” with Brad Johnson, chief prepara-tor, Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University.

October 26 (Judea Reform)“Curating a Special Exhibit with Modern Art from Other Institu-tions,” with Trevor Schoonmaker, curator, Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University.

November 2 (Judea Reform)“How Do We Educate? How Do We Acquire Resources?” with Juline Chevalier, curator of education, and Krisein Greenway, director of development and external relations, Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University.

November 9 (Judea Reform)“How Does a Curator Go about Arranging for an Art Exhibitions?” with the curator of European art, North Carolina Museum of Art.

November 16 (Ackland Art Museum)“Practicing Connoisseurship: Clearing Away the Fog,” with Timothy Riggs, curator of collec-tions, Ackland Art Museum, UNC–Chapel Hill.

LINDA CARL, facilitator, has served as acting director of cultural affairs at Duke University and has developed programs for Adventures in Ideas and served as assistant provost at UNC–Chapel Hill. She is currently a volunteer gallery teacher at Ackland Art Museum.

9 Wednesdays, September 14–Novem-ber 16 (please note dates), 11:00am–12:30pm, Judea Reform Education Building and area museums. Maxi-mum: 30. Fee: $70. Course ID: 0786-001

GEORGE GOPEN is professor of the practice of rhetoric at Duke’s English Department. In recent years he has taught a number of courses for OLLI on Shakespeare, T. S. Eliot, and Edwin Muir.


BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE ART MUSEUM: The Care and Feeding of the Collection

In this course we will find out what happens behind the scenes. We will see how art is cared for and prepared for an exhibit. We will learn how the whole collection and special exhibits are put together. We’ll also find out how museums educate, how they acquire resources and how they are designed. Finally, we will get an insight into how a museum connois-seur examines and values a work of art. We will meet with faculty from the Ackland Art Museum, the Nasher Art Museum, the NC Central Univer-sity Art Museum, and the North Carolina Museum of Art. Join us to explore these topics with talk and behind the scenes visits.

September 14 (Judea Reform)“Designing a New Museum,” with Dan Gottlieb, director of planning and design, North Carolina Museum of Art.

September 21 (North Carolina Museum of Art)

“Architectural and Parkway Design Tour of North Carolina Museum of Art,” with Gretchen Laming, North Carolina Museum of Art.

September 28 (NC Central University Art Museum)

“Developing a Collection,” with Kenneth Rogers, director, NC Central University Art Museum.


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MEDIEVAL IRISH & WELSH HERO STORIES: Early Celtic Tales of Wonder

We will read from two (paperback) collections of texts, Early Irish Sagas and The Mabinogion. These abundant tales of wonder and enchantment have few parallels in world literature, and they range in theme from the grim and obscene to the outrageous and hilarious. They feature adventure, extraordinary heroes, and powerful women. Ancient Irish epics date sub- stantially from pagan times (seventh century or even earlier). The Mabino-gion, a Middle Welsh folktale com-pendium, embraces a mythological cycle told in prose narrative form.

Required texts:

n Jeffrey Gantz, trans., Early Irish Myths and Sagas (ISBN 978-0140443974), Penguin, 1982, $10.00.

n Jeffrey Gantz, trans., The Mabino-gion (ISBN 978-0140443226), Penguin, 1976, $10.00.

Since 1960, RAYMOND CORMIER has taught at Stanford, Harvard, Tufts, Virginia, and Temple universities, and at Wilson, Dartmouth, Gettysburg, and Dickinson colleges. For fourteen years, he served as visiting professor in the English and Modern Languages Department of Longwood University, where his wife was president, and he

was named “First Gent Emeritus” by Longwood’s Board of Visitors in 2010.

11 Wednesdays, September 14–Decem- ber 7, 11:00am–12:30pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 30. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0783-001

THE WORLD TODAY

This course is for those who are interested in current events. Each week we discuss news from the United States, the world, and the Triangle. We begin each class with a list of proposed topics and discuss those of interest to the group. Class members also offer topics for discussion. Active participation by class members is encouraged (but not manda-tory), as it expands our mutual understanding of the many events that might affect us. Discussions are enriched by the variety of back-grounds, expertise, and viewpoints of class members. Topics are dis-cussed knowledgeably, respectfully, and sometimes with passion, but we always end with humor, looking forward to the next class. We offer two sections of this course. The discussion leaders will rotate between the two sections. Each has participated in The World Today discussions many times, bringing a distinctive style and background to

the class, and, most important, each will elicit a wide spectrum of views from class members.

HENRY BLINDER is an attorney and served in several different positions as a legal counsel to local government and state agencies. He was the city attorney for the City of Durham for many years prior to his retirement in 2008 and has lived in Durham for more than thirty years.

RICHARD ELLMAN is a CPA, having spent most of his career as chief financial officer of various companies. He and his wife, Sioux, retired to Durham in 2006.

TOM HAUCK grew up overseas and then worked for Texaco managing petroleum marketing companies in West Africa and Central and South America, ending his career in Nigeria.

DOUG LONGMAN has taught several classes at OLLI on international political economy, public policy, and economics. He has a doctorate in business administration and taught previously at the University of Chicago, UNC–Chapel Hill, and the University of Texas.

RIC SHEPHERD has been a CPA for twenty-nine years, originally in the Boston area. Since 1988 he has lived and practiced in the Triangle area. His specialty is financial consulting to business, and he teaches at Wake Tech Community College.

11 Wednesdays, September 14–Decem- ber 7, 11:00am–12:30pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 30 in each section. Fee: $80.

Section 1: Course ID: 0393-009

Section 2: Course ID: 0393-010

WOMEN ON WEIGHTS

Strength training is especially important for women as they age. The gradual loss of muscle mass that occurs after the age of forty means a lower metabolic rate and tendency toward weight gain. Resistance training can help maintain metaboli-

New to OLLI? Let’s Get Together!NEWCOMERS’ MEET & GREET

Are you new to OLLI at Duke or just want to learn more about it? If so we would like to get to know you better. You are invited to attend a Meet & Greet, hosted by the OLLI Membership Com-mittee, to meet other members, current board of advisors members, and our director, Garry Crites. We will provide refreshments, and afterward we will walk to the nearby Trinity Cafe on Duke East Campus—if you like, you can join us for a Dutch-treat lunch.

This event will be at 11:00am, Wednesday, September 7, at The Bishop’s House on the Duke East Campus. OLLI will be on semester break so there will be plenty of parking. If you are not already an OLLI member you can join OLLI and register for classes. Please contact Margaret McKeon ([email protected], 919-848-0304) so that we can plan accordingly.

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HOW TO REGISTER

Registration Form

You have probably heard that, starting this semester, OLLI at Duke will be using Duke Continuing Studies’ new registration system that allows students to register themselves into courses and receive immediate confirmation.

OLLI MEMBERSHIP DUES AND FEES

To attend OLLI classes and events, you must first remit $35 in annual member-ship dues (payable when you first sign up for courses during the school year; if you first register in the spring, your dues are good through the following school year).

In addition to membership dues, students pay for they courses they sign up for. Under the new registration system, courses are now charged at a set fee according to the length of course. The cost for each course is included in the catalog description.

REGISTRATION

There are many ways that you can register!

Online Registration: By now, current members have received by mail a com-prehensive booklet that includes instructions for registering online. If you follow the instructions, you will be able to register for classes, pay for your annual membership and your courses, and receive confirmation of your courses immediately via e-mail.

Open House: Do you want to take advantage of our new online registration system, but are a little nervous about doing it on your own this first time? Then come to our Open House at the Bishop’s House on Sunday, July 31, from 2:00–5:00pm. We will have trained OLLI mentors here with computers to help you register. But what would an Open House be without food, drinks, and fellowship with other members? This is not just a registration event; this is an OLLI party! (We plan to offer registration help for members who live in several of the larger continuing care retirement centers in the area as well.)

Paper Registrations: You still have the option of registering using the form in the catalog as usual. Please deliver, mail (Box 90700, Durham 27708), or fax (919-681-8235) your form to the Bishop’s House. These will be processed in the order received, beginning August 1.

Phone Registrations: If you would like to register by phone, you may call the registration office (919-684-6259) anytime after 8:00am on August 1. Please do not ask to register for classes prior to this date.

REFUND POLICY

Refunds for a dropped course must be received by the end of the second week of class (September 23 for most courses); after that time, no refunds will be issued except in the event of an emergency. There will be a $10 service charge per transaction per member. If a course is cancelled by OLLI at Duke, no charge will be incurred by members. Please note: membership dues are non-refundable.

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cally active muscle fibers and combat that trend. Numerous studies con-tinue to confirm the importance of lifting weights to keep bones strong and ward off osteoporosis. Even more recent studies link strength training to heart health. If you have considered adding strength training to your exercise program but were intimidated by the equipment and unsure of how to go about it, this may be the class for you. Enjoy the support of a group and a few laughs as you strengthen and tone under the watchful eye of a certified personal trainer.

JULIA ROSE is a certified personal trainer with ACE, the American Council on Exercise. She has been training private clients and leading strength training classes at OLLI and in other settings since 2006.

11 Wednesdays, September 14–Decem- ber 7, 11:00am–12:30pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 14. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0368-003

READING POETRY: US Poets Laureate

Unlike its British counterpart, the position of Poet Laureate of the United States is an annual appoint-ment and has virtually no official duties attached to it. However, it does carry a lot of prestige and, in its seventy-year history, has been bestowed upon many of the country’s truly great poets, including Robert Frost, Robert Lowell, Elizabeth Bishop, and William Carlos Williams. Professor Elizabeth Hun Schmidt has recently assembled an excellent anthology of poems by American laureates. In this course we will read (aloud) a generous selection of these poems and then talk about them. The instructor’s role will be to select the poems to be read and to keep the discussions moving and on track.

There will be no lecturing. The aim of the course is to provide students a sense of the state of poetry in the United States in the last half century through immersion in the works of some of the best contemporary poets, and to convince people that contem-porary poetry can be both interesting and intelligible.

Required text:

n Billy Collins et al., The Poets Laureate Anthology (ISBN 978-0393061819), W. W. Norton, 2010, $39.95.

ARNIE JOHANSON is a retired philosophy professor from Minnesota who turned to reading and writing poetry when he came to OLLI in 1999. He has been teaching philosophy and poetry classes at OLLI for ten years or so.

11 Wednesdays, September 14–Decem- ber 7, 1:30–3:00pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 20. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0789-001

THE PLAYS OF EURIPIDES, I

In this course we will continue our project of reading all the extant Greek plays in translation. You do not have to have had the earlier courses on Aeschylus and Sophocles to take this course. Euripides’ nineteen plays are full of strong, outspoken women and cynical, manipulative men and gods. His subjects are myths, but his take on these stories is always innovative and he reflects the cultural and political upheavals Athens was undergoing in the late-5th-century BC. In this course we will cover four plays: Iphigenia at Aulis, Electra, Orestes, and Iphigenia in Tauris.

Recommended text:

n Peter Burian and Alan Shapiro, eds., The Complete Euripides, Vol. 2: Iphigenia in Tauris and Other Plays (ISBN 978-0195388695), Oxford, 2010, $12.95.

Since retiring from teaching Classics at UNC–Chapel Hill, CYNTHIA DESSEN has been teaching the same subject at OLLI for several years.

11 Wednesdays, September 14–Decem-ber 7, 1:30–3:00pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 20. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0366-002

PLAY READING: Bringing Characters to Life through Our Own Experiences

During eleven weeks, we will explore the creation of our characters by discussing and then reading aloud two three-act plays, usually one act each week. We will seek to visualize the characters and evaluate their words and actions, and deter-mine what motivates them. When we complete our reading of each play, we will watch famous actors in the same roles (film) and discuss how our interpretations compare. As time allows, we will read excerpts from other plays and offer insights we glean from the play-wrights. We will begin with Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie, then move to Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. As time allows, we will read excerpts from Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, and Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun.

Please note: The instructor will provide copies of The Glass Menagerie and Death of a Salesman at a total cost of $16. Please bring exact change to the first class.

FAYE ROWLAND GREGORY taught speech, drama, and English/American literature for thirty years. She has acted and directed plays in high schools and college. A lover of the theater, she was a charter member of the Shakespeare Theater Guild in Anniston, Alabama, which was the starting ground for


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today’s Alabama Shakespeare Theater in Montgomery, Alabama.

11 Wednesdays, September 14–Decem-ber 7, 1:30–3:00pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 12. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0792-001

THE BHAGAVAD GITA: A Manual for Daily Living

The Gita is not a religious or holy book of Hindus, for a religious book is often associated with dogmas and commandments. Truly, it is not a book of commandments but a book of choices. It does mention sin, but mostly it talks about ignorance and its consequences. Krishna tells Arjuna (you and me) about the Self—the divinity within all beings—the forces of the mind, the relationship between thought and action, and the law of karma, and then concludes, “Now, Arjuna, reflect on these words and then do as you choose” (18:63). The struggle is between two halves of human nature, and choices are posed every moment. Thus, the Gita places human destiny entirely in human hands. Its world is not deterministic, but neither is it an expression of blind chance: we shape ourselves and our world by what we believe and think and act on, whether for good or for ill.

Required text:

n Eknath Easwaran, The Bhagavad Gita (ISBN 978-1586380199), Nilgiri, 2007, $10.95.

UMESH C. GULATI is an emeritus professor at East Carolina University, has published many articles in Vedanta magazines, the latest being “The Art and Science of Doing Work and Service.” He is also on the speakers’ bureau of the North Carolina Humanities Council.

11 Wednesdays, September 14–Decem- ber 7, 1:30–3:00pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 25. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0793-001

BASIC DRAWING: The A-B-Cs of Basic Drawing

This is a course in the basic theory and practice of drawing a variety of simple subject matter. We will examine drawing through the graphic elements of line, plane, tone, shape, form, volume, rendering, composi-tion, and perspective. The course includes an introduction to light and shadow. Beginning problems will be structured to guide you, and the instructor will assist in this experi-ence through individual attention. You will need a 9x12 drawing pad 90#, twelve-inch plastic T-square, two #2 pencils, and a small pencil sharpener.

FRANK DALIMONTE studied art at the University of Buffalo, Art Institute in Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art,

National Gallery of Fine Art in London, and the Louvre in Paris. He teaches drawing and oil painting in three cities in North Carolina, and he illustrates children’s books. Visit www.franksart.mysite.com.

6 Wednesdays, September 14, 21 & 28, and October 5, 12 & 26 (please note dates), 1:30–3:00pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 15. Fee: $50. Course ID: 0794-001

HOW IMMUNITY WORKS: The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown about Our Immune System

Think of this course as the response to the following essay question.

Reconcile the following three statements about immunity:

1. A normally functioning immune system is essential to healthy human life.

2. Functions of the immune system cause disorders ranging from merely annoying (think hay fever) to potentially fatal (think transplant rejection and diseases like diabetes and lupus).

3. Laboratory syntheses of immune products are on track to revolu-tionize many therapeutic activi-ties.

We will consider these basic issues and some of the endless ramifications they give rise to.

FRANCES WIDMANN, MD, was an associate professor of pathology at Duke University Medical Center, with a special interest in immunology and blood banking. Since retirement, she has taught OLLI courses in immu-nology, hematology, and transfusion medicine.



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CONSCIOUS AGING SERIES

Plan to join us for the third year of our successful lunchtime series addressing issues we face as we age. We invite knowledgeable speakers to share information on a wide variety of subjects.

September 21 • Short Trips around North Carolina Amy Wood Pasquini, marketing director of Our State Magazine

September 28 • What We Want Our Care Givers to Know Panel —Class Members “Refirement, Not Retirement” course

October 5 • Farm to Table Seth Green, Bull City Burgers and Brew, and Marco Shaw, Piedmont Restaurant

October 12 • “But I Don’t Want to Go to a CCRC!” Marcia Tuttle, coordinator for OLLI’s CCRC course

October 26 • Duke University’s Nasher Museum of Art Juline Chevalier, curator of education, Nasher Museum of Art

November 2 • Contracts: CCRCs & Long-Term Care Insurance Brad Breeding, Carolina Benefits Planning, Inc.

November 9 • Medicare Changes in New Health Law Barry Mowbray, Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program

November 16 • Green Burial Robert Curtis, Brown Wynne Funeral Home, Cary

November 30 • To Be Announced

December 7 • Acupuncture Janet Shaffer, licensed acupuncturist at Duke Integrative Medicine

These free talks will be held on Wednesdays, 12:45–1:45pm, Judea Reform Education Building (Commons). Attend as many sessions as you wish. No advance registration is necessary.

Watch the OLLI Spotlight and the OLLI bulletin boards for details about each session. The schedule is subject to change.

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ANATOMY THROUGH MOVEMENT: Exercise Your Body and Stretch Your Brain, Too!

Stretch and strengthen your body and learn anatomy interactively. Learning anatomy can be challenging when you sit and stare at a book; moving while learning is one of the most effective ways to learn. This course will make learning about bones and muscles fun and interesting, plus you will get a workout. And there are no tests! We will learn safe ways to move the body, how to build up activity gradually, and gain under-

standing of how the body is meant to move. You need to be able to climb a flight of stairs to get to the classroom, and you should be able to stand for one hour unassisted.

KAREN O’NEAL is a certified Kripalu yoga teacher, yoga therapist, martial arts instructor, and licensed massage therapist practicing in Durham.

11 Wednesdays, September 14–Decem-ber 7, 1:30–2:30pm (please note times), Minds and Bodies Therapies, 1858 Hillandale Road, Suite 300, Durham. Maximum: 8. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0737-001

CRITICAL ISSUE DEBATES: Politics, Public Policy, and Economics

The class format is opening presentations with data by each speaker, followed by a rebuttal period by each speaker. Then the floor is open to discussion by all attending. We plan to invite outside speakers who have particular insights or points of view on key issues. Example topics include the appropriate role of government; budgets and deficits; healthcare reform that both works for people and works financially; and principles of “fair” taxes.

DOUG LONGMAN has taught several classes at OLLI on international political economy, public policy, and economics. He has a doctorate in business administration, and has taught previously at the University of Chicago, UNC–Chapel Hill, and the University of Texas. TOM HAUCK grew up overseas and then worked for Texaco managing petroleum marketing companies in West Africa and Central and South America, ending his career in Nigeria.


BALANCE: Align, Strengthen, and Stretch

Learn to use your entire body in proper alignment. Walk, stand, and move with increased agility and flexibility. Each class is designed to build your strength and flexibility through a series of simple exercises performed sitting, standing, or lying down, with concentration on posture and breath. Special attention is paid to isolating movement of muscles and alignment of joints to create balanced, fluid movement. Work at your own pace with these slow and controlled movements. Since no special equip-ment is required, you can continue your practice at home. You will

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receive helpful feedback, positive reinforcement, and gentle corrections to improve everyday movements.

BETH SEIGLER is a co-founder of SafeSkills Movement Arts Center in Durham. She has over twenty-seven years’ experience teaching body alignment and movement to people of all ages as the head instructor for martial arts, yoga, and Back in Balance with SafeSkills (www.safeskills.com).

11 Wednesdays, September 14–Decem- ber 7, 2:00–3:00pm (please note times), SafeSkills Movement Arts Center, 3702-3 Hillsborough Road, Durham (directions at www.safeskills.com). Maximum: 10. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0398-005

ROOM ACOUSTICS FOR AUDIENCE MEMBERS & PERFORMERS: From Choosing a Room to Choosing a Seat

Knowledge of a few basic scientific principles and findings enables a wide range of insights regarding the role of room acoustics in the rehearsal and performance of music and speech. While most of this course will not be concerned with electronics, we briefly will consider sound recording, electronic sound reinforcement, and the use of assistive devices for people with impaired hearing. There will be walking “field trips” to a variety of nearby rooms.

DEWEY TULL LAWSON is an adjunct professor of physics at Duke, where he teaches a lecture course “Acoustics and Music” and an interdisciplinary first- year seminar “Connected by Sound.”


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Men and Women: Lift Up Your Voices and Sing!

The New Horizons Chorus invites you to join with fellow OLLI members in a serious, but fun, atmosphere to learn healthy singing techniques. Making music is enjoyable, but it’s serious fun . . . and it can help maintain both good mental and physical health.

Experienced as well as novice singers are welcome. Sing favorite music that you remember from the past. Our focus will be on learning basic concepts and vocal technique, on reading music, and—most of all— on experiencing the joy of singing.

MELODY ZENTNER is our director. An experienced vocal music teacher, she is a graduate of Ithaca College School of Music and has taught both adult and young voices for over thirty years in New York and North Carolina.

CARMEN WARD is our piano accompanist.

11 Wednesdays, September 14–December 7, 3:30–5:00pm, in the Chorus Studio at Durham Academy Middle School Campus, 3116 Academy Road, Durham. There is ample parking after 3:15pm, when parents have picked up students from school. Fee: $85; covers group instruction and sheet music. Course ID: 0457-003

Register using the insert in this catalog. You must be a paid member of OLLI ($35 annual dues) for the 2011–2012 academic year.

For more information contact Melody Zentner, Chorus Director: 919-489-9118 (x4343) or [email protected].

SØREN KIERKEGAARD

Søren Kierkegaard, a 19th-century Existentialist from Copenhagen, was among the first philosophers to explore how our fundamental choices in life determine the way we perceive the world, what we value, and even the kind of despair we are vulnerable to. He identified four basic life- postures our choices put us in— a life steered by feelings, by morals, by reason, and by religious faith. His brilliant writings were done under pseudonyms, each reflective of one of these “stages” of human existence. We will sample some of each.

Required text:

n Søren Kierkegaard, A Kierkegaard Anthology, edited by Robert Bretall (ISBN 0-691-01978-9), Princeton, 1973, $25.00.

RICHARD PRUST recently retired from teaching philosophy at St. Andrews Presbyterian College. He wrote a book titled Wholeness: The Character Logic of Christian Belief and is currently working on another book applying a narrative account of personal identity to issues in the philosophy of law.

11 Wednesdays, September 14–Decem-ber 7, 3:15–4:45pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 20. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0750–001


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JONATHAN SWIFT, SATIRIST

In September of 1725, Jonathan Swift wrote to his friend Alexander Pope, “The chief end I propose . . . in all my labours is to vex the world rather than divert it.” A month earlier he had completed one of the most am- bitious labors of his career, Gulliver’s Travels. With its straightforward narration and complex irony; fantas-tic and realistic detail; imaginative charm and grotesque, repellent imagery, the work has, from its pub- lication in 1726 to the present day both vexed and diverted the world and established Swift as arguably the greatest prose satirist in English. Its attackers include Thackeray and Walter Scott. John Wesley and Mark Twain admired it—the latter with reservations because of some objec-tionable passages. Gulliver’s remarkable adventures will be of central importance in this course. It will also offer others of Swift’s works, including the intricate-ly ironic “The Abolishing of Christi-anity in England” and the notorious scheme to alleviate the sufferings of the Irish poor, “A Modest Proposal.” We will begin with “The Bickerstaff Papers.”

Required text:

n Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels and Other Writings (ISBN 978-0553212327), Bantam Classics, 2007, $4.95.

OLIVER FERGUSON is professor emeri-tus of English at Duke University and the author of Jonathan Swift and Ireland.


READ & DISCUSS: Two Books by Abraham Verghese—A Novel and a Memoir

Abraham Verghese has written only one novel, Cutting for Stone. The Tennis Partner is a memoir. Both books are sensitive, thought-provoking stories. The first, Cutting for Stone, is the story of twin brothers, born of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon. Orphaned by their mother’s death and their father’s disappearance, bound together by a preternatural connection and a shared fascination for medicine, the twins come of age as Ethiopia hovers on the brink of revolution. Moving from Addis Ababa to New York City and back again, it is the story of two brothers whose fates are forever inter- twined. The Tennis Partner, a memoir, is also a doctor’s tale. Abraham Ver- ghese recalls his story of moving to Texas to join the staff of a small county hospital, where he meets David Smith, a young medical student recovering from drug addiction. The friendship between doctor and intern grows increasingly rich and complex, more intimate than two men usually allow. What happens when the dark beast from David’s past emerges once again?

Required texts:

n Abraham Verghese, Cutting for Stone (ISBN 978-0375714368), Vintage, 2010, $15.95.

n Abraham Verghese, The Tennis Partner (ISBN 978-0060931131), Harper Perennial, 1999, $14.99.

PEGGY QUINN, course coordinator, has been an active member of OLLI and an enthusiastic participant in the Read & Discuss series for sixteen years. Books for every term of the class are selected by the Read & Discuss Committee.

11 Thursdays, September 15–December 8 (please note dates; no class on Septem-ber 29; class will meet during OLLI’s Fall Break), 9:00–10:30am, Judea Reform Education Building, Maximum: 20. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0741-001

THURSDAYS

NUCLEAR THREATS IN THE 21st CENTURY

This course will provide an overview of the threats we face in the post–Cold War world and will include a brief summary of the evolution of the nuclear balance after 1945, the transitions that occurred in the 1990s, and the nature of the threats faced by the United States in the early 21st century. In this last category we will examine the threats posed by known nuclear states, the prob-lems created by nuclear proliferation, and the concerns that exist regarding nuclear terrorism. This overview will attempt to summarize the various theories that address these issues and will include the debates about the nature and seriousness of these threats.

Recommended text:

n Graham Allison, Nuclear Terror-ism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe (ISBN 978-0805078527), Holt, 2005, $10.88.

JOE CADDELL has a PhD in military history from Duke University. He has taught at a number of schools for the Department of Defense and is currently teaching military and naval history at NC State University and naval and air power history at UNC–Chapel Hill.

11 Thursdays, September 15–December 15 (please note dates; no class on Sep- tember 29), 9:00–10:30am, Judea Reform Education Building, Maximum: 60. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0742-001

T’AI CHI: Moving Meditation

Taijiquan (T’ai Chi Ch’üan), a tradi-tional Chinese movement system, arose out of the belief that slow, continuous motion, combined with an internal focus on subtle changes, enhances energy, well-being, and mental, emotional, and physical balance. Scientific studies have verified


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many of its benefits, and medical professionals now endorse it for recuperation from surgery, heart disease, balance difficulties, arthritis, and a wide variety of other condi-tions. In addition, it is easy to practice, requires no special space or equip-ment, and integrates natural, easy exercise with a joyful reflective approach to daily life. We will learn a short sequence of movements and energy gathering exercises, which can form the basis of a regular personal routine.

Recommended text:

n Tsung Hwa Jou, The Dao of Taijiquan: Way to Rejuvenation (ISBN: 978-0804813570), Tuttle, 1989, $19.95.

JAY DUNBAR, PhD, is director of the Magic Tortoise Taijiquan School (www.magictortoise.com). An “indoor” student of Grandmaster Jou Tsung Hwa, he has studied taijiquan and qigong since 1975 and has taught in the Triangle area since 1979.

11 Thursdays, September 15–December 15 (please note dates; no class on September 29), 9:00–10:30am, Judea Reform Education Building. Maxi-mum: 30. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0420-004

HISTORY & THE HISTORIAN: Making the Invisible Woman Visible

This course will examine the question of the relationship between what we call “history” and the person who is writing whatever piece of history we are studying. We will use the book Making the Invisible Woman Visible, which opens with a long autobio-graphical essay, and follows with a series of essays on various subjects in the history of women. We will discuss the issues involved in the essays. Reading will be required.

THURSDAYS continued . . .

Please note: The book for the class will be provided by the instructor at the first class at a nominal charge.

ANNE FIROR SCOTT is an emerita member of the Duke University History Department and a pioneer in the study of the history of American women.

11 Thursdays, September 15–December 8, 10:00–11:30am (please note times), Carol Woods Retirement Community, 750 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill. Maximum: 6 from OLLI. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0802-001

WARM GLASS FUSING

Learn to make functional and decorative art with colored glass that is fired in a kiln. Dishes, window art, and jewelry are some of the possibili-ties. The process is simple (think collage with glass), but the results are spectacular. This is a hands-on class, and you will be able to make several different items in this eight-session course. The instructor will guide you through the process, but you are free to explore your own ideas. The instructor has examples and books to help inspire you. No experience necessary. Please wear comfortable clothes and close-toed shoes.

Please note: Students will be respon-sible for paying the instructor for the cost of materials to complete projects. The cost of glass for individual projects can vary from $5 up to $100, depending upon the size and com-plexity of the project. Students will work at their own pace and will complete the number of projects they are comfortable with.

SALLYE COYLE was a research scientist in neurobiology before she discovered the joy of working with color and light in the form of fused glass. She has been teaching glass fusing for over ten years.

Section 2: 8 Thursdays, September

22–November 17 (please note dates), 10:30am–12:30pm (please note dates and times), Instructor’s Studio, 5520 Lochridge Road, Durham. Maximum: 10. Fee: $70. Course ID: 0422-008

Section 1: 8 Wednesdays, 10:30am–12:30pm; see page 20.

LEONARD BERNSTEIN: Musician Times Four

Leonard Bernstein was one of this century’s greatest and most influen-tial musicians. Uniquely, Bernstein managed this remarkable career in four different domains—as a conductor, composer, pianist, and teacher/writer. Relying whenever possible on videos, we will experience his remarkable work as a conductor (e.g., mainly responsible for the interest surge in Mahler’s works) and as a composer (three wonderful symphonies, the classic West Side Story, opera, ballet, and film music, the superb Serenade, the contro- versial Mass, and much more). We will also see Bernstein as a leading concert pianist and, lastly, as a great teacher/lecturer and TV personality, through his “Omnibus Series,” his talks on Mahler, and “The Unan-swered Question.” Generous clips of Bernstein in rehearsal will also be included.

GEORGE OBERLANDER has taught OLLI music courses covering the classical guitar, J. S. Bach’s and Gustav Mahler’s lives and works, and selected chamber music. He has been active in local and international classical guitar organizations and is a member of OLLI’s Performing Arts Curriculum Committee and chairs of OLLI’s Religion-Philosophy Curriculum Committee.

11 Thursdays, September 15–December 8, 11:00am–1:00pm (please note times), The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 20. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0745-001

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THE FEAR OF INSIGNIFICANCE: A Worldview for Century 21

“To be truly free, humans need to address the most basic issues of existence through . . . intellectual effort. These questions range from the nature of the good life and the good society to the questions of how we can move from erroneous belief to true knowledge. Without coherent world views our lives lack the struc-ture that provides us with meaning, and without criteria of cogency, we have no way of anchoring those world views beyond how well ideas sell in the marketplace, a notoriously fickle yardstick for quality” (from the introduction to the text we will use). The format for this course is discus-sion. A careful reading of the week’s assignment is assumed; the life of the sessions depends on it and on lively engagement with each other over questions, reactions, and objections to the issues raised. Since the flow of discussion depends on continuity, regular attendance is important.

Required text:

n Carlo Strenger, The Fear of Insignificance: Searching for Meaning in the Twenty-First Century (ISBN 978-0230113756), Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, $24.00.

JIM WRIGHT has convened classes in philosophy at OLLI for a few years, and has taught religion, philosophy, and English at the secondary and college levels for forty years before coming to Durham in 1999 to “retire” to a fuller life.

11 Thursdays, September 15–December 8, 11:00am–12:30pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 20. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0743-001

THE 1960s AS HISTORY & AS MEMORY

This course will focus on three large events: the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and the women’s movement. You will read, watch, listen, discuss, and, ultimately, pon- der “what really happened.” We’ll look back at the sixties through two lenses: the published memoirs of participants; and private memories of our own. As public evidence, we will read nonfiction, fiction, and poems, and look at documentary videos. As private evidence, we hope that participants will volunteer to recollect what they were doing and thinking at certain moments in the sixties.

Required texts:

n Anne Moody, Coming of Age in Mississippi (ISBN 978-0385337816), Delta, 2004, $16.00.

n Tim O’Brien, The Things They Carried (ISBN 978-0618706419), Mariner, 2009, $14.95.

When PETER FILENE taught US history at UNC–Chapel Hill, he won six teaching awards and published six books on topics ranging from gender roles to the right to die. Since retiring, he has completed a novel and exhibited fine- art photographs, and is enjoying four grandchildren.


ALEXANDER POPE

This course will be a long look at Alexander Pope, the greatest 18th-century English poet and arguably the greatest (the contest would be between him and Swift) of English satirists. A dabbler in philosophy, a player in the dangerous world of 18th-century politics, a keen and prescient cultural critic, and the undisputed master of the English heroic couplet, Pope is a figure that will well repay our careful study.

THOMAS STUMPF received a bach-elor’s degree from St. Louis University in 1960 and a doctorate from Harvard in 1966. From 1965 to 2006 he taught at UNC–Chapel Hill, where he was the recipient of many teaching awards, including the Board of Governors Award for 2001.


SEATED STRENGTH TRAINING FOR MEN & WOMEN

Lifting weights helps maintain muscle mass that is lost through the normal course of aging. Resistance training even alleviates some of the pain associated with aging joints and chronic diseases, increases flexibility and improves posture and range of motion. It helps burn fat and has been shown in countless studies to reverse bone loss and osteoporosis in both men and women. Improve your energy and balance as we engage in strength training to music while seated and standing, using dumbbells, bands, and ankle weights.

JULIA ROSE is a certified personal trainer with ACE, the American Council on Exercise. She trains, coaches swimming and leads exercise classes in a variety of settings.

11 Thursdays, September 15–December 15 (please note dates; no class on September 29), 11:00am-12:30pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 15. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0649-002

JOSEPH CONRAD: Novels and Tales

In this eight-week course we will read a few novels and several short stories by Joseph Conrad, one of the more important authors writing in English in the late 19th and early

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20th centuries. Conrad’s most famous fictional figure is his frequent narra-tor, Marlow, probably Conrad himself, and though the youthful narrator of the “The Secret Sharer” is not named, he is no doubt Marlow, the central intelligence through whom experi-ence is mediated and filtered. Our chief purpose is to gather some dependable idea of the nature of Conrad’s imagination, the scope and character of his vision of the human condition, and the craft with which this vision is rendered in representa-tive works. Prior to the first class, the instruc-tor will send registrants a reading list, suggesting inexpensive editions but expecting that readers will choose their own texts.

WALLACE JACKSON is an emeritus professor of English at Duke University.

8 Thursdays, September 15–November 17 (please note dates; no class on September 29), 11:00am–12:30pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 30. Fee: $70. Course ID: 0755-001

INDIAN VEGETARIAN CUISINE

In this course we will explore the diversity of vegetarian dishes from the Indian tradition. We are already aware of the health benefits of vegetarian diet; now bring taste and variety to the table. We will discuss various aspects of vegetarianism, including how to choose a diet best suited to your lifestyle when you are eating at home or out in restaurants. There will be several visits to local Indian restaurants. After sampling dishes, we will create menus and recipes. Once we have recipes in hand, there will be a trip to the Indian gro- cery store to buy the ingredients to cook. By this time class members will have plenty of tools and ideas to

come up with delicious meals. The instructor will share some of her very special tips to make meals tasty and healthy without spending too much money and preparation time.

Please note: Participants will be responsible for the cost of dining in the restaurants and shopping for groceries.

USHA GULATI has been a vegetarian all her life. She believes that a vegetar-ian diet helps develop a strong body, mind, and soul.

8 Thursdays, September 15–November 17 (please note dates; no class Septem-ber 29), 11:00am–12:30pm, Judea Reform Education Building, Maxi-mum: 20. Fee: $70. Course ID: 0427-002

BOTANICALS IN WATERCOLOR

Using live seasonal plant material we will create a traditional detailed botanical plate. We will create all colors with six pigments with the dry-brush watercolor technique. Prior watercolor experience is helpful but not necessary. Required materials for the course are Arches hot-press paper, at least 140#, if not 300#; Winsor Newton watercolors: perma-nent rose, scarlet lake, Windsor blue (green shade), cobalt club, Windsor yellow deep, and lemon yellow; kolinsky round brushes #1 and #4. (Prices vary a great deal depending on vendor.)

Recommended text:

n Agathe Ravet-Haevermans, The Art of Botanical Drawing (ISBN 978-0881929904), Timber, 2009, $19.95.

After retiring from the NC Botanical Garden in 2004, DOT WILBUR-BROOKS has continued to teach botanical illustration at OLLI and at the garden.

6 Thursdays, September 15–November 3, 11:00am–1:00pm (please note dates and times; no class on September 29), Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 12. Fee: $70. Course ID: 0430-002

ENERGY: Our National Addiction

We have become a nation of energy addicts. Without electricity at the flick of a switch and gasoline at the pump, our comfortable world would collapse into a miserable struggle for subsistence. Is that overly dramat-ic? Think about it. In this course we will discuss how we reached this state of dependency over the past couple of centuries and what is being done to prepare for the day when we begin to run short of the ancient—and non-renewable—reserves of fossil fuels which provide most of today’s energy. We will mix a bit of history with a dash of technology, add some simple economics and, of course, throw some politics into the stew.

PETE SELLECK is a retired Army officer who worked with both hydroelec-tric power and nuclear power. He spent ten years of his second career with an engineering firm specializing in projects for the energy industry. He has taught a variety of subjects at OLLI for twenty years.

11 Thursdays, September 15–December 15 (please note dates; no class on Sep- tember 29), 11:00am–12:30pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 30. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0714-001


E-MAILPlease include your e-mail on the registration form. It proves a great way for us to contact class members and to help you stay in touch with our OLLI Spotlight e-mail newsletter.

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THIS SPORTING LIFE

This course is a serious consideration of the social, cultural, economic, and historical influence of sports on modern life. Topics will range from bocce to basketball and peewee to professional, in an attempt to under-stand the seemingly disproportionate role of sports in the larger social context. This is not an opportunity to learn about sports but rather a focused discussion for informed participants.

JIM MARKSBURY was on the faculty at Deerfield Academy where he had a brief tryout as an assistant coach on the “Freshman B” soccer team.

10 Thursdays, September 15–December 8 (please note dates; no class on September 29), 11:00am–12:30pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 25. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0754-001

REMBRANDT IN CONTEXT

OLLI at Duke is excited to offer this course in celebration of the special exhibition Rembrandt Paintings in America: Collecting and Connoisseur-ship at the North Carolina Museum of Art. This eight-week course will alternate between 11:30am sessions in the museum auditorium and sessions in the museum galleries. (There will be a sign-up for the 11:00am and 12:00pm gallery ses-sions during the first lecture meet-ing.) The course will conclude with a tour of the special exhibition.

September 15Northern Renaissance Art (Museum Auditorium)

September 22Northern Renaissance Art (Museum Galleries)

October 6Flemish Art during the Age of Rubens (Museum Auditorium)

October 1317th-Century Flemish Painting (Museum Galleries)

October 27Dutch Art of the Golden Age (Museum Auditorium)

November 317th-Century Dutch Painting (Museum Galleries)

November 10Rembrandt in His Time (Museum Auditorium)

November 17Tour NCMA special exhibition, Rembrandt Paintings in America: Collecting and Connoisseurship (Museum Galleries)

KRISTINE DOOR, PhD, taught art history at the University of North Dakota for over a decade before moving to Raleigh in 1995. Until her recent retirement, she lectured at the North Carolina Museum of Art and directed the Docent Program.

8 Thursdays, September 15–November 17 (note dates above). Auditorium sessions 11:30am–1:00pm; gallery sessions 11:00am –12:00pm or 12:00–1:00pm (please note times); North Carolina Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh. Maximum: 120. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0801-001

CARL JUNG EXPLORES TRUE HEROISM IN FOREIGN FILMS

In our celebrity culture, we look to the rich and famous for our heroes. Carl Jung, the famous psychologist, had a distinctly different view that allows us all to become hero(in)es in our daily lives. Through foreign films (German, France, Italy, Czechoslova-kia, Brazil, etc.) and discussion, we will explore true heroism (different in men and women), where we reach beyond our ego strivings to tap into what Jung called “our larger personal-ity.” He believed this calling to heroism to be an innate instinct within each of us; our spiritual endeavor which adds depth and meaning to our lives.

Please note: This course will meet for three hours each week so that we may view a full-length film, discuss its deeper meaning, and apply Jung’s concepts expressed in the film.

Recommended text:

n James Hollis, On This Journey We Call Our Life (ISBN 978-1894574044), Inner City Books, 2003, $25.00.

KAY WESTON, retired therapist and teacher, has lead psychodrama groups in hospitals and taught English as a Second Language in US schools and in Brazil. She is a member of the Jung Society and the International Institute for the Study of Dreams. Currently she facilitates dream groups in a private setting.

11 Thursdays, September 15–December 8, 1:00–4:00pm (please note times; sessions are three hours), The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 20. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0756-001

BEGINNING POETRY WORKSHOP

Join a creative community of fellow writers as we explore the craft of poetry. Exercises and examples will provide a deeper understanding of image, sound, metaphor, form, and voice. We’ll provide each other with the productive feedback that is essential to creative writing. This course will stimulate and challenge those poets who have some back-ground in writing and want to refine their work, as well as those who are new to the pleasures of poetry.

JANE ANDREWS teaches memoir, journaling, and poetry through OLLI at Duke and at A Place for Women Together, among other venues. She is also a freelance editor.

11 Thursdays, September 15–December 8, 1:30–3:00pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 10. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0761-001

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NORTH CAROLINA FOR NEWBIES & NATIVES: Welcome to “The Goodliest Land”

When is a Blue Devil a Tar Heel? Is Durham the Devil’s Tramping Ground? Have you ever been “Shag-ging on the Boulevard”? Have you clung to “Clingman’s Dome”? Have you soared off “Jockey’s Ridge”? What was “Queen Anne’s Revenge”? Have you ever eaten “Swoosh”? What are ramps, and do people really eat them? Do you know who developed the popular recipe for Senate Bean Soup? Do you know who your neighbors are—North, West, South, and East? Find the answers to these and many other burning questions in this fast-paced, fun, and entertaining course. We will take a look at many things about the state that some North Carolina natives don’t even know. And we will dispel some of the myths we live with. From Murphy to Manteo, from the Virginia border to South Carolina, and treasures close to home—fasten your seatbelt and fly with us.

SUSAN HUDSON was born in North Carolina; she is North Carolina bred and North Carolina proud. She taught at Badin Elementary, Stanly Commu-nity College, and Pitt Community College. She is a speaker and presenter for many nonprofit organizations. Her teaching style is easy-going, interactive, and fun. She has a BA in English/politics from Mount Holyoke College.


HARLEM RENAISSANCE

A new black cultural identity flour-ished in the 1920s and 1930s, centered in the Harlem section of Manhattan. Our study will take us from the roots of the movement to the important figures of the period. These figures include civil rights pioneers, philan-thropists, writers, entertainers, and musicians. We will seek to recapture an understanding of the dynamic intellectial, literary, and cultural outpourings of the time.

MAXINE SMITH taught social studies and English classes for the Department of Defense schools in Puerto Rico. She also taught for the Inter American University branch at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico. She has a Master’s in the Art of Teaching the Social Sciences (MAT) from Harvard.

10 Thursdays, September 15–December 8 (please note dates; no class on Septem-ber 29), 1:30–3:00pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 30. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0775-001

YOGA TO RELAX & RESTORE

The most frequent time for heart attacks may be 8:00–9:00am Mondays. Your daily home yoga and meditation may be a helpful way to relax and improve conditions for better health, attitude, strength, and flexibility. Learn how yoga reduces pulse, stress levels, or blood pressure. Some previous students have exclaimed that their BP decreased 20 or 30 points during class. What fitness level is required for yoga? As you breathe, you can begin. Props (e.g., chairs, blocks, mats, straps) are useful to relax better and benefit from yoga poses and techniques sooner. Many sources of information and references will be described. Yoga is available to all faiths. The earliest yogis used over a dozen positions or forms; the


suggested text notes level-1 positions. These and restorative positions will be the heart of this gentle yoga. Your home practice will be the measure of your success as a yogi. Practice will be slow, with pauses to let your body adapt to more flexible positions. Emphasis is on your ability and what to learn next. Practice is the key (with mats, chairs, or standing positions). Patience and time are also keys for gentle and restorative yoga. You must have a yoga mat or thick towel to fold (optional: yoga block or strap).

Recommended text:

n Silva Mehta, Mira Mehta, and Shyam Mehta, Yoga: The Iyengar Way (ISBN 978-0679722878), Knopf, 1990, $24.95.

LARRY TIPPENS is certified in Embod-ied Yoga by Lisa Clark. He is credited in Duke Integrative Medicine Therapeutic Yoga for Seniors and is now studying certified Iyengar Yoga from Graham Williams.

11 Thursdays, September 15–December 15 (please note dates; no class on Sep-tember 29), 1:30–3:00pm, Judea Reform Education Building, Maximum: 10. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0784-001

POETRY WORKSHOP: A Roundtable for Writing, Reading, and Constructive Critique

What’s a poem, after all? Is it chiefly a matter of how you say something, or how you see it? Poems are a personal rendering of experience, idea, or image with language that is as exact and fresh as possible. They aim to make the everyday extraordinary. Poems, when they work well, surprise the poet as well as the reader; they can tell you what you did not know you knew. This workshop offers new and developing poets a forum to submit their work for informed


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listening, shared insights, and friendly feedback. A range of readings and writing exercises will be suggested, and participants may bring one poem each week for discussion. Priority will be given to returning members of this course.

FLORENCE NASH has published two poetry collections, Crossing Water (Gravity Press, 1997) and Fish Music (Gravity Press, 2010). Her poems have also appeared in anthologies and jour- nals. She has a BA in English (UNC), an MA in music (San Jose State), and an MA in liberal studies (Duke University). She is an ardent choral singer and a recklessly enthusiastic cook.

10 Thursdays, September 22–December 8 (please note dates; no class on Sep- tember 29), 1:30–3:30pm (please note times), Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 12. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0777-001

FUN WITH BIBLICAL MATH & COSMOLOGY: Perfect 7’s, Base-60, Gematria, Synodic Periods, Doomsday, and the Universe

Most people look to the Old Testa-ment as a source of spiritual illumina-tion. However, the ancient Hebrews were also men (and possibly women!) of the world, and the Old Testament is filled with statements that give some insights into the way they viewed the physical universe. For example, like many ancient peoples, they paid a good deal of attention to numerology and they devoted many passages to discussion of what today would be called cosmology. In this class we’ll look at examples of what the writers of the Old Testament believed about numbers, for example, a preoccupation with the number 7, how they counted (in base-60), and how and why they assigned numerical values to specific words. We’ll also see how their preoccupation with numerology led to forecasts of the end of the world.

LLOYD BAILEY, professor of Hebrew Bible (retired), Duke Divinity School, is currently professor of religion, Method-ist University.

6 Thursdays, September 22–November 10 (please note dates; no class on Sep- tember 29), 11:00am–12:30pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 30. Fee: $50. Course ID: 0773-001

YOUR HEALTH: Health Topics for Seniors and our Interactions with the Health Care System

Weekly guest lecturers will discuss a variety of health care topics, focused on the concerns of seniors. Topics we will explore include the role of primary care, women’s issues after menopause, chronic pain and depression, nutri-tion, physical therapy and rehab, G-I tract and health, rethinking aging, men’s health and prostate, public health policy, and more.

LAWRENCE JACKMAN, MD, FACOG, was a practicing Ob/Gyn and teacher in New York and Alaska for thirty-five years. He was most recently the chief of Ob/Gyn for native women’s care in southeast Alaska.

11 Thursdays, September 15–December 15 (please note dates; no class on Sep- tember 29), 1:30–3:00pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 30. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0771-001

SHAKESPEARE’S PROBLEMATIC LOVERS: A Look at Four Plays

This course will deal with two comedies (Much Ado about Nothing and All’s Well That Ends Well) and two tragedies (Othello and Antony and Cleopatra), with a focus on how Shakespeare uses the tribulations of lovers to explore a range of issues and problems.

ALAN DESSEN, UNC–Chapel Hill Peter G. Phialas Professor of English (emeritus), is the author of eight books,

most of them devoted to theater history in the age of Shakespeare.

11 Thursdays, September 15–December 15 (please note dates; no class September 29), 1:30–3:00pm, Judea Reform Edu-cation Building. Maximum: 30. Fees: $80. Course ID: 0768-001

IF YOU CAN WALK, YOU CAN DANCE: Our Endless Duet in Space

In this movement course, we will explore moving through space in a variety of dance and exercise forms. Besides having “just plain fun,” we will increase our strength, extend our flexibility, and improve our balance and posture. No former dance experience is required, just the willingness to join right in with things new and different.

Please note: Bring a floor mat (yoga/Pilates type), dress in loose-fitting clothing, and if you do not wish to dance barefoot or in stocking feet, wear soft, rubber-sole shoes.

SUSAN WARTELL has been in love with movement of all kinds since she was a little tomboy. She has a BS in physical education and an MA in health education and has taught and coached in public and private schools for over twenty years. She has been teaching aerobics and other forms of exercise, including yoga and Pilates, for about as long. She has participated in some form of dance (ballet, tap, jazz, and most recently belly dance) since she was four years old.

11 Thursdays, September 15–December 8, 2:00–3:30pm (please note times,) Barriskill Dance Theatre School, 3642 Shannon Road, Durham. Maximum: 25. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0442-004

VERGIL’S AENEID

We will read Vergil’s Aeneid, one of the great epics of antiquity, whose influence continued throughout the Middle Ages and in modern times

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as well. We will seek to gain an appre-ciation of the work as a masterpiece of literature and will, as appropriate, consider archaeology, art, and history that illuminate aspects of the work.

Please note: There will be a $4 fee for handouts. Please bring exact change to the first class.

Required text:

n Virgil, Aeneid, translated by Robert Fitzgerald (ISBN 978-0679729525), Vintage, 1990, $13.00.

WILLIAM WEST is Emeritus Professor of Classics at UNC–Chapel Hill. He has traveled widely in Italy, Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, and the Aegean and has visited many of the sites cited in the Aeneid.


AMERICAN ARTISTS CONTEMPLATE ASIA, 1860–1989: An Examination of a 2009 Guggenheim Museum Exhibition

The art of the East has influenced 20th-century American art to a remarkable degree, and yet this fact is often overlooked or only briefly acknowledged by art historians. In 2009 the Guggenheim Museum mounted an extraordinary exhibition entitled “The Third Mind: American Artists Contemplate Asia, 1860 to 1989.” In this course we will examine

these artists and their works with the aid of the large and lavishly illustrated exhibition catalog. We will consider the historical back-ground, academic controversies, and cultural implications of this artistic fusion of East and West as we read essays from the text, published reviews, and additional materials to be provided by the instructor. Among the artists we will discuss are Morris Graves, Mark Tobey, John Cage, Brice Marsden, Isamu Noguchi, Robert Rauschenberg, Arthur Dow, Georgia O’Keeffe, Jackson Pollack, Franz Klein, John LaFarge, James McNeill Whistler, and, of course, Frank Lloyd Wright—architect of the Guggenheim.

Recommended text:

n Alexandra Munroe, The Third Mind: American Artists Contem-plate Asia (ISBN 978-0892073849), Guggenheim Museum Publica-tions, 2009, $45.00–$55.00.

This book is out of print but available online. If you wish to purchase one, contact the instructor (juliahardy @bellsouth.net), who can help find a reasonably priced copy. For any students who don’t care to purchase the text. The instructor will provide links to available resources online to supplement the classroom experi-ence.

A college professor for many years, JULIA HARDY has focused her academic research on East Asian influences on western religion, philosophy, literature, and art.


11 Thursdays, September 15–December 15 (please note dates; no class on Sep- tember 29), 3:15–4:45pm, Judea Reform Education Building, Maximum: 30. Fees: $80. Course ID: 0738-001

ART & FEAR: A Critique Group for Visual Artists

. . . But I’m not a real artist, you say? There is no such thing as a fake artist, but there are artists with doubts and fears about what they produce. This course will offer weekly critiques (constructive criticism) of members’ works. Although you may find that you are producing better and more satisfying work by the end of the class, the main goal is to discover ways to address those doubts and fears that all artists have about themselves and what they do.

Recommended text:

n David Bayles and Ted Orland, Art and Fear (ISBN 978-0961454739), Image Continuum, 2001, $12.95.

PAT SCHEIBLE is a real artist, because she once saw her name in print as “Artist Pat Scheible” and because she believes it. She has taught “Hands-on Color” and “Introduction to Faux Finishing” for OLLI.

6 Thursdays, September 15–October 27 (please note dates), 3:15–4:45pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 18. Fee: $50. Course ID: 0788-001

Friends don’t let friends miss out on OLLI . . . Longtime residents of the Triangle area and newcomers alike find that OLLI is a great place to learn more, make new friends, and get acquainted with community resources. Refer a friend; call 919-681-3476 or e-mail [email protected]. We will send a catalog!

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FRIDAYS . . .

“IF YOUR LIFE WERE A BUSINESS, WOULD YOU INVEST IN IT?”: How to Make the Most of Your Time, Energy, and Money

Do you feel you have to make choices between financial security and the life you want to live? There is a way to do both. Learn the eight-step process based on the book “If Your Life Were a Business, Would You Invest in It?” You will discover how to develop a plan that helps you live your dreams now, while paying full attention to your financial realities. By learning this eight-step Life Busi- ness, you will discover how to identify and concentrate on your most essential goals, how to listen to and take seriously the concerns of those closest to you, and how to invest in activities that will enable you to achieve your central objectives. There will be homework each week for this course. Please allow 30–60 minutes per week for class preparation.

Recommended text:

n Eckbland and Kiel, If Your Life Were a Business, Would You Invest In It? $20.00.

This book is out of print. Copies will be made available at the first class. If you would like to purchase one, please bring exact change.

JERRY BERGNER has been in the financial services industry for seventeen years. He has been teaching workshops based on the above mentioned book since 2007 and is a Certified Life Busi- ness Financial Advisor. One of Jerry’s Life Businesses is to assist others in simplifying and focusing their financial lives so that they might spend more time, energy, and money doing the things they feel are important.

11 Fridays, September 16–December 9, 9:00–10:30am, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 12. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0726-001

STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: At the Movies

“If you are not changing, you are dying,” goes the old saying. All of us are changing in myriad ways every day. But on occasion there are transformative moments when life itself is changed. In this course we will explore some of those stories of transformation as told by perhaps the most far-reaching storyteller of our time—the movies. Films for discus-sion will include The King’s Speech, Black Swan, and The Lives of Others, among others. We will meet for a three-hour block of time once a week for seven weeks to both view and discuss the films.

MARK PICKETT is a lifelong lover of films. He is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and is in his eighth year teaching a film class for OLLI.

7 Fridays, September 16–November 4, 9:00am–12:00pm (please note dates and times; class sessions are three hours), The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 25. Fee $80. Course ID: 0749-001

MEMOIR WRITING: A Writers’ Workshop

Memoir writing permits a “third eye” into one’s own personal history, as it offers a means of connecting with others. We will spend the first hour of each class reading the three- to six-page “chapter” each student brings to class. During the second hour we will share insights and delights of the works we have just read. The instructor will edit on request, and will provide ideas for beginning, ending, and integrating memoir material.

Please note: Priority will be given to those who took this class last Winter term and are continuing.

POLLY HILSABECK holds a BS in biological sciences from the University of California at Irvine and an MDiv from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific. She is a writer, editor, and Episcopal priest who has lived in Iowa, Texas, California, and Hawaii. She currently teaches part-time in the Duke Divinity School and serves as priest-in-charge at St. Titus’s Episcopal Church in Durham.

11 Fridays, September 16–December 9, 10:00am–12:00pm (please note times), The Bishop’s House, Maximum: 12. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0408-004

PETER THE GREAT: Creator of an Empire

Peter the Great transformed Russia from a backward, medieval country into a European power. He expanded Russian territory from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean. He built a remarkable navy. He established and built St. Petersburg on swampland; the city became the new Capital of the Russian Empire, and it was as grand as any major city in Europe. This course will not only examine the man and his times but also set the stage by reviewing pertinent Russian history, and then conclude with an examination of Peter’s legacy.

Recommended text:

n Robert K. Massie, Peter the Great (ISBN 978-0345336194), Ballan-tine, 1986, $8.99.

ERNIE KUNDERT is a retired general surgeon who has had a lifelong love affair with history. He audited a course on Russian Imperial History at Duke last fall.

11 Fridays, September 16–December 9, 11:00am–12:30pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 20. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0729-001

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A HISTORY OF NEW YORK CITY: A Hell of a Town

Founded in 1624, New York has always played a vital role in American History. It reigns today as the com-mercial, financial, intellectual, and psychological heart of the nation, yet remains “foreign” to many citizens. Our lectures/discussions will trace the city’s importance and consider why so many say, “It’s a great place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there.” Our course is chronological, but students may suggest topics for in-depth consideration.

Recommended text:

n George J. Lankevich, New York City: A Short History (ISBN 978-0814751862), NYU Press, 1998, $19.95.

GEORGE LANKEVICH, professor emeritus of history at CUNY, has written over twenty history books.

11 Fridays, September 16–December 9, 1:00–2:30pm (please note times), Lecture Hall at Carolina Meadows, 100 Carolina Meadows, Chapel Hill. Maximum: 25 from OLLI. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0796-001

THE SOUTH IN FILM

For those of you who have lived in the South, films of the region may be good stories and pleasant remind-ers of times and places you’ve known or wanted to know. For those of you new to the South, such films should provide both pleasure and more than a few hints about your new (and sometimes strange) home. Films will be chosen from the following: Showboat, All The King’s Men, Inherit the Wind, In the Heat of the Night, Places in the Heart, Mississippi Burning, In Country, Steel Magnolias, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Fried Green Tomatoes, A Time to Kill, Winter’s Bone, and O Brother, Where Art Thou?

BEVERLY LONG CHAPIN is a lifetime resident of the South who earned degrees in Arkansas and Louisiana and has taught in Texas and North Carolina. She is Kenan Professor of Communication Studies Emerita at UNC–Chapel Hill.

6 Fridays, September 30–November 11, 1:00–3:00pm (please note dates and times), Board Room at Carolina Meadows, 100 Carolina Meadows, Chapel Hill. Maximum: 10 from OLLI. Fee: $50. Course ID: 0790-001

WORLD WAR II, THE PACIFIC THEATER: A Narrative in Lecture and Video

Some scholars note that World War II served as the vehicle on which the United States was escorted into the Industrial Age. And others see the significance of this great war as having given birth to the Atomic Age. To the families of those who went to “overseas” to lay down their lives on the battlefield, however, there is a very different and more poignant defi-nition: it was the war that demanded, and received, an unconditional

FRIDAYS continued . . .

adkin alley ine ourFriday • September 23 • 9:00am–6:00pm

The Yadkin Valley Wine Tour Co. will conduct a tour to three wineries in the

Yadkin Valley area. During a comfortable bus ride to the vineyards, guides will

talk about wine, present a video, and answer questions about the world of wine.

We will visit the Westbend Vineyards in Lewisville; the Hanover Park Vineyard

in Yadkinville; and the RayLen Vineyard and Winery in Mocksville.

We’ll taste selections of wines at each vineyard.

We will travel by bus, leaving from the parking lot at the Sears Automotive

Building area at Streets at Southpoint. The fee is $85 per person,

which includes the cost of the bus, admission to the three wineries,

and lunch at the Westbend Vineyards (11:00am).

Registration Deadline: August 19, 2011The application and payment must be received in the OLLI office by this date.

No refunds after August 30.

Questions? Contact Santo Leonardis, 919-601-2767 or [email protected].

Please register _____ (number of people) at $85 each, a total of $_______.

All participants must be current OLLI members

Name (please print)_______________________________________________

E-mail address______________________________ Phone ______________

Make checks out to Duke University and send to Wine Tour,

OLLI at Duke, Box 90704, The Bishop’s House, Durham, NC 27708.

Please do NOT combine this payment with your class registration fees!

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sacrifice of our brave sons, brothers, fathers, and husbands. This course will address the issues that brought about this worldwide stage of slaugh-ter and atrocities. It will begin with a view of the rise in power of Hitler and Hirohito. We will see video footage of rarely seen accounts of battles and marches of armies of the Axism as well as the Allied Forces. We will also hear firsthand accounts from World War II veterans about the pain and chaos. Also, we will see rare footage on the results of Hitler’s “cleansing” tactics. And finally, the results of the coming of the Atomic Age. Class members will be urged to bring their own stories and illustrations of this war to class.

BILLY YEARGIN, a fifteen-year veteran class coordinator at OLLI, has studied and lectured on World War II at the University of Oxford and teaches US history at various community colleges in Piedmont and Eastern North Caro-lina. On a personal note, he lost an uncle in battle just after the D-Day invasion in the summer of 1944.

11 Fridays, September 16–December 9, 1:30–3:00pm, The Bishop’s House, Maximum: 40. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0751-001

FROM NON-BELIEF TO MYSTICISM: A Radical View of Spiritual Transformation

What role does religion play in helping or hindering us in our spiritual journey? Can one be spiri-tual and not religious? If so, then how do we get there? This course will give answers to these questions as we explore a radical view of the progres-sion of spirituality based on a multi-ple-step approach that enables us to explore the transition from atheism, through traditional religious beliefs, to mysticism. Each week, you will be encouraged to share your personal insights and struggles as we explore a different stage in this transition. Whether you consider yourself to be

religious or nonreligious, you will find a new understanding and appreciation of our spiritual dimension.

STEVE BENKIN has been a serious student of religion and philosophy for over thirty years. He currently is involved in numerous interfaith activities, and is creating a new spiritual commu-nity at http://meetup.com/unitypassion.

11 Fridays, September 16–December 9, 1:30–3:00pm, The Bishop’s House, Maximum: 20. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0731-001

BELLYDANCE (RAKS SHARKI) FITNESS FOR WOMEN: Folkloric Dance from Northern Africa, Eastern Mediterranean, and Beyond

Want to have fun dancing while strengthening abs and other core muscles, building flexibility and coordination, or easing a tense back? Learn basic folkloric moves and dances; then build on these with each class session. Previously we’ve focused on ethnic dance from a particular country each semester. This year the class will be interna-tional, featuring favorite dances, as

well as new ones, from Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, Israel, Afghanistan, and beyond. We’ll sometimes use props such as scarves, baskets, kerchiefs, candles, or canes. We’ll have fun dancing to graceful music and earthy beats that have inspired women to dance for centuries. We finish up each class by deep breathing into stretches, in order to leave feeling relaxed and refreshed. Anyone who has reasonable walking mobility is welcome. This dance can be enjoyed by most women, regardless of age or body type. This class is low impact, so you can start easily. Wear every-day, comfortable clothes.

MARGARET CLEMEN has enjoyed and performed varied dance styles over the past thirty-five years and has taught these sell out courses for OLLI for the past six years.

Session 2: 11 Fridays, September 16– December 9, 1:30–3:00pm, Barriskill Dance Theatre School, 3642 Shannon Road, Durham. Maximum: 16. Fee: $80. Course ID: 0565-003

Session 1: 11 Mondays, 1:30–2:45pm, Croasdaile Village Retirement Commu-nity; see page 10.

FREE Crafts Workshops •

Join Us!Weave a Williamsburg Table Basket using reed and a preformed handle. We will get together at The Bishop’s House on Fridays from 11:00am–12:30pm, starting September 23 and continuing until our baskets are completed. Supplies needed are pencil, ruler, spray bottle, scissors or clippers to cut reed, awl or narrow flat bladed screwdriver, about a dozen spring-type clothes pins, and an old towel to keep dry. (Bring what you have on hand; the instructor will lend you tools as need-ed.) Space is limited, so please contact instructor to register. There is no registration fee, but a materials fee will be collected by the instructor. If you have questions, contact Lu Howard at 919-309-4925.

Want to learn an unconventional method for Seaming Knitting? Rowie Mandel—a long-time knitter who does not always follow the rules—will demonstrate how she uses a crocheted slip stitch to join seams instead of the traditional ladder stitch. If you want to try it, bring along a project needing to be seamed (or two knitted squares), a suitable size crochet hook, and yarn for joining. We’ll meet on Friday, October 21, 11:00am–12:30pm, in The Bishop’s House.

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The new registration process is now in place! Starting in July, you can register for Fall term classes online or by the traditional registration form. See page 24 for registration details.

www.learnmore.duke.edu/olli. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

REFUND POLICYIf you want a refund for a class you will not attend, please request it by the end of the second meeting of your classes (by Sept. 23 for most classes that begin the week of Sept. 12). After that time, refunds will not be issued except in the event of emergencies. Membership fees are not refundable for those who choose to drop classes.

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SCHOLARSHIPSWe want OLLI at Duke classes to be available to all who wish to participate, so there are a limited number of need-based scholarships available. If you need financial help to attend OLLI classes, please contact Garry Crites at 919-684-2703. All requests are confidential.

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ACCESSDuke University encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you antici-pate needing any type of accommoda-tion or have questions about the physical access provided, please call the OLLI office at 919-684-2703 in advance of your participation or visit.

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TROUBLE HEARING?We own two assistive listening devices. Please call Mary Edwards at 919-681-3476 if you would like to reserve one for a particular class or if you would like a demonstration.

OLLI BOARD OF ADVISORS & ADMINISTRATION

2011–2012 Officers (one-year elected term)

President: Mike Bahnaman

Vice-President: Pat Bogart

Past President: Richard Ellman

Advisors at Large (three-year elected term)

To 2012: Jan Tuchinsky, Brenda Rosen

To 2013: Faye Gregory, Wendell Musser

To 2014: Lise Jenkins, Ed Ulmer

Committee Chairpersons (one-year appointed term)

Activities: MJ Digby

Communications: Phil Hopkins

Curriculum: Sara Craven

Finance: Jan Tuchinsky

OLLI at Duke is one of the programs under the auspices of Duke Continuing Studies and operating within the limits of Duke policies. Officers of the board of advisors of this membership organization are elected at the annual member-ship meeting, held at the end of the OLLI Winter Term. Board members elected by the membership serve as advisors to OLLI staff and to the directors of Con- tinuing Studies. They operate under their own by-laws and meet as a board ten times a year. The president appoints committee chairpersons. Board members and countless other volunteers provide the experience and hard work that guide, enrich, and maintain the organization. We always need leaders and committee chairs. Please contact Garry Crites at 919.684.2703 to find out more about volunteer and leadership opportunities.

Hospitality: Carol Angell

Information Technology: Lise Jenkins

Instructor Relations: Mike Bahnaman

Membership: Margaret McKeon

Nominating & Board Development: Linda Carl

Strategic Planning: Wendell Musser

Staff

Director: Garry J. Crites

Assistant to the Director: Mary Edwards

Representatives at Judea Reform Education Building: Susanna Chabinak-Uhlig, Roz Wolbarsht

OLLI’s Annual Fall Retreat in the MountainsSunday through Wednesday, October 16–19

Blowing Rock Conference Center, Blowing Rock, NC

What better way to spend a few glorious fall days than in the mountains

of North Carolina with friends from OLLI? In addition to the show that

nature will be giving us and the historical and cultural activities in

Blowing Rock, we have a program planned that you won’t want to miss:

interesting lectures and workshops, a wine adventure, exploring the

natural environment of the Blue Ridge, and entertainment.

There will be, as always, plenty of time for fun, food, and fellowship.

See the back cover for more details.

REGISTRATION

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OLLI HOUSE RULES

Severe Weather and Other Community Emergencies—OLLI classes will be cancelled when the Durham Public Schools are closed for reasons of weather. If the situation is ambiguous, or if the schools are delayed, there will be a message on the office voice mail (919-684-2703) by 8:00am describing OLLI’s plan of action. Listen for details about school closings on WTVD (Channel 11), WDNC (620 AM), or WCHL (1360 AM). The WRAL website (www.wral .com) is also a good source of information about closings and delays. We will also make every effort to send an e-mail announcement by 8:00am about weather or emergency-related closings and delays.

Keeping Posted—Check out the OLLI website at www.learnmore.duke.edu/olli. Our site includes course listings, calendars, directions, announcements, and information about special events. Be sure that we have your current e-mail address so that you are on the list to receive occasional messages, last-minute updates, and The Spotlight, OLLI’s online bulletin, which includes useful information both about OLLI matters and about events of interest throughout the Triangle.

Housekeeping—Please help the staff focus on the work that makes OLLI great by picking up after yourself and keeping classrooms and common areas clean and tidy.

Classroom Decorum—If, in the opinion of the instructor, activity leader, or class members, a participant interferes with the goals of learning or commu-nity, he or she may be asked to leave the class or activity and ultimately may not be able to continue his or her affiliation with OLLI at Duke.

Quiet in the Halls and Classes—We encourage you to socialize, but pleasebe quiet in the halls outside classes in progress. Remember to turn off cell phones and other electronic devices when you are in class.

Smoking—The Bishop’s House and Judea Reform are smoke-free buildings.

Lunch—Options at The Bishop’s House include bringing a brown-bag lunch, using facilities such as the Marketplace in the nearby East Campus Union, and exploring nearby restaurants. At Judea Reform, you may bring a lunch and eat in the commons area when no classes are scheduled there. Please note: We comply with the dietary guidelines at Judea—no pork, no shellfish, and no meat and dairy on the same plate.

Telephones—At The Bishop’s House there is a telephone outside the OLLI office that is available for local calls. At Judea Reform, the OLLI receptionist will have a cell phone—919-812-7160—for emergency use only.

CLASS ASSISTANTS

Class members act as assistants to the instructors, helping to ensure that announcements are made, attendance is taken, and hand-outs are distrib-uted. Class assistants are essential to the smooth functioning of OLLI and enjoy the benefit of becoming better acquainted with both faculty and fellow class members. Training will be provided! If you would like to volunteer to be the class assistant in one or more of your classes, please fill out the form below or the form on the registration page when you register for classes. For more information, contact Mary Edwards at 919-681-3476 or [email protected]. Thank you! Instructors tell us that having a class assistant makes teaching easier!

DUKE PRIVILEGES

1. You may get a Duke library card, good for print borrowing privileges, when you present your OLLI membership card (your nametag) at Perkins, Bostock, and Lilly libraries.

2. Limited use of the language labs.

3. Permission to eat in the faculty dining area of the Market Place in the East Campus Union.

4. Participation in Alumni Travel tours. Call 684-5114 for more information.

YES, I’d like to be the class assistant for

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_______________________Telephone

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OLLI IS A COOPERATIVE VENTURE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Your suggestions for classes and activities are welcome and are necessary to maintain the vitality of our organization.

If you are considering coordinating a class or activity, please contact Garry Crites ([email protected] or 919-684-2703).

We value your ideas!

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SOCIAL EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

Activities are an integral part of the OLLI program, providing opportuni-ties to learn and socialize outside the classroom. If you have general questions or suggestions for activities, call Garry Crites at 919-684-2703. We will have sign-up sheets for all activities at our Fall Convocation on September 11. After that date, information sheets will be posted on the OLLI bulletin boards at The Bishop’s House and at Judea Reform. If you want to find out more about any of the listed groups, please contact the coordinator listed for that activity.

BOOK GROUPAn informal group reading contempo-rary literature. Meets on the second Monday of every month at 3:15pm in The Bishop’s House. Selections will include:

August 8—Elizabeth Kostova, The Swan Thieves

September 12—Barbara Kingsolver, The Lacuna

October 10—Sandor Marai, Esther’s Inheritance

November 14—Peter Pouncy, Rules for Old Men Waiting

Coordinator: Judy Grauer, [email protected] or 919-416-0755.

BRUNCHOur Fall Brunch last year was so popular that we decided to do it again! Specific dates and location will be forthcoming, so keep your eye out for it!

CRAFT GROUPIt’s time to dig out that unfinished project from the back of the closet. Knitting, quilting, crocheting, sewing, . . . whatever. All are welcome. We will meet every Monday at 3:15pm in The Bishop’s House. For more information, contact Judy Grauer at [email protected] or 919-416-0755. (See page 39 for free craft workshops this fall.)

DUKE ORIENTATION & CAMPUS WALKNew to the Duke community? Eager to learn your way around campus, find libraries, theaters, bookstores, the best places to eat and just “hang out”? Want to learn a little Duke history and lore, including the differ- ence between East and West Campus, the mysteries of K-ville, and the origin of the Blue Devil mascot?

BALLROOM DANCE INSTRUCTION with Bruce Gillooly

OLLI at Duke offers ballroom dance at Judea Reform again this term. The upcoming Fall 2011 session may include dances such as fox trot, waltz, and salsa in hour-long lessons. The dances included in each session will ultimately be decided by the students themselves. Make a weekly date with your favorite dance partner and join us for an hour of dancing for fun and fitness.

Please note: Wear smooth-soled shoes to glide better across the floor.

11 Thursdays, September 15–December 15, 3:15–4:15pm (please note dates and times; no session on September 29), Judea Reform Education Building. Fee: $60 per person, to be paid to the instructor. All refunds are at the discretion of the instructor.

If you have any questions, please contact Bruce Gillooly at [email protected].

Join us for a Campus Tour and “Insider’s Guide to Duke” on Friday, October 28. Meet at The Bishop’s House at 11:00am, explore East Campus, and eat lunch at the Union. Then, join students on the bus to West Campus to visit Duke Chapel, the Bryan Center, and other sites. Return to The Bishop’s House by 3:00pm or earlier, if you choose. Space is limited. Call or e-mail Karen Childers, 919-309-7939 or [email protected], to reserve your spot! Maximum: 20.

INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCEJoin us for a fun way to get exercise, both physical and mental, and improve your balance. The folk dances we practice are done in a line or circle (no partner is needed) and are low impact (not highly strenuous). Most of the dances originated in Eastern Europe. Our ongoing class meets on Tuesdays, 1:30–2:45pm, at Croasdaile Village Retirement Community. Newcomers are welcome at any time. There is no charge, but you will need to contact coordinator Judy Stafford at 919-383-7172 or [email protected] for more information.

FREE CRAFTS WORKSHOPS AT THE BISHOP’S HOUSE

Weave a Williamsburg Table Basket using reed and a pre-formed handle. Fridays from 11:00am–12:30pm, starting September 23. Learn an unconventional method for Seaming Knitting. Friday, October 21, 11:00am–12:30pm.

See page 39 for more details.

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LANGUAGE TABLES AT LUNCHTIMEFrench with Maria Elliott, 919-682-0812, meets 12:00–1:00pm, Tuesdays, in the Studio at the Forest at Duke Retirement Center. German with Barbara McCauley, 919-489-9693, will meet at a time and place TBD.

MAC COMPUTER USERS GROUPMac users will gather for Q&A and short presentations on topics of interest. The group will meet periodi-cally at a day, time, and place to be announced. Coordinators: Mary Jo Fickle, [email protected], and Susan Eure, [email protected].

PHOTOGRAPHY GROUPAre you interested in working on photography with like-minded OLLI members? We meet throughout the year on the second Monday of the month at 3:15pm in The Bishop’s House. Coordinator: Ken Lundstrom, 919-206-4639 or [email protected].

OLLI at Duke Annual Fall Picnic

Join your friends on Sunday, October 9, from 4:30 to 7:30pm,

for the OLLI Annual Fall Picnic. More information will be given to you in September.

New to OLLI? Let’s Get Together!NEWCOMERS’ MEET & GREET

Are you new to OLLI at Duke or just want to learn more about it? If so we would like to get to know you better. You are invited to attend a Meet & Greet, hosted by the OLLI Membership Com-mittee, to meet other members, current board of advisors members, and our director, Garry Crites. We will provide refreshments, and afterward we will walk to the nearby Trinity Cafe on Duke East Campus—if you like, you can join us for a Dutch-treat lunch.

This event will be at 11:00am, Wednesday, September 7, at The Bishop’s House on the Duke East Campus. OLLI will be on semester break so there will be plenty of parking. If you are not already an OLLI member you can join OLLI and register for classes. Please contact Margaret McKeon ([email protected], 919-848-0304) so that we can plan accordingly.

ONLINE REGISTRATION OPEN HOUSE

Do you want to take advantage of our new online registration system, but are a little nervous about doing it on your own this first time? Then come to our Open House at the Bishop’s House on Sunday, July 31, from 2:00–5:00pm. We will have trained OLLI mentors here with computers to help you register.

But what would an Open House be without food, drinks, and fellowship with other members? This is not just a registration event; his is an OLLI party! (We plan to offer registra-tion help for members who live in several of the larger continuing care retirement centers in the area as well.)

See page 24 for more registration information.

POETRY READINGWatch the bulletin board for details for an opportunity to share poetry and meet other OLLI poets. Coordi-nator: Tom Faison, 967-5862.

RECORDER GROUPBring your instrument (all voice categories welcome) and join the group, called the Baillie Branslers. It is led by Kay Bailey (kayfbailey01 @yahoo.com), and meets Fridays at 1:00pm in the auditorium at Carol Woods Retirement Community, 750 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill.

SCIENCE BOOK CLUB We read and discuss books of sub-stance on topics ranging from biology, evolution, and the physical sciences to medicine, the environment, and biographies of famous scientists. You do not have to have a science degree to participate, and no registration is required. The group meets the first Thursday of the month at 3:15pm at The Bishop’s House. Coordinator: John Boren, 919-929-1065 or [email protected]

SINGLE WOMEN’S SOCIAL GROUPAre you an OLLI member seeking to expand your social network? We are a group of women who enjoy getting together, talking about what it’s like to be active at this time of our lives, sharing good food, good conversa-tion, and interesting outings. Join us for laughter and camaraderie. Coordinator: Faye Gregory, 528-6533 or [email protected].

Yadkin Valley Wine Tour

Friday • September 23 9:00am–6:00pm

See page 38...

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9:0

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at Judea Reform

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

Keyboard Preludes*

Picasa 3*

iPhoto for Beginners (M/W)

How to Forgive

Creative Journaling

Continuing Care Retirement

Communities*

Beginning Memoir

Ordeal of WWII

How Airports Work

Windows 7*

Great Books

Cosmic Spirituality

Russian & Soviet State

Gentle Joint-Freeing Exercises*

Bellydance Fitness, Sec. 1*

Restoration of Vintage Images*

Philosophy of Religion

World through Arab Eyes

Fly Fishing*

Hidden World of the Movie Business

Improving Investor Outcomes

Intro to China

Emotional Intelligence

Chamber Music with Ciompi Quartet*

WEDNESDAY

FALL 2011 OLLI CLASS SCHEDULE

at Judea Reform

TUESDAY

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Word for Windows*

Wisdom of Dreams

Nation-state Forms of Capitalism

Matters of Life & Death

Symposia*

Tin Pan Alley

The Good Enough Life

New Horizons Contra Band*

US in the Middle East*

Strength Training for Men & Women

Nia: Dance with Joy*

TEDTalks

Chances Are . . . Probability

Creative Nonfiction Writing

Nature & the American Mind

Chinese Brush Painting

Buddhist Meditation

iPhoto for Beginners*

iTunes, iPods & iPads*

Edward R. Murrow

Volcanoes

Warm Glass Fusing, Sec. 1*

Family & Religion in China*

Intrepid Eater

Millennium of Sacred Music

Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night

Beyond Religion

Reading Poetry: US Poets Laureate

Digital Photography

Plays of Euripides, I

Anatomy through Movement*

Balance: Align, Strengthen, Stretch*

Room Acoustics

Jonathan Swift, Satirist

New Horizons Chorus*

New Horizons Swing Band/ Dixie Dukes*

Behind the Scenes at the Art Museum

Medieval Irish & Welsh Hero Stories

The World Today

Women on Weights

Play Reading

Bhagavad Gita

Basic Drawing

How Immunity Works

Critical Issues Debate

US Transportation System

Revelation in Judeo-Christian Tradition

Writing Your Life

Your Neuroplastic Self

Conscious Aging Free

Lunchtime Lectures12:45–1:45

For classes marked by an asterisk, please read course descriptions carefully— the times, dates, and/or class locations do not follow the standard class schedule.

Søren Kierkegaard

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THURSDAY FRIDAY

at Judea Reform

THURSDAY

Joseph Conrad

Seated Strength Training for Men & Women

Botanical Watercolors

Indian Vegetarian Cuisine

Energy: Our National Addiction

This Sporting Life

Read & Discuss: Abraham Verghese

Nuclear Threats in the 21st Century

T’ai Chi

Take Your Photography to the Next Level*

Jung: Heroism in Foreign Films*

Beginning Poetry Workshop

NC for Newbies & Natives

If You Can Walk, You Can Dance*

Vergil’s Aeneid

Art & Fear

New Horizons Concert Band*

Harlem Renaissance

Yoga to Relax & Restore

Poetry Workshop

Biblical Math & Cosmology

Your Health

Shakespeare’s Problematic Lovers

If Your Life Were a Business

Stories of Transformation*

Memoir Writing*

Peter the Great

Crafts Workshops: Basketweaving &

Seaming Knitting*

DATES TO REMEMBER

Digital Camera Experience*

History & the Historian*

Warm Glass Fusing, Sec. 2*

Leonard Bernstein

Travel Planning on the Internet*

Fear of Insignificance

1960s as History & as Memory

Alexander Pope

Rembrandt in Context*

SUNDAY

(The Bishop’s House)

2:00–3:30 Intergenerational

Ethics

2:00–5:00

Exploring Cinema

A History of NYC*

The South in Film*

WWII: Pacific Theater

From Non-Belief to Mysticism

Bellydance Fitness, Sec. 2*

American Artists

Contemplate Asia

Fall 2011Wednesday, September 7

Newcomers’ Meet & Greet, The Bishop’s House

Sunday, September 11OLLI Fall 2011 Convocation at JRC

Monday, September 12OLLI Fall 2011 classes begin

Friday, September 23Yadkin Valley Wine Tour

Thursday, September 29Rosh Hashanah—no classes at JRC

Sunday, October 9OLLI Fall Picnic

Sunday–Wednesday, October 16–19OLLI Fall Retreat at Blowing Rock

Monday–Friday, October 17–21OLLI Fall Break—no classes

Monday–Friday, November 21–25OLLI Thanksgiving Break—no classes

Friday, December 9Last day for most OLLI Fall 2011 classes; Holiday Luncheon

Winter 2012Monday, January 19

OLLI Winter 2012 classes begin

Monday, January 16Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday—no classes

Monday–Friday, February 20–24OLLI Winter Break—no classes

Monday, April 2Last day for most OLLI Winter 2012 classes

Wednesday, April 4OLLI Annual Meeting at JRC

Spring 2012Monday–Thursday, April 9–12

OLLI Beach Retreat

Monday, April 16OLLI spring classes begin

Friday, May 25Last day for most OLLI spring classes

Please note that all dates are subject to change. Watch The Spotlight, OLLI’s online bulletin; the OLLI website (www.learnmore.duke.edu/olli); and the bulletin boards at The Bishop’s House and Judea Reform for more activities, more details, and any changes in plans.

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FROM DURHAM: The Bishop’s House (105 East Union Drive) is on the edge of Duke’s East Campus, near the intersection of Markham and Buchanan. From Buchanan, enter the campus at the drive opposite Dacian Avenue, following the drive around until it ends at the white frame house marked “Continuing Studies: The Bishop’s House.”

FROM CHAPEL HILL AND PITTSBORO ON 15-501: As you approach Durham on 15-501 (Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.), take the fork marked “15-501 North - To I-85” toward Duke University. Take Exit 108-B (the Durham Freeway, NC 147); then take Exit 14, marked Swift Avenue/East Campus. Turn left onto Swift and then right onto Main Street. Go to the second light and turn left onto Buchanan Blvd. Go 0.4 mile and turn left, opposite Dacian Avenue, into the campus. Follow the drive until you reach The Bishop’s House.

FROM RALEIGH ON I-40: As you approach Durham, take exit 279-B (the Durham Freeway, NC 147) and exit at Chapel Hill Street. Turn right and go two blocks to Buchanan. Turn right onto Buchanan and go nearly 1 mile to Dacian Ave. At that intersection, turn left into the campus and follow the drive around to the right until you reach The Bishop’s House.

PARKING:There are a limited number of parking spaces around The Bishop’s House, including three handicapped spaces. The OLLI parking permit, included in your confirma-tion packet, should be kept on your dashboard. For the handicapped spaces, you need an official NC handicapped parking tag. Campus parking restrictions are strongly enforced with a minimum $40 fine. DO NOT park in the lower lot that you pass through before reaching The Bishop’s House. Your permit is also valid for the lot at Asbury United Methodist Church at the cor- ner of Markham and Sedge-field. City parking restric-tions limit us to two-hour parking on the side streets adjacent to East Campus. If you are taking only one class on a given day, we urge you to park on the side streets.

Parking Is Tight— Gas Is Expensive—

Carpooling Is Encouraged!

Under the Federal Campus Security Act (20 USC1092f), prospective students may obtain a copy of the University’s annual security report by visiting the Duke University Police Department at 502 Oregon St., Durham, NC, or by calling (919) 684-4602. This report includes campus crime statistics and the University’s safety and security policies.

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Thursday, July 15, the Nonprofit Man-agement Program, a unit of the Duke University Office of Continuing Studies, moved from Erwin Mill Building to Duke University Smith Warehouse, 114 S. Buchanan Blvd., Bay 6, 1st Floor. Our office phone numbers, fax, and campus box number remain the same:

Nonprofit Management Program Campus Box 90708 Duke University Smith Warehouse114 S. Buchanan Blvd., Bay 6, 1st Floor Durham, NC 27708Phone: 919.668.6742; 919.668.6743Fax: 919.668.6747Nancy Love, [email protected] Joellen Smith, [email protected]/nonprofit

Classes at Smith Warehouse will meet in the Executive Classroom, B173. See page 5 for a parking note.

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DIRECTIONS TO JUDEA REFORM CONGREGATION

Judea Reform Congregation, 1933 W. Cornwallis Road, is conveniently located on the west side of Durham. For our students who come from Orange and Chatham counties, it is 6 miles and ten minutes closer than The Bishop’s House. For all of our students, there is plenty of parking!

FROM CHAPEL HILL & PITTSBORO ON 15-501:Take 15-501 North. Just past the La Quinta Inn on the left, 15-501 will split; take the right split onto 15-501 Bypass North. Take Exit 106 / Cornwallis Road and turn right onto Cornwallis. After the Western Bypass Service Road, take the third driveway on the right.

FROM RALEIGH ON I-40:From I-40 West, take the Durham Freeway (Hwy. 147 North). Go about 10 miles to Exit 16-B / 15-501 South / Chapel Hill. Take 15-501 South to Exit 106 / Cornwallis Road. Turn left onto Cornwallis Road and go under 15-501. After the Western Bypass Service Road, take the third driveway on the right.

FROM GREENSBORO:Take I-40 East (stay on I-40 after I-40 and I-85 split) to the exit for 15-501 / Chapel Hill. Turn left (north) onto 15-501. Continue as above “From Chapel Hill.”

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CLASSES IN THE COMMUNITY

Classes not held at The Bishop’s House, at Judea Reform, or at the Smith Ware- house Computer Lab.

MondaysGentle Joint-Freeing Exercise Mind and Bodies Therapies, Durham

Bellydance Fitness, Sec. 1 Croasdaile Village, Durham

TuesdaysChamber Music with Ciompi Quartet Pegram Residence Hall, Duke East Campus

Symposia The Forest at Duke, Durham

New Horizons Contra Band Durham Academy Middle School

WednesdaysWarm Glass Fusing, Sec. 1 Sallye Coyle’s Studio, Durham

Family & Religion in China Carol Woods, Chapel Hill

Anatomy through Movement Mind and Bodies Therapies, Durham

Balance SafeSkills Movement Arts Center, Durham

New Horizons Chorus & Bands Durham Academy Middle School

ThursdaysHistory & the Historian Carol Woods, Chapel Hill

Warm Glass Fusing, Sec. 2 Sallye Coyle’s Studio, Durham

Rembrandt in Context NC Museum of Art, Raleigh

If You Can Walk, You Can Dance Barriskill Dance Theatre School, Durham

New Horizons Concert Band Durham Academy Middle School

FridaysHistory of New York City Carolina Meadows, Chapel Hill

The South in Film Carolina Meadows, Chapel Hill

Bellydance Fitness, Sec. 2 Barriskill Dance Theatre School, 3642 Shannon Rd, Durham

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Fall ConvocationSunday, September 11

2:00–3:30pm

Judea Reform Congregation 1933 W. Cornwallis Road

Guest speaker: Mr. Dennis Streets, Director of the North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services.

Dennis Streets has been charged by Gov. Perdue to promote independence and enhance the dignity

of North Carolina’s older adults through a community-based system of opportunities, services,

benefits, and protections. He also has a mission to ready younger generations to enjoy their later years;

and to help society and government plan and prepare for the changing demographics.

The Fall Convocation is our annual kick-off event for the new OLLI year. It is a great place to listen to

an inspiring speaker, renew old friendships, meet new members, and sign up for fall activities.

There will also be refreshments provided by Carol Angell and the Hospitality Committee.

Guests are always welcome at Fall Convocation.

Then join us for our annual

Fall Retreat in the MountainsSunday through Wednesday October 16–19

Blowing Rock Conference CenterBlowing Rock, NC

What better way to spend a few glorious fall days than with friends from OLLI in the mountains of North Carolina? In addition to the show that nature will be giving us and the historical and cultural activities in Blowing Rock, we have a program planned that you won’t want to miss.

In keeping with our setting, come enjoy the presentations of historian Dr. Bruce Stewart—“Civil War in Appalachia”—and anthropologist Dr. Thomas Whyte, who will be speaking on Appalachia. For you nature lovers, biologist Dr. Howie Neufeld and park ranger Bob Cherry will be introducing us to the flora and fauna of the Blue Ridge. For a little change of pace, Prof. Joseph Mills will give us an overview of the North Carolina wine industry.

The Fall Retreat won’t all be about Appalachia, though. Our own Dr. Wendell Musser will be sharing the wit and wisdom of Churchill, Prof. Frank Mohler will be speaking on Spectacular Theater, and Charlene Ross will enthrall us with her storytelling. Bob Harris, “The Voice of the Blue Devils,” will be with us, and is sure to entertain even you Tar Heel fans.

Please remember that you must be an OLLI member to attend the retreat. See you in the mountains!

Documents

Learning ƒor Life - PBworksolliatdukeinstructors.pbworks.com/f/Fall 2011 OLLI... · 2011. 7. 12. · 1 ƒor Life Learning OLLI Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Duke University