The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Eckerd College announces new non-credit liberal arts classes and activities during September 2018.
Designed for people age 50-plus and open to all adult learners across Pinellas County, OLLI classes include topics in biography, culture and travel, film and television, Florida studies, history, theatre, science and visual arts.
The OLLI 2018 Fall Catalog of classes and activities, listing 154 courses and topics from September through December, is available in mid-August.
Among the 2018 OLLI September classes offered at the Eckerd College Continuing Education Center (CEC) campus are
- “Stay Safe Online,”
- “How the Wright Brothers Changed the World,”
- “Introduction to Meditation,”
- “Remembering the 30s, 40s and 50s in Song,”
- “Clyde Butcher: Visions of Dali’s Spain,”
- “Artificial Intelligence, Care Robots and Virtual Reality” and
- “True Tales of the U.S. Foreign Service.”
In addition, OLLI at Eckerd College in September will feature “Julie,” a recorded live production of the British National Theatre from London and “The Searchers,” John Ford’s 1956 Western film masterpiece, starring John Wayne. Both presentations are held in the Miller Auditorium with HD digital projection.
Most classes and activity fees vary from $10-$45 for OLLI members. Many are single session classes offered for about two hours in a morning or afternoon.
The annual OLLI membership is $59 per person and provides class discounts and other community benefits. Non-OLLI members are welcomed to participate in all classes and activities.
For more information, visit the 2018 Fall Catalog listings at www.eckerd.edu/olli/courses or contact OLLI at 727-864-7600 to request a catalog by mail.
OLLI, a non-profit educational organization, is based at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg with a supporting location in Palm Harbor. Each year OLLI provides more than 350 affordable and intellectually stimulating classes, interest groups, local and international trips and special events at multiple locations to expand and enrich the lives of its 1,600 members in Pinellas County.