December 2020 Program Offerings

OLLI Membership is required to attend an OLLI Course or Virtual Tour

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Indiana State University Phone: 812-237-9040 Web Site: www.indstate.edu/olli

E-mail: olli@indstate.edu

Courses

Functional Movement

Date: Mondays & Wednesdays November 30 & December 2, 7, & 9 Time: 10 - 11 AM Place: ISU, Student Recreation Center 601 N. 6th St. Terre Haute, IN Cost: $20 (In person only) Maximum: 10 This fun and integrated class combines functional movements with stability, mobility, and postural control to provide workouts that improve activities of daily living. This class focuses on many aspects such as sitting, lifting, reaching overhead, and more while also introducing different modalities including body weight movements and weights. Grab a friend or come as you are and take back control of your life. The ISU students will be gone so parking and social distancing will not be a problem at the

ISU Student Recreation Center.

What the Dickens is it About “A Christmas Carol” that Makes it So Popular?

With Michelle Bennett, Program Administrator for OLLI at ISU

Date: Mondays, December 7 & 14 Time: 1 - 3 PM Place: Zoom link will be sent to individuals registered Cost: $6 (Zoom only) Is watching one of the many versions of “A Christmas Carol” part of your holiday tradition? Have you ever read the original Charles Dickens version? Come join Michelle as she leads a discussion about the author, the time period and the original story. How has the story changed over time and what makes this story so popular that is has been adapted into over 135 versions?

Annual Membership $40 (September 2020 - August 2021) Winter 2021 Only Membership $20 (January - April 2021)

Virtual Tours

A Tour of the Orchestra – The Percussion Family

Date: Tuesday, December 8 Time: 5:30-7 PM Place: Zoom link will be sent to those registered Cost: $3 (Zoom only) Join Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra Principal Percussion, Keegan Sheehy, for a tour of the symphonic percussion section. Mr. Sheehy will demonstrate mechanics and technique for several standard percussion instruments in the orchestra such as the snare drum, cymbals, tambourine, triangle, marimba, and more. Learn about a tambourine thumb roll, where the snares are located on a snare drum, and the many ways to play a triangle (yes, there are several!). In addition, he will perform a short list of famous orchestra excerpts followed by a marimba solo piece. The presentation will close with a short question and answer session.

Virtual Cooking with Butler’s Pantry With Kris Kraut, Chef and Owner of

Bulter’s Pantry

Date: Thursday, December 10 Time: 3 - 4 PM Place: Zoom link will be sent to those registered Cost: $30 (Zoom only) Kris will hold a live cooking lesson on Zoom, providing insights into how to make a simple dish taste like something you've had at the Red Barn. Our first of many virtual cooking presentation will feature Chicken and Brussel Sprout Egg Rolls with Sweet Chili Pomegranate Sauce. Even better you don’t have to go shopping for the ingredients! You will pick up your complete kit the day before the event at The Butler's Pantry. More information will be sent out to those registered! This meal kit is enough to feed two people (three eggrolls per person).

OLLI “Holiday” Happy Hour

Date: Wednesday, December 16 Time: 2 - 4 PM Place: Zoom link will be sent to those registered Cost: FREE but registration is required (Zoom only)

Let’s celebrate the Holidays together! This is the second “Holiday” Happy Hour OLLI will

host during the holiday season. Join OLLI Program Administrator, Michelle Bennett, to play a

round of “Name That Tune”. Join in the fun and let the outside world disappear for an hour

with good music and good friends!

Come share and celebrate the holidays with your OLLI friends!

Wednesday Presentations

Planning Ahead - Danube Explorer Trip 2022 with Mayflower Cruises and Tours With Amanda Coleman, Business Development Manager for Mayflower Cruises and Tours

Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 (In person & Zoom) Time: 1:30 - 3 PM Place: ISU, TBA Cost: FREE but registration is required OLLI will be traveling down the Danube River in 2022. Come learn about the trip with Amanda Coleman from Mayflower Cruises and Tours and see what all the Danube Explorer has to offer.

(See next page for more details on the trip.)

Coping with Loneliness With Janice Croft, LMHC

Date: Wednesday, December 9 (In person & Zoom) Time: 1:30 - 3 PM Place: ISU, TBA Cost: FREE but registration is required We are all, at times in our lives, subject to being alone. Whether this is due to a death of a loved one, one’s own illness, the threat of COVID, or to the natural tendency for our families to grow up and move away, we are all faced with the possibility of being alone. Being alone does not have to mean being lonely. This presentation will offer ways in which to combat and cope with these times and the emotions we have during them.

Danube Explorer September 5, 2022

21 Meals: 9 breakfasts, 5 lunches, and 7 dinners

Experience the Danube River aboard an Emerald Waterways Star-Ship on a seven-night cruise through four countries. Includes two nights in Prague and escorted shore excursions with English-speaking guides in six cities. (Use the December registration form to request a trip brochure)

Highlights

OLLI Extras

Personal listening device for on-board excursions

Most meals included onboard with a variety of

international cuisine

Complimentary regional wines, beer and soft drinks

accompany onboard lunches and dinners

Two-night hotel stay and touring in Prague, the Czech

Republic

Airport transfers on tour dates when air is provided by

Mayflower Cruises & Tours

Visit five countries

Seven-night cruise in a suite or stateroom of your choice

on-board the vessel

First-class service by an English-speaking crew

Shore excursions with English-speaking local guides

Indiana State University Student Recreation Center Membership

A new benefit to OLLI at ISU Membership!

As a member of OLLI, you are now eligible to purchase a membership to the Student Recreation Center on Indiana State University’s campus. Members who want a membership to the SRC will need to reach out directly to the OLLI Office to start the application process. Visit Campus Recreation Website to learn more about facility hours and offerings at https://www.indstate.edu/student-affairs/campus-rec. If you have additional questions, please contact Associate Director of Operations, Brittani Lee at 812-237-3915 or by email at Brittani.Lee@indstate.edu

Amenities

Elevated walking/jogging track Cycling room, for instructor-led classes A lap pool, leisure pool, 22-person spa, sauna, and water volleyball and basketball Wet classroom for aquatic programs such as lifeguarding and special programs Fitness center outfitted with cardio and strength-training equipment Three-court gymnasium for basketball, volleyball, badminton and pickleball Multi-purpose activity studios, suitable for aerobics, martial arts and fitness classes

OLLI Education Affiliate Rates: 6 month membership: $195 or 12 month membership: $348

The OLLI water aerobics class is not included in the SRC membership fee. The membership does include access to all of the SRC “normally programmed” group exercise classes.

https://www.indstate.edu/student-affairs/campus-recmailto:brittani.lee@indstate.edu

Thank You Sponsors!

Preview of OLLI Programming Topics for January 2021

What Happened to The Mammoths and Mastodons? The Role of Human Predation Upon Their Extinction The Role of Native American Code Talkers During World War II Comedic Cultural Challenges of Moving to a Foreign Country with two Best

Selling Books - “Under the Tuscan Sun” and “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” Virtual Cooking with Butler’s Pantry Continuation of Virtual Tours

Swope Art Museum Vigo County Historical Museum Terre Haute Symphony - A Tour of the Orchestra

Membership Form December 2020 Name____________________________________________________________________

Address_____________________________________________________________________

Home Phone______________________________ Cell Phone_______________________________

E-Mail __________________________________________________________________________

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(Zoom link will be sent out 7 days prior to program start date)

Programs Requiring Payment or RSVP Cost Per Person # Total

Annual Membership $40 (September 2020 - August 2021) $40

Winter Semester Membership ONLY (January 2021 - April 2021) $20

Courses

Functional Movement

November 30 & December 2, 7, & 9 (In person only) $20

What the Dickens is it About “A Christmas Carol” that Makes it So Popular? December 7 & 14 (Zoom only) $6

Virtual Tours

A Tour of the Orchestra – The Percussion Family

December 8 (Zoom only) $3

Virtual Cooking with Butler’s Pantry

December 10 (Zoom only) $30

OLLI “Holiday” Happy Hour December 16 (Zoom only)

FREE

Wednesday Presentation (Circle which way you want to attend)

Planning Ahead - Danube Explorer Trip 2022 with Mayflower Cruises and Tours

December 2 (In person or Zoom) FREE

Coping with Loneliness December 9 (In person or Zoom)

FREE

OLLI Extras

Danube Explorer Flyer FREE

Indiana State University Student Recreation Center Membership Application FREE

Donation to OLLI $

Total Due