Wonderful Wednesdays
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In an effort to explore different class formats and strategies for meaningful engagement, the Curriculum Committee is arranging a number of programs for Wednesdays in June. All are offered at no charge, with the exception of The World Today session. Links to these sessions will be emailed to all OLLI members on the Friday preceding each Wednesday.
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June 10
9:00 am Coffee Hour
11:00 am Hospice 1:30 pm COVID-19 & World Order |
June 17
9:00 am Coffee Hour
11:00 am The World Today 1:30 pm Art Conversations with the Nasher Museum 3:15 pm Art & Culture is a Life Hack |
June 24
9:00 am Coffee Hour
11:00 am Zentangle 3:15 pm Healing Meditation |
June 24 Sessions
9:00 am Coffee Hour
This week our discussion will explore Americana that has been left behind. We will take a look through the 20th century and talk about things that didn't make it into the 21st century. We will talk about shoe-fitting x-rays, TV antennas, twin beds in movies, and the milkman. Hope you can join us.
11:00 am Kathy Boytos - Zentangle
The Zentangle® Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. This method increases focus and creativity, provides artistic satisfaction along with an increased sense of personal well-being. Have a pencil, a pen, and paper in hand and be prepared for a relaxing 90 minutes as Cathy leads you in designing your own tangles.
Cathy Boytos is an artist, graphic designer, photographer, and Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT). She lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband Greg and their cat Annie. She has an extensive background in graphic design
and used to teach graphic design in the community college arena. She is currently teaching Zentangle® classes and workshops in the Triangle area of NC. As a Certified Zentangle® Teacher, her wish is to be your guide
on a journey that is fun and simple to comprehend. Zentangle® is easy to learn, and fulfilling beyond expectations.
Cathy Boytos is an artist, graphic designer, photographer, and Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT). She lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband Greg and their cat Annie. She has an extensive background in graphic design
and used to teach graphic design in the community college arena. She is currently teaching Zentangle® classes and workshops in the Triangle area of NC. As a Certified Zentangle® Teacher, her wish is to be your guide
on a journey that is fun and simple to comprehend. Zentangle® is easy to learn, and fulfilling beyond expectations.
3:15 pm Tom Spector - Meditation and Healing
Tom’s Meditation and Healing presentation is for everyone, even people who believe they could never meditate. With over 40 years of experience, Tom’s teachings are crystal clear and easy to follow. They combine profound meaning with light humor. “Find relief from stress and worry”
Tom Spector is internationally regarded as a refreshingly effective meditation and healing teacher. He began meditating in 1968 and started teaching in 1976, after a magical meeting with Elizabeth Kubler-Ross at a Ram Dass meditation retreat.
Tom’s book, Our Two Gardens: How to Cultivate Healing and CD- Meditation and Healing, are available on his website www.hathahouse.com.
Tom Spector is internationally regarded as a refreshingly effective meditation and healing teacher. He began meditating in 1968 and started teaching in 1976, after a magical meeting with Elizabeth Kubler-Ross at a Ram Dass meditation retreat.
Tom’s book, Our Two Gardens: How to Cultivate Healing and CD- Meditation and Healing, are available on his website www.hathahouse.com.
June 17 Sessions
9:00 am Coffee Hour
Traveling is a great pleasure, but not one we can enjoy during the quarantine. In this virtual coffee hour, we invite you to share your favorite trip and remember together. Participants can take about 2-3 minutes to talk about a special place. If you want to send one photo for the host to show while you're sharing, please send to [email protected].
1:30 pm Ruth Caccavale & Carin Walsh - Art Conversations with the Nasher Museum
Join Nasher Museum guides for a discussion of the exhibition " . . . while the dew is still on the roses . . . ", by Ebony Patterson. In this interactive conversation, explore the most significant exhibition of Patterson's work and consider how she addresses themes of visibility and invisibility through works on paper, sculpture, and video installations.
Ruth Caccavale - Ruth Caccavale has taught a number of OLLI at Duke courses. She also works in the education department of Duke University's Nasher Museum of Art. Prior to her move to North Carolina, she taught a variety of art history classes at Rutgers University in New Jersey for ten years.
Carin Walsh is a museum educator, exhibit organizer, multi-disciplinary exhibiting artist, and former board member of The Carrack Modern Art. Walsh splits her time between her work at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University and developing her studio practice. She is trained in Visual Thinking Strategies and regularly engages viewers in discussions about art.
Ruth Caccavale - Ruth Caccavale has taught a number of OLLI at Duke courses. She also works in the education department of Duke University's Nasher Museum of Art. Prior to her move to North Carolina, she taught a variety of art history classes at Rutgers University in New Jersey for ten years.
Carin Walsh is a museum educator, exhibit organizer, multi-disciplinary exhibiting artist, and former board member of The Carrack Modern Art. Walsh splits her time between her work at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University and developing her studio practice. She is trained in Visual Thinking Strategies and regularly engages viewers in discussions about art.
3:15 pm Dasan Ahanu - Art & Culture is a Life Hack
We are pleased to invite you to an interview with Dasan Ahanu, an accomplished local poet who is dedicated to bringing the arts into the community. In their dialogue, Robin Emmons, a community entrepreneur and social activist, will explore with Dasan how his path transformed his life and how, he believes, this path can bring insights and inspiration to yours.
Dasan Ahanu, as a slam poet, has a rich background in the spoken word. He has numerous recordings and has published three books of poetry. He is a resident artist with the St, Joseph’s Historic Foundation/Hayti Heritage Center in Durham, NC where he has developed poetry and spoken word programming for youth and adults. He is co-founder and managing director of Black Poetry Theatre, a Durham based theatre company that creates and produces original poetry and spoken-word based productions. In 2004 he was awarded an Indy Arts Award by Independent Weekly Magazine for his work in arts and activism. Then, in 2015, he received that honor again for the first time in the award's history.
Conducting the interview will be Robin Emmons, an award-winning social entrepreneur and consultant responsible for founding an early non-profit that was part of a group who launched the local foods movement nationally.
Dasan Ahanu, as a slam poet, has a rich background in the spoken word. He has numerous recordings and has published three books of poetry. He is a resident artist with the St, Joseph’s Historic Foundation/Hayti Heritage Center in Durham, NC where he has developed poetry and spoken word programming for youth and adults. He is co-founder and managing director of Black Poetry Theatre, a Durham based theatre company that creates and produces original poetry and spoken-word based productions. In 2004 he was awarded an Indy Arts Award by Independent Weekly Magazine for his work in arts and activism. Then, in 2015, he received that honor again for the first time in the award's history.
Conducting the interview will be Robin Emmons, an award-winning social entrepreneur and consultant responsible for founding an early non-profit that was part of a group who launched the local foods movement nationally.
June 10 Sessions
9:00 am Coffee Hour
Traveling is a great pleasure, but not one we can enjoy during the quarantine. In this virtual coffee hour, we invite you to share your favorite trip and remember together. Participants can take about 2-3 minutes to talk about a special place. If you want to send one photo for the host to show while you're sharing, please send to [email protected].
11:00 am Hospice - Steve Hodges
We all know a little about Hospice and probably many of us have benefited from its wonderful care and service. As it can play such an important role at a critical point in a person’s life or a loved one’s, it can be reassuring to know about the services Hospice offers. We invite you to join a panel of Hospice professionals who will share with you some of the specifics Hospice provides and answer questions you may have.
Steve Hodges has been recognized for aligning process and technology strategies, for volunteering, developing, and leading nonprofit organizations. He is a long time Hospice volunteer and currently is the volunteer chair of the Duke Medicine Homecare & Hospice PFAC (Patient Family Advisory Council). Steve retired after 42 years in IT Consulting, 20 in management.
Steve Hodges has been recognized for aligning process and technology strategies, for volunteering, developing, and leading nonprofit organizations. He is a long time Hospice volunteer and currently is the volunteer chair of the Duke Medicine Homecare & Hospice PFAC (Patient Family Advisory Council). Steve retired after 42 years in IT Consulting, 20 in management.
1:30 pm COVID-19 and the World Order - Richard Melanson
In this small discussion class, we will assess the impact that COVID-19 has and may have on world order. For example, what impact might it have on globalization, nationalism, America's standing in the world, the attractiveness of China's dictatorial model, the usefulness of international organizations, and the wealth disparity between rich and poor nations?
All are invited to attend, but if you would like to be selected to be a discussant, please log on to the Zoom meeting by 1:10 pm (twenty minutes prior to the start of class). A limited number of class participants will be randomly selected to engage in a live conversation with Richard; the remaining students will be placed in the Zoom “gallery” and able to listen to the discussion.
Richard Melanson holds a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University and taught international relations at UCLA, Kenyon, Brown, and the National War College. He has offered courses at OLLI at Duke since 2016.
All are invited to attend, but if you would like to be selected to be a discussant, please log on to the Zoom meeting by 1:10 pm (twenty minutes prior to the start of class). A limited number of class participants will be randomly selected to engage in a live conversation with Richard; the remaining students will be placed in the Zoom “gallery” and able to listen to the discussion.
Richard Melanson holds a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University and taught international relations at UCLA, Kenyon, Brown, and the National War College. He has offered courses at OLLI at Duke since 2016.