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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at SDSU Offers Compelling Spring Curriculum
OLLI at SDSU will offer more than 40 exciting courses and events during the spring semester for individuals age 50 and better.
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at San Diego State University will offer more than 40 exciting courses and events during the spring semester, beginning Monday, Feb. 6.
OLLI at SDSU offers a fascinating array of topics every semester for students age 50 and better. There are no tests, grades or exams, just the thrill of learning with like-minded peers.
Among the spring courses:
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From Caravaggio to Romanticism: European Art and Architecture 1600–1850: Tuesdays, Feb. 7-March 14, 1-2:50 pm
Students will increase their cultural literacy, learn what to see and experience when
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visiting Europe, and expand their appreciation of art.
There’s No Business Like Show Business: A History of the American Musical: Mondays, March 6-April 10, 9-10:50 am
Explore the stories, music, and larger-than-life personalities of American musical theater, tracing its history back to ancient Greece and European opera.
An Edventure:
Borrego Springs’ Sculptures with Santa Ysabel Stage Stop: Thursday, March 23, 8 am–6 pm
A deluxe motor coach stops at the historic Santa Ysabel Store, Warner-Carrillo Ranch House, and the desert floor at Borrego Springs to enjoy lunch at the legendary Casa Del Zorro resort. From there, it’s on to see amazing life-size metal sculptures of Ricardo Breceda before stopping at the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park for a short walk and film in its visitor center.
A Special Event:
Conversations Worth Having: The Surprising Science of Happiness: Saturday, April 1, 9 am–12 pm
In this second in a series of TED (Technology, Education, Design) Talks — stimulating 4- to 18-minute videos by some of the most engaging speakers around the world —examine the newest research into what makes us happy, how memory and experience affect our sense of satisfaction very differently, and specific exercises one can do to be happier right now.
To find out more about OLLI at SDSU or to become a member, call (619) 594-2863, e-mail osher@mail.sdsu.edu or visit neverstoplearning.net/olli
This is a SDSU Research Foundation program managed by SDSU’s College of Extended Studies.