Winter/Spring Term 2019 events are listed below. The "print" version of the Winter/Spring catalog is also available online as a PDF.
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 After 5,
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OLLI Reads,
Show Your O,
Special Events,
Special Projects,
Study Groups,
Lunch Choices
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After 5
After 5 Package (7 winter/spring events) (02/13/2019 - 07/17/2019)
School is a Game...But is it a Good Game? **NEW DATE!** (03/20/2019, COMPLETED)
What Michigan Residents Really Care About with Alexandra Schmidt, Public Engagement Director of The
Center for Michigan (03/27/2019)
Visitor's View of Japan -- NEW DATE! (04/10/2019)
Everything You Want to Know about the Cinetopia Film Festival (04/24/2019)
Girls Group: Changing the Destiny of Young Women In Our Community (05/15/2019)
RoosRoast Coffee: One of the Best Coffee Shops in Michigan with John Roos (06/04/2019, FULL)
Harmful Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes: How Citizens and Scientists Work Together to Understand the
Problem (07/17/2019)Distinguished Lecture Series
Distinguished Lecture Series Session 2 (02/12/2019 - 06/11/2019)
DLS - 3/12/19 Daypass - Macroeconomic Prospects for the US and the Globe (03/12/2019, COMPLETED)
DLS - 4/09/19 Daypass - Democracy, Dictatorship, and Development: In What Ways does the Type of
Political Regime Matter? (04/09/2019)
DLS **RESCHEDULED** 5/7/19 Daypass - A Half-Century of Michigan Memories…and Some Thoughts About
Its Future (05/07/2019)
DLS - 5/14/19 Daypass - The Fall and Rise of Income Inequality in the United States (05/14/2019)
DLS - 6/11/19 Daypass - The Constitution at the Border: When Immigration Policy and Constitutional
Norms Clash (06/11/2019)Thursday Morning Lecture Series
The Future of Work -- 01/03/19 Daypass -- What is Going on in the World of Work (01/03/2019, COMPLETED)
The Future of Work -- 01/10/19 Daypass -- Renewed Activism for the Labor Movement: The Urgency of
Young Worker Engagement (01/10/2019, COMPLETED)
The Future of Work -- 01/17/19 Daypass -- Human Thriving in the New World of Work (01/17/2019, COMPLETED)
The Future of Work -- 02/07/19 Daypass -- Build a Workplace People Love--Just Add Joy (02/07/2019, COMPLETED)
Humor, Comedy and Laughter - In Everyday Life and Beyond (series) (02/14/2019 - 03/28/2019)
Humor, Comedy, and Laughter -- 2/14/19 Daypass -- Improv and Humor: A Personal and Professional
Story (02/14/2019, COMPLETED)
Humor, Comedy, and Laughter -- 2/21/19 Daypass -- Laughter is Good Medicine--Mindful Laughter (02/21/2019, COMPLETED)
Humor, Comedy, and Laughter -- 2/28/19 Daypass -- Political Cartooning in the Era of Trump (02/28/2019, COMPLETED)
Humor, Comedy, and Laughter -- 3/14/19 Daypass -- From MAD to Memes: The History of Humor in
Sequential Art (03/14/2019, COMPLETED)
Humor, Comedy, and Laughter -- 3/21/19 Daypass -- The History of Comedy in Film (03/21/2019)
Humor, Comedy, and Laughter -- 3/28/19 Daypass -- Sounds Funny: Humor and American Music *NOTE START
TIME IS 9:30 am* (03/28/2019)
Changing Gender Roles (series) (04/04/2019 - 05/09/2019)
Changing Gender Roles --- 4/4/19 Daypass --- Eve and Her Sisters (04/04/2019)
Changing Gender Roles --- 4/11/19 Daypass --- The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same (04/11/2019)
Changing Gender Roles --- 4/18/19 Daypass --- Changing Gender Economic Roles (04/18/2019)
Changing Gender Roles --- 4/25/19 Daypass --- Current Topics in Gender Identity (04/25/2019)
Changing Gender Roles --- 5/2/19 Daypass ---Three Hypotheses for Explaining the So-called Oppression
of Men (05/02/2019)
Changing Gender Roles --- 5/9/19 Daypass --- Advancing Gender Equity: The Impact of Acting on
Institutional Change Efforts (05/09/2019)
The Future of Work **RESCHEDULED** - How will your Grandkids make a Living? (series) See Below (05/16/2019 - 05/30/2019)
The Future of Work **RESCHEDULED** -- 05/16/19 Daypass -- Preparing Students for the Future of Work (05/16/2019)
The Future of Work **RESCHEDULED** -- 05/30/19 Daypass -- Artificial Intelligence and the Vanishing
Future of Work (05/30/2019)
A Celebration of Local Authors (series) - Summer Lecture Series (06/13/2019 - 07/11/2019)Lunch Choices
Lunch Choices - Introduction (09/01/2018 - 08/31/2019)
Changing Gender Roles Lunch -- Chicken Salad (04/11/2019)
Changing Gender Roles Lunch -- Hummus & Veggies (04/11/2019)
Changing Gender Roles Lunch -- Turkey and Swiss (04/11/2019)
April 25th Lunch for Akeelah and the Bee -- Chicken Salad (04/25/2019)
April 25th Lunch for Akeelah and the Bee -- Hummus & Veggie Wrap (04/25/2019)
April 25th Lunch for Akeelah and the Bee -- Turkey and Swiss wrap (04/25/2019)
The Future of Work Lunch **RESCHEDULED** -- Chicken Salad wrap (05/16/2019)
The Future of Work Lunch **RESCHEDULED** -- Turkey and Swiss wrap (05/16/2019)
The Future of Work Lunch **RESCHEDULED** -- Veggie and Hummus wrap (05/16/2019)OLLI ReadsOLLI Out of Town (Travel)
A Winter's Respite in Rochester: Meadow Brook Hall and Meadow Brook Theatre (03/06/2019, COMPLETED)
Willow Run: Yesterday and Today (05/10/2019, FULL)
Athens on the Prairie: An Architectural Tour of Columbus, IN --DOUBLE OCCUPANCY-- (05/20/2019 - 05/22/2019)
Athens on the Prairie: An Architectural Tour of Columbus, IN --SINGLE OCCUPANCY-- (05/20/2019 - 05/22/2019)
Michigan Lighthouse Landmark Legacy (05/29/2019)
The Future of Work in Detroit (06/05/2019)
Retracing Steps of Detroit's '67 Rebellion (07/09/2019)
Let's Visit Port Huron (08/06/2019)
Coming Attraction: Day at Cranbrook Institution (10/01/2019 - 10/31/2019)Show Your OSpecial Events
Winter/Spring 2019 registration open (12/14/2018 - 08/31/2019)
Winter/Spring 2019 Equal Opportunity Registration Period (12/15/2018 - 01/11/2019, COMPLETED)
2019 Winter Open House (01/04/2019, COMPLETED)
Being Mortal: A Book Discussion - A Turner Senior Wellness Program (02/12/2019 - 02/19/2019, COMPLETED)
Akeelah and the Bee Movie (04/25/2019)
The Buzz at OLLI - A Spelling Bee for Adults (05/02/2019)
Tour the Future of Work **RESCHEDULED** (05/16/2019)
Gun Control -- Presented by WeListen (05/22/2019)
2019 Big Hearts for Seniors (05/23/2019)Special ProjectsStudy Groups
Monday Painters (01/07/2019 - 08/26/2019)
The Transformation of Michigan's Central Campus: 1963-2003 (03/13/2019, COMPLETED)
SHODO- Japanese Calligraphy (04/08/2019, FULL)
The World to Come: Art in the Age of the Anthropocene (05/01/2019)
UMMA Offsite (05/10/2019 - 05/17/2019)
North Campus Outdoor Sculpture Tour (06/07/2019, FULL)
Current Events (01/08/2019 - 08/27/2019, FULL)
Current Events 2 (01/29/2019 - 08/27/2019, FULL)
Great Decisions (02/05/2019 - 06/04/2019, FULL)
A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order (02/13/2019 - 03/27/2019, FULL)
Restorative Justice: An Alternative (02/20/2019 - 03/20/2019, COMPLETED)
The Theory of Criminal Relativity: Using Genealogy Databases to Solve Crimes (02/27/2019, COMPLETED)
Michigan's Schools are Failing: What Can We do About It? (03/11/2019 - 03/25/2019)
Democracy: Its History and Its Meaning Today (03/13/2019 - 04/24/2019, FULL)
The Fifth Risk (04/01/2019 - 04/29/2019, FULL)
Poverty: Looking from the Inside Out (04/23/2019 - 05/07/2019)
What's Going on in Housing? (04/30/2019 - 05/14/2019)
Lessons in Diversity from a Prison Classroom (05/29/2019)
Everything You Want to Know about China (02/25/2019 - 03/25/2019)
Origins of the Italian Renaissance (03/12/2019 - 04/09/2019, FULL)
What We Choose: Women, Aging, and Decisions about Appearance (04/04/2019, FULL)
Caravans, Cultures, and Chinggis Khan along the Silk Route (04/19/2019 - 05/10/2019, FULL)
Rosie the Riveter and the Willow Run Bomber Plant (05/13/2019, FULL)
Remember Their Names: Family History Narratives (05/15/2019 - 05/22/2019)
A Brief History of Icons (05/24/2019 - 06/14/2019)
War Through the Eyes of a Child (06/03/2019)
From the Mouths of Millennials (01/21/2019 - 03/04/2019, COMPLETED)
Homer's Iliad (01/23/2019 - 03/06/2019, COMPLETED)
Dream Country (01/29/2019 - 02/26/2019, COMPLETED)
Remarkable Novels II ( and III) (01/31/2019 - 04/25/2019)
Soaring High, Delving Deep with Literature from Around the World (02/05/2019 - 04/02/2019)
The Mystery Book Club (03/13/2019 - 07/10/2019)
Homer's Odyssey (03/18/2019 - 04/29/2019)
Ovid's Metamorphosis (04/01/2019 - 05/20/2019)
Whitman (04/01/2019 - 04/29/2019)
Literacy Then and Now: Lessons from 1880-1930 (04/10/2019 - 05/08/2019)
The Story of American Fiction (05/08/2019 - 06/12/2019, FULL)
Virgil's Aeneid (05/13/2019 - 06/24/2019)
Literary Short Fiction (07/08/2019 - 08/26/2019, FULL)
The Wrong Man: Detective Mystery on Film *SEE NEW CLASS DATES* (04/09/2019 - 05/08/2019, FULL)
The Wrong Man: Detective Mystery on Film - Parking Passes (5 passes) (04/09/2019 - 05/08/2019)
The Wrong Man: Detective Mystery on Film: Parking Pass for April 09 (1 pass) (04/09/2019)
The Wrong Man: Detective Mystery on Film: Parking Pass for April 16 (1 pass) (04/16/2019)
The Wrong Man: Detective Mystery on Film: Parking Pass for April 23 (1 pass) (04/23/2019)
The Wrong Man: Detective Mystery on Film: Parking Pass for April 30 (1 pass) (04/30/2019)
Theater Circles for Seniors (05/01/2019 - 05/22/2019)
The Wrong Man: Detective Mystery on Film: Parking Pass for May 8 (1 pass) (05/08/2019)
Chemistry: Much More than Just a Magic Trick (02/05/2019 - 03/12/2019, COMPLETED)
The Aging Brain (03/08/2019 - 04/26/2019, FULL)
Can We Price Carbon? (03/18/2019 - 04/08/2019)
All about Honeybees (03/19/2019, COMPLETED)
The Climate is Changing: What's a Planet to do? (05/14/2019 - 05/21/2019, FULL)
Finding Meaning in Life (01/21/2019 - 04/15/2019, FULL)
A Philosopher Looks at Our Political Crisis (02/04/2019 - 03/25/2019)
TED Talks (02/13/2019 - 04/10/2019)
Behind the Scenes Tour of the Clements Library (03/15/2019, COMPLETED)
Principles of Mindfulness Part I (03/18/2019 - 04/22/2019, FULL)
Tour of Maker Works: Session A (03/26/2019)
Tour of Maker Works: Session B (03/29/2019)
Taking on Goliath (04/17/2019, FULL)
21 Lessons for the 21st Century **See Note** (04/19/2019 - 05/17/2019)
''Cartoon Boy'' and Other Stories of Children in Play Therapy (04/19/2019 - 05/24/2019)
Principles of Mindfulness Part II (04/29/2019 - 06/03/2019)
Public Speaking Skills (05/06/2019 - 06/10/2019)
A Rare Find: The Discovery of the Rough Sketch of the King's Domain at Detroit, 1790 (05/15/2019)
Merging the Old and the New: Bird's-Eye Views of America (06/17/2019)