OLLI Fall 2017 events are listed in the online catalog below.
OLLI's printed Catalog for Fall 2017 was mailed to members in mid-July and is available online as a PDF now.
Registration for Fall 2017 events via U.S. Mail and online will begin on August 23rd at 9:30 am.
OLLI's Fall 2017 Kickoff event will be held on September 7th.
Click on an event name below to view details (description, date/time, fee, facilitators, ...) and, if you are signed in, to register.
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Tour the Iconic Downtown Home and Garden Building and Enjoy Mark’s Carts/Bill’s Beer Garden with
OLLI Friends (08/16/2017, COMPLETED)
After 5 Package (3 fall term events) (09/27/2017 - 11/08/2017)
After 5 Package (8 fall and winter term events) (09/27/2017 - 06/13/2018)
Reinventing Real Jouranalism in the Age of Fake News (09/27/2017)
Elections 101: An Insider’s View of Elections & Election Officials (10/17/2017)
How can the Independent Bookstore Survive and Prosper? (11/08/2017)
After 5 Package (5 winter/spring term events) (02/07/2018 - 06/13/2018)
Creating and Running Great Ann Arbor Restaurants (02/07/2018)
A Visitor’s View of Indonesia and Singapore (03/06/2018)
IBM’s Watson and the Future of Artificial Intelligence (04/18/2018)
Refugee Resettlement in Washtenaw County: An Update from Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County (05/08/2018)
Local Government Matters: Stepping Up in an Era of Uncertainty (06/13/2018)Distinguished Lecture SeriesThursday Morning Lecture Series
Cuba: Our Neighbor in Transition (09/14/2017 - 10/26/2017)
Populism: The Common People in Modern Politics (11/02/2017 - 12/14/2017)
Architecture: Shaping Buildings; Shaping Us (01/11/2018 - 02/22/2018)
Behavioral and Social Science: Real-World Applications (03/08/2018 - 04/12/2018)
Faces of Addiction (04/19/2018 - 05/24/2018)Lecture Series PackagesOLLI Out of Town (Travel)
African American History: Detroit Motown Museum and Charles H. Wright Museum Visit (October 3rd) (10/03/2017)
News and the Populist Movement - Real and Fake via Ann Arbor and Detroit (11/10/2017)
Seeing Detroit from the Ground Up (04/17/2018)
Exploring Detroit’s Hispanic Communities (05/16/2018)
Flint: Recapturing Vehicle City (06/01/2018 - 06/30/2018)
Journey to Freedom: Underground Railroad Tour of Washtenaw County (07/01/2018 - 07/31/2018)Show Your OSpecial EventsStudy Groups
National Issues (09/12/2017 - 12/19/2017)
Current Events (09/19/2017 - 12/19/2017)
On Civil Disobedience (09/20/2017 - 11/08/2017)
Dealing with Alternate Universes and Views of Reality in Politics (09/26/2017 - 11/07/2017)
Lessons on Race and Culture from a Prison Classroom (10/18/2017)
Are Tax Breaks Entitlements? The $1.6 Trillion Question (10/25/2017 - 11/15/2017)
Democratic to Authoritarian Rule (10/30/2017 - 11/20/2017)
"Weapons of Math Destruction": The Use and Misuse of Data and Society (10/31/2017 - 11/07/2017)
Why Are We Sending Innocent People to Prison?: The Double Edged Sword of DNA (11/01/2017)
Anti-Poverty Efforts (11/14/2017 - 12/12/2017)
Criminal Sentencing and Mass Incarceration: Is 'Law and Order' Back in Session(s)? (12/13/2017)
Cleopatra: From History to Hollywood (09/25/2017 - 11/20/2017)
Black and White... Together? (10/04/2017 - 11/15/2017)
Blood, Ghosts and Glory - Michigan's Role in the Civil War (10/04/2017)
Chinese Culture and History (10/16/2017 - 11/20/2017)
Ta Da Moon, Alice: The Golden Age of Manned Space Flight - Part 2 (10/27/2017 - 12/08/2017)
The Guide to Essential Italy - Florence (11/06/2017 - 12/18/2017)
U.S. Grant’s Victorious Campaigns: Forts Henry & Donaldson, Vicksburg, and the Overland Campaign (11/06/2017 - 12/11/2017)
Experiences in World War II (11/08/2017)
A Book That Matters: Machiavelli’s The Prince (09/18/2017 - 10/30/2017)
Literature in Conflict/Literature in Peace (09/18/2017 - 04/26/2018)
Modern Fiction (09/18/2017 - 10/23/2017)
When History Feeds Fiction (09/25/2017 - 12/04/2017)
This Was A Poet: The World and Work of Emily Dickinson (10/02/2017 - 10/09/2017)
Elizabeth Bishop and Seamus Heaney (10/06/2017 - 11/17/2017)
Environmental Writing from Thoreau to the Present (10/18/2017 - 11/15/2017)
Women and Aging through Literature and Reflective Writing (10/19/2017 - 11/16/2017)
Glimpses of Spirit in Story (09/20/2017 - 10/25/2017)
Hinduism - History, Philosophy, and Practice (09/27/2017 - 11/08/2017)
Sacred Path, Holy Site (09/29/2017 - 10/20/2017)
Jesus, Women, and Early Christianity (10/24/2017 - 10/31/2017)
When Breath Becomes Air Book Group Discussion (10/31/2017 - 11/07/2017)
Decisions at End of Life (11/21/2017)
Cognition and Emotion in Aging - Meet the Scientists! (09/12/2017 - 11/07/2017)
The Science of Energy (09/14/2017 - 12/14/2017)
Everyday Physics (09/18/2017 - 11/20/2017)
The Origin & Evolution of Earth I (09/19/2017 - 12/12/2017)
Renewable Energy: The Science, State of the Art, and Future of Renewables (10/04/2017 - 11/08/2017)
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (10/04/2017 - 11/01/2017)
The Bee Lady Talks (10/04/2017)
What is Cancer and Why is it So Hard to Cure? (10/20/2017 - 12/15/2017)
Understanding Weather and Climate (10/24/2017 - 11/14/2017)
Cure: A Journey into the Science of Mind Over Body (09/18/2017 - 10/23/2017)
Ethics in the Real World: 82 Brief Essays on Things That Matter (09/18/2017 - 11/27/2017)
The Many Faces of Retirement: Consider Your Stepping Stones (09/19/2017 - 10/03/2017)
The Knowledge Illusion Discussion Study (09/28/2017 - 10/26/2017)
Health Care in the United States (10/10/2017 - 11/07/2017)
Integral Meditation: Mindfulness as a Path to Grow Up, Wake Up and Show Up in Your Life - A Book
Reading (10/12/2017 - 11/16/2017)
Consciousness and the Brain (10/26/2017 - 11/16/2017)
House Sitting: Travel the World and Your Lodging is Free (11/21/2017 - 11/28/2017)
How to Use Your Smartphone Securely: Technology & Security of Smart Devices & Systems (10/12/2017 - 11/09/2017)
Windows PC Maintenance and Internet Security Tips, Session 1 (10/25/2017)
Windows PC Maintenance and Internet Security Tips, Session 2 (11/15/2017)
Intro to Home Computing (11/30/2017 - 12/07/2017)