Spring 2022 Term
Classes: March 28 – May 6
Registration Opens: March 14
Color Key: Odd time, special events, different meeting location
| Class Location | Sunny Slope | Annex | Pebble Hill | Zoom Only | Alternate Location | ||
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| MONDAY | 9:00 - 10:30 am | Learning Spanish: How to Understand and Speak a New Language, Part III Sylvia Cooke Main Classroom Classroom only |
Masterpieces of the Imaginative Mind, Part II Jim Barber and Herb Shivers Classroom only |
Writing Our Lives Terry Ley and Cathy Buckhalt |
Birding Basics Bill Deutsch 8:30am – 10:00am Meet in SS Conference Room March 28 Future locations TBD Meet in SS Conference Room in bad weather. |
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| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | East Asian Politics and US Policy Lawrence Grinter Classroom only |
Amazing Planet Earth: Adventures in Physical Geography, Part II Sonny Dawsey March 28, April 4, 11, 18 |
Earth’s Changing Climate David Newton |
Race and Landscape at Auburn Elijah Gaddis 11:00am – 11:50am Monday class meets via Zoom only Jan 14-April 25 |
Silver Sneakers David Tillman 11:30am -12:15pm Max Fitness, Auburn Classroom only Class meets 2 times/week (M, F) Mar 28 – May 6 |
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| 2:30 - 4:00 pm | Color: Why We Cannot Live Without It Effie Albrecht Main Classroom Classroom only |
Line Dancing for Beginners Betsy Keown 1:00pm -1:45pm Line Dancing Intermediate 2:00pm -2:45pm |
The Secret Life of Trees Anne Randle Classroom only Field Trip April 25 |
Shorter Hikes at Chewacla State Park Harold Bruner 1:30pm – 4:00pm Meet at Chewacla |
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| Class Location | Sunny Slope | Annex | Pebble Hill | Zoom Only | Alternate Location | |
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| TUESDAY | 9:00 - 10:30 am | Spring Mysteries II Harold Bruner Conference Room Classroom only |
The Rise of Communism: From Marx to Lenin John Parr Classroom only |
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| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Spring Mysteries I Julie Strong Conference Room Classroom only |
King Cotton and the History of Alabama Agriculture Charles Mitchell Classroom and Zoom |
Blue Revolution: Aquaculture’s Role in Feeding the World, Protecting Biodiversity and Managing our Aquatic Resources David Cline and Stan Arington Field trip on April 5 |
Chinese Brush Painting Dong Shang |
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| 2:30 - 4:00 pm | Ekphrastic Poetry Wendy Cleveland March 29: SS Main Classroom April 5: Pebble Hill, Scott Yarbrough House April 12 – May 3: JCSM Classroom only |
All-Star American Baseball Novels: A Starting Lineup Bert Hitchcock Classroom only |
England in the Tudor and Stuart Period (16th and 17th centuries) Joseph Kicklighter Classroom and Zoom Zoom only April 5 |
Whatever Happened to Folk Music, Part VI Mike Reinke |
Tai Chi for Health: A Meditative Practice to Improve Overall Health and Balance Kitty Frey Mar 29, Apr 26, May 3 2:00pm – 3:00pm Pebble Hill, Outside brick patio |
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| Class Location | Sunny Slope | Annex | Pebble Hill | Zoom Only | Alternate Location | |
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| WEDNESDAY | 9:00 - 10:30 am | The Canary Islands and the Settling of Europeans in the New World Rod Rodriguez-Kabana Classroom only |
Contemporary Issues in Medical Ethics Jay Jones (not the sheriff) Classroom and Zoom |
Bookends (SIG) | Discovering Natural Beauty in the Heart of Auburn Morgan Pendergrass and Patrick Thompson The Davis Arboretum Classroom only |
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| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Brown Bags at Pebble Hill | In The Kitchen with Kesi - Preparing Jamaican Favorites Tanisha Stephens 11:00am – 1:00pm |
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| 2:30 - 4:00 pm | Spring Gardening in East Alabama Charles Mitchell Classroom and Zoom |
Two Visions Patricia Butts and Mary Ann Rygiel March 30, April 6, 13, 20 Classroom only |
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Brown Bag Lunch and Learn |
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| March 30 | David Housel presents his book From the Backbooth at Chappy’s: Stories of the South: Football, Politics, Religion, and More |
| April 6 | Rich Guether presents Auburn University Campus Planning and Capital Projects Update |
| April 13 | No Brown Bag today. |
| April 20 | Lee Anne Patterson presents Time to Go Racing! |
| April 27 | Elijah Gaddis and Keith Hebert present Rosenwald Schools and the Southern Struggle for African American Education |
| May 4 | Terry Ley and Ken Autrey facilitate OLLI Writes |
| Workshop Wednesdays 4:30pm - 6:30pm |
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| April 20 | May 4 |
| Coffee Bean Roasting at Home Gary Wagoner Sunny Slope Annex |
Carnivorous Plants Patrick Thompson The Davis Arboretum |
| Class Location | Sunny Slope | Annex | Zoom Only | Alternate Location | ||
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| THURSDAY | 9:00 - 10:30 am | Staying Active: Day Hiking Harold Bruner 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Meet at Sunny Slope |
Desegregating Schools in Alabama Jason Bryant Classroom and Zoom |
Russian History Through the Eyes of the Artist Jay West 8:30am – 10:30 am |
Walk This Way Bob Banks 8:30am - 9:30am Meet at Toomers Corner |
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| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Critical Elections in Modern US History Larry Gerber Classroom and Zoom |
iPhone Photography Mike Akins March 31, April 7, 14, 21 |
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| 2:30 - 4:00 pm | Ambling About the Boundless Thicket of Organic Chemistry. Destination: The Structure of Table Sugar. Sweet! Peter Livant Classroom only |
Contemporary Economic Policy Issues Jon Haverman |
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| Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation Marilyn Vogel 4:30pm – 6:00pm Classroom only |
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| Class Location | Sunny Slope Annex | Alternate Location | |
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| FRIDAY | 11:30 am - 12:15 pm | Silver Sneakers David Tillman 11:30am -12:15pm Max Fitness, Auburn Class meets 2 times/week (M, F) Mar 28 – May 4 Classroom only |
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| 11:00am – 11:50 am | Race and Landscape in Auburn Elijah Gaddis 11:00am – 11:50 am Friday class meets at the Sunny Slope Annex | Jan 14-April 25 Classroom and Zoom |
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Last Updated: March 28, 2022