Fall 2021 Term
September 13 - November 5
Registration Opens: August 16, 2021
Fall 2021 Course Descriptions
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Fall 2021 Course Grid
Fall 2021 Brown Bag
| Class Location | Sunny Slope | Annex | Pebble Hill | Zoom Only | OLLI Shares | |
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| MONDAY | 8:30 - 10:00 am | Shorter Hikes at Chewacla State Park Harold Bruner 9:00 – 11:30 am Meet at Chewacla In-person only |
How Winston Churchill Changed the World Jim Barber and Herb Shivers ZOOM only |
UA – Opera: Verismo o Contemporary - 1900 to 2020 Elizabeth Aversa 9:00 - 10:15 am ZOOM only |
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| Writing Our Lives Terry Ley and Cathy Buckhalt ZOOM only |
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| 10:15 - 11:45 am | Learning Spanish: How to Understand and Speak a New Language, Level I, Part I Sylvia Cooke Classroom only |
The Science of Energy Don Baker Classroom only |
Writing Poetry: Why, What, and How Ken Autrey Zoom only |
The Concerto Jane Brown ZOOM only |
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| 12:45 - 2:15 pm | East Asian Politics and U.S. Policy Lawrence Grinter Classroom only |
Wild Alabama: The Secret Life of Trees Anne Randle Classroom only |
Getting Comfortable in the Digital World – Applications Sonny Dawsey and Jack Rogers ZOOM Only |
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| 2:30 - 4:00 pm | AU – Wild Alabama: The Wild Places of Alabama Carolyn Carr Classroom, ZOOM, Facebook Live |
The Physics of History Charlotte Ward ZOOM only |
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| Class Location | Sunny Slope | Annex | Pebble Hill | Zoom Only | OLLI Shares | |
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| TUESDAY | 8:30 - 10:00 am | Wild Alabama: Alabama Landscape Photography Rebecca Long Classroom only |
Unsung Heroes of World War II in Europe John Parr Classroom only |
The Blue Revolution: Aquaculture’s Role in Feeding the World David Cline and Stan Arrington Classroom only |
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| 10:15 - 11:45 am | Fall Mysteries Julie Strong Classroom only |
AU – Wild Alabama: Ancient Life in Alabama Bill Deutsch 10:30 am - Noon Classroom, ZOOM |
Explore the World with AU OLLI through Art, Culture and History Elizabeth I. Quansah Classroom only |
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| 12:45 - 2:15 pm | Fall Mysteries Harold Bruner Classroom, ZOOM |
Architectural Insights One Phillip Fretwell Classroom Only |
UAH – Chinese Art History: East Meets West Debbie West 9/28 - 11/2 | 1:15 – 2:45 pm ZOOM only |
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| UA – The Founders: Famous and Forgotten Richard Rhone 1:30 - 2:45 pm ZOOM |
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| 2:30 - 4:00 pm | The Creation of England: from the Romans to the Normans Joseph Kicklighter Classroom, Facebook Live |
AU – Whatever Happened to Folk Music, Part IV Mike Reinke ZOOM only Wild Alabama: The Guide to Birding in North America David Newton ZOOM only |
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| WEDNESDAY | Wild Alabama: Discovering Natural Beauty in the Heart of Auburn Morgan Pendergrass and Patrick Thompson 9/22 – 10/13 | 9:00 – 10:30 am Classroom only The Davis Arboretum |
The Columbian Exchange Rod Rodriguez-Kabana 9:00 – 10:30 am Classroom only |
UAH – World War I: The Theaters of War John Mason and Tennent Lee 9/15 – 10/20 | 10:30 am – noon ZOOM only |
| Line Dancing for Beginner and Intermediate Betsy Keown and Wanda Knight 10:15 – 11:00 am Classroom only Town Creek Park Pavilion September 22 - November 3 (seven weeks) |
Connect with Nature in Alabama with the iNaturalist App Mike Akins 2:30 – 4:00 pm Classroom, ZOOM |
Shakespeare's Early Comedies Joseph Harrison 12:45 – 2:15 pm ZOOM only |
Brown Bag Lunch and Learn: Wild Alabama Series |
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| September 15 at Pebble Hill | Maggie Johnston and Janice Barrett present Get Wild Alabama! |
| September 22 at Pebblie Hill | Elicio Winds presents an Alabama focused concert |
| September 29 at Pebble Hill | Sarah Wolak presents Native and Invasive Plants |
| October 6 at Pebble Hill | Gary Mullen presents Bioluminescent Insect Larvae of Dismals Canyon, AL |
| October 13 at Pebble Hill | Tina Mozelle Braziel presents The Shape of the Branch: How Waterways Inspire an Alabama Writer |
| October 20 at Pebble Hill | Hayward Warren presents The Pinhoti Trail of the Talledega Mountains |
| October 27 at Pebble Hill | Mary Ann Rygiel presents Wilderness in Literature |
| November 3 at Pebble Hill | Anne Bailey presents Forest Bathing |
| Multiple Locations | Annex | Zoom Only | OLLI Shares | |
| THURSDAY | Staying Active: Day Hiking Harold Bruner 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Meet at Sunny Slope |
Wild Alabama: Advanced Acrylic Painting – Study of the Masters Rebecca Long 9:00 – 11:00 am Classroom only |
Russian History Through the Eyes of the Artists Jay West 9:00 – 11:00 am | ZOOM |
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| Auburn’s Technology Park Tour Tim Beasley and Amy Brabham November 4 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Meeting location TBD |
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| Wild Alabama: Shinrin Yoku Forest Bathing Origins and Benefits Anne Bailey 10:30 – 11:45 am 9/16 – 10/21 | ZOOM only |
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| Wild Alabama: Introduction to Acrylic Painting of Alabama Landscapes Rebecca Long 12:00 – 2:00 pm Classroom only |
Conservatives and Liberals, Not Conservatives vs Liberals Mike Berkowitz 12:45 – 2:45 pm Collaborative course with York County Senior College ZOOM |
UA – Iceland-The Land of Fire and Ice Anthony Davolos 9/16 - 10/7 | 12:00 - 1:15 pm |
| Class Location | OLLI Shares | |
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| FRIDAY | 8:30 - 10:00 am | UAH – Dolly Parton: More Than a Cup of Ambition Nancy Darnell 9/17 – 10/15 | 8:30 – 10:00 am ZOOM only |
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| Auburn | Alabama | Huntsville | |
| Monday | Wild Places in Alabama Carolyn Carr 2:30 – 4:00 pm Pebble Hill, ZOOM, Facebook Live |
Opera: Verismo o Contemporary - 1900 to 2020 Elizabeth Aversa 9:00 - 10:15 am ZOOM only |
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| Tuesday | Ancient Life in Alabama Bill Deutsch 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Sunny Slope Annex and ZOOM |
The Founders: Famous and Forgotten Richard Rhone 1:30 - 2:45 pm ZOOM only |
Chinese Art History: East Meets West Debbie West Sept. 28; Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26; Nov. 2 1:15 – 2:45 pm ZOOM only |
| Whatever Happened to Folk Music, Part IV Mike Reinke 2:30 – 4:00 pm ZOOM only |
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| Wednesday | World War I: The Theaters of War John Mason and Tennent Lee Sept. 15, 22, 29; Oct. 6, 13, 20 10:30 am – 12:00 pm ZOOM only |
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| Thursday | Iceland - The Land of Fire and Ice Anthony Davolos Sept. 16, 23, 30; Oct. 7 12:00 - 1:15 pm ZOOM only |
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| Friday | Dolly Parton: More Than a Cup of Ambition Nancy Darnell Sept. 17, 24; Oct. 1, 8, 15 8:30 – 10:00 am ZOOM only |
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Last Updated: September 16, 2021