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OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE
AT T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F S O U T H E R N M A I N E
Course Catalog
SPRING SESSION 2022
MARCH 14 – MAY 6
Education breeds
CONFIDENCE.
Confidence breeds HOPE.
Hope breeds PEACE.
CONFUCIUS
DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE
Choose your own
style of OLLI learning
We are thankful for our many
talented board members,
volunteers, and staff who make
OLLI programming possible.
This spring, we are delighted to offer
two different pathways for OLLI courses and
STAFF
workshops to fit your own learning style.
Donna Anderson, Director
207-228-8181
We will offer remote classes on Mondays, Tuesday afternoons, Wednesdays,
donna.anderson@maine.edu
and Thursdays; and in-person classes on campus on Fridays — the “Back
Rob Hyssong,
OLLI Program Coordinator
to the Future” plan that resembles OLLI in its earliest days at USM. In addition,
207-228-8336 we will host SAGE lectures off-campus in a comfortable, convenient, and
robert.hyssong@maine.edu accessible auditorium at The Point in South Portland. So this spring session,
Megan Saul, you may choose options that match your interests and your preferences for
Administrative Specialist 3 Zoom or traditional face-to-face learning. Look for our new icons and review
207-228-8482
the descriptions carefully to ensure that you understand when, where, and
megan.saul@maine.edu
how OLLI will deliver Spring classes.
Anne Cardale, Program Director,
Maine Senior College Network For Friday in-person classes, your
207-780-4128 course or workshop will take place in the LOOK FOR OUR NEW ICONS
acardale@maine.edu
Wishcamper Center. Parking in the garage
ADVISORY BOARD attached to the Abramson Center will Refer to these icons to find the
(2021-22) be free to OLLI members on Fridays and right program style for you:
Susan Jennings, Chair Saturdays, so you will not need to worry
IN-PERSON
Peter Curry, Vice-Chair about purchasing a parking pass. Your time
Paula Johnson, Secretary on campus may be enriched by spending REMOTE (ZOOM)
time in gathering spaces for breakfast or
Membership & Administration
Anne Cass, Co-Chair
lunch or enhanced by OLLI activities that
Karen Day, Co-Chair will celebrate our social connectivity.
IN THIS ISSUE
External Relations We are also excited to bring SAGE back
4 About us
Penny Davis-Dublin, Co-Chair in person at The Point community center
in South Portland. We selected The Point 6 What to expect
Star Pelsue, Co-Chair
as the location for the lectures because it 9 Important dates
Teaching & Learning
has the technology, seating, parking,
Pamela Delphenich, Co-Chair 10 Schedule-at-a-glance
and accessibility to accommodate OLLI
Eileen Griffin, Co-Chair
audiences. We will also be able to provide 14 Instructor index
Social Relations free coffee and tea for the lectures right 16 Courses & workshops
Elizabeth Housewright, Co-Chair
in the lecture space, so you can enjoy
Gael McKibben, Co-Chair 34 SAGE lecture series
socializing and learning in this comfortable
SAGE Programming off-campus community space. 36 Special Interest Groups
Star Pelsue, Chair
We are pleased that the spring session 38 Registration
Board Members offers many different ways to learn and
Lynn Bailets engage at OLLI!
Bob Greene
Sincerely,
Georgia Koch
David Morton
Ruby Parker
Steve Piker Donna Anderson
John Roediger Director
REGISTER ONLINE AT USM.MAINE.EDU/OLLI 3
ABOUT US
MISSION
OLLI at USM is committed to providing,
for its members, a wide variety of
stimulating courses, lectures, work-
shops, and complementary activities
in a creative and inclusive learning
community.
VISION
OLLI will be driven by the creative and
innovative spirit of its founding mission,
will maintain its strong sense of
community and inclusiveness, expand
its abundant opportunities for members
to exchange ideas and experiences,
and maintain a standard of excellence.
CORE ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES
Learning for the love of it! These are the fundamental beliefs of OLLI
at USM that guide our planning and
If you are 50 or older, with a curious mind and an interest decision-making. These core values
in learning just for the joy of it, we invite you to join support our vision, shape our culture,
2,200-plus like-minded older learners who are members and reflect what we value.
of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). Joy of Learning. We believe that
continuing to grow and learn new things
OLLI is located on the Portland campus of the University of Southern is a deeply fulfilling lifelong priority.
Maine. OLLI at USM is committed to providing its members with a wide
Community. We recognize the impor-
variety of stimulating courses, lectures, workshops, and complementary
tance of interaction with other members
activities in a creative and inclusive learning community.
to share knowledge and experiences,
As an OLLI member at USM, you’ll choose from an extensive array of to expand our perspectives, and to make
peer-taught courses in the liberal arts and sciences. There are no entrance new friends, in an atmosphere of
requirements, grades, or tests. Your experience and love of learning are inclusiveness, respect, and openness.
what count. Some OLLI at USM classes involve homework — usually reading
Accessibility. We strive to make classes,
or honing skills taught in class. Assignments are not mandatory but can
lectures, workshops, seminars, and
enhance your learning experience.
activities affordable and accessible for
OLLI at USM is one of 17 Senior Colleges throughout Maine and participates all members.
in the Maine Senior College Network (maineseniorcollege.org). The
Excellence. We strive for excellence by
National Resource Center for all Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes (osher.net)
committing our intelligence, creativity
is located at Northwestern University in Chicago. Currently, there are 125
and energy to achieving quality in our
OLLIs throughout the country.
curriculum, faculty, facilities, operations,
and relationships within our community.
Volunteerism. We recognize the crucial
importance of volunteers to the success
OLLI: BY THE NUMBERS
of our programs.
125
OLLI BRANCHES
2,200+
OLLI ACTIVE STUDENTS
17
MAINE NETWORK
154
OLLI VOLUNTEERS
IN THE US (2019-20) SENIOR COLLEGES (2020-21)
4 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE | SPRING 2022
ABOUT US
Join us
There are several ways to join the OLLI community of lifelong learners.
Become a member Apply for a scholarship
OLLI at USM is an autonomous, self-governing Full and partial scholarships are available through a
organization supported through an annual membership simple, friendly, confidential process. Scholarships are
fee of $25. limited to $50 per person per term, applicable to one
course, the SAGE program, or workshops. Scholarships
The membership fee covers the fiscal year from July 1 –
do not apply to OLLI at USM membership, trips, or
June 30. Our monthly online newsletter and Facebook page
special events.
outline upcoming programs and events open to you.
Scholarship applications can be completed online or
Member benefits include:
downloaded from the OLLI website: usm.maine.edu/olli/
• Access to sign up for OLLI courses & workshops. olli-scholarships. The form must be completed, signed
• Access to OLLI Special Interest Groups (SIGs) at no (if downloaded), and submitted with each of your course
additional cost. See page 36 for the list of current SIGs. registration forms.
• Access to many OLLI Special Events at no additional Please note: It is not possible to register for courses online with a
cost, including topical pop-up discussions, game nights, scholarship. Please email your registration form and scholarship
and more. request to OLLI at our general email address: olliatusm@maine.edu
before registration day to ensure timely enrollment in your
• Access to courses at the 17 Maine senior colleges
class. Scholarships, gift certificates, free memberships, or other
throughout the state. Visit MaineSeniorCollege.org for
waivers will be accepted after online registration opens. However,
more information.
classes and workshops may be filled, so please turn them in as soon
as possible. If you have any questions, please email olliatusm@
maine.edu, and we will contact you as soon as we can.
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Pat Lefebvre
SC ARBOROUGH, M AINE
What is your history with OLLI? My very fulfilling relationship with OLLI began in
General Wallace Nuttings’ Current Events class in September 1997 (it was the
first term of Senior College — from which OLLI grew). In January 1998, I became a
volunteer and have been blessed to meet many wonderful people over the years.
What is a particularly memorable class or workshop you have taken? Every “Every experience
experience has been enriching. Some years ago, John Serrage led four weeks of [at OLLI] has
Portland exploration walks, and we all stopped for coffee and conversation at the been enriching! ”
point where we finished that day.
PAT LEFEBVRE,
What are you most looking forward to in the spring 2022 session? I have great OLLI MEMBER SINCE 1997
hopes in Spring 2022 to meet at Wishcamper on Fridays for Great Decisions which
I have signed up for every year.
REGISTER ONLINE AT USM.MAINE.EDU/OLLI 5
GENERAL INFORMATION
What to expect
We cannot describe all you will experience at OLLI in just a few paragraphs.
Still, this page contains important information for OLLI Students from registration
to student conduct. So make sure to read carefully!
CLASS LOCATIONS
A NOTE ABOUT COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS Classes and workshops will be held
The University of Southern Maine requires full COVID vaccinations for participation both remotely and in-person:
in face-to-face learning experiences. This spring you will be required to show
Remote on Monday – Thursday,
proof of vaccination at your first OLLI class, workshop, and at each SAGE lecture.
and Saturday. Most classes will be
In addition, all OLLI members must respect current USM mandates, including the
taught online via Zoom, unless other-
requirement for face masks at all times indoors and during face-to-face classes,
wise noted.
workshops, and lectures.
Not familiar with Zoom? We will offer
training sessions for all participants
who want or need it. Watch your email
ENROLLMENT COURSE SCHEDULE
for training session announcements.
Register early online to ensure Spring classes are held once a week,
adequate enrollment in your favorite remotely on Zoom Monday – Thursday In-person on Friday and
class! Classes with low enrollment and in-person on Fridays. The term Saturday. Classes and workshops
may be canceled. runs for eight weeks, from March 14 – may take place in the Wishcamper
May 6, unless otherwise noted in the Center. We will notify you in advance
BOOKS & MATERIALS course description. of the class about the exact location.
Acquiring books and materials is the Morning classes run from 9:30 – SAGE lecture series will be held
student’s responsibility. Books and 11:30 a.m.; afternoon classes run from in-person on Tuesday mornings at
materials will be listed in each course 12:45 – 2:45 p.m. Any exceptions to The Point (see page 34).
description as: usual times are noted.
PARKING
• Required: the class (i.e., a literature There also are Spring workshops on
course) cannot function without Saturdays both remote on Zoom and For on-campus parking information,
the book. in-person. please see page 8.
• Suggested: it would enhance the For information about parking for the
TUITION SAGE lecture series, please see page 34.
class but is not necessary.
Tuition is $50 per course for regular
• If no books or materials are listed
OLLI at USM courses. Workshops cost NEWS & UPDATES
in a course description, none are
$15 for single sessions and $25 for For news and updates on OLLI
needed.
two or three sessions or a full day. activities, read your OLLI Newsletter,
Students can purchase books at Exceptions to the usual pricing structure go to the OLLI at USM website
USM’s University Store, which is open are clearly noted. (usm.maine.edu/olli), or follow us on
from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. You may
You must be an OLLI 2021–2022 Facebook (@OsherLifelongLearning
visit in person or call 207-780-4070.
member to enroll in Spring classes InstituteAtUSM).
The University Store is located at
and workshops. Membership costs
218 Abromson Hall — the building
$25 per fiscal year and runs from
attached to the parking garage.
July 1 –June 30.
Students also are welcome to procure
books from other sources, including
online vendors, local libraries, and
friends.
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WAIVERS WEATHER CLOSURES & DELAYS
Students with scholarships, gift Campus Closures
certificates, free memberships, or If USM at Portland is closed, the OLLI Accessibility
& Special
other waivers must email registrations office and face-to-face classes and
to the OLLI office at olliatusm@ events will be canceled. Remote classes
maine.edu before February 9 for timely and events will be held at the discretion Accommodations
processing. Waivers will be accepted of the instructor or organizers.
after that deadline, but we cannot OLLI at USM is committed to making
guarantee your selected classes will Delayed Openings and Early Closures our programming accessible for all
be available. members. Please notify OLLI as soon
If the USM Portland campus opens late
or closes early, the OLLI office and as you register at 207-780-4406
REFUND POLICY to discuss your options.
in-person classes will be canceled
You will receive a 100% refund for accordingly.
classes dropped by Friday, March 25, HEARING ASSISTANCE
For example, if USM opens after OLLI’s
2022, the end of the second week In-Person: Portable assisted-
regular start time (e.g., USM delays
of spring classes. No refunds will be listening devices are available for
opening until 10 a.m.), all OLLI classes
made after that point. You cannot use in any Wishcamper classroom.
starting earlier than 10 a.m. will be
receive a refund for OLLI at USM Please contact Rob Hyssong at
canceled. If USM announces an early
annual membership fees. To transfer least two weeks prior to class start
closure (e.g., campus closes at 12 p.m.),
to a different course or drop a course, at robert.hyssong@maine.edu
OLLI classes beginning after 12 p.m.
email olliatusm@maine.edu or or 207-228-8336.
will be automatically canceled.
call 207-780-4406.
Remote: Zoom allows members
To confirm USM Campus weather
to have complete control over
OLLI STUDENT HANDBOOK closures or delays
the volume of your classroom.
Whether you’re a new member or a Call the USM Storm Line at 207-780- Additional captioning services can
returning “regular,” there is much to 4800 or look for a yellow notice at be set up upon request.
learn about OLLI. In the OLLI Student the top of the USM Homepage (usm.
Handbook, you can find information maine.edu). ACCESSIBLE PARKING
about the OLLI organization, member-
USM campus: The USM parking
ship, classes, other educational
garage is free and open to OLLI
offerings, parking, registration, the
members on Fridays and Saturdays.
arts at OLLI, tips on staying informed,
Handicapped parking is available
and much more.
on all levels of the parking garage.
You can find the Student Handbook You can access Abromson Center
QUESTIONS?
on the OLLI website under Resources: through the elevators.
We are here to help you!
usm.maine.edu/olli/olli-student-
Email us: The Point: Our location for the
handbook.
olliatusm@maine.edu SAGE lecture series has a large
parking lot with handicapped
Call us:
parking located close to the
207-780-4406
building.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
THE USM CAMPUS ON-CAMPUS PARKING
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute OLLI Students must park in the USM
(OLLI) is located on the University garage attached to the Abromson
of Southern Maine (USM) Portland Community Education Center, located
QUESTIONS?
Campus in Wishcamper Center at on Bedford Street. There are 20
We are here to help you!
44 Bedford Street in Portland, Maine. handicapped spaces available in this
garage. Email us:
Classrooms are located on the 1st and
olliatusm@maine.edu
2nd floors. The OLLI office is located Garage parking is free for OLLI
on the 2nd floor in Room 210. members on Fridays and Saturdays. Call us:
You do not need to purchase a 207-780-4406
Wishcamper Center has an elevator
parking pass.
located in the lobby on the west side
of the building.
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Important Dates
OLLI SPRING SESSION 2022
Spring session will run March 14 – May 6.
Mark your calendar for these other important dates.
FEB 9 Online registration for OLLI Spring courses begins.
The registration system will automatically turn on between 12:01
and 12:15 a.m. (Tuesday night into Wednesday morning).
Students with scholarships, gift certificates, free memberships,
or other waivers must contact us at olliatusm@maine.edu
before February 9, so staff can process them promptly. We cannot
guarantee your first-choice class, but you will be our top priority
the morning after registration goes “live.” Scholarships, gift
certificates, free memberships, or other waivers will be accepted
after February 9, but some classes and workshops may be full,
so please turn them in as soon as possible.
FEB 14 OLLI staff begins processing mail-in, drop-off, and phone
registrations.
FEB 22 Course and workshop offerings open to the Maine Senior
College Network.
Please contact us at olliatusm@maine.edu and leave your name and
phone number plus the course you are interested in. We will contact
you to enroll.
MAR 14 OLLI spring session classes start
MAR 15 SAGE lecture series starts at The Point
QUESTIONS?
We are here to help you!
MAR 26 OLLI Spring workshops
Email us:
APR 2 OLLI Spring workshops olliatusm@maine.edu
Call us:
APR 9 OLLI Spring workshops 207-780-4406
MAY 6 OLLI spring session ends
MAY 9–13 OLLI spring session make-up week
The OLLI staff will be on a holiday February 21 and April 18. The OLLI office will be closed on
those dates. If you have a class scheduled on one of these dates, please contact your instructor
to see if they plan to observe the holiday.
REGISTER ONLINE AT USM.MAINE.EDU/OLLI 9
SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE
Courses MONDAYS TUESDAYS
by schedule MORNINGS • 9:30 – 11:30 A.M. MORNINGS • 9:30 – 11:30 A.M.
Courses run Monday – Friday beginning The Sixties through the Great SAGE Lecture Series (34)
the week of March 14 – May 6. Full course Speeches of the Sixties (20) VARIOUS INSTRUCTORS
descriptions, costs, and materials can BUCK BENEDICT The Point
be found on the page listed next to each
course title. Four 21st Century Novels: AFTERNOONS • 12:45 – 2:45 P.M.
Surviving War & Injustice (22)
SUSAN POWELL Explore Portland’s Historic
TWO PATHWAYS TO LEARNING Neighborhoods — On Foot (19)
Women Sharing Stories (32) BRUCE WOOD
PAT TAUB Location TBA
FULL
Refer to these icons to find the right
program style for you: Reading & Discussing
AFTERNOONS • 12:45 – 2:45 P.M.
IN-PERSON
Short Stories (22)
The Life & Legacy of ANNE CASS
REMOTE (ZOOM) Frances Perkins (20)
MICHAEL CHANEY African Women’s Movements:
Change Agents (21)
The Great Chain of Being (28) KATHLEEN SUTHERLAND
Want to search for programs by topic? DAVID MORTON
See page 16 for our full index.
Are You Listening to Me? (30)
Want to find a program by instructor?
MARCIA WESTON
See page 14 for our instructor index.
AFTERNOONS • 3:00 – 5:00 P.M.
OLLI 2022 Teacher Forum (23)
TEACHING & LEARNING COMMITTEE
QUESTIONS?
We are here to help you!
Email us:
olliatusm@maine.edu
Call us:
207-780-4406
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FRIDAY COURSES are listed on the next page
WEDNESDAYS THURSDAYS
MORNINGS • 9:30 – 11:30 A.M. MORNINGS • 9:30 – 11:30 A.M.
Guns or Butter: The Secret The Art of Living Well:
Story of Women’s Resistance Peace Education Program (30)
to Hitler (20) RITA RUBIN-LONG & TERRY LANDRY
FULL 9 weeks
SANDRA GARSON CANCELLED
Brief Peeks Beyond, Part III (28) The Peoples of America:
STEPHEN KERCEL Topics in American History II,
1865 – Present (21)
Why Should You Care About JOHN SUTHERLAND
Africa? (26) FULL
MIKE LYNCH Reclaiming Memories Using
Photography (31)
Gospel According to John (27) ARIELA ZUCKER
THOMAS M c GOVERN
AFTERNOONS • 12:45 – 2:45 P.M.
AFTERNOONS • 12:45 – 2:45 P.M.
When Is It Justifiable to Take
Laughter is the Answer. a Life? (26)
What Was the Question? (22) MIKE BERKOWITZ
NANCY COHEN
Mystery of Authentic
Lost Civilizations (20) Relationships: All Kinds (30)
EDWARD SOLANO
FULL
ANNE CASS & JOAN CHADBOURNE
The Journey from Climate The Tibetan Book of Living
Doom to Active Hope (29) & Dying (27)
THOMAS WHITE JOAN ELIZABETH
Homer’s Iliad: A Broader
& Deeper Analysis (22)
EVY NEWLYN
REGISTER ONLINE AT USM.MAINE.EDU/OLLI 11SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE
FRIDAYS (IN-PERSON)
MORNINGS • 9:30 – 11:00 A.M. AFTERNOONS • 12:45 – 2:45 P.M.
QUESTIONS?
World Dance Sampler / Travel Best Crime Fiction of 2021 (21)
We are here to help you!
the World through Dance (24) RICHARD CASS CHANGED TO ZOOM
KATHLEEN CARROLL USM Portland Email us:
Portland New Church olliatusm@maine.edu
Making an Image Using
Chiaroscuro (17) Call us:
MORNINGS • 9:30 – 11:30 A.M.
VICKI FOX 207-780-4406
Playing Hand Chimes USM Portland
in a Group (24)
Creative Writing Boot Camp (32)
TERRY FOSTER
CANCELED LEE HEFFNER
USM Portland
USM Portland
Making Important Decisions:
Hollywood Lessons & Logistics:
Rationally or Irrationally? (29)
A Peek Behind the Scenes (18)
H. LANDIS GABEL
ANDI ISAACS
USM Portland
USM Portland
Great Decisions 2022 (25)
From Jazz to Gin: The 1920s (19)
CLIFFORD GILPIN
TOM L A FAVORE
USM Portland
USM Portland
The Primitives of European _________________
Exploring Great Recordings
Classical Renaissance Art: ___________
of Classical Music (24) CANCELED
A Modernist View (17)
CARL SMITH
NATHANIEL LARRABEE
USM Portland
USM Portland
FUN: It Does The Body Good (16)
Murder in London (21)
DONI TAMBLYN
SUSAN RANSOM
USM Portland
USM Portland
Whatever Happened to
Friday Morning Art Studio (17)
Archie Leach? (18)
PAULA STEFFEN
TIMOTHY WOOTEN
USM Portland CANCELED
USM Portland
________
Fascist Italy (19) CANCELED
FIRORELLO VENTRESCO AFTERNOONS • 3:00 – 5:00 P.M.
USM Portland
Fire & Ice: A Pre-Trip Course
for Travelers to Iceland (23)
DONNA ANDERSON
USM Portland
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Workshops SATURDAYS
by schedule 1 SESSION: 3/26 • 9:30 – 11:30 A.M. 1 SESSION: 4/9 • 9:30 – 11:30 A.M.
Workshops run on Saturdays throughout Bartending at Home (17) Preserving & Protecting
the spring session. Full workshop MARY ALTENBERN Maine’s Wild & Scenic Places
descriptions, costs, and materials can be USM Portland (23)
found on the page listed next to each SCOTT ANDREWS
course title. Light Verse — Come Play (32) USM Portland
ANNE CASS
USM Portland Voting in the US:
Of Suffrage & Suppression (26)
TWO PATHWAYS TO LEARNING
Paddy Homan Performs MIKE BERKOWITZ
I Am Ireland (25) USM Portland
Refer to these icons to find the right ROBERT LYONS
program style for you: USM Portland How Did We Get to Wagner? (24)
CALIEN LEWIS
IN-PERSON Intro to Ukulele Workshop (25) USM Portland
CLARE INNES
REMOTE (ZOOM)
Inch by Inch, Row by Row, Gonna
The Films of John Ford — Make This Garden Grow — The
Part 2 (18) The Importance & Challenges
Want to search for programs by topic? D e WAYN MARZAGALLI of Farming in Africa (26)
See page 16 for our full index. MIKE LYNCH & DAVID WILCOCK
What Is An Elder Wise USM Portland
Want to find a program by instructor? Woman? (31)
See page 14 for our instructor index. LUCILLE MELTZ Introduction to Buddhism (28)
HEATHER EDGERLY
1 SESSION: 3/26 • 10:00 – 11:00 A.M.
2 SESSIONS:
Mindful Chair Yoga & 3/26 & 4/9 • 9:30 – 11:30 A.M.
Meditation (31) 4/2 & 4/9 • 9:30 – 11:30 A.M.
LYN SIROTA
Shinrin-Yoku
1 SESSION: 4/2 • 9:30 – 11:30 A.M. Forest Therapy (29)
ROBERT FOLEY
Voice Overs ... Location TBA
Now is Your Time! (16)
ROBIN BROOKE 3 SESSIONS:
3/26, 4/2, & 4/9
The Cliffhangers: Part 10 — 9:30 – 11:30 A.M.
Military Heroes (18)
D e WAYN MARZAGALLI Is Consciousness a
Quantum Effect? (29)
STEPHEN KERCEL
What’s Your Story?
Part Two (33)
CHARLENE VINCENT
REGISTER ONLINE AT USM.MAINE.EDU/OLLI 13INSTRUCTOR INDEX
Courses & MICHAEL CHANEY
The Life and Legacy of Frances Perkins..........................20
workshops by NANCY COHEN
Laughter is the Answer. What is the Question?............. 22
instructor
DEF
Instructors are listed here in alphabetical
order for both courses and workshops.
HEATHER EDGERLY
For full descriptions and presentation style
Introduction to Buddhism............................................28
(in-person or remote), please go to the page
listed next to the course or workshop title. JOAN ELIZABETH
The Tibetan Book of Living & Dying.............................. 27
Want to search for programs by topic? ROBERT FOLEY
See page 16 for our full index. Shinrin-Yoku Forest Therapy.........................................29
Looking to fill a specific day or time? TERRY FOSTER
See page 10 for our schedule-at-a-glance. ______________
Playing Hand Chimes in a Group...................................24
VICKI FOX
Making an Image Using Chiaroscuro............................. 17
ABC
GHI
MARY ALTENBERN
Bartending at Home......................................................17 H. LANDIS GABEL
Making Important Decisions:
DONNA ANDERSON
Rationally or Irrationally?.............................................29
Fire & Ice: A Pre-Trip Course for Travelers to Iceland....... 23
SANDRA GARSON
SCOTT ANDREWS
Guns or Butter: The Secret Story of Women’s
Preserving & Protecting Maine’s Wild & Scenic Places..... 23 FULL
Resistance to Hitler.......................................................20
BUCK BENEDICT
CLIFFORD GILPIN
The Sixties through the Great Speeches of the Sixties.....20
Great Decisions 2022.................................................... 25
MIKE BERKOWITZ
LEE HEFFNER
When Is It Justifiable to Take a Life?..............................26
Creative Writing Boot Camp......................................... 32
Voting in the US: Of Suffrage & Suppression.................26
CLARE INNES
ROBIN BROOKE
Intro to Ukulele Workshop............................................ 25
Voice Overs...Now is Your Time!.................................... 16
ANDI ISAACS
KATHLEEN CARROLL
Hollywood Lessons & Logistics:
World Dance Sampler: Travel the World
A Peek Behind the Scenes............................................. 18
through Dance..............................................................24
ANNE CASS
Light Verse — Come Play.............................................. 32
Mystery of Authentic Relationships (All Kinds)............30
Reading and Discussing Short Stories........................... 22
RICHARD CASS
Best Crime Fiction of 2021............................................ 21
JOAN CHADBOURNE
Mystery of Authentic Relationships (All Kinds)............30
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RITA RUBIN-LONG
JKL _____________________
The Art of Living Well: Peace Education Program..........30
STEPHEN KERCEL LYN SIROTA
Brief Peeks Beyond – Part 3..........................................28 Mindful Chair Yoga & Meditation...................................31
Is Consciousness a Quantum Effect?.............................29 CARL SMITH
CANCELED
__________________________
TOM L A FAVORE Exploring Great Recordings of Classical Music..............24
From Jazz to Gin: The 1920s.......................................... 19 EDWARD SOLANO
FULL
Lost Civilizations...........................................................20
TERRY LANDRY
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The Art of Living Well: Peace Education Program........30 PAULA STEFFEN
____________
Friday Morning Art Studio..............................................17
NATHANIEL LARRABEE
The Primitives of European Classical Renaissance Art: JOHN SUTHERLAND
A Modernist View...........................................................17 The Peoples of America: Topics in American History II,
CALIEN LEWIS 1865 – Present.............................................................. 21
How Did We Get to Wagner? .........................................24 KATHLEEN SUTHERLAND
MIKE LYNCH African Women’s Movements: Change Agents............. 21
Inch by Inch, Row by Row, Gonna Make This Garden Grow –
The Importance & Challenges of Farming in Africa.........26 TUV
Why Should You Care About Africa?..............................26
DONI TAMBLYN
ROBERT LYONS
FUN: It Does a Body Good.............................................. 16
Paddy Homan Performs I Am Ireland............................. 25
PAT TAUB
Women Sharing Stories................................................ 32
MNO
FIORELLO VENTRESCO
DEWAYN MARZAGALLI Fascist Italy................................................................... 19
The Cliffhangers: Part 10 — Military Heroes................. 18 CHARLENE VINCENT
The Films of John Ford — Part 2.................................... 18 What’s Your Story? Part Two......................................... 33
THOMAS MCGOVERN
Gospel According to John.............................................. 27 W X YZ
LUCILLE MELTZ
What is an Elder Wise Woman?......................................31 THOMAS WHITE
The Journey from Climate Doom to Active Hope...........29
DAVID MORTON
The Great Chain of Being..............................................28 MARCIA WESTON
Are You Listening to Me?............................................... 30
EVY NEWLYN
Homer’s Iliad: A Broader & Deeper Analysis.................. 22 DAVID WILCOCK
Inch by Inch, Row by Row, Gonna Make This Garden Grow —
OLLI TEACHING & LEARNING COMMITTEE
The Importance & Challenges of Farming in Africa.........26
OLLI 2022 Teacher Forum............................................. 23
BRUCE WOOD
Explore Portland’s Historic Neighborhoods — FULL
PQRS
On Foot......................................................................... 19
SUSAN POWELL TIMOTHY WOOTEN
Four 21st Century Novels: Surviving War & Injustice.......22 Whatever Happened to Archie Leach?........................... 18
SUSAN RANSOM ARIELA ZUCKER
Murder in London......................................................... 21 Reclaiming Memories Using Photography.....................31
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Full listing ACTING
of courses &
FUN: It Does a Body Good
workshops DONI TAMBLYN
Courses and workshops are listed by COURSE FRI, 3/18 – 5/6 • 12:45 – 2:45 P.M. • $50
subject. Details including books and This highly interactive class will prove that you’re a born
materials are listed here. expert at humor, creativity, and play. Through theater
improv games, you’ll develop your natural (not “comedy
club”) humorous style. Practice the five rules for confident,
TWO PATHWAYS TO LEARNING spontaneous creativity. Discover the one simple rule for
avoiding inappropriate humor without fail. Learn the
Refer to these icons to find the right professional comedian’s secret weapon for taking all the
program style for you: fear out of “bombing.” Tap back into your natural playful-
ness, and start using it successfully, appropriately, and —
IN-PERSON
best of all — without fear. Repeat course. Class format will
REMOTE (ZOOM) include in-person lectures, discussion, film, hands-on work,
and movement.
Doni Tamblyn is a comic actor and the former owner of HumorRULES, which
delivered creativity training to organizations like Chevron, the US Navy,
PROGRAM TOPICS
and the Federal Reserve Board. She is the author of two books, Laugh and
16 Acting Learn and The Big Book of Humorous Training Games, which have been
translated into five languages.
17 Art
17 Entertaining
Voice Overs ... Now is Your Time!
18 Film
ROBIN BROOKE
19 History
WORKSHOP SAT, 4/2 • 9:30 – 11:30 A.M. • $15
21 Literature
Such-A-Voice’s instructor and professional voice coach will
23 Multidisciplinary offerings show you how you can actually begin using your speaking
24 Music & dance voice for commercials, films, videos, and more. In this
workshop, you will learn about an outside-the-box way to
25 Politics & current events
break into this creative, fulfilling, and potentially lucrative
27 Religion industry. Voice-overs give you the freedom to be your own
boss! In addition to online instruction, you will be given the
28 Science
opportunity to book a 1-on-1 script read and voice evaluation
29 Self knowledge & care with your instructor for the following day. Repeat workshop.
32 Writing Class format will include online lectures, discussion, and hands-
on work.
Want to find a program by instructor?
Robin Brooke is an International Voice Over Artist who fell in love with the
See page 14 for our instructor index. industry over 20 years ago. With a long career in professional touring and
Looking to fill a specific day or time? regional theatre, Robin’s forte is versatility. Robin has fun with each project
and loves the amazing variety the Voice-Over business can offer.
See page 10 for our schedule-at-a-glance.
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___________________
Friday Morning Art Studio
ART
PAULA STEFFEN CANCELED
COURSE FRI, 3/18 – 5/6 • 9:30 – 11:30 A.M. • $50
Making an Image Using Chiaroscuro
This studio class provides a workspace for artists to do their
VICKI FOX
work and share with others when appropriate. It is not an
COURSE FRI, 3/18 – 5/6 • 12:45 – 2:45 P.M. • $50 instruction class. Pencil and water and latex-based paints
with no oil painting because of cleanup. The studio is a nice
Chiaroscuro is a technique that uses intense light and dark
lighted space on the ground floor. Each artist will have
shadows to create the illusion of three-dimensional volume
their own long table and is responsible for cleanup. Repeat
in an image. This work can be very detailed realism or an
course. Class format will include in-person discussion and
abstraction of the objects we will be studying. Experience
hands-on work.
doing still life is not necessary — just an open mind to
speak your vision. This class is designed to inspire you to Paula Steffen has an MA in fine art from the University of California at
create a scene that you can paint from home (or wherever Berkeley. She has painted and done various kinds of artwork all her life.
you are). Class format will include in-person lectures, discus-
sion, hands-on work.
ENTERTAINING
MATERIALS LIST: Paper (at least 9 x 12" or larger), paints and
pencils of your choice
Vicki Fox has been drawing and painting since she was three. She earned a Bartending at Home
BFA at Philadelphia College of Art and spent her career doing illustration
MARY ALTENBERN
and graphic design work in publishing and nonprofit. Later she earned her
Master Gardener certification at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the WORKSHOP SAT, 3/26 • 9:30 – 11:30 A.M. • $15
founder of Green Team Gardeners, LLC.
Want to improve your drink skills for your next event? This
Home Bartending Class will help give you the know-how to
The Primitives of European Classical make your next party a success. Join this workshop to get
Renaissance Art: A Modernist View the confidence and knowledge to make drinks and impress
your guests. You will learn about glassware, what liquors to
NATHANIEL LARRABEE
buy, and over 70 recipes to choose from. You will learn
COURSE FRI, 3/18 – 5/6 • 9:30 – 11:30 A.M. • $50 about garnishes, laws, beer, and wine, and how to stock a
Picasso and Matisse redefined “primitive” cultures and bar at home for 5, 10, or 15 guests, including all the tools to
their role in the development of classical cultures. We will make you successful. Class format will include in-person
examine what these “Classical Primitives” share with lectures and discussions.
pre-classic Renaissance culture in relation to our worldview Mary Altenbern has been a bartender for over 50 years. She had her own
today. Beginning with the Early Christian and Byzantine era, Bartending School for 27 years and taught at the SMCC hospitality program
we will view Classic Primitives in the Italian Renaissance — for three years. She also developed intervention programs covering safe
bartending procedures. Mary is now retired and living in Buxton, Maine.
like Piero della Francesca, Uccello, Fra Angelico, Masaccio,
and the Bellini family. Next, we will examine Renaissance
Classic Primitives across Europe up to the 19th century,
like Zurbaran, Cotan, Bosch, Brueghel, and Poussin. All are
welcome in this “shared inquiry” course. Repeat course.
Class format will include in-person lectures and discussions.
Nathaniel “Tan” Larrabee is a retired Professor of Fine Arts at the Columbus
College of Art and Design. He has also taught at Wellesley College and
Boston University and is widely exhibited at the national, international, and
regional levels.
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FILM The Cliffhangers:
Part 10 — Military Heroes
DE WAYN MARZAGALLI
Hollywood Lessons & Logistics: WORKSHOP SAT, 4/2 • 9:30 – 11:30 A.M. • $15
A Peek Behind the Scenes
In this tenth and final edition, we will watch “to be
ANDI ISAACS
continued” chapters of those great Saturday matinee film
COURSE FRI, 4/1 – 5/6 • 12:45 – 2:45 P.M. • $50 serials we so enjoyed in our youth. We will be watching
chapters from the following serials: Don Winslow of the Navy
Have you always wondered how things really work in
and Don Winslow of the Coast Guard; The Fighting Devil Dogs;
Hollywood? Why are there so many “producers?” Who is
SOS Coast Guard, Fighting Marines, and Blackhawk. Class format
responsible for what? Why are some films made and others
will include online lectures, discussion, and film.
rejected? From the beginnings of a story idea to a movie
released around the world, this class will discuss what DeWayn Marzagalli was born in New York City; he married his childhood
happens behind the scenes, the roles of studios, crew member sweetheart; served in the U.S. Navy and was employed as a Federal Agent
for over 25 years. Retired, he devotes his time to volunteering for his church,
responsibilities, the greenlighting process, and everything
at the Maine Medical Center, and with OLLI.
once the cameras roll. We will also talk about the future of
movies, streaming, marketing, and current topics like safety
and diversity. Class format will include in-person lectures, The Films of John Ford — Part 2
discussion, and film.
DE WAYN MARZAGALLI
Veteran Hollywood production executive, Andi Isaacs, served as EVP and WORKSHOP SAT, 3/26 • 9:30 – 11:30 A.M. • $15
Head of Physical Production for Summit Entertainment. Prior to joining
Summit, Isaacs spent almost two decades being an industry go-to person In this second part of a four-part series, we will watch
when it came to challenging films or those that needed a new hand to excerpts of the films of John Ford, arguably one of the best
guide an in-process shoot. directors ever. We will review and discuss his incredible
film-making genius. Part 2 will be devoted to his Western
Whatever Happened to Archie Leach? movies from the 40s. Included will be My Darling Clementine,
the Cavalry Trilogy, Three Godfathers, and a few surprises.
TIMOTHY WOOTEN
Class format will include online lectures, discussion, and film.
COURSE FRI, 3/18 – 5/6 • 12:45 – 2:45 P.M. • $50
DeWayn Marzagalli was born in New York City; he married his childhood
Cary Grant — or Archibald Leach — was one of the most- sweetheart; served in the U.S. Navy and was employed as a Federal Agent
watched and most adored American movie stars. He was for over 25 years. Retired, he devotes his time to volunteering for his church,
at the Maine Medical Center, and with OLLI.
often denigrated over time, but many of his films are classic.
Participants will watch the films and comment on their
strengths and deficiencies, all while recognizing that “time
changes everything.” Class format will include in-person
lectures, discussion, and film.
Tim Wooten is a retired union-side labor relations specialist and a teacher
to this day of writing and creative writing. He has an MFA from Bennington
College in Vermont.
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Email us:
olliatusm@maine.edu
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18 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE | SPRING 2022COURSES & WORKSHOPS
HISTORY Explore Portland’s Historic
Neighborhoods — On Foot
BRUCE WOOD FULL
From Jazz to Gin: The 1920s COURSE TUE, 3/25 – 4/29 • 12:45 – 2:45 P.M. • $50
TOM L A FAVORE
Enjoy six narrated walks through Portland’s historic
COURSE FRI, 3/18 – 5/6 • 12:45 – 2:45 P.M. • $50
neighborhoods exploring the city’s history, architecture, and
This course is a follow-up to Tom’s winter course on people since Europeans arrived. Discuss historic structures,
Prohibition. It will examine life during the 1920s that immigrant populations, and locally and regionally famous
presents a contrast between a sexual awakening, racial architects, and view their works. The longest walk will be
awareness and prejudice, and crime. Together we will two miles in two hours. The greatest elevation change will
explore life in a post-pandemic and post-war era of a be between Congress Street and the waterfront. All walks
booming economy, a third industrial revolution presenting will be on pavement, with side trips into two grassy
innovation and invention, and ending with a devastating cemeteries. We will meet rain or shine. The instructor will
economic downturn that lasted for years. Class format will contact students about the meeting place before each
include in-person lectures and discussions. class. Repeat course. Class format will include movement,
in-person, and off-campus.
Tom LaFavore, EdD, has been an educator for over 40 years. He holds a
doctorate in Educational Leadership and has taken a later in life interest in SUGGESTED BOOK: Portland, A Short History, Allan Levinsky,
Prohibition and the 1920s. He currently is a volunteer docent at the Victoria ISBN 9781933212432
Mansion in Portland, Maine.
Bruce Wood moved to Portland after retiring as a computer programmer
for Amtrak. He fell in love with the city’s history and architecture and served
_______
Fascist Italy (CANCELED)
on Portland’s Historic Preservation Board. He has led tours for the Maine
Historical Society at the Observatory and Victoria Mansion.
FIORELLO VENTRESCO
________________________
COURSE FRI, 3/18 – 5/6 • 9:30 – 11:30 A.M. • $50
This course will explore the rise of Fascism in Italy and
its consequences. Not only did it have an impact on the
Italian population, but it was also a factor in the resumption
of war in 1939. Of particular interest will be why so many
people willingly joined the movement and why some chose
to resist. Fascism’s success in Italy appealed to other
political leaders such as Hitler in Germany. Class format will
include in-person lectures.
Fiorello Ventresco retired from the USM History Department in 1999. Since
then, he has offered a number of courses at OLLI. While at USM, he introduced
several courses in Italian history and culture.
DID YOU KNOW?
You can order your books through the USM
University Store by calling 207-780-4070.
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The Sixties through the Guns or Butter: The Secret Story
Great Speeches of the Sixties of Women’s Resistance to Hitler
BUCK BENEDICT SANDRA GARSON
FULL
COURSE MON, 3/14 – 5/2 • 9:30 – 11:30 A.M. • $50 COURSE WED, 3/16 – 5/4 • 9:30 – 11:30 A.M. • $50
The 1960s were a time of coming together for civil rights, The Nazis’ first act to make Germany great again was
but also a time of falling out over Vietnam. A time of love banishing women from the public sphere. Misogyny, the
and peace, but also of brutal assassinations, of Women’s Lib, crux of fascism, was coded in Guns or Butter: guns make
the Pill, the Civil Rights Act, and the Voting Rights Act. us strong, butter makes us fat. Confined with no weapons,
It was also a time — perhaps the last time — when people women became part of “The Other Germany” that found
listened to and were moved by the well-spoken word. ways to defy the Nazis, risking their lives and children.
Speeches are time capsules we can open to examine this We will meet courageous women in German-occupied
turbulent time and appreciate its importance in our countries and inside Germany to see what they did for
country’s history and our own. Repeat course. Class format moral decency, what happened after they became an
will include online lectures, discussion, and film. inconvenient truth, and their message for today. Repeat
course. Class format will include online lectures and discussions.
Buck Benedict taught public speaking and speechwriting primarily to
graduate students at the University of Pennsylvania for 16 years. He is In the mid-80s, journalist Sandy Garson discovered documents verifying
passionate about great speeches and the leaders who gave them and has internal German resistance to Hitler by women. Intrigued by their courage,
wanted to create this course for 30 years. she investigated many attempts and successes to stop the horror. She met
survivors, had help from the West German government.
The Life & Legacy of Frances Perkins
MICHAEL CHANEY Lost Civilizations
EDWARD SOLANO
COURSE MON, 3/14 – 4/11 • 12:45 – 2:45 P.M. • $50
COURSE WED, 3/16 – 5/4 • 12:45 – 2:45 P.M. • $50
Frances Perkins was FDR’s Secretary of Labor and the first
woman ever to serve in a presidential cabinet. She is the Etruscans had sexual equality. Mesoamericans could not
woman behind the New Deal, Social Security, the Fair Labor balance overpopulation and diminishing resources. Two
Standards Act, and the modern middle class. Learn how thousand three hundred years later, women got the right
this self-made woman, with roots in her ancestors’ 1750s to vote, and at least 500 years later, we moderns created
Maine farm, became America’s leading advocate for “climate change.” Will we ever learn from the past? We will
industrial safety and workers’ rights. Each presenter focuses have in-class videos and discussions of Caral, Kush/Nubia,
on a specific aspect of Frances Perkins, ending with an Catal Huyuk, Alexandria, Sanxing Dui, Khmer, New Zealand
overview of the Frances Perkins Homestead National “Reds,” Hittites, Harappa/Mohenjo Daro, and Mansa Musa’s
Historic Landmark. Repeat course. Class format will include Timbuktu. We will investigate why civilizations fail and
online lectures, discussions, and film. the characteristics we have in common. Repeat course.
Class format will include online lectures, discussions, and film.
SUGGESTED BOOK: The Woman Behind the New Deal, Kirstin
Downey, ISBN 9781400078561 Ed Solano’s past includes journalism, editing, and high school social studies
teaching. His favorite questions begin with “why” or “how.” He believes
Michael Chaney is the Executive Director of the Frances Perkins Center. all learning starts with humility, which is why it is so difficult for politicians
Dr. Christopher Breiseth is an FPC board member. Charles Wyzanski, and anthropologists.
FPC board, is the son of Perkins’ Solicitor in the Department of Labor.
Sarah Peskin is FPC board chair, and Tomlin Perkins Coggeshall is the
grandson of Frances Perkins.
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20 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE | SPRING 2022COURSES & WORKSHOPS
The Peoples of America: Topics in LITER ATURE
American History II, 1865 – Present
JOHN SUTHERLAND
COURSE THU, 3/17 – 5/5 • 9:30 – 11:30 A.M. • $50
Best Crime Fiction of 2021
RICHARD CASS
This is the second of a two-term refresher course for those
COURSE FRI 3/18 – 5/6 • 12:45 – 2:45 P.M. • $50
whose school or college history has faded into yesteryear!
(The first course in fall 2021 is NOT a prerequisite for this Read and discuss the Edgar Award-nominated and winning
one). It will encompass social, political, economic, and crime novels for 2021. The Mystery Writers of America award
foreign-policy history. Topics will include industrialization, the Edgars through a rigorous process of reading and
urbanization, immigration, significant elections, race discussion by professional crime writers. An Edgar nomination
and gender, world wars, and cold war. Repeat course. is the crime fiction equivalent of a Pulitzer nomination.
Class format will include online lectures, discussion, and film. Titles will be announced early in 2022. Class format will
include online discussion.
SUGGESTED BOOK: A Short History of the United States from the
Arrival of Native Americans to the Obama Presidency, Robert REQUIRED BOOKS:
Remini, ISBN 9780060831448
- The Turnout by Megan Abbott
John Sutherland, PhD, graduated from the University of Maine and received - The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen
his PhD in History from Temple University. He is Professor of History Emeritus - Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara
at Manchester (CT) Community College and also has taught at Eastern and - Five Decembers by James Kestrel
Central Connecticut State Universities and the University of Connecticut. - How Lucky by Will Leitch
He has taught at OLLI for eighteen years.
- Dream Girl by Laura Lippmann
- No One Will Miss Her by Kat Rosenfield
- Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
African Women’s Movements:
Change Agents DICK CASS has published six crime novels to date, including books that
have won the Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction and the Nancy Pearl
KATHLEEN SUTHERLAND
Librarian’s Award for Genre Fiction. He volunteers with a group putting on
COURSE TUE, 3/15 – 5/3 • 12:45 – 2:45 P.M. • $50 the Maine Crime Wave every spring.
Women comprise 61 percent of Rwanda’s parliament and
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became Africa’s first democratically Murder in London
elected woman president of Liberia. Meeza Ashonafi became SUSAN RANSOM
the first woman Chief Justice of Ethiopia. Women dominate
COURSE FRI, 3/18 – 5/6 • 9:30 – 11:30 A.M. • $50
many of the consumer markets in many African countries
and take the lead in environmental protection reforms. London is a powerful central city, of course, and many
This course explores changes in women’s roles in African detective novelists came of age there. This semester’s books
societies since independence, and especially since the 1995 are Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy Sayers; Fire, Burn! by
International Women’s Conference in Beijing. We explore John Dickson Carr; Death of a Ghost by Margery Allingham;
the achievements and remaining obstacles to the full and The Shortest Way to Hades by Sarah Caudwell. We will start
participation of women in their countries and on the global with a quick reading of a Sherlock Holmes story, “A Scandal
scene. Class format will include online lectures, discussion, in Bohemia.” Class format will include in-person discussion.
and film.
REQUIRED BOOKS: Murder Must Advertise, Dorothy L. Sayers,
Kathleen Sutherland is Associate Professor of Political Science and Women’s ISBN 9780061043550; Death of a Ghost, Margery Allingham,
Studies Emerita at Bowling Green State University in Ohio and was a Fulbright ISBN 9780553249583; Fire, Burn!, John Dickson Carr, ISBN
Scholar in Morocco. She has taught courses on the Middle East and Africa at 9780441229109; The Shortest Way to Hades, Sarah Caudwell,
OLLI since 2005.
ISBN 9780440212331; “A Scandal in Bohemia” The Adventures
of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle (any version)
Susan Ransom is a retired architectural marketer who has been reading
detective fiction all her life in order to avoid doing her homework. She is an
DID YOU KNOW? editor of art history and historical publications and has an MA in English
from Clark University.
You can order your books through the USM
University Store by calling 207-780-4070.
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LITERATURE • continued from previous page
Homer’s Iliad:
Reading & Discussing Short Stories A Broader & Deeper Analysis
EVY NEWLYN
ANNE CASS
COURSE THU, 3/17 – 5/5 • 12:45 – 2:45 P.M. • $50
COURSE TUE, 3/15 – 5/3 • 12:45 – 2:45 P.M. • $50
This course allows participants to read and discuss short In the last 15 years at OLLI, the Iliad, the story of the Trojan
stories. The structure will be similar to previous classes; the War, has been taught only in abbreviated versions, with four
content will differ as we explore a global anthology. This is or five of the 24 “books” omitted. This is the chance you’ve
a facilitated discussion encouraging all participants to been waiting for! To study, finally, almost all of the Iliad,
contribute to the conversation. OLLI students have both great except for a short section of tedious violence and another
insights and multiple experiences to share. Repeat course. that primarily lists names. Class format will include online
Class format will include online discussion. lectures, discussion, and relevant art.
REQUIRED BOOK: The Iliad of Homer, Richmond Lattimore,
REQUIRED BOOK: One World: A Global Anthology of Short Stories,
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Jhumpa Lahiri, et al., ISBN translator, ISBN 9780226470498
9781906523138 Evy Newlyn, PhD, is Professor Emerita of English from the State University
of New York. After earning her PhD in English from Syracuse University, she
Anne Cass is a retired teacher and avid OLLI volunteer who loves working
taught at universities in Virginia, Maine, and New York. Her special interests
with adults and especially enjoys talking about short stories with interested
are classical literature, medieval literature, and cats.
companions.
Laughter is the Answer. Four 21st Century Novels:
What is the Question? Surviving War & Injustice
SUSAN POWELL, FACILITATOR
NANCY COHEN
COURSE MON, 3/14 – 5/2 • 9:30 – 11:30 A.M. • $50
COURSE WED, 3/16 – 5/4 • 12:45 – 2:45 P.M. • $50
This course will include four 21st Century novels that depict
This short-story-book-club-styled class focuses on funny
individual resilience and survival during periods of great
American short stories. Grab your favorite beverage, sit back
conflict. Each book takes place in a different country. The
in front of your computer, and discuss three or four short
class will be highly participatory, with the discussion
stories each week — class requirement: a sense of humor.
facilitated by four teams of two. Come prepared to immerse
Repeat course. Class format will include online discussion.
yourself in the books. Please read the first half of Out Stealing
REQUIRED BOOK: Humorous American Short Stories: Selections Horses for the first class. Class format will include online
From Mark Twain to Others Much More Recent, Bob Blaisdell, discussion.
Editor, ISBN 9780486316512
REQUIRED BOOKS: Out Stealing Horses, Per Petterson,
“All the world’s a stage...”Act 1: Nancy raised two great sons. Act 2: She was ISBN 9780312427085; All for Nothing, Walter Kempowski,
a Gifted and Talented Education researcher, writer, and presenter on the
ISBN 9781681372051; The Garden of Evening Mists, Tan
local, state, and national stages. Act 3: She is enjoying life as an avid reader,
Twan Eng, ISBN 1602861803; The Promise, Damon Galgut,
author, and enthusiastic OLLI participant. Intermission?: She enjoys walks
on the beach with her ball of canine curls (miniature labradoodle). ISBN 1609456580
Susan Powell immensely enjoyed the late Betsy Wiley’s 21st Century
literature classes at OLLI for over ten years and will coordinate the course.
The other discussion facilitators will be Phil Gleason, Susan Jennings, Anna
Messmer, Nancy Scheeler, Louise Sullivan, Richard (Red) Sullivan,
and Karen Winslow. Using a collaborative model, we will take a deep dive
into contemporary fiction.
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