Announcing Our Annual Open House | | |
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Bring a friend! Join or renew your membership with 1,600 lifelong learners age 50 and better who value a vibrant intellectual community. Our fall term instructors will be available to meet and greet new and prospective Osher members, answer questions, and share their course syllabus. Socialize, make new friends, and enjoy Red Butte Garden as our guest! Breakfast buffet will be served and a shuttle bus will run between Red Butte and our Arapeen Drive parking lot.
Thursday, August 8 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
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Summertime Special Events | |
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We have a rare opportunity to sample small bites prepared by Chef Kevin Finch. A native of Salt Lake City, Chef Kevin began his culinary career at such NYC institutions as Betony and Maialino, before heading overseas to Maemo. Upon his return to the U.S. he was hired as an Executive Sous at Atelier Crenn in San Francisco, eventually earning the title of Chef de Cuisine. From there, he worked alongside Christopher Kostow and The Restaurant at Meadowood team to open Ensue in Shenzhen, China. Most recently, Chef Kevin has been a featured guest chef at several noteworthy pop-up venues in Utah, as well as in New York City, Paris, Oakland, Omaha, Bangkok, Los Angeles, and San Francisco to name a few. Chef Kevin is currently at residency through the end of July at the Ruin Lounge and has agreed to have Osher members enjoy simple gastronomic creations before his residency ends. The Ruin is a stylish downtown Main Street lounge known for its well-crafted cocktails. Seating for this special opportunity is limited, so register soon!
Tuesday, July 30 at 4:00 pm - $50 (alcohol for additional cost)
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Learn More about Osher this Summer
& Take Time to Give Back!
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Osher Ambassadors
Do you love Osher and want to give back to this wonderful program by serving as a volunteer? We would love to have you! We are currently seeking volunteers to serve as Osher Ambassadors to help greet and direct people at our annual open house at Red Butte Garden in August, annual member luncheon at Little America Hotel in December, and our Spring Fling held on campus in early March. Osher Ambassadors will help staff with various tasks at these big events and also help host free special events throughout the year, attending as an Osher member who gathers the group at the designated meeting spot, takes roll, and communicates with staff afterwards. During our four terms, Osher Ambassadors can also help instructors by taking roll in classes and reading announcements each week before class begins, as well as directing members to our complimentary coffee and tea service and their classrooms during the "first week of school" when Osher members are trying to find the way to their new class. This is a low effort but high impact and fun way to get involved. You can sign up to help at as many or as few events or classes as your schedule allows. Join us to learn more about this opportunity in a fun, free class session.
Thursday, August 1 at 11:30 am – FREE CLASS!
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Summertime and the Living is Easy!
Enjoy Listening to Our New Podcast
Osher Stories
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In celebration of our 20th Anniversary, we are collecting recorded interviews with Osher members, instructors, and volunteers as they share their experiences and describe what this wonderful program has meant to them in their lives. Our goal is to build our community by sharing 20 years of stories with our membership and with people "age 50 or better" in our area who may be looking for something new at this stage of life. Listen as members tell us about how they first found out about Osher, friendships they have formed here, what favorite classes and instructors have been, and unique perspectives about how learning and curiosity never retire! | |
If you are interested in contributing to this very special Utah Osher 20th Anniversary project, please contact wonderful Osher volunteer Julie Myers via email jscott63@comcast.net or text or call her at 801-598-0595 to schedule your own recording. | |
FREE Osher Community Events! | |
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Get the most out of your Osher membership this summer by attending some of our fun and engaging FREE offerings!
Discussion Series with Osher Instructor Dr. David Derezotes
Join Osher Instructor Dr. David Derezotes for a series of FREE discussions at the Millcreek Library. Learn how to practice civil conversation listen for understanding, and speak respectively—even about controversial topics. Discussions will be held the fourth Tuesday of each month.
Tuesday, July 23 at 10:30 am – TOMORROW!
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Free Lecture - Courtesy of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the Rochester
Institute of Technology: Dancing and Romancing on Broadway
With Michael Lasser
Michael Lasser is the author of three books: America’s Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley (co-written with Philip Furia), America’s Songs II: From the 1890s to the Post-War Years, and City Songs and American Life, 1900-1950. From 1980-2021, he was the host of the nationally syndicated public radio show, Fascinatin’ Rhythm, winner of a 1994 Peabody Award. A graduate of Dartmouth College, he is the former theater critic for the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, and for 35 years has spoken at museums and universities around the country. In 2010, he was named a Thomas P. Johnson Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Rollins College. He is currently at work on a fourth book about the Great American Songbook.
Tuesday, August 6 at 8:00 to 10:00 am MDT
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Meeting ID: 971 1899 5074
Passcode: 676377
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Test Drive Vivo Fitness for Free!
Fall term Vivo classes will begin September 16. But free trial classes are held weekly at Vivo Fitness. With the added daylight and numerous opportunities to be active, summer is the perfect time to start an exercise routine. Vivo offers free trial classes to make the first step that much easier. You can join a class and meet one of their expert trainers to see if Vivo might be right for you. Visit their website to learn more or reach out with any questions by emailing care@teamvivo.com.
Meet Vivo CEO Eric Levitan:
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Stay Connected by Joining Us on Social Media | |
The Osher Instagram and Facebook pages are a great way to stay connected. We highlight the accomplishments of Osher instructors and members. Special Events are updated, posted, and featured here too. Please like us to stay up to date and share with your friends who would enjoy all that Osher has to offer!
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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
801-581-6461 | osher@utah.edu
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