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If you love learning, back-to-school is the best time of the year! Osher members know that learning doesn’t end when formal education ends. We continue learning and growing, simply for the joy and fun of it. At Osher this fall, you can deepen your love of music, better your physical health, support your social and emotional well-being, and explore your creative side. We know you’re busy, so you can do all of this in person or online as your schedule and needs require.
Read below for some highlights presented by just a few of our dedicated instructors, Geraldine Johnson, Morris Rosenzweig, Carol Lessinger, Chelle Wyatt, David Derezotes, Giuliana Marple, Eli Vega, and Candice Cravins. Click their names to read their bios.
Your Osher membership also connects you to wonderful partnerships with places like Utah Symphony | Utah Opera, Salt Lake Film Society, and the Osher National Resource Center. With so many choices, how will you decide? It’s a happy problem to have!
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Deepen Your Love of Music! | |
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Dvorak is most famous for his New World Symphony, but his lesser-known works are just as masterful. One of his greatest talents was writing music that could be understood—and appreciated—at every level. Whether you're a lifelong fan of New World, or don't even know how to pronounce "Dvorak", this class has something for you!
Tuesday, September 17 at 11:30 am on Zoom
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Explore selected masterworks from Western Classical music. Develop "active" listening practices through knowing the basic materials that comprise these compositions, as well as their historic and social contexts. Discover Jazz and West African Drumming.
Thursday, September 19 at 1:30 pm
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In the dark heart of Victorian-era London, Sweeney Todd, a wrongly exiled barber, seeks retribution against the lecherous Judge Turpin, the architect of his ruin. With a razor-sharp thirst for vengeance, Todd's path converges with the cunning pie shop owner Mrs. Lovett. The relentless pursuit of justice takes a turn as Todd's razor weaves a chilling narrative. Kevin Nakatani and Dr. Carol Anderson will introduce this operatic cautionary tale with social perspective, creator biographies, musical highlights, and focused discussion on the sometimes-controversial intersection of opera and musical theatre. Attendees will have the option to visit a working rehearsal after the class, and will be offered a discount code for ticket purchases.
Tuesday, October 1 at 1:30 pm
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Better Your Physical Health | |
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Muscle strength and balance are critical to maintaining health and independence as we age. Without additional strength training, most older adults will suffer a loss of muscle mass and strength that can negatively impact their balance and mobility. Vivo, a live, online, interactive strength-building course customized to your fitness level, helps you attain physical fitness with all the latest science and research on exercise for older adults.
Monday, September 16 at 8:00 am or 9:00 am on Zoom
REGISTRATION DEADLINE Sept 9
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If you are looking for an innovative way to feel better, think clearer, and move with greater ease, the Feldenkrais Method is a wonderful choice! You will learn easy, intriguing movement sequences that lead to more pleasure in moving through your life. The key is using embodied self-awareness as a way to learn from the inside rather than from an outside source. Carol brings heart and wisdom to teach you to become aware of movement in ways you might not expect. Everyone is welcome.
Wednesday, September 18 at 1:30 pm on Zoom
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Hearing loss is considered a communication disorder because it interrupts access to the spoken word. Learn how to be proactive in setting the stage for communication needs. Learn to use basic lipreading concepts such as anticipation, body language, and flexibility to improve understanding. Explore a variety of accommodations to fill in the gaps. This class helps those with hearing loss and is also valuable for hearing partners.
Monday, September 16 at 11:30 am
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Planning for your care as you age can be daunting. Get resources and things to consider as your plan for your care as you age. Talk about end-of-life planning and explore what end of life and death means to you. There will be special guests and opportunities to connect with others about shared experiences of aging and end of life planning.
Monday, September 16 at 1:30 pm
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Learn about non-verbal communication with horses. Horses teach us to be present, to focus. Find out how these sentient and highly intuitive creatures help human beings to be authentic, brave, congruent, confident, and so much more. This Osher class is a lecture format. But Giuliana also teaches another very special Lifelong Learning class featuring mindful interaction with actual horses.
Monday, September 16 at 3:30 pm
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Retirement is one of the most important transitions in our lives. This class provides a learning community for people who are transitioning into retirement, or who have recently retired. Get to know other folks who are in the retirement transition as we explore together the eco biopsychosocial spiritual aspects of retirement, which include the economic, physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual aspects of our lives. Help a friend or neighbor who might be entering this stage by telling them about this valuable and helpful class!
Thursday, September 19 at 9:30 am on Zoom
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Explore Your Creative Side | |
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Learn both the technical know-how and creative aesthetics of photography. In this highly interactive course, you will learn the basics: those dials on your camera, those mysterious menu items, composition, f/stops, shutter speeds, exposure meter, and how they all work together. We will also talk about ISO and white balance, different types of lenses, the #1 solution to the #1 problem in photography, and much more!
Tuesday, September 17 at 10:00 am on Zoom
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YOU can be a graphic designer! Learn how to create beautiful graphic designs with Canva, a free, user-friendly, web-based application you can use to create photo albums, videos, invitations, cards, and more. This interactive course will walk you through the basics of Canva. We will spend each session working on a new design feature or simple project together. No previous design experience is necessary. Let's have fun and create something lovely together!
Tuesday, September 17 at 5:00 pm on Zoom
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You're invited to tour the beautiful Utah State Capitol! During the tour you will not only learn about the many beautiful spaces in the building but you will also discover exciting opportunities to become a volunteer docent. For nearly a century, the State Capitol has been one of Utah's most prominent landmarks. Designed by local architect Richard K. A. Kletting, the Capitol has been home to state government since its opening in 1916. From 2004 to 2008, the Utah State Capitol underwent one of the largest historical preservation projects in the United States. In addition to safe-guarding the building against the risk of an earthquake, the project also repaired and restored the original beauty and artwork of the Capitol. Each year, thousands of people visit the Capitol to witness its modern magnificence and historic significance.
Friday, September 27 at 1:00 pm
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Have you been wanting to watch the new Utah Royals soccer team play? The Utah Royals is honoring the NCAA 3rd place Utah Gymnastics team at the halftime of their game on Friday. In addition, they are offering Utah Who Rocks the House members (and WRTH has kindly agreed to share) the opportunity to watch the game and see the gymnastics team honored -- AT HEAVILY DISCOUNTED PRICES!! If you want to sit close to the Red Rocks and other Utah gymnastics fans, select sections 20-27. Take your family and friends for fun evening of Utah Royals soccer and U of U gymnastics!
Friday, August 23 at 7:30 pm - $10
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Joanne, an 88-year-old widow, is accused by her children of squandering her money on scams, decimating their expected inheritance. Is the accusation true? Or is something else going on? Join us for a film screening and panel discussion focused on the dangers of scams, fraud, and elder grooming to swindle money. Osher will be screening Sweepstakes, an 11-minute film written, produced and directed by local filmmaker Stephen Williams, starring Anne Cullimore Decker. The film has received over 14 awards from national and international film festivals. Following the screening, there will be time for questions and answers with the filmmaker, a representative from the regional office of the FBI, and Alan Ormsby, Director of AARP Utah.
Friday, August 30 at 2:00 pm
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Get the most out of your Osher membership by attending some of our fun and engaging FREE offerings! | |
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Free Live Zoom Webinar – Today!
Continental Reckoning: The American West in the Age of Expansion
By Prize-winning Author and Renowned Historian Elliott West
2024 Bancroft Prize-winning author and renowned historian Elliott West, Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Arkansas, will discuss America’s expansion westward from the 1840s to the end of the 19th century. He will detail how through rails, telegraph wires and roads, the settling of the West and the emergence of modern America were linked—arguing that these changes should be given equal billing with the Civil War in this crucial transition of national life.
Elliott West is the author of numerous books, including The Last Indian War: The Nez Perce Story and The Contested Plains: Indians, Goldseekers, and the Rush to Colorado, winner of the Francis Parkman Prize and PEN Center Award. His most recent book, Continental Reckoning: The American West in the Age of Expansion (Nebraska, 2023) won Columbia University’s 2024 Bancroft Prize in American History and was a finalist for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in History.
Hosted by OLLI at the University of Arizona and University of Nebraska Press
Monday, August 26 at 2:00 PM MDT
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Osher Online – Fall 2024 Community Event
Finding Beauty at Home and Abroad: The Osher Collection of American Art
As part of our partnership with Northwestern University, the Osher Online program presents one free Community Event each term which is free and open to all Osher members, whether you are enrolled in Osher Online or not.
This term, we are proud to present Finding Beauty at Home and Abroad: The Osher Collection of American Art. We know about Mr. Osher’s passion for lifelong learning, but both Bernard and Barbro Osher share a love for collecting historically important art. Dr. Lauren Palmor is the curator of the Osher' American art collection at the de Young and Legion of Honor Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. During this community event, she will share the Oshers’ historically broad and aesthetically significant art collection. The Osher Collection features artworks by many of the United States’ foremost artists and reflects an array of creative responses to an exceptionally dynamic period in American culture (1848–1960).
Thursday, September 5 at 3:00 pm MT
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