Knights of Columbus Fry-days
- Feb 23, 2024 at 17:00 EST to Mar 22, 2024 at 20:00 EDT
- Location: St. Vincent Ferrer Kellaghan Hall
- Description:
2/23 - Knights of Columbus Fry-Days at St. Vincent Ferrer Kellaghan Hall, 840 George Bush Blvd, Delray Beach. Fried Cod dinner Fridays during Lent. 5-8 pm. $15. 561-276-6892; stvincentferrer.com
- Created by: Mary Kate Leming
- Tags: fish fry, st vincents, delray beach
Monday, March 18, 2024 (10)
A Yiddish Panorama: A Thousand Years of Yiddish Language and Culture
- Mar 5, 2024 at 12:30 EST to Mar 26, 2024 at 14:00 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Riva Ginsburg continues to build on her educational and entertaining lectures. This four-week series begins with a little historical background peppered with wisdom, humor, characters, music, and of course, Bubbe Maises. Be ready to learn and listen
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: yiddish, language
Objection! Current, Contentious, and Confusing Legal Battles
- Mar 6, 2024 at 10:00 EST to Mar 27, 2024 at 11:30 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
TV shows and films about the law make the legal profession seem exciting and glamorous. Discover how real law can be even more stimulating than its dramatic facsimile. This series continues to focus on selected current, highly publicized, volatile, a
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: law
Forensic Anthropology: Fact versus Fiction
- Mar 6, 2024 at 15:00 EST to Mar 27, 2024 at 16:30 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Because of television shows like "Bones," "CSI," and "NCIS," the public is fascinated with forensic anthropology. But what is it really like? In this series, we'll discuss the basic methods that forensic anthropologists use to learn about a person fr
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: forensic, anthropology
Music Americana: In Search Of Greatness, Part II
- Mar 6, 2024 at 15:00 EST to Mar 27, 2024 at 17:00 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
From sheer talent, pioneering a new direction, or outselling all their rivals, a few artists are widely regarded as the foremost practitioners of their art. Their work endures through the years, imitated but never surpassed, as part of the soundtrack
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: music
Science and Human Values
- Mar 7, 2024 at 10:00 EST to Mar 28, 2024 at 11:30 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
In this interactive seminar, participants will examine the critical role that science plays in the development of human values and moral and ethical structures. Ideally, these should be universally applicable, promoting human well-being across cultur
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: science
Masters and Masterpieces Updated Weekly Topics
- Mar 13, 2024 at 2:00 to May 1, 2024 at 2:00 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Many creative artists work with similar themes and ideas, but their resulting art invariably differs. Approaches to subject matter are markedly dissimilar as each artist experiences objects in personal ways, and representations generally echo percept
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: art
The History of Wrecking and Shipwreck Salvage in the Florida Keys
- Mar 18, 2024 from 10:00 to 11:30 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, FL 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Florida has always been associated with its amazing beaches and shimmering blue coastlines. However, hidden just beneath the waves lie shark-like reefs that have caused shipwrecks since the discovery of Florida in 1513. By the 19th century, the pract
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: #olliboca
Nasty Women: A "Herstory" of Civil Disobedience: A Celebration of Women's History Month
- Mar 18, 2024 from 15:00 to 16:30 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, FL 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
From ancient and even Biblical times, women have stood up to those in power, dissenting both physically and verbally. This program will explore women who refused to follow the rules and, by their actions, changed history. We will start with the Book
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: #olliboca
Ciao Cinema: Contemporary Italian Film
- Mar 18, 2024 at 19:00 to Apr 8, 2024 at 21:30 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Today's most prominent Italian filmmakers have successfully revived and imbued their cinema with stories that reflect their history, their present problems, and the human condition, warts and all. These four films explore the cultural conundrum of a
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: films, cinema, italian