Our History: The Names Behind Boca’s Key Places and Roads
- Apr 9, 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:
Have you ever wondered how Clint Moore Road got its name? Who Yamato and Butts were? What about Don Estridge, the Lynn Family, George Snow, and many others whose names dot the Boca Raton landscape? In this lecture, we will travel in time to the earli
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: history, florida
Past Events (15346)
Shalom, Y'All: Jews of the South
- Apr 9, 2024 from 12:30 to 14:00 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Jewish migration to the Western Hemisphere included many who went to what became the American South. From colonial times, they established communities and a strong presence. They also overcame anti-Semitism and inner conflict to form a lasting legacy
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: jews, south
Why is Murder Wrong? Exploring Philosophical Ethics
- Apr 9, 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:
We all probably agree that the murder of an innocent person is wrong. But why? Pinning down a reason is extremely difficult. Philosophers have developed multiple philosophical theories, from ethical subjectivism to cultural relativism, from divine co
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: philosophy, ethics
Confucius and Mencius: Philosophers Who Shaped Chinese Culture for 2000 Years
- Apr 8, 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:
Confucius and Mencius are two of the most influential philosophers in Chinese culture. They both lived during the Zhou dynasty (1046-256 BCE), and their teachings have profoundly impacted Chinese society for over two millennia. Confucius, also known
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: confucius, mencius, china
It’s Your Time To Shine: A Strength-Based Course
- Apr 8, 2024 from 12:30 to 14:00 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
In personal development lectures, we often hear about what’s lacking, our weaknesses, what’s not working, and what we need to improve at. That’s not what this lecture is about. In this lecture/workshop, we will learn what’s right with us, what’s stro
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
Philippe Lemm Trio
- Apr 7, 2024 from 19:00 to 20:30 EDT
- Location: Arts Garage
- Description:
The Philippe Lemm Trio, one of the most exciting and dynamic jazz groups of the last decade, makes a major statement with their latest release First Steps. A follow up to their 2018 OiM debut City Birds, First Steps demonstrates the trio’s unique, dy
- Created by: Arts Garage
- Tags: jazz, jazz concert, delray beach
Stanley Jordan Plays Jimi – 6PM
- Apr 6, 2024 from 18:00 to 19:30 EDT
- Location: Arts Garage
- Description:
World-renowned guitarist Stanley Jordan has developed a new live show called “Stanley Jordan Plays Jimi.” This is a tribute show, but it’s not pure imitation. Instead Stanley builds on Jimi’s legacy in a creative way. As Stanley explains it, “This is
- Created by: Arts Garage
Free Fun Saturday
- Apr 6, 2024 from 11:00 to 16:00 EDT
- Location: The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum
- Description:
From 10 am to 4 pm on the first Saturday of each month, The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum (SBRHM) offers a fun, informative, and often craft-based activity for youngsters at 2 pm—and the regular admission is waived for all visitors.
- Created by: Jessica Coates
- Tags: boca history museum
Art of Laughter with Headliner Joey Avery
- Apr 5, 2024 from 20:00 to 22:00 EDT
- Location: Arts Garage
- Description:
Get ready for The Art of Laughter: A Hysterical Stand-Up Comedy Series at Arts Garage!
Come see some of the best touring comedians from South Florida and beyond, the first Friday of every month.PERFORMER BIO:
Joey Avery is a comedian on the rise headl - Created by: Arts Garage
Acting for Adults
- Apr 4, 2024 from 12:30 to 15:30 EDT
- Location: Arts Garage
- Description: Acting for Adults at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. Every Th through 5/9 12:30-3:30 pm. $300. 561-450-6357; artsgarage.org
- Created by: Mary Kate Leming
- Tags: delray beach, arts garage, acting, class
The Wise Wo/man Years: Finding Joy and Fulfillment as We Grow Older
- Apr 4, 2024 at 12:30 to Apr 25, 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:
As we approach, enter, and exist in our wisewo/man years, the best thing we can do for ourselves is to be open to change rather than resist it. By choosing to be carried by life's flow, we invite unexpected pleasures and new discoveries into our live
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
36th Annual Broward College Golf Classic
- Apr 4, 2024 from 11:00 to 20:00 EDT
- Location: Jacaranda Golf Club
- Description:
Since the beginning of this tournament, Broward College has raised more than $2.8 million to enhance student success! Proceeds from the Golf Classic support the Empowerment Fund, which provides the greatest flexibility to quickly respond to critical
- Created by: Paige Feigenbaum
- Tags: golf, fundraiser, broward college foundation, scholarship
The Sassoons and Kadoories: Discovering the Families Behind Two Global Financial Empires
- Apr 4, 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:
In the late 18th century, the Sassoon family served as treasurers to the Pasha of Baghdad, who was subservient to the Turkish Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Originally from Iraq and Jewish, the Sassoons amassed wealth through Middle Eastern trade and
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: sassoons, kadoories, financial
The Wolf in the Woods: How Fairy Tales and Legends Live On in Modern Novels and Films
- Apr 3, 2024 at 15:00 to Apr 24, 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:
We all grew up with fairy tales and legends, but as adults, we may dismiss them as fit only for children. Our most talented novelists and filmmakers, though, keep using these very old stories as the basis for their own books and movies: in modern dre
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
Abraham Lincoln and the Abuse of Power: How Lincoln Ignored the Constitution He Fought to Protect
- Apr 3, 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:
Just days after the Civil War began, President Lincoln issued Executive Orders to suspend the writ of Habeas Corpus, which was arguably solely the function of Congress. This resulted in thousands of Americans being arrested during the war and jailed
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: lincoln, constitution
Frank Lloyd Wright: The Dramatic Life of America's Most Controversial and Creative Architect
- Apr 2, 2024 from 15:00 to 15:30 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Frank Lloyd Wright has been called the greatest American architect of the first half of the Twentieth Century. During a career that spanned seven decades, he worked on over a thousand projects, five hundred of which were built. Born in rural Wisconsi
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: wright, architecture
Holocaust by Bullets: Remembering the Babi Yar Massacre
- Apr 2, 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:
The systematic slaughter of Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators in other countries was not initially or exclusively about concentration camps, deportations, gas chambers, or crematoria. In this lecture, Dr. Berkowitz will examine the beginning
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: holocaust
Women Sing the Blues
- Apr 1, 2024 from 16:00 to 17:30 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Although blues music was sung as an oral tradition by enslaved people on Southern plantations, classic female blues emerged early in the 20th century as a mixture of traditional folk blues and urban theater music. Dazzling pioneers like Ma Rainey, Be
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: women, blues, music
Dramawise: Death of a Salesman
- Apr 1, 2024 from 12:30 to 14:00 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Willy Loman is holding tight to his vision of the American Dream, despite its devastating impact on his family. "Death of a Salesman," by Arthur Miller, is regarded as one of the most important plays of the 20th century and a searing look at illusio
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: theatre
Indigenous
- Mar 30, 2024 from 20:00 to 22:00 EDT
- Location: Arts Garage
- Description:
Indigenous takes center stage, channeling the driving force of their powerful blues-rock sound deeply grounded in Native American heritage and influenced by legends like Jimi Hendrix and B.B. King. Guided by the frontman Mato Nanji, the upcoming show
- Created by: Arts Garage
- Tags: rock, rock concert