From the OLLI Archives: Vision, Perception, Illusion & Unexpected Humility
- Aug 28, 2024 from 13:30 to 14:30 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
OLLI breaks into their Archives to bring you one of OLLI's most popular video documentaries! Russell D. Hamer, Ph.D., one of the world's leading experts on the visual development of human infants, asks and answers the question, "What does it mean to
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: vision, science
Past Events (15531)
From the OLLI Archives: Homer's Iliad: The Timeless Relevance of an Ancient Classic
- Aug 28, 2024 from 12:30 to 13:15 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
OLLI breaks into their Archives to bring you one of their most popular video documentaries! Daphne Nikolopoulos, author and editor-in-chief of Palm Beach Illustrated, delves into Homer's, "The Iliad," analyzing key characters and universal themes tha
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: literature
Your Guide to the 2024 Presidential Election
- Aug 27, 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:
This special one-time event is your guide to Election 2024! Watson will examine a variety of election issues, the Electoral College, the party conventions, debates, polling, and what both parties and nominees need to do to win the White House, House,
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: elections, politics
A New Take on Mommy & Me
- Aug 26, 2024 at 10:30 EDT to Dec 9, 2024 at 12:00 EST
- Location: Temple Beth El of Boca Raton Beck Family Campus
- Description:
Mommy & Me Classes at Temple Beth El Beck Family Campus
9800 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, FL 33434
A New Take on Mommy & Me
with an emphasis on Sensory Play For 12 – 24 MonthsSensory activities encourage exploration and facilitate learning organically. Thi
- Created by: Temple Beth El of Boca Raton
- Tags: mommy & me, jewish
Broward Center Fall Classes Open House
- Aug 24, 2024 from 10:00 to 14:00 EDT
- Location: Rose Miniaci Arts Education Center at Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW 5th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
- Description:
The Broward Center for the Performing Arts celebrates 10 years of classes at the Rose Miniaci Arts Education Center at the Broward Center with a free open house. Guests can tour the education center facilities, observe or participate in sample classe
- Created by: Carlos Goycochea
- Tags: broward center, fall classes, open house, free events, performing arts
The Motowners: Ultimate Motown Tribute Show Experience
- Aug 23, 2024 from 20:00 to 22:00 EDT
- Location: Arts Garage
- Description:
The Motowners are an amazing Motown Tribute Band performing an array of Motown’s Greatest Hits. Their repertoire is extensive covering such groups as The Temptations, The Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, Martha & The Vandellas, Mary Wells and
- Created by: Arts Garage
From the OLLI Archives:
- Aug 21, 2024 from 13:30 to 14:45 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
OLLI breaks into their Archives to bring you one of their most popular video documentaries! "When We Were Apollo" is an Emmy-award winning documentary film highlighting the memories and experiences of nineteen individuals, from a workforce of over 40
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: apollo, space
From the OLLI Archives: Astronomy
- Aug 21, 2024 from 12:30 to 13:15 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
OLLI breaks into their Archives to bring you one of their most popular video documentaries! Ata Sarajedini, Ph.D., professor and Bjorn Lamborn Endowed Chair in Astrophysics at Florida Altantic University, paints a broad picture of astronomy, includin
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: astronomy
OPEN HOUSE FOR PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS - TWO TOUR TIME OPTIONS
- Aug 21, 2024 at 11:30 EDT
- Location: Temple Beth El of Boca Raton
- Description:
Temple Beth El of Boca Raton is looking forward to welcoming the community to their Schaefer Family Campus in east Boca Raton, to experience this beautiful expression of Judaism for themselves. Invite your friends and neighbors to meet our clergy, to
- Created by: Temple Beth El of Boca Raton
2024 Primary Election
- Aug 20, 2024 all day
- Location: multiple locaations
- Description:
8/20 - 2024 Primary Election at multiple locations. 561-656-6200; pbcelections.org
- Created by: Pippi
Nina Skyy – Forever Whitney
- Aug 17, 2024 from 20:00 to 22:00 EDT
- Location: Arts Garage
- Description:
While telling the amazing story of Whitney Houston, Nina Skyy uniquely combines her own personal story that you can’t help but invest in. It was through Whitney’s mesmerizing talent that Nina discovered herself as a singer/performer and that love and
- Created by: Arts Garage
Eric Johanson
- Aug 16, 2024 from 20:00 to 22:00 EDT
- Location: Arts Garage
- Description:
“Hailing from Louisiana with five top ten Billboard albums to his name, Johanson is no paint-by-numbers blues artist, though. By his own admission, Johanson doesn’t follow “a standard form” but rather searches for the “raw self-expression” of the blu
- Created by: Arts Garage
- Tags: blues, blues concert
Three Designing Men: Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Michael Kors
- Aug 15, 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:
Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, and Michael Kors are designers who have influenced the fashion world. They built businesses that extended their designs beyond clothing into other products. Most people know their names because they are such popular design
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: designers, fashion
Seminar and Discussion: Books That Touched Our Lives
- Aug 14, 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:
Calling all book lovers for a conversation about books we fondly remember. "Great" literature ("The Bible," "Don Quixote," "Hamlet") aside, what books changed your perspective, gave you unexpected insights, delivered an "aha" moment, or just spoke vo
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: books
The Gladiolus Capital and Much, Much More: Delray Beach’s Agricultural History Delray Beach
- Aug 13, 2024 from 10:30 to 12:00 EDT
- Location: The Field House at Old School House Square 51 N Swinton Ave Delray Beach, Fl 33444 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Delray Beach started as Linton, a farming community settled by Michiganders eager to help turn South Florida into a winter garden at the turn of the last century. Their vision soon carried the town to renown as a producer of fruits, vegetables, and,
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: delray beach, agriculture
The Betty Fox Band
- Aug 10, 2024 from 20:00 to 22:00 EDT
- Location: Arts Garage
- Description:
With an extensive background in gospel and a lifelong passion for soul music, Betty Fox has come a long way from her southern roots to headlining festivals and captivating thousands with her raw swagger and unwavering talent.
This Soul and Gospel voca
- Created by: Arts Garage
Forever Janis – A Tribute to Janis Joplin
- Aug 9, 2024 from 20:00 to 22:00 EDT
- Location: Arts Garage
- Description:
Dive into the electric atmosphere of ‘Forever Janis,’ where the legacy of Janis Joplin comes roaring to life through a soul-stirring tribute. The band’s raw, emotive renditions of iconic hits transport audiences back to the heart of 60s rock and roll
- Created by: Arts Garage
The Great American Short Story Club III 2012-2022
- Aug 8, 2024 at 10:00 to Aug 29, 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:
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Do you love book groups but don’t always have the opportunity to read the book? Here’s a chance to enjoy the camaraderie, education, and fun of a book group every week without having to dedicate much time to reading the select
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: short stories, literature
The Jazz Soul of Harold Arlen
- Aug 7, 2024 at 15:00 to Aug 28, 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:
Jazz musicians love Broadway show tunes. The only Broadway composer favored more than Harold Arlen was George Gershwin. In fact, Arlen’s “Come Rain or Come Shine,” “Get Happy,” and “Out of this World” sound almost like they were written as jazz tunes
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: jazz, music
By Experience: Frankenstein
- Aug 7, 2024 from 10:00 to 12:00 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the Creature determines to track down his creator. Directed by
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: frankenstein, theatre