Fashion: Evolution to Revolution Are You Ready for a Denim Wedding Dress?
- Feb 15, 2024 from 10:00 to 11:30 EST
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, FL 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Fashion and Art have been linked since the early twentieth century, leading to innovations in what designers create and hope will be "must-haves." In the history of fashion and haute couture, some of the most ingenious garments have been linked to Cu
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: #olliboca
Past Events (15531)
A Night of Romance: Love Songs from the Great American Songbook Graciously underwritten by Drs. Susan Giesecke and A. Charles Winkelman
- Feb 14, 2024 from 16:00 to 17:30 EST
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, FL 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Award-winning pianist Dr. Zachary Bartholomew brings his trio and vocalist Argarita Palavicini to present a very special Valentine's Day concert featuring some of the most romantic songs from the Great American Song Book. The show will feature love s
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: #olliboca
Decreasing Your Risk For Dementia: What We've Known and What We Know Now An Update
- Feb 12, 2024 from 12:30 to 14:00 EST
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, FL 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
This program is an update to the Winter 2023 class of the same name with a twist! This past year, the news has been filled with new scientific findings that may diminish the threat of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The interactive lectur
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: #olliboca
Primaries, Politics and Pundits: Inside the 2024 Presidential Election
- Feb 12, 2024 from 10:00 to 11:30 EST
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, FL 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
This one-time program will give an in-depth look at the ongoing battle to lead the United States. Using engaging visuals and the latest political events, Wagner will explore the news and controversies moving the race through an analysis of the polit
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: #olliboca
L’Orfeo: A Baroque Opera Concert Performance
- Feb 10, 2024 from 19:00 to 21:00 EST
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, FL 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Join OLLI at FAU for an unforgettable musical journey! Experience the magic of early opera with FAU Opera Theatre! Under the artistic direction of Dr. Mitchell Hutchings and in collaboration with Maestro Federico Bardazzi and Dr. Alessandra Montali o
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: #olliboca
Free Champagne Tasting
- Feb 10, 2024 from 13:00 to 16:00 EST
- Location: Doris Italian Market & Bakery, located in the Shoppes at City Centre, 11239 U.S. Highway 1, North Palm Beach, FL 33408
- Description:
Bring your sweetie or your galentine to sip beloved bubbles on the Doris Italian Market & Bakery patio in North Palm Beach on Saturday, February 10 from 1 to 4 p.m.
The event is FREE!
Indulge in a Symphony of Flavors:
- Chandon Garden Spritz
This efferv
- Created by: Paige Feigenbaum
- Tags: champagne, north palm beach, chandon, moet, veuve clicquot
A Conversation with Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein: From Watergate to Today: Journalism, Accountability, and the Current Challenges to American Democracy
- Feb 8, 2024 from 19:00 to 21:00 EST
- Location: Carole and Barry Kaye Auditorium
- Description:
Join OLLI at FAU for an enlightening conversation with two journalistic legends, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, as they revisit their groundbreaking investigative reporting during the Watergate era and connect it to the challenges facing American d
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: woodward, bernstein, politics
Night Market in Sanborn Square
- Feb 8, 2024 from 18:00 to 21:00 EST
- Location: Sanborn Square, 72 N. Federal Highway, Boca
- Description:
Downtown Boca has announced the continuation of its successful monthly Night Markets at Sanborn Square, 72 N. Federal Highway, through May 2024 with delicious food options, beer and wine, local artisans and makers, and live music. Markets are set fo
- Created by: Jessica Coates
- Tags: night markets, beer, wine, live music, local artisans
Town Hall Talk
- Feb 8, 2024 from 18:00 to 20:00 EST
- Location: The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum
- Description:
“Florida During WWII”
Speaker: Eliot Kleinberg
Elio Kleinberg is a native Floridian. longtime Palm Beach Post reporter, and creator of the “Post Time” weekly history column and “Florida Time” which appeared in papers statewide. He has published over a
- Created by: Jessica Coates
Reel Jews and Judaism: How Movies Create a Cultural Record of Jewish History and Traditions
- Feb 8, 2024 from 12:30 to 14:00 EST
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, FL 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Since its earliest times, movies have drawn upon Jewish history and culture to tell dramatic, comedic, and sometimes tragic stories about the Jewish people and their extraordinary ability to survive and thrive since the very beginnings of human histo
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: #olliboca
Genocide by Starvation: The Great Famine of WWI in the Levant
- Feb 8, 2024 from 10:00 to 11:30 EST
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, FL 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Professor Rabil’s new book, "Lebanon and Turkey: Historical Contexts and Contemporary Realities," investigates Ottoman and Turkish policy in the Levant (Israel, Lebanon, and Syria) against the background of Western and regional policies. It examines
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: #olliboca
Step-Above Rummage Sale
- Feb 8, 2024 from 10:00 to 13:00 EST
- Location: First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach
- Description:
https://.facebook.com/CleverCrafterFirst Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach
33 Gleason St.
Step-Above Rummage Sale
Feb. 8-10, 10-1:00The annual Step-Above Rummage Sale is set for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, February 8-10, from 10:00-1:00 pm at t
- Created by: Linda Prior
- Tags: rummage sale
A Brief History of The Beatles: With Rod MacDonald & The Humdingers Graciously Underwritten by Bob Amlin
- Feb 7, 2024 from 19:00 to 21:00 EST
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, FL 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
With the 60th anniversary of their coming to America, we remember The Beatles began in England as an American-style rock and roll cover band, soon earning worldwide acclaim for their own compositions, mini-symphonies of love, heartache, thrills, loss
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: #olliboca
Holocaust Learning Experience MorseLife NEXT GENERATIONS 2023/2024 Dr. Irit Felsen 2G Workshop & Training
- Feb 6, 2024 from 8:30 to 12:30 EST
- Location: 4850 Ryna Greenbaum Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33417
- Description:
Join us for half-day professional workshop with Dr. Irit Felsen discussing the intergenerational impact on families of Holocaust Survivors and strategies for mental health professionals that support coping mechanisms in multigenerational client syste
- Created by: Abby Diamond
Dramawise: The Cancellation of Lauren Fein
- Feb 5, 2024 from 12:30 to 14:00 EST
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, FL 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Professor Lauren Fein's tenure at a prestigious liberal arts college is challenged when allegations of impropriety with a student are brought to the Dean's attention. "The Cancellation of Lauren Fein," by Christopher Demos-Brown, is a close examinat
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: #olliboca
Why We Can’t Get Enough of the Middle East: Enduring Problems & New Dynamics
- Feb 5, 2024 from 10:00 to 11:30 EST
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, FL 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
In October 2019, the Trump administration ordered American troops to withdraw from northern Syria, where the U.S. had been working with Kurdish forces to fight the Islamic State. Soon after, Turkey, a NATO member, invaded parts of Syria. American vic
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: #olliboca
Holocaust Learning Experience MorseLife NEXT GENERATIONS 2023/2024 Dr. Irit Felsen 2G Workshop
- Feb 5, 2024 from 8:30 to 16:00 EST
- Location: B’nai Torah Congregation
- Description:
Join us a full-day professional workshop exploring with Dr. Irit Felsen on the long-term effects of trauma on Holocaust Survivors and the intergenerational transmission of trauma to the children of Survivors (2Gs).In Part 1 of the workshop, between 8
- Created by: Abby Diamond
Jane Monheit Quartet
- Feb 4, 2024 from 19:00 to 20:30 EST
- Location: Arts Garage
- Description:
Jane’s quartet program, her most frequent offering, is as varied as her twelve studio albums. Featuring some of the world’s finest musicians, her band expertly accompanies her as she interprets iconic songs from the Great American Songbook, famed Bra
- Created by: Arts Garage
Tom Glynn in American Tune: Simon, Croce & Taylor
- Feb 3, 2024 from 20:00 to 22:00 EST
- Location: Arts Garage
- Description:
American Tune: Simon, Croce & Taylor takes you on a magical trip back to the 1970s to experience the timeless music and prolific songwriting of Paul Simon, Jim Croce and James Taylor. Relive the intimate storytelling, intricate chord changes and brea
- Created by: Arts Garage
- Tags: americana, live music
The Our Fund Foundation and Presenting Sponsor Bank of America Private Bank’s Fifth Annual South Florida LGBTQ Philanthropy Awards
- Feb 3, 2024 from 17:30 to 20:00 EST
- Location: Broward Center for the Performing Arts
- Description:
Join the Our Fund Foundation and presenting sponsor Bank of America Private Bank for the Fifth Annual South Florida LGBTQ Philanthropy Awards, which celebrates outstanding philanthropy, volunteerism, and emerging leadership. Honorees and guests will
- Created by: Abby Diamond