October 7 and Beyond: The Continuing Search for Middle East Peace
- Jul 17, 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:
This Zoom conversation will address the latest developments in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and their implications across the region – and beyond. We will consider how the events of October 7 altered the area’s political landscape and hav
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: middle east, politics
Past Events (15079)
11th Annual Boca Burger Battle
- Jul 13, 2024 from 18:00 to 22:00 EDT
- Location: Sanborn Square Park, 72 N Federal Hwy.
- Description:
Benefits Children’s Giving Foundation. Age 21+. 6-10 pm. VIP: $89-$125; General admission: $69-$100. 561-338-7594; bocaburgerbattle.com
- Created by: The Coastal Star
Selwyn Birchwood
- Jul 12, 2024 from 20:00 to 22:00 EDT
- Location: Arts Garage
- Description:
Birchwood’s high-octane blues—at once deeply rooted, funky and up-to-the-minute—are played with passion and honest emotion. With his band feeding off his drive and exuberance, the striking 6’3″ young man with his trademark Afro roams the stage (often
- Created by: Arts Garage
First Rate Actors: The Flawless Film Careers of Paul Muni, Katharine Hepburn, William Powell, and James Cagney
- Jul 11, 2024 at 15:00 to Aug 29, 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:
Among the hundreds of stars who have graced the silver screen, only a few were truly first-rate actors. Conversely, few truly great actors ever became legendary movie stars. Paul Muni, Katharine Hepburn, William Powell, and James Cagney were among th
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: cinema, films, movies, hollywood
By Experience: Titanic: The Musical
- Jul 11, 2024 from 10:30 to 13:00 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
In the final hours of April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic, on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, collided with an iceberg and ‘the unsinkable ship’ slowly sank. It was one of the most tragic disasters of the 20th Century. Fifteen hundred sev
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: titanic, musical
The Great American Short Story Club-II 1979-2008
- Jul 11, 2024 at 10:00 to Aug 1, 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
Mini Muse: Free Art Making at NSU Art Museum
- Jul 11, 2024 from 6:00 to 6:30 EDT
- Location: 1 E Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
- Description:
NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale -Starry Nights 7/11/2024 11:00-6:30 pm
Get creative with us on Free First Thursday, July 11th, 2024 for our drop-in art making project offered ALL day, 11AM - 6:30PM.
First, test your brain with an Art & Seek scavenger h
- Created by: Tristen Trivett
- Tags: family, familyfriendly, artsandcrafts, arts, free, artactivity
German Propaganda Films of World War II
- Jul 10, 2024 at 12:30 to Aug 14, 2024 at 15:00 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Both Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi minister of propaganda, and Adolf Hitler were film buffs and prized movies as a means to assist them in carrying out the nefarious goals of Nazi Germany. Historians of Nazi Germany have emphasized the important role fil
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: wwii, propaganda, films
Inside the World’s Great Museums
- Jul 10, 2024 at 10:00 to Jul 31, 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:
Most visitors to some of the world’s greatest and largest museums experience only a whirlwind tour of an hour or two. But if time permits, an on-your-own tour can be a marvelous journey, especially if you plan for what you’d most like to see. This s
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: museums
Cinema with the accent on Noir
- Jul 9, 2024 at 14:00 to Jul 30, 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:
Come and delve into 4 international films that dwell on the dark side of the street, where ambiguity and disillusionment dwell. Films are shown in their entirety. Titles are subject to change. This 4-week series is also available virtually.
- "Purple N
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: cinema, fillms, noir, foreign
Florida's Highwaymen: African-American Landscape Painters and the Fort Pierce Art Phenomenon Delray Beach
- Jul 9, 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:
Join Dr. Brian McConnell as he explores the story of Florida's Highwaymen, a group of 26 African-American artists that exhibited resourcefulness and creativity, forging a unique style of painting that offered them economic independence amidst the Jim
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: delray beach, art, african-american, paintings
Cortadito – The Guajiro Triangle Tour
- Jul 6, 2024 from 20:00 to 22:00 EDT
- Location: Arts Garage
- Description:
Cortadito is a traditional folk and acoustic band that focuses on performing one of the earliest styles of Cuban country music known as Son Oriental. Their sound can best be described as a 21st-century representation that is reminiscent of the famed
- Created by: Arts Garage
The Art of Laughter with Headliner Rich Aronovitch
- Jul 5, 2024 from 20:00 to 22:00 EDT
- Location: Arts Garage
- Description:
Rich Aronovitch has been making audiences laugh for over two decades. This high energy act goes up to the line without crossing it, with a combination of silly with an edge. A master of improv, this comic is not quite right but not quite wrong. A gua
- Created by: Arts Garage
- Tags: comedy, standup
Call to Artists - Altis Grand Bay Exterior Mural
- Jun 30, 2024 all day
- Location: Online
- Description:
Attention artists! Business for the Arts of Broward is seeking an artist, or artists team, to create artwork for digital reproduction on the exterior garage surface of the new Altis Grand Bay Building in Miami. The building was designed to feature la
- Created by: Abby Diamond
Crystal Shawanda
- Jun 29, 2024 from 20:00 to 22:00 EDT
- Location: Arts Garage
- Description:
Juno Award-winning powerhouse Crystal Shawanda is back with her latest studio album, Midnight Blues, on True North Records. Her latest fiery blues collection showcases her full-throttle raspy voice, unmatched in today’s musical landscape, and an aut
- Created by: Arts Garage
- Tags: blues, blues concert, delray beach
Free FAFSA® Bootcamp
- Jun 29, 2024 from 11:00 to 14:00 EDT
- Location: Boyd H. Anderson High School 3050 NW 41st Street, Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33309
- Description:
Looking for help completing the FAFSA® application? Join us at our next FAFSA Bootcamp. Broward Education Foundation, Broward County Public Schools, and Bridge2Life South Florida have partnered to bring you hands-on, interactive assistance. Facilitat
- Created by: Sarah Paige
An Evening with Jean Caze
- Jun 28, 2024 from 20:00 to 22:00 EDT
- Location: Arts Garage
- Description:
Jean Caze is a Haitian-American trumpeter and composer, presenting a unique style of music, drawing from his Haitian roots and American upbringing. Join Jean as he and his 6-piece band put on a festive night of grooving Haitian rhythms, catchy melodi
- Created by: Arts Garage
- Tags: jazz
From the OLLI Archives: Lorca: The Music and Art in His Words
- Jun 26, 2024 from 13:45 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! Cora Bresciano, Ph.D. examines the life of Federico García Lorca (1898-1936), the "Poet of Spain." Lorca lived a brief but shining life as a poet, playwright,
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: poetry, lorca, spain
From the OLLI Archives:The Interesting and Tragic Life of Mark Twain
- Jun 26, 2024 from 12:30 to 13:30 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
In his time, Mark Twain was arguably the most famous man in the world. His name is synonymous with innocence and nostalgia, with painting fences and Mississippi River rafts, with Princes and Paupers, and Connecticut Yankees. However, there is much mo
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: twain, literature
From the OLLI Archives:
- Jun 26, 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:
OLLI breaks into their Archives to bring you one of OLLI's most popular video documentaries! Director Rory F. Fielding shares his documentary, "1955, Seven Days of the Fall", which tells the story of the 1955 Brooklyn Dodger/New York Yankee World Ser
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: baseball