Ripped from the Headlines
- Jun 6, 2024 at 12:30 to Jun 27, 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:
This very interactive seminar will explore the day's hot topics that have immediate and relevant impact. Each session will begin with the lecturer's take on the subject, followed by an opportunity for attendees to add their own opinions. The object i
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: news
Past Events (15081)
The Great American Short Story Club I 1905-1956
- Jun 6, 2024 at 10:00 to Jun 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:
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
From the OLLI Archives: Art: Seeing It with Fresh Eyes
- Jun 5, 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:
OLLI breaks into their Archives to bring you one of their most popular video documentaries! Karen B. Roberts, Ph.D., art historian and adjunct professor at Florida Atlantic University, gives us a historical perspective of how art's content and form w
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: art
Jewish Identity in the Music of Leonard Bernstein
- Jun 5, 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:
Leonard Bernstein is one of the most important conductors in American history. As a conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian, Bernstein maintained a lifelong involvement with Judaism, composing several works with religio
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: bernstein, music, judaism
From the OLLI Archives: Fakes, Forgeries and Frauds: International Intrigue in Art Law
- Jun 5, 2024 from 3:15 to 3:30 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! Fakes, forgeries, and frauds in the art world are more common than you think! "Fakes" are everywhere, but the definition of a fake varies based on circumstan
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: art, forgeries, fakes, fraud
The Cinema of Resistance
- Jun 4, 2024 at 14:00 to Jun 25, 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:
Four films that depict acts of defiance, highlighting the struggles and sacrifices of those who fought back against their occupiers in WWII. Films are shown in their entirety. Titles are subject to change. This 4-week series is also available virtual
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: films, cinema
Explore the Healthy Benefits of Tai Chi
- Jun 4, 2024 at 12:00 to Jul 2, 2024 at 13:00 EDT
- Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
- Description:
Tai Chi, short for T'ai Chuan, or Tai ji quan, is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for both its defense training and its health benefits. The term Taiji refers to a philosophy of the forces of yin and yang, related to the moves. If you're lo
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: tai chi
Street Preacher
- May 25, 2024 from 20:00 to 22:00 EDT
- Location: Arts Garage
- Description:
Street Preacher is an Americana roots rock band hailing from Jacksonville, Florida with an impacting dynamic sound of resonating soul that pours out in each live performance to every audience. Street Preacher brings high energy original music from th
- Created by: Arts Garage
- Tags: delray beach, concert, blues
Trying
- May 24, 2024 at 20:00 to Jun 9, 2024 at 22:00 EDT
- Location: 201 Clematis St
- Description:
In 1967, feisty Sarah Schorr, a 25-year-old from rural Canada, goes to work as secretary for 81-year-old Francis Biddle, the patrician former US Attorney General. The brilliant Biddle is now frail, sometimes befuddled, and always irascible. Inspired
- Created by: Kenzie Frysztak
Think Outside the Blocks
- May 23, 2024 from 9:00 to 11:30 EDT
- Location: Boca West Country Club
- Description:
Are you ready to unleash your corporate team’s potential? Unlock their creativity? Foster collaboration? You’re invited to the Fuller Center’s “Think Outside the Blocks” Corporate Breakfast! Join us Friday, May 23rd for this fun and unique opportunit
- Created by: Toni Hassinger
These Dreams – The Ultimate Heart Tribute Show
- May 19, 2024 from 19:00 to 20:30 EDT
- Location: Arts Garage
- Description:
These Dreams, a standout Heart tribute band from Florida, captivates with performances that echo the original’s spirit, led by the stunning vocal and guitar duo of Judi Drabek and Ruby Skye. Their live shows, a tribute to Heart’s legacy, feature hits
- Created by: Arts Garage
Nova Singers Concert: Blue Skies & Jubilant Songs
- May 19, 2024 from 16:00 to 17:30 EDT
- Location: First Presbyterian Church in Delray Beach
- Description:
The Nova Singers will celebrate American composers (and a popular British friend) in their upcoming concert series “Blue Skies and Jubilant Songs.”
The program will explore the variety of American music, from Broadway to Hollywood to the American Son
- Created by: Teresa Mears
Guy Harvey Meet-And-Greet
- May 19, 2024 at 2:30 EDT
- Location: Bass Pro Shops
- Description:
Guy Harvey, Ph.D., world-renowned artist, scientist, conservationist, and entrepreneur, will be available for meet-and-greets, photo ops and merchandise signing at Bass Pro Shops, 200 Gulf Stream Way, in Dania Beach.
A portion of proceeds from sales o
- Created by: Jasmine Souverein
- Tags: guy harvey, art, family
Taste of Boynton Beach
- May 16, 2024 from 6:00 to 10:00 EDT
- Location: Centennial Park & Amphitheater
- Description:
The City of Boynton Beach is thrilled to announce Taste of Boynton Beach 2024, a highly anticipated food and wine festival coming to Downtown Boynton. More than 15 food vendors will offer $5 bites and sips from Boynton Beach and beyond. Potions in Mo
- Created by: Glenn Weiss
Open Registration for Broward Center for the Performing Arts’ Adult Summer Classes
- May 14, 2024 at 19:00 to Jun 9, 2024 at 19:00 EDT
- Location: Rose Miniaci Arts Education Center 581 W Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
- Description:
The Broward Center for the Performing Arts kicks off the summer with three new summer classes for adults in the Rose Miniaci Arts Education Center at the Broward Center. Registration is now open at https://www.browardcenter.org/classes/adults.
All cla
- Created by: Sarah Paige
Henry Flagler's Dream: The Railroad that Went to Sea Delray Beach
- May 14, 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:
Ever wonder what it would be like to take a train journey over the sea? Henry Flagler’s railroad did just that. Feeney, dressed as a train conductor circa the 1915-era, will take you on a trip through the history of Florida railroads, including the d
- Created by: OLLI at FAU
- Tags: delray beach, railroads, flagler
Livin’ In the USA – A Tribute to Linda Ronstadt
- May 12, 2024 from 19:00 to 20:30 EDT
- Location: Arts Garage
- Description:
Livin’ In the USA features the 20 top 40 hits from Linda as well as many album cuts that Ronstadt fans know and love. We keep the energy fun and fans involved, asking them to join us on tunes they definitely know.
PERFORMER BIO:
Donna Lamoureaux has tr - Created by: Arts Garage
Otis Cadillac and the El Dorados Featuring the Sublime Seville Sisters
- May 11, 2024 from 20:00 to 22:00 EDT
- Location: Arts Garage
- Description:
The Otis Cadillac and the El Dorados R&B Revue is a 12 piece band that performs Classic R&B, Root Rock N’ Roll and related Blues oriented material. The band performs in a style that emulates the R&B revues of the late 50s and early 60s. It is the goa
- Created by: Arts Garage
Fleet Week: Salute to the Military
- May 11, 2024 from 9:00 to 12:00 EDT
- Location: 501 SE 1st Ave. Hallandale Beach, 33009
- Description:
For the first time together the City of Hallandale Beach and the YMCA of South Florida will host “Fleet Week: Salute to the Military.” The event will take place on Saturday, May 11 from 9:00 am – 12:00 noon, and will be held at the Hallandale Beach Y
- Created by: Abby Diamond
The Miami Big Sound Orchestra with Lourdes Valentin
- May 10, 2024 from 20:00 to 22:00 EDT
- Location: Arts Garage
- Description:
An evening of Miami-style big band instrumental and vocal music with our featured vocalist Lourdes Valentin, as well as the music of our 2023 Latin Grammy Award-winning arranger, Rafael Valencia!
The Miami Big Sound Orchestra is downtown Miami’s resid
- Created by: Arts Garage