's Events (65)

June 26, 2024
Wednesday
  • From the OLLI Archives:  Lorca: The Music and Art in His Words

  • Jun 26, 2024 from 13:45 to 14:45
  • 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
July 9, 2024
Tuesday
July 10, 2024
Wednesday
  • Inside the World’s Great Museums

  • Jul 10, 2024 at 10:00 to Jul 31, 2024 at 11:30
  • 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
 
  • German Propaganda Films of World War II

  • Jul 10, 2024 at 12:30 to Aug 14, 2024 at 15:00
  • 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
July 11, 2024
Thursday
  • The Great American Short Story Club-II 1979-2008

  • Jul 11, 2024 at 10:00 to Aug 1, 2024 at 11:30
  • 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
 
  • By Experience: Titanic: The Musical

  • Jul 11, 2024 from 10:30 to 13:00
  • 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
 
July 17, 2024
Wednesday
July 18, 2024
Thursday
  • Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman

  • Jul 18, 2024 at 12:30 to Aug 8, 2024 at 14:00
  • Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
  • Description:

    Throughout history numerous women have demonstrated great artistic talent and yet found themselves hampered by their gender in receiving recognition. Today, female artists command high prices for their art and win major commissions in areas such as p

  • Created by: OLLI at FAU
  • Tags: art
July 31, 2024
Wednesday
  • The Brill Building: Home of the Great American Songbook

  • Jul 31, 2024 from 16:00 to 17:30
  • Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
  • Description:

    We’ll describe the cosmopolitan musical textures that defined the best works of an unforgettable period when gifted young songwriters huddled in midtown Manhattan, creating enduring entries in the Great American Songbook. Stories, anecdotes, and audi

  • Created by: OLLI at FAU
  • Tags: music
August 6, 2024
Tuesday
  • It's an Ethical Conundrum:  Where do you Stand?

  • Aug 6, 2024 at 10:00 to Aug 27, 2024 at 11:30
  • Location: OLLI at FAU, 777 Glades Rd. Bldg. CEH 31D, Boca Raton, Fl 33431 561-297-3185 olliboca.fau.edu
  • Description:

    Early in the last century, advice columns were called "Agony Aunts" or "Agony Uncles." In our generation, we had "Dear Abby," "Ann Landers," "Miss Manners," and "Dear Prudence," amongst many other "problem solvers." Did advice columns end with the ad

  • Created by: OLLI at FAU
  • Tags: ethics, advice
August 7, 2024
Wednesday
  • By Experience: Frankenstein

  • Aug 7, 2024 from 10:00 to 12:00
  • 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
 
  • The Jazz Soul of Harold Arlen

  • Aug 7, 2024 at 15:00 to Aug 28, 2024 at 16:30
  • 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
August 8, 2024
Thursday
August 14, 2024
Wednesday
  • Seminar and Discussion: Books That Touched Our Lives

  • Aug 14, 2024 from 10:00 to 11:30
  • 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
August 15, 2024
Thursday
  • Three Designing Men: Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Michael Kors

  • Aug 15, 2024 from 12:30 to 14:00
  • 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
August 20, 2024
Tuesday
August 21, 2024
Wednesday
  • From the OLLI Archives: Astronomy

  • Aug 21, 2024 from 12:30 to 13:15
  • 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
 
  • From the OLLI Archives: "When We Were Apollo"

  • Aug 21, 2024 from 13:30 to 14:45
  • 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