Fridays
Sept. 21–Dec. 14, (no meetings on Nov. 2, Nov. 23)
11:00–12:30
Tallwood
Coordinator: Jan Bohall [email protected]
or 703-273-1146
Join us to read aloud a traditional or contemporary classic. Currently, we are reading a selection of short stories by Anton Chekhov. Drop in at the Tallwood Annex any Friday morning; new members are always welcome.
OLLI Clubs
Cooking Club
Monthly, dates to be determined
Fairfax Lord of Life
Coordinator: Ute Christoph-Hill [email protected]
This is a club for OLLI members who enjoy preparing food and sharing hands-on, homemade dishes in a small-group setting. We meet during the day, sometimes in members’ homes and other times at Fairfax Lord of Life or alternative sites. We often have a theme for our meetings, but our format is flexible. We also participate in food-related events, such as ethnic cooking demonstrations and restaurant outings. If these activities appeal to you, please contact Ute Christoph-Hill for more information.
Classic Fiction Book Club
Fourth Fridays
June 27, July 25, Aug. 22
Cascades Library, 10:00–11:30
Coordinator: Sigrid Blalock 703-723-6825
The book selection for June 27 is The Sketchbook by Washington Irving and the selection for July 25 is The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth. On August 22 the book selection is Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor. The Book Club welcomes new members. Note that the meetings will be at Cascades Library for the summer months.
Tallwood Book Club
Second Wednesdays
Oct. 10, 1:30–3:00
Nov. 14, Dec. 12, 10:00–11:30
Tallwood
Coordinator: Ceda McGrew 703-323-9671
These are our fall 2018 selections:
October 10: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
November 14: Beartown by Fredrik Backman
December 12: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Suggested Sources - update
Another useful source of analysis on the Ukraine Criris is http://carnegieendowment.org. Click on either Russia or Ukraine.
Our next meeting will be June 2 at noon
Supplemental readings:
http://tinyurl.com/l6utg2q
Russia Discussion Club
I have organized a discussion club to meet weekly (at least initially) in order to discuss developments related to Russia in the news this summer. Participants would be expected to have read their favorite newspaper, e.g., the Washington Post, NY Times, Washington Times, or WSJ. I would provide a list of other sources and specific articles. Anyone deciding to come to the club would glance through whichever sources they wanted. I would not prepare mini-lectures or PowerPoint slides as I did for the Russia Study Group, but will simply moderate the discussion.
As a club, attendance would vary every week and so will specific topics of discussion since that will depend on who shows up, what they have read, and what Putin has been up to the previous week.
Our first meeting will be held in TA-1 from 12:00 to 1:00 on Monday, May 19, with subsequent meetings starting June 2 at noon since May 26 is a holiday. If you are interested in participating, please let me know by email at this address or simply show up.
Suggested Sources of Information on Current Events in Russia/Ukraine:
Timeline: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-26248275?print=true
General: http://news.google.com, click on Vladimir Putin
Council on Foreign Relations (NY): http://www.cfr.org/region/ukraine/ri311
Jamestown Foundation (DC): http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/
View from Moscow’s Kremlin: https://olli.gmu.edu/russia-discussion-club-2/; http://english.pravda.ru
http://www.themoscowtimes.com (Dissident views - only available online in English)
View from Kyiv: kyivpost.com
View from London: http://www.bbc.com/news/world/europe
View from Berlin: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/
View from Riga: http://www.baltictimes.com/newspaper/