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By Doug Snoeyenbos, History Club Coordinator
nto conversation and ideas into understanding. It is a privilege to witness members coming together around
Fairfax. We need your reservation by Friday, November 14th.
Washington's Only Original Political Satirical Musical Comedy Revue, also known as Hexagon for these 70 side-splitting years now. Hexagon members will perform some numbers and show clips of their past (and uproariously hilarious) performances.
Theater Lovers will attend the 2 pm matinee on Saturday, December 6, at 1stStage with optional lunch before the show. 1stStage has set aside 15 tickets for $25 each for us. Phone them at 703-854-1856 and tell them you are with OLLI to get your reduced-price ticket. Email Norma at 
A few weeks ago, there was an article in the OLLI E-News about forming a French Conversation Club. Seven OLLI members expressed interest initially. If you missed that article, please know that all OLLI members are welcome to become involved in such a club. Feel free to send a message telling us of your interest to 
Margie Wildblood has a generous spirit of giving. Since 2022, Margie has been the instructor for the Writers Workshop as well as coordinator for the Poetry Writing Club and the Memoir-and-More Writing Group.
Imagine seeing a stage play performed totally without words - and loving it. On Saturday, November 15 at its 1:30 p.m. matinee, Synetic Theatre will perform the classic Frankenstein without words, just physicality. You will spend the one and a half hours being gob smacked at their performances, wondering How do they do that? We'll first go to Ruthie's All Day for an optional lunch, then to the Thomas Jefferson Theatre at 125 Old Glebe Road in Arlington for the show. Purchase your tickets - $35 to $65 - online at 
Who can resist tapping their toes and singing along to If I Were a Rich Man? Signature Theater will be staging the iconic musical Fiddler on the Roof in the round. We will go to the 2 p.m. matinee performance on Sunday, November 23. Go to 
The Theater Lovers' Group (TLG) will be going to the National Theatre in DC on Sunday, June 28 at 2 p.m. to see Suffs. This Broadway hit is a must see. It is the wrenching story of the suffragettes told in a most memorable, mesmerizing, musical way. Orchestra seats will be about $135. If interested in going with TLG, I need to know before November 30 before single tickets go on sale. If interested, please email me ASAP so that I can place the ticket order. Email me at njreck @
Friday, November 14, 8:00 
Enjoy an exciting evening featuring student and faculty ensembles, special guests, and dynamic arrangements that highlight the enduring connection between jazz and Latin musical traditions. Proceeds benefit Legal Services of Northern Virginia, providing legal aid to those in need, and George Mason Jazz Department educational initiatives. 
king, and fought fiercely and effectively to defend their new republic against the military assaults of other European monarchies. However, within a few years they readily embraced the establishment of a new monarchy under Napoleon Bonaparte, who became Emperor of France. How and why did this happen, and what lessons can we learn for the present day?
If you’ve been on a walk with the Walk and Talk Club, attended an OLLI event such as the Oktoberfest or Game Day Bash (just two of over 25 special events she’s organized), or signed up for one of the many classes she’s taught, you know Marilyn Harriman goes the extra mile in all she does. OLLI Diversions are impeccably planned and executed, and Marilyn delivers fascinating presentations. Her enthusiasm, creativity, and good nature always lead to a fun get-together.
Committee, currently chairs the Diversions Committee, and co-chairs the Walk and Talk Club. Marilyn’s area of expertise is literature, and she has taught classes as wide ranging as The Poetry of Edgar Allen Poe, Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, and Huckleberry Finn, to name just a few.
By Lisa Mariam,
entertainment, and door prizes.
On Tuesday, November 4, at 11:50 a.m. via Zoom, Theater Lovers will be treated to another local playwright of a different genre: of the StageCoach Theater Company. Aaron is a prolific playwright with more than 30 scripts for mysteries and children's stories to his credit. He is known for his original scripts and authentic approach to the art of acting. Besides playwriting, he directs StageCoach Banditos Improv Troupe and teaches advance acting students to hone their craft.
On Tuesday, October 21 from 11:50 to 1:15, get ready to laugh with playwright Ellen Price. To quote Ellen, "I write comedies in historic and contemporary settings – all with laugh-out-loud dialogue, dynamic characters and loads of heart." Ellen will join us via Zoom to talk about her creative process for writing her plays, invite us to read a bit of The Misfit Players and discuss it with her. Go to Ellen Dean Price's web site to learn more about and read parts of her other plays, one of which – A Backstage Christmas – we will go see in December. 
The History Club will hold its first meeting of the fall semester on Wednesday, October 1, at 4:00, on Zoom. The presenter will be our own OLLI member, Ben Gold. Ben will present on the Tonkin Gulf incident in 1964 that led to Congressional approval of formal United States involvement in the Vietnam War. Ben has a personal interest and a unique perspective on this topic because, at the time, he was there serving as Operations Officer on a destroyer in the Gulf. Ben transmitted many of the vital messages to and from the US Navy ships involved. This will be a very interesting presentation which you won’t want to miss.
On Sunday, October 12, all theater lovers are invited to join us to see the 2 p.m. matinee of The Turn of the Screw: The Musical at Creative Cauldron's (CC) new home at 127 E. Broad Street, Falls Church 22046 (next to Whole Foods). CC's musical geniuses Conner and Smith turned this Henry James' novella into a 90-minute musical described as "hypnotic and unnerving." You may remember that the story takes place on a remote country estate where the governess, caring for two children, soon has eerie encounters. Go online to 
Did you know that The Mousetrap started off as a short radio play that Agatha Christie wrote as a birthday present for Queen Mary in 1947? She based the play, then titled The Three Blind Mice, on the real-life story of Dennis O'Neill and his brother who were living on an isolated farm in foster care. The Mousetrap opened in London's West End in 1952 and ran continuously until March 16, 2020, when it closed due to the Covid pandemic. It has all the trappings of a fun whodunnit: strangers snowed in in a remote guest house, a policeman from London arrives looking for a murderer among them, and then one of them is murdered. Guaranteed to keep you guessing and on the edge of your seat.
As we concentrated on each game, we practiced critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. And we had fun enjoying one another’s company. More than half of us convened at Auld Shebeen Irish Pub in Fairfax for lunch afterwards.
Save the Date: October 29. At this free event, you will hear from author and documentary-maker Ken Burns to get an early look at his new six-part PBS documentary that explores the country’s founding struggle and its eight-year War for Independence.
Long-time member Robert “Bob” Persell, who joined OLLI in spring term 2002, died on August 4 in Herndon, VA. He graduated from University of Virginia on a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship in 1961 and was commissioned as a Navalofficer. After a distinguished Navy career, he retired in 1985, Bob joined NASA’s prestigious Senior Executive learning and development team. During an 11-year career at NASA, he served as a key member of a strategic planning initiative at Goddard Space Center.