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February 15, 2019
Editor of the Week: Sheri Siesseger
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Alerts & Notices
- Computer Club meets February 16 (tomorrow!) at 1:00 at Tallwood in TA‑1; come at 12:30 for socializing in the annex.
- The session of Annex Art scheduled for February 19 is canceled.
- The Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) Program Planning Committee will meet Friday, February 22, from 1:00 to 3:00 in the Tallwood Annex. All OLLI members are invited to attend.
- Spring-term priority registration begins at 9:00 am February 21, continuing through noon March 1. Spring term begins Monday, March 25. To view the online catalog, click here.
- The next issue of E-News will be published February 22. Submissions are due Tuesday, February 19 by 6:00.
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Instructors on Greece Needed at Loudoun
 By Barbara Wilan, Loudoun Program Committee ChairAt Loudoun, we are in search of instructors to teach courses on ancient or modern Greece, our central topic from fall 2019 through summer 2020. Have you taught a unit on Greek mythology, Greek theater, or a single Greek play like Oedipus or Antigone in school? Have you studied ancient Greek art and/or architecture through your travels or through books or classes? Is there any aspect of Greek history, culture, or politics that you are able to share with us? Do you know enough about Greek food to give a talk on it as we sample some at a coffee? Please email me at bwilan@nvcc.edu if the answer is yes.
I’d love to hear from you. Thanks!
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Last Call for OLLI Ink!
 By Caroline McNeil,OLLI Ink EditorMonday, February 25, is the deadline for sending your creative writing—poems, stories, personal essays, or memoirs—to OLLI’s literary journal, OLLI Ink. The 2019 edition will be published this spring.
OLLI Ink is a well-established publication here at OLLI-Mason and a great way to share your work with other writers and all OLLI members.
How to submit: Please send your entries—either as an email attachment or in the body of the email—to Caroline McNeil at caromcneil@gmail.com.
Guidelines:
- Poems: limit number of lines to 30.
- Prose: limit number of words to 2,500; please single space and indent the first sentence of paragraphs.
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Photo of the Month
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The February 2019 Photo of the Month theme was See Red. We selected Tom Simpson’s photo “Zoom-Zoom,” which may also be viewed at this page. To view other photos by members of the Photography Club, visit the club’s photo website.
— By Angela Talaber, Photography Club Coordinator
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| Poet’s Corner
Courtesy of the Poetry Workshop
Morning After the Storm
the morning after the storm
snow blanketed the fields
18 inches of stark white
frosting sprinkled generously
with crystals glistening
in the sun
bright, clean, white
a ceiling of deep blue
the only sound the familiar
crunch of black boots
awakened
from summer hibernation
before the deafening silence
the breath of awe
the morning after the storm
Jean Klaus
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Ms. Ollie Ettakit
 A Note on Classroom Etiquette
By Ms. Ollie Ettakit, OLLI E-News Manners Expert
Ms. Ettakit has noticed an alarming increase in the number of late-arriving members, especially for 9:40 classes. One of her recent classes had 16 people enter the room between five and 25 minutes after the speaker had begun! These latecomers often must climb over those already seated, or, especially in TA-1, scoot crouching across the front of the room between the instructor and the audience. And many of these folks were significantly late—from 15 to 30 minutes after the start of the class. This behavior is very distracting and rude to both your fellow OLLI members and our instructors. Please plan to arrive in time to be seated by the beginning of your class. If you are REALLY late, perhaps you ought to consider not attending.
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| Arts & Music at George Mason
Performances, February 15 through February 25
By Shelly Gersten, OLLI E-News Staff Writer
For tickets for either Center for the Arts Concert Hall (CFA) or Hylton Center, call 1-888-945-2468, buy tickets online through the event calendar (see links below), or visit the venue’s box office. For more information, see the CFA ticket page or the Hylton Center ticket purchase page.
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| At the Fairfax Campus Venues
Virginia Opera: The Elixir of Love
Sat, Feb 16, 8:00 and Sun, Feb 17, 2:00
A pre-performance discussion featuring “Dr. Opera,” Glenn Winters, begins 45 minutes prior to the performance.
Concert Hall
Admission: $110, $90, $54.
Preacher Lawson
Thu, Feb 21, 8:00
Concert Hall
Admission: $15, Adult; $10, senior.
Cirque Mechanics: 42 FT – A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels
Fri, Feb 22, 8:00
A pre-performance discussion with a member of the company begins 45 minutes prior to the performance.
Concert Hall
Admission: $48, $41, $29.
Czech National Symphony Orchestra: 100 Years of Leonard Bernstein
Sat, Feb 23, 8:00
A pre-performance discussion with a member of the company begins 45 minutes prior to the performance.
Concert Hall
Admission: $60, $51, $36.
Ellington Sacred Concert
Sat, Feb 23, 8:00
Harris Theatre
Admission: $12, Adult; $8, senior.
Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel: The Exotic Music of the Night
Sun, Feb 24, 7:00
A question & answer session with the audience concludes the program.
Concert Hall
Admission: $44, $37, $26.
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| Mason Student & Faculty Performances
(see music.gmu.edu for additional student recitals)
Faculty Artist Series: Kathy Mulcahy, clarinet & June Huang, violin
Sat, Feb 16, 7:00
Harris Theatre
Admission: Free.Faculty Artist Series: Christopher Jewell, bassoon
Sun, Feb 17, 7:00
Harris Theatre
Admission: Free. Faculty Artist Series: Dr. Glenn Smith, composition
Fri, Feb 22, 8:00
Harris Theatre
Admission: Free.
Harp Masterclass
Sun, Feb 24, 10:00
Music Theater Building, Rm 2018
Admission: Free.
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| At the Hylton Center (Manassas Campus)
Gallery Exhibit: 8th Annual Prince William County Public Schools Student Exhibition
Through March 9
Buchanan Partners Art Gallery
The Buchanan Partners Art Gallery is open to the public Tue-Sat, 10:00-6:00.
Virginia National Ballet: Aladdin
Sat, Feb 16, 2:00 and 6:30
Merchant Hall
Admission: $40.
American Roots Series: Maybe April
Sat, Feb 16, 8:00
Gregory Family Theater
Admission: $25 advance; $30 day of performance.
Cirque Mechanics: 42 FT – A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels
Sat, Feb 23, 8:00
Pre-performance discussion with a member of the company.
Merchant Hall
Admission: $48, $41, $29
Loudon Wainwright III, Suzzy Roche, Lucy Wainwright Roche
Sun, Feb 24, 4:00
Merchant Hall
Admission: $40, $30.
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| For further details on any of the above events, see the CFA event calendar and the Hylton Center event calendar.
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Meetings & Clubs
The following list covering the next two weeks is extracted for your convenience from the master online calendar maintained by the office, with direct web links added when available. The list is accurate as of mid-week but for the most up-to-date information, please view the latest forecast of coming events on our website (News/OLLI Calendar). Note: All OLLI members are welcome at, and encouraged to attend, meetings of the Board of Directors, committees and resource groups, kick-off coffees, etc. (bolded below).
| Sat Feb 16 |
10:30am
1:00pm |
Tai Chi Club–TA-3
Personal Computer User Group–TA-1 |
| Wed Feb 20 |
11:50am
1:30pm
1:45pm |
Tom Crooker Investment Forum–TA-1
Mah Jongg Club–TA-2
Bridge Club–TA-3 |
| Fri Feb 22 |
9:15am
9:30am
10:00am
11:00am
12:00noon
1:00pm |
Recorder Consort–TA-3
Crafts and Conversation–Annex
Theater Lovers’ Group–TA-1
Homer, etc.–Annex
Photography Club–TA-3
Humanities and Social Sciences Program Planning Group–Annex |
| Sat Feb 23 |
10:30am |
Tai Chi Club–TA-3 |
| Wed Feb 27 |
10:00am
10:30am
1:00pm |
Bridge Club–TA-3
Tom Crooker Investment Forum–TA-1
Audiovisual Support Committee–TA-1 |
| Fri Mar 1 |
9:15am
9:30am
11:00am
12:30pm
12:30pm |
Recorder Consort–TA-3
Crafts and Conversation–Annex
Homer, etc.–Annex
Dr. Who Club–TA-3
Arts and Music Program Planning Group
–Annex |
| Sat Mar 2 |
10:00am
10:30am |
Photography Club Photo Project–TA-1
Tai Chi Club–TA-3 |
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OLLI E-News was created by Rod Zumbro, who served as its editor from 2005 to 2013.
Editorial Staff
Chief Editor: Paul Van Hemel
Associate Editor: David Gundry
Weekly Editor Team: David Gundry, John Nash, Sheri Siesseger, Leslie Vandivere,
Paul Van Hemel
Proofreaders: Rebecca Jann, Susan Van Hemel, Linda Randall, Tom Appich, Roz Stark
Jane Hassell
Backup Chief Editor: Alice Slayton Clark
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