Osher at RIT Offers Free Open House Sessions, Sept. 15-18

Love learning? Come for the courses, stay for the people

Want to discuss contemporary events or the mysteries of ancient China? Or learn beginning Italian or how to express yourself in writing?

If you’re ages 50 and over and wish to take advantage of classes and other activities that spark intellectual stimulation in the arts, literature, sciences, history and government—then Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT is the place for you.

A free open house of fall sessions will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Monday through Thursday, Sept. 15-18. New participants are invited to bring a brown bag lunch, stay the day, and socialize with current Osher at RIT members.

Highlights of classroom activities include: The Religions of Abraham, Presidential Leadership, Women Jazz Vocalists, and Second-Guessing the Academy, to Sherlock Holmes, Vermont-Past & Present, Theories of Personality and Global Warming Science and Policies.

One of the most popular Open House Week activities is the brown-bag lecture: Pfaudler Enrichment Series, which will be held from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18. Featured guest is storyteller/musician Jay Stetzer, who will perform “Campfires in Cyberspace.”

New members are always welcome. For more information, call Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at (585) 292-8989 or visit www.rit.edu/osher.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT is a membership-led organization that stimulates minds and forges friendships among people ages 50 and older who live in Greater Rochester. Members participate in classes, discussions, lectures, social events and travel, while engaging in a range of courses to include the arts, literature, sciences, history and government. The organization was founded in 1987 as The Athenaeum, an affiliate of Rochester Institute of Technology. In 2006, it became an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, joining a growing national network of more than 100 university-based centers.

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