Osher at RIT Offers Free Open House Sessions Sept. 20-24

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A. Sue Weisler

Osher chair Ed Salem with RIT president Bill Destler

“You be the Critic.” Yes, that’s one of many courses offered at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Rochester Institute of Technology this fall. If you’re age 50 and older and wish to take advantage of classes and other activities that spark intellectual stimulation in the arts, literature, sciences, history and government—then Osher is the place for you.

A free open house of fall sessions will be held Sept. 20-24. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Friday.

New participants are invited to bring a brown bag lunch, stay the day and socialize with Osher members. Classes range from Playwriting for the Novice and Shakespeare in Love, to Lyricists of the American Songbook and Harry Potter and the Cinema.

Fall classes run from Sept. 20 through Dec. 3, and are held at the Osher complex located in the Riparian Independent Living Complex at Rivers Run, 50 Fairwood Drive. Free parking is available and new members are always welcome. Reserve your place by calling 585-292-8989 or visit the RIT Osher Lifelong Learning Institute website.

Note: 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. 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.