Calendar

October 2026
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Law in the News 9:30AM - 11:30AM
 
 
Journey into History: A Midwife's Tale 9:30AM - 11:30AM
 
 
You Be the Critic 9:30AM - 11:30AM
 
 
Pfaudler Lecture Series: True Crime and the Making of a Book 12:15PM - 1:30PM
 
 
Bloodsuckers: Vampires in Film and Story 1:45PM - 3:45PM
 
 
Figure Skating on Film: Stories that Shaped the Sport 1:45PM - 3:45PM
 
 
800 Words: Writing a Column 1:45PM - 3:45PM
 
 
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar 1:45PM - 3:45PM
 
 
From Gregorian Chant to Bohemian Rhapsody: Evolution of Vocal Groups (OLLI @ U of A) 4:00PM - 5:30PM
 
 
Geological Stories of Disaster, Uncertainty, and the Resilience of Life (OLLI @ U of A) 6:00PM - 7:30PM
 
 
Purls of Wisdom SIG (Knitting/Needlecrafts) 11:00AM - 1:00PM
 
 
Intellectual and Cultural History of the West: Part I. The Greeks (OLLI @ U of A) 12:00PM - 1:30PM
 
 
Tai Chi SIG 1:00PM - 1:50PM
 
 
A&L Committee Meeting 3:00PM - 4:00PM
 
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Pickleball SIG 10:30AM - 12:30PM
 
 
Current Events 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
The First Century of Recorded Jazz: A Historical Survey 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
The Birth of the American Empire 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
17 X 6 = 112: Analysis of a Trump Conversation 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Orbital: Where Science and Literature Meet 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Romantic Period Composers: Under the Influence 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Express Yourself Through Writing Fiction 1:30PM - 3:30PM
 
 
Immigration 1:30PM - 3:30PM
 
 
Intermediate Spanish 1:30PM - 3:30PM
 
 
Tai Chi SIG 3:30PM - 4:20PM
 
 
Stonehenge: History of a Mystery 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Discussing Finance, Economics, and Business in the News 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Brush Up Your Shakespeare: The Bard, Bardolatry, and Big Ideas (Part 2) 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Memoirs 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Nobody Circles the Wagons Like the Buffalo Bills 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
CANCELLED TODAY: Every Picture Tells a Story 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Aviation History: Post-World War II Aviation Vignettes (OLLI @ Chico) 1:00PM - 2:30PM
 
 
The Gentle Art Studio: An Eight-Week Sketchbook Journey (OLLI @ Chico) 1:00PM - 2:30PM
 
 
Climate Change 101: The Likely, the Uncertain, the Unknown...and Why It Matters 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
Conversational French 1:30PM - 3:30PM
 
 
The Crusades: History, Causes and Lasting Effects (OLLI @ U of A) 2:00PM - 3:30PM
 
 
Let's Keep Knitting! (OLLI @ Chico) 6:00PM - 7:30PM
 
 
The Right to Protest: Speech, Press, and Civic Engagement (OLLI @ U of A) 6:00PM - 7:30PM
 
 
Turning Points in the History of Science 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Bob Dylan: The Last 30 Years 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Discussing The New Yorker Magazine 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
The Making of the Modern Mind: Descartes's Meditations (Part 1 of 2) 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Obedience/Disobedience 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Contemporary Events 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Chen Village Tai Chi (OLLI @ U of A) 12:30PM - 1:30PM
 
 
Will: An English Playwright in Times of Radical Change (OLLI @ Chico) 1:00PM - 2:30PM
 
 
Oligarchy in America: The Lessons of Civil War Reconstruction 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
Writing Workshop 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
What's New in Neuroscience: Part 5 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
Capitalism and Freedom 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
Treasures of Persia Over Five Millennia (OLLI @ Chico) 4:00PM - 5:30PM
 
 
Mapping the Emergence of France (OLLI @ Chico) 4:00PM - 5:30PM
 
 
Art Talks with Martin Randall (OLLI @ U of A) 6:00PM - 7:30PM
 
 
Law in the News 9:30AM - 11:30AM
 
 
Journey into History: A Midwife's Tale 9:30AM - 11:30AM
 
 
You Be the Critic 9:30AM - 11:30AM
 
 
Pfaudler Lecture Series: Lifespan: Ultimate Partner in Rochester's Elder Service Network 12:15PM - 1:30PM
 
 
Bloodsuckers: Vampires in Film and Story 1:45PM - 3:45PM
 
 
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar 1:45PM - 3:45PM
 
 
CANCELLED TODAY: 800 Words: Writing a Column 1:45PM - 3:45PM
 
 
Figure Skating on Film: Stories that Shaped the Sport 1:45PM - 3:45PM
 
 
From Gregorian Chant to Bohemian Rhapsody: Evolution of Vocal Groups (OLLI @ U of A) 4:00PM - 5:30PM
 
 
Geological Stories of Disaster, Uncertainty, and the Resilience of Life (OLLI @ U of A) 6:00PM - 7:30PM
 
 
Apple Devices SIG 11:00AM - 12:00PM
 
 
Intellectual and Cultural History of the West: Part I. The Greeks (OLLI @ U of A) 12:00PM - 1:30PM
 
 
Tai Chi SIG 1:00PM - 1:50PM
 
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Pickleball SIG 10:30AM - 12:30PM
 
 
The First Century of Recorded Jazz: A Historical Survey 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
CANCELLED TODAY: The Birth of the American Empire 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Current Events 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Romantic Period Composers: Under the Influence 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Orbital: Where Science and Literature Meet 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Retirement Planning: Navigating Taxes, Income, and Charitable Giving 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Pundits, Polls & Politics: The 2026 Mid-Term Election 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
Express Yourself Through Writing Fiction 1:30PM - 3:30PM
 
 
Intermediate Spanish 1:30PM - 3:30PM
 
 
Tai Chi SIG 3:30PM - 4:20PM
 
 
Discussing Finance, Economics, and Business in the News 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Brush Up Your Shakespeare: The Bard, Bardolatry, and Big Ideas (Part 2) 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Stonehenge: History of a Mystery 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Every Picture Tells a Story 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Nobody Circles the Wagons Like the Buffalo Bills 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Memoirs 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
The Gentle Art Studio: An Eight-Week Sketchbook Journey (OLLI @ Chico) 1:00PM - 2:30PM
 
 
Aviation History: Post-World War II Aviation Vignettes (OLLI @ Chico) 1:00PM - 2:30PM
 
 
Climate Change 101: The Likely, the Uncertain, the Unknown...and Why It Matters 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
Conversational French 1:30PM - 3:30PM
 
 
Igor Stravinsky: His Life and His Music 1:30PM - 3:30PM
 
 
The Crusades: History, Causes and Lasting Effects (OLLI @ U of A) 2:00PM - 3:30PM
 
 
Summer Seminar Committee Meeting 3:30PM - 4:30PM
 
 
Let's Keep Knitting! (OLLI @ Chico) 6:00PM - 7:30PM
 
 
Turning Points in the History of Science 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Bob Dylan: The Last 30 Years 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Discussing The New Yorker Magazine 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Contemporary Events 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Obedience/Disobedience 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
The Making of the Modern Mind: Descartes's Meditations (Part 1 of 2) 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Chen Village Tai Chi (OLLI @ U of A) 12:30PM - 1:30PM
 
 
Will: An English Playwright in Times of Radical Change (OLLI @ Chico) 1:00PM - 2:30PM
 
 
Oligarchy in America: The Lessons of Civil War Reconstruction 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
Capitalism and Freedom 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
Writing Workshop 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
What's New in Neuroscience: Part 5 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
Mapping the Emergence of France (OLLI @ Chico) 4:00PM - 5:30PM
 
 
Treasures of Persia Over Five Millennia (OLLI @ Chico) 4:00PM - 5:30PM
 
 
Art Talks with Martin Randall (OLLI @ U of A) 6:00PM - 7:30PM
 
 
Journey into History: A Midwife's Tale 9:30AM - 11:30AM
 
 
Law in the News 9:30AM - 11:30AM
 
 
You Be the Critic 9:30AM - 11:30AM
 
 
Pfaudler Lecture Series: Did That Just Happen? The Story Behind Mickey 17 12:15PM - 1:30PM
 
 
800 Words: Writing a Column 1:45PM - 3:45PM
 
 
Bloodsuckers: Vampires in Film and Story 1:45PM - 3:45PM
 
 
Figure Skating on Film: Stories that Shaped the Sport 1:45PM - 3:45PM
 
 
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar 1:45PM - 3:45PM
 
 
From Gregorian Chant to Bohemian Rhapsody: Evolution of Vocal Groups (OLLI @ U of A) 4:00PM - 5:30PM
 
 
RIT Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend 8:00PM - 8:00PM
 
 
Wizard Training 9:30AM - 11:30AM
 
 
Purls of Wisdom SIG (Knitting/Needlecrafts) 11:00AM - 1:00PM
 
 
Intellectual and Cultural History of the West: Part I. The Greeks (OLLI @ U of A) 12:00PM - 1:30PM
 
 
Tai Chi SIG 1:00PM - 1:50PM
 
 
Mystery Book SIG 1:00PM - 2:30PM
 
 
Executive Committee Meeting 2:30PM - 3:30PM
 
 
RIT Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend 8:00PM - 8:00PM
 
 
RIT Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend 8:00PM - 8:00PM
 
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Pickleball SIG 10:30AM - 12:30PM
 
 
RIT Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend 8:00PM - 8:00PM
 
 
Current Events 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
The Birth of the American Empire 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
The First Century of Recorded Jazz: A Historical Survey 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Orbital: Where Science and Literature Meet 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Romantic Period Composers: Under the Influence 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Design and User Experience: An Insight into the Creative Process 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
The American Experiment: The Escalation of the Executive Branch 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
Express Yourself Through Writing Fiction 1:30PM - 3:30PM
 
 
Intermediate Spanish 1:30PM - 3:30PM
 
 
Tai Chi SIG 3:30PM - 4:20PM
 
 
Brush Up Your Shakespeare: The Bard, Bardolatry, and Big Ideas (Part 2) 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Stonehenge: History of a Mystery 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Discussing Finance, Economics, and Business in the News 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Every Picture Tells a Story 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Memoirs 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Aviation History: Post-World War II Aviation Vignettes (OLLI @ Chico) 1:00PM - 2:30PM
 
 
The Gentle Art Studio: An Eight-Week Sketchbook Journey (OLLI @ Chico) 1:00PM - 2:30PM
 
 
Conversational French 1:30PM - 3:30PM
 
 
Climate Change 101: The Likely, the Uncertain, the Unknown...and Why It Matters 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
Igor Stravinsky: His Life and His Music 1:30PM - 3:30PM
 
 
The Crusades: History, Causes and Lasting Effects (OLLI @ U of A) 2:00PM - 3:30PM
 
 
Let's Keep Knitting! (OLLI @ Chico) 6:00PM - 7:30PM
 
 
Bob Dylan: The Last 30 Years 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Turning Points in the History of Science 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Discussing The New Yorker Magazine 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
The Making of the Modern Mind: Descartes's Meditations (Part 1 of 2) 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Contemporary Events 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Obedience/Disobedience 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Chen Village Tai Chi (OLLI @ U of A) 12:30PM - 1:30PM
 
 
OLLI Piano Tuning - Marvin Russ 1:00PM - 4:30PM
 
 
Will: An English Playwright in Times of Radical Change (OLLI @ Chico) 1:00PM - 2:30PM
 
 
What's New in Neuroscience: Part 5 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
Writing Workshop 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
Capitalism and Freedom 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
Council Meeting 3:15PM - 4:15PM
 
 
Mapping the Emergence of France (OLLI @ Chico) 4:00PM - 5:30PM
 
 
Art Talks with Martin Randall (OLLI @ U of A) 6:00PM - 7:30PM
 
 
You Be the Critic 9:30AM - 11:30AM
 
 
Law in the News 9:30AM - 11:30AM
 
 
Journey into History: A Midwife's Tale 9:30AM - 11:30AM
 
 
Pfaudler Lecture Series: Roots of Resilience: The Mangione Family and Rochester's Music Scene 12:15PM - 1:30PM
 
 
NotebookLM and Gemini: AI Tools for Research and Learning 1:45PM - 3:45PM
 
 
Bloodsuckers: Vampires in Film and Story 1:45PM - 3:45PM
 
 
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar 1:45PM - 3:45PM
 
 
MAKE-UP CLASS: 800 Words: Writing a Column 1:45PM - 3:45PM
 
 
From Gregorian Chant to Bohemian Rhapsody: Evolution of Vocal Groups (OLLI @ U of A) 4:00PM - 5:30PM
 
 
Intellectual and Cultural History of the West: Part I. The Greeks (OLLI @ U of A) 12:00PM - 1:30PM
 
 
Arts & Lectures Event: We'll Always Have OLLI 2:00PM - 5:00PM
 
 
News & Events Submission Deadline 4:30PM - 4:31PM
 
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Current Events 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
The First Century of Recorded Jazz: A Historical Survey 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
The Birth of the American Empire 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Romantic Period Composers: Under the Influence 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Orbital: Where Science and Literature Meet 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Athenaeum Book Club 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Orbiting Jupiter (OLLI @ U of A) 12:00PM - 1:30PM
 
 
The American Experiment: The Escalation of the Executive Branch 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
Intermediate Spanish 1:30PM - 3:30PM
 
 
Express Yourself Through Writing Fiction 1:30PM - 3:30PM
 
 
Sapiens II - The Agricultural Revolution (OLLI @ U of A) 2:00PM - 3:30PM
 
 
Tai Chi SIG 3:30PM - 4:20PM
 
 
Winter Course Proposals Due 4:30PM - 4:31PM
 
 
Discussing Finance, Economics, and Business in the News 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Stonehenge: History of a Mystery 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Brush Up Your Shakespeare: The Bard, Bardolatry, and Big Ideas (Part 2) 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Memoirs 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Insect Societies 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Every Picture Tells a Story 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
The Gentle Art Studio: An Eight-Week Sketchbook Journey (OLLI @ Chico) 1:00PM - 2:30PM
 
 
Aviation History: Post-World War II Aviation Vignettes (OLLI @ Chico) 1:00PM - 2:30PM
 
 
Conversational French 1:30PM - 3:30PM
 
 
Igor Stravinsky: His Life and His Music 1:30PM - 3:30PM
 
 
Climate Change 101: The Likely, the Uncertain, the Unknown...and Why It Matters 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
The Crusades: History, Causes and Lasting Effects (OLLI @ U of A) 2:00PM - 3:30PM
 
 
Let's Keep Knitting! (OLLI @ Chico) 6:00PM - 7:30PM
 
 
Turning Points in the History of Science 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Bob Dylan: The Last 30 Years 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Discussing The New Yorker Magazine 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
The Making of the Modern Mind: Descartes's Meditations (Part 1 of 2) 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Contemporary Events 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Obedience/Disobedience 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Chen Village Tai Chi (OLLI @ U of A) 12:30PM - 1:30PM
 
 
Will: An English Playwright in Times of Radical Change (OLLI @ Chico) 1:00PM - 2:30PM
 
 
History Through Song and (a Bit of) Story 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
Capitalism and Freedom 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
Writing Workshop 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
What's New in Neuroscience: Part 5 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
Travel SIG 3:15PM - 4:30PM
 
 
Course Offerings Committee Meeting 3:15PM - 4:30PM
 
 
Mapping the Emergence of France (OLLI @ Chico) 4:00PM - 5:30PM
 
 
Art Talks with Martin Randall (OLLI @ U of A) 6:00PM - 7:30PM
 
 
Law in the News 9:30AM - 11:30AM
 
 
Journey into History: A Midwife's Tale 9:30AM - 11:30AM
 
 
You Be the Critic 9:30AM - 11:30AM
 
 
Pfaudler Lecture Series: Libraries of the Future: Beyond Books 12:15PM - 1:30PM
 
 
Bloodsuckers: Vampires in Film and Story 1:45PM - 3:45PM
 
 
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar 1:45PM - 3:45PM
 
 
NotebookLM and Gemini: AI Tools for Research and Learning 1:45PM - 3:45PM
 
 
Purls of Wisdom SIG (Knitting/Needlecrafts) 11:00AM - 1:00PM
 
 
Intellectual and Cultural History of the West: Part I. The Greeks (OLLI @ U of A) 12:00PM - 1:30PM
 
 
Pfaudler Committee Meeting 1:00PM - 2:00PM
 
 
Tai Chi Project 1:00PM - 1:50PM
 
 
Photography SIG 3:00PM - 4:00PM
 

October 28

Writing Workshop

1:30PM - 3:00PM

Location: Room 2

Led by Strining, Hooper, Lockhart, Perry, & Sowers

October 28

Travel SIG

3:15PM - 4:30PM

Location: HYBRID: Room 1 & Zoom

October 29

You Be the Critic

9:30AM - 11:30AM

Location: HYBRID: Room 1 & Zoom

Led by Sandra Vallot

October 29

Law in the News

9:30AM - 11:30AM

Location: HYBRID: Room 3/4 & Zoom

Led by Schnittman & Stewart