Calendar

September 2026
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Executive Committee Meeting 3:15PM - 4:15PM
 
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Pickleball SIG 10:30AM - 12:30PM
 
 
OLLI/RIT Closed for Labor Day 8:30AM - 4:30PM
 
 
Intersession Event: Board of Elections 9:00AM - 12:00PM
 
 
Brunch for New Members, Course Leaders & Wizards 10:00AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Course Leaders & Wizards Meeting 11:00AM - 12:00PM
 
 
New Member Orientation 11:00AM - 12:00PM
 
 
Course Offerings Committee Meeting 12:45PM - 2:00PM
 
 
Course Preview Debrief Meeting 2:00PM - 3:00PM
 
 
Social Event: Fall Kick-Off Picnic! 3:00PM - 6:00PM
 
 
Apple Devices SIG 11:00AM - 12:00PM
 
 
Arts and Lectures Committee Meeting 3:00PM - 4:00PM
 
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Pickleball SIG 10:30AM - 12:30PM
 
 
Fall Term Begins (12 Weeks) 8:30AM - 8:31AM
 
 
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
 
 
Athenaeum Book Club 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Express Yourself Through Writing Fiction 1:30PM - 3:30PM
 
 
Discover Nearpeer: OLLI at RIT's Member Community App 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
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
 
 
Discussing Finance, Economics, and Business in the News 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
 
 
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
 
 
Summer Seminar Committee Meeting 3:30PM - 4:30PM
 
 
Let's Keep Knitting! (OLLI @ Chico) 6:00PM - 7:30PM
 
 
Bob Dylan: The Last 30 Years 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Discussing The New Yorker Magazine 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Turning Points in the History of Science 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Obedience/Disobedience 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Contemporary Events 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
 
 
Writing Workshop 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
What's New in Neuroscience: Part 5 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
 
 
Treasures of Persia Over Five Millennia (OLLI @ Chico) 4:00PM - 5:30PM
 
 
You Be the Critic 9:30AM - 11:30AM
 
 
Journey into History: A Midwife's Tale 9:30AM - 11:30AM
 
 
Law in the News 9:30AM - 11:30AM
 
 
Pfaudler Lecture Series: Food for Thought: Building a Healthier Rochester 12:15PM - 1:30PM
 
 
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
 
 
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
 
 
Mystery Book SIG 1:00PM - 2:30PM
 
 
Tai Chi SIG 1:00PM - 1:50PM
 
 
News & Events Submission Deadline 4:30PM - 4:31PM
 
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Pickleball SIG 10:30AM - 12:30PM
 
 
The First Century of Recorded Jazz: A Historical Survey 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Current Events 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
The Birth of the American Empire 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
I Have Alzheimer's Disease; Yep, I DO Have It! 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Romantic Period Composers: Under the Influence 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Intermediate Spanish 1:30PM - 3:30PM
 
 
Express Yourself Through Writing Fiction 1:30PM - 3:30PM
 
 
Tai Chi SIG 3:30PM - 4:20PM
 
 
Wizard SIG 3:30PM - 4:30PM
 
 
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
 
 
Nobody Circles the Wagons Like the Buffalo Bills 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
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
 
 
Igor Stravinsky: His Life and His Music 1:30PM - 3:30PM
 
 
Conversational French 1:30PM - 3:30PM
 
 
The Crusades: History, Causes and Lasting Effects (OLLI @ U of A) 2:00PM - 3:30PM
 
 
The Right to Protest: Speech, Press, and Civic Engagement (OLLI @ U of A) 6:00PM - 7:30PM
 
 
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
 
 
Capitalism and Freedom 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
What's New in Neuroscience: Part 5 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
Writing Workshop 1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
 
Oligarchy in America: The Lessons of Civil War Reconstruction 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
 
 
Nutrition & Brain Health: What You Eat May Change How You Think (OLLI @ ASU) 4:00PM - 5:30PM
 
 
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: Rochester's Own Unsolved Brink's Heist: A Cop, a Priest, and a Soldier 12:15PM - 1:30PM
 
 
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
 
 
Intellectual and Cultural History of the West: Part I. The Greeks (OLLI @ U of A) 12:00PM - 1:30PM
 
 
Pickleball Training Session 12:00PM - 2:00PM
 
 
Tai Chi SIG 1:00PM - 1:50PM
 
 
Pfaudler Committee Meeting 1:00PM - 2:00PM
 
 
Photography SIG 3:00PM - 4:00PM
 
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Pickleball SIG 10:30AM - 12:30PM
 
 
The First Century of Recorded Jazz: A Historical Survey 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
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
 
 
Hedy Lamarr: Beauty and Brains 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Intermediate Spanish 1:30PM - 3:30PM
 
 
Express Yourself Through Writing Fiction 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
 
 
Discussing Finance, Economics, and Business in the News 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Memoirs 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
Nobody Circles the Wagons Like the Buffalo Bills 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
 
 
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
 
 
Discussing The New Yorker Magazine 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Bob Dylan: The Last 30 Years 9:30AM - 11:00AM
 
 
Contemporary Events 11:15AM - 12:45PM
 
 
The Making of the Modern Mind: Descartes's Meditations (Part 1 of 2) 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
 
 
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
 
 
ROAR Day 8:00PM - 8:00PM
 
 
 
 

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