OLLI of Greater Birmingham will present a program on the Holocaust with Rebecca Dobrinski, director of the Alabama Holocaust Museum. The program will be broken into weekly sessions from Sept. 12 to Oct. 10, featuring different speakers from the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center. The free presentations will be hosted at the Levite Jewish Community Center from 10:30 … [Read more...]
OLLI Program: Alabama Idioms
OLLI of Greater Birmingham will host a program titled "Alabama Idioms," hosted by Jim Langley, author and Oak Hill Cemetery historian. The humorous presentation will discuss sayings that are unique to the state and the history behind the words. The program will be held at the Homewood Library from 6:30-8 p.m. … [Read more...]
OLLI Program: Japanese Maples
OLLI of Greater Birmingham will present a program titled "Japanese Maples: The Aristocrat of Trees," let by David Doggett, Jefferson County master gardener and nursery owner. He will discuss the different cultivators of the trees from 1:30-3:30 p.m. and how to best grow them in the Alabama climate. … [Read more...]
OLLI Program: Steve Shaw
OLLI of Greater Birmingham will host Steve Shaw, coordinator of football officials for the SEC, for a program titled "Calling the Rules." Shaw will discuss football rules and regulations and will discuss recent updates in SEC policies. The program is free and will be held from 10:30 a.m.-noon. For more information, visit olli.ua.edu. … [Read more...]
OLLI Program: Road to the White House
OLLI of Greater Birmingham will hold an informational program entitled "Road to the White House: Primaries, Conventions and Electoral College" from 10:30 a.m.-noon. Instructor John McNulty, assistant professor of government at UAB, will discuss the logistics of the presidential race as well as current developments on the road to the 2016 election. For more information, visit … [Read more...]