Category: Lifelong Learning

  • OLLI at UVa gives seniors the opportunity to find like-minded friends

    Charlottesville is a PLACE where seniors who have recently relocated to our area have an organization ready to help them find new like-minded friends for lifelong learning and an active social life. Some seniors have relocated to the Charlottesville area not just for the foliage or proximity to vineyards and other sights, but also for…

  • … and they knew how old Tony Hawk is!

    Artistic skateboards made of recycled wood!  They caught my eye as we were walking from the City Market to the Downtown Mall yesterday, so I stopped for a closer look.  What  a great idea!

  • Retirees who find their place in Charlottesville add to the economic vitality of the city.

    …  And what if we followed the Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities — that genius invention of the World Health Organization — where communities’ housing, transportation, social services and education were aligned to aging populations, not just because it’s the right thing to do but also because it’s in everyone’s economic and fiscal…

  • OLLI-UVa Spring 2012 Session B starts today

    Spring 2012 Session B starts on March 26! Some courses are still open for registration.  See Session B for more information.

  • Deepak Singh at Festival of the Book 2012

    It was such a delight to attend the Cultural Leaps session on Friday at this year’s Festival of the book. As an ESL tutor/mentor, I am very interested in newcomers’ impressions after arriving in America from other lands.    All of the presentations were excellent, but very special for me was hearing Deepak Singh and…

  • Concept B | Don’t let this opportunity slip away!

    Concept B keeps the east side of McIntire Park open for ALL to enjoy! Who wouldn’t love a plan that would give us our own “Central Park” open to all for family picnics, nature-related recreation, environmental education, and so much more? Please don’t let this opportunity slip away! Let your views be known by sending…