College and OLLI partner to present OLLI member photographers exhibit

The Yavapai College Verde Art Gallery has partnered with the Verde Osher Lifelong Learning Institute to present the work of OLLI member photographers at the Verde Art Gallery.  The exhibit will run from January 20 to February 5, 2015.  The opening reception will be held Thursday, January 22 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Verde Campus Art Gallery.

This exhibition is held in conjunction with the OLLI Arizona Humanities program: “Silver Images on Glass Plates: Early Photography in Arizona 1865-1930” to be held on the Verde Campus in January. For more information, call (928) 649-5479 or visit the Gallery on the web at www.yc.edu/artgallery.

“WHISPERS AMONG THE RUINS”

Lori Hines, paranormal mystery author and “Under the Surface” radio host, will discuss The Ancient Ones series, a fiction series inspired by experiences as a paranormal investigator and archaeology enthusiast on Friday, October 24th at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Yavapai College – Verde Campus in Clarkdale. The discussion will be held in Room M-137 on from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. this Friday. It is free and open to the general public. Read More→

OLLI Arts and Crafts Fair Saturday, October 11 on Verde campus

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) is sponsoring a fall Arts and Crafts Fair on the Verde campus, 601 Black Hills Drive, Clarkdale on Saturday October 11. The fair will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free.

OLLI says there will be over 25 local artists and crafters at the fair. There will be a kids art area, a magician, Yo Yo demonstrations, storytelling, face painting, and more. Dave Rentz and other local musicians will provide the entertainment as you enjoy the arts and crafts creations by local artists. This event is a fundraiser for OLLI scholarships.

Brown Bag Brain Buzz lunchtime discussion series launched on Verde campus by OLLI Thursday, October 2

 🙂 The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) of Sedona/Verde is offering a “Brown Bag Brain Buzz” series to the public free of charge as part of their tenth anniversary celebration. “Brown Bag Brain Buzz” is a  series on “Great People and Big Ideas” that have shaped the course of human history. OLLI (There will be a different topic each week. 

OLLI says that “everyone is invited to come and bring a `brown bag lunch’ or get something from the college café; OLLI will be providing water, coffee and iced tea.”  The sessions will be ongoing every Thursday, starting Oct 2nd, from 12:15 to 1:15 at the Clarkdale Community College Verde campus, 601 Black Hills Drive in room M-202.  Read More→