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- Membership is nonrefundable, regardless of whether you are able to enroll in your desired course.
- We no longer process refunds for courses, except for the classes that are cancelled by the OLLI office, hospitalization, death or a significant life event, which prevents you from participating.
- You will no longer need a login (username and password) to register for classes and events.
- All class enrollments are online with a credit card on our secure server.
- We no longer process phone orders.
- If your desired courses are sold out, please add your name to the wait list here.
Winter 2020 Courses:
- Catalog tentatively mailed first week of December
- Course Registration begins, Wednesday, December 11 at 10 a.m.
- Courses Start Monday, January 6 - Friday, March 20
Long Courses:
- Native American Communities, from Moundbuilders to Tribal Nations, with Loretta Fowler - Starts January 7
- Legal Systems Very Different from Ours, with David Friedman - Starts January 7
- Film Odyssey - Keep Watching the Skies! Five Classic Science-Fiction Films!, with Mark Larson - Starts January 8
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Adam’s Tongue: How Human Language Evolved, with Asya Pereltsvaig - Starts January 8
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Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Archaeology in Popular Culture, with Tanya Chiykowski-Rathke - Starts January 9
- Happy 90th Birthday, Stephen Sondheim, with Barbara Means Fraser - Starts January 9
- The Art of Theatre: From Page to Stage, with Andrea Bechert - Starts January 10
- Introduction to Judaism, with Rabbi Dana Magat - Starts January 16
- Unpacking the Enduring Popularity of True Crime, with Kate McQueen - Starts February 11
- Turn! Turn! Turn! - The Folk-Rock Revolution (Part 2), with Richie Unterberger - Starts February 12
- The Lives of Great Photographers, with Brian Taylor - Starts February 12
- Reforms, Wars, and Crises: California in the 20th and 21st Centuries, with Robert M. Senkewicz - Starts February 13
- Meet the Instruments, with Deborah Rosengaus - Starts February 25
Short Courses:
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Armchair Traveler: An Insider’s View of Life in Hungary, with Marianne Nikolov - Starts January 6
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Engaging the Rainbow: Understanding LGBTQIA+ Identities, with Laura L. Ellingson - Starts January 10
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The Great American Short Story, with Joyce Moser - Starts January 31
- Understanding Our Majestic Neighbors: Fundamental Tree Physiology, with Jason Shirar - Starts February 3
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Black and Blue: Early American Song from Negro Spirituals to the Delta Blues, with Christina Zanfagna - Starts February 11
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World Class Art in Your Backyard: The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, with Diane Levinson - Starts February 14
- The Building Blocks of Great Cities, with Michael Kahan - Starts February 14
- Opera in Your Neighborhood: Il Trovatore and The Magic Flute, with Dana Sadava - Starts February 14
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The Rise of the Roman Republic, with Gaius Stern - Starts February 15
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Medical Ethics, with Matthew Frise - Starts February 20
- Theatre Behind the Scenes: Sifting Through Dry Powder, with Aldo Billingslea - Starts March 1
Spotlight on Faculty:
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The Science, Business & Politics of Climate Change, with Hersh Shefrin - January 27
Maker Lab:
- Maker Lab for Your Own Creations - Starts January 10
Fall 2019 Courses:
- Fall 2019 Course Catalog
- Course Registration begins, Tuesday, August 20th at 10 a.m.
- Courses start Monday, September 23 - Thursday, December 12
Long Courses:
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European Thought - 17th -20th Century: Reason and Its Critics from Galileo to Post-Modernism, with Allison Katsev - Starts October 22
- A Tour of the Universe, Part 2: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology, with Dana Backman - Starts October 28
- Murder in the Cathedral: Archbishop Thomas Beckett vs King Henry II, with Robert Crivilleri - Starts October 30
- History of American Business, with Glen Gendzel - Starts November 1
- Film Odyssey: Glitter and Grit on Film! Five Films from the Seventies, (Session 2), with Mark Larson - Starts November 4
- Turn! Turn! Turn! - The Folk-Rock Revolution, Part 1, with Richie Unterberger - Starts November 5
Short Courses:
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Gender and U.S. Law, with Margaret M Russell - Starts October 29
- Aging in Contemporary American Short Stories, with Marilyn Edelstein - Starts November 4
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The G.I. Bill and the History of Veterans' Benefits, with Susan McGough - Starts November 7
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Archaic Rome: The Monarchy and Early Republic, 750-400 B.C., with Gaius Stern - Starts November 9
- A Film Trip Down Market Street - Before and After the 1906 SF Earthquake, with David Kiehn - November 25
- Behind the Concert: Resounding Joy with the Santa Clara Chorale, with Scot Hanna-Weir - December 12
Distinguished Speaker Series:
- The Browns of California -- The Family Dynasty that Transformed a State and Shaped a Nation, with Miriam Pawel - November 1
Annual Holiday Dinner:
- Annual Holiday Dinner - December 5