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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.
Fall 2019 Courses:
- Course Catalog Mailed First Week of August
- Course Registration begins, Tuesday, August 20th at 10 a.m.
- Courses start Monday, September 23 - Thursday, December 12
Long Courses:
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Celebrating Leonard Bernstein, with Dr. Anthony Rivera - Starts September 23
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Ethical Dilemmas in the Media, with Richard Craig - Starts September 23
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The Trials of Clarence Darrow, with Gerald F. Uelmen - Starts September 24
- Film Odyssey: Glitter and Grit on Film! Five Films from the Seventies, (Session 1), with Mark Larson - Starts September 25
- Five Biblical Conundrums and Their Resolution with the Aid of Archaeology and Related Science Disciplines, with David Meir-Levi - Starts September 26
- The Ordinary Business of Life: A History of Economic Thought, with J. Mark Brady - Starts September 26
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Power and Politics: Selections from Thucydides, with Barbara Clayton - Starts October 2
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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:
- Satellites: Removing the Mystery with Down-to-Earth Conversation, with Boris Yendler - Starts September 24
- The Clergy Abuse Crisis in the Catholic Church: Separating Facts from Fiction, with Thomas G. Plante, Ph.D., ABPP - Starts September 27
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How Conspiracy Theories Shape History, with Matthew Lasar - Starts September 28
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Armchair Traveler: On the Trail of Austria's Imperial Past, with Kate McQueen - Starts October 8
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Art on China's Silk Roads, with Heather Clydesdale - Starts October 8
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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 Dr. Scot Hanna-Weir - December 12
Maker Lab
- Maker Lab for Your Own Creations - Starts September 27
- Maker Lab for Beginners - Starts September 30
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