OLLI Membership is required to participate in OLLI Activities.  

Purchase Memberships at www.olli.fsu.edu 

Activities are coordinated by OLLI members and payments for these activities are processed by the OLLI Activities Group. Purchases are non-refundable.

Concerts and 2015 Spring Trip Deposit:

2015 Spring Trip 

A three-day excursion to Northeast Florida via a chartered motor coach to Jacksonville and Fernandina Beach, April 15-17, 2015. Approximately $615 single, $470 double. The final trip price will vary depending upon the total number of participants.  A refundable (until March 1, 2015) deposit of $88 will hold your reservation until the Spring Semester.  

Contact: Glenn Hosken, 850-893-5860  glenn.hosken09@comcast.net

PRISM

Tue, 12/2 or Thur, 12/4, 7:30 pm

Ruby Diamond Concert Hall

 Cost: $18

 Deadline: Fri, 11/28  

The FSU College of Music presents the annual “PRISM” concert. A limited number of tickets are available for these performances of this extraordinary musical instrumental extravaganza. Requests for specific seats cannot be accommodated.

Contact: Glenn Hosken at 850-893-5860 glenn.hosken09@comcast.net.

TSO Concert: Holiday Magic

Fri, 12/19, 8 pm

Ruby Diamond Concert Hall

Gold Level $36 - Silver level: $29 (upgraded seating)

Deadline:  Fri, 11/28

The TSO presents a festive program of timeless classics and sentimental favorites with a little humor, sophistication and elegance.  The TSO is providing OLLI members with upgraded seating. For the Gold level seats in rows P & Q members pay the normal Silver level senior ticket price ($36). For the Silver level seats in rows T & U we pay the normal Bronze level ticket price ($29). These seats are in the center orchestra (requests for specific seats cannot be accommodated).

Contact: Glenn Hosken 850-893-5860  glenn.hosken09@comcast.net

Field Trips: Free but Registration Required

Flowers Foods

 Thur, 10/2, 10 – Noon

300 South Madison St, Thomasville, GA

Headquartered in Thomasville, Flowers Foods is one of the largest producers of baked goods in the US, making many of the brands that we know and use.  It is an industrial site and they cannot accommodate those of us who use mobility aids.  Certain safety and hygiene procedures must be followed.  Details and information about carpooling arrangements will be provided to all registered participants.  We will also arrange to have lunch at one or more of the city's excellent restaurants.

Contact Charles Conaway 850-264-3212 cconaway@fsu.edu.  

Red Cross & Public Safety Complex

Fri, 10/17, 1:30 - 4 pm

1115 Easterwood Dr

Maximum: 30 Members

Tour the Red Cross facility and understand how Leon County is prepared to react to natural disasters and other emergencies.  We will also visit the Public Safety Complex which is the county’s massive communications center for all facets of public safety and emergency responses.  These tours will enhance our sense of safety in the community.

Contact Marjorie Langston 850-562-3050  marjorielangston@comcast.net.

St. Peter's Anglican Church

Fri, 10/24, 10 – Noon

4784 Thomasville Rd

This is the new, large, and impressive gothic designed church on Thomasville Rd that one can’t miss if traveling in that direction.  We will learn the significance of some of the details in the design, i.e. the five Celtic crosses representing the five wounds Jesus suffered on the cross and the significance of the arches and trefoils, to name just a couple. 

Contact Marjorie Langston 850-562-3050  marjorielangston@comcast.net.

Culture and Arts Activities

Dean Mitchell - One Man Show

Fri, 10/17, 10 am

LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts, 125 N Gadsden St

             Suggested $3.00 donation to LeMoyne at the door

Maximum: 50 Members Free please register

The artist Dean Mitchell was born in Pittsburgh, PA, 1957, and reared in Quincy, Fl.  He is well known for his figurative works, landscapes, and still lifes.  He focuses on the dignity of simple things and ordinary people, most often African Americans. Mitchell has been featured in the NY Times, American Artist and other national publications. His art can be found in corporate and museum collections across the country and he has received numerous awards. 

We can then gather for lunch (buy your own) at the nearby Lively Cafe at St. Johns Church, 211 N. Monroe St. 

Contact: Ann Cleare 850-544-0109 acleare@comcast.net

 Birds of the Enlightenment: Predecessors and Rivals of John James Audubon

Sat, 10/25, 2 pm

FSU Museum of Fine Arts, 530 W. Call St.

Deadline:  Mon, 10/20

Maximum: 30 Members Free Please Register

This is a docent-guided tour of this traveling exhibit of magnificent portrayals of winged creatures by artists who have captured them best. Also included are several Audubon works graciously loaned by the Pebble Hill Foundation Trustees from their collection. For OLLI members who would be more comfortable on the tour with a seating option, you may bring your own folding chair.

Contact: Cheryl Naylor 850-893-3118 cherylnaylor@earthlink.net

Plays

Backstage with Romeo & Juliet

Fri, 10/10, 2 pm

FSU Fallon Theatre, 540 W. Call St.

Cost:  Free; registration required

Deadline: Mon, 10/6

What a wonderful way to introduce us to the FSU School of Theater’s performance of Romeo & Juliet!   During our own private tour we will see the costumes, as well as the stage which has been built to look like the Globe Theatre.  The costuming is so thoroughly studied, “from page to stage,” that each is respected as scholarly research.  We’ll be guided by the faculty members in charge.  This behind the stage experience should make the performance all the more spectacular for us!  (See below for the Sunday, 10/26 matinee.)

Contact: Cheryl Naylor 850-893-3118  cherylnaylor@earthlink.net

Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet

Sun, 10/26, 2 pm

Fallon Theater, 540 W. Call St

Cost:  $18 

Deadline: 10/15            Maximum: 50 Members

Ah, Romeo & Juliet, an ages-old story of warfare between families, love gained, and love lost, ultimately bringing peace to the land—after a great deal of bloodshed.  Costuming and staging promise to be magnificent (to see it up close and personal, register for OLLI's Backstage Tour on 10/10).

Contact: Candace Hundley 850-727-8608 cghollifsu@gmail.com

The Addams Family

Sun, 11/9, 2 pm

Theatre Tallahassee, 1861 Thomasville Rd.

Cost:  $15.30, a 10% discount for OLLI from senior rate

Deadline:  Fri, 10/24           Maximum:  20 Members

The 2010 Tony Award nominated musical comedy has us meet the parents, Addams Family style!  Little Wednesday Addams has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet man from a respectable family.  The Addams host a dinner to meet her “normal” boyfriend and his parents.  It’s a creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky good time.

After the musical, join us in taking the pleasure of a repast at Whole Foods Market. In the Prepared Foods department, grab a container(s) and be creative with selections from the fresh salad and hot prepared foods bar, including ethnic dishes; add a beverage, and greet others on the veranda to discuss the afternoon’s entertainment.

Contact: Cheryl Naylor 850-893-3118 cherylnaylor@earthlink.net 

Social Committee Activities:

Dedman Dinner

Thur, 10/23, 6:30 pm  

 288 Champions Way University Center, Bldg #4100

Cost: $40                         Maximum: 70 Members 

The FSU School of Hospitality student chefs do everything from planning the themed meal to creating a signature drink.  It's always a great evening. 

Holiday Luncheon

Thur, 12/4 11:30 am 

Holiday Inn, Tallahassee Conference Ctr North

2725 Graves Rd - North of I 10 just off N. Monroe St

Cost: $25                 Maximum:  90 Members 

Our traditional Holiday Luncheon will be in the Monroe Room INSIDE the Holiday Inn. Come at 11:30 for a cash bar and mingling with friends, followed by lunch at noon.  We’ll again collect new children’s books, in conjunction with the OLLI Book Club.      

Robin Brinkmeyer 850-545-3791 robinbrinkmeyer2@gmail.com