Events Calendar

April

4/4/2025
1:30 PM — 2:30 PM
Spring Lecture: Charles Trueheart, Diplomats at War Register here starting at 10:00 AM the Friday before the lecture date.
4/4/2025
  2:30 PM
Happy Hour Join fellow OLLI members after each spring Friday lecture for a happy hour at Pizzeria Paradiso!
4/6/2025
Summer proposal deadline
4/7/2025
Member Appreciation Week Join us April 7-11 each day in the Social Space!
4/7/2025
9:45 AM — 11:00 AM
AU Civic Life Community Seminar for OLLI: Should universities have complete freedom of expression? If not, what should the limits be? Registration required to attend; Limited to 12 people
4/8/2025
  3:30 PM
Board Meeting
4/10/2025
  12:15 PM
OLLI Lunch Club Register here for the OLLI Lunch Club meeting on April 10.
4/11/2025
  2:30 PM
Happy Hour Join fellow OLLI members after each spring Friday lecture for a happy hour at Pizzeria Paradiso!
4/11/2025
  1:30 PM
Annual Meeting
4/18/2025
1:30 PM — 2:30 PM
Spring Lecture: Liza Mundy, The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA Register here starting at 10:00 AM the Friday before the lecture date.
4/18/2025
  2:30 PM
Happy Hour Join fellow OLLI members after each spring Friday lecture for a happy hour at Pizzeria Paradiso!
4/21/2025
  12:15 PM
OLLI Lunch Club Register here for the OLLI Lunch Club meeting on April 21.
4/21/2025
9:45 AM — 11:00 AM
AU Civic Life Community Seminar for OLLI: Should universities strive to have more conservative students and faculty? Registration required to attend; Limited to 12 people
4/25/2025
  2:30 PM
Happy Hour Join fellow OLLI members after each spring Friday lecture for a happy hour at Pizzeria Paradiso!
4/25/2025
1:30 PM — 2:30 PM
Spring Lecture: Terry Hartle, American Colleges and Universities: Challenges on the Road Ahead Register here starting at 10:00 AM the Friday before the lecture date.
4/26/2025
1:00 PM — 2:30 PM
TOUR: The Congressional Cemetery In-person tour of the Congressional Cemetery | $10/person | Registration required | No refunds

May

5/2/2025
1:30 PM — 2:30 PM
Spring Lecture: Alexa Chopivsky, A Generational Battle for our Shared Future: The Necessity to the West of a Free, Secure, and Prosperous Ukraine Register here starting at 10:00 AM the Friday before the lecture date.
5/2/2025
  2:30 PM
Happy Hour Join fellow OLLI members after each spring Friday lecture for a happy hour at Pizzeria Paradiso!
5/4/2025
Fall proposal deadline
5/9/2025
1:30 PM — 2:30 PM
Spring Lecture: Robert J. Lieber, Is the US Still Indispensable? Register here starting at 10:00 AM the Friday before the lecture date.
5/9/2025
Spring semester ends
5/9/2025
  2:30 PM
Happy Hour Join fellow OLLI members after each spring Friday lecture for a happy hour at Pizzeria Paradiso!
5/12/2025
10:00 AM — 12:00 PM
Summer SGL Orientation Online via Zoom; No registration required - all new summer Study Group Leaders will be emailed the link.
5/13/2025
  3:30 PM
Board Meeting
5/14/2025
Study Group Leader Appreciation Luncheon Luncheon for February Shorts and spring SGLs. Please register to attend by May 2.
5/16/2025
10:30 AM — 12:00 PM
TOUR: American University Arboretum Campus In-person tour of American University Arboretum Campus; Registration required
5/26/2025
Memorial Day The OLLI office is closed.

June

6/2/2025
June Minis June 2-27
6/10/2025
  3:30 PM
Board Meeting

July

7/4/2025
4th of July The OLLI office is closed July 3-4.
7/7/2025
July Shorts July 7-11

September

9/1/2025
Labor Day The OLLI office is closed.
9/29/2025
Fall semester begins Sept. 29-Dec. 5

November

11/27/2025
Thanksgiving The OLLI office is closed Nov. 26-28.

December

12/5/2025
Fall semester ends