February Shorts 2025

The February Shorts will be held for two weeks: February 3-7 and February 10-14. Each Short course runs for 2-5 days during one of the two weeks. You may be assigned up to three courses in the lottery. Your course selections do not have to be all within the same week. 
 
All selections are pending until after Lottery Day, which is Thursday, January 16. Class assignment letters will be emailed January 17. If you request a refund by the close of business, Friday, January 31, your payment will be refunded minus a $10 administrative fee. Requests for refunds must be made in writing (email is fine) and must be submitted to the OLLI office by close of business, Friday, January 31.
 
After the lottery, once you receive your class assignment letter, you can add additional courses—as many open courses as fit in your schedule! To take more courses, you can even stack several within the same time slot. For example, if you have a course scheduled for February 10-12 (Mon-Wed) at 11:45 AM, you can add another that meets February 13-14 (Thu-Fri), also at 11:45 AM, instead of having to choose between the two.

Choose your course selections BEFORE Lottery Day, Thursday, January 16.
Choose Lottery Selections
 
Number Course Leader(s) Dates Time Format Status Recorded
9100 The National Security/Military Challenges Facing the Trump Administration Wilson, Peter February 3-5 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM Online Open Yes
9101 Contemporary Issues: Is the Past Prologue? Daney, William February 10-13 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM In-Person Open Yes
9102 Anatomy of a Murder Canan, Russell February 3-7 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM Online Open No
9103 The Development of Capitalism and Socialism Wise, Robert February 3-5 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM In-Person Open No
9200 Sharpen Your Creative Thinking and Problem Solving Skills Lozner, Ruth February 3-5 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM In-Person Open No
9201 Create an Advance Directive with a Physician Tanno, Eleanor February 5-7 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM Online Open Yes
9202 Cartooning: The Lost Art LaRossa, Robert February 10-13 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM In-Person Open Yes
9203 Thriving as Elders: The Adventure Continues Beizer, Barbara February 3-7 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM Online Open No
9204 Can We Talk ... About Your Healthcare Wishes? Buyon, Julie February 10-12 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM In-Person Open No
9300 Do Only the Rich Have Trusts? Key Strategies Using Trusts in Your Estate Plan Burton, John February 3-4 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM In-Person Open Yes
9400 Creating a Local Healthy Ecosystem by Incorporating Native Plants Into Your Garden Entwistle, Janet February 6-7 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM In-Person Open Yes
9401 Reality, Locality, and Causality Read, Jacques February 10-12 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM In-Person Open Yes
9402 A User's Guide to Heart and Brain Health Leahy, William; Lough, Fred February 10-13 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM In-Person Open Yes
9403 Cutting the Cord: Streaming Alternatives to Cable TV Rezmovic, Victor February 6-7 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM In-Person Open Yes
9404 The Chatbot Revolution: Embracing the Era of Intelligent Assistants Rezmovic, Victor February 3-5 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM In-Person Open Yes
9500 Winter Studio—Simplify Your Painting McConnell, Kate February 3-6 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM In-Person Open No
9501 The Maltese Falcon and the Growth of Film Noir Newborn, Steven February 10-13 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM In-Person Open Yes
9502 How to Listen to Jazz Sherwin, Alan February 10-13 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM In-Person Open Yes
9503 Instruments of the Orchestra Squitieri, Ray February 3-6 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM In-Person Open Yes
9600 Learning German Irregular Verbs Cutts, Martha February 10-14 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM In-Person Open Yes
9601 Auf Deutsch, Bitte Caraher, Hanne February 10-14 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM In-Person Open No
9602 Discussion of Liana Millu's Smoke Over Birkenau Raphael, Marc February 10, 12, and 14 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM In-Person Open No
9603 Decoding Leonard Cohen, Annie Ernaux, Taylor Swift, Sally Rooney, and Others Watkins, Kent February 10-14 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM Online Open Yes
9604 Poetry Workshop in the Mystic Tradition Hill, Rebecca February 10-14 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM In-Person Open Yes
9605 African American Poetry: Selected Topics Hendershot, Gerry February 3-4 and 6-7 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM Online Open Yes
9606 Children's Book Workshop Hiller, Andrew February 10-13 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM In-Person Open No
9607 The Man Who Came to Dinner Light, Carol February 3-7 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM Hybrid Open Yes
9608 Notre-Dame de Paris Sandifer, Catherine February 3, 5, and 7 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM In-Person Open Yes
9700 The History and Evolution of Our State Capitol Buildings Stanton, Ellen February 10-12 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM In-Person Open Yes
9701 1970-75 Turbulent Times: The US, the Fall of South Vietnam, and the SS Mayaguez Rescue Stanton, Donald February 10-12 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM In-Person Open Yes
9702 Transformation of Major League Baseball: 1946-1976 Kean, Edward February 3-5 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM In-Person Open Yes
9703 How Wrens and Raspberries Helped Win the Battle of the Atlantic Oleinick, Peter February 3-6 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM Online Open Yes
9704 Origin and Evolution of the English Language Leach, Jerry February 10-13 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM In-Person Open Yes
9705 “It’s the flu …just the flu”: The Deadliest Pandemic in Recent History and How It Changed US Society Belden, Tamara February 10-13 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM In-Person Open Yes
9706 American Indian Dwellings and History in Our National Park System Kroese, David February 6-7 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM Online Open Yes
9707 The Fall of the Berlin Wall and German Unification Brau, Eduard February 3-7 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM In-Person Open Yes
9708 Vintage Roots: Uncovering Spain’s History Through Wine Vasallo, Vivian February 3-4 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM In-Person Open No
9800 Ego, Impulse, and Flawed Leadership: the Case of Samson Sharon, Diane February 10 and 12 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM Online Open Yes
9801 The Right to Control How We Die Olick, Robert February 3, 5, and 7 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM In-Person Open No
9802 Spiritisms, Magicks, and the Interior Life Ingebretsen, Edward February 11-14 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM Online Open No