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OLLI Fall 2023 Catalog
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Cover: Lynn Zwagerman  
Historical Barn, Garrapata

         Email: olli@csumb.edu 

(The) Constitution Justice Under Fire | Ryan Ranch (Closed)
Thursdays, Nov. 2, 9, 16 *3:30 - 5:00 pm* (3 sessions)

Accordion Fold Book | Ryan Ranch (Limited to 8) (Closed)
Mondays, Sept. 18, 25 *10:00 am - noon* (2 sessions)

American Expansion with Dr. Bell | Livestream Zoom
Tuesdays, Oct. 3, 10 *2:00 - 3:30 pm* (2 sessions)

American Political Culture: A Historical Perspective | Ryan Ranch (Closed)
Fridays, Sept. 8, 15, 22, 29 *10:00 am - noon* (4 sessions)

Big Sur Land Trust | Hiking Glen Deven (Small Group) (Closed)
Friday, Oct. 27 *9:00 am - 3:00 pm* (1 session)

Ceiling-Breaking Women | Ryan Ranch (Closed)
Mondays, Sept. 18, 25; Oct. 2, 9 *3:30 - 5:00 pm* (4 sessions)

Chocolate: The History and Mystery of Our Favorite Confection | Ryan Ranch
Thursdays, Oct. 5, 12 *10:00 am - noon* (2 sessions)

Classic American Musicals | Lighthouse Cinema, Pacific Grove (Closed)
Wednesdays, Aug. 30; Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27 *1:00 - 4:00pm* (5 sessions)

Contemporary Philosophy with Bryan Magee | Ryan Ranch
Tuesdays, Oct. 24, 31; Nov. 7, 14 *3:30 - 5:00 pm* (4 sessions)

Courageous Conversations About Our Schools | Ryan Ranch
Mondays, Sept. 11, 18, 25 *1:00 - 3:00 pm* (3 sessions)

Craft of Writing | Livestream Zoom + Recorded
Tuesdays, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24 *1:00 - 3:00 pm* (4 sessions)

Critical Race Theory: What's the Problem? | Recording Only (Live Event is Full)
You will receive a recording of the live event.

Critical Race Theory: What's the Problem? | Ryan Ranch + Recorded (Closed)
Monday, Oct. 2 *10:00 - 11:30 am* (1 session)

Disney Life: 43 Years with Walt | MPC Lecture Forum 103
Wednesday, Oct. 4 *1:30 - 2:30 pm* (1 session)

Economics with David R. Henderson | Ryan Ranch + Recorded
Wednesdays, Dec. 6, 13 *1:00 - 2:30 pm* (2 sessions)

Emperor Penguins: Rulers of the Ice | Ryan Ranch
Thursday, Sept. 28 *10:00 - 11:30 am* (1 session)

Evolution of the Blues: A Road Trip | Ryan Ranch (Closed)
Tuesdays, Oct. 3, 10, 24, 31 *10:00 am - noon* (4 sessions)

Human Stem Cells: Facts and Frictions | Ryan Ranch (Closed)
Thursdays, Oct. 19, 26; Nov. 2 *1:00 - 3:00 pm* (3 sessions)

In the Still of the Night: An Art Conversation | Talk + Tour (*Small Group) (Closed)
Thursdays, Oct. 19, 26 *10:00 am - noon* (2 sessions)

Interior Design: The Beginning of Architecture | Livestream Zoom
Wednesdays, Oct. 25; Nov. 1, 8, 15 *1:00 - 3:00 pm* (4 sessions)

International Crime Fiction: Sweden | Livestream Zoom (Closed)
Tuesdays, Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26 *1:00 - 2:30* (4 sessions)

Iranian Cinema: A Doorway to a Nation | Ryan Ranch (Closed)
Mondays, Oct. 23, 30; Nov. 6, 13 *1:30 - 4:30 pm* (4 sessions)

James Webb Space Telescope | Recording Only (Live Event is Full)
You will receive a recording of the live event.

James Webb Space Telescope | Ryan Ranch + Recorded (Closed)
Friday, Oct. 20 *10:00 - 11:30 am* (1 session)

Japan and the U.S.: The Past is Present | Ryan Ranch
Tuesday, Sept. 12; Thursday, Oct. 26 *10:00 - 11:30 am* (2 sessions)

Jazz Genius: Gary Burton and Pat Metheny | Ryan Ranch
Thursdays, Nov. 2, 9 *10:00 am - noon* (2 sessions)

Literature and Landscape: Steinbeck's Settlers and McCarthy's Wanderers | Livestream Zoom (Closed)
Wednesdays, Nov. 8, 15, 29; Dec. 6 *10:00 am - noon* (4 sessions)

Meet Malcolm at the Movies "The Method" | Cherry Center (Closed)
Tuesdays, Nov. 21, 28; Dec. 5, 12 *1:00 - 4:00 pm* (4 sessions)

Meetings with Masterpieces | Zoom + Recorded
Tuesdays, Nov. 7, 14, 21 *10:00 - 11:30 am* (3 sessions)

Monterey County Historical Society | Talk + Tour (*Small Group)
Mondays, Oct. 2, 9 *1:00 - 2:30 pm* (2 sessions)

Monterey History and Art | Stanton Center
Wednesday, Nov. 1 *10:00 - 11:30 am* (1 session)

Nature Journaling | Ryan Ranch + Field (*Small Group) (Update: Can be a Fall Plum choice.) (Closed)
Tuesdays, Nov. 28; Dec. 12 *10:00 - 11:30 am* (2 sessions)

Octopus: Exploring Consciousness | Ryan Ranch (Closed)
Wednesdays, Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25 *10:00 am - noon* (4 sessions)

Odessa – Ukraine's Cultural Gem | Zoom + Recorded
Tuesdays/Thursdays, Sept. 19, 21, 26 *10:00 am - noon* (3 sessions)

Physics: Laws That Govern Our World | Zoom + Recorded (Closed)
Thursdays, Sept. 21, 28; Oct. 5, 12 *1:00 - 2:30 pm* (4 sessions)

Plein Air Writing Practice | Locations Vary
Mondays, Sept. 11; Oct. 9; Nov. 13; Dec. 11 *10:00 am - noon* (4 sessions)

Postcards From the Background | Zoom + Recorded
Wednesday, Oct. 4 *1:00 - 2:30 pm* (1 session)

Rachmaninoff: Artist in Exile | Zoom + Recorded
Tuesday, Dec. 5 *10:00 - 11:30 am* (1 session)

Rise of Islam | Ryan Ranch (Closed)
Mondays, Nov. 20, 27; Dec. 4, 11 *3:30 - 5:00 pm* (4 sessions)

Sacred Light in the Darkness | MPC Lecture Forum 103
Wednesday, Dec. 6 *1:30 - 2:30 pm* (1 session)

Sarah Bernhardt Staged Reading| MPC Lecture Forum 103
Wednesday, Nov. 1 *1:30 - 2:30 pm* (1 session)

Singin' in the Brain | First Presbyterian Church + Livestream Zoom
Fridays, Sept. 8; Oct. 6; Nov. 3; Dec. 1 *2:00 - 3:30 pm* (4 sessions)

Stephen Foster: American Musical Icon | Ryan Ranch
Wednesday, Nov. 29 *1:30 - 3:00 pm* (1 session)

Stewart O'Nan and Small-Town America | Livestream Zoom
Fridays, Oct. 6, 13, 27; Nov. 3 *10:00 am - noon* (4 sessions)

Sweet Harmony: Great Vocal Groups 1950-1980 | Livestream Zoom
Mondays, Oct. 9, 16, 23, 30; Nov. 6, 13 *10:00 am - noon* (6 sessions)

Tackling: Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" | Ryan Ranch (Closed)
Fridays, Nov. 17; Dec. 1, 8, 15 *10:30 am - 12:30 pm* (4 sessions)

Three Captivating Tree Species from Around the World | Ryan Ranch (Closed)
Wednesdays, Sept. 20, 27 *10:00 am - noon* (2 sessions)

Vision of Jane Campion | Livestream Zoom
Wednesdays, Oct. 25; Nov. 1, 8, 15 *3:30 - 5:00 pm* (4 sessions)

Visualizing Science | Ryan Ranch
Thursday, Nov. 16 *10:00 - 11:30 am* (1 session)

World Affairs Discussion Group | Livestream Zoom
Mondays, Sept. 11; Oct. 2; Nov. 6; Dec. 4 *5:00 - 6:30 pm* (4 sessions)

Write the Morning Away | Ryan Ranch (Closed)
Saturdays, Sept 9; Oct. 14; Nov. 11; Dec. 9 *9:30 am - 12:30 pm* (4 sessions)

Writing with the Masterpieces | Livestream Zoom
Thursdays, Nov. 30; Dec. 7, 14 *10:00 am - noon* (3 sessions)

[Cancelled] Women Remaking America | Ryan Ranch
Fridays, Oct. 13, 20, 27 *12:30 - 3:30 pm* (3 sessions)

[Past Event] Ascent of Cinema as Art | Livestream Zoom
Tuesdays, Aug. 29; Sept. 5, 12, 19 *4:00 - 5:30pm* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] Dalai Lama: Compassionate Leader | Ryan Ranch
Monday, Aug. 28 *10:00 - noon* (1 session)

[Past Event] Dr. Richard Bell Live! - Declaration of Independence | Ryan Ranch
Friday, Aug. 18 *4:30 - 5:45 pm* (Reception 5:45 - 7:00 pm) (1 session)

[Past Event] Exploring the Riparian Ecosystem | Santa Lucia
Thursday, Aug. 24 *9:30 am - noon* (1 session)

[Past Event] Healthy Aging Through Exercise | MPC Lecture Forum 103
Wednesday, Sept. 6 *1:30 - 2:30 pm* (1 session)

[Past Event] Introduction to the Poets of the Spanish Civil War | Ryan Ranch
Tuesdays/Fridays, Aug. 25, 29; Sept. 1, 5 *10:00am - 12:30 pm* (4 sessions)

[Past Event] Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" | Ryan Ranch
Thursdays, Aug. 31; Sept. 7, 14 *10:00 am - 12:30 pm* (3 sessions)

[Past Event] World-Class Art in Your Own Backyard | Ryan Ranch
Wednesdays, Aug. 30; Sept. 6, 13 *10:00 am - noon* (3 sessions)

[Past Event]Celebration of Rumi | Ryan Ranch (Small Group)
Thursdays, Aug. 31; Sept. 7, 14 *1:00 - 3:00pm* (3 sessions)