The Board of Directors met at Tallwood on October 21. Your OLLI Board is working hard to find the balance between online and in-person classes and events as we continue to cope with pandemic issues. We just had a Halloween party and hope many of you will attend the annual Holiday Party on December 1 (signup deadline is November 19). In November, the Board will have a strategic planning retreat to help us figure out what we need to be doing to enhance our OLLI experiences and ensure that our organization stays strong.
We have a new Board member. Richard Crawford was confirmed to complete Charley Silver’s term after Charley resigned. We thank Charley for his service to us.
The Health Advisory Work Group encourages us all to get our flu and bivalent COVID shots by Halloween. Infection rates in our area are down now, but more flu and COVID cases are expected when the weather gets colder.
Under old business, the Board addressed resolutions to amend/change the OLLI Policy and Procedures Manual based on identified minor updates to OLLI administrative procedures and revision to accounting procedures for non-designated contributions to the OLLI Friends account. Under new business, the Board approved proposed guidelines and assumptions for the 2023 budget and approved the use of a financial advisor to manage OLLI investments.
Weekly Conversations, November 2 – Daylight Saving Time
By Brenda Bloch-Young and Doris Bloch,
Co-Moderators
Continuing our Wednesday Conversations series, we (Team Bloch) will moderate a Zoom discussion on Wednesday November 2 at 4:00, where every OLLI member is most welcome to join us to talk about our chosen topic for this week: Daylight Saving Time (DST). We encourage an informal interactive exchange. No sign-ups are needed; participation is totally ad hoc.
We will be reminded that our time "falls back" on November 6 this year. How do you feel about that? Do you have a difficult time adjusting in the fall when darkness falls before dinner? Have you lived at a latitude where the difference in daylight from summer to winter is extreme? Are you supportive of permanent DST? Join us on November 2 and share your thoughts.
Regardless of whether the Sunshine Protection Act (making DST the standard year-round time for the US) is fully adopted into law, Americans will once again spring forward and advance their clocks on Sunday, March 12, 2023 — just about 126 days after it ends in 2022. DST is scheduled to end on November 5, 2023. While this bill passed the Senate in May, there is still no action in the House other than studying the idea.
Heads up for the following week’s conversation: November 9: What are you reading?
Each week, we pre-select a topic and advertise it in the OLLI E-News, the OLLI E-Blast and/or Communicator, and the OLLI Daily Schedule email (so it will be “in your face” and hard to miss). If you have a suggestion for a topic that will be of interest to members, please do send it to one of us: (Bblochyoung@gmail.com or dbloch50@hotmail.com).
Check your emailed Daily Schedule for the Zoom link each Wednesday and plan on some social time with Team Bloch.
The next meeting of the History Club will be held on Wednesday, November 2 at 4:00. Our speaker will be Elva Card, and her subject could not be timelier: Vladimir Putin. Over the years Elva has done much research on Putin’s rise to power, and she will examine some of the leading theories about how he achieved this position and the influences motivating him. There is no lack of interest in the man who ended the peace Europeans had enjoyed since 1945, and there are significant questions as to a future where Putin remains in power. Elva’s presentation promises to generate much discussion, so please alert other OLLI (and non-OLLI) members to our next virtual meeting on November 2 at 4:00. The Zoom link will appear in the emailed OLLI Daily Schedule.
After the pandemic interruption, a highly-anticipated OLLI tradition lives again! Come and enjoy OLLI’s biggest in-person social event of the season. The OLLI Annual Holiday Party will be on Thursday, December 1 from 11:30 to 2:30 at the Country Club of Fairfax, located at 5110 Ox Road in Fairfax. The event will begin at 11:30 as you gather over drinks (cash bar) and check‑in at the registration table. Entrées include pasta primavera, chicken piccata, and spinach salad with grilled chicken. The chicken and pasta entrées include rolls and salad; all meals include beverage and dessert. You can indicate your choice of entrée and pay the $50 when you register on the OLLI member portal. After lunch you will be entertained with a performance by the Tallwood Trio. A drawing for door prizes will follow. OLLI members are welcome to bring a guest; a $50 charge per person applies. Registration will end on Monday, November 14. To register for the party, click here.
For tickets for either Center for the Arts Concert Hall (CFA) or Hylton Center, call 1-888-945-2468; buy tickets online through the event calendar (see links below), or visit the venue's box office. For more information, see the CFA ticket page or the Hylton Centerticket purchase page.
Current vaccination policy for the Center for the Arts and Hylton Performing Arts Center is summarized as follows:
Audience members are not currently required to show proof of vaccination, or a negative COVID19 test result for most events except when required by the event organizer or artist. If proof of vaccination or a negative COVID19 test result is required for a specific event, it will be indicated on the web page with event details.
Dr. Linda Apple Monson produces a periodic “Notes from the Director.” This email is full of interesting online performances by the students and faculty of the School of Music. If you would like to receive these bulletins, just sign up atthis link to stay in touchAlso, the Center for the Arts has a websiteMason Arts at Home, which has a calendar of online events and access to many past performances. Information can also be found atCFA ticket purchase page, Center for the Arts YouTube Channel, or theHylton ticket purchase page.
Artist in Conversation: Nrityagram Dance Ensemble and Chitrasena Dance Company
Tues, Nov 1, 7:00
Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center
3740 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22030
Admission: Free; register at https://signup.e2ma.net/signup/1975765/1943264/.
Nrityagram Dance Ensemble
Sat, Nov 5, 8:00
Concert Hall
A pre-performance discussion will take place in Monson Grand Tier, which is located on the third level of the Center for the Arts Lobby, 45 minutes prior to curtain.
Admission: $50, $43, $30.
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Sun, Nov 6, 7:00
Concert Hall
A pre-performance discussion will take place in Monson Grand Tier, which is located on the third level of the Center for the Arts Lobby, 45 minutes prior to curtain.
Admission: $55, $47, $33.
Gallery Exhibit: Bennie Herron: Zero and One
Through Nov 6
Hylton Performing Arts Center, Buchanan Partners Art Gallery
Admission: Free.
United States Navy Concert Band
Fri, Oct 28, 7:30
Merchant Hall
Admission: Free.
Aida Cuevas: Mariachi and Vocal Forms
Sat, Oct 29, 8:00
Merchant Hall
A pre-performance discussion begins one hour prior to the performance.
Admission: $50, $43, $30.
Farruquito: Flamenco
Sun, Oct 30, 7:00
Merchant Hall
A pre-performance discussion begins one hour prior to the performance.
Admission: $50, $43, $30.
Old Bridge Chamber Orchestra: Beauty in Tragedy and Hope
Sat, Nov 5, 7:30
Merchant Hall
Admission: Adult $20, senior $15.
Please note: Although some physical meetings for clubs and activities are canceled, some may be meeting in person or, in a hybrid mode, both in person and online. OLLI events and activities meeting online bear the identification "Z" in their course or event number (except clubs; you may need to check the OLLI calendar and daily schedule email for location and other event information). Refer to the university's coronavirus website for official university updates.
The following list covering the next two weeks is extracted for your convenience from the master online calendar maintained by the office. The list is accurate as of mid-week but for the most up-to-date information, please view the latest forecast of coming events on our website (News/OLLI Calendar). Note: All OLLI members are welcome at, and encouraged to attend, meetings of the Board of Directors, committees and resource groups, kick-off coffees, etc. (bolded below). The OLLI office has sent (or will send) emails with links and meeting passwords to club members; you may also log in at the member portal and click on ZOOM CLASS LINKS.
Sat Oct 29
10:30 am
Tai Chi Club
Mon Oct 31
9:30 am
What’s in the Daily News?
Tue Nov 1
4:00 pm
4:30 pm
Spanish Club
Tai Chi Club
Wed Nov 2
1:45 pm
1:45 pm
4:00 pm
Bridge Club
Mah Jongg Club
History Club
Thu Nov 3
4:30 pm
Tai Chi Club
Fri Nov 4
10:00 am
Annual Town Hall Meeting
Sat Nov 5
10:30 am
Tai Chi Club
Mon Nov 7
9:30 am
What’s in the Daily News?
Tue Nov 8
4:30 pm
Tai Chi Club
Wed Nov 9
1:45 pm
1:45 pm
4:00 pm
Bridge Club
Spanish Club
Mah Jongg Club
Thu Nov 10
4:00 pm
4:30 pm
Reston Book Club
Tai Chi Club
Fri Nov 11
9:15 am
9:30 am
9:30 am
11:00 am
11:30 am
1:00 pm
2:30 pm
Recorder Consort
Craft and Conversation
Photography Club
Homer, etc.
Cooking Club
Veterans Day Celebration
Tallwood Book Club
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and check‑in at the registration table. Entrées include pasta primavera, chicken piccata, and spinach salad with grilled chicken. The chicken and pasta entrées include rolls and salad; all meals include beverage and dessert. You can indicate your choice of entrée and pay the $50 when you register on the OLLI member portal. After lunch you will be entertained with a performance by the Tallwood Trio. A drawing for door prizes will follow. OLLI members are welcome to bring a guest; a $50 charge per person applies. Registration will end on Monday, November 14. To register for the party, 
