OLLI Spring Semester Open House

You're invited to OLLI's FREE

Spring Semester Open House

showcasing our Spring 2022 classes & instructors

Tuesday, March 1, 2022
at 3:00 pm Eastern
Online via Zoom (link to be sent to registrants)

Click here to RSVP. Free and open to the public.

Whether you are brand new to OLLI at BCC or a seasoned member of our learning community, you'll enjoy hearing from our terrific instructors and getting a sneak peek of our spring semester of non-credit classes at our free open house. No tests, no grades, just learning for the love of learning.

Join us Tuesday, March 1 at 3:00 pm EST to hear more about our spring classes from their instructors. Click here to RSVP for our free Spring Online Open House.

Our spring semester runs March 18 through May 2, 2022, and includes a mix of online, in-person and hybrid courses. 

OLLI Spring Semester-at-a-Glance 

Click on the course names to read more about them.

Mondays

11:30 am – 1:00 pm   What is the Mindset of the Collage Maker? | Barbara Turner Hart & Guest Speakers | Online   Limited Registration: 25

12:30– 2:00 pm  Today’s Headlines | Len Tabs | Online 

2:30 – 4:00 pm Breaking the Common Pot: Dispossession of Land, Community and Culture | Katherine Kidd | Hybrid: online or in-person at Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield, Mass.

7:30 – 9:00 pm  The Elements of Writing Memoir: How and Why to Share Your Story | Kasey Rogers | Online   FULL: Registration closed

Tuesdays

11:30 am – 1:00 pm  Berkshires Performing Arts Previews | moderated by Naomi Spatz and Barbara Waldinger; speakers from regional performing arts organizations including Jacob's Pillow, Barrington Stage Company, Shakespeare & Company and more | Online 

2:00 - 4:00 pm  The Good Nazi? Albert Speer: Hitler’s Architect | Richard Matturo | Online

Wednesdays

9:30 - 11:00 am Toward a Philosophy of Nonviolence | Barry L. Gan | Online    Limited Registration: 35

11:00 am – 12:30 pm  The Theatres are Open Again! The New World of Restoration Comedy | Mary M. Rogers | Online Limited Registration: 25

1:30 – 3:00 pm John Singer Sargent and His Subjects: Portraits and Lives | Ann Berman, Jock Brooks & Mark Wilson | Online only (3 sessions) In-person sessions are FULL: AT CAPACITY. To join waiting list email olli@berkshirecc.edu

3:30 – 5:00 pm Uncovering the Art of Quilts | Barbara Greenbaum & Guest Speakers | Online 

3:30 – 5:00 pm  Innovation in the Berkshires | The Tech Impact Collaborative | Hybrid: online or in-person at the Berkshire Innovation Center  in Pittsfield, Mass.

Thursdays

FULL: To join waiting list, email OLLI@berkshirecc.edu 8:00 – 9:30 am  Birding in the Berkshires | Ed Neumuth | In-person at Field Locations in the Berkshires    Limited Registration: 12

11:00 am – 12:30 pm  Staging and Choreography for Musical Theatre | George Pinney | In-person at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield Mass.

1:30 – 3:00 pm  Women Composers of Classical Music | Kenneth Stark | In-person at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield Mass.

4:00 – 5:30 pm  An Introduction to Six Great Operas, Part 2 | Christine Casey | Online 

Fridays

11:00 am – 12:30 pm  A Primer for Poetry | Don Barkin | In-person at the Stockbridge Library in Stockbridge Mass.   Limited Registration: 15

11:00 am – 12:30 pm  Great Decisions | John Dickson | Online 

1:00 – 2:30 pm  Science Conversations | Hank Gold | Online 

1:30 – 3:00 pm  Aeschylus 2.1 | Steven Somkin | In-person at the Stockbridge Library in Stockbridge, Mass.    Limited Registration: 15

3:00 - 4:30 pm  Exploring Disruption: A Supply Chain Focus on Trends and Technologies Effecting Transportation and the Rest of our Lives | Robert James | Online 

Questions? Contact us at olli@berkshirecc.edu or 413.236.2190 (Mondays through Fridays, 9am - 4 pm EDT). We look forward to seeing you online.