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In-person classes: 160 Spear Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105 until June 12. Afterwards all in-person classes will be on the main campus in the Humanities Building.
Funding provided in part by
The Bernard Osher Foundation
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Phone: 415-338-OLLI (6554)
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September Mini Courses | September 2 - September 17
Tuesdays
English Accents: Why Does English Sound the Way It Does?
with Asya Pereltsvaig, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Zoom (9/8)
A Canvas of Light: The Story Behind The Bay (Bridge) Lights with Hugh Leeman and Ben Davis, 1:30 - 3:30 PM Zoom (9/8)
Who Needs Public Transit
with Bob Feinbaum, 1:30 - 3:30 PM In-Person (9/15)
Wednesdays
Futurism and Other "isms"; Great Art from People You Might Not Like
with Charlie Goldberg, 3:00 - 5:00 PM In-Person (Starts 9/2)
High Noon (1952): Courage Under Pressure in Film
with Bernard Epps, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Zoom (9/9)
Don’t Get Fooled: Avoiding AI Scams and Deepfakes
with Sam Stern, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Zoom (9/16)
Thursdays
Bay Area Figurative Movement: The Art of Wayne Thiebaud, Richard Diebenkorn, Joan Brown and Others
with Diane Levinson, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM In-Person (Starts 9/10)
Historic Architecture of Lower Nob Hill
with Linda Day, 1:30 - 3:30 PM In-Person (Starts 9/10)
Fridays
The Iliad: An Introduction
with Nicholas Jones, 2:00 - 3:30 PM Zoom (9/11)
Notes for OLLI Courses:
IN-PERSON classes: will NOT be recorded; masks are optional in the classroom. Classes meet at 160 Spear Street, 5th Floor.
ZOOM classes: will be recorded unless noted; recordings are available upon request to those who are enrolled in the class. olli@sfsu.edu
HYBRID classes: are subject to both of the above depending on whether you register for the In-person or the Zoom section. If you plan to attend some in person and some on Zoom, please register for the In-Person class. All Hybrids will be recorded. The Zoom link will be provided to students of both in-person and Zoom sections.
Fall Courses | September 30 - November 16
Mondays
The History and Mystery of Color
with Eleanor Schrader, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Zoom
Contemporary American Indigenous Art
with Avril Angevine, 12:30 - 2:30 PM In-Person
How to Build a New Nation: America After 1776
with Richard Bell, 3:00 - 5:00 PM Zoom
IN-PERSON: Great Women Songwriters of the 60’s
with Pamela Rose, 12:30 - 2:30 PM In-Person (Meets 10/19)
Tuesdays
The Birth of the Beat Generation
with Osher Online, 6:00 - 7:30 PM Osher Online (Starts 9/29)
Cults and New Religious Movements in America
with Osher Online, 12:00 - 1:30 PM Osher Online (Starts 10/6)
The Short Stories of Families in Love and Trouble
with Jackie Berger, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Zoom
Canon and Craft: Writing Lessons from Classic Literature
with Ann Gelder, 12:30 - 2:30 PM In-Person
“Congress Shall Make No Law”: The Right of Free Speech
with Donna Schuele, 3:00 - 5:00 PM Zoom
IN-PERSON: Special Post-Midterm Session of Beyond the Headlines
with Sara Seims and David Perper , 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM In-Person (Meets 11/10)
Wednesdays
Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy & Cold Cases
with Mary Juno, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM In-Person (Starts 9/30)
HYBRID (IN-PERSON): Aliens in Science and Science Fiction: Where Do We Stand in our Search for Intelligent Life Out There?
with Andrew Fraknoi, 3:00 - 5:00 PM In-Person (9/30)
HYBRID (ZOOM): Aliens in Science and Science Fiction: Where Do We Stand in our Search for Intelligent Life Out There?
with Andrew Fraknoi, 3:00 - 5:00 PM Zoom (9/30)
Thursdays
Biology & Society
with Osher Online, 8:00 - 9:30 AM Osher Online (Starts 10/1)
Radio, V-Disc Stars and Soundie Films of the 1940s
with Dave Radlauer, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Zoom
A Journey Through Contemporary World Cinema, Part ll
with Susan Murdy, 12:30 - 2:30 PM In-Person
Your Write to Resilience
with Kathryn Goldman, 3:00 - 4:30 PM Zoom
Fridays
The 60s Through the Great Speeches
with Osher Online, 8:00 - 9:30 AM Osher Online
Dante’s Inferno Through Artists’ Eyes
with Jannie Dresser, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Zoom
Matisse and Le Corbusier: Islam in European Modernism
with Simon Kenrick, 12:30 - 2:30 PM In-Person
Notes for OLLI Courses:
IN-PERSON classes: will NOT be recorded; masks are optional in the classroom. Classes meet at 160 Spear Street, 5th Floor.
ZOOM classes: will be recorded unless noted; recordings are available upon request to those who are enrolled in the class. olli@sfsu.edu
HYBRID classes: are subject to both of the above depending on whether you register for the In-person or the Zoom section. If you plan to attend some in person and some on Zoom, please register for the In-Person class. All Hybrids will be recorded. The Zoom link will be provided to students of both in-person and Zoom sections.
Purchase multi-course packages and save!
Course packages are good for one year and can be used in the 4 sessions available during the year. When the package is purchased will determine which session comes first as a package can be purchased any time during the year.
Any left over classes cannot be carried forward after 12 months.
Find options in the Multi-Week Course Catalog. Available to current members of OLLI at San Francisco State University.
3 Course Package - $360
6 Course Package - $660
10 Course Package - $1000