Celebrating Herbs: From Garden to Kitchen

• Meeting Dates: Tuesdays, June 11 & 18, 2013
• Meeting Times: 5:30- 7:30pm
• Instructor: Patsy Jamieson
• Location: 233 Marsh Life Sciences Cooking Lab and Lecture Room
• Fee: Members: $70/Non-members: $100

Explore the magical world of fresh herbs. Learn the basics of growing herbs and creative ways to use them in your cooking. This course will introduce you to unfamiliar herbs like lemon verbena and lovage, and show you new ways to use familiar herbs, such as basil and rosemary. You will learn how to keep herb plants healthy both in the garden and in containers, as well as tips for preserving herbs. There will be a gardening component and a hands-on cooking component to each class. Recipes have been developed and carefully tested by instructor Patsy Jamieson. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and shoes with closed toes. Aprons are provided. We suggest that students bring food storage containers to take home leftovers.

Adaptation: From Novel to Screenplay

• Meeting Dates: Saturday, June 15, 2013
• Meeting Times: 1-5pm
• Instructor: Carole Zucker
• Location: Jeffords 110
• Fee: Members: $40/Non-members: $55

Carole will introduce the class to the short novel The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain, and will follow this with a reading of two different versions adapted from the novella by David Mamet and a screening of the 1980 film with Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange, directed by Bob Rafelson. Afterwards, the class will read aloud from the novella and screenplays, and then watch clips from the film to see how the director changed the themes and characters from the novel and the screenplays. Join us for this interactive workshop!

Rediscovering Your Bike: All About Getting Around Town by Bicycle

• Meeting Dates: Mondays, June 17-June 24 & July 8, and Saturday, July 13
• Meeting Times: 5:30-7:30pm (June 17 & 24 and July 8); 9am-12noon (July 13)
• Instructor: David Jacobowitz and Bob Schermer
• Location: Jeffords 127
• Fee: Members: $75/Non-members: $115

This hands-on course is designed to teach bicycle-handling skills. It consists of classroom instruction, on-bicycle parking lot drills, and bicycling on roadways. This League of American Bicyclists course will give cyclists the confidence they need to ride safely and legally in traffic. It is designed for both experienced riders and beginners. A bicycle, helmet, and pre-registration are required. Specific topics include:

• Intro / Maintenance / ABC Quick Check / Rules of the Road
• Tires / Gears / Shifting / Cadence / Clothing
• Adjustments / Riding Skills / Crash Prevention
• On-Bike Parking Lot and Road Drills

Social Networking

• Meeting Dates: Mondays, June 17-June 24 & July 8
• Meeting Times: 5:30-7:30pm
• Instructor: Mark Carter
• Location: Lafayette L309
• Fee: Members: $60/Non-members: $90

Social networking has become a regular part of our day-to-day lives, but it can be intimidating if you don't know how to use the tools. Would you like to know more about social networking and how online communities such as Facebook, Twitter, and blogs work? In addition to being able to connect online with your families and friends, social networking can help you meet and stay in touch regularly with people from around the world. This course will help you understand how to safely navigate these social networking sites, teach you the accepted social networking protocols, and help you become more comfortable communicating online. Specific topics include:

• Introduction to Facebook, setting security, and connecting with people and groups
• Q&A about Facebook hands-on creation of posts, posting photographs, and etiquette
• The rules of Twitter, how to tweet, discussion of how to useTwitter
• The rules of LinkedIn and a discussion of why is it a professional network and how can you use it

Websites for Beginners

• Meeting Dates: Tuesdays, June 18-June 25 & July 9, 2013
• Meeting Times: 5:30-7:30pm
• Instructor: Matt Tucker
• Location: Lafayette 309
• Fee: Members: $60/Non-members: $90

If you have an interest in computer programs and a flair for creativity  or have thought about making your own website for personal or business purposes, then this workshop is for you! You will learn the basic elements of how to develop a website, from conception to completion. Specific topics include:

• Overview of domain names and web servers; discussion about the purpose of websites and how to best present information. Students will have the opportunity to present a website that they like to the class and discuss what makes for a good design. Each student will have time to register a domain name if they chose to.
• Explanation of different ways to build websites. Overview of Wordpress and Weebly and help students determine which option is best for them.
• How to work in Wordpress and Weebly, install a theme, and make some simple changes.
• Styling your website, making specific changes. About photos and photo editors. Present website to classmates and teach each other what they learned in the process.

Plein Air - Outdoor Watercolor Class

• Meeting Dates: Tuesdays, June 18, 25 & July 9, 2013
• Meeting Times: 9-11am
• Instructor: Jean Cannon
• Location: Hills 17 (June 18 & July 9); Hills 122 (June 25)
• Fee: Members: $60/Non-members: $90

This is the perfect painting class for summertime! Students will practice painting skies, hills and trees, and creating the feeling of space. Classes will take place outdoors, weather permitting. Students should be comfortable with their drawing skills and have some previous experience with watercolor. A list of essential supplies to bring will be provided by the instructor.

Psychics, Extraterrestrials & Our Place in the Universe

• Meeting Dates: Wednesdays, June 19, June 26, July 10, 2013
• Meeting Times: 5:30-7:30pm
• Instructor: Fred Fengler
• Location: Waterman 413
• Fee: Members: $60/Non-members: $90

Join Fred Fengler for an exploration of the fascinating topic of extraterrestrials.  He will present evidence supporting extraterrestrial visits, and the class will consider such questions as: Are we being visited by extraterrestrials? Why would ET be interested in us and how might we learn and benefit from communication with these visitors? What is their perspective about earth's evolutionary path and destiny? Are the mysterious complex and beautiful crop circles that continue to appear yearly in wheat fields around the world one of many ways in which extraterrestrials try to communicate with us? Are there certain individuals, psychic and chosen, abducted and compliant, who seem to have special access to information from and about extraterrestrials? Specific topics include:

• From Martian Rovers and Exoplanets to UFOs
• Radio Signals & Crop Circles - Signs of Contact or Hoaxes?
• Communications - Bridging Science & Spirit
• What Would We Want to Know & Why?

Birding at the Audubon Center

• Meeting Dates: Wednesday, June 19, 2013
• Meeting Times: 9am-12noon
• Instructor: Daniel Schmidt
• Location: Audubon Center, Huntington, VT
• Fee: Members: $30/Non-members: $45

This outdoor activity is perfect for those of you who are interested in birds. Professional birding expert Daniel Schmidt will teach you about birds, bird migration and field identification at the Green Mountain Audubon Center in Huntington. Transportation to the Center is on your own.

Essential Digital Photography

• Meeting Dates: Thursdays, June 20-27 & July 11, 2013
• Meeting Times: 5:30-7:30pm
• Instructor: Mark Carter
• Location: Lafayette 309
• Fee: Members: $60/Non-members: $90

Are you new to digital photography, or have you been using a digital camera and want to know more about how to take advantage of all its features? This course covers the basic rules of photography and helps you familiarize yourself with the equipment so that you can improve your photography skills. You will learn about f-stop/aperture, shutter speed, exposure, light, and the automatic and manual settings that you find on your camera. In addition, you'll have the opportunity to share photographs that you take during class and learn to develop an analytical eye to help you take stunning photos. Bring your digital camera! Specific topics include:

• Aperture Basics, discussion of aperture and it's use
• Share your best aperture using examples,  shutter speed basics, discussion and use
• ISO and White Balance, Discussion and Use
• Discussion of what makes a great photograph, examples

Science Fiction & Religion

• Meeting Dates: Thursdays, June 20-27 & July 11, 2013
• Meeting Times: 2 - 4pm
• Instructor: Steven Hrotic
• Location: Jeffords 127
• Fee: Members: $60/Non-members: $90

Space travel, futuristic societies, and the social impacts of new technologies are common themes in science fiction. A more surprising theme that has been explored since 1926 is that of religion (its nature, social function, and the tensions between religion and science) in science fiction. In this class, students will sample the ways in which religion is portrayed in 20thcentury science fiction. No previous familiarity with the genre or religion studies is necessary. Specific topics include:

• Short Fiction, 1926-1945
•  James Blish, A Case of Conscience (et al.)
• Walter Miller, A Canticle for Leibowitz (et al.)
• Octavia Butler, Parable of the Sower (et al.)

Viviendo en Espanol / Living in Spanish

• Meeting Dates: Friday, June 21-Sunday, June 23, 2013
• Meeting Times: 6-9pm (June 21); 10am-6pm (June 22); 10am-2pm (June 23)
• Instructor: Mario Martinez
• Location: Blundell Living Room in the Alana Student Center
• Fee: Members: $150/Non-members: $225

Whether for the pure love of learning the language or because you are planning a trip to Spain or Latin America, stop in at OLLI for a weekend immersion in Spanish. This course will help you quickly master common phrases you will need in certain travel situations, such as asking for directions, handling currency, ordering in restaurants, and shopping. Make rapid progress learning to converse in Spanish.

A Tour of Montreal's Food Mecca: Jean Talon Market

• Meeting Dates: Saturday, June 29, 2013
• Meeting Times: 8:30am-5pm
• Instructor: Natalie Neuert
• Fee: Members: $50/Non-members: $75

Are you a foodie? Do you love to roam through rows of local produce and specialty food stores? Join Natalie Neuert on a tour of Montreal's most amazing market! You'll have a guided tour while we browse and sample the delicacies of the area. Natalie Neuert is the Lane Series Director and a serious foodie who visits Montreal and Jean-Talon market often. Lunch will be on your own. Don't forget your passports!

Intermediate/Advanced Spanish

• Meeting Dates: Tuesdays, July 9-July 30, 2013
• Meeting Times: 5:30-7pm
• Instructor: Mario Martinez
• Location: Waterman 413
• Fee: Members: $60/Non-members: $90

This course offers the opportunity to practice your language skills: to communicate orally, to learn idioms, to discuss cultural issues, to gain confidence in expressing ideas in Spanish, and to become culturally connected with the Latin style of communication and sense of humor.

In Dreams: Gothic Cinema and the Moment of Collapse

• Meeting Dates: Saturday, July 13, 2013
• Meeting Times: 1-4pm
• Instructor: Carole Zucker
• Location: Jeffords 110
• Fee: Members: $30/Non-members: $45

In this single session, the class will watch Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan’s film In Dreams (1999), in which a woman is committed to a mental facility for insisting her mind is linked to that of the killer who kidnapped and murdered her daughter. Following the screening, the class will discuss the various ways in which Gothic elements are used throughout the film.

Beginning Yoga

• Meeting Dates: Mondays, July 15-August 5, 2013
• Meeting Times: 5:30-7pm
• Instructor: Amanda McIntire
• Location: Billings Library B307
• Fee: Members: $60/Non-members: $90

This class serves as an introduction to yoga and is specifically designed for beginners over age 50. Taught in a gentle and light-hearted way, it is easily accessible to any level of fitness. The four-class series introduces participants to the basics of yoga, including the physical practice (asana), the breathing practices (pranayama), and meditation. The physical practice will focus on enhancing flexibility, strength, and balance in a supportive environment. Participants should wear loose but fitted clothes and provide their own yoga mat.

Getting the Most Out of Your Mac

• Meeting Dates: Tuesdays, July 16-July 30, 2013
• Meeting Times: 5:30-7:30pm
• Instructor: Mark Carter
• Location: Old Mill Annex A206
• Fee: Members: $60/Non-members: $90

Macintosh computers include a wide variety of free software to help you manage your calendar, music, photos, contact lists, email, and browse the web. In this class, you will learn the basics of how to configure and interact with Mac OS X along with some handy hints to help you increase your understanding of the computer. We will also look at the basics of some of the major applications that come free with Max OS X, including Mail, Safari, Address Book, iPhoto, and iTunes. There will be time at the end to address specific questions which may arise. Bring your laptop! Specific topics include:

• How to adjust basic settings, and how the Mac OS differs from Windows
• Managing your life - setting up calendars, contacts, and email
• Pictures! Loading pictures and using iPhoto
• Entertain me! Videos, podcasts, ebooks, audio books, movies, TV shows, and more

The Business of Independent Film: Documentary

• Meeting Dates: Wednesdays, July 17-July 31, 2013
• Meeting Times: 5:30-7:30pm
• Instructor: Cynthia Close
• Location: Jeffords 127
• Fee: Members: $60/Non-members: $90

How often have you said "that idea (situation, event, history, relationship) would make a great film!" Do you know someone whose life should be on the big or small screen? With today's evermore accessible technology, making a film and finding an audience is possible for anyone with a digital camera and an idea. But to be successful takes planning and knowledge of the resources available to bring your project from concept to reality. While no prior filmmaking experience is required, former film students trying to break into the field, as well as experienced filmmakers may find this course particularly useful. Determining your audience, developing the idea, writing the treatment, budgets, funding, proposal writing, pitching your project, contract negotiation, fair use, marketing, and distribution will all be covered in a lively, interactive environment. Specific topics include:

• Determining your audience,developing the idea, writing the treatment
• Budgets, funding, proposal writing
• Pitching your project, contract negotiation, fair use
• Marketing and Distribution

Kayaking

• Meeting Dates: Friday, July 19, 2013
• Meeting Times: 9am-12noon
• Instructor: Canoe Imports
• Location: North Beach
• Fee: Members: $55 /Non-members: $70

Try a new water sport this summer, or improve your kayaking skills with other OLLI members! Includes two hours of instruction, all equipment, and another hour to paddle on your own. The class is taught in recreational kayaks, which offer the stability that new paddlers need. You will learn about carrying kayaks, launching and getting out of your kayaks, basic paddling strokes and maneuvering your craft. This is a great way to jump start your paddling, or to help prepare you for more in-depth classes such as Sea Kayaking Essentials or Rolling and Rescue. Our ACA certified instructors will teach you how to get the most from your kayak.

Select Topics In Jewish Thought

• Meeting Dates: Saturdays, July 20 & July 27, 2013
• Meeting Times: 1-4pm
• Instructor: Lars Nielsen
• Location: Jeffords 127
• Fee: Members: $60/Non-members: $90

This two-part course will cover topics, in chronological history, in the field of Jewish Intellectual History. The first three hours will be divided into three sessions, starting with the scriptural heritage (Torah, Talmud, Jewish Presence in Classical Europe)and running through the late Middle Ages(Jewish thought in Christian and Muslim Europe as an extension of Jewish tradition and in the light of Aristotelian thought). The second three hours will cover the Jewish intellectual presence in Early Modern Europe, starting with the Renaissance and running through the Jewish divisions into traditional and liberal wings in the 19th Century as well as Marx, Einstein, Freud, and Deconstructionism in the 20^th century.

Having Fun with Your iPad

• Meeting Dates: Thursdays, July 25-August 8, 2013
• Meeting Times: 5:30-7:30pm
• Instructor: Mark Carter
• Location: Old Mill Annex A206
• Fee: Members: $60/Non-members: $90

Start using this new, fun, extremely portable technology to all its potential. This class is developed for both new and experienced users who need help in doing the basics, like navigating the iPad, finding apps and music, downloading, organizing, or working with the iPad settings in order to make the device do what you want it to do. Bring your iPad to class and be prepared to discover a new world of fun.

• How to adjust basic settings and finding Apps
• Recommended Apps, how to find and install
• Using iTunes to Synch your iPad, delete apps, choose music
• Working with your pictures

Pickleball

• Meeting Dates: Thursdays, July 25 & August 1, 2013
• Meeting Times: 5:30-7pm
• Instructor: Vermont Pickleball Members
• Fee: Members: $30/Non-members: $45

Pickleball has arrived in the northeast! Come learn the basics of a sport which provides fun and exercise, all in good company. The court is shorter than a tennis court, the paddle is shorter than a tennis racquet, and the ball is hollow plastic. This course will be taught by members of Pickeball Vermont in the Burlington area. All equipment will be provided. Please wear sneakers with non-marking soles. Specific topics include:

• We will explain the court dimensions and define the "kitchen" or no-volley zone. Practice hitting and returning various shots, time spent on short game as well as deeper shots.
• Will be spent on playing the game, service and scoring.

"An Abiding Sense of Tragedy": Irish Literary Tradition, the Ould Tales to the New

• Meeting Dates: Saturdays, July 20 & July 27, 2013
• Meeting Times: 9am-12noon
• Instructor: Fianna Verret
• Location: Jeffords 127
• Fee: Members: $60/Non-members: $90

In this course, we will examine the important role that storytelling has played in the history of Ireland, from bronze age mythology to the cultivation and actualization of a national state identity. Genres such as the ballad, plays,  and essays will be examined as a means of understanding the transition from an explanation of natural phenomena to a vehicle for social change.

Folk Art Fun at the Shelburne Museum - an Intergenerational Experience

• Meeting Dates: Saturday, August 3, 2013
• Meeting Times: 10am-12noon
• Instructor: Shelburne Museum Staff
• Location: Shelburne Museum
• Fee: Members: $45 for 1 adult and 1 child/Non-members: N/A

Sign up with your child/grandchild and join in the fun! In this hands-on workshop, The Shelburne Museum staff will show you how to produce our own piece of folk art inspired by the Museum's collection. And then you’ll have a guided tour of the Stagecoach Inn. The program fee includes admission to the rest of the Museum for the afternoon.

Under Our Lake: The Fascinating Archaeological History of Lake Champlain

• Meeting Dates: Wednesday, August 14 and Saturday, August 24, 2013
• Meeting Times: 5:30-7pm (August 14); 11am-3pm (August 24)
• Instructor: Alex Lehning
• Location: Jeffords 127
• Fee: Members: $60/Non-members: $90

This course will introduce students to the history and archaeology of Lake Champlain. Through shared readings, lively discussion, and multimedia presentations, we will explore some of the area's most famous shipwrecks and learn about the critical role of the Lake during the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. In addition, we will study the basics of underwater archaeology and view some artifacts from the Lake in person during a field trip to the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (a special discounted museum and tour fee of $5 per person will be collected at the museum door). Transportation to the museum is on your own.

A Tour of Montreal's Food Mecca: Jean Talon Market

• Meeting Dates: Saturday, September 28, 2013
• Meeting Times: 8:30am-5pm
• Instructor: Cynthia Belliveau
• Fee: Members: $50/Non-members: $75

Are you a foodie? Do you love to roam through rows of local produce and specialty food stores? Join Cynthia Belliveau on a tour of Montreal's most amazing market. You'll have a guided tour while we browse and sample the delicacies of the area. Cynthia Belliveau is the Director of OLLI at UVM and Dean of UVM Continuing Education and teaches Environmental Cooking to UVM students. Cynthia is a serious foodie who visits Montreal and the Jean-Talon market often. Lunch will be on your own. Don't forget your passports!