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March 3—April 14
6 Thursdays | 10 am—12:30 pm PT
✅ OPTION 1: IN-PERSON CLASS
Extended Education Classroom Building - EE-1213 (Auditorium)
MAXIMUM 40 PEOPLE! Reserve your spot today!
Please call (310) 243-3741 (Option 1) to register.
⚠ All OLLI Students must complete the COVID-19 Daily Self-Screening Tool before visiting CSUDH.
⚠ All OLLI students, regardless of attendance method, must self-certify their vaccination & booster status by February 28, 2021. Visit the vaccine page for more details.
✅ OPTION 2: ONLINE VIA ZOOM
Registration Link: https://bit.ly/csudholli-classicjazz-sp22
Meeting ID: 814 0750 2440
Instructor: Chet Hanley, Retired educator for the LAUSD and former DHTV lecturer at CSUDH
This six-session series is a continuation of Classic Jazz 101 through 108 when we examined the world of jazz through the eyes and ears of an avid listener and enthusiast. Featured will be audio and video selections, discussions of the music (the content will take a thematic approach), the performers, and the literature. This course is geared to the casual listener as well as the confirmed jazz aficionado.
March 3 | 1: Armstrong’s Disciples
March 10 | 2: Composers Guide: The Performers
March 17 | 3: Philly & Steel Town Giants
March 24 | 4: Jazz & Strings: A Re-Examination
March 31 | No Class
April 7 | 5: The Vocalists: Storytellers
April 14 | 6: Voice Your Choice: You select the Artist(s) to be profiled
February 9—May 18
Wednesdays | 10 am PT
Registration Link:
https://bit.ly/csudholli-frenchintermediate-sp22
Meeting ID: 862 2707 4155 • Password: french
Speaker: Delyna Diop-Means, OLLI Member
Expand and deepen your knowledge of French using verbal and written cues. We will use the Duolingo language app which reviews and offers various levels and practice for advanced beginners. Duolingo allows learners to discover patterns on their own without needing to focus on language rules the same way you learned your first language as a child. This approach, called “implicit learning” is ideal for developing a strong foundational knowledge of a language and its rules. The instructor will also provide monitoring resources, guidance, and helpful tips tailored to each student’s comfort level and needs.
Having minored in Spanish and majored in French at UCLA, Delyna Diop-Means holds a B.A. and M.A. in French and a teaching credential from USC. Diop-Means’ teaching career began in Senegal, West Africa. During her 30-year teaching career, she taught a variety of subjects from the elementary level to the secondary levels in both Maryland and the Los Angeles Unified School Districts. As an active OLLI member, her love of language learning (including Portuguese, Italian, and Wolof, a West African language), travel, and life-long learning has continued during retirement. She also teaches virtual French classes to OLLI members and for the People Program in New Orleans.
February 7—May 16*
Mondays | 3 pm PT
Meeting ID: 814 9995 5955 • Password: french
Instructor: Delyna Diop-Means, OLLI Member
Learn French for the first time or brush up on partially learned French vocabulary and basic structures using verbal and written cues. Once a skill level is reached, Duolingo (the language app for this course) provides additional levels and practice. Duolingo allows learners to discover patterns on their own without needing to focus on language rules the same way you learned your first language as a child. This approach, called “implicit learning,” is ideal for developing a strong foundational knowledge of a language and its rules. The instructor will also provide monitoring resources, guidance, and helpful tips tailored to each student’s comfort level and needs.
*No class on 2/21
Having minored in Spanish and majored in French at UCLA, Delyna Diop-Means holds a B.A. and M.A. in French and a teaching credential from USC. Diop-Means’ teaching career began in Senegal, West Africa. During her 30-year teaching career, she taught a variety of subjects from the elementary level to the secondary levels in both Maryland and the Los Angeles Unified School Districts. As an active OLLI member, her love of language learning (including Portuguese, Italian, and Wolof, a West African language), travel, and life-long learning has continued during retirement. She also teaches virtual French classes to OLLI members and for the People Program in New Orleans.
February 20, March 1, April 10 (Online via Zoom);
May 15 (In-Person at CSUDH Extended Education)
Sundays | 1 pm PT
Online Sessions on February 20, March 1, April 10:
Shareable Registration Link: https://bit.ly/csudholli-paintnsip-sp22
Meeting ID: 843 3201 3456
Facilitators: Kim Pavageau, OLLI Member & Jessica Polk
Join us with your very own Paint-by-Numbers project as we sip our coffee or tea and create artistic masterpieces. Each session will begin with a brief discussion of painting techniques and helpful hints. Enjoy informal conversation and your lunch or snacks as we paint into the afternoon. We will culminate the series with an onsite session and produce a painting created from a blank canvas.
Final In-Person Session on May 15:
IN-PERSON CLASS: CSUDH Extended Education Auditorium EE-1222
Enrollment is limited to 15 participants MAX.
Please call (310) 243-3741 (Option 1) to register. Number of registrants is limited!
⚠ All OLLI Students must complete the COVID-19 Daily Self-Screening Tool before visiting CSUDH.
⚠ All OLLI students, regardless of attendance method, must self-certify their vaccination & booster status by February 28, 2021. Visit the vaccine page for more details.
► Bring 11"x14" canvas, brushes, and your own beverage and snacks. Paint, easels, and video instruction will be provided.
Kim Polk Pavageau is a member of the OLLI Curriculum Committee and alumni of Loyola Marymount University (B.S. Accounting) and CSUDH (Masters of Business Administration and Administrative Credential). Kim is retired from the LAUSD and served for 30 years as teacher, Literacy Coach, Assistant Principal and Principal. She began her professional career as and auditor for the U.S. government as a federal examiner for the NCUA and an auditor for the Department of Defense. Kim appreciates the opportunity to continue to use her experience in professional development to explore, learn and participate in discussions with OLLI peers.
Jessica Polk is the founder of Women in Wellness Together and is an alumna of San Diego State University. Jessica is a Clinical Therapist and Instructor of Social Work and works with others to develop healthy methods of self-care through exercise, journaling, and relaxation.
February 12; March 16; May 21; June 8
(See dates below) | 10 am PT
Speaker: Jennie Olivia, Community Engagement Associate
- March 16 | St. Matthew's Passion with Steve Moore
https://csudh.zoom.us/j/89401965957
Meeting ID: 894 0196 5957 - UPDATED: March 23 | Baroque Opera • Joanne Hou
https://csudh.zoom.us/j/86534739498
Meeting ID: 865 3473 9498 - May 21 | Aida with Jessica Gonzalez-Rodriguez
https://csudh.zoom.us/j/82523824399
Meeting ID: 825 2382 4399 - Save the Date! Summer Preview:
June 8 at 2pm PT: Intro to Season
In today’s environment, music, and specifically operatic music, can be uplifting. In our time period, LA Opera presents a series of Operatic music, performances, behind the scenes, actors, costume, make-up and the history of opera. Each lecture class will compose its own topic and speaker who presents lecture and videos of previous performances.
February 2 & 9, March 2 & 9, April 6 & 13, May 4 & 11
Wednesdays | 1:30 pm–3:30 pm PT
Shareable Registration Link: https://bit.ly/csudholli-play-sp22
Meeting ID: 818 0510 3382
No stage or acting experience is required. Join our “virtual” class and have some fun and the chance to “polish” your dramatic skills. We hope you will enjoy the same interactive approach as the classroom experience of cold readings. Expect lively discussion regarding meaning and content. Parts will be assigned during the first 10-15 minutes of each class, and depending on the number of students and the number of parts, expect changes to character roles at the break.
Play Selections:
- Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
- In The Blood by Suzan Lori Parks
- Radio Golf by August Wilson
- Murder in the Cathedral by TS Eliot
- The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman
- Crimes in the Heart by Beth Hanley
Have a suggestion for a Let's Read a Play selection?
Email your favorite play nomination to olli@csudh.edu to let us know!
March 21
Monday | 10 am PT
► Watch the Replay: https://youtu.be/0Opix2cQi7s
Facilitator: Damien Sojoyner, UCI
This course will use look at the origins of hip-hop as a music and cultural phenomenon. Utilizing key artists, the class will delve into the complexity and genius of hip-hop as an art form.
Damien Sojoyner is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Irvine. His research covers carcerality, education, and Black culture. His first book, First Strike: Education Enclosures in Black Los Angeles was published by the University of Minnesota Press. His upcoming book, Joy and Pain: A Story of Black Life and Liberation in Five Albums will be published by the University of California Press in August 2022.
POSTPONED - Stay Tuned for New Date/Time!
IN-PERSON CLASS: Extended Education Classroom Building EE-1222
Please call (310) 243-3741 (Option 1) to register. The number of registrants is limited!
⚠ All OLLI Students must complete the COVID-19 Daily Self-Screening Tool before visiting CSUDH.
⚠ All OLLI students, regardless of attendance method, must self-certify their vaccination & booster status by February 28, 2021. Visit the vaccine page for more details.
Facilitator: Marc-Vincent Jackson
Creative Writing with Pan African Narratives: Finding Your Inner Griot
The course will review, discuss and analyze the African diaspora perspectives in “A Thousand Points of Light” in author Marc-Vincent Jackson’s debut novel and explore creating meaningful, culturally relevant dialogue with character development. Self, hybrid, and independent publishing will also be covered.
Resources can be accessed here: https://www.athousandpointsoflight-jaamrekk.com/
For nearly three decades, Marc-Vincent Jackson has been an educator specializing in World Languages having taught three different languages on three continents. An enthusiastic traveler and avid reader, his passionate interests include entertaining, cooking, gardening, film, music, and experiencing different cultures. He still plans to master Arabic and fulfill his dream of reading the Koran in its original language. Multicultural and multilingual (English, French, Spanish, and Wolof), he attended the University of Bordeaux, France, and the University of Seville, Spain, and graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder with a B.A. in Romance Languages and a B.S. in Journalism. He subsequently volunteered several years in the U.S. Peace Corps, Senegal, and was a group leader with Operations Crossroads Africa in Mali. He has been associated with a variety of African diaspora film festivals, such as FESPACO, as well as the Pan African Film Festival, in various capacities since its founding. By immersing himself in the local cultures, these intimate explorations and experiences give him a unique perspective and broaden his creative voice and insight as a writer. Upon settling in the United States, he eventually pursued an M.A. in Education at California State University, Dominguez Hills in Los Angeles, where he currently resides when not almost religiously traveling the world! A Thousand Points of Light is his debut novel.
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