OLLI Course Schedule

Upcoming Fall 2023 & Winter 2024 Courses

The OLLI at UCLA program offers an ever-changing array of non-credit courses geared to those seeking a high-quality and enjoyable adventure in learning. There are no tests, grades, or homework – just learning for the sheer joy of learning!

OLLI at UCLA Membership
You must be 50 years or older to become a member of OLLI at UCLA. Membership is required to participate in all OLLI courses, special programs, partnerships, leadership & volunteer opportunities. Membership is good for one year beginning the quarter you join. Learn more about membership.

To join OLLI, begin by selecting your courses from the list below. Courses are listed chronologically per category. For help with online enrollment, view our registration guide.

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Taste of Osher

No membership required. These 2-hour seminars offer a "taste" of the programming we offer throughout the year. Taste of Osher courses are open to non-members and members alike, and are just $15 each. OLLI Plus members can enroll at no cost.

(*) denotes this course will be recorded. Students will have access to the video for 30 days.
No refunds allowed.
 
Course Title / Instructor Day / Dates Time Campus
Let's Talk Chocolate: Tasting and Buying
Lee Theisen
Saturday
Dec. 2
10am-12pm Lindbrook
*Rome's Five Good Emperors
Edward Watts
Monday
Dec. 4
10am-12pm Zoom
Yiddish Bingo
Marganit Lish
Tuesday
Dec. 5
1-3pm Gayley
Willa Cather: An American Story
Peter Cipkowski
Thursday
Dec. 7
10am-12pm Gayley
Los Angeles in the 1940s: War, Peace, and Prosperity
Sharon Boorstin
Tuesday
Dec. 12
1-3pm Zoom + Gayley
*The Fire of Frederick Douglass
Richard Bell
Wednesday
Dec. 13
1-3pm Zoom
*The Sistine Ceiling
Nancy McAfee
Monday
Jan. 8
10am-12pm Zoom
*A Visit to the Musée de l'Orangerie
Katherine Zoraster
Wednesday
Jan. 10
10am-12pm Zoom + Gayley
*The Unimaginable Journey of Peter Ertel
Joe Cahn
Friday
Jan. 12
1-2pm Zoom
*The Wearin’ O’ The Green
Eleanor Schrader
Monday
Mar. 11
10am-12pm Zoom

 

Special Programs

These events, courses, and other unique offerings are available exclusively to OLLI at UCLA members as part of their membership benefits.  All special programs are offered at no cost to members. Registration is required.

(*) Denotes this course will be recorded. Students will have access to the video for 30 days.
 
Course Title / Instructor Day / Dates Time Campus
OLLI Holiday Party Thursday
Dec. 7
12-2pm Gayley
OLLI Video Library
Jan. 8 - Mar. 24
  Online
OLLI Movie Club
Sharon Boorstin
3 Wednesdays
Jan. 10, Feb. 7, Mar. 6
3:30-4:30pm Zoom
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
Keith L Klein
Saturday
Jan. 20
10am-12pm Lindbrook
Oppenheimer: The Man, the Movie, the Aftermath
Sharon Boorstin
Wednesday
Feb. 21
1-3:30 Gayley
 

 

Lecture Courses

OLLI’s Instructor-Led courses are taught by the high-caliber instructors and guest speakers for which UCLA Extension is world-renown. OLLI membership is required to enroll in these courses.

(*) denotes this course will be recorded. Students will have access to the video for the duration of the course.
 
Course Title / Instructor Day / Dates Time Campus
*Art Deco Splendors of Downtown Los Angeles
Eleanor Schrader
2 Tuesdays
Nov. 7 – 14
1-3pm Zoom
The National Theatre: A Performance & History Study
Thomas Trudgeon
5 Tuesdays
Nov. 7 – Dec. 12
(no mtg Nov. 21)
1-4pm Gayley
*Andrew Jackson and Jacksonian Democracy
Jared Day
4 Mondays
Nov. 20 – Dec. 11
1-3pm Zoom
*Coming to Terms with the Holocaust, Part 4: Nazis, Pagans, Christians, Muslims, and Jews
Steve Sohmer
6 Mondays
Jan. 8 – Feb. 26
(no mtgs Jan. 15 & Feb. 19)
10am-12pm Zoom
*Architectural Treasures of Southern California: From San Diego to Santa Barbara
Eleanor Schrader
 6 Mondays
Jan. 8 – Feb. 26
(no mtgs Jan. 15 & Feb. 19)
Field Trips: Jan. 27, 10:30-11:30; Feb. 10, 1-2pm
1-3pm Zoom + Field Trips
Social Controversies in Film, Part Two
Maria Siciliano
6 Mondays
Jan. 8 – Feb. 26
(no mtgs Jan. 15 & Feb 19)
1-3:30pm Gayley
Big Band Jazz: The Evolution of the Large Ensemble
Ken Poston
8 Mondays
Jan. 8 – Mar. 11
(no mtgs Jan. 15 & Feb 19)
6:30-8:30pm Gayley
*Beyond the Headlines
Jim Aldinger
8 Tuesdays
Jan. 9 – Feb. 27
10:30-12pm Zoom + Gayley
Paris Between Two World Wars: Art, Culture, Life
Mort Kamins
6 Tuesdays
Jan. 9 – Feb. 13
1-3pm Gayley
*Women in Religion
Phyllis Herman
8 Wednesdays
Jan. 10 – Feb. 28
10am-12pm Zoom + Gayley
*Masterpieces in Dutch Collections
Katherine Zoraster
6 Wednesdays
Jan. 10 – Feb. 14
1-3pm Zoom + Gayley
*All That Jazz: Appreciating an American Art Form
Andrew Muson
8 Wednesdays
Jan. 10 – Feb. 28
1-3pm Zoom
Fritz Lang
Alex Pirolini
6 Wednesdays
Jan. 10 – Feb. 14
1-3:30pm Gayley
*Art in London
Katherine Zoraster
6 Thursdays
Jan. 11– Feb. 15
10am-12pm Zoom
*The World of Musical Satire
David Misch
5 Thursdays
Jan. 11 – Feb. 8
1-3pm Zoom + Gayley
*The Boiling Republic: The Coming of the Civil War
Jared Day
8 Thursdays
Jan. 11 – Feb. 29
1-3pm Zoom
*The Evolution of Jazz
Pat Collins
6 Tuesdays
Jan. 16 – Feb. 20
1-3pm Zoom
*The Television Canon of Norman Lear
Jim McKairnes
8 Wednesdays
Jan. 17 – Mar. 6
10am-12pm Zoom + Gayley
*Picasso: The Genius of Innovation
Nancy McAfee
6 Mondays
Jan. 22 – Mar. 4
10am-12pm Zoom
*Antonín Dvořák
Ryan Shiotsuki
8 Fridays
Jan. 26 – Mar. 15
10am-12pm Zoom
*Chamber Music
Ryan Shiotsuki
8 Fridays
Jan. 26 – Mar. 15
1-3pm Zoom
Cosmology, Astronomy, and Space Exploration in the News
Shelley Bonus
8 Wednesdays
Jan. 31 – Mar. 20
6:30-8:30pm Zoom
Looking at Contemporary Art
Deborah Cohen
6 Thursdays
Feb. 1 – Mar. 7
1-3:30pm Zoom + Field Trips
The Thrill of Hitchcock: Secrets of the Master
Paul Boorstin
6 Fridays
Feb. 16 – Mar. 15
1-3:30pm Gayley
*Goya: The Birth of a Modern Artist
Isidra Mencos
6 Tuesdays
Feb. 20 – Mar. 26
1-3pm Zoom
*Inventing the Modern: Profiles from the Enlightenment
Jared Day
4 Wednesdays
Feb. 28 – Mar. 20
1-3pm Zoom
How Cacao and Chocolate Changed the World
Lee Theisen
3 Tuesdays
Mar. 5 – 19
10am-12pm Gayley

 

Discussion Groups

Established instructors act as facilitators to create an environment in which participants explore subjects in an atmosphere of intellectual stimulation, creative self-expression, and socializing, without the expectation of tests or grades. Depending on the nature of the course, there could be a modest amount of preparation or readings required, and you may be called upon for your insights–members should be ready to participate. OLLI membership is required to enroll in these courses.

 
Course Title / Instructor Day / Dates Time Campus
Art Now
Deborah Cohen
6 Thursdays
Nov. 2 – Dec. 14
1-3:30pm Zoom
Best Sellers Throughout History, Part 2: The 1960s
Leonard Koff
8 Mondays
Jan. 8 – Mar. 18
(no mtgs Jan 15; Feb 12, 19)
6:30-8:30pm Zoom
Through The Looking Glass and Alice in Wonderland
Vincent Coppola
8 Tuesdays
Jan. 9 – Feb. 27
1-3pm Zoom
Short Story International: An African Perspective, Part 1
Carlo Coppola
8 Wednesdays
Jan. 10 – Feb. 28
10am-12pm Zoom
Food and Feasting in Art (with recipes)
Carlo Coppola
8 Thursdays
Jan. 11 – Feb. 29
10am-12pm Zoom
American Theatre On The Big Screen
Vincent Coppola
8 Thursdays
Jan. 11 – Feb. 8
1-4 or 4 :30pm Gayley
Current Events: Understanding Our World
Myrna Hant
8 Thursdays
Jan. 11 – Feb. 29
10am-12pm Zoom + Gayley
The Fantastic in Literature, Part 1
Leonard Koff
8 Sundays
Jan. 14 – Mar. 17
12-2pm Zoom

 

Foreign Languages

OLLI at UCLA offers courses in French and Spanish at several levels. Language courses are discussion-heavy and members should be ready to participate. OLLI membership is required to enroll in these courses.

 
Course Title / Instructor Day / Dates Time Campus
Spanish 3 for Everyday Life
Emilia Chuquin
8 Tuesdays
Jan. 9 – Feb. 27
10am-12pm Zoom
High-Level Spanish Conversation
Emilia Chuquin
8 Tuesdays
Jan. 9 – Feb. 27
1-3pm Zoom
French Conversation 2: High Intermediate
Ruth Gooley
8 Tuesdays
Jan. 9 – Feb. 27
6:30-8:30pm Zoom
French Conversation 1: Low Intermediate
Ruth Gooley
8 Wednesdays
Jan. 10 – Feb. 28
6:30-8:30pm Zoom
Real Life Spanish Conversation I
Susan Villar
8 Thursdays
Jan. 11 – Feb. 29
10am-12pm Zoom
Real Life Spanish Conversation II
Susan Villar
8 Sundays
Jan. 11 – Feb. 29
1-3pm Zoom

 

Creativity, Games & Movement

The following courses are interactive, and members are able to practice or apply what they learn in class. OLLI membership is required to enroll in these courses.

 
Course Title / Instructor Day / Dates Time Campus
Changing our Lifestyle to Reduce the Risk of Dementia
Ellen Demsky
7 Mondays
Jan. 8 – Mar. 4
(no mtgs Jan. 15 & Feb. 19)
10am-12pm Zoom
Gentle Chair Pilates
Bonnie Cahoon
8 Mondays
Jan. 8 – Mar. 11
(no mtgs Jan. 15 & Feb. 19)
1-2pm Zoom
Poker Fundamentals 2
Duncan Palamourdas
6 Mondays
Jan. 8 – Feb. 26
(no mtgs Jan. 15 & Feb. 19)
1-3pm Zoom
Qigong for a Healthy Body and Peaceful Mind
Samuel Barnes
6 Tuesdays
Jan. 9 – Feb. 13
1:30-3pm Gayley
Intermediate Mah-Jongg
Orna Manavi
6 Wednesdays
Jan. 10 – Feb. 14
9:30am-12pm
or
1-3:30pm
Gayley  
Beginning Gentle Yoga
Mona Wells
8 Wednesdays
Jan. 10 – Feb. 28
1-2:30pm Zoom
Tai Chi for Anxiety and Better Balance
Samuel Barnes
6 Thursdays
Jan. 11 – Feb. 15
1:30-3pm Gayley
Intermediate Yoga
Mona Wells
8 Thursdays
Jan. 11 – Feb. 29
6:30-8pm Zoom
Beginning Mah-Jongg
Lorraine Urist
6 Saturdays
Jan. 13 – Feb. 17
9:30am-12pm Lindbrook
Life Stories that Stir the Soul
Shelley Bonus
8 Wednesdays
Jan. 31 – Mar. 20
1-3pm Zoom

 

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