OLLI Course Schedule

Upcoming Spring 2023 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.

 

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
*Sharon's Salon: The Making of an Opera
Sharon Boorstin
Thursday
Mar. 23
10am-12pm Zoom
*Hollywood's Golden Age: The 1930s in Los Angeles
Sharon Boorstin
Friday
Mar. 24
10am-12pm Zoom
Jazz: America’s Music
Pat Collins
Saturday
April 15
10am-12pm Lindbrook
The Personal is Political: The Evolution of Spain and its Citizens from Dictatorship to Democracy
Isidra Mencos
Saturday
April 22
10am-12pm Lindbrook
*The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England
Katherine Zoraster
Thursday
April 27
10am-12pm Zoom
Conversations about Language: Questioning Everyday Beliefs
Alice Freed
Saturday
April 29
10am-12pm Lindbrook
*Artists of the Harlem Renaissance
Eleanor Schrader
Monday
May 1
1-3pm Zoom
*Japanese American Internment: Memories of Heart Mountain
Sam Mihara
Saturday
May 6
10am-12pm Zoom + Gayley Center
*The Mexican Muralists
Eleanor Schrader
Monday
May 8
1-3pm Zoom
Chocolate Road: From Farm to Wrapper
Lee Theisen
Monday
May 15
10am-12pm Gayley Center
*California Gold Country: An Armchair Historic Tour
Sharon Boorstin
Thursday
May 18
10am-12pm Zoom
African American Portraiture: The Poetics of History, Memory and Revolutionary Love
Andrea Liss
Monday
May 22
1-3pm Gayley Center
*Revolutionary Lives: Tom Paine and Benedict Arnold
Richard Bell
Monday
June 5
1-4pm Zoom
Peace Corps Service Later in Life
Jeffrey Janis
Thursday
June 8
10am-12pm Zoom
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
Keith L Klein
Saturday
June 10
10am-12pm Lindbrook
*Sharon’s Salon: Diana Friedberg and her documentary film, Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music
Sharon Boorstin
Friday
June 16
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 Video Library (Spring 2023 Access)
View a selection of past program recordings
    Online
*Virtual Tour: Colosseum of Rome
Andrew Kranis
Monday
April 3
10am-12pm Zoom
OLLI Movie Club
Sharon Boorstin
Wednesdays
April 5, May 3, June 14
3:30-4:30pm Zoom
Tracy and Hepburn
Brandy French
Fridays
April 7-May 12
1-3:30pm Gayley Center
UCLA Tour: The Hammer Museum
Hammer Museum Student Educators
Friday
June 2
11:00am-12:00pm Hammer Museum
UCLA Tour: Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden
Botanical Garden Staff
Saturday
June 3
11-12pm Botanical Garden
 

 

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
The Paris Experience and American Culture
Mort Kamins
Thursdays
Mar. 2 - Mar. 23
1pm-3pm Gayley Center
*Southern California Styles: From Mexican Territory to Movie Mecca
Eleanor Schrader
Mondays
April 3-24
1pm-3pm Zoom
Social Controversies in Film
Maria Siciliano
Mondays
April 3-May 1
1-3:30pm Gayley Center
*Coming to Terms with the Holocaust, Part 1: A Crime Without a Name
Steve Sohmer
Tuesdays
April 4 – May 9
10am-12pm Zoom
*Beyond the Headlines
James Aldinger
Tuesdays
April 4 – May 23
10:30am-12pm Zoom + Gayley Center
Women in Religion
Phyllis Herman
Tuesdays
April 4-May 23
1pm-3pm Gayley Center
*Highlights of Art in New York City
Katherine Zoraster
Wednesdays
April 5-May 10
10am-12pm Zoom
*Gustav Mahler
Ryan Shiotsuki
Fridays
April 7-May 26
10am-12pm Zoom
*Beethoven, Part II
Ryan Shiotsuki
Fridays
April 7-May 26
1-3pm Zoom
*Barbara Streisand: Timeless
Steve Barri
Wednesdays
April 12-May 3
1-3pm Zoom + Gayley Center
Cosmology, Astronomy, and Space Exploration in the News
Shelley Bonus
Wednesdays
April 12-May 31
6:30-8:30pm Zoom
*The High Renaissance
Katherine Zoraster
Thursdays
April 13 – May 18
1-3pm Zoom + Gayley Center
International Cinema Series: Humanist Tales of the Old World
Alex Pirolini
Thursdays
April 13-May 18
1pm-3:30pm Gayley Center
*The American Revolution and the British Empire
Richard Bell
Mondays
April 17–May 22
10am-12pm Zoom
*The Long and Winding Road: The Hidden History of the Beatles
Max Keller
Tuesdays
April 18–June 6
6:30-8:30pm Zoom
*Frank Sinatra: The One and Only
Steve Barri
Wednesdays
May 10–31
1pm-3pm Zoom + Gayley Center
*Inventing the Presidency: Washington, Adams, and Jefferson
Jared Day
Thursdays
May 25–June 15
1pm-3pm Zoom
*Lewis, Clark, and the Creation of the American West
Jared Day
Tuesdays
May 30–June 13
1pm-3pm Zoom

 

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
Banned Books, Part II: Political Works
Leonard Koff
Mondays
April 3–June 12
(no mtgs April 10, May 15 & 29)
6:30-8:30pm Zoom
Great Italian Cinema
Vincent Coppola
Tuesdays
April 4–18
April 25 & May 2, 1-4:30pm
1-4pm Gayley Center
Short Story International: A Russian Perspective, Part 2
Carlo Coppola
Wednesdays
April 5–May 24
10am-12pm Zoom
Current Events: Understanding Our World
Myrna Hant
Thursdays
April 13–June 1
10am-12pm Zoom
What Marco Polo Ate: A Culinary Odyssey
Carlo Coppola
Thursdays
April 13–June 1
10am-12pm Zoom
Gilgamesh: The Oldest Piece of Literature Known
Vincent Coppola
Thursdays
April 13–June 1
1pm-3pm Zoom
Best American Essays, Part 3 
Leonard Koff
Sundays
April 16–June 25
(no mtgs May 14 & 28, June 18)
12-2pm Zoom
The Least Dangerous Branch: Politics and the Supreme Court
Kurt Hohenstein
Mondays
May 1–June 12
(no mtg May 29)
6:30-8:30pm Zoom
Art Now: Virtual Visits with Working Artists
Deborah Cohen
Thursdays
May 11-June 15
1pm-3:30pm 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 IV for Everyday Life
Emilia Chuquin
Tuesdays
April 4–May 23
10am-12pm Zoom
High-Level Spanish Conversation
Emilia Chuquin
Tuesdays
April 4–May 23
1pm-3pm Zoom
French Conversation II: High Intermediate 
Ida Soukeur
Tuesdays
April 4–May 23
6:30pm-8:30pm Zoom
French Conversation I: Low Intermediate
Ida Soukeur
Wednesdays
April 5–May 24
6:30pm-8:30pm Zoom
Real Life Spanish Conversation I
Susan McMillen Villar
Thursdays
April 13–June 1
10am-12pm Zoom
Real Life Spanish Conversation II
Susan McMillen Villar
Thursdays
April 13–June 1
1pm-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
Keeping Fit Over 50
Ellen Demsky
Mondays
April 3–May 22
10am-12pm Gayley Center
Poker Fundamentals 2
Duncan Palamourdas
Mondays
April 3–May 8
1pm-3pm Gayley Center
Beginning Bridge
Dawn Lee
Mondays
April 3–May 22
1:30pm-3:30pm Gayley Center
Drawing Is a Feeling, Part I: Introduction to Line, Space, and Shape
Deborah Beth Cohen
Tuesdays
April 4 - May 9
1pm-3:30pm Zoom
The Butler Did It . . . Or Did He?
Chris Schulte
Wednesdays
April 5–May 10
1pm-3:30pm Gayley Center
Beginning Mah-Jongg
Orna Manavi
Wednesdays
April 5–May 10
1pm-3:00pm Gayley Center
Intermediate Mah-Jongg
Orna Manavi
Thursdays
April 13–May 18
1pm-3:00pm Gayley Center
Beginning Gentle Yoga
Mona Wells
Wednesdays
April 12–May 31
1-2:30pm Zoom
Life Stories That Stir the Soul
Shelley Bonus
Wednesdays
April 12–May 31
1-3pm Zoom
Finding Your Movement Intelligence
Stacy Barrows
Thursdays
April 13–June 15
10-11am Gayley Center
Traditional Tai Chi
Samuel Barnes
Thursdays
April 13–May 18
1:30-3pm Gayley Center
Intermediate Yoga
Mona Wells
Thursdays
April 13–June 1
6:30-8pm Zoom

 

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