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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Upcoming Fall 2023 & Winter 2024 Courses

Taste of Osher

Special Programs

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Discussion Groups

Foreign Languages

Creativity, Games & Movement

Contact Us

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