Put These Events On Your Calendar

All are free, open to the public and will be held in the Chestnut Ridge Room (102) at the Reuter Center. See the NCCCR website and posters in the Reuter Center for additional details.

Wednesday, October 4, 7-8:30 pm—Catamount Concert
Friday, October 6, 11:45-1 pm—TGIF Lunch: Great Buildings of Asheville
Friday, October 6, 1:15-3 pm—Special Event: Seize the Play
Wednesday, October 11, 7-9 pm—Special Event: The Birth of Christianity from the Matrix of Judaism: From Myth to Fact
Friday, October 13, 11:45-1 pm—TGIF Lunch: Classroom Excellence from Quality Research
Tuesday, October 17, 11:45-1:15 pm—HES: Oral and Systemic Health: Exploring the Connection
Friday, October 20, 11:45-1 pm—TGIF Lunch: Bluegrass Instrumentation
Friday, October 20, 3-4:40 pm—Symphony Talk with Daniel Meyer
Tuesday, October 24, 11:45-1:15 pm—HES: Exploring Alternative Health…Homeopathy
Friday, October 27, 11:45-1 pm—TGIF Lunch: Does Your Newspaper Represent Your Community? (note TGIF Schedule Change below)

Blue Ribbon Winners

Have you noticed the blue ribbon on the bulletin board at the Reuter Center? The UNCA Smooth Dancers, led by Bruce and Carol Peterson, won that blue ribbon in the Adult Division of Smooth Dancing at the WNC Mountain State Fair.  The team of 20 dancers was formed 3 ½ years ago after taking a class on Mountain Musical Heritage taught by Jo Herron.  Congratulations to the group and happy dancing at the next stop: the state fair in Raleigh in October.

TGIF Schedule Change

Kathleen Davis, director of community and special publications at the Asheville Citizen-Times, will be the presenter at the October 27 TGIF Lunch. This will give you an excellent opportunity to learn more about these publications and how you can have a say in what’s included. Ms. Davis will be happy to entertain any questions you have on the special publications as well as the entire newspaper.

Guillermo Perich who was originally scheduled for the October 27 TGIF Lunch has had to postpone his performance because of pending surgery.
 

Looking for a Parking Space at the Reuter Center?

Peak times in the Reuter Center parking lots this fall may be:
Mondays at noon
Tuesdays at 9:30 and noon
Wednesdays at 9:30, noon and 2
Thursdays at 9:30 and 2
Fridays at 9:30
Especially at these times you may want to carpool with a friend or, if you are a two-car family, consider bringing just one car to campus.
 

Are You Ready to Vote?

Candidate forums are excellent opportunities for you to meet and hear from the candidates who will be on the ballot in November. The League of Women Voters offers the following forums co-sponsored by the NC Center for Creative Retirement.

Judicial Candidates Forum
Friday, October 13, 4-5:30 pm
5th floor courtroom of Buncombe County Courthouse

NC Senate and House Candidates Forum
Monday, October 16, 7-9 pm
Randolph Learning Center, 90 Montford Ave. (just north of new Chamber of Commerce building)

Buncombe County Sheriff & Buncombe County School Board Candidates
Monday, October 23, 7-9 pm
Clyde A. Erwin High School cafeteria, 60 Lees Creek Rd.
 

SIGs News

Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are thriving at the Reuter Center. SIGs are member-led activities around a mutual interest. Members should feel free to “check out” any SIG of interest or to contact a SIG “champion.” Here are a few tidbits of information.

Among other events, the Wild Bunch SIG embarks on nature-based outings such as birding trips, fall leaf and nature hikes, plant swaps, alternative living methods, old growth forests, river canoe and kayak trips, and other events suggested and led by the membership. Contact Fred Roane froane@hotmail.com

The Tile Clickers SIG is always anxious to have new members. We welcome "watchers" who would like to learn to play Mah Jongg. Contact Shirley Rardin tsrardin@charter.net

Contract Bridge SIG meets every Friday at 2 pm in the Atrium. Intermediate level -- Chicago style scoring. Contact Marge Campbell (254-3354) www.marge1.1@juno.com

Duplicate Bridge SIG meets 1st, 3rd, and 5th Mondays at 3 pm in the Atrium. Good opportunity to compare your bridge skills with others in an informal, friendly atmosphere. Contact Marge Campbell (254-3354) www.marge1.1@juno.com

The Singles SIG will meet on Wednesday, October 4 for dinner at the UNCA Dining Room (private dining room at the rear, right side). On Wednesday, October 18 the group will meet for dinner at a local restaurant (TBA). Contact Elaine Price eprice5089@charter.net

Our newest SIG is Creating Community in the 2nd Half of Life. This SIG explores how relationships and community affect life as we age. The group will explore how relationships are created, nurtured, and expanded and the effect of community wherever it is. SIG members will choose specific topics for reading and discussion such as "intentional neighborhoods" in the Asheville and Western NC areas, aging concerns and benefits of community. The first two meetings are Wednesday, October 25, 6-7:30 pm and Thursday, October 16, 6-7:30 pm in room 205. Contact Marianne Kilkenny (230-2093) mk@mekilkenny.com
 

An Outreach to New Members

The Center for Creative Retirement will launch a new advertising campaign in Laurel magazine, beginning with the November issue. Each month Executive Director Ron Manheimer will write an article about the Center or new ideas in the field of lifelong learning. Communications Committee co-chair, Dick Murray, says that an ad announcing NCCCR programs will also be in each issue.

Laurel Magazine reaches over 25,000 readers, and is distributed the first of the month at over 400 retail outlets throughout the Asheville area.
 

The Greek Experience

You have until January 15, 2007 to decide if you would like to travel with UNCA students and faculty to Turkey and Greece. The May 24 through June 27, 2007 trip will include a maximum of 20 students, 10 Center for Creative Retirement members as well as two UNC Asheville professors. Dr. Sophie Mills, Classics Department, smills@unca.edu and Dr. Jane Hartsfield, Mathematics Department, jhartsfi@unca.edu will be happy to answer questions. The $3,900-$4,100 fee includes airfare, transportation, lodging, most breakfasts, guides and entrance fees. Some of the places that the group will visit include Istanbul and sites on the Galliipoli peninsula, several Greek islands, Crete, Athens and Olympia.

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The North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement is a community of learners of all ages and an integral part of the University of North Carolina Asheville since 1988. We support life-long learning through a variety of non-credit programs and workshops.

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