Programs

On this trip you will visit the historic Kymulga Grist Mill that will be docent-led by Ken Boyd and the on-site miller. After the tour of the mill, you will enjoy a Dutch-treat lunch at the Old Town Grille. Then off to Sylacauga to view the Marble Quarry. Finally, the day ends with a short tour of the Blue Bell Creameries to top the trip off with a delicious scoop of ice cream.


Friday, April 26, 2024, Kymulga Grist Mill Park
Registration is required. Meet at 11 a.m. at the restaurant.


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Registration is required. A minimum of six participants is required for the Supper Club to proceed.


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May 2024 - Deposit for Amelia Island, Jacksonville, and St. Augustine, Florida (5 day, 4 night)


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Watch a demonstration of how simulators create real life medical and crisis scenarios. Tour classrooms and labs that provide clinical experiences that ease the transition into the working world for graduates. A highlight of the tour will be a visit to the Beard Home Health & Hospice Laboratory, the first of its kind at The University of Alabama.


Thursday, March 28, 2024, The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing
Experience three days of fun and birding, just in time for the spring bird migration. Led by OLLI's own birding expert, Dwight Lammon, this adventure will be packed with birding opportunities from the minute our bus departs! We will visit the Audubon Bird Sanctuary and Shell Mound as well as historic Fort Gaines and the renowned Alabama Aquarium in Dauphin Island. As our group heads home, we will tour beautiful Bellingrath Gardens.


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Opportunity to see a total eclipse of the sun. This will be a one-day trip to see the total eclipse of the sun as it crosses Arkansas. We will pick the most likely place to view it based on weather reports the morning of the eclipse. The eclipse will last about three hours, with the totality lasting about four minutes. Remember, never look directly at the sun without proper equipment. Viewing glasses will be provided.


Monday, April 8, 2024
Springville, incorporated in 1880, is known for its historic downtown. Before lunch, tour the Museum of City History, take a short walking tour down Main Street, and visit the Presbyterian Church, built in 1873. In the afternoon, spend time in the antique mall and enjoy ice cream in Lassiter's Sundries before returning home.


Thursday, April 11, 2024, Springville Museum
The Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra will close its season with "Heroes," a concert honoring people who have inspired us through history. The musicians will rehearse segments of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "New Morning for the World" by Joeseph Schwantner and Beethoven's "Eroica Symphony."


Sunday, April 28, 2024, Moody Music Building
Bring your favorite camera (Philip will use an iPhone 13) and be prepared to try some new techniques to expand your photographic horizons. On this trip, you will drive your car or meet to carpool. Locations will be shared closer to the trip. We will start early to catch the morning light, then go to sites to photograph indoors and try other camera settings to get amazing photos. After a Dutch-treat lunch, we explore other location, weather permitting.


Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Bobby Babb again invites OLLI members to visit his garden, with more than 150 varieties of roses. Hear his tips on cultivation and recognizing varieties while enjoying the flowers' beauty. Participants will receive directions before this drive-yourself tour. If the forecast calls for inclement weather, this trip will be rescheduled.


Wednesday, May 1, 2024, Babb's Gardens
Rama Pidikiti invites members to tour some of her 40-acre property. Rama will lead the tour and discuss landscaping tips and ideas for recycling used materials in the garden! After walking the property, enjoy an Indian lunch on her patio. Participants will receive directions beforehand.


Friday, May 3, 2024, Pidikiti Home and Gardens
Rama Pidikiti invites members to tour some of her 40-acre property. Rama will lead the tour and discuss landscaping tips and ideas for recycling used materials in the garden! After walking the property, enjoy an Indian lunch on her patio. Participants will receive directions beforehand.


Friday, May 10, 2024, Pidikiti Home and Gardens
Registration is required. Meet for supper at 6:30 p.m.


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