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Last Fall we hosted a free introductory OLLI class. The response was HUGE and many residents expressed interest in taking an OLLI course. We are excited to partner with OLLI to bring this opportunity to our HTC community at a discounted rate!

 

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Denver (OLLI at DU) is an adult learning membership program designed for inquiring adults, age 50 and "better," who wish to pursue lifelong learning in a relaxed non-competitive atmosphere. OLLI members and class facilitators exchange ideas, build on their knowledge, and discover new friends. Thanks to the generosity of The Bernard Osher Foundation, OLLI at DU joins a network of more than 120 institutes across the U.S. that are helping older learners find personal fulfillment. 

 

• $25 registration fee
• 4-week class April 17 - May 8
• In-person class led by class facilitator Stuart Gentry
• Minimum of 12 participants to hold the class - deadline to register is Monday, April 10
• Registration is on the OLLI website. Click HERE to register.  

 

 

 

“Pikes Peak or Bust”  With those words, hundreds of thousands of hopeful Americans rushed across the Great Prairie to find their fortunes in the frontier Rocky Mountains. At that time there was no Colorado. The central Rockies were part of the largely-ignored Kansas Territory. But all that changed with the discovery of gold by William “Green” Russell near current-day Denver during the summer of 1858. The Colorado Gold Rush is the story of fortune-hunters, broken dreams, and hard labor.  There were the boom towns that sprang up and disappeared back into the dust in the matter of a few short years. It is also the tale of colorful characters that seem straight out of the Saturday afternoon matinee. Most importantly, the stories from the mines are the story of the creation of the State of Colorado that we know today.

 

 

Stuart Gentry spent the first 20 years of his professional career in the chemical industry. He then switched directions and became a professor of chemistry at La Salle University in Philadelphia. His passion is for understanding the natural world around us, and how it impacts the people that live within it.

 

Click the link below to learn more about Stuart!