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New Topic! Same Great Speaker!

by Julie - Exec. Dir.January 30, 2016January 31, 20161 Comment

sheep graduate We are privileged to have the eminent historian/author Charles Bryan at all three of our Open University locations in February. Dr. Bryan has announced that his topic for those appearances will be “What Makes Great Nations Great?”

He will still have available copies of his new book Imperfect Past: History in a New Light available for purchase and signing, as announced in our newsletter. Dr. Bryan will speak at St. Luke Lutheran on Feb. 1; at St. Mary Catholic on Feb. 3 and at First Presbyterian on Feb. 4–all at 12:30.

Open University WILL happen Thursday!

by Julie - Exec. Dir.January 27, 20162 Comments

It’s time to get out of the house! Open University will meet as scheduled, Thursday, January 28, at First Presbyterian Church. When Richmond City Schools have a delayed opening, we meet as we normally do. Classes are 9:45, 11:00, 12:15 and 1:30.

We also have a change of lunch speakers at 12:30. Elizabeth Seydel Morgan, prize-winning poet and author of Spans, will be unable to speak at First Presbyterian Church on Thursday, Jan. 28. She will be rescheduled for the fall. In her place is Paul Sacra, whose topic is “”The Battle of Cedar Mountain: Stonewall Jackson’s Last Fight as an Independent Commander.”

We hope to see everyone who can make it safely!

Open University’s Lunch-n-Life Cancelled

by Julie - Exec. Dir.January 26, 2016Leave a comment

Richmond City schools are closed again tomorrow which means that our Lunch-n-Life program at St. Mary Catholic Church on Wednesday, January 27th, is cancelled. We will be opening the office at 10:00am on Wednesday and we will keep our fingers crossed about Thursday’s Open University (OU). If Richmond City schools are closed, the OU is cancelled. If there is a delayed opening, we operate at the normal scheduled times.

We hope everyone is doing well with all this snow. Be very careful if you venture out – Julie

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Monday Open University Cancelled

by Julie - Exec. Dir.January 24, 2016Leave a comment

Due to the enormous amount of snow that hit RVA over the weekend AND Richmond City schools being closed, Open University will not meet at St. Luke Lutheran on Monday, January 25th.

Paula and I will be working from home Monday, checking phone messages and answering emails if you need to get in touch with us.

Please be safe and stay warm and please check in with your elderly neighbors. – Julie

MLK Day and the Open University

by Julie - Exec. Dir.January 11, 20162 Comments

Is everyone ready for another Open University Session!? We begin our Winter courses next Monday, January 18^th. Even though the nation celebrates the life of Dr. King and many businesses are closed on Monday, the Open University WILL MEET. We are not closed for MLK day.

Therefore, we hope to see everyone at Luke Lutheran on January 18^th, at St. Mary Catholic on January 20^th, and at First Presbyterian on January 21^st!

If you haven’t already seen it, we have a fantastic, full-page advertisement in 50Plus this month. You can also look for us in Style Weekly later this week. AND listen for our ad on WCVE radio this Wednesday and Thursday. We are all over the place! Join the movement and spread the word about our wonderful organization!!

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