Explore new connections with other OLLI members in a variety of special interest groups. OLLI Special Interest Groups meet regularly year-round to provide members enriching opportunities beyond the classroom.
At the Theater
Weekend matinee live theater performances, followed by dinner nearby. Approximately once a month.
Bridge/West Metro
All skill levels, 1st and 3rd Mondays, 2:00 pm, Perkins, St. Louis Park.
Jazz Appreciation/The OLLI Cats
4th Fridays, Sep., Oct., Feb., Mar., Apr., and 3rd Fridays of November and May, 12:30 pm, Schmitt Music, Edina.
Knitting/West Metro
2nd Wednesdays, 1:30 pm, Shir Tikvah Congregation library, Minneapolis (usually).
NEW/OLLI Stammtisch
Practice conversational German, Weekly. 1st and 3rd Mondays, 1:00 pm, various locations,
Scrabble
Weekly Wednesdays, at 1:00 pm, Lenox Community Center. On bus 17; free parking behind building, $2 fee/person/session for use of room.
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Attend four concerts (Series 4A, Ordway Concert Hall). Friday, 11:00 am, September–April 2019. Buy own tickets: www.thespco.org. Optional lunch nearby.
Wednesday Walkers
Weekly. Members take turns choosing and leading the walks in various locations. Optional lunch follows.
Book Club SIGs
American History Books
1st Thursdays, 1:30 pm, Highland Park Library, Saint Paul. (No meetings in July or Aug.)
Awesome Book Club
Books by or about women. 2nd Tuesdays, 1:30 pm, April thru November, St Paul JCC. Deborah Tabert or Dot Delegard
Fiction Minneapolis
Full
Nonfiction Minneapolis
Every month since 2003! 2nd Fridays, 1:00 pm, Franklin Library, Kate Anderson
St. Paul Contemporary Fiction
Open for 3-4 members. 3rd Fridays, 10:30 am, St. Paul JCC. Followed by optional lunch. Della Shupe
The Rather Odd Book Club
Oddly, members do not all read the same book. We choose a decade in history and pool our insights, perspectives, and information. 4th Fridays, 3:00 pm, Edina. Jeannie Hanson or Shawn Hartfeldt