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- Adventures in Photography - Close-Up and Macro Photography
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Maximum Enrollment: 10
Taking photographs of objects close-up or extremely close-up (macro photography) requires special skills. This class will teach you the difference between the two and the techniques to photograph objects close-up using your camera and lens. The instructors will demonstrate and explain how to use extension tubes with your lens and will discuss how to determine which of the three kinds of macro lenses is best for you. Students need to bring an object to use as your subject for the class, your camera with a fully charged battery, your camera manual, a note pad and a tripod, if you have one.
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- American Private Art Museums and Their Collections
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THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
This course will focus on private art collections and their histories, including the Frick in New York City, the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, the J. Paul Getty Museum and others. We will learn about the people who amassed these collections and how they were able to acquire these pieces of art at the time they did. We will also look at the buildings these art collections are housed in and the relationship of this distinctive architecture to the collectors.
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- Basic Beginning Photography
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Maximum Enrollment: 10
In this class you will learn the basic functions of your camera in order to improve your photography skills. You will learn advanced techniques for the ISO, shutter speed and aperture settings, how they affect your photographs and how to control your camera’s settings. The instructors will use video and lecture to demonstrate how to operate the camera. There will be specific photography assignments to practice using these settings and an opportunity to get feedback and ask questions to improve your skills. Students need to bring their camera with a fully charged battery, the camera manual, and a note pad to class.
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- Elder Law 101
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THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
As we age and begin to think about getting our family's personal and financial affairs in order, we need to be aware of the many legal issues related to those affairs. This class will address Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, disability/ incompetency proceedings, long term care options, insurance, and the process of Probate to guide you more confidently through the process.
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- Faith and Traditions: The Great Religions of the World
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Fee: $30.00
Item Number: 25-26ACOR138001
Dates: 9/15/2025 - 11/17/2025
Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 10
Building: Central Baptist Church
Room: Open Door Room
Instructor: Penny Lamb
THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
For as long as there have been human beings, there has been religion. In 2025 about 85% of the people in the world claim adherence to a religion, which makes learning about the worldwide religious landscape especially important and fascinating. In this course we will survey 11 major religions of the world. We will trace their earliest origins, investigate the growth of their beliefs and doctrines and examine their place in the world today. In spite of the growing number of “nones”, the reality is that religion continues to be a significant factor in understanding the beliefs and behaviors of people everywhere.
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- Get Much More Out of Your Mac
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THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
In a hands-on classroom setting, Mac users will learn how to become much more efficient on their computers. This is for both long-term Mac users and Windows users switching to the Mac. This is the live edition of the Mac user manual, designed to help you master all the essential information you need.
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- Introduction to Astrophotography
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Maximum Enrollment: 10
It takes special know-how and equipment to get good photographs of the sky at night. This class will teach you the tricks and tips. The course will begin with a lecture session discussing the equipment needed to bring to the night session. The next class will be an evening of photographing with the instructors at McConnell Springs. The final class will be a review and discussion of how to post process your photographs.
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- Johnson Recreational Center/Alumni Gym
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Fee: $0.00
Dates: 9/2/2025 - 12/13/2025
Times: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Days: Su D Sa
Sessions: 99
Building: Johnson Recreational Center
Room:
Instructor: UK Staff UK Staff
Maximum Enrollment: 100
(Additional Fee Required)
430 Complex Dr, Lexington, KY 40506
https://studentsuccess.uky.edu/campus-recreation/johnson-center
Fall schedule begins Tuesday, September 2
Hours of Operation (subject to change): 859-257-9383
Sunday: 11 a.m. - 12 a.m.
Monday - Friday: 6 a.m. - 12 a.m.
Saturday & Sunday: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Alumni Gym (additional fee required)
Gatton Student Center, 160 Avenue of Champions, Lexington KY 40508
https://studentsuccess.uky.edu/campus-recreation/alumni-gym
**(students can check dates and times by using the link above)**
Additional fee payable to JC/Alumni Gym; this fee allows members access to both facilities. Please visit JC/Alumni Gym website for current membership rates.
Fall schedule begins Tuesday, September 2 Hours of Operation (subject to change):
Sunday: 11 a.m. - 12 a.m.
Monday - Friday: 6 a.m. - 12 a.m.
Saturday & Sunday: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
OLLI members are welcome to take advantage of the wellness opportunities on UK’s campus. Members are subject to all facility rules and regulations. An additional fee is required and can be paid directly to the Johnson Center/ Alumni Gym.
HOW TO REGISTER:
Register by listing as a course on your registration form. A list of OLLI members registering for the following will be sent to the facilities.
Complete the 2025 - 2026 OLLI Risk Release on the back of the registration form (pg 41 & 42) and return it to OLLI at UK prior to participation. Contact UK Transportation at 859-257-5757 for information on parking locations and fees.
Pay additional fee directly to Johnson Center/Alumni Gym.
No class Sept. 1, Nov. 27 - 30
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- Lancaster Aquatic Center (LAC)
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Fee: $0.00
Dates: 9/2/2025 - 12/13/2025
Times: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Days: Su D Sa
Sessions: 99
Building: Lancaster Aquatic Center
Room:
Instructor: UK Staff UK Staff
Maximum Enrollment: 300
Lancaster Aquatic Center
(no additional fee required)
Corner of Complex Drive and University Drive
https://studentsuccess.uky.edu/campus-recreation/lancaster-aquatic-center
*(students can check dates and times by using the link above)* or call 859-257-7940
Access begins September 2, 2025 Lap swim hours (Dates and times subject to change, and hours may vary due to campus events; check the website link above before visiting):
Monday - Friday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Monday - Thursday: 6:15 - 8:15 p.m.
Friday: 6:15 - 7:15 p.m.
Saturday: 2 - 4 p.m. Sunday: 12 - 2 p.m.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
1. Register with OLLI
2. Upon arrival, request a swipe card in the pool lobby.
No class Sept. 1, Nov. 27 & 28
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- Medical Marijuana 101
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Maximum Enrollment: 35
Medical marijuana became legal in Kentucky on January 1, 2025. This class will begin with definitions of terms related to marijuana. We’ll briefly review current evidence for medical use of cannabis and recent reports about its side effects. Then we’ll go over current Kentucky regulations and procedures for use of medical marijuana, including eligible medical conditions and the process of getting an ID card. The class will conclude with a discussion of issues associated with “driving under the influence of cannabis (DUIC).”
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- Mission imPOSSIBLE: Becoming an Author!
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Maximum Enrollment: 50
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to write that fiction novel, memoir, or short story (or to finish the one that's been sitting in a drawer for 5 years)! Come meet with other aspiring authors for inspiration, motivation, and education. You'll learn about developing memorable characters, writing dialogue, and how to keep readers turning the page. Helpful information on resources to assist you will be provided as well as ways to get published and promote your work. A free copy of the instructor's novel The Car Thief, will be given to each participant. This will be engaging discussions to teach the tricks of the trade but without any writing assignments either in class or as homework. Come make your dreams come true!
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- Move to the World's Music
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Maximum Enrollment: 25
The music comes from another time and place – the haunting violin of a Romani tune, the vitality of a Cossack dance, the kind of rhythmic melody that made Zorba so Greek. Move to the World’s Music promotes world community through dance. Get a gentle workout while enjoying the favorite music and social dance of the Balkans, Europe, the Americas, Israel and beyond. Participants will learn some of the easier and simpler ethnic dances. They may range from slower rhythms to more aerobic and dynamic steps. Dances are done in lines, circles and individually. No prior dance experience is necessary – just a pair of comfortable shoes.
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- OLLI Fitness (Hybrid) In Person
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Maximum Enrollment: 75
This course features aerobic and strength training to improve physical fitness, strength, flexibility and cardiovascular endurance. A typical class begins with easy-to-follow cardio for 25 to 30 minutes. Cardio is followed by weight training exercises with dumbbells. Class will always incorporate exercises for abdominals and core strength, ending with flexibility training and cool down.
REQUIRED MATERIALS: Water bottle, weights and yoga mat.
No class November 26 & 28
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- OLLI Fitness (Hybrid) Zoom Only
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Fee: $40.00
Dates: 9/3/2025 - 12/5/2025
Times: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Days: M W F
Sessions: 39
Building: ZOOM
Room: Online Only
Instructor: Josette Garstka, Karie Boneau
Maximum Enrollment: 75
This course features aerobic and strength training to improve physical fitness, strength, flexibility and cardiovascular endurance. A typical class begins with easy-to-follow cardio for 25 to 30 minutes. Cardio is followed by weight training exercises with dumbbells. Class will always incorporate exercises for abdominals and core strength, ending with flexibility training and cool down.
REQUIRED MATERIALS: Water bottle, weights and yoga mat.
No class November 26 & 28
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- Pathways to Kentucke: The Wilderness Road and the Ohio River (Hybrid)
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Fee: $25.00
Item Number: 25-26ACOR138201
Dates: 10/6/2025 - 10/13/2025
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 2
Building: BCTC
Room: M-122
Instructor: Kenneth Golliher
THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
To many eighteenth century immigrants, “Kentucke” and its “great meadow” (the bluegrass) is akin to the promised land. Two major avenues lead there, the Ohio River and the Wilderness Road. Both routes are difficult. Neither is safe. Still, they are routinely traveled by men, women and children bound for a new life. These are the travel stories for thousands of immigrants who raised the area’s non-native population from less than 300 to more than 73,000 between 1774 and 1792. We will discuss the routes settlers use, the conditions they encounter, and the risks they endure. Travelers’ journals from the period are heavily relied upon in this narrative, a perspective no history book offers.
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- Pathways to Kentucke: The Wilderness Road and the Ohio River (Hybrid) Zoom Only
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Fee: $25.00
Dates: 10/6/2025 - 10/13/2025
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 2
Building: ZOOM
Room: Online Only
Instructor: Kenneth Golliher
Maximum Enrollment: 75
To many eighteenth century immigrants, “Kentucke” and its “great meadow” (the bluegrass) is akin to the promised land. Two major avenues lead there, the Ohio River and the Wilderness Road. Both routes are difficult. Neither is safe. Still, they are routinely traveled by men, women and children bound for a new life. These are the travel stories for thousands of immigrants who raised the area’s non-native population from less than 300 to more than 73,000 between 1774 and 1792. We will discuss the routes settlers use, the conditions they encounter, and the risks they endure. Travelers’ journals from the period are heavily relied upon in this narrative, a perspective no history book offers.
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- Shared Interest Group for Writers - SIG (Hybrid)
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THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
Are you a writer or a writer wanna-be? Do you want to share your writings and your love of writing with others? This group is for writers of fiction, poetry, life stories, and anything your writer's heart can imagine. We meet weekly to share our free or structured writings and to support each other in our writing efforts. Experience is not required. Enthusiasm expected. See you there.
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- Shared Interest Group for Writers - SIG (Hybrid)
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Fee: $0.00
Item Number: 25-26ACOR103102
Dates: 9/8/2025 - 12/8/2025
Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 14
Building: ZOOM
Room: Online Only
Instructor: Sandy Emerson, Gerard Howell
THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
Are you a writer or a writer wanna-be? Do you want to share your writings and your love of writing with others? This group is for writers of fiction, poetry, life stories, and anything your writer's heart can imagine. We meet weekly to share our free or structured writings and to support each other in our writing efforts. Experience is not required. Enthusiasm expected. See you there.
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- Strum Into Joy: Beginner Ukulele for Lifelong Learners
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THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
It’s never too late to make music—and the ukulele is the perfect place to start! Strum Into Joy is a beginner-friendly course designed especially for adults aged 50 and up who want to explore the fun, expressive world of ukulele. Whether you’ve never played an instrument or are rekindling a love for music, this relaxed and welcoming class will guide you step-bystep through the basics. Participants will learn how to hold and tune the ukulele, play essential chords, read simple music and tablature, and strum along to well-known songs from a variety of genres. Each session builds skills at a gentle pace and emphasizes creativity, connection, and confidence. No prior experience required—just bring your uke and your curiosity!
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- The Benefits of Strength Training For Life's Journey Zoom Only
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Fee: $20.00
Dates: 9/8/2025 - 9/8/2025
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Days: M
Sessions: 1
Building: ZOOM
Room: Online Only
Instructor: Katie Starr, Eric Levitan
Maximum Enrollment: 100
Join Dr. Katie Starr and Eric Levitan, experts in healthy aging, for a 1-hour webinar exploring the science of strength training as we age. Learn how staying strong boosts mood, sleep, and memory, and discover key strategies for success, including the role of protein and everyday ways to incorporate strength training into your routine.
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- The History of Earth and Life
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Maximum Enrollment: 30
Examines the history of earth and life from the Precambrian (beginning 4.55 billion years ago) to the start of the Anthropocene. This class will look at everything from meteorites and the early solar system to trilobites to dinosaurs and will end with human evolution and climate change. The class will cover historical geology with an emphasis on life of the past as understood by paleontologists and earth scientists. There will be an optional trip to the Cincinnati Museum Center during (or at the end of ) the semester.
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- Why Nations Go To War
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Fee: $30.00
Item Number: 25-26ACOR138501
Dates: 9/22/2025 - 10/27/2025
Times: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 6
Building: Crestwood Christian Church
Room: Bradford Room
Instructor: Jeff Freyman
THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
When asked to explain the origins of the First World War, German Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg responded, "Ah, if we only knew.". But in fact we do know why nations go to war. In this course, we'll examine the causes of armed conflict among countries, both in history and in the contemporary world. We'll also consider the effectiveness of attempts to prevent the outbreak of war -- such as spheres of influence, balance of power, international law and organizations like the U.N., and techniques of crisis diplomacy. What do these tell us about the chances for war between the United States and China, and how we can avoid it?
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