OLLI CONNECTS
Monthly Magazine

June 2026

Summer Solstice

Natural Springs — Destin, Florida

Summer Secrets
— Marilyn Myerson

Those Were the Days My Friend
— Jackie Walker

Band Aids and BBQ
— Marcy Paintner

On the Road, Summer of 1969
— Victoria Dym

Features

Bird Song:
Hope and Magic

by Diane White

The Observer

Everyone is a Scientist
—Peter Neame

Joseph McAuliffe: A Celebration
— Theresa Sokol, Editor

Postscripts
Your Letters & The Cartoon

In Memoriam

George Hyde 1947 – 2026

Community of Readers and Writers — This SIG (Shared Interest Group) meets via zoom for discussion and special events and to share reading of current novels, non-fiction, short stories, memoir, and essays. We offer feedback through group conversation with experienced readers and writers, develop our storytelling and literary skills, and train newcomers in our supportive methods. Contact readersandwriters.too@gmail.com

New Adventures in Writing! | Marilyn Myerson | June 11-July 2 ● Thurs ● Online ● 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | $59 Enroll here.

Behind the Scenes with Robert Rauschenberg | Sheryl Ann Long | July 8, 2026 ● 10 a.m. ● Arbor Terrace | $29 Enroll here.

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