Meet The Press
Dear Mr. Nabokov
— Robert Strozier
“Then an amazing thing happened: I was hired as the Managing Editor of Audience, a new, lavishly illustrated, hard cover magazine of the popular arts.”
I Met Them!
— Jackie Walker
How many of us can say we met the Beatles? Read Jackie Walker’s memoir to discover how that came about!
OLLI members visited an exhibit about Beatle George Harrison’s passion for gardening — on display at the Selby Gardens until June 29, 2025.
George Harrison at Selby Gardens
— Diane White
Creating Editorial Page Cartoons
— Art Henrikson
“An editorial cartoon says something graphically to the reader about contemporary life.“
Our focus in June is journalism and the press with an historical and critical essay in Features.
What’s Happened to the Media?
— Rich Kennedy
“Profit and political influence are now the driving forces behind what is increasingly opinion masquerading as news.“
The anchor article in The Observer is a companion to the essay in the Features section.
Communication
— George Hyde
“A new media personality managed to capture my thinking in a new way in a cogent phrase: ‘We need,’ he said, ‘communication that is capable of listening.’”
Our August Theme: She Did What?
Get in the mood with OLLI summer classes tailored to women’s issues, escapades and histories. Send us YOUR story for inclusion in the August OLLI Connects Magazine.
Women in Medicine Who Didn’t Make the History Books
Sheryl Long, Instructor. 07/14/25. 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. Online.
Who was the overseer of Egyptian female physicians? What country was home to the first female medical writer? Was Elephantis a sex worker or a physician? Who was the first English person to have her children inoculated against smallpox? Learn about these women and two dozen others, including the first females from several countries to receive medical degrees. Register here or call Charise. 813-545-8282.
Badly Behaved or Cunning and Brave? Women Who Didn’t Make the History Books
Sheryl Long, Instructor. 08/12/25. 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. Aston Gardens at Tampa Bay. Did you know that a woman commanded the largest fleet in history? Or that Churchill’s favorite spy was a woman? This class looks at 20 females from medieval times up through the 20th Century whose careers and/or exploits (for good or bad) often meant they worked undercover or disguised as men. Register here or call Charise. 813-545-8282
