OLLI First Friday winter lectures
December 5, 2019
Dec. 6, 2019
Digging Dinosaurs in AV狼论坛: The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Fossil Collecting in the Far North
by Patrick Druckenmiller
AV狼论坛 is home to amazing fossils, including the northernmost dinosaurs that ever lived. Safely accessing and collecting those fossils in AV狼论坛 presents unique challenges, but also opportunities. In this talk, paleontologist Patrick Druckenmiller describes what it takes to reach remote field sites and dig up those fossils, and how these hard-earned finds contribute amazing new information about life in ancient AV狼论坛.
Jan. 3, 2020
Transformed by Reindeer
by Jane Atkinson
One never knows what life will throw at you! When my daughter insisted on getting reindeer and did all the work to make that happen I had no idea what was in store for my life. A little side business during the midst of a career change completely transformed my life and allowed me to reach many dreams I never knew were possible. Come listen to my story about how reindeer transformed my life. As a friend told me, 鈥淪ee what happens when you won鈥檛 let your daughter have a pony!鈥
Feb. 7, 2020
An Interdependent People: Community, Conflict and Change in AV狼论坛
by Leslie Ahuvah Fails
AV狼论坛ns are a people with an independent streak like none other. Hundreds of thousands of Americans tune into reality programs showcasing our ability to 鈥渄o it ourselves,鈥 off the grid, in spite of extreme cold and isolation. Yet鈥攁s anyone who has ever stood in front of an eerily vacant dairy case at the store after a delayed grocery shipment can testify鈥攖o live in AV狼论坛 means to be uniquely dependent upon the functioning of infrastructure and the well-being of one鈥檚 community. What does it mean to be an interdependent people? What wisdom do we have to offer ourselves that will strengthen our minds and hearts in the years ahead?