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OLLI at Berkshire Community College
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The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College in western Massachusetts is a dynamic learning community with over 1,500 members that offers 200+ terrific programs a year. For the Joy of Learning! berkshireolli.org
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Our Fall classes start next week and there is still time to sign up! berkshirecc.edu/Fall2025!
September 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Come join in some great movement classes this summer at OLLI at BCC! berkshireolli.org/summer2025
SUMMER 2025 Movement Classes Musical Theatre Dance: A Participatory Dance Workshop with George Pinney (In-person in Lee) Wednesdays - Five sessions beginning June 4 -10:30 a.m. - Noon Fitness and Better Health Through Basic Self-Defense Training for Everyone with Andrew Weiss (In-person at BCC) Mondays - Five sessions beginning June 2 - 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Imagination Is Ageless with Sally Filkins (In-person at BCC) Tuesdays - Eight sessions beginning July 8 - 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. International Folk Dancing with Elaine Sohn (In-person in Lee) Wednesdays - Six sessions beginning July 9 - 9:30 - 11:15 a.m. Practical Self Defense with Laycolaion Freeman (In-person in Pittsfield, MA) Thursdays - Four sessions beginning July 10 - 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. African Rooted Dance with Noel Staples Freeman (In-person in Pittsfield, MA) Thursdays - Four sessions beginning July 10 - 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
May 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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OLLI at Berkshire Community College Historical Celebration: 250 Years Since the American Revolution - Summer Courses - Online and in-person! (berkshireolli.org/summer2025)
For the joy of learning!
OLLI Berkshires250 programming info at berkshireolli.org/Rev250
OLLI at Berkshire Community College Historical Celebration: 250 Years Since the American Revolution Summer Courses American Painting in the Revolutionary War Period with Ralph Pearson (Online) Mondays - Four sessions beginning June 2 - 3:30 - 5 p.m. Thomas Paine's Unique Life, Times, and Writing with Douglas Cooper (In-person in Great Barrington) Tuesdays - Six sessions beginning June 3 -1:30 - 3 p.m. The Legacy of Lafayette with Genet Jeanjean, Aliki Braine, Polly Lyman, Alan Hoffman, Trudy Hammer, and Phil Deely (Online) Wednesdays - Four sessions beginning June 4 - 9:30 - 11 a.m. The American Revolution in the South: Where the War Was Won with Richard Eason (Online) Mondays - Six sessions beginning July 7 - 3:30 - 5 p.m. The Pursuit of Happiness: Where Are We Now? with Michael Forbes Wilcox (Online) Tuesdays - Six sessions beginning July 8 - 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. OLLI at Berkshire Community College offers non-credit programs including courses, lectures, special events and trips, shared interest groups, and more -- online and in-person! For the joy of learning! OLLI Berkshires250 programming info at berkshireolli.org/Rev250
May 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Come for the wild story, stay for the history!
Tickets: berkshireolli.org/event-6162274
Prof. Stephen R. Platt on his book:
The Raider: The Untold Story of a Renegade Marine and the Birth of U.S. Special Forces in World War II
Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. ET
Online via Zoom
May 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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2025 Mona Sherman Mem. Lecture with Chris Whipple - May 24, 5:00 p.m.
At the Mahaiwe in Gt. Barrington, MA
Free, but tickets required
Tickets for OLLI members: berkshireolli.org/event-6093100
Registration opens to the public on Wednesday, April 30 at noon. mahaiwe.org/.../ollis-mo...
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April 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Spring Course Spotlight!
The Scopes Monkey Trial 100 Years Later: What Happened Then and Why Should We Care Now? with Doug Mishkin
Six Sessions - 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/6
9:30 - 11 a.m.
Hybrid - Zoom and in-person in Great Barrington
Learn more and register: berkshireolli.org/T101ScopesMo...
courtroom image from scopes trial. men in suits standing and talking
March 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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An Unchecked Presidency? Trump’s Attack on the Laws and the Constitution: A Dialogue Between Constitutional Lawyers Tom Gerety and Peter Shane
Monday, Mar 10 at 7 p.m. ET, via Zoom
Free & open to all - www.berkshireolli.org/event-6090045
Peter shane in blue suit and glasses
February 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Need a break from the news? Join us for:
The OLLI Distinguished Speakers Series presents:
Football: The Real American Pastime
with Professor Joel Wolfe, UMass Amherst
Monday, March 3, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. ET Online via Zoom
Learn more and register: berkshireolli.org/event-6043447
Prof. Joel Wolfe in a brown sweater, wearing glasses
February 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Meet our spring instructors and join us for a Spring Open House on March 4 at 10:30 a.m. at BCC!
Register here: berkshireolli.org/event-6029820
open house spring 2025
February 20, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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Free and Open to the Public on Zoom - Ukraine-Russia War in the Era of Trump 2.0 with James Brooke, former New York Times foreign correspondent and former Ukraine reporter.

Tuesday, February 4 at 7 p.m. ET
Online via Zoom - Free & open to all
Register here! berkshireolli.org/event-6007382
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January 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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OLLI at Berkshire Community College has a new free and open to the public lecture on the newly signed Executive Orders - with Dr. Tom Gerety, Wednesday, January 29 at 7 p.m. ET. Register today! berkshireolli.org/event-6041858
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January 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM