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Winter 2008 Course Offerings

Registration Begins 9:00 a.m., January 29, 2008

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Start Date	Category	Course Title	Status	#
5/3/08	Arts & Humanities	A Day with Bartok and Brahms		2210
3/18/08	Arts & Humanities	The Life and Literary Works of John Steinbeck	CLASS FULL	2211
5/31/08	Arts & Humanities	Right and Wrong — How Do We Decide?		2186
3/1/08	Arts & Humanities	Shakespeare's Sonnets Come Alive		2131
2/25/08	Arts & Humanities	The American Identity, Part 1 — What Defines an American?		2213
5/19/08	Arts & Humanities	The American Identity, Part 2		2213
2/26/08	Arts & Humanities	Two Medieval Treasures: Mont Saint-Michel and Chartres		2216
5/13/08	Arts & Humanities	Mission San Luis Obispo		2088
2/25/08	History & Current Affairs	The County Grand Jury: Citizen Watchdog of Local Government		1029
2/19/08	History & Current Affairs	An Armchair Tour of Point San Luis Lighthouse		2232
5/24/08	History & Current Affairs	Jim Beckwourth — His Life and Adventures		2229
5/7/08	History & Current Affairs	A Tour Through Time		2217
4/3/08	History & Current Affairs	Seminar on Global Terrorism	CANCELLED	2062
4/5/08	History & Current Affairs	Yankee Sea Captains of the Pacific	CLASS FULL	2228
5/20/08	History & Current Affairs	The University in Western Civilization		2061
4/7/08	History & Current Affairs	History of Modern Social Welfare Policy		2251
2/27/08	History & Current Affairs	OLLI Speakers Forum		2245
5/6/08	History & Current Affairs	Early Exploration of the Amazon River		2231
4/14/08	History & Current Affairs	Field Guide to the Chumash		2233
4/8/08	History & Current Affairs	The Buffalo Soldiers		2230
5/1/08	History & Current Affairs	How California Happened	CLASS FULL	2256
5/23/08	Personal Enrichment	Welcome to the Aging of America!		2162
3/27/08	Personal Enrichment	Digital Photography Is a Snap	CLASS FULL	2248
4/7/08	Personal Enrichment	Mediation and Leading Discussions		2214
3/6/08	Personal Enrichment	Self Hypnosis		1165
2/14/08	Personal Enrichment	All About OLLI		2134
5/2/08	Personal Enrichment	Keys to Handling Confrontation		2253
3/20/08	Personal Enrichment	Helping your Friends and Neighbors with Depression		2242
3/28/08	Personal Enrichment	Sex After Sixty: Changing Body, Changing Mind		2238
2/20/08	Personal Enrichment	Effective Advocacy		2260
5/5/08	Personal Enrichment	Tips for Mastering MS Word and PowerPoint		2246
2/21/08	Personal Enrichment	The ElderQuest: Life’s Third and Most Important Journey	CLASS FULL	2243
4/17/08	Personal Enrichment	How to Prepare for Backpacking	CANCELLED	2215
3/7/08	Personal Enrichment	Exploring the Crossroads of Midlife and Beyond		2239
3/11/08	Personal Enrichment	Getting Started with Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets		2122
3/1/08	Personal Enrichment	Exploring Your Financial Future		2244
4/16/08	Personal Enrichment	Successful Downsizing		2240
5/28/08	Personal Enrichment	What is Special About the Jack House?		2254
6/10/08	Personal Enrichment	Portrait Photography		2113
6/12/08	Personal Enrichment	Reinventing Ourselves in Retirement		2154
3/5/08	Personal Enrichment	Seminar on Digital Photography	CLASS FULL	1186
4/8/08	Science & Health	Responsible Energy Choices		2258
4/11/08	Science & Health	Herbs of the Chumash		2237
4/16/08	Science & Health	Sustainable Organic Wine Growing Practices		2152
6/17/08	Science & Health	Space Architecture: Should We Continue to Explore?		2236
4/9/08	Science & Health	What Happens to All That Stuff? and “Lightbulbs Across America”		2235
2/15/08	Science & Health	Intertidal Zonation		2234
6/9/08	Science & Health	Beekeeping for Fun and Pollination		1195
6/7/08	Science & Health	How the Brain Works: Consciousness, Sleep, Memory and Identity	CLASS FULL	2100
3/4/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Montana De Oro Bluff Walk		2219
6/11/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Mystery Trip		2222
4/2/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Exploring the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes		2174
4/25/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Estrella Warbirds Museum — Paso Robles		2255
3/19/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Reservoir Canyon Hike	WAITLIST ONLY	2175-1
4/1/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Tour of Steinbeck Center and House	CLASS FULL	2212
5/9/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Turtles and Tortoises from Around the World	CLASS FULL	2094-1
4/4/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Living with the Geology of SLO County		2027
5/16/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Tour of a Working Lavender Farm	CLASS FULL	2145
6/24/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Piedras Blancas Light Station		2021-1
2/19/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Jeff & Gail’s Excellent Restaurant Adventure-Bistro Laurent		2224-1
5/22/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Nethercutt Museum of Functional Art		2227
4/15/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Pismo Beach Geology Walk	CLASS FULL	2220
4/18/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Filipponi Wetland Perserve Walk	CLASS FULL	2259
4/24/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Coon Creek Nature Walk		2221
3/29/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Point San Luis Lighthouse Hike		1142-1
2/29/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Point Buchon Walk	CLASS FULL	2218-1
5/31/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Point San Luis Lighthouse Hike		1142-2
3/21/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Point Buchon Walk	CLASS FULL	2218-2
5/01/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Reservoir Canyon Hike		2175-2
3/11/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Jeff & Gail’s Excellent Restaurant Adventure-Artisan Restaurant		2224-2
3/27/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Jeff & Gail’s Excellent Restaurant Adventure-Villa Creek Restaurant		2224-3
5/15/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Montana De Oro Bluff Walk		2219-2
5/23/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Turtles and Tortoises from Around the World		2094-2
7/01/08	Special Events & Field Trips	Piedras Blancas Light Station	CLASS FULL	2021-2

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