OLLI-UW Winter 2026 Program Catalog
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Courses & Field Trips
January 2026
In-Person
Iconic Birds of Mercer Island – OLLI 1002
Tuesdays, Jan 6-Jan 27, 2026, Mercer Island Community & Event Center. Speaker: Connie Sidles
Modern & Contemporary Arts of the Pacific Northwest – OLLI 1001
Tuesdays, Jan 6-Jan 27, 2026, UW Seattle. Speaker: Kolya Rice
Exploring Human Brains: How Do They Function (and Dysfunction)? – OLLI 0224
Saturdays, Jan 10-Jan 31, 2026, UW Seattle. Speaker: Linda Martin-Morris
Museum Masterpieces: Europe, Part I – OLLI 034
Mondays, Jan 12-Feb 9, 2026 (no meeting on Jan 19), Trilogy at Redmond Ridge. Speaker: Kolya Rice
Readers Theater – OLLI 0398
Wednesdays, Jan 14-Feb 11, 2026, Mercer Island Community & Event Center. Speaker: Mark Waldstein
UW Planetarium Field Trip
Wednesday, Jan 21, 2026, UW Seattle.
Online (Zoom)
Color: From Biology to Culture – OLLI 1004
Mondays, Jan 12 & Jan 26, 2026, Online. Speaker: Rachel Bristol
The Noir Novel: Three American Classics (National Osher Online) – OLLI 9002
Tuesdays, Jan 20-Feb 24, 2026, Online. Speaker: Peter Kaye
The History of American Television (National Osher Online) - OLLI 9003
Mondays, Jan 26-Mar 9, 2026, Online. Speaker: Jim McKaimes
Einstein Without Tears: His Theories Explained Without Math and in Everyday Language (National Osher Online) - OLLI 9004
Tuesdays, Jan 27-Mar 3, 2026, Online. Speaker: Andrew Fraknoi
William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream – OLLI 1006
Thursdays, Jan 29-Feb 26, 2026, Online. Speaker: Leah Adcock-Start
Osher Integrative Health: Navigating Chronic Illness in a Complex Health Care System (National Osher Online) – OLLI 9005
Fridays, Jan 30-Mar 6, 2026, Online. Speaker: The Osher Collaborative for Integrative Health
February 2026
In-Person or Hybrid
Photography Out on Location - Fisherman’s Terminal Encore – OLLI 1007 (Hybrid)
Mondays, Feb 2-Feb 23, 2026, Seattle & Online. Speaker; Ray Pfortner
Great Voices From Spain: A Cultural Journey through Language, Story & Songs - OLLI 1008
Tuesdays, Feb 3-Feb 24, 2026, UW Seattle. Speaker: Vilma Illanes
UW Biology Greenhouse Tour
Thursday, Feb 5, 2026, UW Seattle.
How World War II Ended - OLLI 1009
Thursdays, Feb 12-Mar 5, 2026, Trilogy at Redmond Ridge. Speakers; Renee Loeffler & Daniel Whitney
Germs in the News 2026 - OLLI 1010
Tuesdays, Feb 17-Mar 10, 2026, Trilogy at Redmond Ridge & Online. Speaker: Winston Brill
Cold War in the Movies - OLLI 1012
Mondays, Feb 23-Mar 16, 2026, UW Seattle. Speaker: Ross Coen
Great Women Artists: 1500-Present - OLLI 0618
Mondays, Feb 23-Mar 16, 2026, Mercer Island Community & Event Center. Speaker: Kolya Rice
Online (Zoom)
Neoclassicism & Romanticism – OLLI 0361
Tuesdays, Feb 3-Feb 24, 2026, Online. Speaker: Kolya Rice
Germs in the News 2026 - OLLI 1010
Tuesdays, Feb 17-Mar 10, 2026, Online. Speaker: Winston Brill
March 2026
In-Person
Geology of National Parks, Part 2 – OLLI 0250
Wednesdays, Mar 11-Apr 1, 2026, Mercer Island Community & Event Center. Speaker: Dale Lehman
The Social Ape – OLLI 1014
Thursdays, Mar 12-Mar 19, 2026, Trilogy at Redmond Ridge. Speaker: Rachel Bristol
Online (Zoom)
Preston Sturges: Screwball Genius of Hollywood's Golden Age – OLLI 1013
Tuesdays, Mar 3-Mar 24, 2026, Online. Speaker: Alan Jacobson
The Age of Artificial Intelligence – OLLI 0458
Wednesdays, Mar 4-Mar 25, 2026, Online. Speaker: Matt Welsh
Seeing & Creating Landscape - OLLI 1011
Mondays, Mar 9-Mar 30, 2026, Online. Speaker: Miha Sarani
Lectures
Community Lectures
Community lectures are free and open to the public but you must register to attend.
Earthquakes Beneath Our Feet Lecture - OLLI 1017
Thursday, Jan 8, 2026, Trilogy at Redmond Ridge & Online. Speaker: Dale Lehman
100+ Years of U.S. Foreign Policy Lecture - OLLI 1027
Thursday, Jan 22, 2026, UW Tacoma. Speaker: David Fenner
Honoring the Past & Building for the Future at HistoryLink Lecture - OLLI 1019
Wednesday, Jan 28, 2026, Online. Speaker: Jennifer Ott
Human Language Origins Lecture - OLLI 1021
Friday, Feb 6, 2026, Trilogy & Redmond Ridge & Online. Speaker: Rachel Bristol
From Whence the Cascades? Lecture - OLLI 1022
Friday, Feb 13, 2026, Rosehill Community Center. Speaker: Dale Lehman
AI Slop, Scams & Spam on Facebook Lecture - OLLI 1028
Monday, Feb 23, 2026, Mirabella Seattle. Speaker: Nina Lutz
Cryptocurrency: What Is It? Lecture - OLLI 1024
Friday, Mar 6, 2026, Trilogy at Redmond Ridge & Online. Speaker: Wei Cai
Member Zoom Lectures
Member Zoom lectures are free for current OLLI-UW members. You must register to attend.
All the World’s Music: Different … But Equally Logical Lecture - OLLI 1018
Friday, Jan 16, 2026, Online. Speaker: Patricia Campbell
Music's Intersections With Our Health & Wellness Lecture- OLLI 1020
Wednesday, Feb 4, 2026, Online. Speaker: Sarah McKiddy
Seattle Symphony Pre-Performance Lecture With Erica Miner - OLLI 1023
Wednesday, Feb 18, 2026, Online. Speaker: Erica Miner
Technology & the Heart Lecture - OLLI 1029
Friday, Mar 20, 2026, Online. Speaker: Bharat Pathakjee
From Peaks to Patterns: Insights From the Burke Herbarium’s 50 Peaks Project Lecture - OLLI 1025
Wednesday, Mar 25, 2026, Online. Speaker: David Giblin
Study Groups
Best American Short Stories Study Group
Wednesdays, Nov 19, 2025-Apr 1, 2026, Seattle area.
