Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

OLLI sets new classes

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The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Arkansas announces classes for the coming week. ■ The Alexander Technique: 10 a.m. Monday at Drake Airfield. Kate Frank of the University of Arkansas theater department teaches the well-known method of movement education; $35 members, $50 nonmembers.

■ Swing Music Through the Great Depression, WWII and Beyond:

10 a.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 26 to Oct. 10, at Drake Airfield. Revisit the Swing Era 1932 to 1942; $60 members, $75 nonmembers.

■ Peeling Back the Pigskin: 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 26 to Oct. 3, at Drake Airfield. Go from fieldhouse to broadcast booth to learn the business of college football media; $35 members, $50 nonmembers.

■ Survey of Fiction:

5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 27 to Oct. 25, at Drake Airfield. Analyze the elements of fiction using four contempora­ry novels; $55 members, $70 nonmembers.

■ Stuart Davis in Context: 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Drake Airfield. Look at Stuart Davis with professor Linda Leavell in the context of American realism then visit Crystal Bridges for an exhibition of Davis’ work; $30 members, $45 nonmembers. ■ Bram Stoker’s Dracula: 10 a.m. Fridays, Sept. 29 to Oct. 27, at the Uptown Campus. Dive into the vampire novel that started it all; $60 members, $75 nonmembers. ■ Swiss Winemaking: Friday. Discover the Swiss winemaking heritage with a visit and tour of Wiederkehr Wine Cellars in Wiederkehr Village; $25 members, $40 nonmembers.

Informatio­n: (479) 5754545.

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