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OLLI Classes

Summer classes are coming May 22!

Stay tuned for more details on the new OLLI summer experience! Summer registration will open May 27 for OLLI members, and on May 29 for everyone.

Below are all OLLI classes for the spring term. You may filter the classes by selecting an interest area or registration status. You can also sort classes by alphabetical order or start date (ascending or descending).

Online classes will be recorded for future student viewing, unless specified otherwise. Students will have access to view the class recording for up to one year.

rainbow-colored human brain

A Beautiful Brain

Thurs., April 9-May 14, 8-9:30 a.m.
*Registration closed
spraypainted thought bubble containing a yellow baby chick

A History of Street Art

Wed., April 1-May 6, 8-9:30 a.m.
*Registration closed
several women acting in a classroom

Acting Up: The Fundamentals of Acting

Wed., March 4-April 8, 1-3 p.m.
*Registration closed

AI for Regular People

Thurs., April 2-May 7, 4-5:30 p.m.
*Registration closed
Group of beekeeping students in a bee yard

Bee Yard Experience

Sun., Feb. 15-May 3, 2026 (No class March 22)
*Registration closed
Hand holding a pickleball racket and ball

Beginning Pickleball: Skills and Drills

Sun., March 8-29, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
*Registration closed
Hearst Castle in California

California Uncovered: A Journey Through Time, Place, and Identity

Fri., April 10-May 15, 12-1:30 p.m.
*Registration closed
Wildflowers and plants on a table, preparing for dye creation

Colors from the Land: Identifying Natural Dye Plants of Humboldt County

Fri., March 27-April 10, 3-5 p.m.
*Registration closed
freshly dug grave in natural setting

Conservation Burial: Loving the Land with Your Body

Thurs., April 2 & 9, 1-3 p.m.
*Registration closed
Freshwater Band with horn players

Eureka to Arcata: The Early Days

Sat., Feb. 21, 1-2:50 p.m.
*Registration closed
Fall foliage scene with hills and lake

Fall Foliage Tour: Vermont to Massachusetts

Sept. 27-Oct. 4, 2026
*Registration closed
Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Waters house

Frank Lloyd Wright and Modern Architecture

Tues., April 21-May 26, 4-5:30 p.m.
*Registration closed
President Obama and his speechwriters working at a table

Ghosts in the White House: The People Behind Presidential Speeches

Mon., March 30-May 4, 12-1:30 p.m.
*Registration closed
eye dropper and test tubes in a lab

Great Science Stories

Thurs., April 9-May 14, 12-1:30 p.m.
*Registration closed
Miner's lettuce growing near a log

Growing and Harvesting Native Plants for Food

Fri., March 20 & 27, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
*Registration closed
View from a kayak of Humboldt Bay

Humboldt Bay from the Water: Kayak Tour

Sat., April 11, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
*Registration closed
Humboldt Bay Fire Station 1 in Eureka, California

Inside Humboldt Bay Fire: A Community Tour and Talk

Fri., March 13, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
*Registration closed
rod of Asclepius, ancient symbols of medicine and healing

Integrative, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine (ICAM)

Wed., Feb. 18 & 25, 1-3 p.m.
*Registration closed
Jon is a revered volunteer in the YES Juvenile Recreation Program.

Jacks Basketball Game Day Experience

Sat., Feb. 14, 12-4:30 p.m.
*Current offerings
Book cover of "Only Hope" and the face of its author

Only Hope: My Mother and the Holocaust Brought to Light

Thurs., Feb. 26, 1-3 p.m.
*Registration closed
Hand holding a brain with planet Earth superimposed over it

Place, Memory, and Environmental Psychology

Tues., April 7-May 12, 10-11:30 a.m.
*Registration closed
Mural painting of prehistoric ocean creatures

Planet Earth: A History of Life

Mon., March 9-30, 2-4 p.m.
*Registration closed
Frame from a bee hive, covered in bees

Practical Beekeeping

Mondays, Feb. 9-May 4, 2026 (No class March 16) plus four Saturday field trips
*Registration closed
Older adults playing with various games at tables

Puzzles and Paradoxes: The Art of Thinking for Curious Minds

Tues., April 7-21, 1-3 p.m.
*Registration closed
woman getting her balance tested in the biomechanics lab

Seeking Balance

Tues., Feb. 17 (30-minute testing time TBA) & Thurs., Feb. 19, 1-3 p.m.
*Registration closed
Foot on a massage ball

Self-Massage and Self-Care Through the Ages

Fri., April 3-24, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
*Registration closed
Siberian ice scene

Siberia: Russia's Frozen Wasteland or Economic Heartland?

Wed., April 1-May 6, 10-11:30 a.m.
*Registration closed
Books

Special Interest Group: Book Club

Wed., Jan. 21, Feb. 18, March 18, April 15
*Registration closed
The Eureka Symphony

Special Interest Group: Live & Local Concert Previews

Mon., Feb. 2, March 2, April 6, May 18, & Tues., May 26, 6-7:30 p.m.
*Current offerings
Detective's desktop with typewriter, magnifying glass, handcuffs, notebooks

Special Interest Group: Mystery Book Club

Feb. 10, March 10, & April 14, 2-3:30 p.m.
*Registration closed
Face of Sequoia Park Zoo bear

Stories of Survival at Sequoia Park Zoo

Thurs., March 26, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
*Registration closed
The research vessel, R/V North Wind

Studying the Sea on the R/V North Wind (Option 1)

Sat., Feb. 28 & Tues., March 3, 1-4 p.m.
*Registration closed
The research vessel, R/V North Wind

Studying the Sea on the R/V North Wind (Option 2)

Sat., Feb. 28 & Thurs., March 5, 1-4 p.m.
*Registration closed
Statue of Rumi

Sufis: Islam's Wanderers and Poets

Wed., April 1-15, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
*Registration closed
Woman in tai chi pose

Tai Chi Chuan Eight Brocade

Thurs., Feb. 26-March 19, 10-11 a.m.
*Registration closed
artistic representation of Kundalini serpent energy; two snakes coiled around a central column of light and energy points

The Breath of Life

Thurs., April 2-30, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
*Registration closed
OLLI Greece Travel Program

The Greek Islands: Crete & Santorini

May 8-19, 2027
*Current offerings
Sculpture of bread line

The Lost Generation

Wed., April 15-May 20, 12-1:30 p.m.
*Registration closed
Rainbow above landscape with person on the ground

The Science of Everyday Things

Fri., Feb. 27-March 13, 3-5 p.m.
*Registration closed
city mural showing Chumash village inhabitants, 1,000 AD

Time and Place in Contemporary Art

Wed., April 15, 1-3 p.m.
*Registration closed
Humboldt Bay bottoms view

Updated: A Photographic Exploration of Wigi (Currently called Humboldt Bay)

Thurs., April 16, 1:30-3 p.m.
*Registration closed
vintage postcard of Old Town Eureka's 3rd Street

Walking Tour of Old Town Eureka

Wed., Feb. 18, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
*Registration closed
vintage postcard of Old Town Eureka's 3rd Street

Walking Tour of Old Town Eureka (Option 2)

Wed., Feb. 25, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
*Current offerings
Medical diagram of human body

Your Body Manual

Tues., March 3-24, 1-2:30 p.m.
*Registration closed

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