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Catalog design & cover photograph
by Arthur Simons
OL L I a t C S U MB a c k n o wl e d g e s o u r v a l u e d p a r t n e r s :
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at California State University, Mon-
terey Bay, established with a grant from The Bernard Osher Foundation, is part of
a national network that recognizes learning has no age limits. OLLI brings the joy
and stimulation of lifelong learning to adults age 50 and better who are interested
in university-level education without the pressure of course credits or grades.
HOW TO ENROLL:
You may sign-up for individual courses OR become an OLLI Plum
Member. An OLLI Plum Membership for Spring 2010 is only $99
and includes three courses. In addition, OLLI Plum Members re-
ceive:
A CSUMB parking pass
Invitations to OLLI social events
Discounts to CSUMB Otter Sports Center, Aquatic Center and
CSUMB athletic events
Student discount for CSUMB World Theater events
Use of The Tanimura & Antle Family Memorial Library materials
during published hours
There are 2 easy ways to register:
Register online at CSUMB.EDU/olli
Register by mail with the registration form on page 15.
COURSE LOCATIONS:
Unless otherwise noted in the course description, all courses will be
held in the CSUMB Corporation Building Annex located on campus
on the corner of Inter-Garrison Road and Sixth Avenue (#201).

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Enrollment Confrmation:
Spring 2010 Plum Members
will receive a parking pass and
welcome kit in the mail. All
other confrmations will be
provided via email or phone
only.
OLLI Refund Policy:
You may cancel your order
two weeks prior to course for a
100% refund. One week prior
receives a 75% refund. No
credit or refunds will be issued
for missed classes.
Dropping Classes:
Members who wish to drop a
course must call (831) 582-5500
to do so. Members are not
automatically dropped from
courses for non-attendance.
Fee Assistance Program:
If you would like to be
considered for fee assistance,
please send a letter to the
address below explaining your
situation and which courses
you would like to take.

CSU Monterey Bay
Attn: OLLI at CSUMB
100 Campus Center
Seaside, CA 93955-8001
PARKING:
If you do not become an OLLI Plum Member, daily/hourly permits are
available to purchase at the yellow parking dispensers on campus for
$.50/hour or $2/day (exact change only).
From HWY 1 (Monterey & Santa Cruz):
Take Light Fighter Drive Exit
Proceed through frst trafc signal
Turn left onto Gen Jim Moore Blvd.
Turn right onto Inter-Garrison Road
Turn left onto Sixth Avenue
Make immediate left into parking lot
rom Salinas:
From Reservation Rd, turn left onto Imjin Road
Proceed on Imjin Road to second trafc signal
Turn left onto Abrams Drive
Turn right onto Inter-Garrison Road
Turn right onto Sixth Avenue
Make immediate left into parking lot
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SUPPORT OLLI
In the efort to keep OLLI fees low and the ofer-
ings accessible to all, please give as generously
as you can in any of the following ways:
Help with Member Outreach: If every cur-
rent member brought just one new friend to
OLLI, wed meet our membership goal for the
2009/2010 year and be eligible to receive 4th
year funding.
Volunteer: Serve on a Curriculum Committee
and suggest future programs.
Donate: Your tax-deductible donation to OLLI
will go a long way in support of scholarships,
special events and courses.
To make a donation or to sign-up as a volunteer,
please call (831) 582-5500 or indicate your inter-
est on the registration form.
CINEMA AND CUISINE:
YOUR JUST DESSERTS
Instructor: Karen Davis
The latest offering in OLLIs popular Cinema
and Cuisine series couples two of our most
pleasurable activities, fne food and thought-
provoking flms, through a focus on the
patissiers art. This selection of international
flms will explore such sinful delicacies as
chocolate, coffee, sugar, and all the things we
lovebut perhaps wish we didnt!
Each class will consist of a flm screening
(brown bag lunches welcomed, beverages
provided) followed by discussion, and the
presentation and enjoyment of a savory
delicacy prepared by Montereys world
renowned Parker-Lusseau. Documentaries
will include: The Price of Sugar, directed
by Bill Haney and Black Gold, directed by
Marc Francis. Fiction features (most likely
foreign flms from Belgium and Cuba) will be
announced. (4 meetings)
Dates: Wednesdays, Apr 14, 21, 28; May 5
Time: 11:30am 2:00pm
Fee: $60
HOW TO USE HUMOR
FROM THE PLATFORM:
The Craft of Being Funny
Instructor: Larry Wilde
Whether you give presentations for work,
like to entertain family members on holidays,
or have visions of being a stand-up comic,
this program covers the fundamentals
required to get big laughs. Find and develop
the humor that best suits you by studying
delivery, timing, use of the microphone and
body language with a master. Attendees
will be invited (but not obligated) to perform
humorous segments for analysis and critique.
Date: Saturday, Jan 16
Time: 9:00am noon
Fee: $30
HOW DID I EVER
FIND THE TIME TO WORK?
Instructor: Karen D. Kadushin
Once they either retire or cut back their work
schedules, many people wonder how they ever
managed to work full-time! Their schedules
are full, their stress levels are up, and they
cannot seem to fnd the time for themselves
they imagined would result once they stop
working 40 hours (or more!) a week.
We can reduce stress and increase the time
available to each of us by learning and
applying the principles of Time Management.
In this seminar you will acquire the tools and
skills to open up your calendar and have
room for your want to activities in addition
to your have to tasks. Join us for a fun-flled
and enlightening two hours and discover the
secrets of stress reduction through managing
your time.
Date: Friday, Apr 23
Time: 10:00am noon
Fee: $10 -- and you can bring a guest
(a non-OLLI member) for free!!
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Join the OLLI Writers Group online! If
you are an active member of the OLLI
writing community, please call (831)
582-5500 to be added as a contributor.

Or simply support your fellow writers
by visiting the site often.

http://olliwriters.posterous.com
THE OLLI WRITERS CIRCLES
Instructor: Elin Kelsey, PhD
Were back for another exciting season.
Whether youre a beginning writer or a
published professional seeking constructive
feedback, the OLLI Writers Circles offer a
creative, collaborative atmosphere in which
to improve your writing. Circle A is for
continuing OLLI writers, Circle B for those
who have recently joined and/or are new to
the OLLI Writers Circle. Limit 12 per circle.
(5 meetings per circle)
Circle A; Thursdays, 9:00 - 11:00am
Session 1: Jan 14, 21, 28; Feb 4, 18 (no 2/11)
Session 2: Feb 25; Mar 4, 18, 25; Apr 1
(no 3/11)

Circle B; Thursdays, 11:15am - 1:15pm
Session 1: Jan 14, 21, 28; Feb 4, 18 (no 2/11)
Session 2: Feb 25; Mar 4, 18, 25; Apr 1
(no 3/11)

Fee: $75 per circle
INTENSIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
Instructor: Elin Kelsey, PhD

Participants who have attended at least two
sessions of OLLI writing circles are welcome
to sign up for this limited attendance (8 people
max) writing workshop. The workshop will
provide an opportunity to focus and shape
your work into larger formats, such as books,
and/or to hone publishing proposals. Friday,
Apr 16 Sunday, Apr 18. Location/fee to be
determined. Email mcrompton@csumb.edu to
receive more details as they unfold.
PLEIN AIR WRITING PRACTICE:
How Silence Can Enrich Your Writing
Instructors: Kathy Whilden / Roxane Buck-Ezcurra
Plein air painters take brush and canvas to
the open air to catch the moment. We will
take pen and notebook to record our own
impressionsthe sights, sounds, smells, and
textures of our surroundings, as well as the
landscape of our minds. Using timed writings,
well capture frst thoughts on paper, deepen
our connection to the natural beauty of the
Monterey Peninsula, and discover the truth
within each of us along the way. Class will be
held in silence except when reading our work
aloud.
Each session includes a silent, short walk or
easy hike and ample time for writing, reading
aloud, and nonjudgmental listening. Please
bring a pen, notebook, comfortable walking
shoes, a portable chair or cushion, and
wear clothing suitable for an outdoor class.
Recommended reading: Writing Down the Bones
by Natalie Goldberg. (4 meetings)
Dates: Tuesdays, Mar 2, 9, 16, 23
Time: 9:30am - noon
Fee: $45
Place: Varies (to be announced)
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SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
Instructor: Patricia Hamilton
Social Media is the new paradigm for book
marketing, whether you have a publisher or are
self-published. Unless you are already famous,
many publishers no longer assign publicists to help
drive buyers into the stores. Most expect authors
to develop their own platform, join groups and
network on the Internet to increase sales. This
hands-on internet-based session will explore the
big 3: Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, as well as
leading writers blogs.
Bring a laptop with Wi-Fi capability, and if you
have them: your author bio and photo, book
synopsis, book cover photo, a press release or other
marketing materials.
Date: Thursday, Mar 25
Time: 6:00 9:00pm
Fee: $30
Place: CSUMB Tanimura & Antle Family
Memorial Library
WRITING YOUR VOICE WITHIN
Instructor: Patrice Vecchione

Spring returns and our creativity gets ready
to burst from its seed. Join poet and author
Patrice Vecchione for a six-week writing
workshop designed to light your creativity and
inspire to say what you never knew you could.
Well write about our lives and the world we
live in. This is an in-class writing workshop
so come with your pen and notebook or
computer. There will be opportunities for those
who wish to share their work. This class is for
both new and experienced writers and those
interested in exploring prose as well as poetry
are welcome. (6 meetings)
Dates: Tuesdays, Apr 20, 27; May 4, 11, 18, 25
Time: 1:00 4:00pm
Fee: $80
COOKING UP A STORY:
THE PLOT THICKENS
Instructor: Alex Hulanicki

Whos doing the talking, whats the purpose
and audience, and who dun it? Led by
former editor at the Monterey County Herald,
Alex Hulanicki, this course will teach writers
to visualize the audience, plot out a story,
develop characters and add mystery and
mystique. Participants will share their work
for feedback and constructive analysis. (4
meetings)
Dates: Wednesdays, Jan 27; Feb 3, 10, 17
Time: 9:30 11:30am
Fee: $45
WRITING YOUR WAY HOME
Instructor: Patrice Vecchione
In this mini-workshop well open the door to
memoir, explore the form and write about our
lives. Through the process of writing, you will
fnd theres more stored in memory than you
realized, giving you a rich resource to draw
from. Well look at a few memoir excerpts and
begin writing our own.
Date: Monday, Mar 22
Time: 6:00 8:30pm
Fee: $25
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RUMI: THE SUFI POET
OF LOVE AND DEVOTION
Instructor: John Provost, MS

Is there a place for love and devotion in todays
society? Did you know there is a mystical side
to Islam that is the antidote to fanaticism and
violence? Or that the current best selling poet
in America is the 12th century poet Rumi? In
this class we will explore the life and poetry of
this Muslim mystic and saint. As we read and
discuss his poetry we will try to discern what
he has to say to modern Americans that might
still be important for us to hear 800 years later.
Date: Tuesday, Feb 9
Time: 6:00 8:00pm
Fee: $15
FOUR SPIRITUAL MASTERS
Instructor: John Provost, MS
Is there a place for wisdom in our modern,
busy world? What does Krishna have to say
about the immortality of the soul? What is
the Buddhas description of the fundamental
role of mental conditioning in making us who
we are? What did Jesus mean when he used
the phrase the Kingdom of God? What did
Rumi teach about the importance of devotion
and surrender? In todays polarized cultural
and political situation it is often helpful to
remember how much we have in common
with one another. This class will examine
four diverse wisdom traditions from the
perspective of the commonality and insight
of Four Spiritual Masters. What do the
diverse traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism,
Christianity and Islam have to say to one
another? And can they help us understand the
modern conditions under which we all live
today? If you are interested in learning about
and listening to four great spiritual masters,
then this class is for you! (4 meetings)
Dates: Mondays, Feb 22; Mar 1, 8, 15
Time: 1:00 3:00pm
Fee: $45
MPA CHORALE
Instructor: Paulette Gissendanner
Participants will study and perform vocal
repertoire for small ensembles including solo
song, oratorio, opera, and ensemble music.
This course will emphasize the development
of effective performance skills culminating in
public performance.
Dates: Tuesdays, Jan 26 May 4
Time: noon - 1:50pm
Fee: $70
Place: CSUMB Music Hall
LITERATURE FOR
LIFES JOURNEY
Instructor: Barbara Mossberg, PhD
Whether or not we are on a cruise or safari,
walking or asleep; we are traveling and it
is epic. We are hurtling through space
at thousands of miles an hour, changing
every minute. What a blur, and what does
it all mean? Dramatist and scholar Barbara
Mossberg will look at the way literary heavy-
weights have weighed in on the human
journey through time and the meaning of
aging and life itself. We will consult the great
minds of drama, epic and lyric poetry, and
novels from around the world: Gilgamesh,
Homer, Sophocles, Virgil, Dante, Cervantes,
Shakespeare, Tennyson, Whitman, Dickinson,
Wordsworth, Mark Twain, T.S. Eliot, Einstein,
Steinbeck, Charles Wright and Mary Oliver,
among others. (4 meetings)
Dates: Wednesdays, Feb 3, 10, 17, 24
Time: 2:00 4:00pm
Fee: $45
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CULTIVATING THE SEEDS
OF OUR WELL-BEING
Instructor: Patricia Wolf, DC, MFT
Drawing from ancient and contemporary
Eastern and Western medicine, Dr. Patricia
Wolff will share health, communication and
spiritual practices that nourish body, mind
and spirit. By integrating meditation and
mindfulness, with homeopathic, herbal and
nutritional approaches, we will learn practical
strategies to enhance well-being.

Applying principles of non-violent
communication, we will tell our stories, and
gather in community for our mutual healing,
thus connecting to our own deepest source.

This fve-part series will include a look at
the digestive system, hormonal balancing,
compassionate communication, the immune
system and cultivating overall health.

Dates: Wednesdays, Apr 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12
Time: 9:30 11:00am
Fee: $75
EMERGENCY PREPARATION:
BEYOND THE BASICS
Instructors: Roger Reed, Demetrius Kastros, and Jay Zwagerman
The Monterey Peninsula regularly experiences
severe winter storms, often with falling
trees and extensive power outages. We are
also at risk for foods, tsunamis, fres, and
earthquakes. In such emergencies, knowledge
is power! Are you and your family prepared?
Being prepared, being aware, and knowing
how to respond, signifcantly infuences how
well or how poorly you, your family, and your
community will fare in such emergencies.
Participants will be given expert guidance and
resources that speak to how to be prepared,
how to stay informed, and what to do and
not do in an emergency. This includes some
exciting new solutions and technology like the
recently introduced Alert-Monterey County
service. Participants will also be introduced to
Monterey Peninsulas network of community
emergency resources and volunteer
opportunities, such as Montereys Community
Emergency Response Team (CERT), and its
affliate, Citizen Corp Monterey County.
Date: Monday, Feb 22
Time: 6:00 8:30pm
Fee: $10 and you can bring a guest (a non-
OLLI member) for free!!
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OLLI facULTy
Roxane Buck-Ezcurra, a freelance writer and editor, has
studied with Natalie Goldberg (Writing Down the Bones).
Roxane tutors, facilitates writing circles, and has assisted
with creative writing workshops at OLLI at CSUMB and the
Esalen Institute.
(Plein Air Writing Practice)
Stephanie Bush is currently conducting Post-Doctoral
research at the University of Rhode Island. Her doctoral
research on deep-sea squid defensive behaviors was carried
out at the UC Berkeley and the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Research Institute. Stephanie has taught Marine Biology at
Harvard University, Conservation Biology and Oceanography
for the Northeastern University Three Seas Program, General
Biology, Animal biology, Invertebrate Zoology, and Tropical
Biology and Geomorphology at UC Berkeley.
(How Did Paradise Come to be ...Paradise?)
Karen Davis is the Senior Film Programmer of the Mill
Valley Film Festival. She teaches courses in world cinema
and cultural studies, and has been on the faculty of several
institutions, including CSUMB and Vassar College. She
has also written, produced, and directed numerous flm
and video productions. (Cinema and Cuisine: Your Just
Desserts)

Bruce Elliott is a retired Senior Biologist Supervisor with the
California Department of Fish and Game.
(Owls of Monterey County)

Dr. Ehsan Entezar was born and raised in Afghanistan and
authored Afghanistan 101. This dynamic speaker has been
a professor at Kabul University. While in Afghanistan from
2002-2005 he lectured on Afghan culture and politics to key
U.S. Army personnel, Coalition forces, International Security
Assistance Forces (ISFF) and U.S. Embassy employees.
(The Afghanistan War)

Dr. Allen Fuhs is a member of the International Space Hall
of Fame and a leading expert in the felds of aeronautics
and mechanical engineering. He has long been interested
in automobiles and is a Fellow of Society of Automotive
Engineers. His 10
th
book, Hybrid Vehicle & the Future of
Personal Transportation, is a change of pace from the main
thrusts of his long career teaching at the Naval Postgraduate
School. (Alternate Fuels: Mandatory or Optional?)
Paulette Gissendanner received her BA in Applied Music
and Elementary Education, and graduate work in Vocal
Performance and Pedagogy. She is a professor in the Music
and Performing Arts department at CSUMB. (MPA Chorale)
Marvin Goldstein, DC has 25 years experience as a
chiropractor and 12 years teaching yoga. Marvin is a gifted
teacher blending his chiropractic background and Iyengar
yoga training to enhance the students understanding of the
healing aspects of yoga. (Yoga Therapy for Your Back)

Patricia Hamilton, member of Independent Book Publishers
of America, Small Publishers of America, National Writers
Assn. and Central Coast Writers, runs a consulting and book
publishing business, PARK PLACE PUBLICATIONS, that since
1982 has helped authors all over the world publish and
market their books in a variety of electronic and print media.
Her own healthy travel guides have won national book and
marketing awards. View her interview with Michael Hemp
on the Wave Street Author Series at www.livenetworks.tv
(Social Media for Author Success)
Pat Hanson, PhD is a veteran college health educator, writer
and hospice volunteer. Currently she is retired reluctantly
(by budget cuts) from teaching at both CSUMB and MPC,
and is the sexuality columnist for a new magazine:
Crone: Women Coming of Age. (Aging Positively Workshop)
Alex Hulanicki, adjunct English instructor at Monterey
Peninsula College and longtime investigative reporter, is
a public information consultant in water supply issues.
(Cooking Up a Story)

Karen D. Kadushin honed her time management skills
during her 25 years as a family law specialist in San Francisco
and dean of the Monterey College of Law, while teaching at
several law schools and for the State Bar. She was President
of the Barristers Club and the San Francisco Bar Association,
and has served on the Board of Directors of Pacifc Repertory
Theatre, MPC Foundation, Sunset Cultural Center and The
Womens Fund of Monterey County. (How Did I Ever Find the
Time to Work?)

Fred Keeley is the current elected Treasurer of Santa
Cruz County. He represented the Monterey Bay area in
the California State Assembly from 1996-2002. He is a
member of the Leadership Council of California Forward.
(Californias Tools for Democracy)
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Patrice Vecchione is the author of Territory of Wind, a poetry
collection, and the nonfction book, Writing and the Spiritual
Life: Finding Your Voice by Looking Within. About which The
Writer Magazine said, Trust the voice of Patrice Vecchione.
Shes also the editor of many acclaimed anthologies of
poetry and prose including Faith & Doubt, which was named
a best book of the year by The American Library Association
and appeared on the New York Public Librarys best books
list. www.patricevecchione.com (Writing Your Way Home,
Writing Your Voice Within, A Womans Life in Pieces)

Pat Watson, digital artist and photographer, has been
on the leading edge of digital art techniques since the
late eighties. His work has been exhibited and published
regionally, nationally and internationally with solo and
group exhibitions from the Eastman Institute to the Nevada
Museum of Fine Art. Hes a regular judge of the MacWorld
Digital Art Exhibition. (The Gicle Experience)
Kathy Whilden is a Soto Zen Priest and Zen meditation
teacher at Monterey Bay Zen Center in Carmel. Kathy has
worked with Natalie Goldberg in timed writing workshops,
is a founding member of the OLLI Writers Circle, and blogs
about life in Monterey. (Plein Air Writing Practice)

Larry Wilde is a humorist, motivational speaker and best-
selling author of 53 books with sales of over 12 million
copies. He has been declared Americas best selling
humorist by the N.Y. Times. He has personally interviewed
Woody Allen, Milton Berle, Jack Benny, Shelly Berman, Danny
Thomas, Phyllis Diller and Jerry Seinfeld. His latest book
When Youre Up to Your Eyeballs in Alligators, demonstrates
the importance of humor for health, longevity, job
satisfaction and personal fulfllment. www.larrywilde.com
(How to Use Humor from the Platform)

Patricia Wolf, DC, MFT - Blending her skills as a
psychotherapist, homeopath and Doctor of Chiropractic,
Dr. Wolf has been practicing natural health care for over 30
years. After being introduced to Zen meditation in 1986,
her focus has been on integrating modalities that cultivate
well-being and wisdom. In addition to her private practice,
she lectures, leads meditation groups and facilitates retreats
at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. (Cultivating the Seeds of
Our Well-Being)
Elin Kelsey, PhD is an award-winning author for children
and adults. Her newest book, Hey! Not Your Typical Book
About the Environment will be published in March 2010.
Her most recent adult book, Watching Giants: The Secret
Lives of Whales was released in paperback by UC Press in
Nov 2009 and was selected as a Best Reads for 2009 by
Canadas National Public Radio Network (CBC). Elin consults
on international environmental communication projects
and is an adjunct professor at Royal Roads University. www.
elinkelseyandcompany.com (The OLLI Writers Circles)
Kevin Merfeld is the golf writer and columnist for the
Monterey County Herald. He grew up playing junior golf on
the Monterey Peninsula and caddied at Pebble Beach. He
has covered the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, the
Walmart First Tee Open, the 2009 Presidents Cup and the
2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. (Pebble Beach and the 2010
U.S. Open)

Barbara Mossberg, PhD is an international authority on
Emily Dickinson. Her book, Emily Dickinson: When a Writer
is a Daughter, was named a Choice Outstanding Academic
Book of the Year. Dr. Mossberg is also the host and creator
of the Poetry Slow Down on KRXA 540AM, Sundays; noon
1:00pm. Fat Lady Flying blog: barbaramossberg.blogspot.
com (Literature for Lifes Journey, The Art of Talking about
Food)
John Provost, MS is a philosophy instructor at Monterey
Peninsula College has been studying the interconnection
between philosophical ideas and popular culture for over 25
years. His approach to contemporary issues is to examine
them in the light of the questions and ideas raised by the
great wisdom traditions. (Rumi: The Suf Poet of Love and
Devotion, Four Spiritual Masters)

Roger Reed is a Monterey Fire Department Captain who
has led the Monterey CERT program for the last few years.
Demetrius A. Kastros has an extensive background
in CERT and emergency operations, having retired as
a Fire Department Battalion Chief. Jay Zwagerman is
currently serving as the Monterey CERT Program Manager.
(Emergency Preparation: Beyond the Basics)
Trish Sevene-Adams, PhD is an evolutionary biologist
with a focus on the biology of aging, stress, and infectious
causation of chronic disease. She has an active research
and publication agenda; is a recognized expert in anatomy,
physiology and nutrition science; and is a Certifed Personal
Trainer (CPT) by the National Strength and Conditioning
Assoc. (Wild Romance)
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YOGA THERAPY FOR YOUR BACK
Instructor: Marvin Goldstein, DC
Do you have on-going back problems? Do
you want to learn more about your back? In
this series, you will learn to understand the
structure of the back and how to move within
your limits. You will learn yoga postures
designed to align the hip and lumbar spine;
create space between the vertebrae to minimize
pressure on the disks and to allow them
to heal; as well as build core strength and
fexibility of the lower back.
Dates: Wednesdays, Feb 10, 17, 24
Time: 4:30 6:00pm
Fee: $40
Place: Held off campus at Ashtanga Monterey,
535 Foam Street, Monterey
AGING POSITIVELY WORKSHOP
Instructor: Pat Hanson, PhD
Does the word senior citizen or crone
make you wince?
Is hearing loss making things
diffcult to understand?
Often wonder where your keys are,
your memory is?
Has your capacity for intimacy &
sexuality changed?
As you care for your elderly parents, do you
wonder who will take care of you?
This workshop is for men and women at, near,
or well beyond their ffties who are dedicated
to their own full expression in prime time.
Interactive sessions using movement, music and
comedy, supplemented by guest speakers; it is
designed to demystify and de-negativize the
very natural fears we all have of aging. It will
empower us to embrace aging with its realities,
and make better informed decisions about
options for handling it.
Feb 16
Our Health Trajectory: Male and female
midlife and menopause issues
Feb 23
Shift Happens: Weight change, body image,
bone density, Osteoporosis
Gene Chompko, Senior Fitness Trainer,
Chamisal Fitness
Mar 2
Brain Health: Hearing, memory loss,
keeping your mind active, Dementia
Pat Potter, Alzheimers Association;
Jim Cox, Hyatt Residence
Mar 9
Sage Sexuality: The story not often told
about love, intimacy and sexuality
Joni Caldwell, MPC Professor
Mar 16
End of Life Issues: Spirituality,
caretaking, saying goodbye
Donna Nico, Bereavement Services,
CHOMP Hospice Services
Time: Tuesdays, 6:00 8:30pm
Fee: $75

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WILD ROMANCE:
A Wild Romp Exploring the Bizarre
Sex Lives of Animals and Plants
Instructor: Trish Sevene-Adams, PhD
Just in time for Valentines Day, Dr. Trish
Sevene-Adams takes an entertaining look at
the evolutionary biology of sex. Because sex
is the primary driving force shaping animals
and plants there is incredible diversity in how
to do it. The class explores the evolutionary
extremes of mating including weird physical
structures and bizarre behaviors. Lecture will
include wine and appetizers.
Date: Friday, Feb 12
Time: 5:30 7:30pm
Fee: $20
Place: CSUMB Alumni & Visitors Center
OWLS OF MONTEREY COUNTY
Instructor: Bruce Elliott
Monterey County hosts at least eight species
of owls. The owls are often quite vocal during
their breeding courtship period of late winter.
Such vocalizations serve to assist in locating
these rather secretive animals.
In a mid-afternoon session participants will
review the species general biology and learn
to identify owls using life-sized silhouettes, as
well as their calls. Following a dinner break,
we re-assemble in a nearby area that harbors
at least four owl species, attempting to lure
calling birds into view.
Date: Saturday, Feb 27
Time: 2:00 9:30pm
(includes 2-hour dinner break)
Fee: $25
THE ART OF
TALKING ABOUT FOOD
Instructor: Barbara Mossberg, PhD
A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou
beside me, singing in the wilderness. Is there
anything more delicious--and non-fattening-
-than literature about food? Well taste, feast
and savor some of what the great classic and
contemporary writers have penned about food,
from M.F.K. Fisher (The Art of Eating, How to
Cook a Wolf), to Julia Child, Emily Dickinson,
Gertrude Stein, D.H. Lawrence, Pablo Neruda
and Nora Ephron, among others. Includes flm
clips from Big Night, Wild Strawberries, Annie
Hall, and a Danish flm that made Professor
Mossbergs son weep. Not for the faint of
heart. Bring big appetites for word excitement
and exultation. (2 meetings)
Dates: Wednesdays, Mar 10, 17
Time: 2:00 5:00pm
Fee: $40
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CALIFORNIAS TOOLS
FOR DEMOCRACY:
Instructor: Fred Keeley
Californians cherish their tools of direct
democracy. In 1905, Hiram Johnson and the
Progressive movement took power with the
election of Johnson as governor and a working
majority for the Progressive Party in the
California Legislature. In the statewide election
of 1911, they wrestled power away from the
powerful railroad owners, and gave, literally,
power to the people. They accomplished this by
placing constitutional amendments on the ballot
to establish the initiative, referendum and recall.
These remain as some of the most powerful and
popular tools for making public policy outside
of the legislature.
As time has moved on, these popular and
populist tools have continued to be valuable,
but have also changed in terms of utility
to Californians. Because of the number of
signatures required to use the initiative, and the
huge growth in Californias population, these
popular tools have moved more and more away
from the people. Some argue that the initiative
has become a captive of special and monied
interests.
OLLI at CSUMB is honored to welcome back
Fred Keeley for this special six-part series which
will be presented as follows:
Feb 6 History of the California Initiative,
Referendum, and Recall
Feb 20 Use of the Tools of Democracy
from 1911 to 1980
Mar 13 June 2010 Ballot Measures
Mar 20 November 2010 Ballot Measures
Apr 3 Inside Campaigns
Real Life Usage of Initiative
Apr 17 Modernization of the
Tools of Democracy
Time: Saturdays, 10:00am noon
Fee: $80
ALTERNATE FUELS:
MANDATORY OR OPTIONAL?
Instructor: Dr. Allen Fuhs
Two factors, climate change and petroleum
peaking are forcing behavior and policy
changes whether or not we are ready for them.
Failure to develop a fully functional alternate
fuel infrastructure may cause both economic
and social chaos. The government must play a
crucial role in preparing for the crises.
Analogies for a soon-to-arrive energy crisis
have included the Titanic, the brink of a
waterfall, and pulling the ripcord in sky
diving. Is this alarmist? Aeronautics and
engineering expert Dr. Allen Fuhs will give
his perspective on the gargantuan petroleum
industry, as well as an equally huge one:
replacement alternate fuels.
Date: Monday, Feb 1
Time: 6:00 7:30pm
Fee: Free to all guests welcome!
THE AFGHANISTAN WAR
Instructor: Dr. Ehsan Entezar
Tens of thousands of American troops are in
Afghanistan, led by a new commander, and
armed with a counter-insurgency plan that
builds on the lessons of Iraq. But can U.S.
forces succeed in a land long known as the
graveyard of empires? And, is it worth it?
Historians tell us that no invader has been
successful in conquering and retaining the
territory we know today as Afghanistan. Join
the native Afghan scholar, Dr. Entezar, for an
in-depth look at the history of Afghanistan
from the Soviet Invasion to 9/11, as well the
U.S. response and options since then.
Dates: Saturdays, Feb 27; Mar 6
Time: 9:30am 12:30pm
Fee: $45
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THE GICLE EXPERIENCE
Instructor: Pat Watson
Gicle, the buzzword thats sweeping the
world of gallery art and exhibition, represents
a process that integrates the creative power of
digital technology with the personalized touch
of traditional drawing and painting skills. It
represents a level of skill and sophistication
previously unreachable without countless
hours in the studio.
Students will convert their own personal
artwork and photography into digital format
using tools such as Adobe Photoshop and
Corel Painter. They will then be output from
the ITCD large-format printer onto canvas.
The resulting canvas-based digital print is
stretched and treated and the student-artist
then adds creative touches with oil pastels.
The class will then gather for a group showing
of their art. (2 meetings)
Dates: Saturdays, Apr 24; May 1
Time: 10:00am 5:00pm
Fee: $80
Place: CSUMB Media Learning Center;
Room 156
PEBBLE BEACH AND
THE 2010 U.S. OPEN
Instructor: Kevin Merfeld

For nearly 100 years, Pebble Beach Golf Links
has been revered as one of the worlds premier
courses. There is no greater evidence of this
than its 4-time selection as the site of golfs
most prestigious championship, the U.S. Open.
With Pebble Beach hosting its ffth U.S. Open
in 2010, well examine this storied course in a
special two-part series.
The four U.S. Open champions at Pebble
Beach have been at the top of golfs
pantheonNicklaus, Watson, Kite and
Woods. We will briefy explore the history
of Pebble Beach Golf Links and will revisit
the performances by these legends that
have become indelible chapters in golfng
lore.
The 2010 U.S. Open promises to be the
biggest yet, with the richest purse in
tournament history. We will explore the
monumental effort it takes to conduct a
U.S. Open, with a behind-the-scenes look
at the inner workings of the USGA and its
relationship with the golfng powers here
on the Monterey Peninsula.
Dates: Wednesdays, Apr 21, 28
Time: 6:00 7:30pm
Fee: $20

HOW DID PARADISE COME TO BE

PARADISE?
Instructor: Stephanie Bush
Palm trees and white sand beaches are a few
of the features that make tropical islands so
appealing. In this course you will learn where
the white sand comes from and how the palm
trees ended up growing on them. We will start
by discussing how land forms came to be in the
middle of vast oceans, how plants and animals
have colonized them and interact with each
other, and how ancient and modern people
have affected islands. (4 meetings)
Dates: Fridays, Jan 29; Feb 5, 12, 19
Time: 9:30 - 11:00am
Fee: $35
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Trish Sevene-Adams, PhD is an evolutionary biologist
with a focus on the biology of aging, stress, and infectious
causation of chronic disease. She has an active research
and publication agenda; is a recognized expert in
anatomy, physiology and nutrition science; and is a
Certifed Personal Trainer (CPT) by the National Strength
and Conditioning Assoc.
Kent J. Adams, PhD is an exercise physiologist with an
extensive research and publication record related to
exercise and aging. He is a Fellow of the American College
of Sports Medicine (FACSM); an Associate Editor of the
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research; and a
Certifed Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) by
the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
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