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2/16 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, MONTEREY BAY

OLLI@CSUMB is one of more than 100 Osher Lifelong Learning

Instutes naonwide and is made possible thanks to the gener-

ous support of The Bernard Osher Foundaon, in-kind support

from CSU Monterey Bay, membership fees, and donaons from

people like you!

ABOUT USOLLI@CSUMB provides personal enrichment opportunies for people age 50 and beer through an ever-ex-panding oering of over 65 unique, university-based courses and experiences annually. At OLLI@CSUMB, mem-

bers explore academic subjects that embrace history, philosophy, science, the arts, current events, and much

more, through interacon with outstanding faculty and a vibrant community of learners.

MEMBERSHIPOne must be a member to parcipate in OLLI courses. Membership is included in all 4 levels of enrollment.

Pick the level that best ts your lifestyle and schedule. Interested in geng a taste of OLLI before enrolling as a

member? Our Friday free lecture series and single session lectures are a great way to get to know OLLI.

HOW TO REGISTEROur classes ll up quickly! Register online or via the phone to secure a seat in your favorite course and receive

instant conrmaon of your enrollment. Prefer to mail in your registraon? Please call to check course avail-

ability prior to mailing your form.

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Enrollment Conrmaon

All course conrmaons will

be provided via emailor phone.

Geng Started

Plum Members:

Help OLLI go green! Well

have your Parking Pass and

Member ID card waing for

you on your rst day of class.

(We can mail upon request.)

Individual Course Members:

Parking permits are available

to purchase from the

dispenser in the OLLI parking

lot. $ .50/hr or $2/day.

Refund Policy

Course fees can be refunded

up to one week before the

course start date. No credit

or refunds will be issued formissed classes.

Dropping Classes

If you register for a course

then nd you cant make it,

call (831) 582-5500 so we can

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Scholarship

To be considered for a

scholarship, send a leer

explaining your situaon and

course interest to:

CSU Monterey Bay

An: OLLI@CSUMB

100 Campus Center

Seaside, CA 93955-8001

Welcome to the Osher Lifelong Learning Ins-

tute at CSU Monterey Bay and another season

of lifelong learning! As we enter our h year,we wish to express our deepest gratude to

you, our vibrant community. Your acve parci-

paon and enthusiasc support are the corner-

stones of OLLI@CSUMB.

Fall is a great me to indulge your love of learning. Thanks to your col-

lecve input, we have put together a diverse array of courses that are

sure to pique your interest. Inside these pages, youll nd a mix of ex-

cing new oerings plus returning favoritesall taught by instructors

highly respected in their elds. Sign up now and enroll a friendbut act

fast, our courses ll up quickly!

Its the best of a living room conversaon and an academic course.

OLLI brings them together in such a wonderful way.

Fred Keeley, OLLI faculty

One of the surprising things I found was how quickly strangers became

friends, and I looked forward to the next session always.

Michael Reid, OLLI member

I recommend OLLI to people because the whole experience is uniqueand adventuresome, and we dont have a lot of that in our lives today

especially at these prices!

Karen Kadushin, OLLI member

SUPPORT OLLI

Discover what fun it can be to grow your OLLI. Please give as generously as you can

in any of the following ways:

Member Outreach Help bring new friends to OLLI; Volunteer We are acvely

seeking members to serve on the Ambassador Council, Development and Social Com-miees; Donate Your tax-deducble donaon to OLLI will go a long way in support

of scholarships, special events and courses.

To make a donaon or to sign-up as a volunteer, please call (831) 582-5500 or send an

email to: [email protected]

A hearelt thanks to the OLLI Ambassadors: David Epel, Pat Hanson, Chris Hasegawa,

Jerey Munks, George Riley, Pam Tanous & Doug Wilhelm. And, Karen Kadushin, Michael

Reid, Allan & Donna VanNoy.

Catalog design: Arthur Simons Editorial Consultant: Patrice Vecchione, www.patricevecchione.com


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Sailing with Father Serra:New Perspecves onCalifornia Mission History

Few people realize that Father Serras rst sight ofMonterey was from the deck of a Spanish Naval

vessel. In four sessions, well explore Montereys

early history through the eyes of 18th century

explorers, sailors, arsts and missionaries. Originally

shrouded in secrecy by Spanish authories, the

accomplishments of the Spanish Royal Navy during

the late 18th century on the coasts of California and

Alaska have oen been overlooked by historians.

Recent research highlights the signicance of Spanish

mariners in establishing the California Missions and

narrowly saving them from an early exncon.Topics related to the marime history of Monterey

Bay during Father Serras era will be discussed.

Anyone with an interest in the California Missions or

in the Age of Sail will enjoy this series.

Dates: Tuesdays, Sept. 20, 27; Oct. 4, 11 (4 sessions)

Time: 1:00 3:00pm

Place: OLLI@CSUMB

Fee: $45

Alan Kemp served as the Research Librarian at the MontereyMarime Museum aer rering from a career in engineering.

Hes an avid sailor, arst and historian, with an interest in 18th

century marime history. Alexs in-depth study of the marime

aspects of Father Serras Sacred Expedion was recently

published in the 2010 California Mission Studies Associaon

Journal Bolen.

Ethnobotany ofCalifornia Nave Plants:Their Uses Both Past and PresentImagine the California landscape 5000 years ago

towering live oak, deep blue ceonothus shrubs

meadows of bunch grasses and golden wildowers

Our plant heritage is rich, diverse and beauful

Nave Americans tended thousands of plants forfood, medicine and basketry. Woven into the fabric

of their lives, plants linked humans to the natura

world.

Join us as we explore how California nave plants

were used in the past and how we can use them

to create vibrant, sustainable landscapes for the

future. Fall is an excellent me to establish nave

plants. Well learn about planng and maintaining

nave hedgerows and meadows and well work

with the plants to discover how they can enrich ourlives. Come meet Prunella, also known as self-heal

and Salvia spathaceae, hummingbird sage, Asarum

caudatum, wild ginger, and many more.

Dates: Tuesdays, Oct. 18, 25; Nov. 1 (3 sessions)

Time: 10:00am noon

Place: OLLI@CSUMB

Fee: $40

Margot Grych graduated from UC Davis in 1985 with an

individual major in Horcultural Journalism. For over 30 years

she has worked in countless gardens, given consultaons

and connued learning about plants. A proponent o

organic gardening, she specializes in nave plants and edible

landscaping. Margot currently teaches at Monterey Peninsula

College and works as a garden teacher for Carmel Unied

School District.


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Exploring A Course in MiraclesOLLI@CSUMB members have requested this all-new

oering. A Course in Miracles gained popularity

since it was rst published in 1975. It consists of

three texts that were channeled by a scribe who

claims to have simply taken dictaon. A Course in

Miracles asserts that we can nd peace by forgiving

everything and everyone, and that we are always

choosing between two basic stancesfear or love

Well oer a basic overview and introducon to this

material.

Dates: Tuesdays, Nov. 1, 8, 15, 29; Dec. 6, 13

(6 sessions)

Time: 4:00 6:00pm

Place: To be announced

Fee: $60

John Provost, a philosophy instructor at Monterey Peninsula

College, has been studying the interconnecon betweenphilosophical ideas and popular culture for over 25 years. He

delved into the great ideas of the world found in both secular

and religious philosophy. Johns approach to contemporary

issues is to look at them through the quesons and ideas

raised by the great wisdom tradions. www.johnprovost.ne

Unpack Your Adventures:Wring with Alex KerekesThis is a mul-dimensional course about traveling as

an adventurer, wring about your experiences and

learning the process of self-publishing and markeng

your book. Youll determine a travel experience

that matches your wring desires and learn about

the wring process. Next comes the self-publishing

processes and how to set up a web page to market

your book. Well also discuss other markeng

strategies. Join Alex as he shares the experience of

how I just did it!

Dates: Wednesdays, Sept. 7, 14, 21 (3 sessions)

Time: 6:00 8:00pm

Place: OLLI@CSUMB

Fee: $40

Alex Kerekes has published four books about his travels. So

as not to detract from his adventures and wring he decided

to forgo tradional methods of book markeng. Hes been

successful in developing a wide following for his adventures

and stories. www.storiesbyalex.com

Dance HistoryFrom its Beginnings to TodayDance is a fundamental form of human expression,

common to all cultures. This course will explore

dance history from the birth of ballet to the

contemporary art. We will survey the innovaons of

each period of dance history and look at the polical,

social and culture inuences that have impacted the

developmental stages of this extraordinary art form.

Each class will include lectures, video samples, anddiscussions. If we understand the history of dance,

well be able to have a greater appreciaon of dance

today. The class will include an oponal eld trip

to see a live performance followed by a dinner

discussion that will relate the classroom lectures to

the live performance experience.

Dates: Tuesdays, Nov. 8, 15, 22, 29 (4 sessions) +

Oponal Live Performance on Nov. 17 (TBA)

Time: 10:30am noon

Place: OLLI@CSUMBFee: $45

Fran Spector Atkins (MFA) is the arsc director of

SpectorDance School and Company. Currently, she is

collaborang with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research

Instute on a new dance media project about the ocean and

climate change. Fran is exploring how dance can be reecve

of and relevant to the community. www.spectordance.org



Monets Passion:Ideas, Inspiraon & Insightsfrom the Painters GardensJoin us for a virtual walk into Monets garden in

Giverny, France! Learn about the historic design, its

development, as well as Monets color theories and

his use of light and living color. How did the gardens

inuence his painng? Elizabeth Murray will shareher lush photographs of the present-day Giverny

gardens, pictures that shes taken over the past 25

years. Elizabeth will discuss the historical garden,

the garden today, and ideas to bring home with

Giverny-based garden plans that can be executed

anywhere. Other topics for discussion will be garden

photography, wring and garden design.

Dates: Wednesdays, Sept. 28; Oct. 5, 12 (3 sessions)

Time: 10:00am noon


Elizabeth Murray, best-selling author ofMonets Passion: Ideas,

Inspiraon, and Insights from the Painters Gardens, inspires

a commitment to beauty, nature, spirit and sustainability.

Her photographic images, stories, and metaphors will ignite

the imaginaon of her audience so you too can express your

creavity. Elizabeths dedicated herself to projects around the

worldfrom Monets Gardens, to remote African villages, and

to the Amazon rain forest. www.elizabethmurray.com

Developing the

Photographic PorolioThis course is designed for the photographer whois interested in working in a group to learn how to

develop a porolio with a specic theme or goal in

mind. In-class demonstraons will be tailored to

meet parcipants needs. Guest speakers from the

photographic community will come in to share their

work and discuss the creave process. Well take a

eld trip to a local photography exhibit. There will

be commentary/criques of work in progress and a

presentaon of students nished prints. (To allow

me for parcipants to develop work, well meet

every other week.)

Dates: Wednesdays, Sept. 28; Oct. 5, 19;

Nov. 2, 16, 30 (6 sessions)

Time: 6:00 8:30pm


Barbara Moon Basta and Fernando Basta are Monterey

Peninsula commercial photographers and educators. Fo

over 35 years, theyve owned and operated Basta Moon

Working as a team allows them to collaborate on photographic

assignments, bringing a unique perspecve to each project

Barbara and Fernando have taught at the University o

Santa Cruz Extension Workshop Photography Program for

25 years and the Pacic Grove Adult School for the past 2

years as well as oering private workshops and tutoring

www.bastamoon.com

Life and Dance ina South Indian VillageThrough snapshots, video footage, and the

experiences of a guest arst from California, take

a trip to Bangalore, India. Learn how dance, an

original communicator and ancient art form, is

surviving in modern mes in India and the restof the world. Youre invited to learn about life in

a Nrityagram Dance Village and a Katak Guruku

through lecture and demonstraons. Parcipate

in recreang basic movements from the Indian

dance cultures, revealing both their uniqueness

and similaries to dance from other places. There

will be savories to taste to enhance the journey

Dates: Wednesdays, Oct. 19, 26 (2 sessions)

Time: 10:00am noon

Place: OLLI@CSUMB

Fee: $30

Alicia Morena-di Palma is a dance ethnologist, author

illustrator, choreographer, performer and teacher. She has

toured internaonally and currently teaches in the Monterey

Peninsula College Dance Department. She founded the ADIT

Foundaon in 1999, a cultural and charitable non-prot

dedicated to preserving and presenng classical and ethnic

dance forms.


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Harvest Feast ofLiterature on GardeningInch by inch, row by row, youve let your garden

grow. Youve stained your knees, strained your back,

scratched your hands, and had glorious achy mes.

Its that me of year when all the sweet waspy sweat

and toil of engagement with the soil has paid o.

Come share your garden happenings, poetry, art,and some edibles, as we celebrate the literal and the

metaphoric harvest. Well hear poetry on the great

topic of all me, gardens. Join Dr. B as she brings in

word and deed, a tablecloth, napkins, and a basket

of books. (Garden hats oponal.)

Date: Wednesday, Sept. 14 (single lecture)

Time: 2:00 5:00pm

Place: OLLI@CSUMB

Fee: $20

Barbara Mossberg, PhD directs and is professor of the

Integrated Studies Program at CSUMB and is an adjunct

professor at Pacica University. Dr. Mossberg serves as the

Poet in Residence for the City of Pacic Grove, Dramaturg

of the New Umbrella Theatre Company, and is the host

and creator of the Poetry Slow Down, KRXA 540AM.

www.barbaramossberg.com

Your Favorite Banned LiteraturePut it down! Its banned! Wait, Dr. B, our favorite

books from high school and college? That we read

to our children? That won the Nobel Prize? Those

books? Well, yes, youve been with Banned Books.

You may have taught with them. In honor of Banned

Books Week (Sept. 24 Oct. 1) we will celebrate

the freedom to read and explore what it is about

the great classics of our mes that result in geng

banned. From The Bible to John Steinbeck, Alice

in Wonderland to Uncle Toms Cabin, Leo Tolstoy

to Mark Twain, well see if there are paerns and

what we can learn about humanity, how minds of

conscience, courage, and creavity express wisdom,and the fate they share when they do.

Dates: Wednesdays, Oct. 5, 12 (2 sessions)

Time: 2:00 5:00pm

Place: OLLI@CSUMB

Fee: $40

Barbara Mossberg, PhD directs and is professor of the

Integrated Studies Program at CSUMB and is an adjunct

professor at Pacica University. Dr. Mossberg serves as the

Poet in Residence for the City of Pacic Grove, Dramaturg

of the New Umbrella Theatre Company, and is the host

and creator of the Poetry Slow Down, KRXA 540AM

www.barbaramossberg.com

The OLLI Writers CircleWhether youre a beginning writer or a published

professional seeking construcve feedback, the

OLLI Writers Circles oer a creave, collaboraveatmosphere in which to improve your wring. The

Morning Circle is for writers who have parcipated

in OLLI Wring Circles for at least four consecuve

terms. The Midday Circle is for returning circle

parcipants and those new to the OLLI wring circle

process. Register earlyspace is limited!

Morning: Thursdays, Sept. 8, 15, 22, 29; Oct. 20, 27;

Nov. 3, 10; 9:00 11:30am (8 sessions)

Midday: Thursdays, Sept. 8, 15, 22, 29; Oct. 20, 27;

Nov. 3, 10; 11:30am 1:30pm (8 sessions)Place: OLLI@CSUMB

Fee: $90

Elin Kelsey, PhD is a renowned environmentalist, educator and

award-winning author. Her most recent books are Hey! No

Your Typical Book About the Environmentand Watching Giants

The Secret Lives of Whales. Elin consults on internaona

environmental projects and is an adjunct professor at Roya

Roads University. www.elinkelseyandcompany.com



OLLI Improv Theater: Act IIDo you enjoy the feeling laughter brings? Looking

to try something fun and challenging? This is the

course for you! Through a variety of group theater

games, well venture out of our daily roune as we

discover and play with our creave spontaneity.

Not only will we ckle our grey maer, well give it

a workout and stretch our mental agilityall in a

safe supporve seng. Learn improvisaon basics,

improve listening skills, strengthen self-condence,

and sharpen reacon me and memory ability. Well

conclude this course with a demo performance for

your friends and family. Open to new parcipants

as well as past aendees of Tickle the Grey Maer.

Register early; space is limited.

Dates: Thursdays, Sept. 22, 29; Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27

(6 sessions)

Time: 3:30 5:30pmPlace: OLLI@CSUMB

Fee: $70

Gerry Orton brings 17 years of teaching, direcng and

performing improv. Following a career as an administrator of

a youth and family-counseling agency, he followed his interest

in theater and improvisaon. Gerry is the founder of Women

of Whimsy and O the Cu Laughter Links in Monterey. He

directs the Tahoe Improv Players, a company he founded in the

1980s.

Ralesnakes:Our Uniquely American ReplesOen maligned even feared, the 28 species

comprising the ralesnake family Crotolidae are

actually the most fascinang taxon of replic animals

in the Americas. Unique to the New World of our

Western Hemisphere, the ralesnake is, indeed

an American original. Enjoy the evening as Bruceshares his half-century of study of several species

of crotalids amidst the desert and mountains

of northern Old Mexico and the U.S.-Mexico

borderlands. Hear the myths; learn the facts. (No

live snakes will parcipate!)

Date: Thursday, Nov. 3 (single lecture)

Time: 6:00 8:30pm

Place: OLLI@CSUMB

Fee: $20

Bruce Ellio is a rered Senior Biologist Supervisor with the

California Department of Fish and Game.

Understanding and

Training Your BrainCan you keep your brain young? Does aging have to

mean a decline in mental abilies? Learn exercises

to improve your memory, cognion and to enhance

your wellbeing. Well explore brain funcon

imaging and theories about demenas. Lecture

topics include: brain development; aging and

demenas; memory, learning and brain training

Dates: Thursdays, Dec. 1, 8 (2 sessions)

Time: 3:00 5:30pmPlace: OLLI@CSUMB

Fee: $30

Roger Luckenbach, PhD is an Emeritus Professor of Biology and

former Director of the Biotechnology Program and the Honors

Science Program at Fresno City College. He brings with him

over 40 years of teaching and research including the University

of California at Santa Cruz and the Smithsonian. For years, he

penned the Rogers World column for the Coast Weekly.


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Poetry and HealthThe condensed, image rich, metaphorical language

of poetry can provide the reader and the writer

with new insights into the inner and outer worlds in

which they live, leading to greater health. Feelings

and emoons dicult to express in prose can be

expressed in poems, much to the surprise of the

person holding the pen! Join Patrick W. Flanigan,

M.D. to hear the poems of others and to create

some of your own on a journey toward physical and

emoonal health and understanding.

Date: Friday, Sept. 9 (single lecture)

Time: 10:00am noon

Place: OLLI@CSUMB

Fee: $15

Patrick W. Flanigan, M.D. is a physician and author of three

books of poetry. He was a presenter at Healing Journeys at

Stanford, has given stage presentaons and led breakoutsessions at the Carmel Authors and Ideas Fesval.

Stepping into Regional HistoryII: Landmarks of Mexican EraMontereyExplore our regions Mexican/Californio period

(1822-1846) while vising a dierent architectural

landmark each session. Well look at the rise of the

rancho era as a direct eect on the secularizaon

of the missions. Well begin with a walking tour

of surviving Mexican-era buildings in downtown

Monterey, including visits to both Custom House

and Casa Serrano. Subsequent sessions will include

the Cooper-Molera complex, Casa Castro/La

Mirada, Casa Boronda in Salinas, and Mission San

Juan Bausta along with the adjacent Castro-Breen

Adobe.

Military commander Jos Castro, Governor Juan

Bausta Alvarado, U.S. Consul Thomas Oliver Larkin,

and land baron David Jacks will be among the gures

wholl receive special aenon. Guest speakers wil

be featured.

Dates: Friday, Oct. 7, 14; Nov. 11, 18; Dec. 2

(5 sessions)

Time: 10:00am noon

Place: Locaon sequence to be announced

Fee: $50

Julianne Burton-Carvajal, longme Professor of Spanish

Literature and Lan American Cinema at the University of

California Santa Cruz, has published extensively on the social

architectural and arsc heritage of this region. She also

organizes art and history exhibions at the Carmel Mission and

elsewhere.

Write the Morning AwayIf you dont write, where do your stories go? Findthe inspiraon youve been looking for. Patrice wil

lead the group in a couple of wring exercises each

Saturday. Well look at the past, the future, and the

huge in-between, and write about our lives close-up

and the world at our doorsteps. Each session wil

include opportunies for those who wish to share

their work. Though the format is the same as last

springs oering, the content will be enrely new

This course is for those who write and those whod

like to.

Dates: Saturdays, Sept. 10; Oct. 1; Nov. 5

(3 sessions)

Time: 9:30am 12:30pm

Place: OLLI@CSUMB

Fee: $50

Patrice Vecchione, the author of Wring and the Spiritua

Life and a book of poetry, Territory of Wind, is currently a

work onAlphabet of the Treesa book about the connecon

between nature and the imaginaon. Patrice edits poetry

anthologies, makes collages, and recently wrote and performed

a one-woman play. She teaches her various art forms a

Esalen Instute, privately, and to children in local schools

www.patricevecchione.com



Californias NewPolical OrderDuring the last two elecon cycles (2008 and 2010),

Californians have enacted three major electoral and

governance changes that deserve our aenon

During this course, well give them an in-depth

review.

Redistricng: The newly drawn Assembly, Senate,

House of Representaves, and Board of Equalizaon

districts have resulted in creave disrupon in many

areas of the state. For the rst me in Californias

history, these new districts were drawn by a Cizens

Independent Redistricng Commission. How many

House of Representaves members will be looking

for work? Who is likely to take their places, and

what will this mean for California?

Open Primary: The voter-approved Top Two Primary

elecon system has been tested in a special eleconin Los Angeles, and is the subject of widespread

polical strategizing everywhere. What changes

will this make in the composion of the legislature

following the 2012 elecons?

Majority Vote Budget: While California connues

to struggle to chip away at the structural decit,

the newly voter-enacted majority vote provision to

adopt the annual state budget is making an impact

Whats the impact and how will it play out going

forward?

Dates: Saturdays, Sept. 24; Oct. 15; Nov. 19; Dec. 3

(4 sessions)

Time: 10:00am noon

Place: CSUMB Tanimura & Antle Library

Fee: $65

Fred Keeley, Santa Cruz County Treasurer, is a former membe

of the California State Assembly. He is a member of the

Leadership Council of California Forward, which assisted in

the wring and passage of the three voter-approved iniave

that are the subject of this course oering.

Winter Wildlife ofJacks Peak ParkMigrant bird species that raise their annual broods

of nestlings well north of California winter here in

our Golden State, adding a note of special interest

to the local wildlife. Jacks Peak, above the city of

Monterey, is a prime locaon to search for these

winter visitors among the pine forest of the peaksslope. Our eld course will take us along well-

maintained forest trails on the crest to seek-out

nches, woodpeckers, thrusters, raptors, warblers,

band-tailed pigeons and perhaps even rare crossbills.

Date: Saturday, Dec. 10 (1 session)

Time: 10:00am 3:00pm

Place: Jacks Peak Regional Park

Fee: $30

Bruce Ellio is a rered Senior Biologist Supervisor with theCalifornia Department of Fish and Game.


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Wines of Monterey CountyWine grapes were rst introduced to the Monterey area

over 200 years ago by the Franciscan Friars. Today, over

85 vintners and growers call Monterey County home. The

countys climatemid-day heat tempered by morning and

late-aernoon fogis perfect for developing world-class

vintages year aer year.

In this special 3-hour event, parcipants will receive an

overview of Monterey County wine, including insight into

specic varietals, instrucon on how to read a label, and

ps for pairing wine with food. Aendees will also taste a variety of the countys best wines with special

aenon given to the role stemware plays in the avor and enjoyment of wine. A presentaon by Riedel

Crystal of America will allow parcipants to experience rst-hand the dierence high-quality glassware can

make.

Date: Friday, Nov. 4 (1 session) Time: 2:00 5:00pm Place: CSUMB Alumni & Visitors Center

Fee: Free to OLLI Plum Members; addional guests for $5 (Fee waived if guest buys a membership)

Geng to OLLI@CSUMB Its Easy!

We are at the corner of Inter-Garrison and 6th

Avenue on the CSU Monterey Bay campus justminutes away from the shores of Monterey Bay.

Parking is plenful and just a crosswalk away

from the OLLI building.

From Highway 1: Take Lighighter Exit Turn

Le onto Gen. Jim Moore Turn Right onto

Inter-Garrison Road Turn Le onto 6th Avenue

Take immediate Le into parking lot

From Reservaon Road, Salinas: Take Imjin Road Turn Le onto Abrams Drive Follow

unl road ends Turn Right onto Inter-Garrison Road Turn Right onto 6th Avenue Take

immediate Le into parking lot

Alternave transportaon opons? hp://transportaon.csumb.edu

Maps? hp://map.csumb.edu


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