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Apple Insights: Tips & Tricks for iPhone, iPad,
iWatch and Mac
Thursdays, June 19 – July 17 (skip July 3)
9:00 - 11:00 a ⸀m ⸀
Peoria Next Innovation Center
Join us for an engaging and informative four-week
OLLI Study Group exploring Apple products. Each
week, we’ll focus on a different device: iPhone,
iPad, Mac computer, and Apple Watch. Each
session will start with an overview of the featured
product, followed by tips, tricks, and hands-on
exploration. Whether you’re a beginner or a
seasoned Apple user, you’ll uncover new ways to
make the most of your devices—like maximizing
battery life with smart settings or turning your
iPhone into a scanner. Bring your Apple products
and your questions, and leave each session with
practical skills and fresh insights to enhance your
tech experience.
$45 – Facilitator: John Amdall, frequent OLLI
instructor and facilitator, retired CAT engineer.
(NG/RF) Seats available: 16
Back to the 80s: Coming of Age on Film
Wednesdays, July 2 – 30
1:30 – 3:45 p ⸀m ⸀
Peoria Next Innovation Center
We survived the decade of yuppies, mall rats,
punker rockers, and new wave music. We
witnessed the launch of CNN and MTV. We were
stunned by the eruption of Mount St Helens, the
Exxon Valdez oil spill, and the AIDS epidemic.
During this time, a new generation of Hollywood
writers and directors captured the anxieties of
the era, portraying them through the eyes of
authentic teenagers. Join us to explore comingof-age stories from the 1980s through 昀椀lm. Movies
are available for rent on Amazon Prime or may be
available at your local library: The Breakfast Club
(7/2), Back to the Future (7/9), Boyz in the Hood
(7/16), Risky Business and Wall Street (7/23), and St.
Elmo’s Fire (7/30)
$45 – Facilitated by Diane Hocker; Gary Nelson,
and Randy Wilson, all movie buffs and frequent
OLLI facilitators. (NG/RFs)
Seats available: 18
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STUDY GROUPS
Legends of the Fall Classic:
Baseball’s Greatest World Series
Thursdays, July 10 – August 7
9:30 – 11:45 a ⸀m ⸀
Peoria Next Innovation Center
Explore the history of the fall classic and as we
focus on four memorable World Series games,
including a couple featuring two of our locally
beloved teams - the Cubs and Cards. Whether
reminiscing about past triumphs or anticipating
future matchups, these games are sure to spark
discussion. (By July, who knows? Reliving past
Cubs/Cards glories may be as good as it gets this
year, or it may whet the appetite for one or both
to land in the 2025 postseason!). Participants will
need email and internet access to read articles
and view links.
$45 – Facilitated by baseball fans and past OLLI
SG facilitators Kurt and Keith Butter昀椀eld; Tim
Bailey; and Michelle Riggio Rarick, BU Continuing
Education and Professional Development
Executive Director. (RG/RFs)
Seats available: 15
An Un昀椀nished Love Story:
Personal Histories of the Transformative 60’s
Mondays, July 14 – August 4
1:00 – 3:30 p ⸀m ⸀
Peoria Public Library North Branch
Travel back to the 1960s and gain a deeper
understanding of the political landscape through
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns
Goodwin’s memoir, An Un昀椀nished Love Story: A
Personal History of the 1960s. This study group
will offer fresh perspectives on political 昀椀gures of
the 1960s, based on insights from the memoir.
Each week, we will also explore different aspects
of 1960s culture. Participants will be encouraged
to create their own “boxes of memorabilia” to
share with future generations—your children and
grandchildren. For those who came of age in
the 1960s, this will be an unforgettable journey of
reliving and rediscovering the signi昀椀cance of that
momentous decade.
$45 – Facilitated by Dr. Jenny Tripses, professor
emerita, Bradley University, and Anne Bergstrom,
retired clinical social worker; both frequent OLLI
facilitators. (NG/RFs)
Seats available: 20
