Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Ringling College Presents “Listening to Women”

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Ringling College (OLLI at Ringling College) presents “Listening to Women,” a 12-session series featuring women whose innovations and accomplishments are having an impact and influencing lives locally and globally. The series takes place on Thursdays at 1 p.m., March 14 to May 30, at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. Tickets for all 12 sessions are $190; tickets for six sessions are $100; tickets for individual sessions are $27 for Gold Members and $30 for general admission. For more information and to register, call 941-309-5111, or visit www.olliatringlingcollege.org.

Holly Freedman serves as the chair of the Curriculum Committee for OLLI at Ringling College. She also heads up the team that created and coordinated the Listening to Women series.

 “Each week we will meet women who had the passion and determination to break barriers and overcome obstacles to become movers and shakers in their own fields,” she says. “These include women who have excelled in classical music, writing, art, film, science, entrepreneurship, media, sports, government policy, biology, and higher education.”

 Freedman adds that the “Listening to Women” series “not only brings attention to the incredible women who live and work here, but also enhances the depth and breadth of the course offerings at OLLI. Our hope is that OLLI’s students—men and women—will be inspired by these dynamic women and ask for more series like this in the future.”

The “Listening to Women” schedule at a glance (For complete details and schedule, visit www.olliatringlingcollege.org).