Course Previews

Members from all regions

From in-class and Zoom to our Outdoor Adventures and Exploring the Community categories, we know there will be a course or two that is just right for you!  To learn about our upcoming offerings, many of our talented presenters have taken time to create wonderfully creative videos "previewing" their courses.  After watching these videos, we know you will be as excited about this semester as we are!

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Spring 2025 In Person Previews

Course previews are a wonderful way to learn about an upcoming term’s courses as presenters join us to promote their courses and to answer your questions about the course. Previews are also a terrific way to meet other OLLI at UNH members. We hope you will join us at any (or all) of these Spring 2025 Course Preview events. All events open to the public.

Capital Region, Tuesday, January 21 at 2 p.m. (social gathering begins at 1:30 p.m.)  Tad’s Place at Havenwood Heritage Heights, 149 East Side Drive, Concord, NH 03301

Seacoast, Tuesday, January 21 at 10:30 a.m. (social gathering begins at 10 a.m.) - St. John’s United Methodist Church, 28 Cataract Avenue, Dover, NH 03820

Mt. Washington Valley, Wednesday, January 22 at 1 p.m. - Mt. Washington Observatory Offices, 2779 White Mountain Hwy., North Conway, NH 03860 

Greater Manchester - Greater Manchester is not hosting an in-person course preview for this term.

* Please note: Preview events will be cancelled and not rescheduled due to inclement weather. Members will be notified via email of any cancellation and may call the OLLI at UNH office at 603-255-3553 to confirm if an event will take place. 

Course Preview Videos

Learning Region Abbreviation

 C - Capital Region | M - Greater Manchester | S - Seacoast | - Mt. Washington Valley |  Z- Zoom

A Deep Presence: 13,000 Years of Native American History (Goodby) Z Learning a New/Old Game: Bocce for Any Age (Simone) W
Acadians: A Story of Tragedy & Survival (Strang) M Learning the iPhone & iPad  (Jones & Nelson) M
Alnoba Art Tour (Canedy) S  Let’s Explore Wool Applique (Brosch) S 
Anomalous Thinking: UFOs & Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena? (Isaak) M Lost Covered Bridges of the Seacoast (Varney Chandler) S 
Art for Wellbeing: An Introduction to Art Therapy (Riedl) C Madness & the Movies XV (Soreff) M
Beginner Rug Hooking: The Old- Fashioned Way (O'Neill) S  May Celebrations: Nature's Awakenings & Arrivals! (Dwyer) M
Bias in Technology (McKim) Z Music Can Change Your Life! (Wilkes) M
Building Foundations of Caregiving (Romney) Z New England's Quirky Sport Whose Television Ratings Topped Yaz, Bird & Orr (Morin) C
Civic Engagement 360: Expanding Perspectives (Ryder) S  New Hampshire's Geology: It's More Than Granite (Sasseville) M
Civics Slam! Learning About Government Now That You're Older & Wiser! (Alcox) M Origins of Surrealism: Breton & Others (Mahoney) M
Climate Change: Existential Threat or Hoax? (Richardson) Z Patent Medicines of New England: Gone But Not Forgotten? (Sasseville) M
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire: Past & Present  (Caswell) Z Poets of the 20th Century (Russell) Z
Dreams & Nightmares: Surrealist Art (Holmes) Z Pollinators 101 (Youzwak) Z
Engaging with Classical Music: A Deep Listening Experience (Leahy) M Reading the Existentialists: Kierkegaard (Mahoney) M
Ever Wonder How Your Real Estate is Actually Valued? (Campanello) S & Z Roots & Routes of Jewish Humor: “What He Brews” and the Healing Power of Humor (Soreff) M
Explore Odiorne State Park (Russell) S  Samuel Sewall: From Salem Witch Trial Judge to Anti-Slavery Advocate (Strang) C & S 
Forgotten Plane Wrecks of New Hampshire (Wallner) M Socrates Cafe (Epstein) W
French-Canadian Genealogy 101 (Duffy) M Sour Grapes: The Story of The Grapes of Wrath (Baker) M
From Motown to Key West & Beyond: 60s & 70s Pop, Rock and More (Desimone) M Sports Trivia: The Story of Your Life (Lane) S 
Gardening for Climate Change: How You Can Make a Difference in Your Home Garden (Brosch) Z Surrender: My Journey from Guerrilla to Grandmother (Power) S 
Glass: A 5,000 Year History (Holmes) Z The Ascent of Man 50 Years On: Part II (Parodi) M
Great Decisions, Part I (McDonnell) Z The Holocaust & Philosophy (Lee) Z
Heat Pumps and Other Rewarding Home Appliance Opportunities (Coder) M Thrillers, Fillers & Spillers: Planting Your Container Gardens! (Burley) C
Here’s Looking at You: The Best of Alfred Hitchcock, Part II (Sherwin) Z Ticket to Ride: A Streetcar Named Desire & Picnic (Traphagen) C
Hitchcock's Vertigo & Philosophy (Lee) M Two Titans Collide to Transform Tourism & the U.S., Part II (Lindblade) W
How to Read & Enjoy Poetry (Cronin) Z Walk Around Wagon Hill Farm (Russell)
Impacts of Climate on Health (Gerson) Z White Grievance: What is it? Why is it a Hot Topic? (Romney) Z
Impressions of Life in China 2004-2024 (Berry) M Who are Alaska's Native Peoples? (Haigh) Z
Introduction to Zoom: Personal Computers (PC), Laptops & Notebooks (McDonnell) Z Women Composers at the Piano (Langley) S 
John James Audubon & The Birds of America (Simon) Z Zentangle 101 (Brooks) Z
Kayaking the Contoocook (Frankel) M