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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Spring 2026 Workshop Schedule

Semester dates: February 9 – May 1, 2026

Spring Break: March 16 – 20, 2026 — no workshops in session.

OLLI at SBU offers workshops five days a week during the spring semester. Workshops meet in person on the Stony Brook campus, via Zoom, or in a hybrid format. Check the format and location for each workshop when planning your schedule.

Format key: Held on the SBU campus Held via Zoom In person & via Zoom

Monday

Monday workshop schedule for Spring 2026
Time Workshop Leader Format Dates Sessions Location
10:15 – 11:30 AM History Through Literature Joseph Napolitano, Judith Albano, Laura Filippino In Person Feb 9 – Apr 27 11 SBS N119
10:15 – 11:30 AM The Twilight Zone Robert Mirman, Jay Zuckerman In Person Feb 9 – Apr 27 11 SAC 306
10:15 – 11:30 AM Guitar Jam Beginner’s Workshop Douglas Hodges In Person Feb 9 – Apr 27 11 Union Rehearsal Rm L03-01
10:15 – 11:30 AM Meditation and Mindfulness Karen Santoro In Person Feb 9 – Apr 27 11 SBS S102
10:15 – 11:30 AM Our Planet in Focus: Climate, Culture & Sustainability School of Marine and Atmospheric Science & Collaborative for the Earth In Person Feb 9 – Apr 27 11 Union Auditorium
10:15 – 11:30 AM Poetry Workshop Geraldine Kaplan, Bob Stone Zoom Feb 9 – Apr 27 11 Zoom
12:00 – 1:15 PM Mysteries of Aging Larry Wilson In Person Feb 9 – Apr 27 11 SBS N119
12:00 – 1:15 PM Introduction to the Macintosh Computer Frank De Rubeis In Person Feb 9 – Apr 27 11 SBS S104
12:00 – 1:15 PM Mindfulness Made Easy Edward Schechtman In Person Feb 23 – Apr 13 7 SBS S102
12:00 – 1:15 PM ABC’s for Personal Safety: Awareness, Balance, Coordination, and Strength Iris McKenna In Person Feb 9 – Apr 6 8 Union Rehearsal Rm L03-01
12:00 – 1:15 PM Understanding Genetics Edwin Cohen In Person Feb 9 – Apr 27 11 Union Auditorium
12:00 – 1:15 PM A Celebration of Rock and Soul Music Bob Hayes, Susan Steinmann Zoom Feb 9 – Apr 27 11 Zoom
12:00 – 1:15 PM Current Events Len Farano Zoom Feb 9 – Apr 27 11 Zoom
1:45 – 3:00 PM The New OLLI Singers Debbie Starker, Ed Metzendorf In Person Feb 9 – Apr 27 Not in session Apr 6 11 Union Rehearsal Rm L03-01
1:45 – 3:00 PM Adolescent Literature for Adults: Banned Books II Ellen Perz In Person Feb 9 – Apr 27 10 SBS S102
1:45 – 3:00 PM Topics in Art History Angela Bari In Person Feb 9 – Apr 20 Not in session Mar 2, Apr 6 10 Union Auditorium
1:45 – 3:00 PM New York Times Science Seminar Bonnie Marks, Allen Sachs In Person Feb 9 – Apr 27 Not in session Mar 2, Apr 6 9 SAC 306
1:45 – 3:00 PM Wouldn’t You Like to Know? Bruce Stasiuk Zoom Feb 9 – Apr 27 11 Zoom

Tuesday

Tuesday workshop schedule for Spring 2026
Time Workshop Leader Format Dates Sessions Location
8:30 – 9:45 AM American Foreign Policy Martin Levinson Zoom Mar 10 – Apr 28 7 Zoom
10:15 – 11:30 AM Magic for Grandparents Michael Maione, John Ragone In Person Feb 10 – Apr 28 11 SBS S109
10:15 – 11:30 AM A Potpourri of Topics in Physics Edward Wright, Walter Feldman In Person Feb 10 – Apr 28 11 SBS S104
10:15 – 11:30 AM Making Stress Work For You Wayne Snell Hybrid Mar 3 – Apr 28 8 SBS S102 & Zoom
10:15 – 11:30 AM Let’s Talk About Climate Change Thomas Roser Hybrid Feb 10 – Apr 28 11 SBS N119 & Zoom
10:15 – 11:30 AM The Voyage of St. Brendan, the Abbot Thomas Hayes Zoom Feb 10 – Apr 28 11 Zoom
10:15 – 11:30 AM Yoga 101 Denise Teague Zoom Feb 10 – Apr 28 11 Zoom
12:00 – 1:15 PM Protest Songs / Songs of Hope of the 60s & 70s Marc Comerchero In Person Feb 10 – Apr 28 11 Union Auditorium
12:00 – 1:15 PM Google FREE Stuff? Thom Brownworth, Mark Correa In Person Feb 10 – Apr 28 11 SBS S104
12:00 – 1:15 PM A Journey into the Great Divide of Human Consciousness Anthony A. Esposito In Person Feb 10 – Apr 28 11 SBS S102
12:00 – 1:15 PM American Plays Plus Colleen Rudman, Kathi Matos Zoom Feb 10 – Apr 28 11 Zoom
1:00 – 4:00 PM Duplicate Bridge Arnie Fox & Sherry Shore In Person Feb 10 – Apr 28 Not in session Feb 24 11 Research & Dev Pk, Bldg 17, Rm 109
1:45 – 4:00 PM So You’ve Always Wanted to Act Debbie Starker In Person Feb 10 – Apr 28 10 SBS N119
1:45 – 3:15 PM Seasonal Crafting Pam O’Brien, Nancy Pally In Person Feb 10 – Apr 28 11 SBS S104
1:45 – 3:00 PM Exploring the World of Journalism SBU School of Communication and Journalism In Person Feb 10 – Mar 31 7 Union Auditorium
1:45 – 3:00 PM Behavioral Neurosciences Amazingly Simplified: Don’t Retire! Rewire! Refire! Paul Mohan Hybrid Feb 10 – Apr 28 11 SBS S102 & Zoom
3:30 – 4:45 PM The Science Behind Living Your Best Life SBU Center for Healthy Aging In Person Feb 10 – Apr 28 11 Union Auditorium

Wednesday

Wednesday workshop schedule for Spring 2026
Time Workshop Leader Format Dates Sessions Location
8:30 – 11:30 AM Watercolor Studio Robert Stone & Dorothy Sterrett In Person Feb 11 – Apr 29 11 SBS S104
8:30 – 9:45 AM Ici on parle français Catherine McDonnell In Person Feb 11 – Apr 29 11 SBS S109
10:15 – 11:30 AM Conversational French Linda Dapolito In Person Feb 11 – Apr 22 10 SBS S109
10:15 – 11:30 AM Women You Should Know Ella Nyc, Mary Hance, Fran Leiboff In Person Feb 11 – Apr 8 Not in session Mar 11, Mar 25, Apr 1 8 SAC 302
10:15 – 11:30 AM The Constitution: Written in the Past, Amended in the Present, and Governing Our Future Richard Ernst In Person Feb 11 – Apr 29 Not in session Mar 11, Mar 25, Apr 1 8 SAC 306
10:15 – 11:30 AM Great Short Stories — Raymond Carver Joe Perlman In Person Feb 11 – Apr 29 11 SBS N119
10:15 – 11:30 AM Never Again — The Holocaust and Its Aftermath Rabbi David Altman In Person Feb 11 – Apr 29 11 SBS S102
12:00 – 1:15 PM Poetry Out Loud Florence Mondry In Person Feb 11 – Apr 29 11 SBS S102
12:00 – 1:15 PM Am I My Father’s Son? Joe Perlman, Ed Kislik In Person Feb 11 – Apr 29 11 SBS S104
12:00 – 1:15 PM WUSB Unplugged: Conversations with Hosts and DJs from the SBU Campus Radio Station SBU WUSB Radio In Person Feb 11 – Apr 29 11 Union Auditorium
12:00 – 1:15 PM Digesting a Good Book Dana Geils Zoom Mar 25 & Apr 22 2 Zoom
12:00 – 1:15 PM “Near Death & Spiritually Transformative Experiences”: How These Experiences Change Lives in a Meaningful Way Catherine Chapey Zoom Feb 11 – Apr 29 11 Zoom
12:00 – 1:15 PM The Mystery Novel as Literature: The Golden Age of the Detective Story Tasha H. Greenberg Zoom Feb 11 – Apr 29 11 Zoom

Thursday

Thursday workshop schedule for Spring 2026
Time Workshop Leader Format Dates Sessions Location
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Stained Glass Workshop Diane Streuli, Susan Vlahakis & Linda Hamatz In Person Feb 12 – Apr 30 11 SBS S109
10:15 – 11:30 AM The Theory of Reincarnation and Its Sources Gregory Alexander In Person Feb 12 – Apr 30 Not in session Apr 16, Apr 23 11 SBS S102
10:15 – 11:30 AM A Continuing Journey of Pop Artists Gary Field, Suzanne Field In Person Mar 5 – Apr 30 Not in session Apr 16, Apr 23 6 Wang 201
10:15 – 11:30 AM Science Fiction in Print and Film Scott McMullen In Person Feb 12 – Apr 30 11 SBS N119
10:15 – 11:30 AM Let’s Play Chess Dan Sherry, Carlos Delossantos In Person Feb 12 – Apr 30 11 SBS S104
10:15 – 11:30 AM A History of Long Island Native Americans — Part 2 John Gobler Zoom Feb 12 – Apr 30 11 Zoom
10:15 – 11:30 AM Tragic Theater Arthur Bernstein Zoom Feb 12 – Apr 30 11 Zoom
12:00 – 1:15 PM Continuing the Journey into the Great Divide, Part II — The Psyche Anthony A. Esposito In Person Feb 12 – Apr 30 11 SBS S102
12:00 – 1:15 PM Español: Pasado, Presente y Futuro Anahi Walton Schafer In Person Apr 2 – Apr 30 5 SBS S104
12:00 – 1:45 PM Casual Cards and Games Mary and Scott McMullen In Person Feb 12 – Apr 30 Not in session Apr 2 11 SBS N119
12:00 – 1:15 PM Now That’s Entertainment! Jeff Hollander, Diane Hollander, Larry Fein Zoom Mar 5 – Apr 30 Not in session Apr 2 7 Zoom
1:00 – 4:00 PM Beginning Bridge Part 3 Linda Good & Merna Avril In Person Feb 12 – Apr 30 Not in session Feb 19, Mar 5, Apr 2, Apr 16 11 Research & Dev Pk, Bldg 17, Rm 109
1:45 – 3:00 PM Reimagine Your Garden, Rethink Your Practices Anahi Walton Schafer In Person Feb 12 – Apr 23 6 SBS S104
1:45 – 3:00 PM A Survey of Enjoyable Music Fred Friedberg Zoom Feb 12 – Apr 16 9 Zoom
1:45 – 3:45 PM Writers at Work Amy Benjamin & Mary Ann Sommerstad Zoom Feb 12 – Apr 30 11 Zoom
3:30 – 4:45 PM John Steinbeck’s The Long Valley Richard Hart In Person Feb 12 – Apr 30 Not in session Apr 2 10  

Friday

Friday workshop schedule for Spring 2026
Time Workshop Leader Format Dates Sessions Location
8:30 – 9:45 AM 20th Century American Presidential Elections Kenneth Geils, Dana Geils In Person Mar 6 – May 1 Not in session Apr 17 7 Union Auditorium
8:30 – 9:45 AM Adventures in Art and Photography Eric Lohse Zoom Feb 13 – May 1 11 Zoom
9:30 – 11:30 AM Kitchen Bridge Mary Hance, Laura Joseph In Person Feb 13 – May 1 11 Research & Dev Pk, Bldg 17, Rm 109
9:30 – 11:30 AM Memoir Writing Dorothy Schiff Shannon Zoom Feb 13 – May 1 11 Zoom
10:15 – 11:30 AM World War II Paul Knel In Person Feb 13 – May 1 Not in session Apr 17 10 Union Auditorium
10:15 – 11:30 AM Shakespeare in Your World Amy Benjamin In Person Feb 13 – May 1 Not in session Mar 6, Mar 27 9 SBS N119
10:15 – 11:30 AM Makers and Muses: Women in Italian Art, Cinema, and Literature Center for Italian Studies In Person Feb 13 – Apr 17 Not in session Apr 3 9 Melville Library, 4th Fl, Rm E-4340
10:15 – 11:30 AM Drawing Workshop Richard Bova Zoom Feb 13 – May 1 Not in session Apr 3 10 Zoom
10:15 – 11:30 AM Creative Photography Doris Diamond Zoom Feb 13 – May 1 11 Zoom
12:00 – 1:15 PM Op-Ed: Your Opinion of Their Opinion Ken Buxbaum & William Russell In Person Feb 13 – May 1 Not in session Apr 17 10 Union Auditorium
12:00 – 1:15 PM Great Books Anita Edwards Zoom Feb 13 – May 1 11 Zoom
1:45 – 3:00 PM Rights, Camera Action! Tony Parlatore & Laura Joseph In Person Feb 13 – May 1 Not in session Apr 17 10 Union Auditorium