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Upcoming Events

Fall Theatre Outings

Day Trip to Quabbin Reservoir and Leaf Peeping!

  • Tuesday, October 8
  • Cost: $45 (includes lunch and transportation)
  • OLLI members will travel out to central Massachusetts on board a Yankee Line motor coach to learn more about the Quabbin Reservoir and have a chance to explore portions of the grounds.
  • Lunch will be at Salem Cross Inn, with a stop at Breezelad Orchards and Farmstand on the way back to Boston.
  • Departure time from UMass Boston Campus: 7:30 a.m.
  • Event flyer with registration and additional details.

Boston Harbor Islands Fall Excursion

  • Wednesday, October 9  |  10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
  • Cost: $15
  • Enjoy the autumn colors of the ocean and the Islands along with a narration by OLLI member Suzanne Gall Marsh and OLLI Scholar Cyrus Marion
  • Boarding begins at 10:15 a.m. at the UMass Fox Point boat dock. Bring a snack and beverages; there is no food sold on the vessel.
  • Event flyer with registration and additional details.

Guest Lecturer: Padraig O’Malley

  • Wednesday, October 16 @ 12:30 p.m.
  • Cost: $45, includes sit-down lunch at the Quincy Neighborhood Club
  • Irish international peacemaker, author, and professor, Padraig O'Malley will speak at OLLI's first fall fundraising event. O'Malley specializes in the problems of divided societies, such as South Africa and Northern Ireland. He is also the John Joseph Moakley Distinguished Professor of Peace and Reconciliation at UMass Boston's McCormack School.
  • O’Malley will talk about his new book that came out in 2023: Perils and Prospects of a United Ireland.
  • Event flyer with registration and additional details.