We love learning at Osher. Shared experiences unite us and excitement for following our own interests at this time of life keep us young. The joy in our classrooms is palpable. Thank you for all the love you bring to Osher. Each instructor shares their passion for their subject and each member’s thoughtful engagement makes our program a special place to belong. If that is not a true Valentine, we do not know what is. Osher, BE MINE. We adore you!
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Start your morning off right with this special behind-the-scenes look at the process of bringing concerts to the stage. Oboist, Luca de la Florin, will present a half-hour preview lecture about the music in the February 20 Finishing Touches Rehearsal of the Utah Symphony. Concertmaster Madeline Adkins takes center stage for John Adams’ Violin Concerto, a pulse-pounding fusion of rhythmic vitality and expressive harmonies. An audience favorite for a reason, Adkins’ virtuosity and magnetic stage presence make her the perfect match for this electrifying showcase.
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Finishing Touches gives our audience the opportunity to observe working rehearsals. Selections from the program will be rehearsed at the discretion of the conductor. Separate tickets are required to attend the actual rehearsal held at 10:00 am-12:30 pm and can be purchased from the Utah Symphony Ticket Office, 801-533-6683. They can also be purchased immediately after the class in the half hour before the rehearsal begins.
Friday February 20 at 9:00 am
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Cooking and baking can become more challenging once the kids are gone. You end up making too much, eating the same thing over and over to get rid of the leftovers, or throwing away food that's spoiled. And there is nothing worse than finishing up dried-out baked goods from a "regular" batch. In this two-session demo class, you will learn some scaled-down recipes that are perfect for two. If you are happily single (like the instructor), you are also welcome; there will be good information for you, too. Because "life is short, so eat dessert first," the first week will cover small-batch sweets. The second week will focus on an easy, savory meal for two. We will provide the recipes, along with tips for grocery shopping and reducing recipes for one or two people. We will also present some food storage ideas and strategies to reduce food waste. Come into the kitchen (virtually), bring your questions, and let's have some fun!
Friday February 13 at 1:30 pm – Just in Time for Valentine’s Day!
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Historical novels tell stories about a time and a place and the people who live there, requiring authors to do extensive research to reflect the history accurately. Using The Owl was a Baker's Daughter by Grace Tiffany as the focus, we will look at the 17th Century English Civil War, focusing on the conflict between Charles I's Royalists and Oliver Cromwell's Roundheads to provide context for the novel. We will then spend a second hour discussing the novel as literature. Readers and history buffs welcome! Please read The Owl was a Baker's Daughter before class.
Friday February 27 at 11:30 am
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This short course will explore the various roles of museums as institutions of knowledge, preservation, and interpretation. The course will focus on the early history of museums in the United States and abroad, and provide a survey of topics such as exhibition practices, public education, visitor engagement, and building community relationships. Topics will be situated within the context of broader historical, intellectual, and cultural trends through time, and discussed from the instructor's personal experiences and perspectives working in archaeology and history museums.
Monday March 2 at 1:30 PM
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The Booker Bookers will read Booker Prize winners in monthly meetings from September 2025 through May 2026. Each session will feature a rotating discussion leader from among Osher members. The reading list is curated by Osher volunteer Lee Ann Troutman, featuring titles available at both the Anderson Foothill branch of the city library system and the Granite County Library. Come join the Booker Bookers!
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Please note: This event is offered as a series and you'll need to register separately for any sessions you'd like to attend.
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Join us for the March session! The book this month will be The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanigan.
Friday March 6 at 1:00 pm
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| Osher Special Events in 2026 are brought to you in part from funding from ZAP
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The NHL Utah Mammoth team is the hottest game in town. Come watch a hockey game in style as the Mammoth take on the Chicago Blackhawks. Osher has arranged for members to watch the game in our own skybox on Level 6 at the Delta Center! In addition, before the game a Mammoth representative (who played college hockey) will give us a tutorial on hockey. The $99 special fee covers your game ticket, lunch, game time snacks, and drinks. Space is limited so reserve your spot right away.
Please note: Osher special fees are non-refundable as we will be reserving the skybox in advance.
This event is currently FULL. But we have an opportunity to possibly add another skybox, if there is enough interest. Please join our waiting list if you would like the chance to attend!
Sunday March 1 at 12:30 pm
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Do you love attending Osher Special Events each term? Are you curious about how we select and organize our many varied fun events and who is responsible for planning them? This single-session free class will give you a behind-the-scenes tour of how Osher staff and volunteers run this very special and unique aspect of our program. Volunteerism is the foundation of Osher and especially of Special Events. We've slowly been gearing up after Covid changed the way events were done in 2020. We're getting back to more in-person meetings at familiar venues and exploring new places too. Come learn how it's done and maybe even plan a new special event yourself for your fellow Osher members or share your ideas for fun places for Osher to visit.
Wednesday February 25 at 10:00 am
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Lunch & Learn lectures are wonderful opportunities to experience a sampling of what the Osher program offers, firsthand and for FREE! These lectures open to the general public, as part of our service to the community. If you have a friend who might be interested in Osher, please encourage them to attend and give us a “test drive”.
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We also host an in-person Watch Party each term at our building at 540 Arapeen Drive, broadcasting the six Zoom sessions live, from 12 to 1 pm for those who would like the option to gather in person and watch the Zoom Event together. Grab your brown bag lunch, invite a friend, and join us--online or in person at the Watch Party--to enjoy these informative, interesting, engaging and free lectures.
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Our huge thanks to longtime Osher volunteer Sandy Clark, who donates her time and energy to creating these six sessions each term for fellow Osher members. Thank you, Sandy!
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PLEASE NOTE: This session will NOT be recorded in our archives.
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The presentation will provide a baseline overview of the FBI's role as a federal law enforcement agency, an overview to the Salt Lake City Division, and details about the FBI's Community Outreach Program. Presentation will further highlight details about the role of community outreach in the FBI and efforts to mitigate evolving threats impacting the community to include concerns with cyber, fraud, hate crimes, etc.
Wednesday February 11 at 12:00 pm
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Osher instructor Dr. David Derezotes and Dr. David Parker host a monthly program called Dialoguedocs on KRCL Radio. On February 5, they recorded program on “strangers” with special dialogue guests Steve Morris, Psychologist and former LDS Bishop, and Satin Tashnizi, co-founder and Executive Director of Emerald Project. They talked about:
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- What is a stranger
- How we feel about how we are treating strangers in our country today
- How we have felt when we feel like a stranger in our family, school, work place, or community,
- How we ourselves can form biases and stereotypes about strangers
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These programs can be listened to on the KRCL website archives. Our two College of Social Work graduate student interns, Edee Burton and Quincy Jackson skillfully designed and managed their Instagram site Dialoguedocs.
Enjoy listening to their wisdom and thank you, Dr. Dave!
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The Language and Memory Aging (LaMA) lab led by Dr. Brennan Payne is recruiting participants for their current study. This study will measure electrical brain activity (using electrodes placed on the scalp) and track eye movements while participants listen to speech presented in background noise. Participants also complete a short hearing acuity test. All data will be de-identified and kept confidential. This study takes place on the main Salt Lake City campus at the U. There would be one test session that lasts 3.5-4 hours, on average. If you choose to participate, you will be compensated $20/hour. Parking will be provided at no charge.
Fill out their form via the link below or email them to participate: lamalabutah@gmail.com .
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Join in the fun at the UMFA for the opening of this incredible exhibition, Storywork: the Prints of Marie Watt, and participate in a printing circle with the artist! The artmaking program will include dances by the Jingle Dress Project.
Saturday February 21 at 1-4pm
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The UMFA is honored to host Hank Willis Thomas, an artist whose "interdisciplinary practice spans sculpture, photography, retroreflectives, quilt-based works, film, and more, often challenging the viewer to critically engage with the complexities of contemporary culture." You can view Thomas's neon artwork Pitch Blackness / Off Whiteness on loan from Art Bridges Foundation in the lobby of the Museum.
Wednesday March 4 at 6:30 pm
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If you love Old West ghost-town history, you won’t want to miss this! For the first time ever, the mining boomtown of Alta has been partially excavated and what emerged from the ground is incredible. Thousands of artifacts were uncovered, including a fully intact bottle of 150-year-old alcohol, a leather hat, bullets, melted shot glasses, animal bones and so much more. Come discover what these objects reveal about the rowdy and genteel past of Little Cottonwood Canyon. We’ll dive into the history, explore the artifacts, and share how their stories are being brought back to life. If that sounds like your kind of history, you won’t want to miss this rare opportunity to look beneath Alta Ski Resort and glimpse the lives of the people who mined and made Alta their home 150 years ago.
Thursday February 19 at 5:00 pm
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- Location - The New Museum of Utah on Capital Hill, conference room on the second floor, 350 Columbus St E, Salt Lake City, UT 84103
- 5:00 PM: Alta artifact viewing with professional archaeologists
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6:00 PM Public Presentation (Alta excavation project highlights & fascinating artifact discoveries)
- 7:00 PM: Event conclusion
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The Osher Instagram and Facebook pages are a great way to stay connected. We highlight the accomplishments of Osher instructors and members. Special Events are updated, posted, and featured here too. Please like us to stay up to date and share with your friends who would enjoy all that Osher has to offer!
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