Osher Special Events with Fees
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Osher Special Events with Fees provide a fun way for members to socialize and experience our surrounding community together. These events and tours also help us form new friendships and stay connected in between terms when classes are not in session. Events are organized by a dedicated committee of volunteer members and through partnerships with multiple cultural organizations and businesses in our area. Registration and payment of fees are required to attend. Osher Special Events with Fees provide materials, food, beverages, supplies, space rental, etc. that must be paid in advance to each vendor. Therefore, these fees are non-refundable. Members are allowed to invite non-member guests only by advance permission from the Osher staff and on a space-available basis for each individual event.
Questions? Call Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at 801-581-6461 or use our online form.
Class Sections For Osher Special Events with Fees (OSHER 173)
Fall 2025 Section 2, Starting on: 09/12/2025
Exploring the Bear River Massacre Field Trip: In January 1863, U.S. Army forces from Camp Douglas attacked a village of Northwestern Shoshone, resulting in what has been described as the largest loss of native life in American history. Visit the massacre site and explore this traumatic event through the perspectives of three different instructors: Darren Parry is the former chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation and author of "The Bear River Massacre: A Shoshone History" (2019). Brad Westwood previously served as director of the Utah State Historical Society and Utah's State Historic Preservation Officer. Ephriam Dickson is the former curator at the Fort Douglas Museum and later with the U.S. Army Center of Military History.
| Date(s) | Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/12/25 | F | 8:00 am -5:00 pm | TBA |
Instructor: EPHRIAM DICKSON
Registration for Fall 2025 starts at 9:00 a.m. on 08-05-2025.Fall 2025 Section 3, Starting on: 10/29/2025
Let Them Eat Cake! Mozart's "Gran Partita" LIVE with Orchestra XPLOR: Around 1781, Mozart penned his Serenade No. 10 in Bb Major for winds and string bass. Orchestra XPLOR will bring this joyous multi-movement work to the ears and hearts of the Osher audience with a LIVE performance! The seven-movement work will be accompanied by seven different types of desserts; each dessert is modeled off of the musical form that Mozart wrote the movement with. Enjoy your sweet treat as Luca de la Florin leads you through each movement and Orchestra: XPLOR performs the entire work for you. As you journey through the piece, we will learn more about Mozart, and his relationship to Vienna, and see images of his original manuscripts to the Serenade known as the "Gran Partita".
| Date(s) | Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/29/25 | W | 6:00 pm -9:00 pm | SLC UT |
Instructor: LUCAS FLORIN
Registration for Fall 2025 starts at 9:00 a.m. on 08-05-2025.Is money a barrier to you taking classes? Call our office and ask about scholarships or learn the details here. Want to donate to the scholarship fund? You can make this gift online.
Questions? Call Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at 801-581-6461 or use our online form.
