PROGRAM CATALOG > SHARED INTEREST GROUPS (SIGs)

SHARED INTEREST GROUPS (SIGs)

About SIGS

Meet up with like-minded members and discuss common interests and passions. There is no instructor or formal presentation. Instead, there is a volunteer facilitator—a member just like you—who helps keep activities on track and engaging. Sound like fun? It is.

PARTICIPANTS IN A SIG:

Share a common interest with others in the group
Are current OLLI members
Respect others’ views and perspectives
Contact the SIG facilitator at ollisigs@eckerd.edu for general information about the group
Pay for whatever materials or expenses are required for group activities
Enroll through the published OLLI registration process for each section in order to receive updates and program details from the volunteer facilitator and/or OLLI office.

SIG GUEST (NONMEMBER) POLICY

Shared Interest Groups are designed with the active member in mind and many are limited in capacity. Therefore, a non-dues paying ‘guest’ may only register to attend one session of a SIG (if space is available). Guests must contact the OLLI office to register.

INTERESTED IN CREATING A SIG?

Love to craft? Fish? Collect baseball cards? Discuss current events? Let us know and we’ll help you get started. Contact our SIG volunteers at ollisigs@eckerd.edu

Beach Walk Interest Group April 2025
Program ID: OLA702SIG2
Fee (members only): $0.00
Dates (DOW, Start–End): Th, 4/3/2025–4/24/2025
Times: 8:30 AM–9:30 AM
Location: Other Location Park/Outdoor Venue
Seats Available: 25

This program is a Shared Interest Group (SIG) or it is a special member only program. Members must be signed into their account and their membership expiration date must go beyond the program's end date to register. Registrants' contact information will be shared with the volunteer SIG/Member Event facilitator to communicate updates/changes.
Additional Notes:
This section is for April 2025. If the online registration is now closed because the program is "in session" and an "add to cart" button will not appear. Please contact SIG Facilitator Linda Loretz at loretzlo@eckerd.edu to be manually added to the list to receive updates. Thank you.

This program meets 4 time(s).

Mahjong - Chinese Shared Interest Group (SIG)
Course/Program ID: EC6709SIG2
Presenter/Facilitator(s): Jean Froehlich, Barbara Lyso
Fee (nonmember): $15.00
Fee (member): $0.00
Dates(DOW, Start–End): M, 4/7/2025–5/5/2025
Times: 1:00 PM–3:00 PM
Location: Eckerd College Heron (CEC 116)
Seats Available: 10

Description:
Chinese Mahjong is played like a game of gin rummy. A "game" consists of 4 rounds (hands) of play. Each round ends when one player can build a "completed" hand consisting of 4 multiple-tile melds plus 1 pair of tiles. The game ends after four rounds and the player with the highest total of points wins the game. No previous experience necessary! Join other OLLI members to learn a new skill.

Additional Notes:

This program meets 5 time(s).

Mahjong Shared Interest Group (SIG) April 2025
Program ID: EC97710SIG2
Fee (members only): $0.00
Dates (DOW, Start–End): M, 4/7/2025–4/21/2025
Times: 1:00 PM–3:00 PM
Location: Eckerd College Heron (CEC 116)
Seats Available: 9

This program is a Shared Interest Group (SIG) or it is a special member only program. Members must be signed into their account and their membership expiration date must go beyond the program's end date to register. Registrants' contact information will be shared with the volunteer SIG/Member Event facilitator to communicate updates/changes.
Additional Notes:

This program meets 2 time(s).

Dine-Around Sea Dog Brewing Company
THIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY FULL

Presenter/Facilitator: Linda Loretz
Course ID: OL7674SIG2
Dates (DOW, Start–End): Th, 4/10/2025–4/10/2025
Location: Other Location Restaurant

Additional Notes: Please check back here 48 to 72 hours before the start date to see if there were any cancelations. Registration will close 24 hours before the start date to prepare Zoom links, rosters and handouts.

Dine-Around
Course/Program ID: OL6674SIG2
Presenter/Facilitator(s): Nancy Wathen
Fee (nonmember): $15.00
Fee (member): $15.00
Dates(DOW, Start–End): Sa, 4/12/2025–4/12/2025
Times: 5:00 PM–7:00 PM
Location: Other Location Restaurant
Seats Available: 2

Description:
Join other OLLI members at a variety of unique North/South Pinellas County restaurants. Participants order from the menu. Each member is responsible for his/her own meal cost and tip. Group size is limited, so register early. We often have people on a waitlist, so if you are registered and are unable to attend, please call the office to allow a member on the waitlist to attend.

Additional Notes:
Join fellow OLLI members for conversation and community along with some good food at Alfano's Italian Restaurant. Make it a full day! Attend the Francis Wilson Playhouse's "Sunshine Boys" at 2 p.m. before the Dine Around dinner at Alfonso's. Individuals interested in attending the play must purchase their tickets directly from the FWP box office.

Alfano's Italian Restaurant 1702 Clearwater Largo Rd Clearwater, FL 33756

This program meets 1 time(s).

Trivia Interest Group April, 2025
Program ID: OL6137SIG2
Fee (members only): $0.00
Dates (DOW, Start–End): Su, 4/27/2025–4/27/2025
Times: 5:45 PM–8:00 PM
Location: Other Location Restaurant
Seats Available: 13

This program is a Shared Interest Group (SIG) or it is a special member only program. Members must be signed into their account and their membership expiration date must go beyond the program's end date to register. Registrants' contact information will be shared with the volunteer SIG/Member Event facilitator to communicate updates/changes.
Additional Notes:
Your contact information will be shared with the facilitator (an OLLI Volunteer/Member) for this off-campus activity in case there is a last minute change/update.

This program meets 1 time(s).

Great Decisions
THIS PROGRAM IS IN SESSION AND NO LONGER ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS

Program ID: OL70225WI
Dates (DOW, Start–End): Th, 2/13/2025–4/3/2025
Times: 10:30 AM–12:00 PM
Location: Other Location Other

Great Decisions
THIS PROGRAM IS IN SESSION AND NO LONGER ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS

Program ID: EC70225WI
Dates (DOW, Start–End): Tu, 2/18/2025–4/8/2025
Times: 1:00 PM–2:30 PM
Location: Eckerd College Pelican (CEC 113)

Writers Circle April 2025
THIS PROGRAM IS IN SESSION AND NO LONGER ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS

Program ID: EC6582SIG2
Dates (DOW, Start–End): Tu, 4/1/2025–4/29/2025
Times: 10:00 AM–11:30 AM
Location: Eckerd College Continuing Education (CE) 309

The Poets Circle April 2025
THIS PROGRAM IS IN SESSION AND NO LONGER ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS

Program ID: WSH45204SIG2
Dates (DOW, Start–End): Tu, 4/1/2025–4/15/2025
Times: 1:00 PM–2:30 PM
Location: Westminster Shores Parkside South