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Join the OLLI Biking Group on rides typically on Rails to Trails within about 2 hours of State College. Participants are responsible for their own transportation and expenses. Rides are twenty to thirty miles in length and require physical ability and your own equipment, including helmets. Ride notification by email only.  The Biking Group meets every other Tuesday.

Group Leaders:  Elaine Dorney, edorney1@comcast.net and Karen Pletcher kap2393@gmail.com

The Boundlessly Booked Book Club is open to various genres (fiction, non-fiction) will be selected by club members and will meet the second Monday of each month from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at location(s) determined by club members.  

Group leaders: Vicki Litzinger, vlitzinger@gmail.com, Suzanne Shamrock, lsshamrock@gmail.com or Gail Agans, gbagans@gmail.com.
 

The Free Range Book Club is open to various genres (fiction, non-fiction…) and meets on the third Monday of each month from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at location(s) determined by club members.

Group leaders: Mary Conner-Righter, connerrighter@gmail.com, and Alice Clark, axc3@psu.edu

The hiking group takes weekly hikes on Fridays. They are typically 3-7 miles and are primarily within a twenty-mile radius of the State College/Bellefonte area. The hikes vary from easy to moderate and occasionally challenging. Descriptions of the hikes are emailed to members early the week of the hike; that email also contains several hikes planned for future weeks.  

Group Leader: Alice Clark, axc3@psu.edu.

The OLLI Knitting & Crocheting SIG meets every other Monday from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm in the Pines Building at Juniper Village.  Join us for needlework and chat.  

Group leaders: Deb Smith, debsmith16823@gmail.com, Carla Rossi, ckr1@psu.edu, and Linda Marshall, lmarshall3er@gmail.com.

You can join other OLLI members for lunch on the third Wednesday of each month at various locations in the State College area. You will have time to make friends with the people you have met in OLLI courses. Notification will be by email only.  

Group Leaders: Ann & Sugato Mitra at annmitra@earthlink.net

OLLI’s non-fiction book club meets from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM on the second Wednesday of each month. To find out the current books being discussed, contact group leaders.

Group leaders: Gary and Judy Mitchell, galanm1319@gmail.com
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The Outdoor Art Group is for any level of artist.  The group meets from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month and typically spends two hours working individually on painting, drawing, nature journaling, photography, writing, etc.  At 3:00 p.m., we gather to share snacks, conversation art, and in a supportive environment (if interested; this is not mandatory).  Members help to suggest and arrange a variety of meeting spots (generally within 30 minutes of State College), including indoor locations during the winter months.

Goup leader: Melissa (Missy) Stephens, missystephens01@comcast.net.

Single? Want to treat yourself to a nice dinner while meeting new friends? Think about the Singles Supper Group, which meets once a month. Please contact the group leaders for information on the status of each month’s meeting.  

Group Leaders: Sherry Robertson, at sherry1481@comcast.net and Beverly Warren, beverlywarren337@gmail.com

Join the Traveling Lunch Bunch each month as we go to a different restaurant outside the State College/Bellefonte area. A different group member will plan a lunch on the first Thursday of each month, April through November. We will send you directions, and you can meet us there.   

This group is in need of a leader. For more information, email the OLLI office at olli@psu.edu

The Writers Group welcomes writers of all genres and skill levels to share their writing. The group meets from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM on the second Friday of each month. Details about meetings will be communicated via monthly emails.  

Group Leaders: Robina Rader, robrad21@gmail.com.