Since 1970, the OLLI at UK's Donovan Forum Series has offered educational and entertaining presentations on Thursdays every Fall and Spring. These forums are free and open to the public, although registration prior to each forum is required.
Fall 2026 Donovan Forums
Donovan Forums next semester will be held at the Lexington Senior Center. The limit is 80 attendees in-person. Please be sure to register in advance to reserve an in-person spot. You can also register to attend remotely via Zoom. Zoom links will be sent to the Zoom roster the Wednesday afternoon before the Forum each week. You can also contact the office if you are registered but did not receive/lost the link.
OLLI Membership not required to attend Donovan Forums, but you must have an account created on our registration website. You can refer to these guides on how to create an account and register for courses, Forums, and events: https://bit.ly/olliatuk-guides
September 10
The Primate Rescue Center
Eileen Dallaire, Executive Director
The Primate Rescue Center
September 17
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and What you Need to Know
Melynda Milburn Jamison, Executive Director
CASA of Lexington
September 24
All Hearts on Deck: Community-Based Violence Prevention Strategy
Devine Carama, Director
ONE Lexington
October 1
Adaptive Equipment for Independent Living
Linda Pratt
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
October 8
Kentucky Elections: The ABC's of Voting
Cory Skolnick, Partner
FBT Gibbons
October 15
The Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame
Tom Eblen, Literary Liaison
Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning
October 22 (no recording)
Powering the Future with Whiskey Waste
Marcelo I. Guzman, Dr./Professor of Chemistry
and Josiel Barrios Cossio, Ph.D. Candidate in Chemistry, Research Assistant
University of Kentucky
October 29
The Power of Kentucky's Charitable Nonprofit Sector
Danielle Clore, CEO
Kentucky Nonprofit Network
November 5
CivicLex: Strengthening Civic Health in Lexington, KY
Richard Young, Executive Director
CivicLex
November 12
From Your Heart: Only the Stories You Can Share
Sylvia Lovely, Founder and President
Connecting Our Voices
November 19
Kentucky History on a Stick! An Introduction to the Kentucky Historical Society's Historical Marker Program
James B. Seaver, Ph.D., Community Engagement Coordinator
Kentucky Historical Society
November 26
No Donovan Forum
Happy Thanksgiving!
December 3
(in-person only, no recording)
The Young At Heart Big Band
Terry Wild, Musician
The Young At Heart Big Band
Donovan Forum Recordings
We will record Donovan Forum Series presentations that have approval from the presenter. Recordings will be sent to all registrants the day after the presentation for the week.
Please note: Some Forum presenters may provide print materials only available to in-person attendees (such as magazines, brochures, business cards, etc.) The OLLI office is not responsible for distribution of these materials to online attendees. If the Forum presenter has digital materials to share however, we will share these materials with registered in-person and online attendees over email following the presentation.
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