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OASIS is a pioneer in the field of successful aging, offering programs of continued lifelong learning, healthy lifestyles and civic engagement for people age 50+. Keep your brain and body fit with OASIS!


OASIS Albuquerque
is located in Macy's at Coronado Center

6600 Menaul NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 889-0927
 
From Your Director

Dear friends,
We have a broadly diverse population in Albuquerque. To capture its breadth and depth, OASIS takes advantage of ““in-reach”” to the community, bringing you exciting... read more


Better Choices, Better Health® Diabetes is the online version of Stanford University's Chronic Disease Self-Management Program and is now available – the online workshop is FREE—and it starts next week! All participants will also receive a FREE copy of the workbook, Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions. Sign up now for the 6-week course.

 
Volunteer!

Join our friendly corps of volunteers

Volunteers are the heart and soul of our program. Share your skills and talents, support successful aging and meet new friends. In addition to tutoring children who are learning to read, volunteers represent OASIS at community events and help run the center on a daily basis. Find out more about our volunteer opportunities.

 

Welcome to Albuquerque OASIS

 OASIS 2013 summer catalog
View Summer Catalog

Our new Summer 2013 catalog is now online!

You may view the entire catalog as a PDF file, or you may go to our Classes page and browse by different criteria such as topic, instructor, or date range.

Summer registration is now open!

You may register by mail, drop off your registration form at our office (2nd floor at Macy's in the Coronado Center), or register online. Our office is closed from Monday, May 6 - Friday May 10, but forms may be dropped off at the OASIS mail slot in the office door. Summer session classes begin on May 15 and run through August.

View Summer catalog

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Upcoming OASIS Courses


48 - Musical Seasons: Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year    

The ever popular Jane Ellen concludes her musical explorations of the four seasons with the music of spring, a period which can suggest rebirth, portray anticipation of seasons to come, or evoke wistful yearnings for times left behind. This class will feature a unique blend of classical, folk, jazz, and popular music as we celebrate the last days of spring.
Wednesday, May 22, 1-2:30pm at OASIS
 
73 - Beekeeping New Mexico    
Urban beekeeper Jessie Brown will talk about the fascinating social dynamics of the honey bee and its basic entomology. Learn about the unique environment of keeping bees in New Mexico and how our state is exceptional in the beekeeping world. Visit the Albuquerque Beekeepers blog to learn more.
Friday, May 24, 10:30am-12pm at OASIS  

3 - What Did They Wear? Spanish Colonial Costumes
Professor Dorothy Baca, who is also costume designer for the UNM Department of Theatre & Dance, returned to New Mexico after 25 years in film and television. She will explore what early settlers in New Mexico wore during the Spanish Colonial period, starting with a recreation of the historical garments worn in a painting of Don Diego de Vargas, which hangs in the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe.
Wednesday, May 29, 1-2:30pm at OASIS
 
81 - New Mexico's Spanish Livestock Heritage    
This illustrated presentation covers four hundred years of livestock in New Mexico - from 1598 when Spanish livestock was introduced until the present day. Learn about the effect of introduced livestock upon Native peoples and upon the land. Based upon speaker Bill Dunmire's 2013 book, New Mexico's Spanish Livestock Heritage: Four Centuries of Animals, Land, and People.
Thursday, May 30, 1-2:30pm at OASIS  
 

 
Visit our News page for more information on these and other news items! 

OASIS wins the American Society on Aging 2013 Gloria Cavanaugh Award
 

 

 OASIS was named by the Social Impact Exchange as one of 100 top-performing nonprofits

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 OASIS Albuquerque is pleased to welcome Dr. William Willis as a new member of the Board of Directors!

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OASIS is sponsored
in Albuquerque by: 
 

Macy's Foundation
Albuquerque Community Foundation
 
 
 
The May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
 
Roots & Wings Veterans History Project Fund of the Albuquerque Community Foundation

OASIS Albuquerque Partners

Bookworks 

Opera Southwest


Donate

We are building on excellence at OASIS. Help us make 2013 a great year by a one-time gift, or on-going monthly donations. Click here or donate by mail to OASIS, 6600 Menaul NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110. Thank you!



 

 

 
Library Lectures
Special Collections Library & OASIS present the 2013 Speakers Program "From Corrales to Pajarito: The Original Spanish Neighborhoods Along the Rio Rancho"

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