LLC members are invited to our first Lunch and Learn event
The Declaration of Independence, What were they thinking in 1776? What are we thinking now, 2026?
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
12:30-2:30 PM
Shriners Center (McIntyre Room), One Rhodes Place, Cranston
A Special Program, Box Lunch Options, and 250th Anniversary Cake!
Pre-registration required (no walk-ins) | Guests welcome
Click to register by May 3.
Free & open to the public! Register for LLC's Webinar Lecture Series:
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- Educator/Historian Carol Cohen performs "A Walk Through the Garden with Eleanor Roosevelt" (Mon, Apr 20)
- Psychologist and Author Dale Atkins – "The Importance of Grandchildren Creating Lasting Memories with Grandparents" (Mon, May 4)
- Annie Guest, Therapist/Interior Designer – "Beyond Décor – Creating Spaces That Feel Right" (Thurs, May 14)
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From the North Shore of Massachusetts to the center of Manhattan, LLC offers Webinars, lectures, museum tours, walking tours, and other special learning events with expert guides throughout the year. Learn more.
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Summersession sneak peek!
The catalog will be emailed to you on Monday, May 4, but here's a quick look at what we will offer this summer starting June 15. Some are Zoom but most will be offered at the Shriners Center, so come join us!
All That’s Jazz: Influential Bands, Beach Reads, Bridge, Cell Phone Photo Club, Construct Your Own Collage, Current Decisions, Forget Plymouth Rock, Invisible No More, The Women in A Few Green Leaves, Line Dancing and Wellness, Mystery in the Mainstream: An Historical Anthology of Literary Crimes, Personal Training at Home, Plein Air Art, RI’s Favorite Places, Scrabble, and Wind.
Photo credit: LLC member Joan Hausrath
LLC Providence Art Club Lunch
If you've ever wanted to have lunch at The Providence Art Club now's your chance! LLC's Cultural Committee is offering a Dutch treat lunch at the Providence Art Club on Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:30 PM for a limited number of LLC members. Registration is first-come, first-served. Look for your email invitation to register.
Key dates for upcoming semesters
Summersession 2026
Catalog May 4 | Registration opens Mon, May 11 @ 9 AM | Classes start June 15
Fall 2026
Catalog July 20 | Registration opens Mon, July 27 @ 9 AM | Classes start September 14
LLC's visit to the Westerly Museum of American Impressionism
On March 27, the Cultural Activities Committee sponsored a trip to the Westerly Museum of American Impressionism.
“[We had a] great visit to this new museum in Westerly, RI. Beautiful building on the water filled with 160 American Impressionist paintings. Our tour guide was amazing and so knowledgeable. Please put this museum on your list of places to visit this summer.” – Celene Healy, Committee Co-Chair
Inside the latest issue of The Lark
LLC's Breakfast Club meets monthly in Providence and Warren
Click the links to jump to the article or read the entire issue here.
- LLC LUNCH AND LEARN: THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (May 19; Registration Required)
- MY HAIKU PERIOD by Bob Kemp
- GREAT TRIP – AMAZING MUSEUM
- TOREY MALATIA: "FREEDOM UNUSED IS FREEDOM DENIED: THE TROUBLING PRACTICE OF SOCIAL CENSORSHIP IN A NATION OF FREE SPEECH" (Apr 12; Free and open to the public)
- JOIN LLC'S BREAKFAST CLUB NOW AT TWO LOCATIONS: WARREN & PROVIDENCE – (Apr 10)
See the entire archive of The Lark
Announcing LLC's Wintersession Open Studio Art Virtual Art Galleries
This winter, LLC offered Open Studio Art on Zoom, led by Kathy Webster and in-person at the Shriners Center, led by Susan Van Horne (https://www.lifelonglearningcollaborative.org/open-studio-art-shriners-2026/).
Featured artwork: Birch Trees at Sunset by LLC member Doris Briggs (In-person class) and Three Clowns; after Georges Rouault's painting Three Clowns by LLC member Bill Carpenter (Zoom).
LLC and Edgewood Village's "Connections & Conversation"
What a great afternoon actor Peter Gerety, a founding member of Trinity Rep, and Gamm Theatre Artistic Director Tony Estrella gave us all on March 12! Almost 200 members of LLC and Edgewood Village (EV), a member of The Village Common of RI, gathered at the Masonic Center in Cranston to listen as Peter reminisced with Tony about "My Life as An Actor in Stage, Film and Television." Their conversation was preceded by an open house with refreshments, info about LLC and EV programs, and an opportunity to socialize.