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WAYS TO LEARN AT LLC
COLLABORATIVE COURSES to expand knowledge, develop skills, build confidence.
WEBINARS to hear from experts in many disciplines.
CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES to broaden horizons and meet new friends.

THINGS TO LEARN AT LLC
ACADEMIC SUBJECTS: literature, history, sciences, community issues & more.
SEE PREVIOUS CATALOGS.
ARTS: painting, photography, music & more. See art galleries for samples.
Almost any subject can come up at LLC’s WEBINARS and CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES.

REASONS TO LEARN AT LLC
EXPAND your knowledge
DIVERSIFY your skills
BUILD your confidence
MEET new friends with similar interests

Lifelong Learning Collaborative (LLC) is a group of more than 500 members who enjoy learning new things, acquiring new skills, and making new friends. Hover over each box above to learn more.

Collaborative Learning

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At LLC we all learn from one another, selecting from a wide variety of courses in history, literature, the arts, current affairs, sciences, and more – all designed and led by our classmates. Learn more.

A Love of Learning

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LLC members come from all walks of life, career paths, and educational levels. The one thing we all have in common is a desire to continue learning in the company of congenial people.

Cultural Opportunities

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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.

Latest News

Spring 2025 sneak peek!

The catalog will be emailed to you on Monday, January 20, but here's a quick look at what we will offer this spring starting March 17:

Absurd Comedies II
Alexander Technique
Block Island
Car Talk
Cell Phone Photo Club
Detective Stories
Election Polling Collapse
Explore Fox Point
Food and Wine Films
Get Fit at Home
Greatest Music You've Never Heard
Hot Topics

Israel: A Nation Reborn
Knitting
Open Studio Art
Paint Like a Woman II
Reading Plays Aloud
Scrabble
Short Stories by 20th C. Native American Authors
Theater Conversations
Ticket to the Opera
Wildfires & Climate Change
Writing a Memoir

LLC's Winter 2025 Webinar Lectures are free and open to the public

Tuesday, January 21 @ 4 PM
Sex After Sixty: Older and Wiser 
Jessi Rowe, LCSW-C
Register for this Zoom Webinar.
Monday, February 10 @ 4 PM
The Truth About Diets: Finding Long-Term Weight Management
Mary M. Flynn, PhD, RD, LDN
Register for this Zoom Webinar.

Open Studio Art Virtual Art Galleries Fall 2024

This fall LLC offered two Open Studio Art classes: One on Zoom led by Kathy Webster, and one in-person at Temple Beth-El led by Susan Van Horne. Open Studio Art is a casual meeting of artists and budding artists who pursue the medium of their choice. Email us to inquire about artwork for sale.

See the Open Studio Art Zoom gallery.
See the Open Studio Art (In-person at Temple Beth-El) gallery.

"Sunflowers at daybreak" by LLC member Gail Dusseault 
"Breton Peasant Women (after Gauguin)" by LLC member Carol Hansen

Inside the latest issue of The Lark

WONDROUS DECEMBER
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