WEBINARS to hear from experts in many disciplines.
CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES to broaden horizons and meet new friends.
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.
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
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
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
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
Announcing LLC's Webinar Lectures for Winter 2025
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.
Free and open to the public.
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
Image by freepik.com
Click the links to jump to the article or click to read the entire issue.
- THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY by Jeanne Medeiros
- ME VS AMAZON AKA A TALE OF DAVID AND GOLIATH by Jane Lancaster
- RADIO DAZE by Helen Hawkins
- RI WIND ENSEMBLE'S CHRISTMAS CONCERT (Dec 15)
- THE POWER OF SONG by Bob Kemp
Wintersession registration now open
Classes begin week of January 6. Click to register.
Cover photography, “She Never Came By” mural in Providence, was taken by Eric Cohen in last winter’s Cell Phone Photography class. Eric has been passionate about photography since he took a photography course in college. Since becoming a member of LLC in 2021, he has taken sixteen classes with a focus on the arts.
LLC's Recent Visit to Old Slater Mill
On Wednesday, December 4, more than thirty LLC members attended the private, ranger-led tour of Old Slater Mill in Pawtucket. The Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park staff were highly informative. Many gathered for lunch after the tour at Farm Fresh in Providence. Thank you to Celene Healy and Patricia Nickles, LLC Cultural Events Committee Co-Chairs, for organizing the tour, and to BRVNHP for hosting us.