Registration is now open! Come learn with us this spring!
View/download the Spring catalog here. Classes start March 16.
Direct links to register | Search our online course catalog | Member log in | New to LLC? Start here
Cover artwork, “Bouquet de Roses et Fougeries” (copied after Suzanne Valadon), was painted by LLC member Lauren Alianiello in Paint Like a Woman: 19th and Early 20th Century Women Artists. Since joining LLC three years ago, Lauren has taken several art courses.
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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.
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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
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.
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A Warm Invitation to All LLC Members
Join us for CONNECTIONS & CONVERSATION! An exciting, revamped gathering presented in lieu of LLC's spring convocation on Thursday, March 12. The afternoon will include:
12:30-1:45 PM: An opportunity to make CONNECTIONS at our Spring Coordinators Open House and Social Hour. Meet your LLC Spring Coordinators and register for spring classes; socialize with LLC friends and meet new people over dessert and beverages; introduce your guests to LLC; and enter a raffle to win tickets and merchandise from RI theaters.
1:45-3:00 PM: A special chance to enjoy a CONVERSATION between Peter Gerety, RI native and founding member of Trinity Rep and Tony Estrella, Artistic Director of the Gamm Theatre Peter will reflect on "My Life as an Actor in Theater, Film and TV." Followed by Q&A.
Registration: $10 per person, guests welcome. Look for your email invitation with full information and registration link.
We are delighted to present CONNECTIONS & CONVERSATION in collaboration with Edgewood Village, a member of The Village Commons of Rhode Island (TVCRI).
Free & open to the public! Register for LLC's Webinar Lecture Series:
- Genealogist Heather Pouliot Kisilywicz – "Discovering Ancestral Journeys to Rhode Island," A talk co-sponsored with the Lippitt House Museum with an Introduction by Museum Director Cathy Saunders (Thurs, Feb 26)
- Tim Reuben, Lawyer/Author of Tequila – "Human Complexity" (Mon, Mar 16)
- Actress Gayle Hanrahan Performs Two Original Monologues (Mon, Mar 30)
- Author William J. Kole – "Why Christian Gun Culture Makes Us All Less Safe" (Wed, Apr 15)
- 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)
Click to learn more and register for our Zoom Webinar Lecture Series.
Inside the latest issue of The Lark
Photo by Gary Fultz | Unsplash
Click the links to jump to the article or read the entire issue here.
- WHEN A BOOK GOES TO PRISON by Elizabeth Monteiro
- WHY DOES LLC ADMINISTER COURSE EVALUATION SURVEYS?
- LIFE WITH A SCAMP, PART 1 by Lois Kemp
- FROM THE SNOW-STORM by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sending love and support to the students, families, faculty, and employees
The Lifelong Learning Collaborative and its members share the grief felt throughout the Brown community, a community of which we are very much a part.
First established as a Brown-sponsored program, LLC's membership includes former Brown faculty and employees and numerous alumni, parents, and grandparents. Some of us fondly remember working with Brown student interns. Brown faculty are valued guest speakers in LLC classes and webinars, and many of us enjoy the opportunity to attend plays, concerts, and lectures on the Brown campus.
Shriners Center in Edgewood section of Cranston is new location for most LLC courses
Most LLC courses and special events will be held in the Shriners Building at 1 Rhodes Place in the Edgewood section of Cranston, just north of Pawtuxet Village. There’s plenty of free parking right next to the building, which is fully handicapped accessible. Driving Directions to LLC at 1 Rhodes Place, Cranston from: East Side/East Bay | Blackstone Valley | East Greenwich/South County