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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

Rescheduled: Rose Weaver's Menopause Mama 

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Due to unforeseen circumstances, we must cancel the live Webinar performance of "Menopause Mama" by Rose Weaver on Wednesday, November 6. The performance will be rescheduled for the spring of 2025.

Inside the latest issue of The Lark

LLC's Plein Air Art Group at Blithewold this Summer 

Newly added! Two book suggestions in LLC's DEI Bibliography

A Few Days Full of Trouble: Revelations on the Journey to Justice for My Cousin and Best Friend, Emmett Till (Nonfiction) by Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr., and Christoper Benson 

Reverend Wheeler, the last living Black witness to the 1955 murder of his cousin and best friend Emmett Till, presents poignant recollections of Emmett as a boy, critical insights into the most recent investigation, and powerful lessons for racial reckoning, both then and now. Wheeler raises the questions “What is justice? What is accountability? What is forgiveness?” In the end, is the answer to a lack of justice to get out and make sure justice is never denied again? — Diana Grady

Somebody’s Daughter (Memoir) by Ashley C. Ford

Ford tells her story of growing up as Black and poor in Indiana with a father she knows only through loving letters from prison and a mother who instills her own fears into her daughter.  As she matures, Ford struggles with her changing body and how men look at her.  She often turns to her grandmother for support, and it is from her grandmother that she learns why her father was incarcerated. This revelation forces Ford to reconcile her love for her father and his past criminal actions.  It is a powerful story of family dynamics. — Joan Hausrath

Check out the complete LLC DEI Bibliography here.

LLC members recently visited RISD Museum for a tour led by museum educators

On Friday, September 27, thirty LLC members visited two art pieces over a 90-minute period – one a sculpture and the other a painting. The RISD museum educators were knowledgeable, engaging, and responded enthusiastically to our many questions. After the tour, members commented how much they enjoyed these detailed studies, which helped them truly understand and appreciate the artwork better. Thank you to RISD for having us!

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