Come learn with us! Look for our fall catalog on Monday, July 14. Registration will open Monday, July 21 @ 9 AM; classes start the week of September 8. Request a course catalog. Become an LLC member.
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
Key Dates for Fall 2025
Look for our catalog announcement email Mon, Jul 14. Registration opens Mon, Jul 21 @ 9 AM. Classes begin week of Sep 8.
For member planning purposes, note that future classes begin around Jan 5, Mar 16, Jun 15, and Sep 7, 2026.
Video highlights from our "All That's Jazz" Concert at the Shriners Center
LLC members and their guests were invited to join the All That's Jazz course in kicking off the summer with a mid-day jazz concert on Wednesday, June 18. The program was held in our new classroom location at the Shriners Center in the Edgewood/Pawtuxet Village neighborhood of Cranston. Musicians: John McKenna (saxophone), Jim Nordhill (drums), Evan Carley (bass), and Gino Rosati (guitar).
View the first clip | View the second clip
Video credit: LLC member Gail Conte
Announcing the Paint Like a Woman Virtual Art Show
See the entire gallery of art painted by LLC members in "Paint Like a Woman: 19th & Early 20th C. Woman Artists, Part 2" this spring at LLC. Each week, students met a different artist (including Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Lee Krasner) and then produced an artwork either inspired by that artist or copied a work of that artist as a learning exercise. Susan Van Horne and Kathy Webster led this course.
View the entire gallery of photography.
Featured: Frida: Inspired by Frida Kahlo painted by LLC member Lauren Alianiello
Inside the latest issue of The Lark
LLC Member Cathy Hurst
Click the links to jump to the article or click to read the entire issue.
- ADVENTURES IN TRUCK DRIVING by Karen Longeteig
- THE BAG BY THE DOOR by Catherine Cochran
- PROVIDENCE RIVER WALKING TOUR WITH LLC MEMBER CATHY HURST: THE RIVER AT THE HEART OF THE CITY
- KEY DATES FOR LLC's FALL SEMESTER
- AH SUMMER! — Selected poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Announcing the Cell Phone Photography Club Spring Virtual Art Show
In this ongoing class, LLC members experiment with cell phone photography and photo editing. Improving use of phone cameras, trying new genres of photography, such as street, landscape, and low-light photography, learning from each other, and sharing photos with a congenial group are all creative, instructive, social, and fun. The spring semester was led by Ellen Fingeret and Liz Siftar.
View the entire gallery of photography.
Featured: "Golden Sky" by LLC member Eric Cohen
Announcing the Open Studio Art Spring Virtual Art Show
Open Studio Art is a casual meeting of artists and budding artists who pursue the medium of their choice. This spring, LLC offered Open Studio Art on Zoom (led by Kathy Webster) and in-person at Temple Beth-El (led by Susan Van Horne).
View the entire Open Studio Art on Zoom gallery.
View the entire Open Studio Art in-person gallery.
"Octopus in Motion" by LLC member Lorraine Beauregard (Zoom class)
"Cityscape" by LLC member Patricia Bisshopp (In-person class)
Effective Sept 1, Shriners Building in Edgewood section of Cranston is new location for most LLC courses
Starting with our Fall 2025 term in September, most LLC courses and some 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. There are no security issues, so no need for ID cards, and we will be able to offer in-person courses on Mondays again. Driving Directions to LLC at 1 Rhodes Place, Cranston from: East Side/East Bay | Blackstone Valley | East Greenwich/South County
What do you know about King Philip's War? Watch a full LLC course.
In 1675 and 1676, the indigenous people of southeastern New England, led by Pokanoket chief and Wampanoag sachem Metacom (who had adopted the English name Philip because of the friendly relations between his father Massasoit and the Plymouth Colony) engaged in a war against the area's English colonists. This devastating conflict was the subject of a five-session LLC course this winter led by Sowams Project historian David Weed, which you can see at this link: https://sowamsearlyhistory.org/king-philips-war-covered-in-a-lifelong-learning-collaborative-course/.