What Would You Like to Learn?
LLC offers about 75 courses each year on dozens of topics ranging from academics to the arts – plus some for self-improvement and some just for fun. Courses run from four weeks to ten weeks, some in-person at Temple Beth-El or other convenient locations, others on Zoom, and a few hybrid courses available both in-person and on Zoom. Catalogs are issued online for each of four seasonal sessions (see key dates for upcoming semesters).
You must be a member of LLC to register for classes. Membership is $40 annually. Learn more.
Our courses are led by volunteer coordinators and taught by the participants. This collaborative learning system is one of the things that make LLC special in the eyes of our members.
“I really like the way this is done, how it’s taught, how it’s learned. I’m astounded at how much I’ve learned in the Cell Phone Camera Club. For me, it’s also been social, getting to know people.”
Elizabeth Siftar, Foxboro, MA
Cover photograph, “Portland, Maine Harbor,” taken by Shirley DiMatteo during an independent photo shoot in conjunction with our Cell Phone Photography Club. Upon her retirement from education, Shirley joined LLC and was an active and beloved member for thirteen years, taking and coordinating numerous courses. Along with her husband Mel Shelly, Shirley co-founded LLC’s iPhonography course, now the Cell Phone Photography Club.
In Remembrance
Shirley DiMatteo
Feb 7, 1940 - Feb 3, 2025
Come learn with us!
King Philip's War (Wintersession 2025) led by Dr. David Weed. This four-part course explored the important and fascinating history of an event that began 350 years ago next June in Swansea, MA and ended fourteen months later in Bristol, RI.
Click to view/print the Summersession 2025 catalog (PDF).
Summersession registration opens Mon, May 12 @ 9 AM.
Classes start the week of June 16.
- We’re pleased to offer Zoom* courses and in-person courses this semester at Temple Beth-El (70 Orchard Ave, Providence, RI 02906). There is one hybrid courses (Zoom/in-person simultaneously): How Things Are Made.
- In-person classes are in BOLD at Temple Beth-El (TBE) or other sites in RI/MA.
- Since LLC does not maintain insurance for off-site courses held outside of the Temple, participants must sign a mandatory waiver.**
- If you would like to enroll in a course but know you will miss more than two classes, please consider waiting until another session.
For direct links to register, click the course titles below.
Mondays
Current Decisions (AM) – 
On the Road Again... More or Less (PM) – International House RI, 8 Stimson Ave, Prov RI 02906
Tuesdays
Beach Reads (AM) – TBE
All That’s Jazz: Intersection of Broadway Shows and Jazz (PM) – Classes on /Live Jazz Showcase at SHRINERS CENTER*, One Rhodes Place, Cranston, RI 02905 (*NOTE location change)
Cell Phone Photography Club (PM) – TBE
Scrabble Social Group (PM) – TBE
Wednesdays
How Things Are Made (AM) – Hybrid: TBE
How Things Are Made (AM) – Hybrid:
Plein Air Art (AM) – Sites nearby RI & MA
Recent Decisions of the United States Supreme Court: 2024-2025 Terms (AM) –
Beginning Jazz Dance from the Jazz Age, 1920s-1940s (PM) – TBE
Fiction Writing Group (PM) – TBE
Thursdays
Invisible No More, Excellent Women: Messages of Early Feminism in the Works of Barbara Pym (AM) – TBE
Fridays
Get Fit at Home (AM) – / WAIVER REQ'D
Forget Plymouth Rock – It All Started Right Here: The Real American Origin Story (AM) – TBE & nearby sites in RI & MA
*COVID vaccination is a mandatory requirement for attending in-person classes. By the act of registering for an in-person class you will be attesting to being vaccinated. Masks are optional in the Temple and classrooms, and classrooms will be at less than full capacity. We’ll keep current with trends and regulations and may change as needed. Zoom is easy to use and free to class members. If you have not used Zoom, here is a helpful introduction video.
REGISTRATION POLICY – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
If you would like to enroll in a course but know you will miss more than two classes, please consider waiting until another session.
RECORDING POLICY: LLC does not permit recording of classes due to the resulting inhibition of free and comfortable exchange of ideas and opinions. Any exceptions must be approved by the LLC President.
PHOTO AND VIDEO PERMISSION: As LLC expands its efforts to attract new members, the Marketing Committee will occasionally seek to gather images and comments of members for use in promotional materials. By registering for an LLC class, you give permission for your image and/or comments to appear in photographs and videos taken during the class, to be used by LLC in any medium, including online and in print. Read entire UPDATED REGISTRATION POLICY.
Key Dates for Upcoming Semesters
Fall 2025
Catalog announcement Mon, July 14.
Registration opens Mon, July 21 @ 9 AM.
Classes start week of September 8.
Approximate future dates
Wintersession 2026: Catalog announcement Mon, Nov 24. Registration opens Mon, Dec 1 @ 9 AM. Classes start first week in January 2026.
Class Calendar