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 the Shriners Center in the Edgewood/Pawtuxet Village section of Cranston (with plenty of free parking) 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 artwork, “Glorious Touisset” (watercolor), was painted by LLC member Molly Lee in our Plein Air Art in Summersession 2025. Molly, a recent retiree, joined LLC last year and was “surprised and delighted to meet so many people of varying backgrounds, all with a shared interest in knowing others and in learning together through doing and from each other.” In addition to Plein Art, she has participated in Open Studio Art as well as our Webinar Lectures and Breakfast Club.
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 2026 catalog (PDF).
Registration now open. Classes start the week of June 15.
- We’re pleased to offer Zoom* and in-person courses this semester at our classroom location at the Shriners Center, One Rhodes Place in the Edgewood section of Cranston, just north of Pawtuxet Village. There is ample free parking right next to the building, which is fully handicapped accessible. Driving Directions from: East Side/East Bay | Blackstone Valley | East Greenwich/South County)
- In-person classes are in at Shriners Center or other sites.
- Since LLC does not maintain insurance for off-site courses held outside of the Shriners Center, 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.
- PLEASE REGISTER CAREFULLY! Each semester there are withdrawals due to confusion about Zoom and in-person classes. Class locations are clearly indicated.
- If you would like to enroll in a course but know you will miss more than two classes, please consider waiting until another session.
- Refunds (minus a $10 administrative fee) will be issued up to one week before the start date of the class.
- Confirmation of registration will be sent by email. If you do not receive confirmation immediately after registering, contact us. We are not responsible for registration errors or registrations that did not submit.
*Zoom is easy to use and free to class members. If you have not used Zoom, here is a helpful introduction video.
In-person classes are at the Shriners Center or other sites in RI. (See a detailed grid below.)
Mondays
Invisible No More, The Women in A Few Green Leaves (AM) – SHRINERS
Rhode Island’s Favorite Places: Creating a New Map (AM) – SHRINERS
Current Decisions (AM) – ZOOM
Tuesdays
All That’s Jazz: Influential Bands (AM) – SHRINERS
Cell Phone Photography Club (PM) – SHRINERS
Scrabble Social Club (PM) – SHRINERS
Wednesdays
Plein Air Art (AM) – SITES NEARBY THROUGHOUT RI/MA
Beach Reads (AM) – SHRINERS
Line Dancing and Wellness (PM) – SHRINERS
Thursdays
Wind (AM) – ZOOM
Mystery in the Mainstream: An Historical Anthology of Literary Crimes (AM) – SHRINERS
Collage—cut it, rip it, paste it! How to construct your own collage (PM) – SHRINERS
Bridge for Everyone (PM) – REGENCY PLAZA APARTMENTS
Fridays
Forget Plymouth Rock – It All Started Right Here: The Real American Origin Story (AM) – SHRINERS & OTHER SITES
Personal Training at Home (AM) – ZOOM
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
Summersession 2026
Catalog May 4 | Registration opens Mon, May 11 @ 9 AM | Classes start June 15
Fall 2026
Catalog July 20 | Registration opens Mon, July 27 @ 9 AM | Classes start September 14
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