March Classes Cover GPS, Sushi, Butterflies Patricia Ingalls During March, LifeLong Learning (LLL) offers three classes, all on weekdays, in the LLL Center. For full details and to register, go to lifelonglearningatpc.org. How GPS Works: On Tuesday, March 4, at 1 p.m., scientist and PebbleCreek resident Tim Stevens will explain the design history and intriguing…
Class Explains “Ism” Fine Arts Patricia Ingalls An art-museum docent, Bonnie Brown, will teach a class called Looking at Art that explores the “isms”—Mannerism, Aestheticism, Neo-Impressionism, Precisionism, Urban Realism, and NFT-ism. Although “ism” artists and artworks may be less familiar to many, during their lives, they helped inspire new ideas and directions in art. They…
January Classes Ready to Rumble Patricia Ingalls Classes kick into high gear in January, with LifeLong Learning (LLL) featuring five in-person opportunities this month to acquire new skills. Most classes begin at 1 p.m. in the LLL Center. For full details and to register, go to lifelonglearningatpc.org. Magic and Mentalism: On Wednesday, Jan. 8, Bruce…
Volunteers Celebrated at LLL’s Fall Meeting Patricia Ingalls LifeLong Learning (LLL, an all-volunteer organization) held its annual Fall Volunteer Meeting and Celebration on Nov. 6 in the Tuscany Falls Chianti Room. More than 50 of LLL’s volunteers attended the event, which celebrated all the hard work of LLL’s various teams. During this 2024-25 season, LLL…
Speakers Cover Arizona’s National Parks, President Roosevelt Patricia Ingalls Two speakers will give presentations in early November—one as an evening Premier presentation and the other as a Weekday offering. For full details, and to register for the evening Premier presentation, go to lifelonglearningatpc.org. Arizona’s National Parks and Monuments. Roger Naylor, an award-winning Arizona travel writer…
Trips Planned to State Farm Stadium, Lake Pleasant Patricia Ingalls During October, LifeLong Learning (LLL) is offering a day trip to tour State Farm Stadium in Glendale and another trip to take a lunch boat cruise on Lake Pleasant, northwest of Peoria. For full details and to register, go to lifelonglearningatpc.org. Registration for both trips…
Bill Nee People utilize different approaches to learn information. My wife loves to read, and she is primarily a visual learner. I am more of an auditory learner. This month’s TED Talk excels in visual understanding of global development. Although Hans Rosling, a Swedish world-health researcher, produced the talk in 2006, it still features timeless…
Tim Pisarski A new season of LifeLong Learning activities and events starts in September. “We are very excited about our new season, said LLL’s incoming president, Tim Pisarski, “as our 70+ volunteers have been diligently collaborating and organizing a great new season of activities, aligned with our LifeLong Learning mission.” Here’s what’s ahead: Weekday Speaker…
Exercise for Brain’s Sake Bill Nee This month’s TED Talk, by neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki, shows the benefit of exercise on brain health. A celebrated international authority on neuroplasticity, Dr. Suzuki researches the science behind the extraordinary, life-changing effects that physical activity can have on the most important organ in the body—the brain. She says exercise…
Artists Connect Human, Natural Worlds Bill Nee Behold the universe through the eyes of a giant sequoia tree. In this month’s TED Talk, artist Ersin Han Ersin explores the invisible, but fundamental, links between the human and natural worlds. He shows the vast web of relationships that anchor an entire ecosystem. Ersin takes viewers into a giant sequoia tree, peering…