New Season of Programming Underway Patricia Ingalls LifeLong Learning held its annual Fall Kickoff Volunteer Meeting Nov. 5, attended by more than 50, to celebrate volunteerism and another new season of activities for the PebbleCreek community. “All LifeLong Learning’s volunteer teams have been working very hard to plan another exciting season of fun and learning,”…
Classes Offer Insights into Past Patricia Ingalls Two of LifeLong Learning’s (LLL) upcoming classes concentrate on people and relics—from the past. Intro to Genealogy, Thursday, Nov. 13, will reveal where and how to research information about one’s ancestors, including the best tools to assist in the search. Instructor Denise Beeson, a professor at Santa Rosa…
Credentialed Experts to Give LifeLong Learning Presentations Patricia Ingalls Coming up soon, four experts will give presentations in the Tuscany Falls Renaissance Theater—three as Weekday LifeLong Learning (LLL) morning offerings and one as an evening Premier presentation. Ukraine: How Did We Get Here? On Monday, Oct. 20, Hilde Hoogenboom, associate professor of Russian in the…
PC Reads October Selection Is “The Briar Club” Kate Quinn “The Briar Club” is the powerful and haunting story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, D.C., boarding house during the McCarthy era. Kate Quinn is the New York Times bestselling author of “The Diamond Eye” and “The Rose Code.” She is one of…
Pat Ingalls LifeLong Learning (LLL) held its spring volunteer meeting on April 2 to celebrate volunteerism and the club’s completion of another successful season. Attendees at the meeting, held in the Chianti Room, also approved the club’s slate of directors for next season and recognized LLL’s Volunteer of the Year, Kay Thomas. The club’s 2024-25…
Bill Nee What if doing your chores were as easy as flipping a switch? In this month’s TED Talk and live demo, Bernt Bornich, roboticist and founder of 1X, introduces NEO, a humanoid robot designed to help you out around the house. Watch as NEO shows off its ability to vacuum, water plants, and keep…
Creekers Influence Foreign Policy Carole Korzilius Each year, about 12,000 people meet in groups around the country to discuss current issues related to foreign policy, as part of an apolitical program, called Great Decisions. This year, 67 of those folks met weekly, in three groups, right here in PebbleCreek’s LifeLong Learning Center. They came together,…
April Classes Explain Therapy Dogs, Cookie Decorating, Thrift Shopping Patricia Ingalls During April, LifeLong Learning (LLL) offers three classes, all on weekdays, starting at 1 p.m., in the LLL Center. For full details and to register, go to lifelonglearningatpc.org. Mutts on a Mission: On Wednesday, April 9, therapy-dog volunteers—and their dogs—will return to LLL to…
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…