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…
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…