What’s happening at LifeLong Learning? Premier Lectures are held in the Renaissance Theater at 7:00 p.m., while Monday Morning Lectures start at 10:00 a.m. TED Talks are held in the Palm Room, while PC Reads meets in the LLL Center. Both TED Talks and PC Reads are free but registration is required as there are…
Are LLL Special Programs special? You bet! LifeLong Learning always keeps an eye out for opportunities to develop new and different programs, in addition to its lectures, trips and classes. “Our special programs let us offer new and unique opportunities that do not quite fit into our main categories,” explained President Phyllis Minsuk. “We’re able…
Make plans to join LLL for Mondays in October Come spend your Monday mornings with LifeLong Learning. Lectures begin at 10:00 a.m., so you have time to enjoy your coffee, check your emails, watch a little of the news and then join your friends at the Renaissance Theater. Lectures are $4 per person at the…
LLL looking forward: Strategic planning begins soon Strong organizations take time every few years to look at their mission statement, ensuring it reflects the organization’s direction, what they are currently doing to meet their goals, what is working well for the organization, what may need to be tweaked or modified and what new opportunities the…
Calling all readers for the new LLL PC Reads Book Club LifeLong Learning’s newest program continues through the summer with the monthly drop-in PC Reads book club. The group’s next meeting is Thursday, August 3 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. in the LLL Center when the group will discuss 3mph: The Adventures of One Woman’s…
Changes to LLL – Pay when you register or lose your place Last year, when several trips and classes sold out shortly after registration opened, we found a big problem in the process; people signed up for events but did not pay, taking up a space that others wanted. Then, as the event neared, they…
PC Reads Book Club starts strong; late afternoon a new time for LLL Based on early registration, LifeLong Learning’s first summer program is being enthusiastically embraced by PebbleCreek residents. PC Reads, a monthly book club without a set membership, meets from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. the first Thursday of every month at the LLL Center.…
2017/2018 Board Members At its annual meeting April 3 the volunteers re-elected 10 currently serving members of the Board of Directors and also elected Don Simons to a director-at-large position. First row, left to right: Mike Kramer, director of compliance; Dennis DeFrain, co-president; Phyllis Minsuk, co-president; Don Simons and Jeff Young, director-at-large. Second row, left…
As our LLL season ends, planning begins for the next Do you have some ideas for next year’s programs? Over the past decade, some of the best lecturers and teachers have been folks recommended by residents. Sometimes residents with a particular background have offered to teach or lecture (see www.lifelonglearningatpc.org/about/pcteachers). Please let us know if…
Kathy Gorchesky The five senses of Sedona were explored on a recent LifeLong Learning trip. The group traveled to Sedona for the Sedona International Film Festival. During the bus ride, the geology of the region was discussed in detail and the travelers actually got to touch the rocks. Once in Sedona they saw an independent…