Certain places on our planet stand out above others and epitomize the different types of amazing geologic phenomena that are found on Earth. These are the geologic wonders of the world, and in these lectures we  travel to and...

Instructor: Carol Zink  Tuesdays, 1 – 3 PM  | October 5 – November 9 In this fast-paced survey of Russian history we study the major Czars from Peter the Great to the last Czar, Nicholas II; the origins and outcomes of...

Instructor:  Elliott Berry Fridays, 1 –3 PM | October 8 – 22       Today China is increasingly viewed in the US and other parts of the western world as an emerging superpower that threatens the peace and stability...

Leaders:  Dick Hesse, Mary Lee Sargent Thursdays, 10 AM – Noon | October 7 – November 11 America’s Founding Fathers is a deep dive into the creation of the U.S. Constitution as it actually happened – not as many are led to...

Leader:  Fran Philippe Wednesdays, 10 AM – Noon | October 6 – November 10 Launched in 2004, Keeping Score was designed by Michael Tilson Thomas to make classical music accessible to people of all ages and from all musical backgrounds.  Comprised of nine one-hour...

Instructor:  Eric J. Simon Tuesdays, 10 AM – Noon |  *September 28 and October 12 – November 2 We live in a golden age of biology. The scientific study of life affects each of us, our loved ones, and society at...

Leader: Paul Hague Mondays, 1-3 PM | October 4 – November 8 This course takes us to the world’s most spectacular geological wonders, explains the forces that formed them, and recounts the stories that have grown up around them. In the...

Leader:  Don Melander Fridays | October 8 – November 12 | 10 AM – Noon Some of these classic noir films of the 1940s were film adaptations of such great noir novelists as Dashiell Hammet, Raymond Chandler, and James M. Cain....

Leader:  John McCausland 1st Wednesdays | October 6 and November 3 | 1 – 3 PM The American novel reading group will be entering its fourth year this fall, the first LINEC course to experiment with year-round meetings. Each month we...

Leader:  Don Melander Mondays |  October 4 – November 8 | 10 AM – Noon Those of us who were coming of age in the 1950s may remember reading Jack Kerouac’s novel On the Road, perhaps some of his other novels, and...