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The course offerings at LLIs across North America are incredibly diverse. The following is but a very brief sampling of the multitude of courses available within each broad category.

Music

    • Masterpieces of Vocal & Choral Music     
    • The Great Composers: Lives and Works
    • Medieval & Renaissance Music
    • Opera Made Easy
    • Big Bands: America Vibrates
    • Memorable Musicals

Art

  • Art Therapy
  • Human Images
  • Contemporary Art
  • Art of the 19th Century
  • Art History
  • Art & Ideas: Romantic America

Literature

  • Ibsen in Our Times
  • Masterpieces of Eugene ONeill
  • Modern Short Fiction
  • Shakspeare
  • American Mystery Writers
    The 100 Best Novels
  • Writing
  • Writing Your Life Story
  • The Essay
  • Producing Radio Plays
  • Everywomans Story Project
  • The Writers Workshop
  • Creative Writing

The Theatre

  • A Playwrights Theatre
  • Play Reading for Culture
  • Families on Stage
  • Theatre and the Public Good
  • Plays in Production
  • Poetry Reading & Understanding Poetry
  • Schoolroom Poets
  • John Keats & Gerard Manley Hopkins
  • Understanding Shakespeares Sonnets
  • The Epic

Body/Mind Holistic Well Being

  • Inside the Brain
  • Mental Health & Illness
  • Vital Productive Aging
  • Managed Health Care
  • Medical Ethics

History

  • Lewis & Clark
  • First Ladies of the U.S.
  • Ancient Near Eastern History
  • Classical Athens
  • Early American History
  • The Byzantine Empire

Local Interest

  • Municipal Government
  • Local Flora & Fauna
  • Highway Projects
  • Local Island Ecology
  • Local Hot Topics
  • Public Education Issues

Political/Governmental

  • The New Economy
  • Foreign Policy
  • National Issues Forum
  • The American Presidency
  • Current Affairs/Events
  • The Progressive Movement

Science/Math

  • Astronomy
  • DNA Biotechnology
  • Geology
  • Fiber Optics
  • Overview of Physics
  • Space Exploration

Hands-On

  • Indoor Gardening
  • Beginning Piano
  • Basic & Advanced Computers
  • Reading Maps
  • Bridge
  • Public Speaking

Philosophy/Religion

  • World Religions
  • Bible Study
  • Life Science & Faith
  • New England Transcendentalists
  • King David & King James
  • Angels

Finance

  • Investment Strategies for Seniors
    You Cant Take it With You
  • Wills & Estates Investment Club
  • The Stock Market
  • Taxes for Seniors

Ethnic Culture

  • Scandinavia
  • Judaism
  • Poland: Its Art, History & Culture
  • The Ethnic Connection
  • Cultural Expression
  • Balkan History & Culture

Languages

  • German
  • Spanish
  • French

Miscellaneous

  • Chivalry
  • Fly on the Cheap
  • Gender Issues in Society
  • Period Furniture
  • History of the Fiddle
  • Mysteries of the Food Industry




 

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