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- Fundamentals of Creative Writing In-PersonConway Main Campus (opens in new tab)
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An introduction to and overview of the craft techniques involved in creative writing: fiction, creative non-fiction, and memoir. In order to examine these craft techniques, the class will read together excerpts from Stewart O' Nan's novella "Last Night at the Lobster," a book the class will need to get access to somehow ($5.99 on Kindle; $15.02 in paperback). Students are not required to submit their own writing for in-class workshop and critique, but some space, hopefully, will be available for such if anyone wishes to engage the class in this manner.
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- Tell Your Own Story OnlineOnline
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Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Instructor: Dennis Haning, Sue Weinstein
Materials Fee: $0.00
Dates: 9/15/2026 - 11/3/2026
Day: Tu
Weeks: 8
Location: Online
Seats Still Available: 14
Want to leave a legacy for your children and grandchildren? Have interesting things happened to you in your life you would like to share with others? Capture the stories about yourself, your relatives and your history in writing so that they have some of the memories that only you can pass along. Join our group on Zoom. We offer support and encouragement as each of us captures what we want to leave behind. Come join our friendly group.
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- Spanish Conversational Spanish In-PersonLittle Rock Main Campus (opens in new tab)
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¡HABLEMOS MÁS ESPAÑOL! Students will need to purchase: Short Stories in Spanish ISBN: 978-1-473-68325-9
Conversational Spanish will be based on the required reading and discussion of several short stories from Short Stories in Spanish purchased in advance and available through several sources. Key vocabulary and grammar points will be lifted from the stories as points of departure for class discussions. Students should have at least intermediate level background in the language.
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- Writing Your Own Obituary Group A In-PersonLittle Rock Main Campus (opens in new tab)
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How do you want to be remembered? This four-week class will provide an opportunity to craft a document you can share with loved ones, whether its tone is sincere, humorous, sarcastic, or ridiculous. Enjoy creative writing and life review!
Same content as Group B
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- Writing Your Own Obituary Group B In-PersonLittle Rock Main Campus (opens in new tab)
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How do you want to be remembered? This four-week class will provide an opportunity to craft a document you can share with loved ones, whether its tone is sincere, humorous, sarcastic, or ridiculous. Enjoy creative writing and life review!
Same content as Group A
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- Spanish Beginning Spanish In-PersonLittle Rock Main Campus (opens in new tab)
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BEGINNING SPANISH PARA EMPEZAR: Interacciones y Exploraciones This introductory Spanish class will offer you beginning Spanish language opportunities in order to interact in basic encounters with Spanish speakers as you acquire Spanish for a variety of needs. Greetings and goodbyes, expressions of courtesy, physical and emotional needs, schedules, telling time, describing yourself, and others are a few of the topics we will cover as we explore the cultural varieties of the Spanish-speaking world.
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- Great Reads In-PersonLittle Rock Main Campus (opens in new tab)
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Read and discuss selections of literature by classic and modern authors. Selections are made available the week before classes begin in the Materials section of the LifeQuest Class Portal of the website. If you would like a paper copy printed, the cost will be $10 and can be requested by contacting the LifeQuest office.
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- Two Masters of Non-Fiction: Montaigne and Thoreau In-PersonLittle Rock Main Campus (opens in new tab)
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In my judgment, Montaigne and Thoreau are the two greatest writers of non-fiction prose in the Western tradition. Profoundly original and creators of distinctive voices, each can also reach deep insights into what it means to be fully human. I think these two authors “speak” to each other; I am certain they speak to us. In this course, we will read one of Montaigne’s last essays (Book III, Essay 5, “On Some Verses of Virgil,” in the translation of Donald Frame), a work with fascinating implications for literary theory. Then we will turn to Thoreau’s Walden. For Walden we will use the Norton Critical Edition. The Frame translation of the Montaigne essay will be available online in the course materials.
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- Book Quest In-PersonOnline
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Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Instructor: JoEllen Willis
Materials Fee: $0.00
Dates: 9/14/2026 - 11/9/2026
Day: M
Weeks: 8
Location: Online
Seats Still Available: 20
This Fall, the Book Discussion class will read Thirst, a volume of poetry by Mary Oliver. One of America's most beloved poets, Oliver has been honored with a National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize. She is a nature poet, a keen observer of the beauty that surrounds us, and wordsmith extraordinaire. In this book, written after the death of her longtime partner, she has expressed grief, but also a deep appreciation of life. Of special note are the poems she has written as prayers.
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- Shakespeare Alive! In-PersonConway Main Campus (opens in new tab)
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Times: 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Instructor: Ruthann Curry-Browne
Materials Fee: $0.00
Dates: 9/15/2026 - 11/3/2026
Day: Tu
Weeks: 8
Location: Conway Main Campus (opens in new tab)
Seats Still Available: 24
Play, Whisper, Shout with lines from Shakespeare! Insults? Sure thing! New words? Yep! Old language made new? Why not! We’ll get on our feet to experience The Bard at his best. No previous experience needed. Come play and have fun with the most-produced playwright in history.
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