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Throughout the academic year, we offer classes, special events, social events, travel and clubs for the community to enjoy and explore. We offer two levels of participation with our program: annual memberships and friends. Annual memberships are $60 and enable members to register earlier each term for classes and events, receive a $10 discount on all classes along with a handful of other great benefits.  Friends of Lifelong Learning enjoy all of our offerings without the added perks of an annual member. To learn more, click on the Add/Renew Annual Membership.

Note: Annual members receive $10 off any class. Special events are excluded from this offer.

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  • "Don't tax me! Tax that fellow behind the tree." 
  • Course Fee: $47.00
    Dates: 3/17/2026 - 5/5/2026 
    Times: 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 8
    Location: Central United Methodist Church  Education Building Upper Room
    Instructor: Olin Sansbury

     

    This class is an update on the annual saga of “human versus taxman." We will explore the origins of taxation and its development over the years with particular emphasis on some of the recent initiatives in this story. We will also examine the objectives of taxes as well as their many varieties. Some varieties are so well disguised we don’t realize they are taxes. With the 2026 elections fast approaching, there will likely be several “taxing” proposals for our discussion.
 

  • Reading Steven Pinker: The role of common knowledge in society with Richard Wallace

    • This offering is full. Click the add to waitlist button below.
    • Days: M   Date: 3/16/2026 - 5/4/2026
      Times: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM        
      Location: Central United Methodist Church Education Building Colosseum

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      Steven Pinker is a psychologist and linguist at Harvard University. Over his long and distinguished career, he has published a number of influential books on social psychology, including his most recent, "When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power and Everyday Life." We will read and discuss this book on the nature and importance of common knowledge for social coordination. Bill Gates suggests this as a top five book to read this winter! 

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