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Academy for Lifelong Learning (ALL) is dedicated to providing high-quality, accessible education to adults of all ages. Our diverse range of courses, lectures, and excursions are designed to enrich your life and expand your horizons.

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Featured Programs

Giuseppe Verdi's Opera Rigoletto Performance

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Excursion November 2, 2025

The tragic tale of a father’s desperate love for his daughter – and the dangerous double-edged sword of vengeance – set against a backdrop of decadence and dark intrigue.

The Many Languages of Food

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Course November 5, 12, & 19, 2025

Food does so much more than nurture our bodies; it provides an amazingly rich and diverse symbolic resource for cultural expression. In this course, we conduct a tour across cultural time and space to explore the creative ways humans express and experience themselves through what they grow, share, and consume.

Are You Prepared for an Earthquake/Tsunami?

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Lecture November 13, 2025

We live in the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Let's learn about our local earthquake preparedness! This presentation examines the basics of earthquakes with a focus on the Cascadia Subduction Zone, as well as other regional faults.

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