Lifelong Learning in Retirement At The Highlands in Dove Mountain

The Board and Curriculum Committee of LLRH (llrhdm.com) is ready to welcome you back!  Our 4 weeks of classes will begin Monday, February 16 with classes running Monday, Tuesday and Fridays until March 13. You are welcome to attend any or all classes for a small membership fee of $40/semester.  There may be a few additional fees for off-site tours or for materials for the Great Decisions series. Each semester we try to bring you a variety of topics covering arts, science, history and foreign policy aimed to stretch your minds and keep you thinking.

We will begin with a crowd-pleaser session led by John Abeln on Robert Redford, about his life and  films. Then we can’t ignore AI and the growing impact it has on our communication, so Bob Hudson came back across the border to bring us up to speed on Artificial Intelligence. We will have a Movie Night (3-5 p.m.) watching 2001-A Space Odyssey followed by a class the next week on this classic film led by one of our favorite resident instructors, Caleb Deupree.

This semester we will tackle 4 of the 2026 Great Decisions topics, offered through the Foreign Policy Association.

 Topics this spring include Trump Tariffs; Future of the World Economy; U.S. Engagement of Africa; Multilateral Institutions, Changing World Order; and finally, U.S. – China Relations. The 2026 Book is available for $38 and covers both Spring and Fall semesters.  Contact Prudy Abeln prudy_abeln@hotmail.com 575-613-3337 to purchase one of the 10 pre-ordered books. You can also order a Kindle version through The Foreign Policy Association website.

Other classes range from the 2-part series on the History of Boeing, led by Alan Jones to a Fred Fox Wind Quintet from the UA Music Department. Astronaut Charlie Walker will return to tell us about the Global League of Astronauts and you can learn more about the Love at First Dye from fiber artist Lawrence Peters.  That is just a sampling of this semester’s variety of courses!

Our tours this semester, 1) The Tucson Desert Art Museum and (2) Digital Archiving at the Wildcat Memory Lab at the U of Arizona Library.

Become a member of our Lifelong Learning Community.  You can always be guaranteed that the time you spend in Lifelong Learning classes will expand your mind and leave you with more topics you’ll want to explore! Registration for classes can be found on our website  www.llrhdm.com

Volunteer to teach or recruit others to teach. All are welcome. Be part of this learning community!

Prudy Abeln, President

Other Board Members; John Abeln, Sus Baker, Buzz Boren, Maureen Conroyd      

SUSAN BAKER, 520-338-9959,
SUSMARBAKER@GMAIL.COM ;
MAUREEN CONROYD, 206-919-6260,
MOCONROYD@COMCAST.NET

 LLRH MEMBERS MUST REGISTER AT LLRHDM.COM.

PRESENTERS ARE COMFORTABLE AND SO IS THE LLRH BOD WITH ZOOM, WHICH IS EASY AND HIGHLY RELIABLE TO USE.  AN EMAIL WILL BE SENT TO ALL REGISTERED LLRH MEMBERS, WITH DIRECTIONS AND PASSWORDS.