Welcome to LifeLong Learning

LifeLong Learning at PebbleCreek, a volunteer organization, provides opportunities to expand the knowledge and horizons of the community’s residents. Our goal is to provide programs to entice you to explore new subjects and discover new places in the Metro Phoenix area. Our devoted volunteers offer quality programs to keep your mind active and engaged: Monday Speaker Series, Premier Speaker Series, Trips, Classes, Great Decisions and PC Reads.

Browse the website - access event menus: To review individual event webpages, click on the white down arrow to access the drop down menu, select and click on the event you are interested in to access its webpage summary.

Be prepared to register for LLL events:

LLL events require advance online registration and payment, except for the Monday Speaker Series. Registrations open at 8 a.m. on specified dates noted on the event's webpage

To create a LLL new user account, use the Create Account link on the right side of this page and follow the directions. If you have questions or need help, send an email to: info@lifelonglearningatpc.org

Premier Speaker Series:

The goal of the Premier Speaker Series is to provide you with an evening to enjoy yourself while learning something new. The programs begin at 7 p.m. at the Tuscany Falls Renaissance Theater. Admission to all Premier Speaker Series events is $15 per person and advance registration online is required.

Up to four admissions can be purchased in one transaction per LLL user account. An LLL account is required to purchase tickets and you can create an account on the right side of any web page.

Tickets are available the evening of Nov. 7, $15 each, cash sale in the Renaissance Theater lobby.

Jan. 23: The Innocence Project 

Freedom Through Technology
Join us on Friday, Jan. 23, 7:00 p.m., to hear Vanessa Meterko, Research Manager at the Innocence Project, speak about the organization's history, evolution, work, and mission. Materko will also share insights into her role within the Data Science and Research department.

Trips:

Trips include a comfortable ride on a climate-controlled motor coach, admission fees, lunch (unless noted otherwise), all gratuities, as well as two knowledgeable, fun LLL escorts.

LLL Trips seasons happen with the hard work of the amazing LLL Trips Team volunteers. Trip team members give of their time to research, vet trips, plan, organize, and escort the trips.

Registration is required. Up to two registrations can be purchased in one transaction per LLL user account.

A LLL trip opportunity for tour of Luke AFB

Nov. 4: LLL's Trip Lottery for Luke Air Force Base Tour 

Winning tickets were drawn on Nov. 4 at the LLL Center. LLL is appreciative that John Singleton, PebbleCreek's Director Community Services, emceed the drawing of 28 winning names, plus another 25 winning names for the waitlist. Winners of the opportunity to register for the Luke AFB trip were notified and provided with final instructions. 

Great Decisions 2026:

We have no experts, only eager learners. Come join the conversation!

Registration is open - four sections to choose from

Once again, LifeLong Learning is proud to offer America's largest discussion program on world affairs. Great Decisions is an eight-week program created by the Foreign Policy Association.

Great Decisions is an 8-week curriculum beginning in January and ending in mid-March. 

If you have not experienced Great Decisions classes before, it is an excellent opportunity to meet new friends and discuss world affairs. Click on the Great Decisions 2026 link for more information.

Registration is required. Up to two registrations can be purchased in one transaction per LLL user account.

Classes:

Classes are at the LifeLong Learning Center, Room 107, except for most cooking classes. Registration is required.

One registration can be purchased per LLL user account. If event is full, waitlist is open.

September and October class events have sold out - you may still register for the waitlist on the class event webpage

Events coming up:

Nov. 13: Introduction to Genealogy

Dec. 3: Antique Buying and Selling 

Monday Speaker Series:

The 2024-25 season has ended for Monday Speaker Series events. The team is researching and preparing for a new schedule of events for the 2025/2026 season.

Monday Speaker Series are at the Tuscany Falls Renaissance Theater. Presentations begin Mondays at 10 a.m. Event fee is $5 at the door. No registration required. Open seating. Tickets will be available in the lobby of the Renaissance Theater beginning at 9:00 a.m.

Nov. 17: Human Trafficking and the Modern Slave Trade

Joseph Koehler, Assistant U.S. Attorney, is a career prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona and a nationally recognized authority on human smuggling. Join us on Monday, Nov. 17, 10 a.m., for Koehler’s illuminating presentation as he describes an underworld of darkness and despair that few of us know exists. But, as the famous British abolitionist William Wilberforce once observed in a speech to the British House of Commons in May of 1789, “you may choose to look the other way, but you can never say again that you did not know”.

All PC Reads and PC Reads Nonfiction book discussions are free events. Registration is required. Registration is limited to one person for each LLL user account.

PC Reads:

Book discussions are the 1st Thursday of each month, 4 p.m., at the LifeLong Learning Center, Room 107. This book discussion group gives you an opportunity to discuss a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction books with others who also like to read.

Nov. 6: The Next Ship Home by Heather Webb
Join the book discussion about Heather Webb's historical fiction novel, The Next Ship Home.  Set in 1902, two women band together to hold America to its promises, exposing the dark secrets of Ellis Island.

PC Reads Nonfiction:

Book discussions are the 3rd Thursday of each month, 4 p.m., at the LifeLong Learning Center, Room 107. This nonfiction discussion group is for readers of history, military history, sports and other topics that the group decides to pursue. 

For questions about LifeLong Learning? Send an email anytime to info@lifelonglearningatpc.org  A LLL volunteer will be happy to assist you. 

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