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From the Director: The LCE Monthly Blog

Let’s Keep Saying It! “WOW!” & “YUM!” | Remembering Michael Koran

April 28, 2025
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Blooming, Springing & Celebrating 250!

April 14, 2025
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Revolutionary Raga I A Celebration of Indian Classical Music in Lexington

February 23, 2025
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Valentine’s Day Everyday

February 14, 2025
From the Director: The LCE Monthly Blog

December 3, 2024
Featured

Django Jazz! A Celebration of the Genius of Django Reinhardt WITH THE HENRY ACKER QUARTET

December 3, 2024
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Time’s Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance WITH JEREMY EICHLER

November 7, 2024
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Beats for Bobbie: Fundraiser for the Robert J. Rivera Scholarship Fund featuring Deep C Divers

October 22, 2024
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The Fiveash Lecture | Hellenic Tantra: The Hidden Wisdom of Platonism

September 25, 2024
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“Oh, Autumn! Autumn!–What is the Spring to me?” – Edna St. Vincent Millay

September 25, 2024
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Japanese Gardens in France WITH AIDA YUEN WONG

September 25, 2024
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The Lion Women of Tehran with Marjan Kamali

August 21, 2024
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Making Meaning and Memories: The Creation of the Lexington Women’s Monument FEATURING ARTIST MEREDITH BERGMANN & PANELISTS

August 14, 2024
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Bluegrass Music Through the Years with The Splinters

August 14, 2024
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Unbroken Wholeness: Six Pathways to the Beloved Community with John Bell

August 14, 2024
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An Evening of Poetry with Li-Young Lee

August 13, 2024
From the Director: The LCE Monthly Blog

August 13, 2024
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Register for Fall Classes Now!

August 8, 2024
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The LCE Children’s Community Chorus directed by Angela Carpenter

May 22, 2024
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Late Spring & Summer Classes Are Here!

May 17, 2024
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Model Thinking for Everyday Life WITH RICHARD C. LARSON

March 27, 2024
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The Brain, the Mind, and Everything Else WITH CARA BEAN

March 26, 2024
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Facing the Future with Optimism: A Conversation with Author & Journalist Bina Venkataraman and LHS Student Vivek Mehta

March 19, 2024
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Forward to the Past: Poets Respond to the Ancient World CELEBRATING CAMMY THOMAS’ NEW COLLECTION, ODYSSEUS’ DAUGHTER

March 5, 2024
From the Director: The LCE Monthly Blog

Remembering a Mentor | Linda Larson-Schwartz

February 23, 2024
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King Lear | A Two-Person Performance with Poornima Kirby & Stephen Collins

February 23, 2024
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KIRAN AHLUWALIA | The Sound of Contemporary India

February 23, 2024
From the Director: The LCE Monthly Blog

From Thanksgiving to Gift Giving

December 5, 2023
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White Lotus: A Live Musical Performance with the film “The Goddess”

November 30, 2023
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The Story of Porcelain: How Chinese Material Science Transformed European Popular Culture with Ali Humayun Akhtar, PHD

November 30, 2023
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How to Think Like a Woman: Four Women Philosophers with Regan Penaluna

November 27, 2023
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An Allstar January Jazz Concert with The Elan Mehler Septet

November 27, 2023
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The Mystery of Mastery with Adam Gopnik

October 5, 2023
From the Director: The LCE Monthly Blog

Kissing the Books We Love

September 1, 2023
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Registration is Open for Winter 2024 Classes & Events!

August 16, 2023
The Raven in the Frog Pond: Edgar Allan Poe and the City of Boston WITH PAUL LEWIS, PH.D.
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The Raven in the Frog Pond: Edgar Allan Poe and the City of Boston WITH PAUL LEWIS, PH.D.

August 16, 2023
Pipa Meets Piano MIN XIAO-FEN & LEWIS PORTER in Concert 
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Pipa Meets Piano MIN XIAO-FEN & LEWIS PORTER in Concert 

August 16, 2023
You, You, You: Finding the Address of Poetry WITH PÅDRAIG Ó TUAMA
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You, You, You: Finding the Address of Poetry WITH PÁDRAIG Ó TUAMA

August 16, 2023
Mindful Seeing with the “Right View” of Chan/Zen WITH GILBERT GUTIERREZ
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Mindful Seeing with the “Right View” of Chan/Zen WITH GILBERT GUTIERREZ

August 6, 2023
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LCE Art Show at Cary Library

July 17, 2023
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Auto Repair for Everyone WITH Bruce Gerry

June 8, 2023
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How Stoicism Can Help Us in an Age of Anxiety WITH Dr. Ronald Pies

June 8, 2023
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The French Art of Living Well: Finding Joie de Vivre in the Everyday World WITH CATHY YANDELL

May 26, 2023
Robert Rivera playing cello
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A Tribute to Robert Rivera with Performances and tributes by Regie Gibson, Chris Rathbun, David Eure, Todd Brunel, Thomas Chin, Deep C Divers, Judy Blostein, and Others

May 4, 2023
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LABBB for Food & Thought: A Dinner & Discussion at Omar’s Bistro with Author and Advocate, Marcia Steere

April 14, 2023
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Jerry Bergonzi, Lewis Porter, Jason Palmer, Bob Nieske & Richie Barshay Celebrate Coltrane’s Crescent

March 22, 2023
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Georgia O’Keeffe: The Suffrage Movement and “An American Way” WITH NANCY SCOTT

March 22, 2023
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Lexington Community Education Writes!

March 9, 2023
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Spring & Summer 2023 LCE Classes & Events Are Here!

March 6, 2023
From the Director: The LCE Monthly Blog

Remembering Robert Rivera

February 28, 2023
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Soirées Musicales: A Multimedia Piano Duo Concert & Exploration of French Fine Art WITH LEONA CHEUNG & TANYA BLAICH AND COMMENTARY BY NANCY SCOTT

February 17, 2023
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LEXPLORATIONS 2024 BEGINS ON JULY 1!

February 10, 2023
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The Long-Lasting Power of Past Lives, Passions, & Punk Rock WITH NANCY BARILE

December 28, 2022
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November 30, 2022
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Alfred Hitchcock: Why Do All Film Directors Study His Movies?

November 21, 2022
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Discovering Marcel Proust’s novel, In Search of Lost Time, through the Senses WITH HOLLIE HARDER

November 16, 2022
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Saints and Sinners in the Sky: Astronomy, Religion & Art in Western Culture WITH MICHAEL MENDILLO

November 16, 2022
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Winter Classes Are Now Open for Registration!

November 7, 2022
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Presented by Stephen Collins and Poornima Kirby

October 24, 2022
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Before Coltrane: Great Jazz Tenor Saxophonists with Dr. Lewis Porter

October 3, 2022
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I, Teresa De Lucena: Reflections On The Trial Of A Conversa with Annie Zeybekoglu and Ellen Kanner

October 3, 2022
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Reflecting the Self Through Image and Memories WITH SUNG JI LEE

September 9, 2022
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A Women’s History of the Latin Language WITH SKYE SHIRLEY

September 9, 2022
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Creating Equality at Home: How Couples Around the World Share Housework and Childcare WITH FRANCINE M. DEUTSCH

September 9, 2022
The most important point is to find out what is the most important point. – Shunryu Suzuki Roshi
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Living the Life of Today WITH EDWARD ESPE BROWN

September 7, 2022
From the Director: The LCE Monthly Blog

Winter 2023 Registration is Open!

August 2, 2022
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The Pen and the Trowel: Authors, Their Gardens, and Mine WITH MARTA MCDOWELL

July 28, 2022
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The Civic Role of Poetry: For, By & Of the People WITH RICHARD BLANCO

July 28, 2022
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Shake-Scene! In-Person Theatrical Performance with Stephen Collins and Poornima Kirby

July 19, 2022
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Introduction to Collage

June 15, 2022
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6/20/22: The LCE Office will be closed in Observance of the Juneteenth Holiday

June 13, 2022
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Making Traditional Ukrainian Pysanky Eggs

June 13, 2022
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Mini Meditations with Nick Suchecki

June 11, 2022
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Registration for Summer 2022 is Now Open!

June 1, 2022
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Exciting Big Band Jazz from the ‘30s to Now!

May 27, 2022
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Fighting Time with Dr. Amy Banks

May 17, 2022
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Hubble’s New Discoveries & the State of Ancient Galaxies with Dr. Katherine E. Whitaker

May 16, 2022
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Her Voice among the Aisles: A Celebration of Emily Dickinson in Poetry & Song

May 3, 2022
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“You Can Never Hold Back Spring”

April 1, 2022
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The Book of Delights with Ross Gay

March 22, 2022
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The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness with Meghan O’Rourke

March 22, 2022
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Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan in Concert

March 22, 2022
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Face Masks & In-Person Classes

March 21, 2022
From the Director: The LCE Monthly Blog

One Beating Organism that Pulses like a Heart

March 14, 2022
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Check Out Our Spring Catalog PDF Below. Registration Is Open!

March 10, 2022
From the Director: The LCE Monthly Blog

A Fond Farewell

February 15, 2022
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David Whetstone & Shantilal Shah | An Online Evening of Sitar & Tabla

February 1, 2022
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Join Our Team! We are Hiring!

January 31, 2022
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In Search of Double Asteroids from a Backyard Observatory with Don Pray

January 28, 2022
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The Remarkable Music of Charlie Parker with Lewis Porter. Ph.D.

January 17, 2022
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“Opera House” Online Classes

January 13, 2022
Wired to Connect: The Surprising Link Between Brain Science and Strong, Healthy Relationships with Amy Banks, M.D.
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Wired to Connect: The Link Between Neuroscience & Relationships with Amy Banks, M.D.

December 7, 2021
Emily Dickinson and Time: the Past, Present, and Future Collide WITH Pádraig Ó Tuama
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Emily Dickinson and Time: the Past, Present, and Future Collide WITH Pádraig Ó Tuama

December 7, 2021
From the Director: The LCE Monthly Blog

Giving Thanks

November 19, 2021
Past Event

A Virtual Holiday Tour of Vienna WITH Lauren Alteio, PhD

November 19, 2021
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A Simple Japanese Meal with Debra Samuels 

October 19, 2021
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Jazz Guitar Summit: Howard Alden, Sheryl Bailey, and Jon Wheatley

October 18, 2021
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Living Music with Ra Kalam Bob Moses

October 14, 2021
From the Director: The LCE Monthly Blog

October Light & Sound: Looking at the World Around & the Week Ahead

October 12, 2021
From the Director: The LCE Monthly Blog

From 34 to 43: Missing Pages & Mindfulness (the long and short of it)

September 12, 2021
LCE & New Legacy Cultural Center Kids Class Collaboration
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LCE & New Legacy Cultural Center Kids Class Collaboration

September 9, 2021
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STUDY JOHN COLTRANE! Four Sessions with Leading Coltrane Researcher, Dr. Lewis Porter

September 9, 2021
From the Director: The LCE Monthly Blog

Summer into Autumn: New Maps & Learning Paths

August 14, 2021
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Autumn 2021 In-Person & Online Classes Are Here!

August 14, 2021
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Summer 2021 Online Courses and Local Walking Tours

June 21, 2021
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April 6, 2021
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Celebrate April & National Poetry Month with LCE!

April 1, 2021
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Getting Out & About | Summer Walking Tours with LCE!

April 1, 2021
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A Look at “The Anatomy of Grief”

March 7, 2021
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SPRING & SUMMER ONLINE CLASSES & EVENTS ARE OPEN FOR REGISTRATION!

March 7, 2021
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Animals’ Best Friends: Putting Compassion to Work for Animals in Captivity and in the Wild

March 3, 2021
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Spacefarers: How Humans Will Settle the Moon, Mars, and Beyond 

March 2, 2021
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LexArt Collaborates with LCE this Spring and Summer!

March 1, 2021
From the Director: The LCE Monthly Blog

Our Education To Be Human Determines How We Are Human – Dr. Larry Ward

January 18, 2021
Death Becomes Her: The Art of the Obituary
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Death Becomes Her: The Art of the Obituary

January 15, 2021
From the Director: The LCE Monthly Blog

Looking Back, Looking Forward, a “Direct Look” & Beginning Anew

January 1, 2021
From the Director: The LCE Monthly Blog

A Shining Star Upon the Highest Bough: Season’s Greetings from LCE on a Solstice Evening

December 21, 2020
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A Virtual Holiday Tour of Vienna

December 9, 2020
From the Director: The LCE Monthly Blog

From “Loss Leaders” to “Fundraisers” & The Cover that Almost Was

December 7, 2020
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How to Free Your Inner Mathematician: Notes on Mathematics and Life

November 30, 2020
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WINTER 2021 ONLINE CLASSES ARE NOW AVAILABLE!

November 19, 2020
Seasonal Classes & Gift Gertificates
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Seasonal Classes & Gift Certificates

November 10, 2020
From the Director: The LCE Monthly Blog

Remembering Gerry Goolkasian (1955-2020): Master of Dragons and King of Hearts

November 9, 2020
From the Director: The LCE Monthly Blog

Community & Education In Equal Measure

October 31, 2020
America’s Racial Karma: An Invitation to Heal (Interview & Discussion)
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America’s Racial Karma: An Invitation to Heal (Interview & Discussion)

October 23, 2020
From the Director: The LCE Monthly Blog

The Garden in Autumn

October 22, 2020
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The Mind, the Brain, the Self—and How Love Changes Everything

October 21, 2020
From the Director: The LCE Monthly Blog

Our First Blog Post : The “Right Lexington”

October 16, 2020
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The Influence of Billie Holiday on Abbey Lincoln, Frank Sinatra, Carmen McRae & More

October 14, 2020
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Brilliance, Virtuosity, Enlightenment, and Dance: Back to Bach

October 5, 2020
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Wisdom from the Creation Mystics

October 5, 2020
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In Praise of Teachers

September 25, 2020
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A New View of Thelonious Monk

September 18, 2020
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Writing Wild: 25 Women Who Shaped the Way We Read the Natural World

September 16, 2020
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Cause After A Pause Fall Cohort

September 4, 2020
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AUTUMN ONLINE 2020

August 12, 2020
The Night Sky: Our Place in the Univers
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The Night Sky: Our Place in the Universe

August 12, 2020
French Chanson Sing-Along WITH BRICE KAPEL AND KAREN GIRONDEL
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French Chanson Sing-Along

August 12, 2020
The most important point is to find out what is the most important point. – Shunryu Suzuki Roshi
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The Most Important Point: Finding Our Way In The Dark

August 12, 2020
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A Myth & Music Watch Party

June 7, 2020
Online Individualized Music Lessons for All Ages
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In-Person & Online Individualized Music Lessons for All Ages

June 5, 2020
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Zen on the Trail: Hiking as Pilgrimage

June 5, 2020
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Aquatic Scenes with Chinese Brush and Colors

April 26, 2020
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Skye Shirley teaches Women of Greco-Roman Mythology

April 9, 2020
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Using Internal Conflicts in Creative Writing

April 8, 2020
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Spring LCE (Online Zoom) Classes are Running & Open for Registration

March 6, 2020
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A Performance of Scandinavian and Northern European Song with Northbound

February 26, 2020
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Lexplorations 2020 Summer Online Classes for Children

February 9, 2020
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Toxic Inequality: How America’s Wealth Gap Destroys Mobility

January 14, 2020
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Constitution in Crisis: HOW THE POWER OF PEOPLE CAN SAVE OUR REPUBLIC

December 6, 2019
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Registration is Now Open for Winter 2020!

November 23, 2019
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The Great Necks Guitar Trio

November 23, 2019
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Freedom of Speech and Dissenting Opinions

November 23, 2019
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A Lexington Writer’s Life: AUTHOR OF HOW THE BRAIN LOST ITS MIND

November 23, 2019
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The Beauty of Being a Misfit with Lidia Yuknavitch

October 24, 2019
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When Adam Meets Jacob: Duo Mantar Performs a Program of Mandolin & Guitar Music

October 1, 2019
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The Music of Tragedy: Performance & Imagination in Ancient Greek Theater

September 12, 2019
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Mirabai Starr and David Whetstone An Evening of Fierce and Tender Wisdom

September 4, 2019
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Playing God: CRISPR and the Revolution in Genome Editing

August 4, 2019
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A Big Band Extravaganza!: with BERGONZI, PORTER, GILKES, & THE JCA ORCHESTRA

August 4, 2019
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The Native Story in History and Literature with Tommy Orange

August 4, 2019
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East Meets West with Shubhendra Rao & Saskia De Haas

August 4, 2019
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Registration for Autumn 2019 Classes is Open!

July 29, 2019
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Lexington Community Education’s Autumn Classes Will Go Online In Early August

June 10, 2019
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Rock Guitar Master Class Sessions

May 21, 2019
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Roller Prints and Padded Hems: American Fashions of the 1820s and 30s

May 21, 2019
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Fixing Our Broken Sleep

April 24, 2019
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Understanding the Fundamentals of Indian Classical Music

April 11, 2019
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William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

April 11, 2019
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Pedroia String Quartet: An Afternoon CD Release Concert 

March 18, 2019
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THE FIVEASH LEGACY LECTURE: Manly Women: Power in the Roman Republic

March 13, 2019
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MassArt/LCE Student Art Showcase

March 13, 2019
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Mastering the Art of Vegetable Gardening with Matt Mattus

March 5, 2019
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Sacred Poems, Passages, and Music of the Mystics

February 27, 2019
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Where We Stand in the Fight for a Future

February 27, 2019
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Ran Blake and Dave “Knife” Fabris

February 7, 2019
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Tick Talk: A Holistic Perspective

February 7, 2019
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Beethoven’s Ghost: An Evening of Musical Interpretation and Exploration

January 31, 2019
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Download Catalog – Winter 2019

November 26, 2018
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When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities: A Poetry Reading

November 20, 2018
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Not Quite Not White: Losing and Finding Race in America

November 19, 2018
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An Evening with Classical Guitar Virtuoso Eliot Fisk

November 19, 2018
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Heal Your Body & Your World…With Food!

November 19, 2018
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THE FIVEASH LEGACY LECTURE The Flame of Things: Lessons in Pyrotechnics

November 12, 2018
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How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain

October 30, 2018
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Winter Classes Begin in January!

October 30, 2018
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Frankenstein: Far More than a Horror Story

October 17, 2018
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All Keys: A Magical Evening with Two Pianos

October 17, 2018
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Raising Anti-Racist Children: Strategies for Success A Panel Discussion

October 4, 2018
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Fashions of a Fledgling Nation: Womenswear from 1770-1870

October 2, 2018
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HEAL: A Film Screening and Discussion

August 5, 2018
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The Fiveash Legacy Lecture Series with Fred S. Kleiner

August 5, 2018
Young Maestros: Torch Bearers of Indian Classical Music
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Young Maestros: Torch Bearers of Indian Classical Music

August 5, 2018
General Information

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July 24, 2018
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July 18, 2018
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July 18, 2018
Nancy Friedemann cover art for Fall 2018 LCE catalog
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Download Catalog – 2018 Fall Classes

July 18, 2018
Poet Jane Hirshfield
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An Evening of Poetry and Music

July 18, 2018
Vijay Iyer performs at SFJAZZ center
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All Keys: A Magical Evening with Two Pianos

July 17, 2018
Author Bayo Akomolafe
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The Wilds Beyond our Fences: The Way is Awkward, not Foward

July 3, 2018
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