LifeLong Learning-San Marcos
A Proud Affiliate of the Aging Forward Alliance
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Sue Beebe
LLL-smtx Secretary and LifeLong Learner
I have enthusiastically participated in LLL classes and activities since its beginning.
Over the past eleven years, I have had the privilege of learning from renowned experts
in such disparate fields as art history and appreciation, Texas literature, genealogy, communication, watercolor painting, and music history.
I have also enjoyed reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones among
a diverse and ever-expanding cohort of instructors and fellow students.
Our Second Zoom Session is Wednesday...
It’s Not Too Late to Register!
LifeLong Learning and Texas State University
Series on Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Understanding the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of AI
If you missed the first Zoom session on how we can protect ourselves and our data from being used for nefarious purposes, fear not!
You can watch the Zoom sessions any time and receive the handouts IF you register for the series. We are recording all five sessions and will make them available to all who register.
CLICK HERE and then scroll down to learn all the details about the AI Series, including the upcoming Zoom sessions and how to register.
REGISTER FOR ANY SESSION
Once you register, you will receive Zoom links to all sessions… attend those of interest!
If you missed our discussion of Goodbye to a River,
you missed an incredible treat… John Graves’ daughters joined us!
Sally and Helen joined our Zoom discussion of their father’s classic book describing his journey – and so much more – as he canoed a portion of the Brazos River in the late 1950s. Goodbye to a River is dedicated to Helen, a newborn at the time of its writing. Sally and Helen added so much to our understanding of John Graves as a writer, researcher, and storyteller… and as a father. You never know what extraordinary things will happen with the Wittliff Book+ Club!
Please join us for the next session of the Wittliff Book+ Club
on Thursday, October 2, from 2:00-3:30pm via Zoom
Email lifelonglearningsm@gmail.com to register
Please join us on Thursday, October 2, to discuss I Know About a Thousand Things: The Writings of Ann Alejandro of Uvalde, Texas, edited by Naomi Shihab Nye and Marion Winik. Ann was a prolific writer using letters as her vehicle, which “blend[ed] observation, storytelling, humor, praise, and accounts of her deep attachment to the land and animals that surrounded her in the rural Southwest” (Texas A&M University Press). Ann never sought to publish her writings, so her good friends – the editors of this book – reviewed thousands of pages of her correspondence and selected the very best of Ann’s work.
As always, we’ll take a tour through archival materials related to the book. Hope to see you there!
Check Out this New Show while Marianne is on Hiatus from Human Interest
CLICK HERE to listen to previous shows from Oct. 2023 – July 2025
KZSM 104.1FM/KZSM.org has added a new one-hour program, Aging Matters, every Thursday from 11:00am-12:00pm.
The show originates in Arlington, VA, and its focus is to help older adults live better and longer. Hosted by Cheryl Beversdorf, a registered nurse and Vietnam era veteran, the program is a weekly interview program covering topics affecting the lives of older adults. Discussions cover subjects both informative and entertaining. Check it out!
