The Center for Learning and Living, Inc.

To Our Teachers and Students:

It saddens us to report that this will be the last semester for The Center for Learning and Living. We have made a very difficult decision to close the school. CL&L never really recovered from the Covid pandemic, which caused us to have to go online. That substantially increased our technical costs and with the resulting declining enrollment, we determined that we are now unable to financially sustain the school. You have been faithful to us for so many years that it breaks our hearts that we can no longer continue. So, we thank you our teachers, you our students and also staff members Karen and Julia for all of their great work during these difficult years. But we cannot end this school without thanking Judy. It is only because of her efforts that we have been able to last this long. She has dedicated her life to the school. We know of no one who could have survived the 24/7 schedule that Judy has kept for over a decade. We know you will join us, the members of the board, to give a heartfelt thank you to Judy Langer, our exceptional Executive Director.

The Board of Directors of The Center for Learning and Living, Inc.

Tomorrow starts our 2025 Fall semester. Remember, the 1st week is free for first-time students! Here is what is on our calendar tomorrow:
TUESDAY, SEPT 9
*Welcome and Preview, with Judy Langer 10:30-11:45am
* Poetry for Pleasure in the Fall, with Barry Wallenstein 1:00-2:15pm
* What Do You Think? Discussion, with Bill Goldman 2:45-4:00pm

For full information on these classes, and the rest for the coming week visit

Latest News — CL&L Fall 2025 Our fall semester starts Tues Sept 9. Join us for 8 weeks of thought-provoking and enjoyable classes, all online on Zoom. Our daytime sessions are on Tues, Weds and Thur. Courses are on a wide range of topics: current events/issues, culture and the arts, historical perspectives and ...

CL&L's fall semester starts Tuesday Sept 9. Join us for 8 weeks of thought-provoking and enjoyable classes, all online on Zoom. Our daytime sessions are on Tues, Weds and
Thur.

First-time visitors can attend all classes during our first week –FREE! That’s up to 9 classes. Please invite your friends and neighbors to join us.

Courses are on a wide range of topics: current events/issues, culture and the arts, historical perspectives and well-being. As always, all our sessions are interactive, offering attendees the opportunity to ask questions and comment.

Visit https://www.clandl.org/latest-news for full information including registration, course calendar and course descriptions!!

Our fall semester starts Tues Sept 9. Join us for 8 weeks of thought-provoking and enjoyable classes, all online. As always, all our discussions are interactive, with attendees having an opportunity to comment and ask questions. Daytime sessions on Tues, Weds and Thur. Topics include current events/issues, culture and the arts, historical perspectives and well-being. Registration is open now. https://www.clandl.org/registration-form

First-time visitors can attend all classes during our first week –FREE! That’s up to 9 classes. Please invite your friends and neighbors to join us.

For Course Calendar: https://www.clandl.org/course-calendar
For Registration: https://www.clandl.org/registration-form

REMINDER! Tomorrow is our SECOND FREE Summer Session! Bring your political thinking cap and join in on the conversation with Larry Geneen at 1pm on Zoom. Don't have the Zoom link? Email us [email protected] to get access! Or visit https://www.clandl.org/latest-news for more information on this class and others!

Our free summer classes start next week! Visit https://www.clandl.org/latest-news for full information, or email [email protected] to learn more and receive the Zoom link!

The Center for Learning and Living is offering 3 FREE online summer sessions in July and August! You're invited to attend and to invite your friends and neighbors as well. All sessions are 1-2:30pm ET. No need to register in advance. Visit https://www.clandl.org/latest-news or email [email protected] for the Summer Zoom Classes Link!

July 23 1-2:30pm: Barry Wallenstein, Poetry for Pleasure. Barry, our poetry teacher, will read poems from his new book Playing in Overtime. He explains, “These poems extend the theme I worked with in my last book; It’s About Time – time passing and mortality – as well as poems about love, family and our current political universe.”

Aug 13 1-2:30pm: Larry Geneen, Politics 2025. Larry, our politics teacher, will talk about the dramatically evolving political scene, with the US’s involvement in the Middle East and Congressional battles. Larry conducts research on the issues and welcomes an interactive discussion.

Aug 20 1-2:30pm: Judy Langer, Gene Hackman, A Man and His Movies. Hackman may have looked like a character actor but he played the leading man in dramas, comedies and thrillers in a mainstream acting career that spanned over four decades. Among the accolades he received were two Academy Awards for best actor. His personal life included a number of dramatic moments, well before his untimely and disturbing death last Feb.

Ready to celebrate with us? Make sure you are on our mailing list and staying up to date with CL&L via https://www.clandl.org/latest-news

See you in class!

Have you been attending the spring 2025 semester with us? Here are the upcoming classes for this week:

TUESDAY, APRIL 29
10:30-11:45am Makers of History XXV, with Manny Weidhorn
1:00-2:15pm Poetry for Pleasure in the Spring, with Barry Wallenstein
2:45-4:00pm Film Discussion #3 of the “Greatest Films Ever Made” – The Red Shoes, with Fred Weinberg

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30
10:30-11:45am Writing Creatively, with Bonnie Max
1:00-2:15pm Exploring Quirky American Festivals, with Karen Gershowitz
2:45-4:00pm Gender Bending in the Movies, with Richard Klein

THURSDAY, MAY 1
10:30-11:45am Law in the Headlines: Exploring Current Legal Controversies, with Leora Harpaz
1:00-2:15pm Politics 2025, with Larry Geneen
2:45-4:00pm Another Op’nin’, Another Show: Broadway’s Opening Numbers and Finales, with Karen Valen

Our spring semester starts Tues April 15. (Some good news on tax day!) Join us for 8 weeks of thought-provoking and enjoyable classes, all online. As always, all our discussions are interactive, with attendees having an opportunity to comment and ask questions. Daytime sessions on Tues, Weds and Thur. Topics include current events/issues, culture and the arts, historical perspectives and well-being.

Courses with more than 1 session are indicated; the rest are 1 session each.

First-time visitors can attend all classes during our first week – Free! That’s up to 9 classes. Please invite your friends and neighbors to join us.

For full information, please visit https://www.clandl.org/latest-news

CL&L is almost ready for our Spring Semester, starting on April 15. Take a look below for all the information you could need about our up-coming classes.

Join us for 8 weeks of thought-provoking and enjoyable classes, all online. As always, all our discussions are interactive, with attendees having an opportunity to comment and ask questions. Daytime sessions on Tues, Weds and Thur. Topics include current events/issues, culture and the arts, historical perspectives and well-being.

Courses with more than 1 session are indicated; the rest are 1 session each.

First-time visitors can attend all classes during our first week – Free! That’s up to 9 classes. Please invite your friends and neighbors to join us.


For Full Course Descriptions https://www.clandl.org/course-descriptions
For Course Calendar https://www.clandl.org/course-calendar
For Registration https://www.clandl.org/registration-form


You can register online at clandl.org or send your check made out to “CL&L” to the PO Box below:
CL&L
PO Box 592
New York, NY 10028-0019

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CL&L's 2025 Spring Semester is set to kick off on Tuesday, April 15! Join us for 8 weeks of thought-provoking and enjoyable classes, all online. As always, all our discussions are interactive, with attendees having an opportunity to comment and ask questions. Daytime sessions on Tues, Weds and Thur. Topics include current events/issues, culture and the arts, historical perspectives and well-being.

Click here (https://www.clandl.org/latest-news) to see the courses already planned. Courses with more than 1 session are indicated; the rest are 1 session each. Full course descriptions will be posted March 26 on clandl.org and sent by email to our full contact list.