Lifelong Learning is a lifelong adventure. That’s our philosophy at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts. Our Lifelong Learning adult education classes are designed to present education in ways that are fresh, fun, stimulating, enlightening and inspiring. Many classes feature hands-on instruction from world-renowned experts in their fields. This season, Lifelong Learning expands — to nearly 150 programs in music, dance, art, writing, theater, design and more. Please join us for the adventure of Lifelong Learning at the Phil!

For more information, contact Bonnie Thayer, Director of Education, at (239) 254-2643 or e-mail bthayer@thephil.org.

  • Four O'clock at the Movies
    • November 16 & 17 — The Soloist
    • December 14 & 15 — An Education
    • February 15 & 16 — Up in the Air
    • March 15 & 16 — Avatar
        

 

   

Experience the adventure of Lifelong Learning
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Lifelong Learning - Music

• Around the World with the NPO musicians
            Sania Whitaker – Israel
            Ming Gao – China
            Daniela Shtereva – Bulgaria
            David Dash – France
• Jodie DeSalvo – Piano Celebrations
• Dick Hyman – Jazz Piano
• Henry Ettman – Great Small Groups of Jazz
• Frank Cooper – The Power of Music
• Charis Dimaras – The Perfect Pitch
Lifelong Learning - Dance

• Stephen Crosby – All About Diaghilev
Lifelong Learning - Performing Arts

• Kitty Felde – Lecture: Behind the Scenes of Alice
 • Joy Davidson – Performance: Alice
 • Joe Leonardo – The American Musical
• Joe Leonardo – The Opera as Theater
• John Scoular – Behind the Scenes of Hollywood Filmmaking
Lifelong Learning - Nutrition

• Lenore Greenstein – The Art of Nutrition
• Lenore Greenstein – Food and Culture
Lifelong Learning - Literature

• Elaine Newton – Four O’clock at the Movies
• Elaine Newton – Critic’s Choice
• Marcia Schonberg – Life Writing
• Marcia Schonberg – From a Creative Idea to a Book in Four Weeks
• Paul Rathburn – Modern Masters Film and Lecture
• Paul Rathburn – Shakespearean Adventures

 

• J. Tomas Lopez – Digital Photography Workshops
• Joan Jacobs – ArtTalk
• Brian Curtis – Painting Workshops
• Rick Harris – American Film Studies
• Laurie Klein – Collage
• Laurie Klein – I worked with Ansel Adams – Lecture

• Graham Nickson – Painting Marathon

   

• Museum Lectures