ALL Contact Information

The ALL office at Cape Cod Community College is open from 
9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Feel free to contact us:

Email: lifelonglearning@capecod.edu

Telephone: 774-330-4400 (please leave a message)

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It is time to prepare for the future.

Well, at least time to choose which classes to take this coming semester.

Our curriculum is not decided in some gnarly faculty meeting with requirements, majors and minors, and such pedantic stuff.

It is a compendium of expertise and experience that your peers have volunteered to share with you.

The diversity of our over 60 courses next semester is extraordinary. They are gathered into 10 broad categories and range from Jazz Fundamentals to Weekly Discussions on the State of the Union, to Van and RV Life for Retirees.

There are answers to the question, “When is the last time you did something for the first time?” How about Mindfulness with Reiki? Or understand Whitey Bulger - Declassified. Or maybe you want to revisit an old interest, like Chess or Bridge or Motown Music?

Or perhaps join in informed discussion on topics from The Economist or The State of the Union? Or perhaps you would like to learn about The Human Genome or improve your Understanding of the Middle East.

As you peruse the new catalogue available on our website in early December and at local libraries and senior centers around Christmas in print form, note the many Zoom and hybrid options.

You can ALL from home. In addition, many members share information on Zoom classes with friends and family who live off-Cape. Our classes are available literally anywhere that has access to the internet.

Our topics are broad. Our reach is long. Happy perusing and choosing.

Roger Shoemaker

ALL President



We wish you a happy holiday season and a healthy new year!

Thank you for making this a successful year.

We will be posting the full online Spring 2026 catalog on the ALL website sometime in early December.

The printed catalog will be distributed to all area libraries and senior centers soon after that. 

We are excited to present many new choices and older favorites for you to enjoy.

For a sneak preview of spring 2026 courses, please visit the ALL website now.

We look forward to seeing you in 2026!

Henry Tamzarian

Chair, Curriculum Committee 

Take a look!

The spring line-up of courses is available for viewing on our website capecodall.org

 We have more than 60 amazing courses. 

You can search courses by category, day and time, or Online/Zoom delivery.

The Spring 2026 catalog will be sent to you via email and posted on our website capecodall.org in early-December. Printed catalogs will be distributed to these locations later in December.

ALL accepts credit cards as well as checks for the payment of our membership fee. (There is an additional $5 handling fee for credit card payments.)

As in the past, members can register by mail, but members who opt to pay via credit card on our website can email their registration form to ALL. See our website for more information. 

Please Note:

Registration forms should reach us at Cape Cod Community College by Friday, January 9th in order to be processed on the first day of registration, January 12th. 

Updated information about the spring semester will be posted on the ALL website and sent to you via email.

Jean DeVincentis

Chair, Registration



The gift of education is a gift that

keeps on giving.

Gift certificates are available for purchase at the front desk and on our website www.capecodall.org



Expand Your Mind, Enrich Your Life,

Engage With Peers

Thank you for all the wonderful submissions.

We are enjoying reading them.

It is not too late for those of you who let the deadline pass.

We will accept submissions until December 10th. We look forward to hearing from you.

The Reflections team would like to thank all of you for your wonderful submissions. We appreciate each and every one of them. Reflections 2026 will be our best magazine yet!

DJ Foley

Editor, Reflections 2026

Gina Hurley was an adjunct faculty member teaching psychology at Cape Cod Community College for 25 years.

She holds degrees from the SUNY at Geneseo, UMass at Boston, and Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

This new Spring 2026 course "Van and RV Life for Retirees" is for those who are retired or nearing retirement, who are interested in RV or van travel.

Gina Hurley, the Coordinator of this course, seeks to share her experience and help others plan to travel in a van or RV throughout North America. 

Since retiring nearly five years ago, she has enjoyed traveling North America in her converted van, finding great hiking and skiing destinations.

The course will be mostly lecture and discussions, with the use of photos from travel around North America. Various apps and websites will be used to supplement the lectures.

A strong emphasis will be placed on the specific interest of the participants to make the course informative and useful for them.

The Zoom course, ALL1483-Z is scheduled for the First Six Weeks Session on Tuesdays 3:00 - 4:20 p.m. with a start date of January 27, 2026.

Click the following button to hear Gina discuss her upcoming class.

On December 12th, from 3-5 p.m. in the Lorusso Atrium, Robert Blancato will make a presentation on recent changes in social security. 

This presentation will be an update on social security and will include the latest changes to the governing laws and benefits. There will be time for questions and answers after the presentation.

Robert Blancato, President of Matz, Blancato and Associates, has long been recognized as a national advocate with policy expertise on behalf of older adults. He has won numerous awards, most recently the American Society for Aging’s ASA Hall of Fame Award.

He is the Executive Director of the National Association of Nutrition and Aging Programs. He is also on the National Board of the AARP.

This event is for ALL members and requires registration.

Current members should have received an invitation to this event. Please contact the ALL office to register at lifelonglearning@capecod.edu.

Thank You For Your Generosity!

Our donation box is overflowing!

We are grateful to our generous ALL members and to our Membership Chair, Alice Mitchell for organizing our first donation drive.

Proceeds will benefit the Family Pantry of Cape Cod Community College.

The Family Pantry operates a satellite Pantry on the Cape Cod Community College campus. The pantry is located in the Grossman Building, across from the Bookstore. It is committed to helping relieve hunger and ensure that students have enough to eat while they are trying to further their education.

The 4Cs pantry provides non-perishable, healthy foods to anyone associated with the college. A registered client can receive a full bag of groceries each week.



Please check websites for more details and confirm dates and times.

Brewster for the Holidays: Windmill Lighting and Tree Lighting in adjacent Drummer Boy Park. Carol sing-along and Santa! Dec. 5, 4–6 p.m.

Christmas in Harwich Weekend Dec. 5 – 7. Friday, Dec. 5 tree lighting and caroling in Doane Park, 5:30–6 p.m. Christmas Stroll in Harwich Port, 5:30 to 8:30 – stroll through shops, church and art galleries for specials and holiday fun. Many other events for both days; trolley rides available. Saturday, Dec. 6 so many events, including cookie decorating with Mrs. Claus,10 a.m.–noon, Danny Drake Jugglers, noon–2 p.m. The Merry Market at Wequassett. Check the website for a full list of activities for both days.

“Gardens Aglow” Weekends in December. Heritage Museums & Gardens, 67 Grove St., Sandwich. The grounds at the museum are aglow with more than 10 miles of twinkling lights and other displays. Tickets go fast – check the website for times and prices.

Nauset Model Railroad Club Holiday Open House. Saturdays through December from 1–4 p.m. Free. Over 2,000 feet of display space features a variety of model trains chugging and tooting through miniature scenes festively decorated for he holidays. Hilltop Plaza, Orleans, MA.

Hyannis Holiday Stroll. Dec. 5 & 6, FREE. Friday, Dec. 5, 5-8 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 6, 1-4 p.m. Music, food, shopping, colorful decorations and entertainment for all ages. Boat Parade Friday night on the inner harbor and boating lights, 5:30 p.m.

South Yarmouth/Bass River 20th Annual Cookie Stroll through the historic district on December 13, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tour houses, collect cookies, etc. Tickets are available online or at the library. Check websites for more information.

Community Carol Sing, December 6, 7 p.m. at the First Church in Sandwich. Then ride around the town and village to check out the more than 80 lighted sculptures. See them on 6A, Sandwich Village – Main and Jarves Streets, Route 130 and Cotuit Road. Check out an online map or check with the Sandwich Chamber of Commerce.

Annual Glassblowers’ Christmas - Sandwich Glass Museum. Spectacular glass exhibits including special tress decorated with unique glass ornaments created by some of the region’s foremost glass artists. All ornaments are for sale. Normal museum hours. Check admission prices on website.

A Christmas Carol has two performance dates and locations

• Solo Performance by Neil McGarry at Thacher Hall in Yarmouth Port, December 5, 7:30–9:30. Tickets available through Cotuit Center for the Arts.

• A Christmas Carol: Solo Performance by Neil McGarry at Cotuit Center for the Arts. December 23, 7:30-9:30 at Cotuit Center for the Arts. Check website for details. 

Tom Rush at Cotuit Center for the Arts - December 8, 9, 10, 7:30 Tickets online.

Newsies: The Broadway Musical - Cotuit Center for the Arts, Nov. 25 – Dec. 31. Check website for days and times. Tickets online.

Cape Symphony “Holiday on the Cape” - December 5, 6, & 7. Check website for showtimes (2 concerts each day) and tickets.

There are many more events this time of year – the above are a few to pique your interest! 

Dianne Tattersall

Is there a friend who would like to know more about ALL?

We now have a 2-minute video that provides an overview of who we are and what we offer. A link to that video follows. It is also on our website. Feel free to share this newsletter and tell your friends to take a look.

A link to the video is at the end of this article.

The ALL Art Gallery exhibits the work of artists' connection to the Cape Cod Academy of Lifelong Learning.

The ALL Art Gallery walls are outside classrooms 106 and 115 and change regularly.

Please contact the ALL office if you are interested in exhibiting your art.