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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As we enter the November and December holiday season, we have a lot to celebrate at ALL.

We are more than 500 members strong! We are strengthening our ties with our partner in community education, the Cape Cod Community College, through exploring the use of student

interns, having ALL members as guest speakers in CCCC classes, joint projects in their media center, and many more connections. Our special events for members, both educational and social, are attracting lots of attendees. The Long Range Planning Committee is hard at work thinking in detail about the next five years, and more ways to make a good thing better.

And we would love to hear your perspective! Drop us a note. Ask us a question. Make a suggestion. Make a complaint. Or even a compliment! 

We are a membership organization, and we like nothing better than hearing from our members. Just send an email to lifelonglearning@capecod.edu and attention will be paid. We are particularly looking for input from our growing group of Zoom-only members.

It’s hard to believe, but the December newsletter will be all about courses for the winter/spring semester of 2026. I don’t know about you, but 2026 seems like some year in the distant future. But as always, the future is now and at ALL, our members know how to take full advantage of the moment we are in. We learn, we share and we even grow. This is a period in our lives when we have the time to choose our own path, at our own pace.

That is something to celebrate.

Roger Shoemaker

ALL President



The Curriculum Committee is now accepting courses for the Spring 2026 semester and invites you to consider teaching (or repeating) a 6-week or a 12-week course, on your own or partnering with a co-coordinator.

You might know qualified friends, classmates and others who would like to teach, but have not yet done so in our program. Our committee members are eager to help develop an idea into a course at ALL. Write to us and present an idea for a course.

We also encourage current coordinators to identify students in their classes who have demonstrated a keen knowledge of a subject of interest and speak to them about offering a course for spring semester.

Dates for the spring semester are as follows:

• 12-week courses: January 26, 2026 – April 27, 2026
• First 6-week courses: January 26, 2026 – March 9, 2026
• Second 6-week courses: March 16, 2026 – April 27, 2026

SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 14, 2025

Finally, we send our sincere thanks to everyone who has already submitted a course for our spring semester.

If you need assistance using ALL's course submission portal, please contact lifelonglearning@capecod.edu. We eagerly await your submissions!

Henry Tamzarian

Chair, Curriculum Committee

Share your lifetime of experience with us!

The Academy for Lifelong Learning is now seeking your submissions for Reflections 2026, our annual compilation of member art, photography and writing.

If you have a story, poem, photograph, or artwork reflecting your lifelong experiences and insights, please contribute! Your voice matters to your peers!



Submission guidelines are on the Reflections 2026 webpage with submissions accepted through November 15th. We encourage you to contribute and look forward to working with you!

A link to the Reflections 2026 webpage follows.

DJ Foley, Editor

The Reflections 2026 Team

Meet DJ Foley - The Reflections 2026 Editor

DJ Foley is a "washashore" who retired from a long career as a speech and language pathologist in Rhode Island. She loves all the arts and cultural activities the Cape has to offer. Her volunteer work with ALL keeps her busy and off the streets!

The Cape Media Center, Dennis Port MA, awarded the Academy for Lifelong Learning their award for the Non-Profit of the Year at their recent Annual Meeting, October 25, 2025.

Interim Cape Media Director, Patty Stoker, awarded ALL Broadcast Team Leader, Joan Freedman, the award for Excellence in Broadcast Content.

 ALL’s on-air program called “ALLways” includes interviews by broadcast and podcast with our coordinators, a series called “Hail the Historians,” and posts news of ALL’s calendar, our catalog and important dates. ALL Vice President, Brian Haendiges joined Joan as she received the award.

Please watch Cape Media on local channel 26, and go to our site to our video library. 

Click the following button for a link to a short video of the award presentation.

A special thank you to Joan Freedman and Jean DeVincentis for the behind-the-scenes work that makes these broadcasts possible.

This spring, ALL invites you to step inside the rhythm, soul, and cultural revolution of Motown: The Sound That Changed America.

Whether you’re a lifelong fan or just discovering the magic of “The Sound of Young America,” this course offers a front-row seat to the music that moved the nation.

This 12-week course will trace the rise of Berry Gordy’s musical empire—from its humble beginnings in a Detroit bungalow to its reign as the most influential Black-owned label in American history.

Each week, the class will explore the artists who defined a generation: Smokey Robinson, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, and the Jackson 5. Participants will listen to the hits, unpack the harmonies, and discuss how Motown’s “assembly line” of talent shaped not only pop music but the civil rights movement, fashion and youth culture.

Expect curated playlists, behind-the-scenes stories and spirited discussion.

On Thursday, October 23rd, over 100 members of the ALL program gathered at the Cultural Center in South Yarmouth for the annual Fall Social. 

Special thanks to the members of the Social Committee who planned and conducted this fun event!

Alice Mitchell

Membership Chair

On October 17th, 26 ALL members joined historian David Martin on Zoom as he presented highlights from a new book on Cape Cod and the islands during the Revolutionary War period.

David Martin is Professor Emeritus from Gallaudet University and current president of the Marston's Mills Historical Society .

“The Revolutionary War on Cape Cod and the Islands” is a collaboration of 24 local historians created to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It is an ideal holiday gift for those on your gift list .

The book is available at Titcomb's Bookshop, the Falmouth Historical Society shop, the Brewster Book Store, or by emailing David at davidmartindr@aol.com.

A link to his October 17th talk follows for those of you who were not able to attend the Zoom meeting and those who would like to view it a second time.

A Free Historic Coloring Book

A click on the following link will bring you to a black-and-white PDF coloring book. Once printed, it will provide hours of enjoyment to the children of all ages in your family.

This coloring book illustrates the story of Barnstable patriot Mercy Otis Warren. It features numerous beautiful illustrations designed for coloring!

ALL Class Field Trip to Wing Island Trail

October 28, 2025

On October 28th, Kevin Dunleavy, Course Coordintor for Topics in Environmental Studies and a volunteer Field Guide at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster took the class on an optional outdoor field trip.

On the island’s north side, the class enjoyed a beautiful view of Cape Cod Bay and the massive mudflat, exposed by low tide. Great dialogue throughout the outing, with many sharing their knowledge of our surroundings as well. Good times!

Most of the class participated and followed the John Wing Trail from the upper woodland, across the tidal marsh and up onto Wing Island.

Kevin Dunleavy

ALL Course Coordinator

Things to do November 2025

Check websites to confirm dates, prices and additional information.

The Gallery Sip and Stroll – November 7, 1–4 p.m., Provincetown Food & Wine festival. Free. Spend the afternoon sampling wines at participating galleries. Each gallery will showcase a specific wine. Complimentary trolley transportation. Other events November 6 – 9. Check website.

Annual Oyster & Sushi Festival – November 8, 12–4 p.m. Flying Bridge Restaurant, Falmouth. Party for seafood lovers. Purchase tickets online.

Annual Fall Brew Fest – November 7, 2–4 p.m. Cape Cod Package Store, 1495 Falmouth Rd., Centerville. Free. 10% off on all beers sampled during this event. Raffle. Seasonal and craft beers as well as hard cider.

Photographing the Northern Lights – Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, 809 Rt. 6A Brewster. 1- 2 p.m. Get tickets online.

Aging in Place – November 13, 1-2:30 p.m. Osterville Village Library, 43 Wianno Ave, Osterville. Friendly discussion on aging in place. 508-420-0500.

Grist Mill Grain Fest – November 8, 11–3 p.m. Plimoth Patuxet Museums. 137 Warren Ave. Plymouth. Become a part of the growing local grain chain while meeting millers, bakers and others who grow and make things with grains.

Annual Glassblowers' Christmas – November 14 - December 30. Sandwich Glass Museum. Daily ticket or member admission. 9:30–5 p.m. Festively decorated trees displaying beautifully created, unique glass ornaments made by museum glass blowers. All are available for purchase.

Jazz Jam Cape Cod – hosted by Bart Weisman Jazz Group. Cultural Center of Cape Cod. November 16, 12-2:30 p.m. $15. More information on website  https://www.bartweisman.com/jazzja .

Holidays at Highfield – The Shopkeepers' Noel – capturing Victorian Christmas charm. Recurring weekly on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays November 21 - December 14, 10 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Special twilight hours, Fridays 4:30 – 6 p.m. Members: $15. Nonmembers: $20. Children and military free. $30 per adult for Friday twilight hours (libations and light snacks provided).

Eastham Turnip Festival – Eastham Public Library.

Visit easthamturnipfestival.com for information.

Tree Lighting and Shopping Stroll Orleans – November 28, 4:30 p.m. Free. Depot Square and Main St. Check website for details.

Dianne Tattersall

The presenter, Bob Blancato, enjoys questions and should be able to advise attendees on some of their own matters during or after the event.

Please watch your email for further details!

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.