OWLL’s Fall 2026 Semester Courses

Sponsored by the COA and FCOA

Exciting March - May OWLL Learning Opportunities

OWLL offers low-cost, not-to-be-missed courses for Older, Wiser, Lifelong Learners.

For a complete list of all OWLL's courses over the years, click here.

THE OWLL FALL RECEPTION

Please join us at the OWLL fall reception on September 12 from 3:00 to 4:00 in person at the Community Center. Instructors will preview their courses.

Registration begins August 19 for residents ($35 per course) and August 26 for nonresidents ($50 per course) at 781-698-4840 at LexRecMa.com. For more information, call Human Services at 781-698-4840.

Fall 2026 COURSES

Note: In-person classes are limited to 35 people because of space. Courses on Zoom have unlimited enrollment.

Notable Supreme Court Decisions of 2026

(1st Class In Person, Remaining four on Zoom)

Instructor: Douglas Wilkins
Five Wednesdays, Sept 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct 7, 10:00–12:00; first class IN PERSON, remaining four ON ZOOM
Doug Wilkins, OWLL instructor, Friends of the Lexington COA
For eight of the court’s 2026 decisions, we will read summaries of the court’s own language, view PowerPoint presentations and ask, Did the court’s majority stay within its judicial lane in each case, or did it jump existing guardrails and put its thumb on the scales?

Frankenstein

Instructor: Cammy Thomas
Friends of the Lexington COA - OWLL speaker Cammy Thomas
Two hundred years ago, a young woman wrote a terrifying story about a scientist creating and animating a creature made of body parts, and then abandoning his creation. Come discuss Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein and what it says about science, psychology, and community.

Today’s Humanitarian Emergencies:  The World’s Wars Continue

(ON ZOOM)

Instructor: Robert Rotberg
Five Wednesdays, Oct 14, 21, Nov 11, 18, 25, 11:00–12:30; ON ZOOM
Robert Rotberg, OWLL Instructor
This course will cover the wars of the world, never ending, and the humanitarian emergencies that flow from them in Iran, Ukraine, Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Sudan, Sahel, Somalia, Congo, Myanmar, Haiti, and maybe others.

Gustav Mahler: A Life of Music Amid Tragedy and Triumph

Instructor: Dotty Burstein
Five Tuesdays, Nov 3, 10, 17, 24, Dec 1, 10:00–12:00; IN PERSON
Dotty Burstein, OWLL instructor, Friends of the Lexington COA
This five-week class will examine the life, career, and music of Gustav Mahler.

Midsummer at Midwinter: Love, Jealousy, Madness, and Moonlight in Shakespeare’s Play

(IN PERSON)

Instructor: Elizabeth Kenney
Five Thursdays, Nov 5, 12, 19, Dec 3, 10, 10:00–12:00; IN PERSON
Elizabeth Kenney, OWLL Instructor
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is known for being a hilariously funny exploration of different kinds of love at different social levels.  But even at his most comic, Shakespeare’s view of love is complex and nuanced, as he explores the fragile relationships among love, violence, desire, possession—and magic.

Fall 2026 Registration for OWLL courses!

Older Wiser Lifelong Learners (OWLL) courses are now sponsored by the COA and the FCOA.

Registration for Fall 2024 OWLL courses will be announced when the new courses are announced.

Registration begins August 19 for residents ($35 per course) and August 26 for nonresidents ($50 per course) at 781-698-4840 at LexRecMa.com. For more information, call Human Services at 781-698-4840.