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The Pasadena Area Liberal Arts Center (PALAC), an all volunteer organization, offers continuing liberal arts education to adults of the San Gabriel Valley.  If you enjoy the excitement and stimulation of discussing ideas in a new learning situation, whatever your educational background, you are welcome to join any of the PALAC programs.

Many of the discussion groups are based on books; however, some are based on movies or educational tapes.  There are also safaris (field trips), armchair adventures (travelogs), and social events.

Discussion groups are led by PALAC members and hosted in local homes. Most have from 4 to 6 sessions, during a weekday or in the evening.

Book Groups

Example titles in areas of interest for our book discussions include:

Politics
Science
Theater
History
Music
Current Events
Literature
 

Examples of our other programs

Safaris

Movies

Armchairs

Watts Towers
Sam Maloof Studio
Battleship Iowa
Laemmle
Venice