Join us to expand your world! For 50 years (since 1974), Attic Angel Association has organized a weekly series of continuing education programs for seniors.
With a wide range of topics presented by experts in their fields, the programs are held nearly every Monday morning September through May at Attic Angel Place, 8301 Old Sauk Road, with coffee served at 10 a.m. and the program starting at 10:30 a.m. The programs are free and open to the public.
No reservation is required and face masks are optional. There is an 80 person capacity and attendees will be admitted to the program on a first come, first serve basis.
Monday, Nov. 13
MYARTS, a new youth art center
Jessica Courtier
Director of Community Partnership for MYARTS
Monday, Nov. 20
Native American Burial Mounds in Wisconsin
Robert Birmingham
Author, editor, former state archaeologist, Wisconsin Historical Society
Monday, Nov. 27
No Program – Thanksgiving Break
Monday, Dec. 4
The Work of Play at Madison Children’s Museum
Deb Gilpin
President & CEO, Madison Children’s Museum
Monday, Dec. 11
Attic Angel Choir
Monday, Dec. 18
No Program for the Public
Monday, Dec. 25
No Program - Winter Break
Monday, Jan. 8
Spirituality in African-American Lives
Carlotta Calmese,
Minister, Fountain of Life Church, and former Dean, Madison College
Monday, Jan. 15
Wisconsin Latinx Communities
Armando Ibarra,
Vilas Associate Professor of Labor Studies and Chican@Latin@ Studies
Monday, Jan. 22
From the Holocaust to Civil Rights
Chris Halverson, Debbie Konkol and Joanne Weinberg,
granddaughters of a Holocaust victim
Monday, Jan. 29
Sleep, Health and Aging
Steve Barczi, MD,
Acting Director, Madison VA Geriatric Research, Education & Clinical Center
Monday, Feb. 5
Minimizing Falls and Making Home More Safe to Reduce Risk of Falls
Tina Heikens,
Therapy Coordinator, Attic Angel Community
Monday, Feb. 12
Trauma Informed Teaching – Responding to the Pandemic
Joan Lampert,
Adjunct Faculty, Edgewood College; Divisions of Education & Child Life
Monday, Feb. 19
What Does Lake Ice Seasonality Tell Us About Climate Change?
John Magnuson,
Professor Emeritus, Department of Integrative Biology; Director Emeritus, Center for Limnology
Monday, Feb. 26
Creating College Possibilities for Students with Disabilities
Marissa Blackmore,
Cutting-Edge Practicum Coordinator, Edgewood College
Monday, March 4
Aldo Leopold, Natural Soundscapes and the Spirit of a Place
Stanley Temple,
Professor of Conservation, Wildlife Ecology and Environmental Studies, UW-Madison
Monday, March 11
The Efforts to Save Wisconsin’s Endangered Bumblebees and What You Can Do to Help
Judy Cardin,
citizen scientist and bee website owner, working with DNR and Arboretum
Monday, March 18
When Day Turns to Night: How to Experience the Upcoming Total Eclipse of the Sun
James Lattis,
Director, UW Space Place
Monday, March 25
Wisconsin’s Role in the 2024 Presidential Election
Charles Franklin,
Professor of Law and Public Policy, Director of Marquette Law School Poll
Monday, April 1
No Program - Easter Monday
Monday, April 8
The Luckiest Boy in the World
Patrick McBride,
cardiologist and author who shares experiences as a batboy for the Brewers, on the bench with 1971 Bucks, and with the Packers in his youth
Monday, April 15
Plans for a New Wisconsin State Historical Society Building Coming to the Capitol Square
Christian Overland,
The Ruth and Hartley Barker Director and CEO, Wisconsin State Historical Society
Monday, April 22
Overture’s 20th Anniversary Celebration
Emily Gruenewald,
Vice President of Development, Overture Center for the Arts; Faculty, Edgewood College, Divisions of Education & Child Life
Monday, April 29
Human Trafficking
Marlene Sorenson, Zeteo Community; McKenzie Valenza, Certified Peer Specialist with Project Respect; and Former Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney
Monday, May 6
Bareback Riders and Educated Elephants: Wisconsin’s Amazing Circus Heritage
Pete Shrake,
Archivist, Circus World
Monday, May 13
Sports, Sports, Sports! Mike “Jocko” Jacques,
Sports
Director, NBC15
Monday, May 20
Future of the Electoral College
Ken Mayer,
author and professor of Political Science, UW-Madison
Monday, May 27
No Program - Memorial Day
