https://platomadison.org/page-20181 PLATO upcoming events PLATO Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:57:49 GMT Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:57:49 GMT Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:&nbsp;</strong></font></span><font style="font-size: 24px;" color="#438CCA">Nancy Miller</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:&nbsp;</strong><a href="mailto:nancym2079@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#96607D" face="Arial, sans-serif">nancym2079@gmail.com</font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><br> <span><strong><font color="#000000">Phone:</font><font color="#96607D">&nbsp;</font></strong></span><span><font color="#438CCA">608-320-0896</font></span><span style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></span><br></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><span>This book discussion group meets on the first Wednesday of the month to discuss a novel. The book selections are determined in the spring of each year and assigned to a specific month. Group members volunteer to lead the discussion one month out of the year, and also select a month to bring treats to share with the group one month out of the year. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Page%20Turner%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</span><br> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">First Wednesday of the Month</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/page-19445" target="_blank">Bethany United Methodist Church</a></p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong></span> <span style="background-color: transparent;"><span><font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span></span> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">14</span></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790980 https://platomadison.org/event-6790980 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Sally Porter</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><font color="#0070C0"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;">&nbsp;<a href="mailto:ssporter22@gmail.com" target="_blank">ssporter22@gmail.com</a></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p>Join us on the second Tuesday of each month for good reading and good discussion. There is a random selection of books, one to be read each month for group discussion. The expectation that each person will be a discussion leader of a book of their choice from the list during the year. Participants will receive the book list upon registration. <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Day:</strong><strong>&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_5"><span style="">Stark Building – 702 N. High Point Road</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Participation:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Reading and discussion</font><br> <strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">15</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6792093 https://platomadison.org/event-6792093 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">Martha Henderson and Baxter Richardson&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:madtowntarheels@mac.com">madtowntarheels@mac.com</a> and <a href="mailto:baxter.2614@charter.net"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif">baxter.2614@charter.net</font></a></font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu">This discussion class aims at discovering and exploring what makes a film classic or significant. Is it narrative, acting, plot, character development, direction, cinematography, innovation, universal themes or some combination? To do this, the class will view one film per week, chosen by the coordinators, available on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel with an on-line discussion the following Monday. Prior knowledge of film history is not necessary, only the willingness to view and discuss the film we have just seen. The Google Meet app is needed for this. Films are also available as discs from the Madison Library and on the many streaming services.</font> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Monday</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><span><font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></span></p><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films &amp; discussion expected</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">30</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Heather C. Williams</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:heather@drawingtogether.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">heather@drawingtogether.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">760-213-6060</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">Come draw with Heather! You will expand your visual thinking skills, and develop greater hand-eye coordination. Plus, you will experience seeing old things in new ways and you will connect your inner and outer world in a meaningful way. The big skill you will develop in Heather's drawing class is learning to observe yourself and the world around you – without naming, labeling, or judging what you see.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">Drawing is a Spiritual Practice of Being Present and Paying Attention!</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Monday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span>High Participation with assignments/possible projects</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span>No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6778885 https://platomadison.org/event-6778885 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style=""><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Karen Wulff</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email</strong> <a href="mailto:wulff.karen@gmail.com" target="_blank">wulff.karen@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-770-8408</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br></p>This class is an ongoing workshop where individuals work on their personal art goals in a sharing environment. Participants can exchange knowledge and offer “gentle” feedback to each other if they want to. Bring the supplies you will need for your own project. We are fortunate to use this space. Come and make a commitment to yourself to do art at least two hours per week. Join a group of people who enjoy working on their art together in a peaceful and supportive environment. <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Monday<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Location:</font></strong> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Christ-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Christ Presbyterian Church</a></font></font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">High participation on personal art projects</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">10</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6765875 https://platomadison.org/event-6765875 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Tom Eggert</font></font><span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<span><a href="mailto:tleggert@wisc.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">tleggert@wisc.edu</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style=""><strong>Phone:</strong></span></span> <span><font><span><font color="#0070C0">608-279-8608</font></span><span style="color: rgb(110, 207, 246);"><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu"><span><font style="font-size: 18px;">Retirees have different financial challenges than younger people.&nbsp; In general, we are no longer saving for retirement, but we are continuing to grow and use the money that we saved.&nbsp;We’ll cover topics such as the importance of diversification, passive vs active investing, taxes and investment decisions, the challenge of beating the market, creating a personal investment plan and using tools (like the Morningstar rankings) in making investment decisions.&nbsp; The class is designed so that we’ll learn just as much from the experiences of our classmates as we will from guest speakers or videos.</font> <font style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></font><span style="font-size: 18px;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Monday</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">High participation with assignments</font></span></span> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">and/or</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">possible presentations by participants</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790412 https://platomadison.org/event-6790412 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:&nbsp;</strong></font></span><font style="font-size: 24px;" color="#438CCA">Cindy Collins &amp; Jane Stimac</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cindaa0812@gmail.com" title="cindaa0812@gmail.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">cindaa0812@gmail.com</font></a><span><font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">&amp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><a href="mailto:jstimac242@gmail.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">jstimac242@gmail.com</font></a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Phone:&nbsp;</strong></span><span><font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">608-220-3812 &amp; 608-347-7819</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><span>This fall our book club will read the six novels listed in the syllabus. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Novels%20Old%20and%20New%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</span> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Monday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Fitchburg-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Fitchburg Senior Center</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790947 https://platomadison.org/event-6790947 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Irv Klibaner</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:ihklibaner@yahoo.com" title="ihklibaner@yahoo.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">ihklibaner2@yahoo.com</font></a> <font color="#000000">(New email address!)</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-628-6154</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#EE0000"><span><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></span></font></span> Contact Coordinator</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;">For those who love reading and discussion, this is the perfect entertainment. One hour each is devoted to a short story and an essay. There is always a lively, opinionated, and friendly atmosphere with a welcome for all participants. Come join us as we delve into the ever-fascinating world of short stories and essays created by some of the best writers who have put pen to paper.<br> <br> Texts to be used:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>The Penguin Book of the International Short Story - edited by Rabbi Alameddine and John Freeman (copyright 2026). Available in Hardcover, Audio Book and Kindle</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The Best American Essays 2025 edited by Jia Tolentio. Available in paperback, audio book and Kindle.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information<br></font></p> <p style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Day:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font><br></font></p> <p style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Meeting Location:</strong><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Covenant-Presbyterian-Church" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#0070C0">Covenant Presbyterian Church</font></a><font color="#00B0F0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><br></font><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-weight: bold;">Participation:</font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu"><span>Reading &amp; discussion</span></font><font color="#00B0F0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><br></font><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Class Size:</strong><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#0070C0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;">15</font></font></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6780497 https://platomadison.org/event-6780497 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Chuck Pils<br></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:cmpils3304@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font><font color="#0070C0">cmpils3304@gmail.com</font></font></a><font><br> <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Phone:</strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Chuck Pils 608-772-8575</font><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><strong>Registration:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#ED1C24">Contact Coordinator</font><br></font></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><span>We are biography readers who enjoy sharing their experiences. Presentations are participants’ responsibility. It is optional for participants to do a presentation.&nbsp;</span><span>We look at biographies of widely different people in various contexts – historical, political, show business, environmentalists, etc.</span></font><span><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><br> <br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font></font><font><br> <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">No Class Dates:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font><br> <strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Vista-West" target="_blank"><font><font color="#0070C0">Vista West</font></font></a><font><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><strong>Participation:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Reading &amp; discussion</font></font><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#ED1C24"><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif" data-wacopycontent="1"><strong data-wacopycontent="1">Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">No Limit<br> <br></font></font><br></font></font></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791728 https://platomadison.org/event-6791728 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT <h3 style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"></h3><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></span> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">mgmfanatic@aol.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">920-279-1846</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;">This is a chronological history of the film musical beginning with&nbsp;<em>Sailor Beware</em> and ending with <em>Young at Heart</em>. Each week, we will watch a musical and discuss it. The films have been chosen due to their historical significance as well as their popularity at the box office. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20Hollywood%20Musical%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong style="">Meeting Day &amp; <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><span style="">New Time</span></span>:</strong></span> <span><span style="white-space: pre;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#0070C0" style="">Tuesday,</font></span> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><font color="#000000" style="">12:00 – 2:30pm</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style=""><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Capitol Lakes</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center" style=""> <span style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a></span> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">David Shaw</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:dshaw.hpr@gmail.com" target="_blank">dshaw.hpr@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span>We are a congenial group of jazz enthusiasts ranging from eager newcomers to seasoned aficionados. All jazz genres are thoughtfully presented through class participation; documentaries and visiting jazz musicians and scholars. We welcome all levels of jazz knowledge and no musical skills are required.</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span>NOTE FOR PARTICIPATION: We encourage class participation. There are no assignments, however, your enthusiasm is deeply appreciated and presentations are welcome.</span><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Tuesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">October 6</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-UMB-Bank" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="">UMB Bank</span></font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">See note above</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">30</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790499 https://platomadison.org/event-6790499 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Jack Mitchell</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jwmitch1@wisc.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">jwmitch1@wisc.edu</span></font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong></span> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">608-274-6903</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif">A January 6 demonstrator carried a sign proclaiming:</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif">Jesus is my Savior, Trump is my President.</font></em></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">I wondered why the same person would proclaim those two sentiments, intertwining religion and politics in a way that did not make sense to me.&nbsp;&nbsp;This course invites you to join me in trying to understand if and how they go together.&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu"><a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/RELIGIOUS%20NATIONALISM%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.&nbsp;</font><span><font style="font-size: 19px;" color="#000000" face="Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Tuesday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">High participation –&nbsp;reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">16</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790566 https://platomadison.org/event-6790566 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Douglas Alexander</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:douglasWI1957@gmail.com" target="_blank">douglasWI1957@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The course objective is to start with the basic documents: <em>The Declaration of Independence</em> and <em>The Constitution of the United States</em>, and get familiar with them. Then we’ll move on to the dynamics of our current government. The emphasis will be on the federal government, but we will invariably get into state and municipal government as well. Class topics will easily spawn conversions about current politics.</font><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday –&nbsp;Note no class on November 3</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">- Nakoma/Westmorland Rooms</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Reading and active participation expected</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6675033 https://platomadison.org/event-6675033 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mert Corwin</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:mdcorwinjr@gmail.com" title="mdcorwinjr@gmail.com"><font color="#0070C0"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;">mdcorwinjr@gmail.com</font></font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p> <p><font style="font-size: 18px;">This class will discuss local, national, and international events, both hot and current. Some topics will be very current and others will be ongoing issues. Topics will be determined each week, at the start of the session. All viewpoints are encouraged. The format will be very casual and interactive. Participants are encouraged to forward relevant links during the week for discussion.<br> <br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></font></span></p><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Virtual – Google Meet</span><span><font><font><font color="#0070C0"><br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><font color="#000000">Participation:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Active discussion group – video conference capability and email are required<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong data-wacopycontent="1" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;">Class Size:</strong><span>&nbsp;</span></font><span data-wacopycontent="1" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">20</font></span></font></font></font></span></font></font></span><br> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Leon Lindberg and Kirk Elliott</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:lnlindberg204@gmail.com" target="_blank">lnlindberg204@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;and <a href="mailto:kirk_elliott@hotmail.com" target="_blank">kirk_elliott@hotmail.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span><font style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu"><span><span><font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif">We focus on international events and concerns, addressing American issues only as they relate to the rest of the world. An invited speaker or a member of the group will make a presentation of about 40 minutes followed by your questions and comments for perhaps 20 minutes. We'll take a break and then pull some chairs into a circle, and discuss items of interest that members have brought to the meeting (members are invited to bring a news clipping or news item summary). We hope to increase our exposure to high-quality sources of news and information.</font></span><br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Dates:</strong></font></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Hybrid:</font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span>Capitol Lakes</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0"><span>and Google Meet</span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Participation:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="">Active discussion group</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Class Size:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6792152 https://platomadison.org/event-6792152 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Ed Cothroll &amp; Bill Colwell</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cothroll@tds.net" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">cothroll@tds.net</font></a> <font color="#0070C0">or <a href="mailto:wscacct@live.com" target="_blank">wscacct@live.com</a></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br></font></span></span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">We will be reading and discussing&nbsp;<em>Open Socrates:&nbsp;The Case for a Philosophical Life</em>&nbsp;by Agnes Callard, available in hardcover, paperback, and eBook formats, W. W. Norton &amp; Co.&nbsp;The author recovers Socrates’ radical approach to questioning how we should live, revealing how his method helps us confront love, death, and politics.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span>N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font><font color="#000000" style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Location:</font> <font color="#0070C0">Hybrid –</font></font> <font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-19445" target="_blank">Bethany United Methodist Church</a> &amp;&nbsp;</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">Google Meet</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Regular reading &amp; discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mary Klink</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:jgmk10@gmail.com" target="_blank">jgmk10@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Online Registration</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span>Back by popular demand! I hope you will join&nbsp;me again or for the first time to watch and discuss movies. I look forward to lively discussions of the films which we will watch in class. There are no reading assignments or homework for this class. Come, enjoy and learn about the history and evolution of cinema along with enthusiastic fellow cinephiles! <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Film%20History%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></span><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>– Arts &amp; Education Center</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching movies and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6790813 https://platomadison.org/event-6790813 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Meg Taylor &amp; Jerry Burns&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#96607D" face="Ubuntu, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:taylome@charter.net" title="taylome@charter.net">taylome@charter.net</a>&nbsp;</font><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;">&amp; <a href="mailto:geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu" target="_blank">geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu</a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Phone:&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><font color="#0070C0">608-369-3578 &amp; 608-556-2924</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p><span><font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif">This is an in-depth discussion course on current events in Wisconsin, the United States and the world. Course members choose the topics, lead and moderate a discussion or two. We email readings and website links prior to each discussion. Each presenter may invite a guest with some first-hand knowledge or experience on the topic for the discussion.</font></span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Wednesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Zoom</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">High participation – Zoom and email required</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:30:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Andy Millman</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mill60062@yahoo.com" target="_blank">mill60062@yahoo.com</a><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong></span> <span><font color="#438CCA">847-275-6251</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p><em>“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.</em>” ~ Louis L’Amour<br> <br> Whether you’ve yet to write the first word or are deliberating over the last, our writers group will provide you with the feedback and support to bring out your best. All writers are welcome, regardless of experience or the type of writing pursued.&nbsp;<br> <br> <span>The workshop is facilitated by Andy Millman, a writing coach and editor whose own stories and essays have appeared in over two dozen publications,</span><span>&nbsp;including&nbsp;</span><em>Whistling Shade, Points in Case, Midwest Review, The Big Jewel, Zest Literary Journal, Black Heart Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, The Helix,&nbsp;</em><span>and</span><em>&nbsp;Pif Magazine.</em></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Wednesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 25</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_15, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_17"><span style="">High participation with assignments</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">15</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790992 https://platomadison.org/event-6790992 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Craig Wille</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:craigwille6@gmail.com" title="mdcorwinjr@gmail.com"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;">craigwille6@gmail.com</font></a> <font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;" color="#000000">(New email address!)</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-692-3163</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online<br></font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">Health challenges touch nearly every family. We may be living with illness ourselves, supporting someone we love, or adapting to the uncertainty that accompanies changes in health and aging. This nine-session course explores how mindfulness can help us meet these experiences with greater steadiness clarity and compassion. Through guided meditation, reflective discussion, and practical everyday practices, participants will learn skills for working with stress, uncertainty, difficult emotions, caregiving, and change while discovering greater resilience and well-being. No previous experience with meditation or mindfulness as needed – only a willingness to begin where you are.</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Thursday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Active participation expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6778929 https://platomadison.org/event-6778929 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Chuck Pils</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cmpils3304@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">cmpils3304@gmail.com</font></a></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br></font></span></span><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span>This course is made up of presentations on eclectic historical topics of interest. Examples of topics come from natural disasters, historical battles, assassinations, political events etc. Presentations last 45 minutes to an hour (or more, depending upon presenter and topic), with time remaining for questions and answers. Enthusiastic Q &amp; A’s are the norm. Topics this semester are determined by the group.</span><span><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Vista-West" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Vista West</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">High participation &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799175 https://platomadison.org/event-6799175 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Tim Otis</font></font>&nbsp;<span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:tierneyotis@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#96607D" face="Arial, sans-serif">tierneyotis@gmail.com</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-279-2853</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">The course will provide an overview of the long, varied, and complex evolution and struggles of civil rights efforts for the last 60 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;We will explore the breadth of issues that have been addressed during this period, as well as the challenges and backlash that is an ongoing part of this process. Links to recommended reading will be emailed to participants each week. Classes will&nbsp;include video presentations, guided discussions, and active participation by the members. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Civil%20Rights%20Syllabus%201967-2026%20-%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Thursday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Covenant-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Covenant Presbyterian Church</span></font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_12, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_14"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">15</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790924 https://platomadison.org/event-6790924 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Barbara Evans</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Aptos, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0"><span style="">evansbj@charter.net</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Contact Coordinator</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">The focus of this course is to read and critique contemporary mystery novels. Members take turns leading the discussion focusing on the author, the settings, the characters, plot development and story conclusion. Stories are chosen at the end of each semester for the following semester. The group reads five novels each semester and meets every other week to discuss the novel. The last two meetings are held consecutively to nominate and select novels for the next semester. There is an expectation of high participation and possible presentations by participants. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/WLAM%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Location Directions:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></p><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">18</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6799124 https://platomadison.org/event-6799124 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0">Annette Bollig, Kevin Bollig, Lois Baseler, Linn Roth</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:acbollig@gmail.com" target="_blank">acbollig@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font face="Ubuntu"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000">PLATO Travel is your opportunity to experience world-wide travel from the comfort of a chair and in the presence of others who possess extensive knowledge of where, when and how to travel. Participants in this group are past, current and future travelers who love to learn about cultures near and far. PLATO Travel members and guest presenters provide photographic, historical, geographic and cultural information about specific destinations where they have traveled. Knowledge exchange and discussion by all members is welcome and encouraged. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/PLATO%20Travel%20Fall%202026%20Syllabus.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Friday<br> <strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank">Capitol Lakes</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong>&nbsp;Participation level depends on the participant<br> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Class Size:&nbsp;</strong>No Limit</span></font><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791629 https://platomadison.org/event-6791629 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank">mgmfanatic@aol.com</a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#000000">This course will cover the history of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">movie studio</font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">from its inception in 1924 through the 1960s</font><font face="Ubuntu, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_2">, u</font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">tilizing a three-part documentary titled</font> <em style="font-family: Ubuntu;">MGM: When the Lion Roars,&nbsp;</em><font face="Ubuntu">as well as films it discusses,&nbsp;</font><font face="Ubuntu">such as</font></font><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><em>The Big Parade, Dinner at Eight</em>, etc.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">Download the syllabus <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20MGM.pdf" target="_blank">here</a></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Friday<br> <strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank">Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</a> – Arts &amp; Education Center<br> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Participation:</strong> Watching films and discussion</span></font></font></p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Class Size:&nbsp;</strong>No Limit<br> <br></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Branda Ward</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Brenda.ward@platomadison.org" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Brenda.ward@platomadison.org</span></font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Registration:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></p> <p><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">With the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, it’s time to visit the rich history of Chicago’s South Side. We can’t cover it all – the South Side encompasses 100 square miles and 30 neighborhoods with a history that transformed America’s industries and enriched our nation’s arts and culture. We’ll start at Prairie Avenue, home of gilded age titans including Phillip Armour and George Pullman. We’ll discuss the wave of immigrants who made Chicago hog butcher to the world and how the residents of Pullman advanced worker and civil rights. We’ll visit Bronzeville, once the Harlem of the Midwest, and home to gospel greats, the blues, and Chess Studio. We’ll talk about how massive public housing projects transformed the South Side and the heroes who bring</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#222222">South Siders</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">hope and pride.</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Friday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">October 2</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6791675 https://platomadison.org/event-6791675 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">Martha Henderson and Baxter Richardson&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:madtowntarheels@mac.com">madtowntarheels@mac.com</a> and <a href="mailto:baxter.2614@charter.net"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif">baxter.2614@charter.net</font></a></font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu">This discussion class aims at discovering and exploring what makes a film classic or significant. Is it narrative, acting, plot, character development, direction, cinematography, innovation, universal themes or some combination? To do this, the class will view one film per week, chosen by the coordinators, available on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel with an on-line discussion the following Monday. Prior knowledge of film history is not necessary, only the willingness to view and discuss the film we have just seen. The Google Meet app is needed for this. Films are also available as discs from the Madison Library and on the many streaming services.</font> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Monday</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><span><font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></span></p><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films &amp; discussion expected</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">30</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Michael Stevens</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Michaelstevens50@gmail.com" title="Michaelstevens50@gmail.com">michaelstevens50@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Read and discuss two books examining the American Revolution, one focusing on the years before the war and the other on the post-war outcomes. We begin with Alfred Young’s</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American Revolution</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">. Follow a poor shoemaker who was in the crowd at the Boston massacre and threw tea in the harbor in 1773. Joseph J. Ellis’s</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American Founding</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">centers on missed opportunities at the end of the Revolution regarding slavery and Indian relations. Both authors reflect on how Americans have and possibly should remember the Revolution. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Reading%20US%20History%20Revised%20Syllabus%20Amer%20Rev.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><font><font color="#0070C0">Monday<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Location:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></font></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong></span> <span><font color="#0072BC">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_12"><span style="">20</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791705 https://platomadison.org/event-6791705 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Heather C. Williams</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:heather@drawingtogether.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">heather@drawingtogether.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">760-213-6060</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">Come draw with Heather! You will expand your visual thinking skills, and develop greater hand-eye coordination. Plus, you will experience seeing old things in new ways and you will connect your inner and outer world in a meaningful way. The big skill you will develop in Heather's drawing class is learning to observe yourself and the world around you – without naming, labeling, or judging what you see.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">Drawing is a Spiritual Practice of Being Present and Paying Attention!</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Monday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span>High Participation with assignments/possible projects</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span>No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6778885 https://platomadison.org/event-6778885 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style=""><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Karen Wulff</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email</strong> <a href="mailto:wulff.karen@gmail.com" target="_blank">wulff.karen@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-770-8408</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br></p>This class is an ongoing workshop where individuals work on their personal art goals in a sharing environment. Participants can exchange knowledge and offer “gentle” feedback to each other if they want to. Bring the supplies you will need for your own project. We are fortunate to use this space. Come and make a commitment to yourself to do art at least two hours per week. Join a group of people who enjoy working on their art together in a peaceful and supportive environment. <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Monday<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Location:</font></strong> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Christ-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Christ Presbyterian Church</a></font></font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">High participation on personal art projects</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">10</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6765875 https://platomadison.org/event-6765875 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Tom Eggert</font></font><span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<span><a href="mailto:tleggert@wisc.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">tleggert@wisc.edu</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style=""><strong>Phone:</strong></span></span> <span><font><span><font color="#0070C0">608-279-8608</font></span><span style="color: rgb(110, 207, 246);"><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu"><span><font style="font-size: 18px;">Retirees have different financial challenges than younger people.&nbsp; In general, we are no longer saving for retirement, but we are continuing to grow and use the money that we saved.&nbsp;We’ll cover topics such as the importance of diversification, passive vs active investing, taxes and investment decisions, the challenge of beating the market, creating a personal investment plan and using tools (like the Morningstar rankings) in making investment decisions.&nbsp; The class is designed so that we’ll learn just as much from the experiences of our classmates as we will from guest speakers or videos.</font> <font style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></font><span style="font-size: 18px;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Monday</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">High participation with assignments</font></span></span> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">and/or</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">possible presentations by participants</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790412 https://platomadison.org/event-6790412 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:&nbsp;</strong></font></span><font style="font-size: 24px;" color="#438CCA">Cindy Collins &amp; Jane Stimac</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cindaa0812@gmail.com" title="cindaa0812@gmail.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">cindaa0812@gmail.com</font></a><span><font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">&amp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><a href="mailto:jstimac242@gmail.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">jstimac242@gmail.com</font></a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Phone:&nbsp;</strong></span><span><font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">608-220-3812 &amp; 608-347-7819</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><span>This fall our book club will read the six novels listed in the syllabus. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Novels%20Old%20and%20New%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</span> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Monday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Fitchburg-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Fitchburg Senior Center</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790947 https://platomadison.org/event-6790947 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Irv Klibaner</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:ihklibaner@yahoo.com" title="ihklibaner@yahoo.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">ihklibaner2@yahoo.com</font></a> <font color="#000000">(New email address!)</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-628-6154</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#EE0000"><span><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></span></font></span> Contact Coordinator</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;">For those who love reading and discussion, this is the perfect entertainment. One hour each is devoted to a short story and an essay. There is always a lively, opinionated, and friendly atmosphere with a welcome for all participants. Come join us as we delve into the ever-fascinating world of short stories and essays created by some of the best writers who have put pen to paper.<br> <br> Texts to be used:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>The Penguin Book of the International Short Story - edited by Rabbi Alameddine and John Freeman (copyright 2026). Available in Hardcover, Audio Book and Kindle</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The Best American Essays 2025 edited by Jia Tolentio. Available in paperback, audio book and Kindle.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information<br></font></p> <p style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Day:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font><br></font></p> <p style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Meeting Location:</strong><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Covenant-Presbyterian-Church" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#0070C0">Covenant Presbyterian Church</font></a><font color="#00B0F0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><br></font><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-weight: bold;">Participation:</font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu"><span>Reading &amp; discussion</span></font><font color="#00B0F0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><br></font><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Class Size:</strong><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#0070C0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;">15</font></font></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6780497 https://platomadison.org/event-6780497 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Chuck Pils<br></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:cmpils3304@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font><font color="#0070C0">cmpils3304@gmail.com</font></font></a><font><br> <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Phone:</strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Chuck Pils 608-772-8575</font><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><strong>Registration:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#ED1C24">Contact Coordinator</font><br></font></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><span>We are biography readers who enjoy sharing their experiences. Presentations are participants’ responsibility. It is optional for participants to do a presentation.&nbsp;</span><span>We look at biographies of widely different people in various contexts – historical, political, show business, environmentalists, etc.</span></font><span><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><br> <br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font></font><font><br> <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">No Class Dates:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font><br> <strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Vista-West" target="_blank"><font><font color="#0070C0">Vista West</font></font></a><font><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><strong>Participation:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Reading &amp; discussion</font></font><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#ED1C24"><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif" data-wacopycontent="1"><strong data-wacopycontent="1">Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">No Limit<br> <br></font></font><br></font></font></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791728 https://platomadison.org/event-6791728 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT <h3 style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"></h3><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></span> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">mgmfanatic@aol.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">920-279-1846</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;">This is a chronological history of the film musical beginning with&nbsp;<em>Sailor Beware</em> and ending with <em>Young at Heart</em>. Each week, we will watch a musical and discuss it. The films have been chosen due to their historical significance as well as their popularity at the box office. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20Hollywood%20Musical%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong style="">Meeting Day &amp; <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><span style="">New Time</span></span>:</strong></span> <span><span style="white-space: pre;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#0070C0" style="">Tuesday,</font></span> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><font color="#000000" style="">12:00 – 2:30pm</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style=""><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Capitol Lakes</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center" style=""> <span style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a></span> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">David Shaw</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:dshaw.hpr@gmail.com" target="_blank">dshaw.hpr@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span>We are a congenial group of jazz enthusiasts ranging from eager newcomers to seasoned aficionados. All jazz genres are thoughtfully presented through class participation; documentaries and visiting jazz musicians and scholars. We welcome all levels of jazz knowledge and no musical skills are required.</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span>NOTE FOR PARTICIPATION: We encourage class participation. There are no assignments, however, your enthusiasm is deeply appreciated and presentations are welcome.</span><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Tuesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">October 6</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-UMB-Bank" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="">UMB Bank</span></font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">See note above</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">30</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790499 https://platomadison.org/event-6790499 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Jack Mitchell</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jwmitch1@wisc.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">jwmitch1@wisc.edu</span></font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong></span> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">608-274-6903</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif">A January 6 demonstrator carried a sign proclaiming:</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif">Jesus is my Savior, Trump is my President.</font></em></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">I wondered why the same person would proclaim those two sentiments, intertwining religion and politics in a way that did not make sense to me.&nbsp;&nbsp;This course invites you to join me in trying to understand if and how they go together.&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu"><a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/RELIGIOUS%20NATIONALISM%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.&nbsp;</font><span><font style="font-size: 19px;" color="#000000" face="Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Tuesday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">High participation –&nbsp;reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">16</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790566 https://platomadison.org/event-6790566 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:30:00 GMT <p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:&nbsp;</strong></font></span><font style="font-size: 24px;" color="#438CCA">Barbara Drake</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:barbaradrake21@gmail.com" target="_blank">barbaradrake21@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><span><span>This book discussion group will meet monthly throughout the year on the fourth Tuesday. Book titles for each month have been selected through February, 2027. Members of the group are included in the book selection process, and both fiction and nonfiction titles will be considered. Participants will be expected to read the book selection for each month and will be asked to lead one discussion group per year.&nbsp;</span><a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Prose%20and%20Cons%20Fall%2026%20Course%20Information.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</span> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Fourth Tuesday of Each Month</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Christ-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank">Christ Presbyterian Church</a><br> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><strong style="white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong></span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span><font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span></span><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Christ-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank"><br></a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">12</span></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790963 https://platomadison.org/event-6790963 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Douglas Alexander</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:douglasWI1957@gmail.com" target="_blank">douglasWI1957@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The course objective is to start with the basic documents: <em>The Declaration of Independence</em> and <em>The Constitution of the United States</em>, and get familiar with them. Then we’ll move on to the dynamics of our current government. The emphasis will be on the federal government, but we will invariably get into state and municipal government as well. Class topics will easily spawn conversions about current politics.</font><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday –&nbsp;Note no class on November 3</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">- Nakoma/Westmorland Rooms</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Reading and active participation expected</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6675033 https://platomadison.org/event-6675033 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mert Corwin</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:mdcorwinjr@gmail.com" title="mdcorwinjr@gmail.com"><font color="#0070C0"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;">mdcorwinjr@gmail.com</font></font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p> <p><font style="font-size: 18px;">This class will discuss local, national, and international events, both hot and current. Some topics will be very current and others will be ongoing issues. Topics will be determined each week, at the start of the session. All viewpoints are encouraged. The format will be very casual and interactive. Participants are encouraged to forward relevant links during the week for discussion.<br> <br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></font></span></p><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Virtual – Google Meet</span><span><font><font><font color="#0070C0"><br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><font color="#000000">Participation:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Active discussion group – video conference capability and email are required<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong data-wacopycontent="1" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;">Class Size:</strong><span>&nbsp;</span></font><span data-wacopycontent="1" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">20</font></span></font></font></font></span></font></font></span><br> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Leon Lindberg and Kirk Elliott</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:lnlindberg204@gmail.com" target="_blank">lnlindberg204@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;and <a href="mailto:kirk_elliott@hotmail.com" target="_blank">kirk_elliott@hotmail.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span><font style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu"><span><span><font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif">We focus on international events and concerns, addressing American issues only as they relate to the rest of the world. An invited speaker or a member of the group will make a presentation of about 40 minutes followed by your questions and comments for perhaps 20 minutes. We'll take a break and then pull some chairs into a circle, and discuss items of interest that members have brought to the meeting (members are invited to bring a news clipping or news item summary). We hope to increase our exposure to high-quality sources of news and information.</font></span><br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Dates:</strong></font></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Hybrid:</font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span>Capitol Lakes</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0"><span>and Google Meet</span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Participation:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="">Active discussion group</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Class Size:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6792152 https://platomadison.org/event-6792152 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Ed Cothroll &amp; Bill Colwell</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cothroll@tds.net" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">cothroll@tds.net</font></a> <font color="#0070C0">or <a href="mailto:wscacct@live.com" target="_blank">wscacct@live.com</a></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br></font></span></span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">We will be reading and discussing&nbsp;<em>Open Socrates:&nbsp;The Case for a Philosophical Life</em>&nbsp;by Agnes Callard, available in hardcover, paperback, and eBook formats, W. W. Norton &amp; Co.&nbsp;The author recovers Socrates’ radical approach to questioning how we should live, revealing how his method helps us confront love, death, and politics.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span>N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font><font color="#000000" style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Location:</font> <font color="#0070C0">Hybrid –</font></font> <font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-19445" target="_blank">Bethany United Methodist Church</a> &amp;&nbsp;</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">Google Meet</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Regular reading &amp; discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mary Klink</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:jgmk10@gmail.com" target="_blank">jgmk10@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Online Registration</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span>Back by popular demand! I hope you will join&nbsp;me again or for the first time to watch and discuss movies. I look forward to lively discussions of the films which we will watch in class. There are no reading assignments or homework for this class. Come, enjoy and learn about the history and evolution of cinema along with enthusiastic fellow cinephiles! <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Film%20History%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></span><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>– Arts &amp; Education Center</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching movies and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6790813 https://platomadison.org/event-6790813 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Meg Taylor &amp; Jerry Burns&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#96607D" face="Ubuntu, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:taylome@charter.net" title="taylome@charter.net">taylome@charter.net</a>&nbsp;</font><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;">&amp; <a href="mailto:geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu" target="_blank">geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu</a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Phone:&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><font color="#0070C0">608-369-3578 &amp; 608-556-2924</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p><span><font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif">This is an in-depth discussion course on current events in Wisconsin, the United States and the world. Course members choose the topics, lead and moderate a discussion or two. We email readings and website links prior to each discussion. Each presenter may invite a guest with some first-hand knowledge or experience on the topic for the discussion.</font></span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Wednesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Zoom</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">High participation – Zoom and email required</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:30:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Andy Millman</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mill60062@yahoo.com" target="_blank">mill60062@yahoo.com</a><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong></span> <span><font color="#438CCA">847-275-6251</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p><em>“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.</em>” ~ Louis L’Amour<br> <br> Whether you’ve yet to write the first word or are deliberating over the last, our writers group will provide you with the feedback and support to bring out your best. All writers are welcome, regardless of experience or the type of writing pursued.&nbsp;<br> <br> <span>The workshop is facilitated by Andy Millman, a writing coach and editor whose own stories and essays have appeared in over two dozen publications,</span><span>&nbsp;including&nbsp;</span><em>Whistling Shade, Points in Case, Midwest Review, The Big Jewel, Zest Literary Journal, Black Heart Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, The Helix,&nbsp;</em><span>and</span><em>&nbsp;Pif Magazine.</em></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Wednesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 25</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_15, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_17"><span style="">High participation with assignments</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">15</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790992 https://platomadison.org/event-6790992 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Craig Wille</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:craigwille6@gmail.com" title="mdcorwinjr@gmail.com"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;">craigwille6@gmail.com</font></a> <font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;" color="#000000">(New email address!)</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-692-3163</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online<br></font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">Health challenges touch nearly every family. We may be living with illness ourselves, supporting someone we love, or adapting to the uncertainty that accompanies changes in health and aging. This nine-session course explores how mindfulness can help us meet these experiences with greater steadiness clarity and compassion. Through guided meditation, reflective discussion, and practical everyday practices, participants will learn skills for working with stress, uncertainty, difficult emotions, caregiving, and change while discovering greater resilience and well-being. No previous experience with meditation or mindfulness as needed – only a willingness to begin where you are.</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Thursday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Active participation expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6778929 https://platomadison.org/event-6778929 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Chuck Pils</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cmpils3304@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">cmpils3304@gmail.com</font></a></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br></font></span></span><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span>This course is made up of presentations on eclectic historical topics of interest. Examples of topics come from natural disasters, historical battles, assassinations, political events etc. Presentations last 45 minutes to an hour (or more, depending upon presenter and topic), with time remaining for questions and answers. Enthusiastic Q &amp; A’s are the norm. Topics this semester are determined by the group.</span><span><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Vista-West" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Vista West</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">High participation &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799175 https://platomadison.org/event-6799175 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Tim Otis</font></font>&nbsp;<span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:tierneyotis@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#96607D" face="Arial, sans-serif">tierneyotis@gmail.com</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-279-2853</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">The course will provide an overview of the long, varied, and complex evolution and struggles of civil rights efforts for the last 60 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;We will explore the breadth of issues that have been addressed during this period, as well as the challenges and backlash that is an ongoing part of this process. Links to recommended reading will be emailed to participants each week. Classes will&nbsp;include video presentations, guided discussions, and active participation by the members. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Civil%20Rights%20Syllabus%201967-2026%20-%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Thursday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Covenant-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Covenant Presbyterian Church</span></font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_12, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_14"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">15</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790924 https://platomadison.org/event-6790924 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Tess Mulrooney</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:tlmmdsn@aol.com" title="tlmmdsn@aol.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">tlmmdsn@aol.com</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Phone:</strong>&nbsp;</span><span><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#0070C0">608-257-5595</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online<br></font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Each semester we do cold readings (aloud) from a large collection of plays that the group owns. During classes, we will discuss three or four plays using an integrated approach which allows everyone to participate. Participant volunteers will each present a brief background of each play and playwright before reading begins and a recap for plays extending over multiple weeks. This semester we’ll read&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Golden Boy&nbsp;</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">by Clifford Odets. Other plays we will choose from include</font></span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"><em>&nbsp;The Apple Cart</em> and <em>Anna Christie.</em></font><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Thursday</font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Madison-Senior-Center" target="_blank">Madison Senior Center</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong> High participation<br> <strong>Class Size:</strong> 16</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791591 https://platomadison.org/event-6791591 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0">Annette Bollig, Kevin Bollig, Lois Baseler, Linn Roth</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:acbollig@gmail.com" target="_blank">acbollig@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font face="Ubuntu"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000">PLATO Travel is your opportunity to experience world-wide travel from the comfort of a chair and in the presence of others who possess extensive knowledge of where, when and how to travel. Participants in this group are past, current and future travelers who love to learn about cultures near and far. PLATO Travel members and guest presenters provide photographic, historical, geographic and cultural information about specific destinations where they have traveled. Knowledge exchange and discussion by all members is welcome and encouraged. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/PLATO%20Travel%20Fall%202026%20Syllabus.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Friday<br> <strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank">Capitol Lakes</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong>&nbsp;Participation level depends on the participant<br> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Class Size:&nbsp;</strong>No Limit</span></font><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791629 https://platomadison.org/event-6791629 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank">mgmfanatic@aol.com</a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#000000">This course will cover the history of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">movie studio</font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">from its inception in 1924 through the 1960s</font><font face="Ubuntu, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_2">, u</font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">tilizing a three-part documentary titled</font> <em style="font-family: Ubuntu;">MGM: When the Lion Roars,&nbsp;</em><font face="Ubuntu">as well as films it discusses,&nbsp;</font><font face="Ubuntu">such as</font></font><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><em>The Big Parade, Dinner at Eight</em>, etc.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">Download the syllabus <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20MGM.pdf" target="_blank">here</a></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Friday<br> <strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank">Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</a> – Arts &amp; Education Center<br> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Participation:</strong> Watching films and discussion</span></font></font></p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Class Size:&nbsp;</strong>No Limit<br> <br></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Branda Ward</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Brenda.ward@platomadison.org" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Brenda.ward@platomadison.org</span></font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Registration:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></p> <p><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">With the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, it’s time to visit the rich history of Chicago’s South Side. We can’t cover it all – the South Side encompasses 100 square miles and 30 neighborhoods with a history that transformed America’s industries and enriched our nation’s arts and culture. We’ll start at Prairie Avenue, home of gilded age titans including Phillip Armour and George Pullman. We’ll discuss the wave of immigrants who made Chicago hog butcher to the world and how the residents of Pullman advanced worker and civil rights. We’ll visit Bronzeville, once the Harlem of the Midwest, and home to gospel greats, the blues, and Chess Studio. We’ll talk about how massive public housing projects transformed the South Side and the heroes who bring</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#222222">South Siders</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">hope and pride.</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Friday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">October 2</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6791675 https://platomadison.org/event-6791675 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Thomas Schlicht</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-831-6593</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><br> Want to better understand both serious and humorous poetry? In this class we rely on several experts, professors who clearly explain the techniques needed to improve our reading and interpreting skills with many poems explained. Those who want to use these skills creatively may volunteer to write their own poems. This writing project is purely voluntary and so is reading your work aloud to the group. Poetry terms/definitions to aid discussion are provided. Those not writing may read aloud to the class short poems and/or brief bios of their favorite authors. Learning and laughter guaranteed.</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Friday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Madison-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Madison Senior Center</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Participation level is optional</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">7</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799032 https://platomadison.org/event-6799032 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">Martha Henderson and Baxter Richardson&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:madtowntarheels@mac.com">madtowntarheels@mac.com</a> and <a href="mailto:baxter.2614@charter.net"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif">baxter.2614@charter.net</font></a></font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu">This discussion class aims at discovering and exploring what makes a film classic or significant. Is it narrative, acting, plot, character development, direction, cinematography, innovation, universal themes or some combination? To do this, the class will view one film per week, chosen by the coordinators, available on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel with an on-line discussion the following Monday. Prior knowledge of film history is not necessary, only the willingness to view and discuss the film we have just seen. The Google Meet app is needed for this. Films are also available as discs from the Madison Library and on the many streaming services.</font> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Monday</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><span><font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></span></p><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films &amp; discussion expected</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">30</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Michael Stevens</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Michaelstevens50@gmail.com" title="Michaelstevens50@gmail.com">michaelstevens50@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Read and discuss two books examining the American Revolution, one focusing on the years before the war and the other on the post-war outcomes. We begin with Alfred Young’s</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American Revolution</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">. Follow a poor shoemaker who was in the crowd at the Boston massacre and threw tea in the harbor in 1773. Joseph J. Ellis’s</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American Founding</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">centers on missed opportunities at the end of the Revolution regarding slavery and Indian relations. Both authors reflect on how Americans have and possibly should remember the Revolution. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Reading%20US%20History%20Revised%20Syllabus%20Amer%20Rev.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><font><font color="#0070C0">Monday<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Location:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></font></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong></span> <span><font color="#0072BC">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_12"><span style="">20</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791705 https://platomadison.org/event-6791705 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Heather C. Williams</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:heather@drawingtogether.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">heather@drawingtogether.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">760-213-6060</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">Come draw with Heather! You will expand your visual thinking skills, and develop greater hand-eye coordination. Plus, you will experience seeing old things in new ways and you will connect your inner and outer world in a meaningful way. The big skill you will develop in Heather's drawing class is learning to observe yourself and the world around you – without naming, labeling, or judging what you see.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">Drawing is a Spiritual Practice of Being Present and Paying Attention!</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Monday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span>High Participation with assignments/possible projects</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span>No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6778885 https://platomadison.org/event-6778885 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style=""><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Karen Wulff</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email</strong> <a href="mailto:wulff.karen@gmail.com" target="_blank">wulff.karen@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-770-8408</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br></p>This class is an ongoing workshop where individuals work on their personal art goals in a sharing environment. Participants can exchange knowledge and offer “gentle” feedback to each other if they want to. Bring the supplies you will need for your own project. We are fortunate to use this space. Come and make a commitment to yourself to do art at least two hours per week. Join a group of people who enjoy working on their art together in a peaceful and supportive environment. <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Monday<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Location:</font></strong> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Christ-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Christ Presbyterian Church</a></font></font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">High participation on personal art projects</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">10</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6765875 https://platomadison.org/event-6765875 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Tom Eggert</font></font><span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<span><a href="mailto:tleggert@wisc.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">tleggert@wisc.edu</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style=""><strong>Phone:</strong></span></span> <span><font><span><font color="#0070C0">608-279-8608</font></span><span style="color: rgb(110, 207, 246);"><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu"><span><font style="font-size: 18px;">Retirees have different financial challenges than younger people.&nbsp; In general, we are no longer saving for retirement, but we are continuing to grow and use the money that we saved.&nbsp;We’ll cover topics such as the importance of diversification, passive vs active investing, taxes and investment decisions, the challenge of beating the market, creating a personal investment plan and using tools (like the Morningstar rankings) in making investment decisions.&nbsp; The class is designed so that we’ll learn just as much from the experiences of our classmates as we will from guest speakers or videos.</font> <font style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></font><span style="font-size: 18px;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Monday</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">High participation with assignments</font></span></span> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">and/or</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">possible presentations by participants</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790412 https://platomadison.org/event-6790412 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:&nbsp;</strong></font></span><font style="font-size: 24px;" color="#438CCA">Cindy Collins &amp; Jane Stimac</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cindaa0812@gmail.com" title="cindaa0812@gmail.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">cindaa0812@gmail.com</font></a><span><font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">&amp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><a href="mailto:jstimac242@gmail.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">jstimac242@gmail.com</font></a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Phone:&nbsp;</strong></span><span><font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">608-220-3812 &amp; 608-347-7819</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><span>This fall our book club will read the six novels listed in the syllabus. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Novels%20Old%20and%20New%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</span> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Monday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Fitchburg-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Fitchburg Senior Center</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790947 https://platomadison.org/event-6790947 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Irv Klibaner</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:ihklibaner@yahoo.com" title="ihklibaner@yahoo.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">ihklibaner2@yahoo.com</font></a> <font color="#000000">(New email address!)</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-628-6154</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#EE0000"><span><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></span></font></span> Contact Coordinator</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;">For those who love reading and discussion, this is the perfect entertainment. One hour each is devoted to a short story and an essay. There is always a lively, opinionated, and friendly atmosphere with a welcome for all participants. Come join us as we delve into the ever-fascinating world of short stories and essays created by some of the best writers who have put pen to paper.<br> <br> Texts to be used:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>The Penguin Book of the International Short Story - edited by Rabbi Alameddine and John Freeman (copyright 2026). Available in Hardcover, Audio Book and Kindle</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The Best American Essays 2025 edited by Jia Tolentio. Available in paperback, audio book and Kindle.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information<br></font></p> <p style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Day:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font><br></font></p> <p style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Meeting Location:</strong><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Covenant-Presbyterian-Church" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#0070C0">Covenant Presbyterian Church</font></a><font color="#00B0F0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><br></font><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-weight: bold;">Participation:</font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu"><span>Reading &amp; discussion</span></font><font color="#00B0F0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><br></font><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Class Size:</strong><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#0070C0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;">15</font></font></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6780497 https://platomadison.org/event-6780497 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Chuck Pils<br></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:cmpils3304@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font><font color="#0070C0">cmpils3304@gmail.com</font></font></a><font><br> <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Phone:</strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Chuck Pils 608-772-8575</font><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><strong>Registration:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#ED1C24">Contact Coordinator</font><br></font></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><span>We are biography readers who enjoy sharing their experiences. Presentations are participants’ responsibility. It is optional for participants to do a presentation.&nbsp;</span><span>We look at biographies of widely different people in various contexts – historical, political, show business, environmentalists, etc.</span></font><span><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><br> <br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font></font><font><br> <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">No Class Dates:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font><br> <strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Vista-West" target="_blank"><font><font color="#0070C0">Vista West</font></font></a><font><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><strong>Participation:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Reading &amp; discussion</font></font><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#ED1C24"><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif" data-wacopycontent="1"><strong data-wacopycontent="1">Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">No Limit<br> <br></font></font><br></font></font></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791728 https://platomadison.org/event-6791728 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT <h3 style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"></h3><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></span> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">mgmfanatic@aol.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">920-279-1846</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;">This is a chronological history of the film musical beginning with&nbsp;<em>Sailor Beware</em> and ending with <em>Young at Heart</em>. Each week, we will watch a musical and discuss it. The films have been chosen due to their historical significance as well as their popularity at the box office. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20Hollywood%20Musical%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong style="">Meeting Day &amp; <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><span style="">New Time</span></span>:</strong></span> <span><span style="white-space: pre;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#0070C0" style="">Tuesday,</font></span> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><font color="#000000" style="">12:00 – 2:30pm</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style=""><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Capitol Lakes</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center" style=""> <span style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a></span> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">David Shaw</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:dshaw.hpr@gmail.com" target="_blank">dshaw.hpr@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span>We are a congenial group of jazz enthusiasts ranging from eager newcomers to seasoned aficionados. All jazz genres are thoughtfully presented through class participation; documentaries and visiting jazz musicians and scholars. We welcome all levels of jazz knowledge and no musical skills are required.</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span>NOTE FOR PARTICIPATION: We encourage class participation. There are no assignments, however, your enthusiasm is deeply appreciated and presentations are welcome.</span><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Tuesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">October 6</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-UMB-Bank" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="">UMB Bank</span></font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">See note above</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">30</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790499 https://platomadison.org/event-6790499 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Jack Mitchell</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jwmitch1@wisc.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">jwmitch1@wisc.edu</span></font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong></span> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">608-274-6903</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif">A January 6 demonstrator carried a sign proclaiming:</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif">Jesus is my Savior, Trump is my President.</font></em></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">I wondered why the same person would proclaim those two sentiments, intertwining religion and politics in a way that did not make sense to me.&nbsp;&nbsp;This course invites you to join me in trying to understand if and how they go together.&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu"><a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/RELIGIOUS%20NATIONALISM%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.&nbsp;</font><span><font style="font-size: 19px;" color="#000000" face="Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Tuesday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">High participation –&nbsp;reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">16</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790566 https://platomadison.org/event-6790566 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Douglas Alexander</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:douglasWI1957@gmail.com" target="_blank">douglasWI1957@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The course objective is to start with the basic documents: <em>The Declaration of Independence</em> and <em>The Constitution of the United States</em>, and get familiar with them. Then we’ll move on to the dynamics of our current government. The emphasis will be on the federal government, but we will invariably get into state and municipal government as well. Class topics will easily spawn conversions about current politics.</font><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday –&nbsp;Note no class on November 3</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">- Nakoma/Westmorland Rooms</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Reading and active participation expected</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6675033 https://platomadison.org/event-6675033 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mert Corwin</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:mdcorwinjr@gmail.com" title="mdcorwinjr@gmail.com"><font color="#0070C0"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;">mdcorwinjr@gmail.com</font></font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p> <p><font style="font-size: 18px;">This class will discuss local, national, and international events, both hot and current. Some topics will be very current and others will be ongoing issues. Topics will be determined each week, at the start of the session. All viewpoints are encouraged. The format will be very casual and interactive. Participants are encouraged to forward relevant links during the week for discussion.<br> <br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></font></span></p><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Virtual – Google Meet</span><span><font><font><font color="#0070C0"><br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><font color="#000000">Participation:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Active discussion group – video conference capability and email are required<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong data-wacopycontent="1" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;">Class Size:</strong><span>&nbsp;</span></font><span data-wacopycontent="1" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">20</font></span></font></font></font></span></font></font></span><br> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Leon Lindberg and Kirk Elliott</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:lnlindberg204@gmail.com" target="_blank">lnlindberg204@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;and <a href="mailto:kirk_elliott@hotmail.com" target="_blank">kirk_elliott@hotmail.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span><font style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu"><span><span><font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif">We focus on international events and concerns, addressing American issues only as they relate to the rest of the world. An invited speaker or a member of the group will make a presentation of about 40 minutes followed by your questions and comments for perhaps 20 minutes. We'll take a break and then pull some chairs into a circle, and discuss items of interest that members have brought to the meeting (members are invited to bring a news clipping or news item summary). We hope to increase our exposure to high-quality sources of news and information.</font></span><br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Dates:</strong></font></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Hybrid:</font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span>Capitol Lakes</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0"><span>and Google Meet</span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Participation:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="">Active discussion group</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Class Size:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6792152 https://platomadison.org/event-6792152 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Ed Cothroll &amp; Bill Colwell</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cothroll@tds.net" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">cothroll@tds.net</font></a> <font color="#0070C0">or <a href="mailto:wscacct@live.com" target="_blank">wscacct@live.com</a></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br></font></span></span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">We will be reading and discussing&nbsp;<em>Open Socrates:&nbsp;The Case for a Philosophical Life</em>&nbsp;by Agnes Callard, available in hardcover, paperback, and eBook formats, W. W. Norton &amp; Co.&nbsp;The author recovers Socrates’ radical approach to questioning how we should live, revealing how his method helps us confront love, death, and politics.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span>N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font><font color="#000000" style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Location:</font> <font color="#0070C0">Hybrid –</font></font> <font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-19445" target="_blank">Bethany United Methodist Church</a> &amp;&nbsp;</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">Google Meet</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Regular reading &amp; discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mary Klink</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:jgmk10@gmail.com" target="_blank">jgmk10@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Online Registration</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span>Back by popular demand! I hope you will join&nbsp;me again or for the first time to watch and discuss movies. I look forward to lively discussions of the films which we will watch in class. There are no reading assignments or homework for this class. Come, enjoy and learn about the history and evolution of cinema along with enthusiastic fellow cinephiles! <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Film%20History%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></span><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>– Arts &amp; Education Center</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching movies and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6790813 https://platomadison.org/event-6790813 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Meg Taylor &amp; Jerry Burns&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#96607D" face="Ubuntu, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:taylome@charter.net" title="taylome@charter.net">taylome@charter.net</a>&nbsp;</font><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;">&amp; <a href="mailto:geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu" target="_blank">geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu</a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Phone:&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><font color="#0070C0">608-369-3578 &amp; 608-556-2924</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p><span><font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif">This is an in-depth discussion course on current events in Wisconsin, the United States and the world. Course members choose the topics, lead and moderate a discussion or two. We email readings and website links prior to each discussion. Each presenter may invite a guest with some first-hand knowledge or experience on the topic for the discussion.</font></span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Wednesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Zoom</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">High participation – Zoom and email required</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:30:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Andy Millman</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mill60062@yahoo.com" target="_blank">mill60062@yahoo.com</a><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong></span> <span><font color="#438CCA">847-275-6251</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p><em>“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.</em>” ~ Louis L’Amour<br> <br> Whether you’ve yet to write the first word or are deliberating over the last, our writers group will provide you with the feedback and support to bring out your best. All writers are welcome, regardless of experience or the type of writing pursued.&nbsp;<br> <br> <span>The workshop is facilitated by Andy Millman, a writing coach and editor whose own stories and essays have appeared in over two dozen publications,</span><span>&nbsp;including&nbsp;</span><em>Whistling Shade, Points in Case, Midwest Review, The Big Jewel, Zest Literary Journal, Black Heart Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, The Helix,&nbsp;</em><span>and</span><em>&nbsp;Pif Magazine.</em></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Wednesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 25</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_15, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_17"><span style="">High participation with assignments</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">15</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790992 https://platomadison.org/event-6790992 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Craig Wille</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:craigwille6@gmail.com" title="mdcorwinjr@gmail.com"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;">craigwille6@gmail.com</font></a> <font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;" color="#000000">(New email address!)</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-692-3163</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online<br></font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">Health challenges touch nearly every family. We may be living with illness ourselves, supporting someone we love, or adapting to the uncertainty that accompanies changes in health and aging. This nine-session course explores how mindfulness can help us meet these experiences with greater steadiness clarity and compassion. Through guided meditation, reflective discussion, and practical everyday practices, participants will learn skills for working with stress, uncertainty, difficult emotions, caregiving, and change while discovering greater resilience and well-being. No previous experience with meditation or mindfulness as needed – only a willingness to begin where you are.</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Thursday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Active participation expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6778929 https://platomadison.org/event-6778929 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Chuck Pils</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cmpils3304@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">cmpils3304@gmail.com</font></a></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br></font></span></span><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span>This course is made up of presentations on eclectic historical topics of interest. Examples of topics come from natural disasters, historical battles, assassinations, political events etc. Presentations last 45 minutes to an hour (or more, depending upon presenter and topic), with time remaining for questions and answers. Enthusiastic Q &amp; A’s are the norm. Topics this semester are determined by the group.</span><span><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Vista-West" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Vista West</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">High participation &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799175 https://platomadison.org/event-6799175 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Tim Otis</font></font>&nbsp;<span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:tierneyotis@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#96607D" face="Arial, sans-serif">tierneyotis@gmail.com</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-279-2853</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">The course will provide an overview of the long, varied, and complex evolution and struggles of civil rights efforts for the last 60 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;We will explore the breadth of issues that have been addressed during this period, as well as the challenges and backlash that is an ongoing part of this process. Links to recommended reading will be emailed to participants each week. Classes will&nbsp;include video presentations, guided discussions, and active participation by the members. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Civil%20Rights%20Syllabus%201967-2026%20-%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Thursday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Covenant-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Covenant Presbyterian Church</span></font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_12, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_14"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">15</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790924 https://platomadison.org/event-6790924 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Tess Mulrooney</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:tlmmdsn@aol.com" title="tlmmdsn@aol.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">tlmmdsn@aol.com</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Phone:</strong>&nbsp;</span><span><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#0070C0">608-257-5595</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online<br></font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Each semester we do cold readings (aloud) from a large collection of plays that the group owns. During classes, we will discuss three or four plays using an integrated approach which allows everyone to participate. Participant volunteers will each present a brief background of each play and playwright before reading begins and a recap for plays extending over multiple weeks. This semester we’ll read&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Golden Boy&nbsp;</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">by Clifford Odets. Other plays we will choose from include</font></span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"><em>&nbsp;The Apple Cart</em> and <em>Anna Christie.</em></font><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Thursday</font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Madison-Senior-Center" target="_blank">Madison Senior Center</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong> High participation<br> <strong>Class Size:</strong> 16</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791591 https://platomadison.org/event-6791591 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Barbara Evans</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Aptos, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0"><span style="">evansbj@charter.net</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Contact Coordinator</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">The focus of this course is to read and critique contemporary mystery novels. Members take turns leading the discussion focusing on the author, the settings, the characters, plot development and story conclusion. Stories are chosen at the end of each semester for the following semester. The group reads five novels each semester and meets every other week to discuss the novel. The last two meetings are held consecutively to nominate and select novels for the next semester. There is an expectation of high participation and possible presentations by participants. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/WLAM%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Location Directions:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></p><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">18</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6799124 https://platomadison.org/event-6799124 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Tobey &amp; Wes Marsceill</span></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:platoclassicfilms@gmail.com" target="_blank">platoclassicfilms@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br> <font face="Ubuntu">Join us every Thursday night for eleven weeks to critique the critically acclaimed Netflix series&nbsp;</font></font></span><font face="Ubuntu"><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Adolescence&nbsp;</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">followed&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">by Baby Reindeer</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">. With thirteen Emmy nominations and eight Emmy wins,&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Adolescence&nbsp;</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">is a cinematic masterpiece&nbsp;worthy of a group discussion and analysis.&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Baby Reindeer&nbsp;</font></em></font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333" face="Ubuntu">garnered eleven Emmy nominations with six wins all in major categories. A Netflix subscription is necessary to watch one episode a week in the convenience of your own home.</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;<br></font></span><br></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Day:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 26</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual –&nbsp;Google Meet</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Watch Netflix shows &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Class Size:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">15</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799092 https://platomadison.org/event-6799092 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0">Annette Bollig, Kevin Bollig, Lois Baseler, Linn Roth</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:acbollig@gmail.com" target="_blank">acbollig@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font face="Ubuntu"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000">PLATO Travel is your opportunity to experience world-wide travel from the comfort of a chair and in the presence of others who possess extensive knowledge of where, when and how to travel. Participants in this group are past, current and future travelers who love to learn about cultures near and far. PLATO Travel members and guest presenters provide photographic, historical, geographic and cultural information about specific destinations where they have traveled. Knowledge exchange and discussion by all members is welcome and encouraged. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/PLATO%20Travel%20Fall%202026%20Syllabus.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Friday<br> <strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank">Capitol Lakes</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong>&nbsp;Participation level depends on the participant<br> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Class Size:&nbsp;</strong>No Limit</span></font><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791629 https://platomadison.org/event-6791629 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank">mgmfanatic@aol.com</a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#000000">This course will cover the history of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">movie studio</font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">from its inception in 1924 through the 1960s</font><font face="Ubuntu, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_2">, u</font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">tilizing a three-part documentary titled</font> <em style="font-family: Ubuntu;">MGM: When the Lion Roars,&nbsp;</em><font face="Ubuntu">as well as films it discusses,&nbsp;</font><font face="Ubuntu">such as</font></font><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><em>The Big Parade, Dinner at Eight</em>, etc.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">Download the syllabus <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20MGM.pdf" target="_blank">here</a></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Friday<br> <strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank">Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</a> – Arts &amp; Education Center<br> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Participation:</strong> Watching films and discussion</span></font></font></p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Class Size:&nbsp;</strong>No Limit<br> <br></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Thomas Schlicht</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-831-6593</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><br> Want to better understand both serious and humorous poetry? In this class we rely on several experts, professors who clearly explain the techniques needed to improve our reading and interpreting skills with many poems explained. Those who want to use these skills creatively may volunteer to write their own poems. This writing project is purely voluntary and so is reading your work aloud to the group. Poetry terms/definitions to aid discussion are provided. Those not writing may read aloud to the class short poems and/or brief bios of their favorite authors. Learning and laughter guaranteed.</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Friday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Madison-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Madison Senior Center</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Participation level is optional</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">7</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799032 https://platomadison.org/event-6799032 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Stephanie Steigerwaldt</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:steph.steigerwaldt@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">steph.steigerwaldt@gmail.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Registration:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">Gentle Chair Yoga for Stress Reduction is accessible to people at all stages of life, offering the many benefits of yoga to promote mental, physical, and emotional health.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">This 45-minute class requires an armless, sturdy chair to provide support during seated and standing shapes and movements. Over time, this practice can improve strength, flexibility, and balance; enhance proprioception; and promote a sense of relaxation and wellbeing.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">No previous experience with yoga is necessary to attend this class. Even people with limited mobility can participate.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">Members are welcome to treat this class like a drop in class – it's just fine to miss a class when need be.&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">Stephanie is a certified yoga teacher (RYT-200) through Perennial’s Wisdom Yoga Teacher Training in Madison, WI.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Friday</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">November 6</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Zoom</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span><span><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px; white-space: pre;"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="white-space: pre;">Physical movement while seated in a chair</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6780407 https://platomadison.org/event-6780407 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">Martha Henderson and Baxter Richardson&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:madtowntarheels@mac.com">madtowntarheels@mac.com</a> and <a href="mailto:baxter.2614@charter.net"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif">baxter.2614@charter.net</font></a></font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu">This discussion class aims at discovering and exploring what makes a film classic or significant. Is it narrative, acting, plot, character development, direction, cinematography, innovation, universal themes or some combination? To do this, the class will view one film per week, chosen by the coordinators, available on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel with an on-line discussion the following Monday. Prior knowledge of film history is not necessary, only the willingness to view and discuss the film we have just seen. The Google Meet app is needed for this. Films are also available as discs from the Madison Library and on the many streaming services.</font> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Monday</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><span><font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></span></p><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films &amp; discussion expected</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">30</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Michael Stevens</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Michaelstevens50@gmail.com" title="Michaelstevens50@gmail.com">michaelstevens50@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Read and discuss two books examining the American Revolution, one focusing on the years before the war and the other on the post-war outcomes. We begin with Alfred Young’s</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American Revolution</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">. Follow a poor shoemaker who was in the crowd at the Boston massacre and threw tea in the harbor in 1773. Joseph J. Ellis’s</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American Founding</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">centers on missed opportunities at the end of the Revolution regarding slavery and Indian relations. Both authors reflect on how Americans have and possibly should remember the Revolution. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Reading%20US%20History%20Revised%20Syllabus%20Amer%20Rev.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><font><font color="#0070C0">Monday<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Location:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></font></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong></span> <span><font color="#0072BC">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_12"><span style="">20</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791705 https://platomadison.org/event-6791705 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Heather C. Williams</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:heather@drawingtogether.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">heather@drawingtogether.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">760-213-6060</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">Come draw with Heather! You will expand your visual thinking skills, and develop greater hand-eye coordination. Plus, you will experience seeing old things in new ways and you will connect your inner and outer world in a meaningful way. The big skill you will develop in Heather's drawing class is learning to observe yourself and the world around you – without naming, labeling, or judging what you see.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">Drawing is a Spiritual Practice of Being Present and Paying Attention!</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Monday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span>High Participation with assignments/possible projects</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span>No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6778885 https://platomadison.org/event-6778885 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style=""><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Karen Wulff</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email</strong> <a href="mailto:wulff.karen@gmail.com" target="_blank">wulff.karen@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-770-8408</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br></p>This class is an ongoing workshop where individuals work on their personal art goals in a sharing environment. Participants can exchange knowledge and offer “gentle” feedback to each other if they want to. Bring the supplies you will need for your own project. We are fortunate to use this space. Come and make a commitment to yourself to do art at least two hours per week. Join a group of people who enjoy working on their art together in a peaceful and supportive environment. <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Monday<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Location:</font></strong> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Christ-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Christ Presbyterian Church</a></font></font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">High participation on personal art projects</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">10</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6765875 https://platomadison.org/event-6765875 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Tom Eggert</font></font><span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<span><a href="mailto:tleggert@wisc.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">tleggert@wisc.edu</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style=""><strong>Phone:</strong></span></span> <span><font><span><font color="#0070C0">608-279-8608</font></span><span style="color: rgb(110, 207, 246);"><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu"><span><font style="font-size: 18px;">Retirees have different financial challenges than younger people.&nbsp; In general, we are no longer saving for retirement, but we are continuing to grow and use the money that we saved.&nbsp;We’ll cover topics such as the importance of diversification, passive vs active investing, taxes and investment decisions, the challenge of beating the market, creating a personal investment plan and using tools (like the Morningstar rankings) in making investment decisions.&nbsp; The class is designed so that we’ll learn just as much from the experiences of our classmates as we will from guest speakers or videos.</font> <font style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></font><span style="font-size: 18px;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Monday</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">High participation with assignments</font></span></span> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">and/or</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">possible presentations by participants</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790412 https://platomadison.org/event-6790412 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:&nbsp;</strong></font></span><font style="font-size: 24px;" color="#438CCA">Cindy Collins &amp; Jane Stimac</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cindaa0812@gmail.com" title="cindaa0812@gmail.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">cindaa0812@gmail.com</font></a><span><font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">&amp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><a href="mailto:jstimac242@gmail.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">jstimac242@gmail.com</font></a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Phone:&nbsp;</strong></span><span><font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">608-220-3812 &amp; 608-347-7819</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><span>This fall our book club will read the six novels listed in the syllabus. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Novels%20Old%20and%20New%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</span> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Monday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Fitchburg-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Fitchburg Senior Center</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790947 https://platomadison.org/event-6790947 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Irv Klibaner</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:ihklibaner@yahoo.com" title="ihklibaner@yahoo.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">ihklibaner2@yahoo.com</font></a> <font color="#000000">(New email address!)</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-628-6154</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#EE0000"><span><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></span></font></span> Contact Coordinator</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;">For those who love reading and discussion, this is the perfect entertainment. One hour each is devoted to a short story and an essay. There is always a lively, opinionated, and friendly atmosphere with a welcome for all participants. Come join us as we delve into the ever-fascinating world of short stories and essays created by some of the best writers who have put pen to paper.<br> <br> Texts to be used:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>The Penguin Book of the International Short Story - edited by Rabbi Alameddine and John Freeman (copyright 2026). Available in Hardcover, Audio Book and Kindle</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The Best American Essays 2025 edited by Jia Tolentio. Available in paperback, audio book and Kindle.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information<br></font></p> <p style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Day:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font><br></font></p> <p style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Meeting Location:</strong><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Covenant-Presbyterian-Church" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#0070C0">Covenant Presbyterian Church</font></a><font color="#00B0F0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><br></font><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-weight: bold;">Participation:</font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu"><span>Reading &amp; discussion</span></font><font color="#00B0F0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><br></font><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Class Size:</strong><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#0070C0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;">15</font></font></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6780497 https://platomadison.org/event-6780497 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mary Klink</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:jgmk10@gmail.com" target="_blank">jgmk10@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">What happens to a society when its boys grow up without a script for becoming men?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Within the past 60 years we tore up the script of masculinity (for good reasons) but failed to replace it with a compelling vision of what it means to be a man in society today.&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">In that vacuum, some young men retreat to screens, pornography and gaming.&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Others gravitate toward louder, angrier answers.&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">How serious is the issue?&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Is it really a problem?&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Are some boys more at risk than others? If so, why?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">What can we do about it?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">What really are the biological differences between boys and girls?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><br></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">In this class we will discuss the status of boys in education, employment, the family and society in general.</font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Possible solutions to the issues raised will be discussed.</font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">We will use the book “<em>Of Boys and Men</em>” by Richard Reeves, founding president of the American Institute for Boys and Men as the “textbook” for the course.</font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/page-19445" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Bethany United Methodist Church</span></font></a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Reading and active participation expected</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">15</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6790686 https://platomadison.org/event-6790686 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Chuck Pils<br></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:cmpils3304@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font><font color="#0070C0">cmpils3304@gmail.com</font></font></a><font><br> <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Phone:</strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Chuck Pils 608-772-8575</font><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><strong>Registration:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#ED1C24">Contact Coordinator</font><br></font></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><span>We are biography readers who enjoy sharing their experiences. Presentations are participants’ responsibility. It is optional for participants to do a presentation.&nbsp;</span><span>We look at biographies of widely different people in various contexts – historical, political, show business, environmentalists, etc.</span></font><span><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><br> <br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font></font><font><br> <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">No Class Dates:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font><br> <strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Vista-West" target="_blank"><font><font color="#0070C0">Vista West</font></font></a><font><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><strong>Participation:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Reading &amp; discussion</font></font><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#ED1C24"><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif" data-wacopycontent="1"><strong data-wacopycontent="1">Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">No Limit<br> <br></font></font><br></font></font></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791728 https://platomadison.org/event-6791728 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Terry Mouchayieh</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:terrymouchayleh@gmail.com" target="_blank">terrymouchayleh@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><br> <font style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu">During this course participants will read assigned texts and engage in discussions about history and social change, as well as reflect and reminisce about personal experiences. They will also discuss the quality of writing, the topic’s relevance today, setting, character development and point of view.</font></font></span><font style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">&nbsp;</font></span><span>Books include:&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Coincidence of the Coconut Cake,</em> <span>by&nbsp;</span><span>Amy E.&nbsp;Reichert,&nbsp;and&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">South of Luck</em><span>, by Jim Guhl. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Terry%20Mouchayleh%20Bio.pdf" target="_blank">Download Terry's Bio here</a>.<br> <br> <strong>Note that this course meets every other Tuesday as follows:</strong></span></font></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>October 6:</strong> Overview of Midwestern History and Literature</font></font></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>October 20:</strong> Discussion of Literary Devices</font></font></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>November 3:</strong> Discussion of 1^st&nbsp;book</font></font></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>November 17:</strong> Discussion of 2^nd&nbsp;Book<br> <br></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Every other Tuesday</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong style="font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;">Meeting Location:</strong><span style="">&nbsp;</span><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-18624" target="_blank"><span style=""><font color="#0070C0">Attic Angel Place</font></span></a> <span style=""><font color="#0070C0">– Small Dining Room</font></span> <strong><br> Participation:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Reading and discussion</span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">8<br> <br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6792114 https://platomadison.org/event-6792114 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT <h3 style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"></h3><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></span> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">mgmfanatic@aol.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">920-279-1846</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;">This is a chronological history of the film musical beginning with&nbsp;<em>Sailor Beware</em> and ending with <em>Young at Heart</em>. Each week, we will watch a musical and discuss it. The films have been chosen due to their historical significance as well as their popularity at the box office. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20Hollywood%20Musical%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong style="">Meeting Day &amp; <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><span style="">New Time</span></span>:</strong></span> <span><span style="white-space: pre;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#0070C0" style="">Tuesday,</font></span> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><font color="#000000" style="">12:00 – 2:30pm</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style=""><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Capitol Lakes</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center" style=""> <span style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a></span> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Jack Mitchell</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jwmitch1@wisc.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">jwmitch1@wisc.edu</span></font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong></span> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">608-274-6903</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif">A January 6 demonstrator carried a sign proclaiming:</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif">Jesus is my Savior, Trump is my President.</font></em></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">I wondered why the same person would proclaim those two sentiments, intertwining religion and politics in a way that did not make sense to me.&nbsp;&nbsp;This course invites you to join me in trying to understand if and how they go together.&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu"><a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/RELIGIOUS%20NATIONALISM%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.&nbsp;</font><span><font style="font-size: 19px;" color="#000000" face="Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Tuesday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">High participation –&nbsp;reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">16</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790566 https://platomadison.org/event-6790566 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Douglas Alexander</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:douglasWI1957@gmail.com" target="_blank">douglasWI1957@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The course objective is to start with the basic documents: <em>The Declaration of Independence</em> and <em>The Constitution of the United States</em>, and get familiar with them. Then we’ll move on to the dynamics of our current government. The emphasis will be on the federal government, but we will invariably get into state and municipal government as well. Class topics will easily spawn conversions about current politics.</font><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday –&nbsp;Note no class on November 3</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">- Nakoma/Westmorland Rooms</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Reading and active participation expected</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6675033 https://platomadison.org/event-6675033 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mert Corwin</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:mdcorwinjr@gmail.com" title="mdcorwinjr@gmail.com"><font color="#0070C0"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;">mdcorwinjr@gmail.com</font></font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p> <p><font style="font-size: 18px;">This class will discuss local, national, and international events, both hot and current. Some topics will be very current and others will be ongoing issues. Topics will be determined each week, at the start of the session. All viewpoints are encouraged. The format will be very casual and interactive. Participants are encouraged to forward relevant links during the week for discussion.<br> <br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></font></span></p><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Virtual – Google Meet</span><span><font><font><font color="#0070C0"><br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><font color="#000000">Participation:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Active discussion group – video conference capability and email are required<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong data-wacopycontent="1" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;">Class Size:</strong><span>&nbsp;</span></font><span data-wacopycontent="1" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">20</font></span></font></font></font></span></font></font></span><br> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Leon Lindberg and Kirk Elliott</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:lnlindberg204@gmail.com" target="_blank">lnlindberg204@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;and <a href="mailto:kirk_elliott@hotmail.com" target="_blank">kirk_elliott@hotmail.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span><font style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu"><span><span><font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif">We focus on international events and concerns, addressing American issues only as they relate to the rest of the world. An invited speaker or a member of the group will make a presentation of about 40 minutes followed by your questions and comments for perhaps 20 minutes. We'll take a break and then pull some chairs into a circle, and discuss items of interest that members have brought to the meeting (members are invited to bring a news clipping or news item summary). We hope to increase our exposure to high-quality sources of news and information.</font></span><br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Dates:</strong></font></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Hybrid:</font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span>Capitol Lakes</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0"><span>and Google Meet</span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Participation:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="">Active discussion group</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Class Size:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6792152 https://platomadison.org/event-6792152 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Ed Cothroll &amp; Bill Colwell</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cothroll@tds.net" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">cothroll@tds.net</font></a> <font color="#0070C0">or <a href="mailto:wscacct@live.com" target="_blank">wscacct@live.com</a></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br></font></span></span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">We will be reading and discussing&nbsp;<em>Open Socrates:&nbsp;The Case for a Philosophical Life</em>&nbsp;by Agnes Callard, available in hardcover, paperback, and eBook formats, W. W. Norton &amp; Co.&nbsp;The author recovers Socrates’ radical approach to questioning how we should live, revealing how his method helps us confront love, death, and politics.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span>N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font><font color="#000000" style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Location:</font> <font color="#0070C0">Hybrid –</font></font> <font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-19445" target="_blank">Bethany United Methodist Church</a> &amp;&nbsp;</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">Google Meet</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Regular reading &amp; discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mary Klink</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:jgmk10@gmail.com" target="_blank">jgmk10@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Online Registration</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span>Back by popular demand! I hope you will join&nbsp;me again or for the first time to watch and discuss movies. I look forward to lively discussions of the films which we will watch in class. There are no reading assignments or homework for this class. Come, enjoy and learn about the history and evolution of cinema along with enthusiastic fellow cinephiles! <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Film%20History%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></span><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>– Arts &amp; Education Center</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching movies and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6790813 https://platomadison.org/event-6790813 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Meg Taylor &amp; Jerry Burns&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#96607D" face="Ubuntu, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:taylome@charter.net" title="taylome@charter.net">taylome@charter.net</a>&nbsp;</font><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;">&amp; <a href="mailto:geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu" target="_blank">geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu</a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Phone:&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><font color="#0070C0">608-369-3578 &amp; 608-556-2924</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p><span><font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif">This is an in-depth discussion course on current events in Wisconsin, the United States and the world. Course members choose the topics, lead and moderate a discussion or two. We email readings and website links prior to each discussion. Each presenter may invite a guest with some first-hand knowledge or experience on the topic for the discussion.</font></span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Wednesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Zoom</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">High participation – Zoom and email required</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:&nbsp;</strong></font></span><font style="font-size: 24px;" color="#438CCA">Nancy Miller</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:&nbsp;</strong><a href="mailto:nancym2079@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#96607D" face="Arial, sans-serif">nancym2079@gmail.com</font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><br> <span><strong><font color="#000000">Phone:</font><font color="#96607D">&nbsp;</font></strong></span><span><font color="#438CCA">608-320-0896</font></span><span style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></span><br></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><span>This book discussion group meets on the first Wednesday of the month to discuss a novel. The book selections are determined in the spring of each year and assigned to a specific month. Group members volunteer to lead the discussion one month out of the year, and also select a month to bring treats to share with the group one month out of the year. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Page%20Turner%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</span><br> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">First Wednesday of the Month</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/page-19445" target="_blank">Bethany United Methodist Church</a></p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong></span> <span style="background-color: transparent;"><span><font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span></span> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">14</span></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790980 https://platomadison.org/event-6790980 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:30:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Andy Millman</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mill60062@yahoo.com" target="_blank">mill60062@yahoo.com</a><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong></span> <span><font color="#438CCA">847-275-6251</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p><em>“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.</em>” ~ Louis L’Amour<br> <br> Whether you’ve yet to write the first word or are deliberating over the last, our writers group will provide you with the feedback and support to bring out your best. All writers are welcome, regardless of experience or the type of writing pursued.&nbsp;<br> <br> <span>The workshop is facilitated by Andy Millman, a writing coach and editor whose own stories and essays have appeared in over two dozen publications,</span><span>&nbsp;including&nbsp;</span><em>Whistling Shade, Points in Case, Midwest Review, The Big Jewel, Zest Literary Journal, Black Heart Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, The Helix,&nbsp;</em><span>and</span><em>&nbsp;Pif Magazine.</em></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Wednesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 25</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_15, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_17"><span style="">High participation with assignments</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">15</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790992 https://platomadison.org/event-6790992 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Craig Wille</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:craigwille6@gmail.com" title="mdcorwinjr@gmail.com"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;">craigwille6@gmail.com</font></a> <font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;" color="#000000">(New email address!)</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-692-3163</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online<br></font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">Health challenges touch nearly every family. We may be living with illness ourselves, supporting someone we love, or adapting to the uncertainty that accompanies changes in health and aging. This nine-session course explores how mindfulness can help us meet these experiences with greater steadiness clarity and compassion. Through guided meditation, reflective discussion, and practical everyday practices, participants will learn skills for working with stress, uncertainty, difficult emotions, caregiving, and change while discovering greater resilience and well-being. No previous experience with meditation or mindfulness as needed – only a willingness to begin where you are.</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Thursday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Active participation expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6778929 https://platomadison.org/event-6778929 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Chuck Pils</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cmpils3304@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">cmpils3304@gmail.com</font></a></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br></font></span></span><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span>This course is made up of presentations on eclectic historical topics of interest. Examples of topics come from natural disasters, historical battles, assassinations, political events etc. Presentations last 45 minutes to an hour (or more, depending upon presenter and topic), with time remaining for questions and answers. Enthusiastic Q &amp; A’s are the norm. Topics this semester are determined by the group.</span><span><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Vista-West" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Vista West</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">High participation &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799175 https://platomadison.org/event-6799175 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Tim Otis</font></font>&nbsp;<span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:tierneyotis@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#96607D" face="Arial, sans-serif">tierneyotis@gmail.com</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-279-2853</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">The course will provide an overview of the long, varied, and complex evolution and struggles of civil rights efforts for the last 60 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;We will explore the breadth of issues that have been addressed during this period, as well as the challenges and backlash that is an ongoing part of this process. Links to recommended reading will be emailed to participants each week. Classes will&nbsp;include video presentations, guided discussions, and active participation by the members. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Civil%20Rights%20Syllabus%201967-2026%20-%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Thursday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Covenant-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Covenant Presbyterian Church</span></font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_12, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_14"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">15</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790924 https://platomadison.org/event-6790924 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Tess Mulrooney</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:tlmmdsn@aol.com" title="tlmmdsn@aol.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">tlmmdsn@aol.com</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Phone:</strong>&nbsp;</span><span><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#0070C0">608-257-5595</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online<br></font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Each semester we do cold readings (aloud) from a large collection of plays that the group owns. During classes, we will discuss three or four plays using an integrated approach which allows everyone to participate. Participant volunteers will each present a brief background of each play and playwright before reading begins and a recap for plays extending over multiple weeks. This semester we’ll read&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Golden Boy&nbsp;</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">by Clifford Odets. Other plays we will choose from include</font></span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"><em>&nbsp;The Apple Cart</em> and <em>Anna Christie.</em></font><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Thursday</font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Madison-Senior-Center" target="_blank">Madison Senior Center</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong> High participation<br> <strong>Class Size:</strong> 16</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791591 https://platomadison.org/event-6791591 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Tobey &amp; Wes Marsceill</span></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:platoclassicfilms@gmail.com" target="_blank">platoclassicfilms@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br> <font face="Ubuntu">Join us every Thursday night for eleven weeks to critique the critically acclaimed Netflix series&nbsp;</font></font></span><font face="Ubuntu"><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Adolescence&nbsp;</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">followed&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">by Baby Reindeer</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">. With thirteen Emmy nominations and eight Emmy wins,&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Adolescence&nbsp;</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">is a cinematic masterpiece&nbsp;worthy of a group discussion and analysis.&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Baby Reindeer&nbsp;</font></em></font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333" face="Ubuntu">garnered eleven Emmy nominations with six wins all in major categories. A Netflix subscription is necessary to watch one episode a week in the convenience of your own home.</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;<br></font></span><br></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Day:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 26</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual –&nbsp;Google Meet</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Watch Netflix shows &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Class Size:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">15</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799092 https://platomadison.org/event-6799092 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0">Annette Bollig, Kevin Bollig, Lois Baseler, Linn Roth</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:acbollig@gmail.com" target="_blank">acbollig@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font face="Ubuntu"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000">PLATO Travel is your opportunity to experience world-wide travel from the comfort of a chair and in the presence of others who possess extensive knowledge of where, when and how to travel. Participants in this group are past, current and future travelers who love to learn about cultures near and far. PLATO Travel members and guest presenters provide photographic, historical, geographic and cultural information about specific destinations where they have traveled. Knowledge exchange and discussion by all members is welcome and encouraged. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/PLATO%20Travel%20Fall%202026%20Syllabus.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Friday<br> <strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank">Capitol Lakes</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong>&nbsp;Participation level depends on the participant<br> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Class Size:&nbsp;</strong>No Limit</span></font><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791629 https://platomadison.org/event-6791629 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank">mgmfanatic@aol.com</a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#000000">This course will cover the history of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">movie studio</font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">from its inception in 1924 through the 1960s</font><font face="Ubuntu, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_2">, u</font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">tilizing a three-part documentary titled</font> <em style="font-family: Ubuntu;">MGM: When the Lion Roars,&nbsp;</em><font face="Ubuntu">as well as films it discusses,&nbsp;</font><font face="Ubuntu">such as</font></font><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><em>The Big Parade, Dinner at Eight</em>, etc.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">Download the syllabus <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20MGM.pdf" target="_blank">here</a></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Friday<br> <strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank">Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</a> – Arts &amp; Education Center<br> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Participation:</strong> Watching films and discussion</span></font></font></p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Class Size:&nbsp;</strong>No Limit<br> <br></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Branda Ward</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Brenda.ward@platomadison.org" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Brenda.ward@platomadison.org</span></font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Registration:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></p> <p><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">With the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, it’s time to visit the rich history of Chicago’s South Side. We can’t cover it all – the South Side encompasses 100 square miles and 30 neighborhoods with a history that transformed America’s industries and enriched our nation’s arts and culture. We’ll start at Prairie Avenue, home of gilded age titans including Phillip Armour and George Pullman. We’ll discuss the wave of immigrants who made Chicago hog butcher to the world and how the residents of Pullman advanced worker and civil rights. We’ll visit Bronzeville, once the Harlem of the Midwest, and home to gospel greats, the blues, and Chess Studio. We’ll talk about how massive public housing projects transformed the South Side and the heroes who bring</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#222222">South Siders</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">hope and pride.</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Friday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">October 2</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6791675 https://platomadison.org/event-6791675 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">John &amp; Jan Kinar</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jrkinar@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">jrkinar@gmail.com</span></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-238-2826</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><br> <font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">This semester we will be reading <em>Jane Eyre</em> by Charlotte Bronte. We will use the <em>Penguin Classics</em> edition with an ISBN of 9780141441146. For the first class please read the first four chapters, up to page 48.</font><br></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Friday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 27</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Fitchburg-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Fitchburg Senior Center</font></a> <font color="#0070C0">&amp; Hybrid via Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Reading &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">14</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799060 https://platomadison.org/event-6799060 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Thomas Schlicht</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-831-6593</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><br> Want to better understand both serious and humorous poetry? In this class we rely on several experts, professors who clearly explain the techniques needed to improve our reading and interpreting skills with many poems explained. Those who want to use these skills creatively may volunteer to write their own poems. This writing project is purely voluntary and so is reading your work aloud to the group. Poetry terms/definitions to aid discussion are provided. Those not writing may read aloud to the class short poems and/or brief bios of their favorite authors. Learning and laughter guaranteed.</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Friday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Madison-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Madison Senior Center</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Participation level is optional</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">7</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799032 https://platomadison.org/event-6799032 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Stephanie Steigerwaldt</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:steph.steigerwaldt@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">steph.steigerwaldt@gmail.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Registration:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">Gentle Chair Yoga for Stress Reduction is accessible to people at all stages of life, offering the many benefits of yoga to promote mental, physical, and emotional health.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">This 45-minute class requires an armless, sturdy chair to provide support during seated and standing shapes and movements. Over time, this practice can improve strength, flexibility, and balance; enhance proprioception; and promote a sense of relaxation and wellbeing.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">No previous experience with yoga is necessary to attend this class. Even people with limited mobility can participate.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">Members are welcome to treat this class like a drop in class – it's just fine to miss a class when need be.&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">Stephanie is a certified yoga teacher (RYT-200) through Perennial’s Wisdom Yoga Teacher Training in Madison, WI.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Friday</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">November 6</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Zoom</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span><span><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px; white-space: pre;"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="white-space: pre;">Physical movement while seated in a chair</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6780407 https://platomadison.org/event-6780407 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">Martha Henderson and Baxter Richardson&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:madtowntarheels@mac.com">madtowntarheels@mac.com</a> and <a href="mailto:baxter.2614@charter.net"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif">baxter.2614@charter.net</font></a></font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu">This discussion class aims at discovering and exploring what makes a film classic or significant. Is it narrative, acting, plot, character development, direction, cinematography, innovation, universal themes or some combination? To do this, the class will view one film per week, chosen by the coordinators, available on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel with an on-line discussion the following Monday. Prior knowledge of film history is not necessary, only the willingness to view and discuss the film we have just seen. The Google Meet app is needed for this. Films are also available as discs from the Madison Library and on the many streaming services.</font> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Monday</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><span><font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></span></p><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films &amp; discussion expected</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">30</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Michael Stevens</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Michaelstevens50@gmail.com" title="Michaelstevens50@gmail.com">michaelstevens50@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Read and discuss two books examining the American Revolution, one focusing on the years before the war and the other on the post-war outcomes. We begin with Alfred Young’s</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American Revolution</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">. Follow a poor shoemaker who was in the crowd at the Boston massacre and threw tea in the harbor in 1773. Joseph J. Ellis’s</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American Founding</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">centers on missed opportunities at the end of the Revolution regarding slavery and Indian relations. Both authors reflect on how Americans have and possibly should remember the Revolution. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Reading%20US%20History%20Revised%20Syllabus%20Amer%20Rev.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><font><font color="#0070C0">Monday<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Location:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></font></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong></span> <span><font color="#0072BC">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_12"><span style="">20</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791705 https://platomadison.org/event-6791705 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Heather C. Williams</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:heather@drawingtogether.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">heather@drawingtogether.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">760-213-6060</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">Come draw with Heather! You will expand your visual thinking skills, and develop greater hand-eye coordination. Plus, you will experience seeing old things in new ways and you will connect your inner and outer world in a meaningful way. The big skill you will develop in Heather's drawing class is learning to observe yourself and the world around you – without naming, labeling, or judging what you see.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">Drawing is a Spiritual Practice of Being Present and Paying Attention!</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Monday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span>High Participation with assignments/possible projects</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span>No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6778885 https://platomadison.org/event-6778885 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style=""><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Karen Wulff</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email</strong> <a href="mailto:wulff.karen@gmail.com" target="_blank">wulff.karen@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-770-8408</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br></p>This class is an ongoing workshop where individuals work on their personal art goals in a sharing environment. Participants can exchange knowledge and offer “gentle” feedback to each other if they want to. Bring the supplies you will need for your own project. We are fortunate to use this space. Come and make a commitment to yourself to do art at least two hours per week. Join a group of people who enjoy working on their art together in a peaceful and supportive environment. <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Monday<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Location:</font></strong> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Christ-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Christ Presbyterian Church</a></font></font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">High participation on personal art projects</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">10</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6765875 https://platomadison.org/event-6765875 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Tom Eggert</font></font><span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<span><a href="mailto:tleggert@wisc.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">tleggert@wisc.edu</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style=""><strong>Phone:</strong></span></span> <span><font><span><font color="#0070C0">608-279-8608</font></span><span style="color: rgb(110, 207, 246);"><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu"><span><font style="font-size: 18px;">Retirees have different financial challenges than younger people.&nbsp; In general, we are no longer saving for retirement, but we are continuing to grow and use the money that we saved.&nbsp;We’ll cover topics such as the importance of diversification, passive vs active investing, taxes and investment decisions, the challenge of beating the market, creating a personal investment plan and using tools (like the Morningstar rankings) in making investment decisions.&nbsp; The class is designed so that we’ll learn just as much from the experiences of our classmates as we will from guest speakers or videos.</font> <font style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></font><span style="font-size: 18px;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Monday</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">High participation with assignments</font></span></span> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">and/or</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">possible presentations by participants</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790412 https://platomadison.org/event-6790412 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:&nbsp;</strong></font></span><font style="font-size: 24px;" color="#438CCA">Cindy Collins &amp; Jane Stimac</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cindaa0812@gmail.com" title="cindaa0812@gmail.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">cindaa0812@gmail.com</font></a><span><font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">&amp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><a href="mailto:jstimac242@gmail.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">jstimac242@gmail.com</font></a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Phone:&nbsp;</strong></span><span><font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">608-220-3812 &amp; 608-347-7819</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><span>This fall our book club will read the six novels listed in the syllabus. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Novels%20Old%20and%20New%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</span> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Monday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Fitchburg-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Fitchburg Senior Center</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790947 https://platomadison.org/event-6790947 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Irv Klibaner</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:ihklibaner@yahoo.com" title="ihklibaner@yahoo.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">ihklibaner2@yahoo.com</font></a> <font color="#000000">(New email address!)</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-628-6154</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#EE0000"><span><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></span></font></span> Contact Coordinator</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;">For those who love reading and discussion, this is the perfect entertainment. One hour each is devoted to a short story and an essay. There is always a lively, opinionated, and friendly atmosphere with a welcome for all participants. Come join us as we delve into the ever-fascinating world of short stories and essays created by some of the best writers who have put pen to paper.<br> <br> Texts to be used:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>The Penguin Book of the International Short Story - edited by Rabbi Alameddine and John Freeman (copyright 2026). Available in Hardcover, Audio Book and Kindle</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The Best American Essays 2025 edited by Jia Tolentio. Available in paperback, audio book and Kindle.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information<br></font></p> <p style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Day:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font><br></font></p> <p style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Meeting Location:</strong><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Covenant-Presbyterian-Church" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#0070C0">Covenant Presbyterian Church</font></a><font color="#00B0F0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><br></font><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-weight: bold;">Participation:</font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu"><span>Reading &amp; discussion</span></font><font color="#00B0F0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><br></font><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Class Size:</strong><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#0070C0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;">15</font></font></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6780497 https://platomadison.org/event-6780497 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mary Klink</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:jgmk10@gmail.com" target="_blank">jgmk10@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">What happens to a society when its boys grow up without a script for becoming men?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Within the past 60 years we tore up the script of masculinity (for good reasons) but failed to replace it with a compelling vision of what it means to be a man in society today.&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">In that vacuum, some young men retreat to screens, pornography and gaming.&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Others gravitate toward louder, angrier answers.&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">How serious is the issue?&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Is it really a problem?&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Are some boys more at risk than others? If so, why?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">What can we do about it?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">What really are the biological differences between boys and girls?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><br></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">In this class we will discuss the status of boys in education, employment, the family and society in general.</font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Possible solutions to the issues raised will be discussed.</font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">We will use the book “<em>Of Boys and Men</em>” by Richard Reeves, founding president of the American Institute for Boys and Men as the “textbook” for the course.</font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/page-19445" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Bethany United Methodist Church</span></font></a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Reading and active participation expected</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">15</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6790686 https://platomadison.org/event-6790686 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Chuck Pils<br></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:cmpils3304@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font><font color="#0070C0">cmpils3304@gmail.com</font></font></a><font><br> <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Phone:</strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Chuck Pils 608-772-8575</font><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><strong>Registration:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#ED1C24">Contact Coordinator</font><br></font></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><span>We are biography readers who enjoy sharing their experiences. Presentations are participants’ responsibility. It is optional for participants to do a presentation.&nbsp;</span><span>We look at biographies of widely different people in various contexts – historical, political, show business, environmentalists, etc.</span></font><span><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><br> <br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font></font><font><br> <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">No Class Dates:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font><br> <strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Vista-West" target="_blank"><font><font color="#0070C0">Vista West</font></font></a><font><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><strong>Participation:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Reading &amp; discussion</font></font><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#ED1C24"><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif" data-wacopycontent="1"><strong data-wacopycontent="1">Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">No Limit<br> <br></font></font><br></font></font></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791728 https://platomadison.org/event-6791728 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Sally Porter</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><font color="#0070C0"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;">&nbsp;<a href="mailto:ssporter22@gmail.com" target="_blank">ssporter22@gmail.com</a></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p>Join us on the second Tuesday of each month for good reading and good discussion. There is a random selection of books, one to be read each month for group discussion. The expectation that each person will be a discussion leader of a book of their choice from the list during the year. Participants will receive the book list upon registration. <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Day:</strong><strong>&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_5"><span style="">Stark Building – 702 N. High Point Road</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Participation:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Reading and discussion</font><br> <strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">15</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6792093 https://platomadison.org/event-6792093 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT <h3 style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"></h3><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></span> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">mgmfanatic@aol.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">920-279-1846</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;">This is a chronological history of the film musical beginning with&nbsp;<em>Sailor Beware</em> and ending with <em>Young at Heart</em>. Each week, we will watch a musical and discuss it. The films have been chosen due to their historical significance as well as their popularity at the box office. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20Hollywood%20Musical%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong style="">Meeting Day &amp; <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><span style="">New Time</span></span>:</strong></span> <span><span style="white-space: pre;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#0070C0" style="">Tuesday,</font></span> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><font color="#000000" style="">12:00 – 2:30pm</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style=""><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Capitol Lakes</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center" style=""> <span style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a></span> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">David Shaw</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:dshaw.hpr@gmail.com" target="_blank">dshaw.hpr@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span>We are a congenial group of jazz enthusiasts ranging from eager newcomers to seasoned aficionados. All jazz genres are thoughtfully presented through class participation; documentaries and visiting jazz musicians and scholars. We welcome all levels of jazz knowledge and no musical skills are required.</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span>NOTE FOR PARTICIPATION: We encourage class participation. There are no assignments, however, your enthusiasm is deeply appreciated and presentations are welcome.</span><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Tuesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">October 6</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-UMB-Bank" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="">UMB Bank</span></font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">See note above</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">30</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790499 https://platomadison.org/event-6790499 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Jack Mitchell</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jwmitch1@wisc.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">jwmitch1@wisc.edu</span></font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong></span> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">608-274-6903</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif">A January 6 demonstrator carried a sign proclaiming:</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif">Jesus is my Savior, Trump is my President.</font></em></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">I wondered why the same person would proclaim those two sentiments, intertwining religion and politics in a way that did not make sense to me.&nbsp;&nbsp;This course invites you to join me in trying to understand if and how they go together.&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu"><a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/RELIGIOUS%20NATIONALISM%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.&nbsp;</font><span><font style="font-size: 19px;" color="#000000" face="Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Tuesday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">High participation –&nbsp;reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">16</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790566 https://platomadison.org/event-6790566 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Douglas Alexander</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:douglasWI1957@gmail.com" target="_blank">douglasWI1957@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The course objective is to start with the basic documents: <em>The Declaration of Independence</em> and <em>The Constitution of the United States</em>, and get familiar with them. Then we’ll move on to the dynamics of our current government. The emphasis will be on the federal government, but we will invariably get into state and municipal government as well. Class topics will easily spawn conversions about current politics.</font><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday –&nbsp;Note no class on November 3</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">- Nakoma/Westmorland Rooms</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Reading and active participation expected</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6675033 https://platomadison.org/event-6675033 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mert Corwin</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:mdcorwinjr@gmail.com" title="mdcorwinjr@gmail.com"><font color="#0070C0"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;">mdcorwinjr@gmail.com</font></font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p> <p><font style="font-size: 18px;">This class will discuss local, national, and international events, both hot and current. Some topics will be very current and others will be ongoing issues. Topics will be determined each week, at the start of the session. All viewpoints are encouraged. The format will be very casual and interactive. Participants are encouraged to forward relevant links during the week for discussion.<br> <br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></font></span></p><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Virtual – Google Meet</span><span><font><font><font color="#0070C0"><br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><font color="#000000">Participation:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Active discussion group – video conference capability and email are required<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong data-wacopycontent="1" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;">Class Size:</strong><span>&nbsp;</span></font><span data-wacopycontent="1" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">20</font></span></font></font></font></span></font></font></span><br> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Leon Lindberg and Kirk Elliott</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:lnlindberg204@gmail.com" target="_blank">lnlindberg204@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;and <a href="mailto:kirk_elliott@hotmail.com" target="_blank">kirk_elliott@hotmail.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span><font style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu"><span><span><font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif">We focus on international events and concerns, addressing American issues only as they relate to the rest of the world. An invited speaker or a member of the group will make a presentation of about 40 minutes followed by your questions and comments for perhaps 20 minutes. We'll take a break and then pull some chairs into a circle, and discuss items of interest that members have brought to the meeting (members are invited to bring a news clipping or news item summary). We hope to increase our exposure to high-quality sources of news and information.</font></span><br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Dates:</strong></font></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Hybrid:</font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span>Capitol Lakes</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0"><span>and Google Meet</span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Participation:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="">Active discussion group</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Class Size:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6792152 https://platomadison.org/event-6792152 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Ed Cothroll &amp; Bill Colwell</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cothroll@tds.net" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">cothroll@tds.net</font></a> <font color="#0070C0">or <a href="mailto:wscacct@live.com" target="_blank">wscacct@live.com</a></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br></font></span></span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">We will be reading and discussing&nbsp;<em>Open Socrates:&nbsp;The Case for a Philosophical Life</em>&nbsp;by Agnes Callard, available in hardcover, paperback, and eBook formats, W. W. Norton &amp; Co.&nbsp;The author recovers Socrates’ radical approach to questioning how we should live, revealing how his method helps us confront love, death, and politics.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span>N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font><font color="#000000" style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Location:</font> <font color="#0070C0">Hybrid –</font></font> <font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-19445" target="_blank">Bethany United Methodist Church</a> &amp;&nbsp;</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">Google Meet</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Regular reading &amp; discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mary Klink</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:jgmk10@gmail.com" target="_blank">jgmk10@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Online Registration</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span>Back by popular demand! I hope you will join&nbsp;me again or for the first time to watch and discuss movies. I look forward to lively discussions of the films which we will watch in class. There are no reading assignments or homework for this class. Come, enjoy and learn about the history and evolution of cinema along with enthusiastic fellow cinephiles! <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Film%20History%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></span><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>– Arts &amp; Education Center</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching movies and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6790813 https://platomadison.org/event-6790813 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Meg Taylor &amp; Jerry Burns&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#96607D" face="Ubuntu, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:taylome@charter.net" title="taylome@charter.net">taylome@charter.net</a>&nbsp;</font><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;">&amp; <a href="mailto:geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu" target="_blank">geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu</a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Phone:&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><font color="#0070C0">608-369-3578 &amp; 608-556-2924</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p><span><font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif">This is an in-depth discussion course on current events in Wisconsin, the United States and the world. Course members choose the topics, lead and moderate a discussion or two. We email readings and website links prior to each discussion. Each presenter may invite a guest with some first-hand knowledge or experience on the topic for the discussion.</font></span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Wednesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Zoom</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">High participation – Zoom and email required</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:30:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Andy Millman</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mill60062@yahoo.com" target="_blank">mill60062@yahoo.com</a><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong></span> <span><font color="#438CCA">847-275-6251</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p><em>“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.</em>” ~ Louis L’Amour<br> <br> Whether you’ve yet to write the first word or are deliberating over the last, our writers group will provide you with the feedback and support to bring out your best. All writers are welcome, regardless of experience or the type of writing pursued.&nbsp;<br> <br> <span>The workshop is facilitated by Andy Millman, a writing coach and editor whose own stories and essays have appeared in over two dozen publications,</span><span>&nbsp;including&nbsp;</span><em>Whistling Shade, Points in Case, Midwest Review, The Big Jewel, Zest Literary Journal, Black Heart Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, The Helix,&nbsp;</em><span>and</span><em>&nbsp;Pif Magazine.</em></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Wednesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 25</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_15, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_17"><span style="">High participation with assignments</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">15</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790992 https://platomadison.org/event-6790992 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Craig Wille</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:craigwille6@gmail.com" title="mdcorwinjr@gmail.com"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;">craigwille6@gmail.com</font></a> <font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;" color="#000000">(New email address!)</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-692-3163</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online<br></font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">Health challenges touch nearly every family. We may be living with illness ourselves, supporting someone we love, or adapting to the uncertainty that accompanies changes in health and aging. This nine-session course explores how mindfulness can help us meet these experiences with greater steadiness clarity and compassion. Through guided meditation, reflective discussion, and practical everyday practices, participants will learn skills for working with stress, uncertainty, difficult emotions, caregiving, and change while discovering greater resilience and well-being. No previous experience with meditation or mindfulness as needed – only a willingness to begin where you are.</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Thursday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Active participation expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6778929 https://platomadison.org/event-6778929 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Douglas Maynard</font></font> <span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:dwmaynar@wisc.edu" title="dwmaynar@wisc.edu"><font color="#96607D" face="Arial, sans-serif">dwmaynar@wisc.edu</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-213-0126</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online<br></font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">The purpose of this course is to explore the language and logics of autism, which are often very different from “commonsense” ways of communicating. The main issue is how to get into the “world” of an autistic person. The more general problem: how to relate to another person (autistic or not) whose world of experience seems foreign or alien.<br> <br> I draw on my own experience as a father of an autistic son, my sociological research in autism clinics, and stories about autistic involvements from biographies, autobiographies, and the blogosphere. We will hear audio or view videos from these sources, and read non-technical autism papers or articles (one per week or so) that help us address the language-logic-other world issues. I aim for lots of questions and discussion. Class members who have family members “on the spectrum” are encouraged to share their experiences, as are others who may have work, neighborhood, or other relevant involvements and activities.<br> <br> I view the “language and logic” problem as connected not just to autism but to a wide variety of everyday encounters in which there is a challenging communication issue because of someone’s differences.</font></span><br> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Thursday</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Madison-Senior-Center" target="_blank">Madison Senior Center</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong> Some reading and discussion expected<br> <strong>Class Size:</strong> 18</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790892 https://platomadison.org/event-6790892 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Chuck Pils</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cmpils3304@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">cmpils3304@gmail.com</font></a></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br></font></span></span><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span>This course is made up of presentations on eclectic historical topics of interest. Examples of topics come from natural disasters, historical battles, assassinations, political events etc. Presentations last 45 minutes to an hour (or more, depending upon presenter and topic), with time remaining for questions and answers. Enthusiastic Q &amp; A’s are the norm. Topics this semester are determined by the group.</span><span><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Vista-West" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Vista West</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">High participation &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799175 https://platomadison.org/event-6799175 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Tim Otis</font></font>&nbsp;<span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:tierneyotis@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#96607D" face="Arial, sans-serif">tierneyotis@gmail.com</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-279-2853</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">The course will provide an overview of the long, varied, and complex evolution and struggles of civil rights efforts for the last 60 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;We will explore the breadth of issues that have been addressed during this period, as well as the challenges and backlash that is an ongoing part of this process. Links to recommended reading will be emailed to participants each week. Classes will&nbsp;include video presentations, guided discussions, and active participation by the members. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Civil%20Rights%20Syllabus%201967-2026%20-%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Thursday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Covenant-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Covenant Presbyterian Church</span></font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_12, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_14"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">15</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790924 https://platomadison.org/event-6790924 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 18:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Tess Mulrooney</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:tlmmdsn@aol.com" title="tlmmdsn@aol.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">tlmmdsn@aol.com</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Phone:</strong>&nbsp;</span><span><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#0070C0">608-257-5595</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online<br></font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Each semester we do cold readings (aloud) from a large collection of plays that the group owns. During classes, we will discuss three or four plays using an integrated approach which allows everyone to participate. Participant volunteers will each present a brief background of each play and playwright before reading begins and a recap for plays extending over multiple weeks. This semester we’ll read&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Golden Boy&nbsp;</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">by Clifford Odets. Other plays we will choose from include</font></span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"><em>&nbsp;The Apple Cart</em> and <em>Anna Christie.</em></font><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Thursday</font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Madison-Senior-Center" target="_blank">Madison Senior Center</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong> High participation<br> <strong>Class Size:</strong> 16</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791591 https://platomadison.org/event-6791591 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 18:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Barbara Evans</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Aptos, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0"><span style="">evansbj@charter.net</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Contact Coordinator</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">The focus of this course is to read and critique contemporary mystery novels. Members take turns leading the discussion focusing on the author, the settings, the characters, plot development and story conclusion. Stories are chosen at the end of each semester for the following semester. The group reads five novels each semester and meets every other week to discuss the novel. The last two meetings are held consecutively to nominate and select novels for the next semester. There is an expectation of high participation and possible presentations by participants. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/WLAM%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Location Directions:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></p><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">18</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6799124 https://platomadison.org/event-6799124 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Tobey &amp; Wes Marsceill</span></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:platoclassicfilms@gmail.com" target="_blank">platoclassicfilms@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br> <font face="Ubuntu">Join us every Thursday night for eleven weeks to critique the critically acclaimed Netflix series&nbsp;</font></font></span><font face="Ubuntu"><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Adolescence&nbsp;</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">followed&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">by Baby Reindeer</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">. With thirteen Emmy nominations and eight Emmy wins,&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Adolescence&nbsp;</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">is a cinematic masterpiece&nbsp;worthy of a group discussion and analysis.&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Baby Reindeer&nbsp;</font></em></font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333" face="Ubuntu">garnered eleven Emmy nominations with six wins all in major categories. A Netflix subscription is necessary to watch one episode a week in the convenience of your own home.</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;<br></font></span><br></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Day:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 26</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual –&nbsp;Google Meet</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Watch Netflix shows &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Class Size:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">15</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799092 https://platomadison.org/event-6799092 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0">Annette Bollig, Kevin Bollig, Lois Baseler, Linn Roth</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:acbollig@gmail.com" target="_blank">acbollig@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font face="Ubuntu"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000">PLATO Travel is your opportunity to experience world-wide travel from the comfort of a chair and in the presence of others who possess extensive knowledge of where, when and how to travel. Participants in this group are past, current and future travelers who love to learn about cultures near and far. PLATO Travel members and guest presenters provide photographic, historical, geographic and cultural information about specific destinations where they have traveled. Knowledge exchange and discussion by all members is welcome and encouraged. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/PLATO%20Travel%20Fall%202026%20Syllabus.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Friday<br> <strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank">Capitol Lakes</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong>&nbsp;Participation level depends on the participant<br> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Class Size:&nbsp;</strong>No Limit</span></font><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791629 https://platomadison.org/event-6791629 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank">mgmfanatic@aol.com</a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#000000">This course will cover the history of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">movie studio</font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">from its inception in 1924 through the 1960s</font><font face="Ubuntu, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_2">, u</font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">tilizing a three-part documentary titled</font> <em style="font-family: Ubuntu;">MGM: When the Lion Roars,&nbsp;</em><font face="Ubuntu">as well as films it discusses,&nbsp;</font><font face="Ubuntu">such as</font></font><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><em>The Big Parade, Dinner at Eight</em>, etc.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">Download the syllabus <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20MGM.pdf" target="_blank">here</a></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Friday<br> <strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank">Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</a> – Arts &amp; Education Center<br> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Participation:</strong> Watching films and discussion</span></font></font></p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Class Size:&nbsp;</strong>No Limit<br> <br></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Branda Ward</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Brenda.ward@platomadison.org" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Brenda.ward@platomadison.org</span></font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Registration:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></p> <p><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">With the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, it’s time to visit the rich history of Chicago’s South Side. We can’t cover it all – the South Side encompasses 100 square miles and 30 neighborhoods with a history that transformed America’s industries and enriched our nation’s arts and culture. We’ll start at Prairie Avenue, home of gilded age titans including Phillip Armour and George Pullman. We’ll discuss the wave of immigrants who made Chicago hog butcher to the world and how the residents of Pullman advanced worker and civil rights. We’ll visit Bronzeville, once the Harlem of the Midwest, and home to gospel greats, the blues, and Chess Studio. We’ll talk about how massive public housing projects transformed the South Side and the heroes who bring</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#222222">South Siders</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">hope and pride.</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Friday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">October 2</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6791675 https://platomadison.org/event-6791675 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">John &amp; Jan Kinar</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jrkinar@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">jrkinar@gmail.com</span></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-238-2826</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><br> <font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">This semester we will be reading <em>Jane Eyre</em> by Charlotte Bronte. We will use the <em>Penguin Classics</em> edition with an ISBN of 9780141441146. For the first class please read the first four chapters, up to page 48.</font><br></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Friday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 27</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Fitchburg-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Fitchburg Senior Center</font></a> <font color="#0070C0">&amp; Hybrid via Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Reading &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">14</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799060 https://platomadison.org/event-6799060 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Thomas Schlicht</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-831-6593</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><br> Want to better understand both serious and humorous poetry? In this class we rely on several experts, professors who clearly explain the techniques needed to improve our reading and interpreting skills with many poems explained. Those who want to use these skills creatively may volunteer to write their own poems. This writing project is purely voluntary and so is reading your work aloud to the group. Poetry terms/definitions to aid discussion are provided. Those not writing may read aloud to the class short poems and/or brief bios of their favorite authors. Learning and laughter guaranteed.</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Friday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Madison-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Madison Senior Center</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Participation level is optional</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">7</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799032 https://platomadison.org/event-6799032 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Stephanie Steigerwaldt</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:steph.steigerwaldt@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">steph.steigerwaldt@gmail.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Registration:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">Gentle Chair Yoga for Stress Reduction is accessible to people at all stages of life, offering the many benefits of yoga to promote mental, physical, and emotional health.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">This 45-minute class requires an armless, sturdy chair to provide support during seated and standing shapes and movements. Over time, this practice can improve strength, flexibility, and balance; enhance proprioception; and promote a sense of relaxation and wellbeing.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">No previous experience with yoga is necessary to attend this class. Even people with limited mobility can participate.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">Members are welcome to treat this class like a drop in class – it's just fine to miss a class when need be.&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">Stephanie is a certified yoga teacher (RYT-200) through Perennial’s Wisdom Yoga Teacher Training in Madison, WI.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Friday</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">November 6</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Zoom</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span><span><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px; white-space: pre;"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="white-space: pre;">Physical movement while seated in a chair</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6780407 https://platomadison.org/event-6780407 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">Martha Henderson and Baxter Richardson&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:madtowntarheels@mac.com">madtowntarheels@mac.com</a> and <a href="mailto:baxter.2614@charter.net"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif">baxter.2614@charter.net</font></a></font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu">This discussion class aims at discovering and exploring what makes a film classic or significant. Is it narrative, acting, plot, character development, direction, cinematography, innovation, universal themes or some combination? To do this, the class will view one film per week, chosen by the coordinators, available on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel with an on-line discussion the following Monday. Prior knowledge of film history is not necessary, only the willingness to view and discuss the film we have just seen. The Google Meet app is needed for this. Films are also available as discs from the Madison Library and on the many streaming services.</font> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Monday</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><span><font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></span></p><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films &amp; discussion expected</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">30</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Michael Stevens</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Michaelstevens50@gmail.com" title="Michaelstevens50@gmail.com">michaelstevens50@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Read and discuss two books examining the American Revolution, one focusing on the years before the war and the other on the post-war outcomes. We begin with Alfred Young’s</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American Revolution</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">. Follow a poor shoemaker who was in the crowd at the Boston massacre and threw tea in the harbor in 1773. Joseph J. Ellis’s</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American Founding</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">centers on missed opportunities at the end of the Revolution regarding slavery and Indian relations. Both authors reflect on how Americans have and possibly should remember the Revolution. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Reading%20US%20History%20Revised%20Syllabus%20Amer%20Rev.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><font><font color="#0070C0">Monday<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Location:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></font></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong></span> <span><font color="#0072BC">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_12"><span style="">20</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791705 https://platomadison.org/event-6791705 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Heather C. Williams</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:heather@drawingtogether.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">heather@drawingtogether.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">760-213-6060</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">Come draw with Heather! You will expand your visual thinking skills, and develop greater hand-eye coordination. Plus, you will experience seeing old things in new ways and you will connect your inner and outer world in a meaningful way. The big skill you will develop in Heather's drawing class is learning to observe yourself and the world around you – without naming, labeling, or judging what you see.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">Drawing is a Spiritual Practice of Being Present and Paying Attention!</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Monday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span>High Participation with assignments/possible projects</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span>No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6778885 https://platomadison.org/event-6778885 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style=""><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Karen Wulff</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email</strong> <a href="mailto:wulff.karen@gmail.com" target="_blank">wulff.karen@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-770-8408</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br></p>This class is an ongoing workshop where individuals work on their personal art goals in a sharing environment. Participants can exchange knowledge and offer “gentle” feedback to each other if they want to. Bring the supplies you will need for your own project. We are fortunate to use this space. Come and make a commitment to yourself to do art at least two hours per week. Join a group of people who enjoy working on their art together in a peaceful and supportive environment. <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Monday<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Location:</font></strong> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Christ-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Christ Presbyterian Church</a></font></font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">High participation on personal art projects</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">10</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6765875 https://platomadison.org/event-6765875 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Tom Eggert</font></font><span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<span><a href="mailto:tleggert@wisc.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">tleggert@wisc.edu</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style=""><strong>Phone:</strong></span></span> <span><font><span><font color="#0070C0">608-279-8608</font></span><span style="color: rgb(110, 207, 246);"><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu"><span><font style="font-size: 18px;">Retirees have different financial challenges than younger people.&nbsp; In general, we are no longer saving for retirement, but we are continuing to grow and use the money that we saved.&nbsp;We’ll cover topics such as the importance of diversification, passive vs active investing, taxes and investment decisions, the challenge of beating the market, creating a personal investment plan and using tools (like the Morningstar rankings) in making investment decisions.&nbsp; The class is designed so that we’ll learn just as much from the experiences of our classmates as we will from guest speakers or videos.</font> <font style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></font><span style="font-size: 18px;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Monday</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">High participation with assignments</font></span></span> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">and/or</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">possible presentations by participants</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790412 https://platomadison.org/event-6790412 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:&nbsp;</strong></font></span><font style="font-size: 24px;" color="#438CCA">Cindy Collins &amp; Jane Stimac</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cindaa0812@gmail.com" title="cindaa0812@gmail.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">cindaa0812@gmail.com</font></a><span><font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">&amp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><a href="mailto:jstimac242@gmail.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">jstimac242@gmail.com</font></a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Phone:&nbsp;</strong></span><span><font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">608-220-3812 &amp; 608-347-7819</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><span>This fall our book club will read the six novels listed in the syllabus. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Novels%20Old%20and%20New%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</span> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Monday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Fitchburg-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Fitchburg Senior Center</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790947 https://platomadison.org/event-6790947 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Irv Klibaner</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:ihklibaner@yahoo.com" title="ihklibaner@yahoo.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">ihklibaner2@yahoo.com</font></a> <font color="#000000">(New email address!)</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-628-6154</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#EE0000"><span><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></span></font></span> Contact Coordinator</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;">For those who love reading and discussion, this is the perfect entertainment. One hour each is devoted to a short story and an essay. There is always a lively, opinionated, and friendly atmosphere with a welcome for all participants. Come join us as we delve into the ever-fascinating world of short stories and essays created by some of the best writers who have put pen to paper.<br> <br> Texts to be used:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>The Penguin Book of the International Short Story - edited by Rabbi Alameddine and John Freeman (copyright 2026). Available in Hardcover, Audio Book and Kindle</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The Best American Essays 2025 edited by Jia Tolentio. Available in paperback, audio book and Kindle.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information<br></font></p> <p style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Day:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font><br></font></p> <p style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Meeting Location:</strong><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Covenant-Presbyterian-Church" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#0070C0">Covenant Presbyterian Church</font></a><font color="#00B0F0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><br></font><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-weight: bold;">Participation:</font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu"><span>Reading &amp; discussion</span></font><font color="#00B0F0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><br></font><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Class Size:</strong><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#0070C0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;">15</font></font></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6780497 https://platomadison.org/event-6780497 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mary Klink</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:jgmk10@gmail.com" target="_blank">jgmk10@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">What happens to a society when its boys grow up without a script for becoming men?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Within the past 60 years we tore up the script of masculinity (for good reasons) but failed to replace it with a compelling vision of what it means to be a man in society today.&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">In that vacuum, some young men retreat to screens, pornography and gaming.&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Others gravitate toward louder, angrier answers.&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">How serious is the issue?&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Is it really a problem?&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Are some boys more at risk than others? If so, why?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">What can we do about it?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">What really are the biological differences between boys and girls?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><br></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">In this class we will discuss the status of boys in education, employment, the family and society in general.</font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Possible solutions to the issues raised will be discussed.</font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">We will use the book “<em>Of Boys and Men</em>” by Richard Reeves, founding president of the American Institute for Boys and Men as the “textbook” for the course.</font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/page-19445" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Bethany United Methodist Church</span></font></a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Reading and active participation expected</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">15</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6790686 https://platomadison.org/event-6790686 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Chuck Pils<br></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:cmpils3304@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font><font color="#0070C0">cmpils3304@gmail.com</font></font></a><font><br> <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Phone:</strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Chuck Pils 608-772-8575</font><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><strong>Registration:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#ED1C24">Contact Coordinator</font><br></font></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><span>We are biography readers who enjoy sharing their experiences. Presentations are participants’ responsibility. It is optional for participants to do a presentation.&nbsp;</span><span>We look at biographies of widely different people in various contexts – historical, political, show business, environmentalists, etc.</span></font><span><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><br> <br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font></font><font><br> <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">No Class Dates:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font><br> <strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Vista-West" target="_blank"><font><font color="#0070C0">Vista West</font></font></a><font><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><strong>Participation:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Reading &amp; discussion</font></font><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#ED1C24"><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif" data-wacopycontent="1"><strong data-wacopycontent="1">Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">No Limit<br> <br></font></font><br></font></font></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791728 https://platomadison.org/event-6791728 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Terry Mouchayieh</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:terrymouchayleh@gmail.com" target="_blank">terrymouchayleh@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><br> <font style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu">During this course participants will read assigned texts and engage in discussions about history and social change, as well as reflect and reminisce about personal experiences. They will also discuss the quality of writing, the topic’s relevance today, setting, character development and point of view.</font></font></span><font style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">&nbsp;</font></span><span>Books include:&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Coincidence of the Coconut Cake,</em> <span>by&nbsp;</span><span>Amy E.&nbsp;Reichert,&nbsp;and&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">South of Luck</em><span>, by Jim Guhl. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Terry%20Mouchayleh%20Bio.pdf" target="_blank">Download Terry's Bio here</a>.<br> <br> <strong>Note that this course meets every other Tuesday as follows:</strong></span></font></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>October 6:</strong> Overview of Midwestern History and Literature</font></font></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>October 20:</strong> Discussion of Literary Devices</font></font></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>November 3:</strong> Discussion of 1^st&nbsp;book</font></font></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>November 17:</strong> Discussion of 2^nd&nbsp;Book<br> <br></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Every other Tuesday</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong style="font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;">Meeting Location:</strong><span style="">&nbsp;</span><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-18624" target="_blank"><span style=""><font color="#0070C0">Attic Angel Place</font></span></a> <span style=""><font color="#0070C0">– Small Dining Room</font></span> <strong><br> Participation:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Reading and discussion</span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">8<br> <br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6792114 https://platomadison.org/event-6792114 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT <h3 style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"></h3><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></span> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">mgmfanatic@aol.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">920-279-1846</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;">This is a chronological history of the film musical beginning with&nbsp;<em>Sailor Beware</em> and ending with <em>Young at Heart</em>. Each week, we will watch a musical and discuss it. The films have been chosen due to their historical significance as well as their popularity at the box office. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20Hollywood%20Musical%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong style="">Meeting Day &amp; <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><span style="">New Time</span></span>:</strong></span> <span><span style="white-space: pre;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#0070C0" style="">Tuesday,</font></span> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><font color="#000000" style="">12:00 – 2:30pm</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style=""><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Capitol Lakes</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center" style=""> <span style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a></span> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">David Shaw</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:dshaw.hpr@gmail.com" target="_blank">dshaw.hpr@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span>We are a congenial group of jazz enthusiasts ranging from eager newcomers to seasoned aficionados. All jazz genres are thoughtfully presented through class participation; documentaries and visiting jazz musicians and scholars. We welcome all levels of jazz knowledge and no musical skills are required.</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span>NOTE FOR PARTICIPATION: We encourage class participation. There are no assignments, however, your enthusiasm is deeply appreciated and presentations are welcome.</span><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Tuesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">October 6</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-UMB-Bank" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="">UMB Bank</span></font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">See note above</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">30</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790499 https://platomadison.org/event-6790499 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Jack Mitchell</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jwmitch1@wisc.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">jwmitch1@wisc.edu</span></font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong></span> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">608-274-6903</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif">A January 6 demonstrator carried a sign proclaiming:</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif">Jesus is my Savior, Trump is my President.</font></em></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">I wondered why the same person would proclaim those two sentiments, intertwining religion and politics in a way that did not make sense to me.&nbsp;&nbsp;This course invites you to join me in trying to understand if and how they go together.&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu"><a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/RELIGIOUS%20NATIONALISM%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.&nbsp;</font><span><font style="font-size: 19px;" color="#000000" face="Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Tuesday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">High participation –&nbsp;reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">16</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790566 https://platomadison.org/event-6790566 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Douglas Alexander</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:douglasWI1957@gmail.com" target="_blank">douglasWI1957@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The course objective is to start with the basic documents: <em>The Declaration of Independence</em> and <em>The Constitution of the United States</em>, and get familiar with them. Then we’ll move on to the dynamics of our current government. The emphasis will be on the federal government, but we will invariably get into state and municipal government as well. Class topics will easily spawn conversions about current politics.</font><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday –&nbsp;Note no class on November 3</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">- Nakoma/Westmorland Rooms</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Reading and active participation expected</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6675033 https://platomadison.org/event-6675033 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mert Corwin</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:mdcorwinjr@gmail.com" title="mdcorwinjr@gmail.com"><font color="#0070C0"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;">mdcorwinjr@gmail.com</font></font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p> <p><font style="font-size: 18px;">This class will discuss local, national, and international events, both hot and current. Some topics will be very current and others will be ongoing issues. Topics will be determined each week, at the start of the session. All viewpoints are encouraged. The format will be very casual and interactive. Participants are encouraged to forward relevant links during the week for discussion.<br> <br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></font></span></p><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Virtual – Google Meet</span><span><font><font><font color="#0070C0"><br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><font color="#000000">Participation:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Active discussion group – video conference capability and email are required<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong data-wacopycontent="1" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;">Class Size:</strong><span>&nbsp;</span></font><span data-wacopycontent="1" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">20</font></span></font></font></font></span></font></font></span><br> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Ed Cothroll &amp; Bill Colwell</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cothroll@tds.net" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">cothroll@tds.net</font></a> <font color="#0070C0">or <a href="mailto:wscacct@live.com" target="_blank">wscacct@live.com</a></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br></font></span></span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">We will be reading and discussing&nbsp;<em>Open Socrates:&nbsp;The Case for a Philosophical Life</em>&nbsp;by Agnes Callard, available in hardcover, paperback, and eBook formats, W. W. Norton &amp; Co.&nbsp;The author recovers Socrates’ radical approach to questioning how we should live, revealing how his method helps us confront love, death, and politics.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span>N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font><font color="#000000" style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Location:</font> <font color="#0070C0">Hybrid –</font></font> <font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-19445" target="_blank">Bethany United Methodist Church</a> &amp;&nbsp;</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">Google Meet</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Regular reading &amp; discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mary Klink</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:jgmk10@gmail.com" target="_blank">jgmk10@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Online Registration</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span>Back by popular demand! I hope you will join&nbsp;me again or for the first time to watch and discuss movies. I look forward to lively discussions of the films which we will watch in class. There are no reading assignments or homework for this class. Come, enjoy and learn about the history and evolution of cinema along with enthusiastic fellow cinephiles! <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Film%20History%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></span><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>– Arts &amp; Education Center</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching movies and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6790813 https://platomadison.org/event-6790813 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Meg Taylor &amp; Jerry Burns&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#96607D" face="Ubuntu, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:taylome@charter.net" title="taylome@charter.net">taylome@charter.net</a>&nbsp;</font><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;">&amp; <a href="mailto:geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu" target="_blank">geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu</a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Phone:&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><font color="#0070C0">608-369-3578 &amp; 608-556-2924</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p><span><font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif">This is an in-depth discussion course on current events in Wisconsin, the United States and the world. Course members choose the topics, lead and moderate a discussion or two. We email readings and website links prior to each discussion. Each presenter may invite a guest with some first-hand knowledge or experience on the topic for the discussion.</font></span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Wednesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Zoom</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">High participation – Zoom and email required</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:30:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Andy Millman</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mill60062@yahoo.com" target="_blank">mill60062@yahoo.com</a><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong></span> <span><font color="#438CCA">847-275-6251</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p><em>“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.</em>” ~ Louis L’Amour<br> <br> Whether you’ve yet to write the first word or are deliberating over the last, our writers group will provide you with the feedback and support to bring out your best. All writers are welcome, regardless of experience or the type of writing pursued.&nbsp;<br> <br> <span>The workshop is facilitated by Andy Millman, a writing coach and editor whose own stories and essays have appeared in over two dozen publications,</span><span>&nbsp;including&nbsp;</span><em>Whistling Shade, Points in Case, Midwest Review, The Big Jewel, Zest Literary Journal, Black Heart Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, The Helix,&nbsp;</em><span>and</span><em>&nbsp;Pif Magazine.</em></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Wednesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 25</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_15, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_17"><span style="">High participation with assignments</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">15</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790992 https://platomadison.org/event-6790992 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Craig Wille</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:craigwille6@gmail.com" title="mdcorwinjr@gmail.com"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;">craigwille6@gmail.com</font></a> <font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;" color="#000000">(New email address!)</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-692-3163</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online<br></font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">Health challenges touch nearly every family. We may be living with illness ourselves, supporting someone we love, or adapting to the uncertainty that accompanies changes in health and aging. This nine-session course explores how mindfulness can help us meet these experiences with greater steadiness clarity and compassion. Through guided meditation, reflective discussion, and practical everyday practices, participants will learn skills for working with stress, uncertainty, difficult emotions, caregiving, and change while discovering greater resilience and well-being. No previous experience with meditation or mindfulness as needed – only a willingness to begin where you are.</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Thursday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Active participation expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6778929 https://platomadison.org/event-6778929 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Douglas Maynard</font></font> <span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:dwmaynar@wisc.edu" title="dwmaynar@wisc.edu"><font color="#96607D" face="Arial, sans-serif">dwmaynar@wisc.edu</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-213-0126</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online<br></font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">The purpose of this course is to explore the language and logics of autism, which are often very different from “commonsense” ways of communicating. The main issue is how to get into the “world” of an autistic person. The more general problem: how to relate to another person (autistic or not) whose world of experience seems foreign or alien.<br> <br> I draw on my own experience as a father of an autistic son, my sociological research in autism clinics, and stories about autistic involvements from biographies, autobiographies, and the blogosphere. We will hear audio or view videos from these sources, and read non-technical autism papers or articles (one per week or so) that help us address the language-logic-other world issues. I aim for lots of questions and discussion. Class members who have family members “on the spectrum” are encouraged to share their experiences, as are others who may have work, neighborhood, or other relevant involvements and activities.<br> <br> I view the “language and logic” problem as connected not just to autism but to a wide variety of everyday encounters in which there is a challenging communication issue because of someone’s differences.</font></span><br> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Thursday</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Madison-Senior-Center" target="_blank">Madison Senior Center</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong> Some reading and discussion expected<br> <strong>Class Size:</strong> 18</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790892 https://platomadison.org/event-6790892 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Chuck Pils</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cmpils3304@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">cmpils3304@gmail.com</font></a></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br></font></span></span><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span>This course is made up of presentations on eclectic historical topics of interest. Examples of topics come from natural disasters, historical battles, assassinations, political events etc. Presentations last 45 minutes to an hour (or more, depending upon presenter and topic), with time remaining for questions and answers. Enthusiastic Q &amp; A’s are the norm. Topics this semester are determined by the group.</span><span><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Vista-West" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Vista West</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">High participation &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799175 https://platomadison.org/event-6799175 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Tim Otis</font></font>&nbsp;<span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:tierneyotis@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#96607D" face="Arial, sans-serif">tierneyotis@gmail.com</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-279-2853</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">The course will provide an overview of the long, varied, and complex evolution and struggles of civil rights efforts for the last 60 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;We will explore the breadth of issues that have been addressed during this period, as well as the challenges and backlash that is an ongoing part of this process. Links to recommended reading will be emailed to participants each week. Classes will&nbsp;include video presentations, guided discussions, and active participation by the members. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Civil%20Rights%20Syllabus%201967-2026%20-%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Thursday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Covenant-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Covenant Presbyterian Church</span></font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_12, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_14"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">15</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790924 https://platomadison.org/event-6790924 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Tess Mulrooney</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:tlmmdsn@aol.com" title="tlmmdsn@aol.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">tlmmdsn@aol.com</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Phone:</strong>&nbsp;</span><span><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#0070C0">608-257-5595</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online<br></font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Each semester we do cold readings (aloud) from a large collection of plays that the group owns. During classes, we will discuss three or four plays using an integrated approach which allows everyone to participate. Participant volunteers will each present a brief background of each play and playwright before reading begins and a recap for plays extending over multiple weeks. This semester we’ll read&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Golden Boy&nbsp;</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">by Clifford Odets. Other plays we will choose from include</font></span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"><em>&nbsp;The Apple Cart</em> and <em>Anna Christie.</em></font><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Thursday</font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Madison-Senior-Center" target="_blank">Madison Senior Center</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong> High participation<br> <strong>Class Size:</strong> 16</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791591 https://platomadison.org/event-6791591 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Tobey &amp; Wes Marsceill</span></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:platoclassicfilms@gmail.com" target="_blank">platoclassicfilms@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br> <font face="Ubuntu">Join us every Thursday night for eleven weeks to critique the critically acclaimed Netflix series&nbsp;</font></font></span><font face="Ubuntu"><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Adolescence&nbsp;</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">followed&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">by Baby Reindeer</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">. With thirteen Emmy nominations and eight Emmy wins,&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Adolescence&nbsp;</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">is a cinematic masterpiece&nbsp;worthy of a group discussion and analysis.&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Baby Reindeer&nbsp;</font></em></font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333" face="Ubuntu">garnered eleven Emmy nominations with six wins all in major categories. A Netflix subscription is necessary to watch one episode a week in the convenience of your own home.</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;<br></font></span><br></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Day:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 26</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual –&nbsp;Google Meet</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Watch Netflix shows &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Class Size:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">15</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799092 https://platomadison.org/event-6799092 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0">Annette Bollig, Kevin Bollig, Lois Baseler, Linn Roth</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:acbollig@gmail.com" target="_blank">acbollig@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font face="Ubuntu"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000">PLATO Travel is your opportunity to experience world-wide travel from the comfort of a chair and in the presence of others who possess extensive knowledge of where, when and how to travel. Participants in this group are past, current and future travelers who love to learn about cultures near and far. PLATO Travel members and guest presenters provide photographic, historical, geographic and cultural information about specific destinations where they have traveled. Knowledge exchange and discussion by all members is welcome and encouraged. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/PLATO%20Travel%20Fall%202026%20Syllabus.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Friday<br> <strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank">Capitol Lakes</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong>&nbsp;Participation level depends on the participant<br> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Class Size:&nbsp;</strong>No Limit</span></font><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791629 https://platomadison.org/event-6791629 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank">mgmfanatic@aol.com</a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#000000">This course will cover the history of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">movie studio</font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">from its inception in 1924 through the 1960s</font><font face="Ubuntu, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_2">, u</font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">tilizing a three-part documentary titled</font> <em style="font-family: Ubuntu;">MGM: When the Lion Roars,&nbsp;</em><font face="Ubuntu">as well as films it discusses,&nbsp;</font><font face="Ubuntu">such as</font></font><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><em>The Big Parade, Dinner at Eight</em>, etc.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">Download the syllabus <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20MGM.pdf" target="_blank">here</a></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Friday<br> <strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank">Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</a> – Arts &amp; Education Center<br> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Participation:</strong> Watching films and discussion</span></font></font></p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Class Size:&nbsp;</strong>No Limit<br> <br></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Branda Ward</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Brenda.ward@platomadison.org" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Brenda.ward@platomadison.org</span></font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Registration:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></p> <p><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">With the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, it’s time to visit the rich history of Chicago’s South Side. We can’t cover it all – the South Side encompasses 100 square miles and 30 neighborhoods with a history that transformed America’s industries and enriched our nation’s arts and culture. We’ll start at Prairie Avenue, home of gilded age titans including Phillip Armour and George Pullman. We’ll discuss the wave of immigrants who made Chicago hog butcher to the world and how the residents of Pullman advanced worker and civil rights. We’ll visit Bronzeville, once the Harlem of the Midwest, and home to gospel greats, the blues, and Chess Studio. We’ll talk about how massive public housing projects transformed the South Side and the heroes who bring</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#222222">South Siders</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">hope and pride.</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Friday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">October 2</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6791675 https://platomadison.org/event-6791675 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">John &amp; Jan Kinar</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jrkinar@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">jrkinar@gmail.com</span></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-238-2826</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><br> <font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">This semester we will be reading <em>Jane Eyre</em> by Charlotte Bronte. We will use the <em>Penguin Classics</em> edition with an ISBN of 9780141441146. For the first class please read the first four chapters, up to page 48.</font><br></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Friday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 27</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Fitchburg-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Fitchburg Senior Center</font></a> <font color="#0070C0">&amp; Hybrid via Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Reading &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">14</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799060 https://platomadison.org/event-6799060 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Thomas Schlicht</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-831-6593</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><br> Want to better understand both serious and humorous poetry? In this class we rely on several experts, professors who clearly explain the techniques needed to improve our reading and interpreting skills with many poems explained. Those who want to use these skills creatively may volunteer to write their own poems. This writing project is purely voluntary and so is reading your work aloud to the group. Poetry terms/definitions to aid discussion are provided. Those not writing may read aloud to the class short poems and/or brief bios of their favorite authors. Learning and laughter guaranteed.</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Friday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Madison-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Madison Senior Center</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Participation level is optional</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">7</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799032 https://platomadison.org/event-6799032 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Stephanie Steigerwaldt</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:steph.steigerwaldt@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">steph.steigerwaldt@gmail.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Registration:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">Gentle Chair Yoga for Stress Reduction is accessible to people at all stages of life, offering the many benefits of yoga to promote mental, physical, and emotional health.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">This 45-minute class requires an armless, sturdy chair to provide support during seated and standing shapes and movements. Over time, this practice can improve strength, flexibility, and balance; enhance proprioception; and promote a sense of relaxation and wellbeing.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">No previous experience with yoga is necessary to attend this class. Even people with limited mobility can participate.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">Members are welcome to treat this class like a drop in class – it's just fine to miss a class when need be.&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">Stephanie is a certified yoga teacher (RYT-200) through Perennial’s Wisdom Yoga Teacher Training in Madison, WI.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Friday</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">November 6</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Zoom</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span><span><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px; white-space: pre;"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="white-space: pre;">Physical movement while seated in a chair</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6780407 https://platomadison.org/event-6780407 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">Martha Henderson and Baxter Richardson&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:madtowntarheels@mac.com">madtowntarheels@mac.com</a> and <a href="mailto:baxter.2614@charter.net"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif">baxter.2614@charter.net</font></a></font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu">This discussion class aims at discovering and exploring what makes a film classic or significant. Is it narrative, acting, plot, character development, direction, cinematography, innovation, universal themes or some combination? To do this, the class will view one film per week, chosen by the coordinators, available on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel with an on-line discussion the following Monday. Prior knowledge of film history is not necessary, only the willingness to view and discuss the film we have just seen. The Google Meet app is needed for this. Films are also available as discs from the Madison Library and on the many streaming services.</font> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Monday</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><span><font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></span></p><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films &amp; discussion expected</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">30</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Michael Stevens</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Michaelstevens50@gmail.com" title="Michaelstevens50@gmail.com">michaelstevens50@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Read and discuss two books examining the American Revolution, one focusing on the years before the war and the other on the post-war outcomes. We begin with Alfred Young’s</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American Revolution</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">. Follow a poor shoemaker who was in the crowd at the Boston massacre and threw tea in the harbor in 1773. Joseph J. Ellis’s</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American Founding</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">centers on missed opportunities at the end of the Revolution regarding slavery and Indian relations. Both authors reflect on how Americans have and possibly should remember the Revolution. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Reading%20US%20History%20Revised%20Syllabus%20Amer%20Rev.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><font><font color="#0070C0">Monday<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Location:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></font></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong></span> <span><font color="#0072BC">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_12"><span style="">20</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791705 https://platomadison.org/event-6791705 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Heather C. Williams</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:heather@drawingtogether.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">heather@drawingtogether.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">760-213-6060</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">Come draw with Heather! You will expand your visual thinking skills, and develop greater hand-eye coordination. Plus, you will experience seeing old things in new ways and you will connect your inner and outer world in a meaningful way. The big skill you will develop in Heather's drawing class is learning to observe yourself and the world around you – without naming, labeling, or judging what you see.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">Drawing is a Spiritual Practice of Being Present and Paying Attention!</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Monday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span>High Participation with assignments/possible projects</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span>No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6778885 https://platomadison.org/event-6778885 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style=""><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Karen Wulff</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email</strong> <a href="mailto:wulff.karen@gmail.com" target="_blank">wulff.karen@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-770-8408</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br></p>This class is an ongoing workshop where individuals work on their personal art goals in a sharing environment. Participants can exchange knowledge and offer “gentle” feedback to each other if they want to. Bring the supplies you will need for your own project. We are fortunate to use this space. Come and make a commitment to yourself to do art at least two hours per week. Join a group of people who enjoy working on their art together in a peaceful and supportive environment. <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Monday<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Location:</font></strong> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Christ-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Christ Presbyterian Church</a></font></font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">High participation on personal art projects</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">10</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6765875 https://platomadison.org/event-6765875 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Tom Eggert</font></font><span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<span><a href="mailto:tleggert@wisc.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">tleggert@wisc.edu</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style=""><strong>Phone:</strong></span></span> <span><font><span><font color="#0070C0">608-279-8608</font></span><span style="color: rgb(110, 207, 246);"><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu"><span><font style="font-size: 18px;">Retirees have different financial challenges than younger people.&nbsp; In general, we are no longer saving for retirement, but we are continuing to grow and use the money that we saved.&nbsp;We’ll cover topics such as the importance of diversification, passive vs active investing, taxes and investment decisions, the challenge of beating the market, creating a personal investment plan and using tools (like the Morningstar rankings) in making investment decisions.&nbsp; The class is designed so that we’ll learn just as much from the experiences of our classmates as we will from guest speakers or videos.</font> <font style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></font><span style="font-size: 18px;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Monday</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">High participation with assignments</font></span></span> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">and/or</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">possible presentations by participants</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790412 https://platomadison.org/event-6790412 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:&nbsp;</strong></font></span><font style="font-size: 24px;" color="#438CCA">Cindy Collins &amp; Jane Stimac</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cindaa0812@gmail.com" title="cindaa0812@gmail.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">cindaa0812@gmail.com</font></a><span><font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">&amp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><a href="mailto:jstimac242@gmail.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">jstimac242@gmail.com</font></a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Phone:&nbsp;</strong></span><span><font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">608-220-3812 &amp; 608-347-7819</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><span>This fall our book club will read the six novels listed in the syllabus. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Novels%20Old%20and%20New%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</span> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Monday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Fitchburg-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Fitchburg Senior Center</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790947 https://platomadison.org/event-6790947 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Irv Klibaner</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:ihklibaner@yahoo.com" title="ihklibaner@yahoo.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">ihklibaner2@yahoo.com</font></a> <font color="#000000">(New email address!)</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-628-6154</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#EE0000"><span><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></span></font></span> Contact Coordinator</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;">For those who love reading and discussion, this is the perfect entertainment. One hour each is devoted to a short story and an essay. There is always a lively, opinionated, and friendly atmosphere with a welcome for all participants. Come join us as we delve into the ever-fascinating world of short stories and essays created by some of the best writers who have put pen to paper.<br> <br> Texts to be used:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>The Penguin Book of the International Short Story - edited by Rabbi Alameddine and John Freeman (copyright 2026). Available in Hardcover, Audio Book and Kindle</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The Best American Essays 2025 edited by Jia Tolentio. Available in paperback, audio book and Kindle.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information<br></font></p> <p style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Day:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font><br></font></p> <p style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Meeting Location:</strong><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Covenant-Presbyterian-Church" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#0070C0">Covenant Presbyterian Church</font></a><font color="#00B0F0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><br></font><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-weight: bold;">Participation:</font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu"><span>Reading &amp; discussion</span></font><font color="#00B0F0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><br></font><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Class Size:</strong><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#0070C0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;">15</font></font></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6780497 https://platomadison.org/event-6780497 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mary Klink</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:jgmk10@gmail.com" target="_blank">jgmk10@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">What happens to a society when its boys grow up without a script for becoming men?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Within the past 60 years we tore up the script of masculinity (for good reasons) but failed to replace it with a compelling vision of what it means to be a man in society today.&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">In that vacuum, some young men retreat to screens, pornography and gaming.&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Others gravitate toward louder, angrier answers.&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">How serious is the issue?&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Is it really a problem?&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Are some boys more at risk than others? If so, why?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">What can we do about it?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">What really are the biological differences between boys and girls?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><br></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">In this class we will discuss the status of boys in education, employment, the family and society in general.</font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Possible solutions to the issues raised will be discussed.</font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">We will use the book “<em>Of Boys and Men</em>” by Richard Reeves, founding president of the American Institute for Boys and Men as the “textbook” for the course.</font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/page-19445" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Bethany United Methodist Church</span></font></a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Reading and active participation expected</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">15</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6790686 https://platomadison.org/event-6790686 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Chuck Pils<br></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:cmpils3304@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font><font color="#0070C0">cmpils3304@gmail.com</font></font></a><font><br> <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Phone:</strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Chuck Pils 608-772-8575</font><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><strong>Registration:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#ED1C24">Contact Coordinator</font><br></font></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><span>We are biography readers who enjoy sharing their experiences. Presentations are participants’ responsibility. It is optional for participants to do a presentation.&nbsp;</span><span>We look at biographies of widely different people in various contexts – historical, political, show business, environmentalists, etc.</span></font><span><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><br> <br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font></font><font><br> <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">No Class Dates:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font><br> <strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Vista-West" target="_blank"><font><font color="#0070C0">Vista West</font></font></a><font><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><strong>Participation:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Reading &amp; discussion</font></font><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#ED1C24"><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif" data-wacopycontent="1"><strong data-wacopycontent="1">Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">No Limit<br> <br></font></font><br></font></font></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791728 https://platomadison.org/event-6791728 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT <h3 style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"></h3><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></span> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">mgmfanatic@aol.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">920-279-1846</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;">This is a chronological history of the film musical beginning with&nbsp;<em>Sailor Beware</em> and ending with <em>Young at Heart</em>. Each week, we will watch a musical and discuss it. The films have been chosen due to their historical significance as well as their popularity at the box office. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20Hollywood%20Musical%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong style="">Meeting Day &amp; <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><span style="">New Time</span></span>:</strong></span> <span><span style="white-space: pre;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#0070C0" style="">Tuesday,</font></span> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><font color="#000000" style="">12:00 – 2:30pm</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style=""><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Capitol Lakes</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center" style=""> <span style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a></span> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">David Shaw</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:dshaw.hpr@gmail.com" target="_blank">dshaw.hpr@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span>We are a congenial group of jazz enthusiasts ranging from eager newcomers to seasoned aficionados. All jazz genres are thoughtfully presented through class participation; documentaries and visiting jazz musicians and scholars. We welcome all levels of jazz knowledge and no musical skills are required.</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span>NOTE FOR PARTICIPATION: We encourage class participation. There are no assignments, however, your enthusiasm is deeply appreciated and presentations are welcome.</span><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Tuesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">October 6</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-UMB-Bank" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="">UMB Bank</span></font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">See note above</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">30</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790499 https://platomadison.org/event-6790499 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:30:00 GMT <p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:&nbsp;</strong></font></span><font style="font-size: 24px;" color="#438CCA">Barbara Drake</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:barbaradrake21@gmail.com" target="_blank">barbaradrake21@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><span><span>This book discussion group will meet monthly throughout the year on the fourth Tuesday. Book titles for each month have been selected through February, 2027. Members of the group are included in the book selection process, and both fiction and nonfiction titles will be considered. Participants will be expected to read the book selection for each month and will be asked to lead one discussion group per year.&nbsp;</span><a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Prose%20and%20Cons%20Fall%2026%20Course%20Information.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</span> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Fourth Tuesday of Each Month</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Christ-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank">Christ Presbyterian Church</a><br> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><strong style="white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong></span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span><font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span></span><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Christ-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank"><br></a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">12</span></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790963 https://platomadison.org/event-6790963 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Douglas Alexander</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:douglasWI1957@gmail.com" target="_blank">douglasWI1957@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The course objective is to start with the basic documents: <em>The Declaration of Independence</em> and <em>The Constitution of the United States</em>, and get familiar with them. Then we’ll move on to the dynamics of our current government. The emphasis will be on the federal government, but we will invariably get into state and municipal government as well. Class topics will easily spawn conversions about current politics.</font><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday –&nbsp;Note no class on November 3</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">- Nakoma/Westmorland Rooms</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Reading and active participation expected</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6675033 https://platomadison.org/event-6675033 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mert Corwin</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:mdcorwinjr@gmail.com" title="mdcorwinjr@gmail.com"><font color="#0070C0"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;">mdcorwinjr@gmail.com</font></font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p> <p><font style="font-size: 18px;">This class will discuss local, national, and international events, both hot and current. Some topics will be very current and others will be ongoing issues. Topics will be determined each week, at the start of the session. All viewpoints are encouraged. The format will be very casual and interactive. Participants are encouraged to forward relevant links during the week for discussion.<br> <br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></font></span></p><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Virtual – Google Meet</span><span><font><font><font color="#0070C0"><br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><font color="#000000">Participation:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Active discussion group – video conference capability and email are required<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong data-wacopycontent="1" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;">Class Size:</strong><span>&nbsp;</span></font><span data-wacopycontent="1" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">20</font></span></font></font></font></span></font></font></span><br> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Leon Lindberg and Kirk Elliott</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:lnlindberg204@gmail.com" target="_blank">lnlindberg204@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;and <a href="mailto:kirk_elliott@hotmail.com" target="_blank">kirk_elliott@hotmail.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span><font style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu"><span><span><font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif">We focus on international events and concerns, addressing American issues only as they relate to the rest of the world. An invited speaker or a member of the group will make a presentation of about 40 minutes followed by your questions and comments for perhaps 20 minutes. We'll take a break and then pull some chairs into a circle, and discuss items of interest that members have brought to the meeting (members are invited to bring a news clipping or news item summary). We hope to increase our exposure to high-quality sources of news and information.</font></span><br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Dates:</strong></font></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Hybrid:</font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span>Capitol Lakes</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0"><span>and Google Meet</span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Participation:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="">Active discussion group</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Class Size:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6792152 https://platomadison.org/event-6792152 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Ed Cothroll &amp; Bill Colwell</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cothroll@tds.net" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">cothroll@tds.net</font></a> <font color="#0070C0">or <a href="mailto:wscacct@live.com" target="_blank">wscacct@live.com</a></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br></font></span></span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">We will be reading and discussing&nbsp;<em>Open Socrates:&nbsp;The Case for a Philosophical Life</em>&nbsp;by Agnes Callard, available in hardcover, paperback, and eBook formats, W. W. Norton &amp; Co.&nbsp;The author recovers Socrates’ radical approach to questioning how we should live, revealing how his method helps us confront love, death, and politics.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span>N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font><font color="#000000" style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Location:</font> <font color="#0070C0">Hybrid –</font></font> <font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-19445" target="_blank">Bethany United Methodist Church</a> &amp;&nbsp;</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">Google Meet</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Regular reading &amp; discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mary Klink</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:jgmk10@gmail.com" target="_blank">jgmk10@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Online Registration</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span>Back by popular demand! I hope you will join&nbsp;me again or for the first time to watch and discuss movies. I look forward to lively discussions of the films which we will watch in class. There are no reading assignments or homework for this class. Come, enjoy and learn about the history and evolution of cinema along with enthusiastic fellow cinephiles! <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Film%20History%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></span><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>– Arts &amp; Education Center</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching movies and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6790813 https://platomadison.org/event-6790813 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Meg Taylor &amp; Jerry Burns&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#96607D" face="Ubuntu, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:taylome@charter.net" title="taylome@charter.net">taylome@charter.net</a>&nbsp;</font><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;">&amp; <a href="mailto:geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu" target="_blank">geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu</a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Phone:&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><font color="#0070C0">608-369-3578 &amp; 608-556-2924</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p><span><font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif">This is an in-depth discussion course on current events in Wisconsin, the United States and the world. Course members choose the topics, lead and moderate a discussion or two. We email readings and website links prior to each discussion. Each presenter may invite a guest with some first-hand knowledge or experience on the topic for the discussion.</font></span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Wednesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Zoom</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">High participation – Zoom and email required</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:30:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Andy Millman</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mill60062@yahoo.com" target="_blank">mill60062@yahoo.com</a><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong></span> <span><font color="#438CCA">847-275-6251</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p><em>“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.</em>” ~ Louis L’Amour<br> <br> Whether you’ve yet to write the first word or are deliberating over the last, our writers group will provide you with the feedback and support to bring out your best. All writers are welcome, regardless of experience or the type of writing pursued.&nbsp;<br> <br> <span>The workshop is facilitated by Andy Millman, a writing coach and editor whose own stories and essays have appeared in over two dozen publications,</span><span>&nbsp;including&nbsp;</span><em>Whistling Shade, Points in Case, Midwest Review, The Big Jewel, Zest Literary Journal, Black Heart Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, The Helix,&nbsp;</em><span>and</span><em>&nbsp;Pif Magazine.</em></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Wednesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 25</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_15, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_17"><span style="">High participation with assignments</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">15</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790992 https://platomadison.org/event-6790992 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Craig Wille</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:craigwille6@gmail.com" title="mdcorwinjr@gmail.com"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;">craigwille6@gmail.com</font></a> <font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;" color="#000000">(New email address!)</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-692-3163</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online<br></font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">Health challenges touch nearly every family. We may be living with illness ourselves, supporting someone we love, or adapting to the uncertainty that accompanies changes in health and aging. This nine-session course explores how mindfulness can help us meet these experiences with greater steadiness clarity and compassion. Through guided meditation, reflective discussion, and practical everyday practices, participants will learn skills for working with stress, uncertainty, difficult emotions, caregiving, and change while discovering greater resilience and well-being. No previous experience with meditation or mindfulness as needed – only a willingness to begin where you are.</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Thursday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Active participation expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6778929 https://platomadison.org/event-6778929 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Douglas Maynard</font></font> <span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:dwmaynar@wisc.edu" title="dwmaynar@wisc.edu"><font color="#96607D" face="Arial, sans-serif">dwmaynar@wisc.edu</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-213-0126</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online<br></font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">The purpose of this course is to explore the language and logics of autism, which are often very different from “commonsense” ways of communicating. The main issue is how to get into the “world” of an autistic person. The more general problem: how to relate to another person (autistic or not) whose world of experience seems foreign or alien.<br> <br> I draw on my own experience as a father of an autistic son, my sociological research in autism clinics, and stories about autistic involvements from biographies, autobiographies, and the blogosphere. We will hear audio or view videos from these sources, and read non-technical autism papers or articles (one per week or so) that help us address the language-logic-other world issues. I aim for lots of questions and discussion. Class members who have family members “on the spectrum” are encouraged to share their experiences, as are others who may have work, neighborhood, or other relevant involvements and activities.<br> <br> I view the “language and logic” problem as connected not just to autism but to a wide variety of everyday encounters in which there is a challenging communication issue because of someone’s differences.</font></span><br> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Thursday</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Madison-Senior-Center" target="_blank">Madison Senior Center</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong> Some reading and discussion expected<br> <strong>Class Size:</strong> 18</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790892 https://platomadison.org/event-6790892 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Chuck Pils</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cmpils3304@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">cmpils3304@gmail.com</font></a></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br></font></span></span><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span>This course is made up of presentations on eclectic historical topics of interest. Examples of topics come from natural disasters, historical battles, assassinations, political events etc. Presentations last 45 minutes to an hour (or more, depending upon presenter and topic), with time remaining for questions and answers. Enthusiastic Q &amp; A’s are the norm. Topics this semester are determined by the group.</span><span><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Vista-West" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Vista West</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">High participation &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799175 https://platomadison.org/event-6799175 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Tim Otis</font></font>&nbsp;<span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:tierneyotis@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#96607D" face="Arial, sans-serif">tierneyotis@gmail.com</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-279-2853</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">The course will provide an overview of the long, varied, and complex evolution and struggles of civil rights efforts for the last 60 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;We will explore the breadth of issues that have been addressed during this period, as well as the challenges and backlash that is an ongoing part of this process. Links to recommended reading will be emailed to participants each week. Classes will&nbsp;include video presentations, guided discussions, and active participation by the members. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Civil%20Rights%20Syllabus%201967-2026%20-%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Thursday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Covenant-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Covenant Presbyterian Church</span></font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_12, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_14"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">15</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790924 https://platomadison.org/event-6790924 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Tess Mulrooney</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:tlmmdsn@aol.com" title="tlmmdsn@aol.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">tlmmdsn@aol.com</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Phone:</strong>&nbsp;</span><span><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#0070C0">608-257-5595</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online<br></font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Each semester we do cold readings (aloud) from a large collection of plays that the group owns. During classes, we will discuss three or four plays using an integrated approach which allows everyone to participate. Participant volunteers will each present a brief background of each play and playwright before reading begins and a recap for plays extending over multiple weeks. This semester we’ll read&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Golden Boy&nbsp;</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">by Clifford Odets. Other plays we will choose from include</font></span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"><em>&nbsp;The Apple Cart</em> and <em>Anna Christie.</em></font><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Thursday</font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Madison-Senior-Center" target="_blank">Madison Senior Center</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong> High participation<br> <strong>Class Size:</strong> 16</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791591 https://platomadison.org/event-6791591 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Barbara Evans</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Aptos, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0"><span style="">evansbj@charter.net</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Contact Coordinator</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">The focus of this course is to read and critique contemporary mystery novels. Members take turns leading the discussion focusing on the author, the settings, the characters, plot development and story conclusion. Stories are chosen at the end of each semester for the following semester. The group reads five novels each semester and meets every other week to discuss the novel. The last two meetings are held consecutively to nominate and select novels for the next semester. There is an expectation of high participation and possible presentations by participants. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/WLAM%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Location Directions:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></p><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">18</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6799124 https://platomadison.org/event-6799124 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Tobey &amp; Wes Marsceill</span></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:platoclassicfilms@gmail.com" target="_blank">platoclassicfilms@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br> <font face="Ubuntu">Join us every Thursday night for eleven weeks to critique the critically acclaimed Netflix series&nbsp;</font></font></span><font face="Ubuntu"><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Adolescence&nbsp;</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">followed&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">by Baby Reindeer</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">. With thirteen Emmy nominations and eight Emmy wins,&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Adolescence&nbsp;</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">is a cinematic masterpiece&nbsp;worthy of a group discussion and analysis.&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Baby Reindeer&nbsp;</font></em></font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333" face="Ubuntu">garnered eleven Emmy nominations with six wins all in major categories. A Netflix subscription is necessary to watch one episode a week in the convenience of your own home.</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;<br></font></span><br></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Day:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 26</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual –&nbsp;Google Meet</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Watch Netflix shows &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Class Size:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">15</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799092 https://platomadison.org/event-6799092 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0">Annette Bollig, Kevin Bollig, Lois Baseler, Linn Roth</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:acbollig@gmail.com" target="_blank">acbollig@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font face="Ubuntu"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000">PLATO Travel is your opportunity to experience world-wide travel from the comfort of a chair and in the presence of others who possess extensive knowledge of where, when and how to travel. Participants in this group are past, current and future travelers who love to learn about cultures near and far. PLATO Travel members and guest presenters provide photographic, historical, geographic and cultural information about specific destinations where they have traveled. Knowledge exchange and discussion by all members is welcome and encouraged. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/PLATO%20Travel%20Fall%202026%20Syllabus.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Friday<br> <strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank">Capitol Lakes</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong>&nbsp;Participation level depends on the participant<br> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Class Size:&nbsp;</strong>No Limit</span></font><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791629 https://platomadison.org/event-6791629 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank">mgmfanatic@aol.com</a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#000000">This course will cover the history of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">movie studio</font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">from its inception in 1924 through the 1960s</font><font face="Ubuntu, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_2">, u</font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">tilizing a three-part documentary titled</font> <em style="font-family: Ubuntu;">MGM: When the Lion Roars,&nbsp;</em><font face="Ubuntu">as well as films it discusses,&nbsp;</font><font face="Ubuntu">such as</font></font><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><em>The Big Parade, Dinner at Eight</em>, etc.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">Download the syllabus <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20MGM.pdf" target="_blank">here</a></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Friday<br> <strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank">Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</a> – Arts &amp; Education Center<br> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Participation:</strong> Watching films and discussion</span></font></font></p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Class Size:&nbsp;</strong>No Limit<br> <br></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Branda Ward</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Brenda.ward@platomadison.org" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Brenda.ward@platomadison.org</span></font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Registration:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></p> <p><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">With the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, it’s time to visit the rich history of Chicago’s South Side. We can’t cover it all – the South Side encompasses 100 square miles and 30 neighborhoods with a history that transformed America’s industries and enriched our nation’s arts and culture. We’ll start at Prairie Avenue, home of gilded age titans including Phillip Armour and George Pullman. We’ll discuss the wave of immigrants who made Chicago hog butcher to the world and how the residents of Pullman advanced worker and civil rights. We’ll visit Bronzeville, once the Harlem of the Midwest, and home to gospel greats, the blues, and Chess Studio. We’ll talk about how massive public housing projects transformed the South Side and the heroes who bring</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#222222">South Siders</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">hope and pride.</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Friday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">October 2</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6791675 https://platomadison.org/event-6791675 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">John &amp; Jan Kinar</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jrkinar@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">jrkinar@gmail.com</span></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-238-2826</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><br> <font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">This semester we will be reading <em>Jane Eyre</em> by Charlotte Bronte. We will use the <em>Penguin Classics</em> edition with an ISBN of 9780141441146. For the first class please read the first four chapters, up to page 48.</font><br></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Friday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 27</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Fitchburg-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Fitchburg Senior Center</font></a> <font color="#0070C0">&amp; Hybrid via Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Reading &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">14</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799060 https://platomadison.org/event-6799060 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Thomas Schlicht</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-831-6593</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><br> Want to better understand both serious and humorous poetry? In this class we rely on several experts, professors who clearly explain the techniques needed to improve our reading and interpreting skills with many poems explained. Those who want to use these skills creatively may volunteer to write their own poems. This writing project is purely voluntary and so is reading your work aloud to the group. Poetry terms/definitions to aid discussion are provided. Those not writing may read aloud to the class short poems and/or brief bios of their favorite authors. Learning and laughter guaranteed.</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Friday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Madison-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Madison Senior Center</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Participation level is optional</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">7</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799032 https://platomadison.org/event-6799032 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Stephanie Steigerwaldt</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:steph.steigerwaldt@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">steph.steigerwaldt@gmail.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Registration:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">Gentle Chair Yoga for Stress Reduction is accessible to people at all stages of life, offering the many benefits of yoga to promote mental, physical, and emotional health.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">This 45-minute class requires an armless, sturdy chair to provide support during seated and standing shapes and movements. Over time, this practice can improve strength, flexibility, and balance; enhance proprioception; and promote a sense of relaxation and wellbeing.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">No previous experience with yoga is necessary to attend this class. Even people with limited mobility can participate.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">Members are welcome to treat this class like a drop in class – it's just fine to miss a class when need be.&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">Stephanie is a certified yoga teacher (RYT-200) through Perennial’s Wisdom Yoga Teacher Training in Madison, WI.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Friday</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">November 6</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Zoom</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span><span><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px; white-space: pre;"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="white-space: pre;">Physical movement while seated in a chair</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6780407 https://platomadison.org/event-6780407 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">Martha Henderson and Baxter Richardson&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:madtowntarheels@mac.com">madtowntarheels@mac.com</a> and <a href="mailto:baxter.2614@charter.net"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif">baxter.2614@charter.net</font></a></font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu">This discussion class aims at discovering and exploring what makes a film classic or significant. Is it narrative, acting, plot, character development, direction, cinematography, innovation, universal themes or some combination? To do this, the class will view one film per week, chosen by the coordinators, available on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel with an on-line discussion the following Monday. Prior knowledge of film history is not necessary, only the willingness to view and discuss the film we have just seen. The Google Meet app is needed for this. Films are also available as discs from the Madison Library and on the many streaming services.</font> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Monday</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><span><font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></span></p><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films &amp; discussion expected</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">30</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Michael Stevens</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Michaelstevens50@gmail.com" title="Michaelstevens50@gmail.com">michaelstevens50@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Read and discuss two books examining the American Revolution, one focusing on the years before the war and the other on the post-war outcomes. We begin with Alfred Young’s</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American Revolution</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">. Follow a poor shoemaker who was in the crowd at the Boston massacre and threw tea in the harbor in 1773. Joseph J. Ellis’s</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American Founding</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">centers on missed opportunities at the end of the Revolution regarding slavery and Indian relations. Both authors reflect on how Americans have and possibly should remember the Revolution. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Reading%20US%20History%20Revised%20Syllabus%20Amer%20Rev.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><font><font color="#0070C0">Monday<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Location:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></font></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong></span> <span><font color="#0072BC">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_12"><span style="">20</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791705 https://platomadison.org/event-6791705 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Heather C. Williams</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:heather@drawingtogether.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">heather@drawingtogether.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">760-213-6060</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">Come draw with Heather! You will expand your visual thinking skills, and develop greater hand-eye coordination. Plus, you will experience seeing old things in new ways and you will connect your inner and outer world in a meaningful way. The big skill you will develop in Heather's drawing class is learning to observe yourself and the world around you – without naming, labeling, or judging what you see.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">Drawing is a Spiritual Practice of Being Present and Paying Attention!</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Monday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span>High Participation with assignments/possible projects</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span>No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6778885 https://platomadison.org/event-6778885 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style=""><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Karen Wulff</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email</strong> <a href="mailto:wulff.karen@gmail.com" target="_blank">wulff.karen@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-770-8408</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br></p>This class is an ongoing workshop where individuals work on their personal art goals in a sharing environment. Participants can exchange knowledge and offer “gentle” feedback to each other if they want to. Bring the supplies you will need for your own project. We are fortunate to use this space. Come and make a commitment to yourself to do art at least two hours per week. Join a group of people who enjoy working on their art together in a peaceful and supportive environment. <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Monday<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Location:</font></strong> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Christ-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Christ Presbyterian Church</a></font></font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">High participation on personal art projects</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">10</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6765875 https://platomadison.org/event-6765875 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Tom Eggert</font></font><span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<span><a href="mailto:tleggert@wisc.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">tleggert@wisc.edu</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style=""><strong>Phone:</strong></span></span> <span><font><span><font color="#0070C0">608-279-8608</font></span><span style="color: rgb(110, 207, 246);"><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu"><span><font style="font-size: 18px;">Retirees have different financial challenges than younger people.&nbsp; In general, we are no longer saving for retirement, but we are continuing to grow and use the money that we saved.&nbsp;We’ll cover topics such as the importance of diversification, passive vs active investing, taxes and investment decisions, the challenge of beating the market, creating a personal investment plan and using tools (like the Morningstar rankings) in making investment decisions.&nbsp; The class is designed so that we’ll learn just as much from the experiences of our classmates as we will from guest speakers or videos.</font> <font style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></font><span style="font-size: 18px;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Monday</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">High participation with assignments</font></span></span> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">and/or</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">possible presentations by participants</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790412 https://platomadison.org/event-6790412 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:&nbsp;</strong></font></span><font style="font-size: 24px;" color="#438CCA">Cindy Collins &amp; Jane Stimac</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cindaa0812@gmail.com" title="cindaa0812@gmail.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">cindaa0812@gmail.com</font></a><span><font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">&amp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><a href="mailto:jstimac242@gmail.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">jstimac242@gmail.com</font></a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Phone:&nbsp;</strong></span><span><font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">608-220-3812 &amp; 608-347-7819</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><span>This fall our book club will read the six novels listed in the syllabus. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Novels%20Old%20and%20New%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</span> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Monday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Fitchburg-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Fitchburg Senior Center</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790947 https://platomadison.org/event-6790947 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Irv Klibaner</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:ihklibaner@yahoo.com" title="ihklibaner@yahoo.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">ihklibaner2@yahoo.com</font></a> <font color="#000000">(New email address!)</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-628-6154</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#EE0000"><span><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></span></font></span> Contact Coordinator</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;">For those who love reading and discussion, this is the perfect entertainment. One hour each is devoted to a short story and an essay. There is always a lively, opinionated, and friendly atmosphere with a welcome for all participants. Come join us as we delve into the ever-fascinating world of short stories and essays created by some of the best writers who have put pen to paper.<br> <br> Texts to be used:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>The Penguin Book of the International Short Story - edited by Rabbi Alameddine and John Freeman (copyright 2026). Available in Hardcover, Audio Book and Kindle</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The Best American Essays 2025 edited by Jia Tolentio. Available in paperback, audio book and Kindle.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information<br></font></p> <p style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Day:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font><br></font></p> <p style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Meeting Location:</strong><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Covenant-Presbyterian-Church" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#0070C0">Covenant Presbyterian Church</font></a><font color="#00B0F0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><br></font><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-weight: bold;">Participation:</font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu"><span>Reading &amp; discussion</span></font><font color="#00B0F0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><br></font><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Class Size:</strong><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#0070C0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;">15</font></font></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6780497 https://platomadison.org/event-6780497 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mary Klink</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:jgmk10@gmail.com" target="_blank">jgmk10@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">What happens to a society when its boys grow up without a script for becoming men?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Within the past 60 years we tore up the script of masculinity (for good reasons) but failed to replace it with a compelling vision of what it means to be a man in society today.&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">In that vacuum, some young men retreat to screens, pornography and gaming.&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Others gravitate toward louder, angrier answers.&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">How serious is the issue?&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Is it really a problem?&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Are some boys more at risk than others? If so, why?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">What can we do about it?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">What really are the biological differences between boys and girls?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><br></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">In this class we will discuss the status of boys in education, employment, the family and society in general.</font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Possible solutions to the issues raised will be discussed.</font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">We will use the book “<em>Of Boys and Men</em>” by Richard Reeves, founding president of the American Institute for Boys and Men as the “textbook” for the course.</font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/page-19445" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Bethany United Methodist Church</span></font></a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Reading and active participation expected</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">15</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6790686 https://platomadison.org/event-6790686 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Chuck Pils<br></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:cmpils3304@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font><font color="#0070C0">cmpils3304@gmail.com</font></font></a><font><br> <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Phone:</strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Chuck Pils 608-772-8575</font><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><strong>Registration:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#ED1C24">Contact Coordinator</font><br></font></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><span>We are biography readers who enjoy sharing their experiences. Presentations are participants’ responsibility. It is optional for participants to do a presentation.&nbsp;</span><span>We look at biographies of widely different people in various contexts – historical, political, show business, environmentalists, etc.</span></font><span><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><br> <br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font></font><font><br> <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">No Class Dates:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font><br> <strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Vista-West" target="_blank"><font><font color="#0070C0">Vista West</font></font></a><font><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><strong>Participation:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Reading &amp; discussion</font></font><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#ED1C24"><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif" data-wacopycontent="1"><strong data-wacopycontent="1">Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">No Limit<br> <br></font></font><br></font></font></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791728 https://platomadison.org/event-6791728 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Terry Mouchayieh</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:terrymouchayleh@gmail.com" target="_blank">terrymouchayleh@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><br> <font style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu">During this course participants will read assigned texts and engage in discussions about history and social change, as well as reflect and reminisce about personal experiences. They will also discuss the quality of writing, the topic’s relevance today, setting, character development and point of view.</font></font></span><font style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">&nbsp;</font></span><span>Books include:&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Coincidence of the Coconut Cake,</em> <span>by&nbsp;</span><span>Amy E.&nbsp;Reichert,&nbsp;and&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">South of Luck</em><span>, by Jim Guhl. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Terry%20Mouchayleh%20Bio.pdf" target="_blank">Download Terry's Bio here</a>.<br> <br> <strong>Note that this course meets every other Tuesday as follows:</strong></span></font></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>October 6:</strong> Overview of Midwestern History and Literature</font></font></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>October 20:</strong> Discussion of Literary Devices</font></font></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>November 3:</strong> Discussion of 1^st&nbsp;book</font></font></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>November 17:</strong> Discussion of 2^nd&nbsp;Book<br> <br></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Every other Tuesday</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong style="font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;">Meeting Location:</strong><span style="">&nbsp;</span><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-18624" target="_blank"><span style=""><font color="#0070C0">Attic Angel Place</font></span></a> <span style=""><font color="#0070C0">– Small Dining Room</font></span> <strong><br> Participation:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Reading and discussion</span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">8<br> <br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6792114 https://platomadison.org/event-6792114 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT <h3 style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"></h3><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></span> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">mgmfanatic@aol.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">920-279-1846</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;">This is a chronological history of the film musical beginning with&nbsp;<em>Sailor Beware</em> and ending with <em>Young at Heart</em>. Each week, we will watch a musical and discuss it. The films have been chosen due to their historical significance as well as their popularity at the box office. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20Hollywood%20Musical%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong style="">Meeting Day &amp; <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><span style="">New Time</span></span>:</strong></span> <span><span style="white-space: pre;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#0070C0" style="">Tuesday,</font></span> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><font color="#000000" style="">12:00 – 2:30pm</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style=""><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Capitol Lakes</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center" style=""> <span style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a></span> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">David Shaw</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:dshaw.hpr@gmail.com" target="_blank">dshaw.hpr@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span>We are a congenial group of jazz enthusiasts ranging from eager newcomers to seasoned aficionados. All jazz genres are thoughtfully presented through class participation; documentaries and visiting jazz musicians and scholars. We welcome all levels of jazz knowledge and no musical skills are required.</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span>NOTE FOR PARTICIPATION: We encourage class participation. There are no assignments, however, your enthusiasm is deeply appreciated and presentations are welcome.</span><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Tuesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">October 6</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-UMB-Bank" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="">UMB Bank</span></font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">See note above</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">30</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790499 https://platomadison.org/event-6790499 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mert Corwin</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:mdcorwinjr@gmail.com" title="mdcorwinjr@gmail.com"><font color="#0070C0"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;">mdcorwinjr@gmail.com</font></font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p> <p><font style="font-size: 18px;">This class will discuss local, national, and international events, both hot and current. Some topics will be very current and others will be ongoing issues. Topics will be determined each week, at the start of the session. All viewpoints are encouraged. The format will be very casual and interactive. Participants are encouraged to forward relevant links during the week for discussion.<br> <br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></font></span></p><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Virtual – Google Meet</span><span><font><font><font color="#0070C0"><br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><font color="#000000">Participation:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Active discussion group – video conference capability and email are required<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong data-wacopycontent="1" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;">Class Size:</strong><span>&nbsp;</span></font><span data-wacopycontent="1" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">20</font></span></font></font></font></span></font></font></span><br> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Leon Lindberg and Kirk Elliott</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:lnlindberg204@gmail.com" target="_blank">lnlindberg204@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;and <a href="mailto:kirk_elliott@hotmail.com" target="_blank">kirk_elliott@hotmail.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span><font style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu"><span><span><font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif">We focus on international events and concerns, addressing American issues only as they relate to the rest of the world. An invited speaker or a member of the group will make a presentation of about 40 minutes followed by your questions and comments for perhaps 20 minutes. We'll take a break and then pull some chairs into a circle, and discuss items of interest that members have brought to the meeting (members are invited to bring a news clipping or news item summary). We hope to increase our exposure to high-quality sources of news and information.</font></span><br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Dates:</strong></font></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Hybrid:</font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span>Capitol Lakes</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0"><span>and Google Meet</span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Participation:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="">Active discussion group</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Class Size:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6792152 https://platomadison.org/event-6792152 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Ed Cothroll &amp; Bill Colwell</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cothroll@tds.net" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">cothroll@tds.net</font></a> <font color="#0070C0">or <a href="mailto:wscacct@live.com" target="_blank">wscacct@live.com</a></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br></font></span></span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">We will be reading and discussing&nbsp;<em>Open Socrates:&nbsp;The Case for a Philosophical Life</em>&nbsp;by Agnes Callard, available in hardcover, paperback, and eBook formats, W. W. Norton &amp; Co.&nbsp;The author recovers Socrates’ radical approach to questioning how we should live, revealing how his method helps us confront love, death, and politics.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span>N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font><font color="#000000" style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Location:</font> <font color="#0070C0">Hybrid –</font></font> <font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-19445" target="_blank">Bethany United Methodist Church</a> &amp;&nbsp;</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">Google Meet</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Regular reading &amp; discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mary Klink</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:jgmk10@gmail.com" target="_blank">jgmk10@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Online Registration</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span>Back by popular demand! I hope you will join&nbsp;me again or for the first time to watch and discuss movies. I look forward to lively discussions of the films which we will watch in class. There are no reading assignments or homework for this class. Come, enjoy and learn about the history and evolution of cinema along with enthusiastic fellow cinephiles! <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Film%20History%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></span><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>– Arts &amp; Education Center</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching movies and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6790813 https://platomadison.org/event-6790813 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Meg Taylor &amp; Jerry Burns&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#96607D" face="Ubuntu, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:taylome@charter.net" title="taylome@charter.net">taylome@charter.net</a>&nbsp;</font><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;">&amp; <a href="mailto:geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu" target="_blank">geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu</a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Phone:&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><font color="#0070C0">608-369-3578 &amp; 608-556-2924</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p><span><font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif">This is an in-depth discussion course on current events in Wisconsin, the United States and the world. Course members choose the topics, lead and moderate a discussion or two. We email readings and website links prior to each discussion. Each presenter may invite a guest with some first-hand knowledge or experience on the topic for the discussion.</font></span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Wednesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Zoom</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">High participation – Zoom and email required</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:&nbsp;</strong></font></span><font style="font-size: 24px;" color="#438CCA">Nancy Miller</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:&nbsp;</strong><a href="mailto:nancym2079@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#96607D" face="Arial, sans-serif">nancym2079@gmail.com</font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><br> <span><strong><font color="#000000">Phone:</font><font color="#96607D">&nbsp;</font></strong></span><span><font color="#438CCA">608-320-0896</font></span><span style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></span><br></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><span>This book discussion group meets on the first Wednesday of the month to discuss a novel. The book selections are determined in the spring of each year and assigned to a specific month. Group members volunteer to lead the discussion one month out of the year, and also select a month to bring treats to share with the group one month out of the year. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Page%20Turner%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</span><br> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">First Wednesday of the Month</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/page-19445" target="_blank">Bethany United Methodist Church</a></p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong></span> <span style="background-color: transparent;"><span><font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span></span> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">14</span></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790980 https://platomadison.org/event-6790980 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:30:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Andy Millman</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mill60062@yahoo.com" target="_blank">mill60062@yahoo.com</a><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong></span> <span><font color="#438CCA">847-275-6251</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p><em>“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.</em>” ~ Louis L’Amour<br> <br> Whether you’ve yet to write the first word or are deliberating over the last, our writers group will provide you with the feedback and support to bring out your best. All writers are welcome, regardless of experience or the type of writing pursued.&nbsp;<br> <br> <span>The workshop is facilitated by Andy Millman, a writing coach and editor whose own stories and essays have appeared in over two dozen publications,</span><span>&nbsp;including&nbsp;</span><em>Whistling Shade, Points in Case, Midwest Review, The Big Jewel, Zest Literary Journal, Black Heart Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, The Helix,&nbsp;</em><span>and</span><em>&nbsp;Pif Magazine.</em></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Wednesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 25</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_15, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_17"><span style="">High participation with assignments</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">15</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790992 https://platomadison.org/event-6790992 Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Craig Wille</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:craigwille6@gmail.com" title="mdcorwinjr@gmail.com"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;">craigwille6@gmail.com</font></a> <font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;" color="#000000">(New email address!)</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-692-3163</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online<br></font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">Health challenges touch nearly every family. We may be living with illness ourselves, supporting someone we love, or adapting to the uncertainty that accompanies changes in health and aging. This nine-session course explores how mindfulness can help us meet these experiences with greater steadiness clarity and compassion. Through guided meditation, reflective discussion, and practical everyday practices, participants will learn skills for working with stress, uncertainty, difficult emotions, caregiving, and change while discovering greater resilience and well-being. No previous experience with meditation or mindfulness as needed – only a willingness to begin where you are.</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Thursday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Active participation expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6778929 https://platomadison.org/event-6778929 Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Douglas Maynard</font></font> <span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:dwmaynar@wisc.edu" title="dwmaynar@wisc.edu"><font color="#96607D" face="Arial, sans-serif">dwmaynar@wisc.edu</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-213-0126</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online<br></font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">The purpose of this course is to explore the language and logics of autism, which are often very different from “commonsense” ways of communicating. The main issue is how to get into the “world” of an autistic person. The more general problem: how to relate to another person (autistic or not) whose world of experience seems foreign or alien.<br> <br> I draw on my own experience as a father of an autistic son, my sociological research in autism clinics, and stories about autistic involvements from biographies, autobiographies, and the blogosphere. We will hear audio or view videos from these sources, and read non-technical autism papers or articles (one per week or so) that help us address the language-logic-other world issues. I aim for lots of questions and discussion. Class members who have family members “on the spectrum” are encouraged to share their experiences, as are others who may have work, neighborhood, or other relevant involvements and activities.<br> <br> I view the “language and logic” problem as connected not just to autism but to a wide variety of everyday encounters in which there is a challenging communication issue because of someone’s differences.</font></span><br> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Thursday</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Madison-Senior-Center" target="_blank">Madison Senior Center</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong> Some reading and discussion expected<br> <strong>Class Size:</strong> 18</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790892 https://platomadison.org/event-6790892 Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Chuck Pils</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cmpils3304@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">cmpils3304@gmail.com</font></a></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br></font></span></span><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span>This course is made up of presentations on eclectic historical topics of interest. Examples of topics come from natural disasters, historical battles, assassinations, political events etc. Presentations last 45 minutes to an hour (or more, depending upon presenter and topic), with time remaining for questions and answers. Enthusiastic Q &amp; A’s are the norm. Topics this semester are determined by the group.</span><span><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Vista-West" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Vista West</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">High participation &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799175 https://platomadison.org/event-6799175 Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Tim Otis</font></font>&nbsp;<span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:tierneyotis@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#96607D" face="Arial, sans-serif">tierneyotis@gmail.com</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-279-2853</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">The course will provide an overview of the long, varied, and complex evolution and struggles of civil rights efforts for the last 60 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;We will explore the breadth of issues that have been addressed during this period, as well as the challenges and backlash that is an ongoing part of this process. Links to recommended reading will be emailed to participants each week. Classes will&nbsp;include video presentations, guided discussions, and active participation by the members. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Civil%20Rights%20Syllabus%201967-2026%20-%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Thursday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Covenant-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Covenant Presbyterian Church</span></font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_12, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_14"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">15</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790924 https://platomadison.org/event-6790924 Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Tess Mulrooney</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:tlmmdsn@aol.com" title="tlmmdsn@aol.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">tlmmdsn@aol.com</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Phone:</strong>&nbsp;</span><span><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#0070C0">608-257-5595</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online<br></font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Each semester we do cold readings (aloud) from a large collection of plays that the group owns. During classes, we will discuss three or four plays using an integrated approach which allows everyone to participate. Participant volunteers will each present a brief background of each play and playwright before reading begins and a recap for plays extending over multiple weeks. This semester we’ll read&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Golden Boy&nbsp;</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">by Clifford Odets. Other plays we will choose from include</font></span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"><em>&nbsp;The Apple Cart</em> and <em>Anna Christie.</em></font><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Thursday</font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Madison-Senior-Center" target="_blank">Madison Senior Center</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong> High participation<br> <strong>Class Size:</strong> 16</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791591 https://platomadison.org/event-6791591 Fri, 06 Nov 2026 01:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Tobey &amp; Wes Marsceill</span></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:platoclassicfilms@gmail.com" target="_blank">platoclassicfilms@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br> <font face="Ubuntu">Join us every Thursday night for eleven weeks to critique the critically acclaimed Netflix series&nbsp;</font></font></span><font face="Ubuntu"><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Adolescence&nbsp;</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">followed&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">by Baby Reindeer</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">. With thirteen Emmy nominations and eight Emmy wins,&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Adolescence&nbsp;</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">is a cinematic masterpiece&nbsp;worthy of a group discussion and analysis.&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Baby Reindeer&nbsp;</font></em></font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333" face="Ubuntu">garnered eleven Emmy nominations with six wins all in major categories. A Netflix subscription is necessary to watch one episode a week in the convenience of your own home.</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;<br></font></span><br></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Day:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 26</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual –&nbsp;Google Meet</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Watch Netflix shows &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Class Size:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">15</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799092 https://platomadison.org/event-6799092 Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0">Annette Bollig, Kevin Bollig, Lois Baseler, Linn Roth</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:acbollig@gmail.com" target="_blank">acbollig@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font face="Ubuntu"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000">PLATO Travel is your opportunity to experience world-wide travel from the comfort of a chair and in the presence of others who possess extensive knowledge of where, when and how to travel. Participants in this group are past, current and future travelers who love to learn about cultures near and far. PLATO Travel members and guest presenters provide photographic, historical, geographic and cultural information about specific destinations where they have traveled. Knowledge exchange and discussion by all members is welcome and encouraged. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/PLATO%20Travel%20Fall%202026%20Syllabus.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Friday<br> <strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank">Capitol Lakes</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong>&nbsp;Participation level depends on the participant<br> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Class Size:&nbsp;</strong>No Limit</span></font><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791629 https://platomadison.org/event-6791629 Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank">mgmfanatic@aol.com</a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#000000">This course will cover the history of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">movie studio</font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">from its inception in 1924 through the 1960s</font><font face="Ubuntu, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_2">, u</font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">tilizing a three-part documentary titled</font> <em style="font-family: Ubuntu;">MGM: When the Lion Roars,&nbsp;</em><font face="Ubuntu">as well as films it discusses,&nbsp;</font><font face="Ubuntu">such as</font></font><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><em>The Big Parade, Dinner at Eight</em>, etc.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">Download the syllabus <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20MGM.pdf" target="_blank">here</a></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Friday<br> <strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank">Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</a> – Arts &amp; Education Center<br> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Participation:</strong> Watching films and discussion</span></font></font></p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Class Size:&nbsp;</strong>No Limit<br> <br></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Branda Ward</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Brenda.ward@platomadison.org" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Brenda.ward@platomadison.org</span></font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Registration:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></p> <p><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">With the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, it’s time to visit the rich history of Chicago’s South Side. We can’t cover it all – the South Side encompasses 100 square miles and 30 neighborhoods with a history that transformed America’s industries and enriched our nation’s arts and culture. We’ll start at Prairie Avenue, home of gilded age titans including Phillip Armour and George Pullman. We’ll discuss the wave of immigrants who made Chicago hog butcher to the world and how the residents of Pullman advanced worker and civil rights. We’ll visit Bronzeville, once the Harlem of the Midwest, and home to gospel greats, the blues, and Chess Studio. We’ll talk about how massive public housing projects transformed the South Side and the heroes who bring</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#222222">South Siders</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">hope and pride.</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Friday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">October 2</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6791675 https://platomadison.org/event-6791675 Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">John &amp; Jan Kinar</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jrkinar@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">jrkinar@gmail.com</span></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-238-2826</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><br> <font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">This semester we will be reading <em>Jane Eyre</em> by Charlotte Bronte. We will use the <em>Penguin Classics</em> edition with an ISBN of 9780141441146. For the first class please read the first four chapters, up to page 48.</font><br></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Friday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 27</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Fitchburg-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Fitchburg Senior Center</font></a> <font color="#0070C0">&amp; Hybrid via Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Reading &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">14</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799060 https://platomadison.org/event-6799060 Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Thomas Schlicht</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-831-6593</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><br> Want to better understand both serious and humorous poetry? In this class we rely on several experts, professors who clearly explain the techniques needed to improve our reading and interpreting skills with many poems explained. Those who want to use these skills creatively may volunteer to write their own poems. This writing project is purely voluntary and so is reading your work aloud to the group. Poetry terms/definitions to aid discussion are provided. Those not writing may read aloud to the class short poems and/or brief bios of their favorite authors. Learning and laughter guaranteed.</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Friday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Madison-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Madison Senior Center</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Participation level is optional</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">7</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799032 https://platomadison.org/event-6799032 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">Martha Henderson and Baxter Richardson&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:madtowntarheels@mac.com">madtowntarheels@mac.com</a> and <a href="mailto:baxter.2614@charter.net"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif">baxter.2614@charter.net</font></a></font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu">This discussion class aims at discovering and exploring what makes a film classic or significant. Is it narrative, acting, plot, character development, direction, cinematography, innovation, universal themes or some combination? To do this, the class will view one film per week, chosen by the coordinators, available on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel with an on-line discussion the following Monday. Prior knowledge of film history is not necessary, only the willingness to view and discuss the film we have just seen. The Google Meet app is needed for this. Films are also available as discs from the Madison Library and on the many streaming services.</font> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Monday</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><span><font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></span></p><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films &amp; discussion expected</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">30</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Michael Stevens</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Michaelstevens50@gmail.com" title="Michaelstevens50@gmail.com">michaelstevens50@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Read and discuss two books examining the American Revolution, one focusing on the years before the war and the other on the post-war outcomes. We begin with Alfred Young’s</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American Revolution</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">. Follow a poor shoemaker who was in the crowd at the Boston massacre and threw tea in the harbor in 1773. Joseph J. Ellis’s</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American Founding</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">centers on missed opportunities at the end of the Revolution regarding slavery and Indian relations. Both authors reflect on how Americans have and possibly should remember the Revolution. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Reading%20US%20History%20Revised%20Syllabus%20Amer%20Rev.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><font><font color="#0070C0">Monday<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Location:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></font></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong></span> <span><font color="#0072BC">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_12"><span style="">20</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791705 https://platomadison.org/event-6791705 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Heather C. Williams</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:heather@drawingtogether.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">heather@drawingtogether.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">760-213-6060</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">Come draw with Heather! You will expand your visual thinking skills, and develop greater hand-eye coordination. Plus, you will experience seeing old things in new ways and you will connect your inner and outer world in a meaningful way. The big skill you will develop in Heather's drawing class is learning to observe yourself and the world around you – without naming, labeling, or judging what you see.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">Drawing is a Spiritual Practice of Being Present and Paying Attention!</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Monday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span>High Participation with assignments/possible projects</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span>No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6778885 https://platomadison.org/event-6778885 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style=""><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Karen Wulff</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email</strong> <a href="mailto:wulff.karen@gmail.com" target="_blank">wulff.karen@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-770-8408</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br></p>This class is an ongoing workshop where individuals work on their personal art goals in a sharing environment. Participants can exchange knowledge and offer “gentle” feedback to each other if they want to. Bring the supplies you will need for your own project. We are fortunate to use this space. Come and make a commitment to yourself to do art at least two hours per week. Join a group of people who enjoy working on their art together in a peaceful and supportive environment. <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Monday<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Location:</font></strong> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Christ-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Christ Presbyterian Church</a></font></font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">High participation on personal art projects</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">10</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6765875 https://platomadison.org/event-6765875 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Tom Eggert</font></font><span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<span><a href="mailto:tleggert@wisc.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">tleggert@wisc.edu</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style=""><strong>Phone:</strong></span></span> <span><font><span><font color="#0070C0">608-279-8608</font></span><span style="color: rgb(110, 207, 246);"><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu"><span><font style="font-size: 18px;">Retirees have different financial challenges than younger people.&nbsp; In general, we are no longer saving for retirement, but we are continuing to grow and use the money that we saved.&nbsp;We’ll cover topics such as the importance of diversification, passive vs active investing, taxes and investment decisions, the challenge of beating the market, creating a personal investment plan and using tools (like the Morningstar rankings) in making investment decisions.&nbsp; The class is designed so that we’ll learn just as much from the experiences of our classmates as we will from guest speakers or videos.</font> <font style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></font><span style="font-size: 18px;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Monday</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">High participation with assignments</font></span></span> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">and/or</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">possible presentations by participants</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790412 https://platomadison.org/event-6790412 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:&nbsp;</strong></font></span><font style="font-size: 24px;" color="#438CCA">Cindy Collins &amp; Jane Stimac</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cindaa0812@gmail.com" title="cindaa0812@gmail.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">cindaa0812@gmail.com</font></a><span><font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">&amp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><a href="mailto:jstimac242@gmail.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">jstimac242@gmail.com</font></a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Phone:&nbsp;</strong></span><span><font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">608-220-3812 &amp; 608-347-7819</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><span>This fall our book club will read the six novels listed in the syllabus. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Novels%20Old%20and%20New%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</span> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Monday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Fitchburg-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Fitchburg Senior Center</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790947 https://platomadison.org/event-6790947 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Irv Klibaner</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:ihklibaner@yahoo.com" title="ihklibaner@yahoo.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">ihklibaner2@yahoo.com</font></a> <font color="#000000">(New email address!)</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-628-6154</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#EE0000"><span><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></span></font></span> Contact Coordinator</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;">For those who love reading and discussion, this is the perfect entertainment. One hour each is devoted to a short story and an essay. There is always a lively, opinionated, and friendly atmosphere with a welcome for all participants. Come join us as we delve into the ever-fascinating world of short stories and essays created by some of the best writers who have put pen to paper.<br> <br> Texts to be used:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>The Penguin Book of the International Short Story - edited by Rabbi Alameddine and John Freeman (copyright 2026). Available in Hardcover, Audio Book and Kindle</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The Best American Essays 2025 edited by Jia Tolentio. Available in paperback, audio book and Kindle.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information<br></font></p> <p style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Day:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font><br></font></p> <p style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Meeting Location:</strong><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Covenant-Presbyterian-Church" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#0070C0">Covenant Presbyterian Church</font></a><font color="#00B0F0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><br></font><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-weight: bold;">Participation:</font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu"><span>Reading &amp; discussion</span></font><font color="#00B0F0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><br></font><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Class Size:</strong><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#0070C0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;">15</font></font></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6780497 https://platomadison.org/event-6780497 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mary Klink</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:jgmk10@gmail.com" target="_blank">jgmk10@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">What happens to a society when its boys grow up without a script for becoming men?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Within the past 60 years we tore up the script of masculinity (for good reasons) but failed to replace it with a compelling vision of what it means to be a man in society today.&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">In that vacuum, some young men retreat to screens, pornography and gaming.&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Others gravitate toward louder, angrier answers.&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">How serious is the issue?&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Is it really a problem?&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Are some boys more at risk than others? If so, why?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">What can we do about it?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">What really are the biological differences between boys and girls?</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><br></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">In this class we will discuss the status of boys in education, employment, the family and society in general.</font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Possible solutions to the issues raised will be discussed.</font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">We will use the book “<em>Of Boys and Men</em>” by Richard Reeves, founding president of the American Institute for Boys and Men as the “textbook” for the course.</font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></font><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/page-19445" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Bethany United Methodist Church</span></font></a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Reading and active participation expected</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">15</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6790686 https://platomadison.org/event-6790686 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Chuck Pils<br></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:cmpils3304@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font><font color="#0070C0">cmpils3304@gmail.com</font></font></a><font><br> <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Phone:</strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Chuck Pils 608-772-8575</font><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><strong>Registration:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#ED1C24">Contact Coordinator</font><br></font></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><span>We are biography readers who enjoy sharing their experiences. Presentations are participants’ responsibility. It is optional for participants to do a presentation.&nbsp;</span><span>We look at biographies of widely different people in various contexts – historical, political, show business, environmentalists, etc.</span></font><span><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><br> <br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font></font><font><br> <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">No Class Dates:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font><br> <strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Vista-West" target="_blank"><font><font color="#0070C0">Vista West</font></font></a><font><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><strong>Participation:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Reading &amp; discussion</font></font><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#ED1C24"><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif" data-wacopycontent="1"><strong data-wacopycontent="1">Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">No Limit<br> <br></font></font><br></font></font></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791728 https://platomadison.org/event-6791728 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Sally Porter</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><font color="#0070C0"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;">&nbsp;<a href="mailto:ssporter22@gmail.com" target="_blank">ssporter22@gmail.com</a></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p>Join us on the second Tuesday of each month for good reading and good discussion. There is a random selection of books, one to be read each month for group discussion. The expectation that each person will be a discussion leader of a book of their choice from the list during the year. Participants will receive the book list upon registration. <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Day:</strong><strong>&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_5"><span style="">Stark Building – 702 N. High Point Road</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Participation:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Reading and discussion</font><br> <strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">15</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6792093 https://platomadison.org/event-6792093 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT <h3 style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"></h3><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></span> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">mgmfanatic@aol.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">920-279-1846</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;">This is a chronological history of the film musical beginning with&nbsp;<em>Sailor Beware</em> and ending with <em>Young at Heart</em>. Each week, we will watch a musical and discuss it. The films have been chosen due to their historical significance as well as their popularity at the box office. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20Hollywood%20Musical%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong style="">Meeting Day &amp; <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><span style="">New Time</span></span>:</strong></span> <span><span style="white-space: pre;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#0070C0" style="">Tuesday,</font></span> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><font color="#000000" style="">12:00 – 2:30pm</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style=""><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Capitol Lakes</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center" style=""> <span style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a></span> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">David Shaw</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:dshaw.hpr@gmail.com" target="_blank">dshaw.hpr@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span>We are a congenial group of jazz enthusiasts ranging from eager newcomers to seasoned aficionados. All jazz genres are thoughtfully presented through class participation; documentaries and visiting jazz musicians and scholars. We welcome all levels of jazz knowledge and no musical skills are required.</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span>NOTE FOR PARTICIPATION: We encourage class participation. There are no assignments, however, your enthusiasm is deeply appreciated and presentations are welcome.</span><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Tuesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">October 6</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-UMB-Bank" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="">UMB Bank</span></font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">See note above</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">30</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790499 https://platomadison.org/event-6790499 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 20:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Douglas Alexander</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:douglasWI1957@gmail.com" target="_blank">douglasWI1957@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The course objective is to start with the basic documents: <em>The Declaration of Independence</em> and <em>The Constitution of the United States</em>, and get familiar with them. Then we’ll move on to the dynamics of our current government. The emphasis will be on the federal government, but we will invariably get into state and municipal government as well. Class topics will easily spawn conversions about current politics.</font><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday –&nbsp;Note no class on November 3</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">- Nakoma/Westmorland Rooms</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Reading and active participation expected</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6675033 https://platomadison.org/event-6675033 Wed, 11 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mert Corwin</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:mdcorwinjr@gmail.com" title="mdcorwinjr@gmail.com"><font color="#0070C0"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;">mdcorwinjr@gmail.com</font></font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p> <p><font style="font-size: 18px;">This class will discuss local, national, and international events, both hot and current. Some topics will be very current and others will be ongoing issues. Topics will be determined each week, at the start of the session. All viewpoints are encouraged. The format will be very casual and interactive. Participants are encouraged to forward relevant links during the week for discussion.<br> <br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></font></span></p><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Virtual – Google Meet</span><span><font><font><font color="#0070C0"><br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><font color="#000000">Participation:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Active discussion group – video conference capability and email are required<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong data-wacopycontent="1" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;">Class Size:</strong><span>&nbsp;</span></font><span data-wacopycontent="1" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">20</font></span></font></font></font></span></font></font></span><br> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 Wed, 11 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Leon Lindberg and Kirk Elliott</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:lnlindberg204@gmail.com" target="_blank">lnlindberg204@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;and <a href="mailto:kirk_elliott@hotmail.com" target="_blank">kirk_elliott@hotmail.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span><font style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu"><span><span><font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif">We focus on international events and concerns, addressing American issues only as they relate to the rest of the world. An invited speaker or a member of the group will make a presentation of about 40 minutes followed by your questions and comments for perhaps 20 minutes. We'll take a break and then pull some chairs into a circle, and discuss items of interest that members have brought to the meeting (members are invited to bring a news clipping or news item summary). We hope to increase our exposure to high-quality sources of news and information.</font></span><br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Dates:</strong></font></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Hybrid:</font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span>Capitol Lakes</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0"><span>and Google Meet</span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Participation:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="">Active discussion group</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Class Size:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6792152 https://platomadison.org/event-6792152 Wed, 11 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Ed Cothroll &amp; Bill Colwell</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cothroll@tds.net" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">cothroll@tds.net</font></a> <font color="#0070C0">or <a href="mailto:wscacct@live.com" target="_blank">wscacct@live.com</a></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br></font></span></span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">We will be reading and discussing&nbsp;<em>Open Socrates:&nbsp;The Case for a Philosophical Life</em>&nbsp;by Agnes Callard, available in hardcover, paperback, and eBook formats, W. W. Norton &amp; Co.&nbsp;The author recovers Socrates’ radical approach to questioning how we should live, revealing how his method helps us confront love, death, and politics.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span>N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font><font color="#000000" style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Location:</font> <font color="#0070C0">Hybrid –</font></font> <font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-19445" target="_blank">Bethany United Methodist Church</a> &amp;&nbsp;</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">Google Meet</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Regular reading &amp; discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mary Klink</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:jgmk10@gmail.com" target="_blank">jgmk10@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Online Registration</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span>Back by popular demand! I hope you will join&nbsp;me again or for the first time to watch and discuss movies. I look forward to lively discussions of the films which we will watch in class. There are no reading assignments or homework for this class. Come, enjoy and learn about the history and evolution of cinema along with enthusiastic fellow cinephiles! <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Film%20History%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></span><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>– Arts &amp; Education Center</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching movies and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6790813 https://platomadison.org/event-6790813 Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Meg Taylor &amp; Jerry Burns&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#96607D" face="Ubuntu, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:taylome@charter.net" title="taylome@charter.net">taylome@charter.net</a>&nbsp;</font><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;">&amp; <a href="mailto:geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu" target="_blank">geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu</a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Phone:&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><font color="#0070C0">608-369-3578 &amp; 608-556-2924</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p><span><font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif">This is an in-depth discussion course on current events in Wisconsin, the United States and the world. Course members choose the topics, lead and moderate a discussion or two. We email readings and website links prior to each discussion. Each presenter may invite a guest with some first-hand knowledge or experience on the topic for the discussion.</font></span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Wednesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Zoom</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">High participation – Zoom and email required</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:30:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Andy Millman</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mill60062@yahoo.com" target="_blank">mill60062@yahoo.com</a><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong></span> <span><font color="#438CCA">847-275-6251</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p><em>“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.</em>” ~ Louis L’Amour<br> <br> Whether you’ve yet to write the first word or are deliberating over the last, our writers group will provide you with the feedback and support to bring out your best. All writers are welcome, regardless of experience or the type of writing pursued.&nbsp;<br> <br> <span>The workshop is facilitated by Andy Millman, a writing coach and editor whose own stories and essays have appeared in over two dozen publications,</span><span>&nbsp;including&nbsp;</span><em>Whistling Shade, Points in Case, Midwest Review, The Big Jewel, Zest Literary Journal, Black Heart Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, The Helix,&nbsp;</em><span>and</span><em>&nbsp;Pif Magazine.</em></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Wednesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 25</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_15, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_17"><span style="">High participation with assignments</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">15</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790992 https://platomadison.org/event-6790992 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Craig Wille</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:craigwille6@gmail.com" title="mdcorwinjr@gmail.com"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;">craigwille6@gmail.com</font></a> <font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;" color="#000000">(New email address!)</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-692-3163</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online<br></font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">Health challenges touch nearly every family. We may be living with illness ourselves, supporting someone we love, or adapting to the uncertainty that accompanies changes in health and aging. This nine-session course explores how mindfulness can help us meet these experiences with greater steadiness clarity and compassion. Through guided meditation, reflective discussion, and practical everyday practices, participants will learn skills for working with stress, uncertainty, difficult emotions, caregiving, and change while discovering greater resilience and well-being. No previous experience with meditation or mindfulness as needed – only a willingness to begin where you are.</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Thursday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Active participation expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6778929 https://platomadison.org/event-6778929 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Douglas Maynard</font></font> <span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:dwmaynar@wisc.edu" title="dwmaynar@wisc.edu"><font color="#96607D" face="Arial, sans-serif">dwmaynar@wisc.edu</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-213-0126</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online<br></font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">The purpose of this course is to explore the language and logics of autism, which are often very different from “commonsense” ways of communicating. The main issue is how to get into the “world” of an autistic person. The more general problem: how to relate to another person (autistic or not) whose world of experience seems foreign or alien.<br> <br> I draw on my own experience as a father of an autistic son, my sociological research in autism clinics, and stories about autistic involvements from biographies, autobiographies, and the blogosphere. We will hear audio or view videos from these sources, and read non-technical autism papers or articles (one per week or so) that help us address the language-logic-other world issues. I aim for lots of questions and discussion. Class members who have family members “on the spectrum” are encouraged to share their experiences, as are others who may have work, neighborhood, or other relevant involvements and activities.<br> <br> I view the “language and logic” problem as connected not just to autism but to a wide variety of everyday encounters in which there is a challenging communication issue because of someone’s differences.</font></span><br> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Thursday</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Madison-Senior-Center" target="_blank">Madison Senior Center</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong> Some reading and discussion expected<br> <strong>Class Size:</strong> 18</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790892 https://platomadison.org/event-6790892 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Chuck Pils</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cmpils3304@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">cmpils3304@gmail.com</font></a></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br></font></span></span><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span>This course is made up of presentations on eclectic historical topics of interest. Examples of topics come from natural disasters, historical battles, assassinations, political events etc. Presentations last 45 minutes to an hour (or more, depending upon presenter and topic), with time remaining for questions and answers. Enthusiastic Q &amp; A’s are the norm. Topics this semester are determined by the group.</span><span><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Vista-West" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Vista West</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">High participation &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799175 https://platomadison.org/event-6799175 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Tim Otis</font></font>&nbsp;<span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:tierneyotis@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#96607D" face="Arial, sans-serif">tierneyotis@gmail.com</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-279-2853</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">The course will provide an overview of the long, varied, and complex evolution and struggles of civil rights efforts for the last 60 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;We will explore the breadth of issues that have been addressed during this period, as well as the challenges and backlash that is an ongoing part of this process. Links to recommended reading will be emailed to participants each week. Classes will&nbsp;include video presentations, guided discussions, and active participation by the members. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Civil%20Rights%20Syllabus%201967-2026%20-%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Thursday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Covenant-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Covenant Presbyterian Church</span></font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_12, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_14"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">15</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790924 https://platomadison.org/event-6790924 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 19:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Tess Mulrooney</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:tlmmdsn@aol.com" title="tlmmdsn@aol.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">tlmmdsn@aol.com</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Phone:</strong>&nbsp;</span><span><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#0070C0">608-257-5595</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online<br></font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Each semester we do cold readings (aloud) from a large collection of plays that the group owns. During classes, we will discuss three or four plays using an integrated approach which allows everyone to participate. Participant volunteers will each present a brief background of each play and playwright before reading begins and a recap for plays extending over multiple weeks. This semester we’ll read&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Golden Boy&nbsp;</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">by Clifford Odets. Other plays we will choose from include</font></span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"><em>&nbsp;The Apple Cart</em> and <em>Anna Christie.</em></font><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Thursday</font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Madison-Senior-Center" target="_blank">Madison Senior Center</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong> High participation<br> <strong>Class Size:</strong> 16</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space: pre; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791591 https://platomadison.org/event-6791591 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 19:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Barbara Evans</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Aptos, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0"><span style="">evansbj@charter.net</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Contact Coordinator</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">The focus of this course is to read and critique contemporary mystery novels. Members take turns leading the discussion focusing on the author, the settings, the characters, plot development and story conclusion. Stories are chosen at the end of each semester for the following semester. The group reads five novels each semester and meets every other week to discuss the novel. The last two meetings are held consecutively to nominate and select novels for the next semester. There is an expectation of high participation and possible presentations by participants. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/WLAM%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Location Directions:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></p><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">18</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6799124 https://platomadison.org/event-6799124 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 01:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Tobey &amp; Wes Marsceill</span></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:platoclassicfilms@gmail.com" target="_blank">platoclassicfilms@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br> <font face="Ubuntu">Join us every Thursday night for eleven weeks to critique the critically acclaimed Netflix series&nbsp;</font></font></span><font face="Ubuntu"><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Adolescence&nbsp;</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">followed&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">by Baby Reindeer</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">. With thirteen Emmy nominations and eight Emmy wins,&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Adolescence&nbsp;</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">is a cinematic masterpiece&nbsp;worthy of a group discussion and analysis.&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Baby Reindeer&nbsp;</font></em></font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333" face="Ubuntu">garnered eleven Emmy nominations with six wins all in major categories. A Netflix subscription is necessary to watch one episode a week in the convenience of your own home.</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;<br></font></span><br></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Day:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 26</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual –&nbsp;Google Meet</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Watch Netflix shows &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Class Size:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">15</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799092 https://platomadison.org/event-6799092 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0">Annette Bollig, Kevin Bollig, Lois Baseler, Linn Roth</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:acbollig@gmail.com" target="_blank">acbollig@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font face="Ubuntu"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000">PLATO Travel is your opportunity to experience world-wide travel from the comfort of a chair and in the presence of others who possess extensive knowledge of where, when and how to travel. Participants in this group are past, current and future travelers who love to learn about cultures near and far. PLATO Travel members and guest presenters provide photographic, historical, geographic and cultural information about specific destinations where they have traveled. Knowledge exchange and discussion by all members is welcome and encouraged. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/PLATO%20Travel%20Fall%202026%20Syllabus.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Friday<br> <strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank">Capitol Lakes</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong>&nbsp;Participation level depends on the participant<br> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Class Size:&nbsp;</strong>No Limit</span></font><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791629 https://platomadison.org/event-6791629 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank">mgmfanatic@aol.com</a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#000000">This course will cover the history of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">movie studio</font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">from its inception in 1924 through the 1960s</font><font face="Ubuntu, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_2">, u</font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">tilizing a three-part documentary titled</font> <em style="font-family: Ubuntu;">MGM: When the Lion Roars,&nbsp;</em><font face="Ubuntu">as well as films it discusses,&nbsp;</font><font face="Ubuntu">such as</font></font><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><em>The Big Parade, Dinner at Eight</em>, etc.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">Download the syllabus <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20MGM.pdf" target="_blank">here</a></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Friday<br> <strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank">Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</a> – Arts &amp; Education Center<br> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Participation:</strong> Watching films and discussion</span></font></font></p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Class Size:&nbsp;</strong>No Limit<br> <br></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Branda Ward</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Brenda.ward@platomadison.org" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Brenda.ward@platomadison.org</span></font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Registration:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></p> <p><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">With the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, it’s time to visit the rich history of Chicago’s South Side. We can’t cover it all – the South Side encompasses 100 square miles and 30 neighborhoods with a history that transformed America’s industries and enriched our nation’s arts and culture. We’ll start at Prairie Avenue, home of gilded age titans including Phillip Armour and George Pullman. We’ll discuss the wave of immigrants who made Chicago hog butcher to the world and how the residents of Pullman advanced worker and civil rights. We’ll visit Bronzeville, once the Harlem of the Midwest, and home to gospel greats, the blues, and Chess Studio. We’ll talk about how massive public housing projects transformed the South Side and the heroes who bring</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#222222">South Siders</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="background-color: white;"><font color="#222222">hope and pride.</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Friday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">October 2</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6791675 https://platomadison.org/event-6791675 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">John &amp; Jan Kinar</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jrkinar@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">jrkinar@gmail.com</span></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-238-2826</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><br> <font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">This semester we will be reading <em>Jane Eyre</em> by Charlotte Bronte. We will use the <em>Penguin Classics</em> edition with an ISBN of 9780141441146. For the first class please read the first four chapters, up to page 48.</font><br></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Friday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 27</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Fitchburg-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Fitchburg Senior Center</font></a> <font color="#0070C0">&amp; Hybrid via Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Reading &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">14</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799060 https://platomadison.org/event-6799060 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 16:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Thomas Schlicht</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-831-6593</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><br> Want to better understand both serious and humorous poetry? In this class we rely on several experts, professors who clearly explain the techniques needed to improve our reading and interpreting skills with many poems explained. Those who want to use these skills creatively may volunteer to write their own poems. This writing project is purely voluntary and so is reading your work aloud to the group. Poetry terms/definitions to aid discussion are provided. Those not writing may read aloud to the class short poems and/or brief bios of their favorite authors. Learning and laughter guaranteed.</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Friday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Madison-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Madison Senior Center</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Participation level is optional</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">7</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799032 https://platomadison.org/event-6799032 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 20:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Stephanie Steigerwaldt</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:steph.steigerwaldt@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">steph.steigerwaldt@gmail.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Registration:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">Gentle Chair Yoga for Stress Reduction is accessible to people at all stages of life, offering the many benefits of yoga to promote mental, physical, and emotional health.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">This 45-minute class requires an armless, sturdy chair to provide support during seated and standing shapes and movements. Over time, this practice can improve strength, flexibility, and balance; enhance proprioception; and promote a sense of relaxation and wellbeing.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">No previous experience with yoga is necessary to attend this class. Even people with limited mobility can participate.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">Members are welcome to treat this class like a drop in class – it's just fine to miss a class when need be.&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">Stephanie is a certified yoga teacher (RYT-200) through Perennial’s Wisdom Yoga Teacher Training in Madison, WI.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Friday</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">November 6</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Zoom</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span><span><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px; white-space: pre;"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="white-space: pre;">Physical movement while seated in a chair</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6780407 https://platomadison.org/event-6780407 Mon, 16 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">Martha Henderson and Baxter Richardson&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:madtowntarheels@mac.com">madtowntarheels@mac.com</a> and <a href="mailto:baxter.2614@charter.net"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif">baxter.2614@charter.net</font></a></font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu">This discussion class aims at discovering and exploring what makes a film classic or significant. Is it narrative, acting, plot, character development, direction, cinematography, innovation, universal themes or some combination? To do this, the class will view one film per week, chosen by the coordinators, available on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel with an on-line discussion the following Monday. Prior knowledge of film history is not necessary, only the willingness to view and discuss the film we have just seen. The Google Meet app is needed for this. Films are also available as discs from the Madison Library and on the many streaming services.</font> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Monday</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><span><font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></span></p><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films &amp; discussion expected</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">30</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 Mon, 16 Nov 2026 15:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Michael Stevens</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Michaelstevens50@gmail.com" title="Michaelstevens50@gmail.com">michaelstevens50@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">Read and discuss two books examining the American Revolution, one focusing on the years before the war and the other on the post-war outcomes. We begin with Alfred Young’s</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American Revolution</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">. Follow a poor shoemaker who was in the crowd at the Boston massacre and threw tea in the harbor in 1773. Joseph J. Ellis’s</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><em><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American Founding</font></em><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">centers on missed opportunities at the end of the Revolution regarding slavery and Indian relations. Both authors reflect on how Americans have and possibly should remember the Revolution. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Reading%20US%20History%20Revised%20Syllabus%20Amer%20Rev.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><font><font color="#0070C0">Monday<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Location:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></font></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong></span> <span><font color="#0072BC">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_12"><span style="">20</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791705 https://platomadison.org/event-6791705 Mon, 16 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Heather C. Williams</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:heather@drawingtogether.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">heather@drawingtogether.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">760-213-6060</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">Come draw with Heather! You will expand your visual thinking skills, and develop greater hand-eye coordination. Plus, you will experience seeing old things in new ways and you will connect your inner and outer world in a meaningful way. The big skill you will develop in Heather's drawing class is learning to observe yourself and the world around you – without naming, labeling, or judging what you see.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">Drawing is a Spiritual Practice of Being Present and Paying Attention!</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Monday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span>High Participation with assignments/possible projects</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span>No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6778885 https://platomadison.org/event-6778885 Mon, 16 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style=""><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Karen Wulff</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email</strong> <a href="mailto:wulff.karen@gmail.com" target="_blank">wulff.karen@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-770-8408</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br></p>This class is an ongoing workshop where individuals work on their personal art goals in a sharing environment. Participants can exchange knowledge and offer “gentle” feedback to each other if they want to. Bring the supplies you will need for your own project. We are fortunate to use this space. Come and make a commitment to yourself to do art at least two hours per week. Join a group of people who enjoy working on their art together in a peaceful and supportive environment. <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Monday<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Location:</font></strong> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Christ-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Christ Presbyterian Church</a></font></font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">High participation on personal art projects</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">10</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6765875 https://platomadison.org/event-6765875 Mon, 16 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Tom Eggert</font></font><span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<span><a href="mailto:tleggert@wisc.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">tleggert@wisc.edu</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style=""><strong>Phone:</strong></span></span> <span><font><span><font color="#0070C0">608-279-8608</font></span><span style="color: rgb(110, 207, 246);"><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu"><span><font style="font-size: 18px;">Retirees have different financial challenges than younger people.&nbsp; In general, we are no longer saving for retirement, but we are continuing to grow and use the money that we saved.&nbsp;We’ll cover topics such as the importance of diversification, passive vs active investing, taxes and investment decisions, the challenge of beating the market, creating a personal investment plan and using tools (like the Morningstar rankings) in making investment decisions.&nbsp; The class is designed so that we’ll learn just as much from the experiences of our classmates as we will from guest speakers or videos.</font> <font style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></font><span style="font-size: 18px;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Monday</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">High participation with assignments</font></span></span> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">and/or</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">possible presentations by participants</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790412 https://platomadison.org/event-6790412 Mon, 16 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:&nbsp;</strong></font></span><font style="font-size: 24px;" color="#438CCA">Cindy Collins &amp; Jane Stimac</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cindaa0812@gmail.com" title="cindaa0812@gmail.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">cindaa0812@gmail.com</font></a><span><font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">&amp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></span><a href="mailto:jstimac242@gmail.com"><font color="#96607D" face="Aptos, sans-serif">jstimac242@gmail.com</font></a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Phone:&nbsp;</strong></span><span><font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif" color="#438CCA">608-220-3812 &amp; 608-347-7819</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><span>This fall our book club will read the six novels listed in the syllabus. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Novels%20Old%20and%20New%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</span> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Monday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Fitchburg-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Fitchburg Senior Center</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790947 https://platomadison.org/event-6790947 Tue, 17 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Irv Klibaner</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:ihklibaner@yahoo.com" title="ihklibaner@yahoo.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">ihklibaner2@yahoo.com</font></a> <font color="#000000">(New email address!)</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-628-6154</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#EE0000"><span><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></span></font></span> Contact Coordinator</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;">For those who love reading and discussion, this is the perfect entertainment. One hour each is devoted to a short story and an essay. There is always a lively, opinionated, and friendly atmosphere with a welcome for all participants. Come join us as we delve into the ever-fascinating world of short stories and essays created by some of the best writers who have put pen to paper.<br> <br> Texts to be used:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>The Penguin Book of the International Short Story - edited by Rabbi Alameddine and John Freeman (copyright 2026). Available in Hardcover, Audio Book and Kindle</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The Best American Essays 2025 edited by Jia Tolentio. Available in paperback, audio book and Kindle.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information<br></font></p> <p style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Day:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font><br></font></p> <p style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Meeting Location:</strong><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Covenant-Presbyterian-Church" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#0070C0">Covenant Presbyterian Church</font></a><font color="#00B0F0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><br></font><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-weight: bold;">Participation:</font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu"><span>Reading &amp; discussion</span></font><font color="#00B0F0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><br></font><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Class Size:</strong><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#0070C0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;">15</font></font></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6780497 https://platomadison.org/event-6780497 Tue, 17 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Chuck Pils<br></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:cmpils3304@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font><font color="#0070C0">cmpils3304@gmail.com</font></font></a><font><br> <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Phone:</strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Chuck Pils 608-772-8575</font><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><strong>Registration:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#ED1C24">Contact Coordinator</font><br></font></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><span>We are biography readers who enjoy sharing their experiences. Presentations are participants’ responsibility. It is optional for participants to do a presentation.&nbsp;</span><span>We look at biographies of widely different people in various contexts – historical, political, show business, environmentalists, etc.</span></font><span><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><br> <br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font></font><font><br> <strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">No Class Dates:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font><br> <strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Vista-West" target="_blank"><font><font color="#0070C0">Vista West</font></font></a><font><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><strong>Participation:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Reading &amp; discussion</font></font><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#ED1C24"><br> <font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif" data-wacopycontent="1"><strong data-wacopycontent="1">Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">No Limit<br> <br></font></font><br></font></font></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791728 https://platomadison.org/event-6791728 Tue, 17 Nov 2026 16:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Terry Mouchayieh</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:terrymouchayleh@gmail.com" target="_blank">terrymouchayleh@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><br> <font style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu">During this course participants will read assigned texts and engage in discussions about history and social change, as well as reflect and reminisce about personal experiences. They will also discuss the quality of writing, the topic’s relevance today, setting, character development and point of view.</font></font></span><font style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">&nbsp;</font></span><span>Books include:&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Coincidence of the Coconut Cake,</em> <span>by&nbsp;</span><span>Amy E.&nbsp;Reichert,&nbsp;and&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">South of Luck</em><span>, by Jim Guhl. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Terry%20Mouchayleh%20Bio.pdf" target="_blank">Download Terry's Bio here</a>.<br> <br> <strong>Note that this course meets every other Tuesday as follows:</strong></span></font></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>October 6:</strong> Overview of Midwestern History and Literature</font></font></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>October 20:</strong> Discussion of Literary Devices</font></font></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>November 3:</strong> Discussion of 1^st&nbsp;book</font></font></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>November 17:</strong> Discussion of 2^nd&nbsp;Book<br> <br></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Every other Tuesday</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong style="font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;">Meeting Location:</strong><span style="">&nbsp;</span><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-18624" target="_blank"><span style=""><font color="#0070C0">Attic Angel Place</font></span></a> <span style=""><font color="#0070C0">– Small Dining Room</font></span> <strong><br> Participation:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Reading and discussion</span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">8<br> <br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6792114 https://platomadison.org/event-6792114 Tue, 17 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT <h3 style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"></h3><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></span> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">mgmfanatic@aol.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">920-279-1846</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;">This is a chronological history of the film musical beginning with&nbsp;<em>Sailor Beware</em> and ending with <em>Young at Heart</em>. Each week, we will watch a musical and discuss it. The films have been chosen due to their historical significance as well as their popularity at the box office. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20Hollywood%20Musical%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong style="">Meeting Day &amp; <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><span style="">New Time</span></span>:</strong></span> <span><span style="white-space: pre;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#0070C0" style="">Tuesday,</font></span> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><font color="#000000" style="">12:00 – 2:30pm</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style=""><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Capitol Lakes</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center" style=""> <span style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a></span> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 Tue, 17 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">David Shaw</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:dshaw.hpr@gmail.com" target="_blank">dshaw.hpr@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span>We are a congenial group of jazz enthusiasts ranging from eager newcomers to seasoned aficionados. All jazz genres are thoughtfully presented through class participation; documentaries and visiting jazz musicians and scholars. We welcome all levels of jazz knowledge and no musical skills are required.</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span>NOTE FOR PARTICIPATION: We encourage class participation. There are no assignments, however, your enthusiasm is deeply appreciated and presentations are welcome.</span><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Tuesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">October 6</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-UMB-Bank" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="">UMB Bank</span></font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">See note above</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">30</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790499 https://platomadison.org/event-6790499 Wed, 18 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mert Corwin</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:mdcorwinjr@gmail.com" title="mdcorwinjr@gmail.com"><font color="#0070C0"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;">mdcorwinjr@gmail.com</font></font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p> <p><font style="font-size: 18px;">This class will discuss local, national, and international events, both hot and current. Some topics will be very current and others will be ongoing issues. Topics will be determined each week, at the start of the session. All viewpoints are encouraged. The format will be very casual and interactive. Participants are encouraged to forward relevant links during the week for discussion.<br> <br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></font></span></p><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Virtual – Google Meet</span><span><font><font><font color="#0070C0"><br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><font color="#000000">Participation:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Active discussion group – video conference capability and email are required<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong data-wacopycontent="1" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;">Class Size:</strong><span>&nbsp;</span></font><span data-wacopycontent="1" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">20</font></span></font></font></font></span></font></font></span><br> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 Wed, 18 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Leon Lindberg and Kirk Elliott</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:lnlindberg204@gmail.com" target="_blank">lnlindberg204@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;and <a href="mailto:kirk_elliott@hotmail.com" target="_blank">kirk_elliott@hotmail.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span><font style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu"><span><span><font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif">We focus on international events and concerns, addressing American issues only as they relate to the rest of the world. An invited speaker or a member of the group will make a presentation of about 40 minutes followed by your questions and comments for perhaps 20 minutes. We'll take a break and then pull some chairs into a circle, and discuss items of interest that members have brought to the meeting (members are invited to bring a news clipping or news item summary). We hope to increase our exposure to high-quality sources of news and information.</font></span><br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Dates:</strong></font></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Hybrid:</font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span>Capitol Lakes</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0"><span>and Google Meet</span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Participation:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="">Active discussion group</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Class Size:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6792152 https://platomadison.org/event-6792152 Wed, 18 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Ed Cothroll &amp; Bill Colwell</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cothroll@tds.net" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">cothroll@tds.net</font></a> <font color="#0070C0">or <a href="mailto:wscacct@live.com" target="_blank">wscacct@live.com</a></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br></font></span></span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">We will be reading and discussing&nbsp;<em>Open Socrates:&nbsp;The Case for a Philosophical Life</em>&nbsp;by Agnes Callard, available in hardcover, paperback, and eBook formats, W. W. Norton &amp; Co.&nbsp;The author recovers Socrates’ radical approach to questioning how we should live, revealing how his method helps us confront love, death, and politics.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span>N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font><font color="#000000" style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Location:</font> <font color="#0070C0">Hybrid –</font></font> <font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-19445" target="_blank">Bethany United Methodist Church</a> &amp;&nbsp;</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">Google Meet</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Regular reading &amp; discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 Wed, 18 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mary Klink</font></font> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:jgmk10@gmail.com" target="_blank">jgmk10@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Online Registration</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span>Back by popular demand! I hope you will join&nbsp;me again or for the first time to watch and discuss movies. I look forward to lively discussions of the films which we will watch in class. There are no reading assignments or homework for this class. Come, enjoy and learn about the history and evolution of cinema along with enthusiastic fellow cinephiles! <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Film%20History%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></span><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>– Arts &amp; Education Center</span></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching movies and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6790813 https://platomadison.org/event-6790813 Wed, 18 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Meg Taylor &amp; Jerry Burns&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#96607D" face="Ubuntu, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:taylome@charter.net" title="taylome@charter.net">taylome@charter.net</a>&nbsp;</font><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;">&amp; <a href="mailto:geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu" target="_blank">geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu</a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Phone:&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><font color="#0070C0">608-369-3578 &amp; 608-556-2924</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p><span><font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif">This is an in-depth discussion course on current events in Wisconsin, the United States and the world. Course members choose the topics, lead and moderate a discussion or two. We email readings and website links prior to each discussion. Each presenter may invite a guest with some first-hand knowledge or experience on the topic for the discussion.</font></span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Wednesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Zoom</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">High participation – Zoom and email required</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 Wed, 18 Nov 2026 19:30:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Andy Millman</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mill60062@yahoo.com" target="_blank">mill60062@yahoo.com</a><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong></span> <span><font color="#438CCA">847-275-6251</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p><em>“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.</em>” ~ Louis L’Amour<br> <br> Whether you’ve yet to write the first word or are deliberating over the last, our writers group will provide you with the feedback and support to bring out your best. All writers are welcome, regardless of experience or the type of writing pursued.&nbsp;<br> <br> <span>The workshop is facilitated by Andy Millman, a writing coach and editor whose own stories and essays have appeared in over two dozen publications,</span><span>&nbsp;including&nbsp;</span><em>Whistling Shade, Points in Case, Midwest Review, The Big Jewel, Zest Literary Journal, Black Heart Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, The Helix,&nbsp;</em><span>and</span><em>&nbsp;Pif Magazine.</em></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Wednesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 25</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_15, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_17"><span style="">High participation with assignments</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">15</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790992 https://platomadison.org/event-6790992 Thu, 19 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Douglas Maynard</font></font> <span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:dwmaynar@wisc.edu" title="dwmaynar@wisc.edu"><font color="#96607D" face="Arial, sans-serif">dwmaynar@wisc.edu</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-213-0126</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online<br></font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">The purpose of this course is to explore the language and logics of autism, which are often very different from “commonsense” ways of communicating. The main issue is how to get into the “world” of an autistic person. The more general problem: how to relate to another person (autistic or not) whose world of experience seems foreign or alien.<br> <br> I draw on my own experience as a father of an autistic son, my sociological research in autism clinics, and stories about autistic involvements from biographies, autobiographies, and the blogosphere. We will hear audio or view videos from these sources, and read non-technical autism papers or articles (one per week or so) that help us address the language-logic-other world issues. I aim for lots of questions and discussion. Class members who have family members “on the spectrum” are encouraged to share their experiences, as are others who may have work, neighborhood, or other relevant involvements and activities.<br> <br> I view the “language and logic” problem as connected not just to autism but to a wide variety of everyday encounters in which there is a challenging communication issue because of someone’s differences.</font></span><br> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Thursday</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 31px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Madison-Senior-Center" target="_blank">Madison Senior Center</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong> Some reading and discussion expected<br> <strong>Class Size:</strong> 18</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790892 https://platomadison.org/event-6790892 Thu, 19 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Chuck Pils</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cmpils3304@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">cmpils3304@gmail.com</font></a></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br></font></span></span><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span>This course is made up of presentations on eclectic historical topics of interest. Examples of topics come from natural disasters, historical battles, assassinations, political events etc. Presentations last 45 minutes to an hour (or more, depending upon presenter and topic), with time remaining for questions and answers. Enthusiastic Q &amp; A’s are the norm. Topics this semester are determined by the group.</span><span><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Vista-West" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Vista West</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">High participation &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799175 https://platomadison.org/event-6799175 Thu, 19 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;Tim Otis</font></font>&nbsp;<span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:tierneyotis@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#96607D" face="Arial, sans-serif">tierneyotis@gmail.com</font></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-279-2853</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font><font face="Ubuntu"><br></font></font></font></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">The course will provide an overview of the long, varied, and complex evolution and struggles of civil rights efforts for the last 60 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;We will explore the breadth of issues that have been addressed during this period, as well as the challenges and backlash that is an ongoing part of this process. Links to recommended reading will be emailed to participants each week. Classes will&nbsp;include video presentations, guided discussions, and active participation by the members. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Civil%20Rights%20Syllabus%201967-2026%20-%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Thursday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Covenant-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Covenant Presbyterian Church</span></font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_12, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_14"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Reading and discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">15</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790924 https://platomadison.org/event-6790924 Thu, 19 Nov 2026 19:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Barbara Evans</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Aptos, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0"><span style="">evansbj@charter.net</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Contact Coordinator</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">The focus of this course is to read and critique contemporary mystery novels. Members take turns leading the discussion focusing on the author, the settings, the characters, plot development and story conclusion. Stories are chosen at the end of each semester for the following semester. The group reads five novels each semester and meets every other week to discuss the novel. The last two meetings are held consecutively to nominate and select novels for the next semester. There is an expectation of high participation and possible presentations by participants. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/WLAM%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Location Directions:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></p><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">18</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6799124 https://platomadison.org/event-6799124 Fri, 20 Nov 2026 01:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Tobey &amp; Wes Marsceill</span></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:platoclassicfilms@gmail.com" target="_blank">platoclassicfilms@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br> <font face="Ubuntu">Join us every Thursday night for eleven weeks to critique the critically acclaimed Netflix series&nbsp;</font></font></span><font face="Ubuntu"><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Adolescence&nbsp;</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">followed&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">by Baby Reindeer</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">. With thirteen Emmy nominations and eight Emmy wins,&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Adolescence&nbsp;</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">is a cinematic masterpiece&nbsp;worthy of a group discussion and analysis.&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Baby Reindeer&nbsp;</font></em></font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333" face="Ubuntu">garnered eleven Emmy nominations with six wins all in major categories. A Netflix subscription is necessary to watch one episode a week in the convenience of your own home.</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;<br></font></span><br></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Day:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 26</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual –&nbsp;Google Meet</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Watch Netflix shows &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Class Size:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">15</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799092 https://platomadison.org/event-6799092 Fri, 20 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0">Annette Bollig, Kevin Bollig, Lois Baseler, Linn Roth</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:acbollig@gmail.com" target="_blank">acbollig@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font face="Ubuntu"><span><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000">PLATO Travel is your opportunity to experience world-wide travel from the comfort of a chair and in the presence of others who possess extensive knowledge of where, when and how to travel. Participants in this group are past, current and future travelers who love to learn about cultures near and far. PLATO Travel members and guest presenters provide photographic, historical, geographic and cultural information about specific destinations where they have traveled. Knowledge exchange and discussion by all members is welcome and encouraged. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/PLATO%20Travel%20Fall%202026%20Syllabus.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Friday<br> <strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank">Capitol Lakes</a><br> <strong>Participation:</strong>&nbsp;Participation level depends on the participant<br> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Class Size:&nbsp;</strong>No Limit</span></font><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791629 https://platomadison.org/event-6791629 Fri, 20 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank">mgmfanatic@aol.com</a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#000000">This course will cover the history of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">movie studio</font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">from its inception in 1924 through the 1960s</font><font face="Ubuntu, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_2">, u</font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">tilizing a three-part documentary titled</font> <em style="font-family: Ubuntu;">MGM: When the Lion Roars,&nbsp;</em><font face="Ubuntu">as well as films it discusses,&nbsp;</font><font face="Ubuntu">such as</font></font><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><em>The Big Parade, Dinner at Eight</em>, etc.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">Download the syllabus <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20MGM.pdf" target="_blank">here</a></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Friday<br> <strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank">Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</a> – Arts &amp; Education Center<br> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Participation:</strong> Watching films and discussion</span></font></font></p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Class Size:&nbsp;</strong>No Limit<br> <br></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 Fri, 20 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">John &amp; Jan Kinar</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jrkinar@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">jrkinar@gmail.com</span></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-238-2826</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><br> <font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">This semester we will be reading <em>Jane Eyre</em> by Charlotte Bronte. We will use the <em>Penguin Classics</em> edition with an ISBN of 9780141441146. For the first class please read the first four chapters, up to page 48.</font><br></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Friday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 27</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Fitchburg-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Fitchburg Senior Center</font></a> <font color="#0070C0">&amp; Hybrid via Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Reading &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">14</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799060 https://platomadison.org/event-6799060 Fri, 20 Nov 2026 16:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Thomas Schlicht</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-831-6593</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><br> Want to better understand both serious and humorous poetry? In this class we rely on several experts, professors who clearly explain the techniques needed to improve our reading and interpreting skills with many poems explained. Those who want to use these skills creatively may volunteer to write their own poems. This writing project is purely voluntary and so is reading your work aloud to the group. Poetry terms/definitions to aid discussion are provided. Those not writing may read aloud to the class short poems and/or brief bios of their favorite authors. Learning and laughter guaranteed.</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Friday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Madison-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Madison Senior Center</font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Participation level is optional</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">7</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799032 https://platomadison.org/event-6799032 Fri, 20 Nov 2026 20:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Stephanie Steigerwaldt</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:steph.steigerwaldt@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">steph.steigerwaldt@gmail.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Registration:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">Gentle Chair Yoga for Stress Reduction is accessible to people at all stages of life, offering the many benefits of yoga to promote mental, physical, and emotional health.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">This 45-minute class requires an armless, sturdy chair to provide support during seated and standing shapes and movements. Over time, this practice can improve strength, flexibility, and balance; enhance proprioception; and promote a sense of relaxation and wellbeing.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">No previous experience with yoga is necessary to attend this class. Even people with limited mobility can participate.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">Members are welcome to treat this class like a drop in class – it's just fine to miss a class when need be.&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, sans-serif">Stephanie is a certified yoga teacher (RYT-200) through Perennial’s Wisdom Yoga Teacher Training in Madison, WI.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Friday</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">November 6</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Zoom</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span><span><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px; white-space: pre;"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="white-space: pre;">Physical movement while seated in a chair</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">No Limit</span></font></font></span></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6780407 https://platomadison.org/event-6780407 Mon, 23 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">Martha Henderson and Baxter Richardson&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:madtowntarheels@mac.com">madtowntarheels@mac.com</a> and <a href="mailto:baxter.2614@charter.net"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif">baxter.2614@charter.net</font></a></font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu">This discussion class aims at discovering and exploring what makes a film classic or significant. Is it narrative, acting, plot, character development, direction, cinematography, innovation, universal themes or some combination? To do this, the class will view one film per week, chosen by the coordinators, available on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel with an on-line discussion the following Monday. Prior knowledge of film history is not necessary, only the willingness to view and discuss the film we have just seen. The Google Meet app is needed for this. Films are also available as discs from the Madison Library and on the many streaming services.</font> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Monday</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><span><font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></span></p><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films &amp; discussion expected</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">30</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 Mon, 23 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Tom Eggert</font></font><span><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<span><a href="mailto:tleggert@wisc.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">tleggert@wisc.edu</font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style=""><strong>Phone:</strong></span></span> <span><font><span><font color="#0070C0">608-279-8608</font></span><span style="color: rgb(110, 207, 246);"><font>&nbsp;</font></span></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu"><span><font style="font-size: 18px;">Retirees have different financial challenges than younger people.&nbsp; In general, we are no longer saving for retirement, but we are continuing to grow and use the money that we saved.&nbsp;We’ll cover topics such as the importance of diversification, passive vs active investing, taxes and investment decisions, the challenge of beating the market, creating a personal investment plan and using tools (like the Morningstar rankings) in making investment decisions.&nbsp; The class is designed so that we’ll learn just as much from the experiences of our classmates as we will from guest speakers or videos.</font> <font style="font-size: 24px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></font><span style="font-size: 18px;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Monday</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Participation:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">High participation with assignments</font></span></span> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">and/or</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">possible presentations by participants</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790412 https://platomadison.org/event-6790412 Tue, 24 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Irv Klibaner</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:ihklibaner@yahoo.com" title="ihklibaner@yahoo.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">ihklibaner2@yahoo.com</font></a> <font color="#000000">(New email address!)</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-628-6154</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#EE0000"><span><font style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></span></font></span> Contact Coordinator</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;">For those who love reading and discussion, this is the perfect entertainment. One hour each is devoted to a short story and an essay. There is always a lively, opinionated, and friendly atmosphere with a welcome for all participants. Come join us as we delve into the ever-fascinating world of short stories and essays created by some of the best writers who have put pen to paper.<br> <br> Texts to be used:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>The Penguin Book of the International Short Story - edited by Rabbi Alameddine and John Freeman (copyright 2026). Available in Hardcover, Audio Book and Kindle</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The Best American Essays 2025 edited by Jia Tolentio. Available in paperback, audio book and Kindle.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information<br></font></p> <p style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Day:&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font><br></font></p> <p style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Meeting Location:</strong><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Covenant-Presbyterian-Church" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#0070C0">Covenant Presbyterian Church</font></a><font color="#00B0F0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><br></font><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-weight: bold;">Participation:</font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu"><span>Reading &amp; discussion</span></font><font color="#00B0F0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><br></font><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Class Size:</strong><font face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#0070C0" style="font-family: Ubuntu;">15</font></font></p> <div align="center" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"> <a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></font></a> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6780497 https://platomadison.org/event-6780497 Tue, 24 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT <h3 style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"></h3><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></span> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">mgmfanatic@aol.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">920-279-1846</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;">This is a chronological history of the film musical beginning with&nbsp;<em>Sailor Beware</em> and ending with <em>Young at Heart</em>. Each week, we will watch a musical and discuss it. The films have been chosen due to their historical significance as well as their popularity at the box office. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20Hollywood%20Musical%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong style="">Meeting Day &amp; <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><span style="">New Time</span></span>:</strong></span> <span><span style="white-space: pre;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#0070C0" style="">Tuesday,</font></span> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><font color="#000000" style="">12:00 – 2:30pm</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style=""><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Capitol Lakes</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center" style=""> <span style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a></span> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 Tue, 24 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">David Shaw</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:dshaw.hpr@gmail.com" target="_blank">dshaw.hpr@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span>We are a congenial group of jazz enthusiasts ranging from eager newcomers to seasoned aficionados. All jazz genres are thoughtfully presented through class participation; documentaries and visiting jazz musicians and scholars. We welcome all levels of jazz knowledge and no musical skills are required.</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><span>NOTE FOR PARTICIPATION: We encourage class participation. There are no assignments, however, your enthusiasm is deeply appreciated and presentations are welcome.</span><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Tuesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">October 6</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-UMB-Bank" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span style="">UMB Bank</span></font></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">See note above</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">30</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790499 https://platomadison.org/event-6790499 Tue, 24 Nov 2026 19:30:00 GMT <p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:&nbsp;</strong></font></span><font style="font-size: 24px;" color="#438CCA">Barbara Drake</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:barbaradrake21@gmail.com" target="_blank">barbaradrake21@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><span><span>This book discussion group will meet monthly throughout the year on the fourth Tuesday. Book titles for each month have been selected through February, 2027. Members of the group are included in the book selection process, and both fiction and nonfiction titles will be considered. Participants will be expected to read the book selection for each month and will be asked to lead one discussion group per year.&nbsp;</span><a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Prose%20and%20Cons%20Fall%2026%20Course%20Information.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</span> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Fourth Tuesday of Each Month</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Christ-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank">Christ Presbyterian Church</a><br> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><strong style="white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong></span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span><font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span></span><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Christ-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank"><br></a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">12</span></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790963 https://platomadison.org/event-6790963 Wed, 25 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mert Corwin</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:mdcorwinjr@gmail.com" title="mdcorwinjr@gmail.com"><font color="#0070C0"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;">mdcorwinjr@gmail.com</font></font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p> <p><font style="font-size: 18px;">This class will discuss local, national, and international events, both hot and current. Some topics will be very current and others will be ongoing issues. Topics will be determined each week, at the start of the session. All viewpoints are encouraged. The format will be very casual and interactive. Participants are encouraged to forward relevant links during the week for discussion.<br> <br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></font></span></p><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Virtual – Google Meet</span><span><font><font><font color="#0070C0"><br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><font color="#000000">Participation:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Active discussion group – video conference capability and email are required<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong data-wacopycontent="1" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;">Class Size:</strong><span>&nbsp;</span></font><span data-wacopycontent="1" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">20</font></span></font></font></font></span></font></font></span><br> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 Wed, 25 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Leon Lindberg and Kirk Elliott</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:lnlindberg204@gmail.com" target="_blank">lnlindberg204@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;and <a href="mailto:kirk_elliott@hotmail.com" target="_blank">kirk_elliott@hotmail.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span><font style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu"><span><span><font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif">We focus on international events and concerns, addressing American issues only as they relate to the rest of the world. An invited speaker or a member of the group will make a presentation of about 40 minutes followed by your questions and comments for perhaps 20 minutes. We'll take a break and then pull some chairs into a circle, and discuss items of interest that members have brought to the meeting (members are invited to bring a news clipping or news item summary). We hope to increase our exposure to high-quality sources of news and information.</font></span><br></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Dates:</strong></font></font> <font color="#0070C0">N/A</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Hybrid:</font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0"><span>Capitol Lakes</span></font></a> <font color="#0070C0"><span>and Google Meet</span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Participation:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="">Active discussion group</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 36px;"><font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Class Size:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6792152 https://platomadison.org/event-6792152 Wed, 25 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Ed Cothroll &amp; Bill Colwell</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cothroll@tds.net" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">cothroll@tds.net</font></a> <font color="#0070C0">or <a href="mailto:wscacct@live.com" target="_blank">wscacct@live.com</a></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br></font></span></span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">We will be reading and discussing&nbsp;<em>Open Socrates:&nbsp;The Case for a Philosophical Life</em>&nbsp;by Agnes Callard, available in hardcover, paperback, and eBook formats, W. W. Norton &amp; Co.&nbsp;The author recovers Socrates’ radical approach to questioning how we should live, revealing how his method helps us confront love, death, and politics.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span>N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font><font color="#000000" style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Location:</font> <font color="#0070C0">Hybrid –</font></font> <font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-19445" target="_blank">Bethany United Methodist Church</a> &amp;&nbsp;</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">Google Meet</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Regular reading &amp; discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 Wed, 25 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Meg Taylor &amp; Jerry Burns&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#96607D" face="Ubuntu, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:taylome@charter.net" title="taylome@charter.net">taylome@charter.net</a>&nbsp;</font><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;">&amp; <a href="mailto:geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu" target="_blank">geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu</a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Phone:&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><font color="#0070C0">608-369-3578 &amp; 608-556-2924</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p><span><font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif">This is an in-depth discussion course on current events in Wisconsin, the United States and the world. Course members choose the topics, lead and moderate a discussion or two. We email readings and website links prior to each discussion. Each presenter may invite a guest with some first-hand knowledge or experience on the topic for the discussion.</font></span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Wednesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Zoom</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">High participation – Zoom and email required</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 Mon, 30 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 24px;">Martha Henderson and Baxter Richardson&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:madtowntarheels@mac.com">madtowntarheels@mac.com</a> and <a href="mailto:baxter.2614@charter.net"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif">baxter.2614@charter.net</font></a></font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px;" face="Ubuntu">This discussion class aims at discovering and exploring what makes a film classic or significant. Is it narrative, acting, plot, character development, direction, cinematography, innovation, universal themes or some combination? To do this, the class will view one film per week, chosen by the coordinators, available on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel with an on-line discussion the following Monday. Prior knowledge of film history is not necessary, only the willingness to view and discuss the film we have just seen. The Google Meet app is needed for this. Films are also available as discs from the Madison Library and on the many streaming services.</font> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Monday</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><span><font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></span></p><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films &amp; discussion expected</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">30</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 https://platomadison.org/event-6765908 Tue, 01 Dec 2026 18:00:00 GMT <h3 style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"></h3><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></span> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">mgmfanatic@aol.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">920-279-1846</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;">This is a chronological history of the film musical beginning with&nbsp;<em>Sailor Beware</em> and ending with <em>Young at Heart</em>. Each week, we will watch a musical and discuss it. The films have been chosen due to their historical significance as well as their popularity at the box office. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20Hollywood%20Musical%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong style="">Meeting Day &amp; <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><span style="">New Time</span></span>:</strong></span> <span><span style="white-space: pre;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#0070C0" style="">Tuesday,</font></span> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><font color="#000000" style="">12:00 – 2:30pm</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style=""><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Capitol Lakes</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center" style=""> <span style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a></span> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 Wed, 02 Dec 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mert Corwin</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:mdcorwinjr@gmail.com" title="mdcorwinjr@gmail.com"><font color="#0070C0"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;">mdcorwinjr@gmail.com</font></font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p> <p><font style="font-size: 18px;">This class will discuss local, national, and international events, both hot and current. Some topics will be very current and others will be ongoing issues. Topics will be determined each week, at the start of the session. All viewpoints are encouraged. The format will be very casual and interactive. Participants are encouraged to forward relevant links during the week for discussion.<br> <br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></font></span></p><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Virtual – Google Meet</span><span><font><font><font color="#0070C0"><br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><font color="#000000">Participation:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Active discussion group – video conference capability and email are required<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong data-wacopycontent="1" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;">Class Size:</strong><span>&nbsp;</span></font><span data-wacopycontent="1" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">20</font></span></font></font></font></span></font></font></span><br> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 Wed, 02 Dec 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Ed Cothroll &amp; Bill Colwell</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cothroll@tds.net" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">cothroll@tds.net</font></a> <font color="#0070C0">or <a href="mailto:wscacct@live.com" target="_blank">wscacct@live.com</a></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br></font></span></span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">We will be reading and discussing&nbsp;<em>Open Socrates:&nbsp;The Case for a Philosophical Life</em>&nbsp;by Agnes Callard, available in hardcover, paperback, and eBook formats, W. W. Norton &amp; Co.&nbsp;The author recovers Socrates’ radical approach to questioning how we should live, revealing how his method helps us confront love, death, and politics.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span>N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font><font color="#000000" style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Location:</font> <font color="#0070C0">Hybrid –</font></font> <font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-19445" target="_blank">Bethany United Methodist Church</a> &amp;&nbsp;</font></span></span><span><font color="#0070C0">Google Meet</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"><span>Regular reading &amp; discussion expected</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 https://platomadison.org/event-6799188 Wed, 02 Dec 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Meg Taylor &amp; Jerry Burns&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#96607D" face="Ubuntu, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:taylome@charter.net" title="taylome@charter.net">taylome@charter.net</a>&nbsp;</font><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;">&amp; <a href="mailto:geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu" target="_blank">geburns@facstaff.wisc.edu</a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Phone:&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><font color="#0070C0">608-369-3578 &amp; 608-556-2924</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p><span><font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif">This is an in-depth discussion course on current events in Wisconsin, the United States and the world. Course members choose the topics, lead and moderate a discussion or two. We email readings and website links prior to each discussion. Each presenter may invite a guest with some first-hand knowledge or experience on the topic for the discussion.</font></span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Wednesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">N/A</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Zoom</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">High participation – Zoom and email required</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">25</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 https://platomadison.org/event-6790822 Wed, 02 Dec 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinators:&nbsp;</strong></font></span><font style="font-size: 24px;" color="#438CCA">Nancy Miller</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:&nbsp;</strong><a href="mailto:nancym2079@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#96607D" face="Arial, sans-serif">nancym2079@gmail.com</font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><br> <span><strong><font color="#000000">Phone:</font><font color="#96607D">&nbsp;</font></strong></span><span><font color="#438CCA">608-320-0896</font></span><span style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></font></span><br></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><span>This book discussion group meets on the first Wednesday of the month to discuss a novel. The book selections are determined in the spring of each year and assigned to a specific month. Group members volunteer to lead the discussion one month out of the year, and also select a month to bring treats to share with the group one month out of the year. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Page%20Turner%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</span><br> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">First Wednesday of the Month</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/page-19445" target="_blank">Bethany United Methodist Church</a></p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong></span> <span style="background-color: transparent;"><span><font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span></span> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">14</span></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790980 https://platomadison.org/event-6790980 Wed, 02 Dec 2026 19:30:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Andy Millman</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mill60062@yahoo.com" target="_blank">mill60062@yahoo.com</a><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong></span> <span><font color="#438CCA">847-275-6251</font></span><span><font color="#0070C0">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></p> <p><em>“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.</em>” ~ Louis L’Amour<br> <br> Whether you’ve yet to write the first word or are deliberating over the last, our writers group will provide you with the feedback and support to bring out your best. All writers are welcome, regardless of experience or the type of writing pursued.&nbsp;<br> <br> <span>The workshop is facilitated by Andy Millman, a writing coach and editor whose own stories and essays have appeared in over two dozen publications,</span><span>&nbsp;including&nbsp;</span><em>Whistling Shade, Points in Case, Midwest Review, The Big Jewel, Zest Literary Journal, Black Heart Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, The Helix,&nbsp;</em><span>and</span><em>&nbsp;Pif Magazine.</em></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">Wednesday</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 25</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">Virtual – Google Meet</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_15, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_17"><span style="">High participation with assignments</span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">15</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790992 https://platomadison.org/event-6790992 Thu, 03 Dec 2026 19:30:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Barbara Evans</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Aptos, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0"><span style="">evansbj@charter.net</span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Contact Coordinator</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">The focus of this course is to read and critique contemporary mystery novels. Members take turns leading the discussion focusing on the author, the settings, the characters, plot development and story conclusion. Stories are chosen at the end of each semester for the following semester. The group reads five novels each semester and meets every other week to discuss the novel. The last two meetings are held consecutively to nominate and select novels for the next semester. There is an expectation of high participation and possible presentations by participants. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/WLAM%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Location Directions:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual – Google Meet</font></p><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">18</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6799124 https://platomadison.org/event-6799124 Fri, 04 Dec 2026 01:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Tobey &amp; Wes Marsceill</span></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:platoclassicfilms@gmail.com" target="_blank">platoclassicfilms@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br> <font face="Ubuntu">Join us every Thursday night for eleven weeks to critique the critically acclaimed Netflix series&nbsp;</font></font></span><font face="Ubuntu"><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Adolescence&nbsp;</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">followed&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">by Baby Reindeer</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">. With thirteen Emmy nominations and eight Emmy wins,&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Adolescence&nbsp;</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">is a cinematic masterpiece&nbsp;worthy of a group discussion and analysis.&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Baby Reindeer&nbsp;</font></em></font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333" face="Ubuntu">garnered eleven Emmy nominations with six wins all in major categories. A Netflix subscription is necessary to watch one episode a week in the convenience of your own home.</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;<br></font></span><br></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Day:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 26</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual –&nbsp;Google Meet</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Watch Netflix shows &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Class Size:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">15</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799092 https://platomadison.org/event-6799092 Fri, 04 Dec 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank">mgmfanatic@aol.com</a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#000000">This course will cover the history of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">movie studio</font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">from its inception in 1924 through the 1960s</font><font face="Ubuntu, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_2">, u</font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">tilizing a three-part documentary titled</font> <em style="font-family: Ubuntu;">MGM: When the Lion Roars,&nbsp;</em><font face="Ubuntu">as well as films it discusses,&nbsp;</font><font face="Ubuntu">such as</font></font><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><em>The Big Parade, Dinner at Eight</em>, etc.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">Download the syllabus <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20MGM.pdf" target="_blank">here</a></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Friday<br> <strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank">Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</a> – Arts &amp; Education Center<br> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Participation:</strong> Watching films and discussion</span></font></font></p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Class Size:&nbsp;</strong>No Limit<br> <br></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 Fri, 04 Dec 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">John &amp; Jan Kinar</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jrkinar@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">jrkinar@gmail.com</span></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-238-2826</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><br> <font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">This semester we will be reading <em>Jane Eyre</em> by Charlotte Bronte. We will use the <em>Penguin Classics</em> edition with an ISBN of 9780141441146. For the first class please read the first four chapters, up to page 48.</font><br></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Friday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 27</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Fitchburg-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Fitchburg Senior Center</font></a> <font color="#0070C0">&amp; Hybrid via Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Reading &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">14</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799060 https://platomadison.org/event-6799060 Tue, 08 Dec 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Sally Porter</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><font color="#0070C0"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;">&nbsp;<a href="mailto:ssporter22@gmail.com" target="_blank">ssporter22@gmail.com</a></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p>Join us on the second Tuesday of each month for good reading and good discussion. There is a random selection of books, one to be read each month for group discussion. The expectation that each person will be a discussion leader of a book of their choice from the list during the year. Participants will receive the book list upon registration. <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Meeting Day:</strong><strong>&nbsp;</strong><font color="#0070C0">Tuesday</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_5"><span style="">Stark Building – 702 N. High Point Road</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Participation:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Reading and discussion</font><br> <strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">15</font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6792093 https://platomadison.org/event-6792093 Tue, 08 Dec 2026 18:00:00 GMT <h3 style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"></h3><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></span> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">mgmfanatic@aol.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">920-279-1846</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;">This is a chronological history of the film musical beginning with&nbsp;<em>Sailor Beware</em> and ending with <em>Young at Heart</em>. Each week, we will watch a musical and discuss it. The films have been chosen due to their historical significance as well as their popularity at the box office. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20Hollywood%20Musical%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong style="">Meeting Day &amp; <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><span style="">New Time</span></span>:</strong></span> <span><span style="white-space: pre;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#0070C0" style="">Tuesday,</font></span> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><font color="#000000" style="">12:00 – 2:30pm</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style=""><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Capitol Lakes</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center" style=""> <span style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a></span> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 Wed, 09 Dec 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mert Corwin</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:mdcorwinjr@gmail.com" title="mdcorwinjr@gmail.com"><font color="#0070C0"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;">mdcorwinjr@gmail.com</font></font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p> <p><font style="font-size: 18px;">This class will discuss local, national, and international events, both hot and current. Some topics will be very current and others will be ongoing issues. Topics will be determined each week, at the start of the session. All viewpoints are encouraged. The format will be very casual and interactive. Participants are encouraged to forward relevant links during the week for discussion.<br> <br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></font></span></p><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Virtual – Google Meet</span><span><font><font><font color="#0070C0"><br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><font color="#000000">Participation:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Active discussion group – video conference capability and email are required<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong data-wacopycontent="1" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;">Class Size:</strong><span>&nbsp;</span></font><span data-wacopycontent="1" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">20</font></span></font></font></font></span></font></font></span><br> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 Fri, 11 Dec 2026 01:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Tobey &amp; Wes Marsceill</span></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:platoclassicfilms@gmail.com" target="_blank">platoclassicfilms@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br> <font face="Ubuntu">Join us every Thursday night for eleven weeks to critique the critically acclaimed Netflix series&nbsp;</font></font></span><font face="Ubuntu"><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Adolescence&nbsp;</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">followed&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">by Baby Reindeer</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">. With thirteen Emmy nominations and eight Emmy wins,&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Adolescence&nbsp;</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">is a cinematic masterpiece&nbsp;worthy of a group discussion and analysis.&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Baby Reindeer&nbsp;</font></em></font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333" face="Ubuntu">garnered eleven Emmy nominations with six wins all in major categories. A Netflix subscription is necessary to watch one episode a week in the convenience of your own home.</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;<br></font></span><br></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Day:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 26</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual –&nbsp;Google Meet</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Watch Netflix shows &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Class Size:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">15</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799092 https://platomadison.org/event-6799092 Fri, 11 Dec 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank">mgmfanatic@aol.com</a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#000000">This course will cover the history of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">movie studio</font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">from its inception in 1924 through the 1960s</font><font face="Ubuntu, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_2">, u</font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">tilizing a three-part documentary titled</font> <em style="font-family: Ubuntu;">MGM: When the Lion Roars,&nbsp;</em><font face="Ubuntu">as well as films it discusses,&nbsp;</font><font face="Ubuntu">such as</font></font><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><em>The Big Parade, Dinner at Eight</em>, etc.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">Download the syllabus <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20MGM.pdf" target="_blank">here</a></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Friday<br> <strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank">Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</a> – Arts &amp; Education Center<br> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Participation:</strong> Watching films and discussion</span></font></font></p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Class Size:&nbsp;</strong>No Limit<br> <br></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 Fri, 11 Dec 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">John &amp; Jan Kinar</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jrkinar@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">jrkinar@gmail.com</span></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-238-2826</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><br> <font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">This semester we will be reading <em>Jane Eyre</em> by Charlotte Bronte. We will use the <em>Penguin Classics</em> edition with an ISBN of 9780141441146. For the first class please read the first four chapters, up to page 48.</font><br></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Friday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 27</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Fitchburg-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Fitchburg Senior Center</font></a> <font color="#0070C0">&amp; Hybrid via Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Reading &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">14</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799060 https://platomadison.org/event-6799060 Tue, 15 Dec 2026 18:00:00 GMT <h3 style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"></h3><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></span> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">mgmfanatic@aol.com</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">920-279-1846</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font></font> <font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;">This is a chronological history of the film musical beginning with&nbsp;<em>Sailor Beware</em> and ending with <em>Young at Heart</em>. Each week, we will watch a musical and discuss it. The films have been chosen due to their historical significance as well as their popularity at the box office. <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20Hollywood%20Musical%20Syllabus%20Fall%202026.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus.</a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong style="">Meeting Day &amp; <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><span style="">New Time</span></span>:</strong></span> <span><span style="white-space: pre;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#0070C0" style="">Tuesday,</font></span> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"><font color="#000000" style="">12:00 – 2:30pm</font></span></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style=""><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Capitol-Lakes" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Capitol Lakes</font></a></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Watching films and discussion</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Class Size:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">No Limit</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <div align="center" style=""> <span style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a></span> </div> https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 https://platomadison.org/event-6765889 Wed, 16 Dec 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong> <font color="#0070C0">Mert Corwin</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:mdcorwinjr@gmail.com" title="mdcorwinjr@gmail.com"><font color="#0070C0"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;">mdcorwinjr@gmail.com</font></font></a></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font></font></font></span></span></p> <p><font style="font-size: 18px;">This class will discuss local, national, and international events, both hot and current. Some topics will be very current and others will be ongoing issues. Topics will be determined each week, at the start of the session. All viewpoints are encouraged. The format will be very casual and interactive. Participants are encouraged to forward relevant links during the week for discussion.<br> <br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font><font color="#0070C0">Wednesday</font></font></span></p><span style="white-space:pre"><font><strong><font color="#000000">No Class Dates:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">N/A<br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif;">Meeting Location:</strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Virtual – Google Meet</span><span><font><font><font color="#0070C0"><br></font><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><font color="#000000">Participation:</font></strong> <font><font color="#0070C0">Active discussion group – video conference capability and email are required<br></font><font color="#000000"><strong data-wacopycontent="1" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;">Class Size:</strong><span>&nbsp;</span></font><span data-wacopycontent="1" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><font color="#0070C0" data-wacopycontent="1">20</font></span></font></font></font></span></font></font></span><br> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 https://platomadison.org/event-6780458 Fri, 18 Dec 2026 01:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Tobey &amp; Wes Marsceill</span></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;"><a href="mailto:platoclassicfilms@gmail.com" target="_blank">platoclassicfilms@gmail.com</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333"><br> <font face="Ubuntu">Join us every Thursday night for eleven weeks to critique the critically acclaimed Netflix series&nbsp;</font></font></span><font face="Ubuntu"><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Adolescence&nbsp;</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">followed&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">by Baby Reindeer</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">. With thirteen Emmy nominations and eight Emmy wins,&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Adolescence&nbsp;</font></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">is a cinematic masterpiece&nbsp;worthy of a group discussion and analysis.&nbsp;</font></span><em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333">Baby Reindeer&nbsp;</font></em></font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#333333" face="Ubuntu">garnered eleven Emmy nominations with six wins all in major categories. A Netflix subscription is necessary to watch one episode a week in the convenience of your own home.</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;<br></font></span><br></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Meeting Day:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">Thursday</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 26</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Virtual –&nbsp;Google Meet</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Watch Netflix shows &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><strong><font color="#000000">Class Size:</font></strong> <font color="#0070C0">15</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799092 https://platomadison.org/event-6799092 Fri, 18 Dec 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0">Michael Troudt</font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mgmfanatic@aol.com" target="_blank">mgmfanatic@aol.com</a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#EE0000">Register Online</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font color="#000000">This course will cover the history of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)&nbsp;</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">movie studio</font><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu">&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">from its inception in 1924 through the 1960s</font><font face="Ubuntu, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_2">, u</font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu">tilizing a three-part documentary titled</font> <em style="font-family: Ubuntu;">MGM: When the Lion Roars,&nbsp;</em><font face="Ubuntu">as well as films it discusses,&nbsp;</font><font face="Ubuntu">such as</font></font><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000"><em>The Big Parade, Dinner at Eight</em>, etc.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><font color="#000000">Download the syllabus <a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/History%20of%20MGM.pdf" target="_blank">here</a></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 34px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Ubuntu"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong>&nbsp;Friday<br> <strong>Meeting Location:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://platomadison.org/Oakwood-Village-University-Woods-Campus" target="_blank">Oakwood Village University Woods Campus</a> – Arts &amp; Education Center<br> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Participation:</strong> Watching films and discussion</span></font></font></p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Class Size:&nbsp;</strong>No Limit<br> <br></span> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 https://platomadison.org/event-6791642 Fri, 18 Dec 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">John &amp; Jan Kinar</span></font></font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jrkinar@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192); color: rgb(0, 112, 192); white-space: pre;">jrkinar@gmail.com</span></a></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Phone:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">608-238-2826</font></span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><strong>Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0"><span><span><font color="#0070C0"><font color="#0070C0">Required,</font> <font color="#0070C0"><font color="#EE0000">Contact Coordinator</font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></span></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 25px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu;"><br> <font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;">This semester we will be reading <em>Jane Eyre</em> by Charlotte Bronte. We will use the <em>Penguin Classics</em> edition with an ISBN of 9780141441146. For the first class please read the first four chapters, up to page 48.</font><br></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" style="white-space: pre;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0" style="white-space: pre;">Friday</font><br></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>No Class Date:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">November 27</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong></font> <a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Fitchburg-Senior-Center" target="_blank"><font color="#0070C0">Fitchburg Senior Center</font></a> <font color="#0070C0">&amp; Hybrid via Zoom</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><span><font color="#000000"><strong>Participation:</strong></font> <font color="#0070C0">Reading &amp; discussion</font></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><font><strong>Class Size:</strong> <font color="#0070C0"><span style="">14</span></font></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><span><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></span></p><font color="#0070C0" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font> https://platomadison.org/event-6799060 https://platomadison.org/event-6799060 Tue, 22 Dec 2026 19:30:00 GMT <p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Coordinator:&nbsp;</strong></font></span><font style="font-size: 24px;" color="#438CCA">Barbara Drake</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:barbaradrake21@gmail.com" target="_blank">barbaradrake21@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><span><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Registration:</strong> <span><font color="#0070C0">Required, <font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">Register Online</font></font></span></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p><span><span>This book discussion group will meet monthly throughout the year on the fourth Tuesday. Book titles for each month have been selected through February, 2027. Members of the group are included in the book selection process, and both fiction and nonfiction titles will be considered. Participants will be expected to read the book selection for each month and will be asked to lead one discussion group per year.&nbsp;</span><a href="https://platomadison.org/resources/Prose%20and%20Cons%20Fall%2026%20Course%20Information.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Syllabus</a>.</span> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 24px;">Additional Information</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Day:</strong> <span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0">Fourth Tuesday of Each Month</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Meeting Location:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Christ-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank">Christ Presbyterian Church</a><br> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><strong style="white-space: pre;">Participation:</strong></span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span><font color="#0070C0">Regular reading and discussion expected</font></span></span><a href="https://platomadison.org/Courses-Location-Christ-Presbyterian-Church" target="_blank"><br></a></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 34px;"><strong>Class Size:</strong>&nbsp;<font color="#0070C0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">12</span></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"><span style="white-space:pre"><font color="#0070C0"><a href="https://platomadison.org/page-20181"><font color="#EE0000" style="font-size: 18px;">RETURN TO COURSE CATALOG</font></a><br></font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><br></p> https://platomadison.org/event-6790963 https://platomadison.org/event-6790963