PLATO Lifelong Learning Opportunities
for Seniors

"Learning Among Friends"

DISCUSSION GROUPS AND EVENTS

Spring 2008 Schedule

Spring Preview

Wednesday, February 20, 2008, 1:30-3:30 pm
Madison Senior Center (Downtown)

Discussion groups begin the week of February 25, 2008 and run for 10
consecutive weeks.

Mondays

10:00 to noon

Experiencing Great Literature

Madison Senior Center

Fred Ross 833-8315

10:00 to noon

Genealogy

Madison Public Library

Peg Arnold 233-1784

1:00 to 3:00

Novels Old and New

Fitchburg Senior Center

Joan Penn 277-0273;
Sue Arnost 238-3697;
Marj McMickle 233-0949;
Richard Mueller 838-3575

1:00 to 3:00

Managing Your Money

Madison Senior Center

Ved Prakash 233-1741;
Arden Trine 277-7623;
Don Pustz 277-1338

Tuesdays

10:00 to noon

Introduction to Western Philosophy

Madison Senior Center

George Schaefer 222-8001

10:00 to noon

Biographies

Wisconsin Community Bank

Zorko Greblo 833-1408;
Lynn Gilchrist 238-3325;
Fred Paesel 251-6805;
Peter Priegel 271-7194

10:00 to noon

Short Stories

Independent Living

Meredith Meiller 838-3473;
Irv Klibaner 274-4089

1:00 to 3:00

All That Jazz

Fitchburg Senior Center

Dick Glasrud 238-7479

1:00 to 3:00

Great Ideas

Madison Senior Center

Jim Christensen 251-0751

1:00 to 3:00

Alternative Medicine and Healthy Aging

Madison Senior Center

Frank Stein 274-1242;
Shiv Tandon 833-5337

Wednesdays

10:00 to noon

Global Affairs and the Media

Meriter Retirement Community

Lee Brown 663-5984;
George Rueckert 798-0480;
Joe Elder 255-0533

10:00 to noon

Reminiscence Writing
- a.m.

Meriter Retirement Community

Jim O’Brien  271-2808

10:00 to noon

Continuing Philosophy

Madison Senior Center

Sheldon Auerbach 250-5017

1:00 to 3:00

Frontiers in Life Science

1360 UW Genetics Biotechnology Bldg.

Paul Brandl 251-2662;
Tom Zinnen 265-2420

1:30 to 3:30

Reminiscence Writing
- p.m.

Madison Senior Center

Jan MacDonald 833-1152

Thursdays

9:30 to noon

International Film Series

Meriter Retirement Community

Jim O’Brien 271-2808;
Bob Fry 233-0622

9:30 to noon

What in the World Happened? (World History)

Upper Iowa University

Bruce Gregg 231-1109;
Zorko Greblo 833-1408;
Grant Ringlien 445-4531;
Dick Schultz 222-6335

10:00 to noon

Great Books

Madison Senior Center

Stan Goldfarb 231-3255

1:00 to 3:00

American History

Meriter Retirement Community

Norman Risjord 233-2526

1:00 to 3:00

Food, Health, Agriculture and the Environment

Independent Living

Annie Wright 262-5784

1:30 to 3:30

We Love a Mystery

Mount Olive Church

Barb Dickie 278-9147

Fridays
10:00 to noon

Travel: Around the World in 10 Weeks

Meriter Retirement Community

Fred Blancke  249-0606;
Ray Griesbach 240-9445;
Bob Gwynne  257-5761;
Frank & Jennie Stein 274-1242;
Betty Wear 249-6956

10:00 to
noon

Great Books Revisited

Lakeview Branch Library

Judy King 245-0081;
Barb Dickie 278-9147

Continuing – evenings

Theater Group – Strollers

Linda Pustz 277-1338

Discussion Group Locations

Ashman Branch Library: 733 N. High Point Rd.
Fitchburg Senior Center: 5510 E. Lacy Rd.
HospiceCare: 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway
Independent Living:
602 N. Segoe Rd.
Lakeview Branch Library: 2845 N. Sherman Ave.
Madison Public Library:
201 W. Mifflin St.
Madison Senior Center:
330 W. Mifflin St., one block west of library. Parking at Civic Center Ramp.
Meriter Retirement Community: 333 W. Main St.
Mt. Olive Church: 4018 Mineral Point Rd.
Oak Park Place: 718 Jupiter Dr.
Sequoya Branch Library: 513 S. Midvale Blvd.
Upper Iowa University: 4601 Hammersley Rd.
UW-Genetics/Biotech: 425 Henry Mall (campus)
Wisconsin Community Bank: 8240 Mineral Point Rd.

PLATO Executive Committee

Judy King

President

245-0081

kin@chorus.net

Fred Ross

Pres.-elect/EIN Rep.

833-8315

rossfm@chorus.net

Paul Hartwig

Past Pres./Leadership;
Dev. & Nominations

222-0851

phartwig@merr.com

Ardie Thomas

Secretary

249-2591

ardiethomas@charter.net

Ved Prakash

Treasurer

233-1741

vprakash@wisc.edu

Vacant

Archives

 

none

Judy Sadowsky

Curriculum/Facil.

835-5291

jsado@verizon.net

Marv Beatty

Curriculum/Facil.

238-8726

mtbeatty@wisc.edu

Temporarily Suspended

Lectures

Vacant

Special Events

 

none

Martha Doody

Membership

257-2696

marthadoody@sbcglobal.net

Wendy Kerr

Liaison/Newsletter

262-5823

slp@dcs.wisc.edu

June Sherman

Public Information

233-2704

staxfed@aol.com

Peter Priegel

Travel Programs

271-7194

priegel@mailbag.com

Sy Sherman

Scholarships

233-2704

staxfed@aol.com

Ray Griesbach

Equipment/Photog

240-9445

sahrhg@aol.com

Lois Parsons

Member-at-Large

233-1820

loisparsons@aol.com

Fred Paesel

Member-at-Large

251-6805

audpaesel@aol.com

Tom Brown

Member-at-Large

663-5984

tbrown807@tds.net

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