Older Adults

Adult Afternoon Program: BIG MUDDY MONSTER

Big Muddy Monster with Chad Lewis, Author, Lecturer and Paranormal Researcher

For over 100-years a giant mud soaked creature has been spotted along the Big Muddy River. This program looks at the bizarre sightings of the beast along with many other similar creatures spotted in Wisconsin.  Filled with eye witness drawings, photos, and videos, this program will have you thinking twice about enter the woods on your own. 

Adult Afternoon Program: WISCONSIN'S CIRCUS HERITAGE

Wisconsin's Circus Heritage with Peter Shrake, Archivist, Robert L. Parkinson Library & Research Center

Circus World’s Robert L. Parkinson Library and Research Center is the world’s foremost research facility for circus history. The holdings document the history of the American circus from its inception in 1793 to the present day. There have been over 100 Circus shows in the state of Wisconsin.  Come and listen to Peter Shrake share the history of the Circus in our state.

Adult Afternoon Program: THE WISCONSIN CENTER FOR FILM AND THEATER RESEARCH

What is the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research?  With Mary Huelsbeck, Assistant Director for the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research

The Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research (WCFTR) is one of the world’s major archives of research materials relating to the entertainment industry.   Come and learn why researchers from all over the world come to Madison to study Hollywood, TV and Broadway.

(RESCHEDULED FROM JANUARY) TROPICAL PLANTS IN BARBADOS & COSTA RICA

Tropical Plants in Barbados & Costa Rica with Master Gardener, Don Brill – Don Brill will make a comparison of two trips: Costa Rico which still has native plants and animals and Barbados where sugar became king and tropical plants replaced natives.  You will see great gardens created by garden lovers, exotic plants including house plants on steroids growing outdoors. We will see Costa Rico’s native habitats and more.

Adult Afternoon Program: THE 14 POINTS AT 100 YEARS: WWI AND WOODROW WILSON'S FOREIGN POLICY LEGACY

The 14 Points at 100 Years: World War I and Woodrow Wilson's Foreign Policy Legacy with Dr. Steven Sheehan, UW-Fox Valley – When Woodrow Wilson delivered his Fourteen Points address in 1918, he not only laid out American goals for the First World War, but he also established a framework that has shaped American foreign policy for the subsequent century.