Classes
Adventures in Lifelong Learning
Classes provide an in-depth learning opportunity. Offering a wide array of topics and a yearly Week of Learning. Learn more about current class offerings and more below.
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Current Class Descriptions
ALL Classes 2026
Note that classes are now included as part of your membership so you do not have to pay anything extra to attend classes (yay!) but you do still need to register to attend.
There will be sign-up sheets at the class or you may watch online using Yuja. Remember that Yuja is for viewing and listening.
Guests will need to register and pay a nominal fee.
Islam: How did it begin, what are the main teachings, and what do most of us get wrong?
Fri May 22 | 10 am - 12 pm | In-person Tallent Hall, Room 182 or online through Yuja.
Register by May 20.
UW-Parkside Associate Professor of History Elizabeth Brownson will introduce us to the teachings of the Qur'an, Muhammad, and important themes in Islamic history. To read some of the questions to be covered, click on the Learn More link.
From a Support Role to Chief of the Economic Crimes Unit at FBI Headquarters
Tue Jun 9 | 1 - 3 pm | In-person Tallent Hall, Room 182 or online through Yuja.
Register by Jun 5.
Join us for an afternoon of stories from a locally-born TRAILBLAZER! Helen Schumacher was born and reared in Kenosha and went on to be a Special Agent in the FBI. One night while watching television, Helen saw an opportunity at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In 1972 she applied and was hired in a support capacity. When it became available to women, she applied and was selected for the position of Special Agent in 1975. During her years with the FBI, she investigated white collar crime, was a bodyguard for Director William Webster, oversaw Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations, and retired in 2000 as Chief of the Economic Crimes Unit at FBI Headquarters.
All About Eastern Bluebirds
Thu Jul 9 | 1 - 3 pm | In-person Wyllie Hall, Room D153 or online through Yuja.
Register by Jul 7.
Join Presenter, Rick Fare, current Education Chair of the Hoy Audubon Society of Kenosha and Racine, to learn about the annual life cycle of the Eastern Bluebird and how to attract them during the breeding season, including proper placement of appropriate nest boxes, what constitutes a good habitat for the birds and their nests, and recommendations for predator control. Mr. Fare will also discuss tips on becoming a good bluebird trail monitor.
After class, Mr. Fare will be going outside to check on the bluebird boxes along the bluebird trail located on the UW-P campus, weather permitting. Class participants are encouraged to join him.
2025-2026 Season of Met Opera at the Movies
Registration is open for the 2025-2026 Met Opera classes. Register for the four opera classes by Oct 13.
Classes are held on Fridays and the operas are on Saturdays at an area theater. See the schedule attached to the flyer linked to Learn More.
Gregory Berg will, again, be our instructor. He will lead us through eight upcoming operas that you can see on your own, Live in HD, at the Renaissance Theater in Sturtevant, or the Tinseltown Theater in Kenosha. You'll enjoy this class even if you don't attend all of the theater performances.
Class on Oct 17, 2025 Operas on Oct 18, 2025 and Nov 8, 2025
Class on Nov 21, 2025 Operas on Nov 22, 2025 and Dec 13, 2025
Class on Jan 9, 2026 Operas on Jan 10, 2026 and Mar 21, 2026
Class on May 1, 2026 Operas on May 2, 2026 and May 30, 2026
Past Class Video
11/22/24 Met Opera "Live in HD" (opens in Yuja) Note: You will need to move the scroller to about the 4:40 mark to start the class. The session concludes around 97:58.
Registration Information
To register for classes members can register via the links provided for each class or send in a check to the address provided.
Please make all payments at time of registration.
Address:
University of Wisconsin-Parkiside
Attn: Adventures in Lifelong Learning
900 Wood Road
Kenosha, WI
53141
Adventures in Lifelong Learning
Mon-Fri | 8:30 am-4:30 pm
262-595-3340
lifelonglearning@uwp.edu
900 Wood Rd.
Kenosha, WI 53144