Calendar of Events  - Month View

WORKSHOP
UHall Only
Chairs aren‘t just for sitting! AFAA certified YogaFit instructor Patty Sparks returns to ElderStudy for a morning of chair yoga.
Sponsor: Carol Wachter

TOUR RSVP
Amble through Mary Washington‘s neighborhood with Scott Walker, director of Hallowed Grounds Tours.
Sponsor: Mary Ann Stana

HYBRID
Naturalist Jon Bachman will review the discoveries that he and Dr. Robert E. Weems made of 110– to 112-million-year-old dinosaur and flying reptile footprints imprinted on building stones in the Fredericksburg region.
Sponsor: Charlie Fennemore

ZOOM
Step into the intricate world of the Thorne Room Miniatures - masterfully crafted scale models that capture the elegance, artistry, and cultural details of historical interiors from Europe and the United States.

Bridgette Dennett, Assistant Professor of UMW Theatre, will explore how these meticulously detailed dioramas serve as artistic marvels and windows into domestic life, design trends, and architectural styles from the late 13th century through the 1930s.
Sponsors: Bob & Carol Hanus

WORKSHOP
Step into the intricate world of the Thorne Room Miniatures.
Bridgette Dennett, Assistant Professor of UMW Theatre, will give ElderStudy a 1-hour presentation on ZOOM followed by a workshop in The Design Studio in DuPont
Sponsors: Bob & Carol Hanus

ElderStudy Aperitivo $
Similar to the American happy hour, aperitivo goes beyond simply having a drink before dinner. It is a time when Italians meet to relax and socialize after work over a glass of wine or a light cocktail and finger foods.
Fellow ES members Bob & Kathy Orchant invite you to join them with this tradition.

TOUR RSVP $
Chief Ranger Ellen Hillborn will introduce us to Widewater State Park. She will review the history of this area and learn of Captain John Smith‘s landing, the area‘s fishing industry and Samuel Langley‘s early flight experiments.
Sponsor: Donna Lewis and Elizabeth Daly

ZOOM ONLY
MWES Members gather together for a Virtual Wine & Cheese Hour using ZOOM for active discussions of various topics.
Topic: Were you a “joiner” in your K12 years through college?
Sponsor: Donna Lewis

ZOOM ONLY
Ryan Ours of the Healthy Generations Area Agency on Aging will bring you up to date on the outlook for Medicare coverage in 2026.
Please come prepared to ask general questions only.
Sponsor: Carol Wachter

UHall ONLY
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson
Discussion Leader: Michael Millard

HYBRID
Representatives from Navy Federal Credit Union return to ElderStudy to provide us with information about how to recognize and react to various financial frauds.
They will also discuss savings accounts, various other savings instruments and IRAs.
Sponsor: Donna Lewis

HYBRID
This is the open forum designed to communicate directly with your fellow members, to better learn how ElderStudy works, to better understand the issues that are facing the organization, and to vote on those critical issues facing us.
Sponsor: Keith Fennell, ElderStudy President

ZOOM ONLY
The Curriculum Committee is responsible for planning the 45 plus programs that are scheduled each semester. We are always looking for that next new topic on our journey to lifelong learning. Come join us and help develop programs that are interesting and stimulating.
Sponsor: Joe Alfred

ZOOM ONLY
ElderStudy member and IRS Enrolled Agent Linda Hill will discuss some of the changes to the 2025 tax code.
Sponsor: Linda Hill

HYBRID
Return to the Bicentennial of 1976, when the United States celebrated its 200th birthday with Schoolhouse Rock, the Tall Ships, and the Freedom Train.Historian and National Park Service ranger David Lassman returns to ElderStudy with a presentation about the Centennial Exposition of 1876.
Sponsor: Charlie Fennemore

UHall ONLY
Author and cinephile Gary Olsen brings the Life and Films of Busby Berkeley to ElderStudy.

TOUR - RSVP
An ElderStudy tradition, tour guide Kim Harmon takes you on a walk to explore Fredericksburg‘s "Haunted Histories" which follows a different path for ghostly and historic tales.
Sponsor: Mary Ann Stana

HYBRID
Liane Houghtalin (UMW Classics, Philosophy and Religion) will explore the use, reuse, and rediscovery of buildings from ancient Rome and the impact they have on life in Rome today.
Sponsor: Mark Keith

HYBRID
ElderStudy member Preston Burns continues the stories of his travels, this time to the city of Timbuktu, known since the early 1800’s as the “World’s Most Inaccessible Place.” I
Sponsor: Preston Burns

TOUR - RSVP
An ElderStudy tradition, tour guide Kim Harmon takes you on a walk to explore Fredericksburg‘s "Haunted Histories" which follows a different path for ghostly and historic tales.
Sponsor: Mary Ann Stana