The Colonial Club Senior Activity Center’s mission to enhance the lives of people age 55 and older drives the Programs Department. 

With a holistic approach, we provide a wide range of social, educational, recreational, spiritual, and wellness activities to meet Northeast Dane County residents’ varied needs and interests. 

From bingo to book clubs, we offer over 20 ongoing programs, approximately 45 annual adult education classes, and volunteer opportunities for over 450 individuals.  Approximately half of the 4,000 people who use the Colonial Club are involved with our Programs Department.

Book Club–The Colonial Club Book Club will meet on Thursday, May 29, at 1:00 pm.

Here on Earth, a novel by Alice Hoffman, will be reviewed. Everyone is welcome. Please feel free to join us. Call Dee Witt at 837-1903 for more information.

Fireside Chats–Join us on Wednesday, May 14, at 10:00 am for our next Fireside Chat. You can grab a cup of coffee and then sit by the fireplace to talk about the topics that interest you. We’ll also meet on Wednesday, May 28, at 10:00 am.

Nightingale Nurses–We met on April 7 at 2:00 pm. Our guest speaker was Kellie Miller, an Omnibusman from the State of Wisconsin Board on Aging. This was our final meeting until October 8, 2008, at 2:00 pm. I am pleased to tell you that the nurses gave a donation of $400 to the Colonial Club Senior Activity Center at their final meeting. Call Alice Mraz at 834-0279 for more info.

The Joy of Writing– We meet every Monday from 9:30 am–11:30 am. We have a small, but dedicated group of about 6 to 8 writers who write something every week.

Viewpoint–We will meet on Thursdays, May 8 and May 22, at 12:30 pm. We will listen to select parts of the audio lecture series "The Life and Work of Mark Twain." Everyone is welcome to attend. If you have any questions about this program, please call Al Snowdon at 825-3920.

The Snappers Photography Club –The Snappers Photography Club will go to the Vilas Zoo in Madison to take pictures on May 15 (weather permitting) with a rain date of May 22. The group will leave the Colonial Club at 1:00 pm and return about 4:00 pm. There is no admission charge at the zoo. Anyone who likes to take pictures is welcome; just bring your camera. Register at the Colonial Club office so that we can arrange transportation. There will be no Snappers meeting in May.

Are you interested in taking a beginning digital photography class. We’ll offer another class if enough people are interested. If interested, call Patti Stockdale at 837-4611, ext. 129.

The Voice Acting Group– Will meet on Thursday, May 8 and Thursday, May 22, at 2:30 pm in the Gathering Place. Voice Acting is a group of people reading from play scripts just for fun. We will start with three resource books of play scenes for two, three and four readers. There are scenes from well-known plays by playwrights such as Shakespeare to modern authors. Everyone is invited to join us. For more information about this new group, call Al Snowdon at 825-3920.