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Last updated: 10/30/2009

Senior Beat is a program dedicated to showing a positive image of aging. 

Director of the show: Chris Richter, 608.261.9116

Additional information: Madison Senior Center

“Way of the Warrior and the Native American Community.”
Hosts Helen Aarli and Christine Beatty welcome filmmaker, Patty Loew who talks about her film “Way of the Warrior.” This film explores Loew’s forefathers and their roles in wars in this country. Next, Patty Loew’s mother Alice Loew, joins the discussion as mother and daughter talk about the elders roles in Native American Culture and their strong mother/daughter relationship they have.

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2009 Season

• “New Caregiving Options and Nikki Plaut, Yoga Instructor"
  Join host Helen Aarli and Christine Beatty as they talk about New Caregiving Options with Katie Brietzman, Volunteer Caregiver Partnership Coordinator, South Madison Coalition of the Elderly and Tammy Haverberg, Adult Day Center Manager, East Madison/Monona Coalition of Aging. Next, they chat with Nikki Plaut, 80 year old yoga teacher.

• “Physical and Mental Fitness”
  Host Helen Aarli and Christine Beatty chats with renowned dancer and UW Professor Li Chow Ping about some of the classes she has for seniors. Next, they were joined by Susan Swanson, a retired psychotherapist and the Designer and Facilitator of the Get Fit, mental fitness program and Marge Engelman a retired UW professor and author of Aerobic of the Mind to talk about Mental Fitness.

• “End of Life Issues and Planning”
  Join host Helen Aarli and Christine Beatty as they talk with Jennifer Tiedemann, Community Outreach Coordinator for HospiceCare, Inc about Hospice and all that they offer. Next, they are joined by Grant Nyhammer from the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups to discuss creating legal documents such as living trusts and granting power of attorney to family members.

• "African American Community in Madison: Then and Now"
  Guests: Betty Banks, Producer, Club TNT and Professor Muriel Sims, Edgewood College and author

• "Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program"
  Guests: Katherine Bonus, Manager, UW Mindfulness Program and Laura Pinger, Teacher, UW Mindfulness Program

• "Full Speed Ahead" and "Senior Volunteering"
  Join us as we talk with Margie Groom, Programming Coordinator for the Madison Senior Center and Linda Tschillard, the Assistant Fitness Director for the East YMCA about Full Speed Ahead. Then Rick Orton, the new Volunteer Coordinator for the Madison Senior Center stops by to talk about volunteering opportunities at the Senior Center.

• Falls Prevention and Support For Active Independent Lives (SAIL)
  Guests: Dr. Andy Kosseff, head of the Falls Prevention Task Force, Ann Albert, SIL Program Director andAlan Lukazewski, SAIL Personal Health Coach

2008 Season

• Senior Transportation Issues
  Guests: Gene Kundert, RSVP driver escort program and Brian Alme, RSVP volunteer, Jennifer Bacon, Transit Marketing Specialist for Metro Transit and Norah Cashin, Transport Manager, Dane County Department of Human Services

• Senior Housing Issues
  Guests: Tobi LeMahieu, Program Services Administrator with Fair Housing Center of Greater Madison and Suzanne Scott, PhD professor of environment, textiles and design, UW-Madison

• "Senior Election Issues"
  Guests: Grant Nyhammer from the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, Gail Sumi, Associate State Director for Advocacy at AARP of Wisconsin

• "MATC and the 25th Anniversary of Madison Senior Center"
  Guests: Dr. Bettsey Barhorst, President, MATC, Nancy Meyer, Administrator, Adult and Continuing Education and Nancy Gasser, Madison Senior Center Foundation Board

• "Political Advocacy Across Generations"
  Guests: Midge Miller, Former Member, Wisconsin State Assembly and Political Activist, Chandra Miller Fienen, Campaign Manager and Senator Mark Miller, State Senator, District 16

• "Friendship Force and Madison Senior Coalitions"
  Guests: Mary Ann Fahl, President of Friendship Force of Wisconsin, Bernie Long, Past President of Friendship Force and Kathleen Stoga, Executive Director of the South Madison Coalition of the Elderly
  "Senior Fitness and Activity"
  Guests: Linda Tschillard, Health and Wellness Coordinator East YMCA Program Center, Paul Buckalew, Program Participant and Jean O'Leary, MSCR Fitness Specialist

• "Overture Center and Potter, Bacia Edleman"
  Guests: Susan Crofton, Vice President for Programming, Overture Center and Bacia Edelman, Potter

• "PLATO-Participatory Learning and Teaching Organization and Madison Senior Center in 1008"
  Guests: Judy King, PLATO, Mary Beatty, co-chair Curriculum and Facilities Commission, Margie Groom, Program Coordinator, Madison Senior Center and Lynne Robertson, Volunteer Coordinator, Madison Senior Center
  
  
  
  2007 Season 
  

• "Seniors and Safety"
  Guests: Mary Stamstad, TRIA coordinator and Alder Thuy Pham-Remmele, District 20, Janet Jenkins and Glen Loyd, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

• "Outreach and the Gay/Straight Alliance for Safe Schools"
  Guests: Donna Biddle, Board of Outreach, Steve Starkey, Executive Director, Outreach, Seb Harris, Member GSA, Jasmine Christian, Part GSA member
  "United Nations Organization and the Model UN Program"
  Guests: Lee Brown, UNA, David Piovanetti, Middleton School District and Michael Frank, President, Model UN, Middleton High School

• "Integenerational Programs at the Madison Senior Center"
  Guests: Lynne Robertson, Senior Center Volunteer Coordinator, Janet Weitz, Senior Center Intergenerational Coordinator and Paul Buckalew, Intergenerational Volunteer

• "Senior Sexuality"
  Guests: Professor John Delamater, UW-Madison Department of Sociology

• "Senior Housing Options"
  Guests: Erika Meylor, Resident Manager of the Capitol Centre Apartments, Laura Olson, Marketing coordinator of Meridan Group and Chuck Poissin, President of Meriter Retirement Services

• "Area Agency on Aging and SAIL-Support for Active Independent Lives."
  Guests: Barb Thoni, Direcor, Area Agency on Aging and Ann Albert, Program Director of SAIL

• "AARP"
  Guests: Jennifer Baier, Program Coordinator, AARP Wisconsin and Jeanne Moe, Program Coordinator AARP Wisconsin"

2006 Season

• Madison Museum of Contemporary Art and The Safe Community Coalition"
  Guests: Sheri Castelnuovo, MMOCA's Education Curator and Cheryl Wittke, Executive Director and John Bauer, Project Manager

• "Elder Financial Abuse"
  Guests: Scott Martin, Area Agency on Aging of Dane County and John Hendrick, Coalition on Wisconsin Aging Groups, Elder Financial, Exploitation Project Director

• Madison Senior Coalitions
  Guests: Cheryl Batterman, Northeast Side Senior Coalition and Kathleen Stoga, South Madison Coalition of the Elderly

• The Madison Senior Center Fall 2006
  Guests: Christine Beatty, Director, Madison Senior Center and Margie Groom, Program Coordinator, Madison Senior Center

• PICADA- Prevention-Intervention Center for Alchol and Drug Use
  Guests: Earl German, Assisstant Coordinator, PICADA and Nancy Panosian, Certified Alcohol and Drug Counsler

• Boomer Study
  Guests: Rita Odegaard, Director of Boomer Study and Nell Mally, Chair of Boomer Study Committee

• Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz
  Guests: Mayor Dave Cieslewicz

• Madison Senior Coalition
  Guests: Candace Pantoga, West Madison Senior Coalition and Katie Breitzmann, South Madison Coalition of the Elderly

• Life-Long Learning
  Guests: Paul Hacket, President, PLATO and Edna Paske Pruett, Co-President, 
  Eldershostel Second Winders

• Medicare Part D
  Guests: Jeremy Janes , Associate State Director, Communication AARP Wisconsin and Kim Wallas, Lead Dane County Benefit Specialist, Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups.

2005 Season

• "Music and Holiday Events at the Senior Center and Local Musician, Jim Schwall"
  Guests: Margie Groom, Program Director, Madison Senior Center and Local Musician, Jim Schwall 

• "Access Issues"
  Guests: Sarah Orsted, Executive Program Director, WAGS, Bamboo, Service Dog In-Training and 
  Kory Tabor-Independent Living Services Coordinator, Access to Independence 

• "Fall at the Madison Senior Center and Elder Law Center"
  Guests: Lynn Robertson, Volunteer Coordinator, Madison Senior Center, Jerry Sanders, Madison Senior Center Foundation Board and Helen Marks Dicks, Elder Law Center. 

• "City Planning and Development and Senior Summer Activities"
  Guests: Mark Olinger, Director of Planning and Development, Margie Groom, Madison Senior Center Program Coordinator and Karl Gutknecht, Cycle Ventures International 

• "Red Hat Society"
  Guests: Elaine Kloepfel, Queen, local Red Hat Society and Jackie Wood, Member, Local Red Hat Society 

• Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz
  Guest: Mayor Dave Cieslewicz 

• "Running a Family Business and Overture Center"
  Guests: Donna Gray, Author, "Never Quit!: The Ups and Downs of Running a Family Business" and Sustan Crofton, Director of Education, Overture Center 

• "Second Harvest Food Bank and Senior Center Food and Nutrition Programs"                                  
  Guests: Bob Mohelnitzky, the Executive Director for the local Second Harvest Food Bank and Christine Beatty, Director of the Madison Senior Center     

• "Local Author, Maddy Hunter" 
  Guest: Maddy Hunter, Author of the "Passport to Perl" mystery series

2004 Season

2003 Season

2002 Season

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