 An array of topics await you. To join a Special Interest Group, Osher members should contact the Special Interest Group Chair with your interest and any questions before attending/joining a meeting. Osher members pay one nominal fee to enroll in any number of interest groups.
BOOK GROUP
Meets 10am-12pm on third Tuesdays from September to June. Discuss selected books of fiction. Books are chosen each June for the following year. Members volunteer to lead discussions in an informal manner. Qualifications: A love of reading and a desire to share knowledge of good books. Contact person is Cathy Morris-Nelson 414-352-2839. The group meets at the Shorewood Public Library.
EARTH WISDOM
Meets 10am-12pm on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Discover lessons Earth has to teach about living cooperatively with one another and with the planet. Group meets in the UWM Hefter Conference Center Billiard Room. Contact person is Dale Olen 262-242-3628.
FRENCH
Meets 10:30am-12pm each Wednesday. Read selected text and review grammatical points and idioms. Focus is on oral comprehension and the understanding of written text. Qualifications: intermediate-advanced level of proficiency. Contact person Martine D. Meyer, 414-964-3717. This group meets in the UWM Hefter Conference Center dining room.
GERMAN CONVERSATION
Meets 1-2:30pm on second and fourth Tuesdays. Members speak in German, with as little English or translation as possible. Contact person is Valerie Brumder, 414-352-4506. Group meets in UWM Hefter Conference Center Billiard Room.
GOLD STAR MYSTERIES
Meets 1:30-3pm on the first Thursday of each month. Examine a selection of noteworthy modern mysteries. Discussion centers around not only content, but also the book's relationship to other books in the field. Titles are generally available at the library or purchased at a book store. Each group memeber is asked to read two books per month. This group meets at the UWM Hefter Conference Center dining room. Contact Beverly DeWeese, 414-332-7306.
HISTORY
Meets 9-10am on the second and fourth Wednesday from September to May. Read and discuss books selected by consensus. Members volunteer to lead a discussion in an informal manner. Qualifications: An interest in history and a readiness to participate in discussion. Contact person is Marilyn Walker, 414-332-8255. Meetings are held in the UWM Hefter Conference Center Billiard Room.
ITALIAN
Meets every Tuesday 12-1:30pm. Learn the language and culture of Italy. The group uses a workbook and other lessons, converses in Italian and listens to the language. Qualifications: All welcome but most members know some Italian and some know it very well. Contact person Sylvana Kukuljan, 414-935-2958. This group meets in the UWM Hefter Conference.
SPANISH
Meets 9:30-11:30am each Thursday. Read and translate from Spanish journals and selected books, and converse in Spanish. Contact person is Tony LoBue, 414-364-4946. Group meets in UWM Hefter Conference Center dining room.
SPANISH CONVERSATION
Meets 9:30-11:30am every Tuesday. Focus is on translation. Qualifications: intermediate level of proficiency. Contact person Simon Arenzon 262-242-2035. This group meets in the UWM Hefter Conference Center Library.
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