04 « January « 2010 « Madison on the Cheap

Escape to Madison’s inexpensive tropical paradise

Bolz Conservatory Photograph ©Nadine Goff

If you need a respite from the icy-cold winter weather we’ve been having — and can’t afford to take off for a tropical isle — consider a visit to the Bolz Conservatory at Olbrich Botanical Gardens, where admission is only $1 (and FREE on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. [...]

Free senior guest auditing of classes at UW-Madison

You’re never too old to learn — and if you’re old enough, you can take advantage of a terrific educational freebie: Wisconsin residents age 60 and older may audit hundreds of UW-Madison credit courses at no cost.

According to information from the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), Senior Guest Auditors, “sit in on lecture courses and [...]