2026 Fall Community Conversation: How Food Shapes Brain Health as We Age

This annual educational event shares the latest science on how your diet supports brain health. You’ll learn how to navigate confusing nutrition claims and take away simple, brain-healthy eating tips you can start using at your next meal. Free and open to everyone.

Attend in person at the Middleton Performing Arts Center or watch the program live on our YouTube channel. Free and open to everyone. More details below. Register to attend

There are two ways to attend the Fall Community Conversation: in person or online

• The in-person event includes free refreshments and a Resource Fair from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., followed by the live program in the auditorium from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
• The online option will feature the program only, streamed on YouTube from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Central Time (CT)

More details:

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• Art Walaszek, MD, UW–Madison, will moderate the panel discussion and Q&A.
• Lisa Barnes, PhD, of the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center in Chicago, will present the keynote talk and serve as a guest panelist.

Guest panelists include:

• Barb Bendlin, PhD, Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC), UW–Madison
• Beth Olson, PhD, Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, UW–Madison
• Elena Terry, Executive Chef, Wild Bearies, Tall Grass, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA)

Doors open at the in person location at 4:15 p.m. Plenty of free parking will be available. View the Middleton High School parking map.

2026 Event Schedule:

4:30–5:30 p.m. Resource fair and refreshments at in person location
5:30–7:30 p.m. Featured speakers and Q&A panel in the auditorium and livestreaming on our YouTube channel