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

“Three people cooking together in a modern kitchen, with one person stirring vegetables on the stove while the others prepare ingredients at the counter.
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Middleton Performing Arts Center
2100 Bristol Street (use North Door #23)
Middleton, WI 53562

This annual community 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.

Event registration details coming soon!

Logo designed for the 2023 Fall Community Conversation. Graphic image depicts three silhouettes inside a circle with a brain arching over.

Art Walaszek, MD, will moderate the panel discussion and Q&A. Confirmed guest panelists include:
Lisa Barnes, PhD
Barb Bendlin, PhD
Beth Olson, PhD

Doors open at 4:15 p.m. There will be plenty of free parking. View the Middleton High School parking map.

2026 Event Schedule
4:30–5:30 p.m. Resource fair and refreshments 
5:30–7:30 p.m. Featured speakers and Q&A panel

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