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Description
The Bend Sessions: West Bend’s Free Community Lecture Series
August – November 2026
BILL VOLKERT
Lake Baikal: Siberia’s Sacred Sea
Bill Volkert spent 27 years as the naturalist and wildlife educator for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources at Horicon Marsh, where he led more than 3,700 education programs for over 220,000 visitors, including scientists from more than 40 countries. In retirement, he and his wife, Connie, have traveled across six continents in search of the world’s birds and wild places. For this program, Volkert heads to Siberia, sharing his travels to Lake Baikal — the world’s oldest and deepest freshwater lake.
The Bend Sessions Community Lecture Series runs from August 10th through November 17th and is a FREE event open to the public, however registration is requested.
Date & Time
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Venue Details
The Bend
125 N. Main StreetWest Bend, Wisconsin 53095
The Bend
The Bend is an experience venue in downtown West Bend, WI. Built in 1929 as a Vaudeville theatre building, The Bend was restored by the nonprofit organization Historic West Bend Theatre Inc in 2020.