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PLATO Weekly Update
August 26, 2025
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CURRICULUM
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FALL COURSES
Registration for Fall Courses continues! Fall courses are often popular and some are already full. Here are two new courses to consider that still have room:
· Prose and Cons Book Discussion Group, 4th Tuesday of month, 1:30-3pm at Christ Presbyterian Church.
· Learning the Language and Logics of Autism, Thursdays,10am-12pm at Madison Senior Center.
Also, consider Fall courses with no class size limits – there are many courses in this category. Visit the Courses webpage to find the link to the Fall Course Schedule and contact the course coordinator to register.
To renew or to become a member, visit the Join PLATO webpage.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
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BREAKFAST & COFFEE GATHERINGS
These social events offer members and their guests opportunities to share conversation over coffee and breakfast or breakfast snacks.
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NEXT WEEK! First Friday Breakfast Gathering at the Pancake Café on Gammon Road on Friday, September 5, from 9:00-11:00am. Learn more and RSVP here.
NEXT MONTH! Second Friday Breakfast Gathering at the Lakeside Street Coffee House on September 12, from 9:30-11:30am. Learn more and RSVP here.
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LECTURES
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SAVE THE DATES for PLATO Lectures – review this flyer for lecture dates through December 2025.
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NEW! Beyond Politics: The Content of Wisconsin's Character, Past & Present by award-winning journalist and whistleblower Mike McCabe on Thursday, October 9 from 1:30-3pm at Oakwood Village University Woods Arts and Education Center. Registration is not required, guests are welcome, and parking is free. Learn more here.
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Healing the Heart through Forgiveness on Thursday, September 25 from 1:30-3pm at Oakwood Village University Woods Arts and Education Center. In her lecture, Lisa Rickert will reflect on her last two decades of working with defense teams on death penalty cases and the awe she has experienced in witnessing people who chose mercy in response to unspeakable pain, and the power of forgives in the healing process. Registration is not required, guests are welcome, and parking is free. Learn more here.
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NEXT MONTH! Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad on Tuesday, September 9 from 1:30-3pm at Oakwood Village University Woods Arts and Education Center. In her lecture, Connie Martin tells the history of the Underground Railroad and how quilt codes were used to communicate. Registration is not required, guests are welcome, and parking is free. Learn more here.
Enjoy recorded PLATO Lectures at your convenience presented by PLATO members and local, national, and international special guest presenters.
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THEATER TRIPS
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SAVE THE DATES for PLATO Theater Trips – review this flyer for theater trips for the upcoming membership year!
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Join us for Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at The Fireside Dinner Theater in Fort Atkinson. Note that PLATO is partnering with the Verona Senior Center and UW Retirement Association on this travel opportunity so pick-up locations are different from PLATO's usual trips. Learn more and register here.
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A PLATO PILOT PROGRAM
Seeking to provide PLATO members opportunities to gather informally to explore topics and activities of interest throughout the year
Are you interested in hosting a one-time informal group discussion on a particular topic or inviting others to participate in an activity you enjoy? If yes, please fill out this brief online form so that your idea can be shared with other PLATO members because odds are that if it is of interest to you, it will likely interest other members too! Topics can be academic in nature, or focus on current events, or involve a fun activity or outing. For example: a discussion group about genealogy, sustainable living practices, or the Finnish concept of sisu; a sunset or moonrise watch party at a local park; or a game of cards at a venue of your choice.
We look forward to seeing how you will put the "P" into the "Participatory" Learning And Teaching Organization!
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THE AGORA
The Agora, PLATO’s biennial literary and arts journal,
celebrates members’ creativity and diversity of thought.
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THIS FALL! Work is underway to produce The Agora, Volume 9, which PLATO members can look forward to reading this fall in hard copy and/or online. Members will be sent a hard copy in the mail unless they have opted-out of receiving it, with one copy sent per member household.
View highlights from the past season on the The Agora Features webpage.
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SOCIAL JUSTICE EVENTS & READINGS
Select from a range of topics and formats for your viewing or listening pleasure, curated by PLATO's Diversity Awareness Committee.
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DID YOU KNOW? for August 26 – September 8, 2025
Did you know that PLATO's Education Fund supports the UW-Madison Odyssey Project? This award-winning program takes a whole family approach to breaking the cycle of generational poverty through access to education, giving adult and youth learners a voice, and increasing confidence through reading, writing, and speaking.
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Visit the Social Justice page to learn more about UW-Madison Odyssey Project, the PLATO Education Fund and past DID YOU KNOW? Features.
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