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PLATO Weekly Update
June 3, 2025
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CURRICULUM
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SUMMER COURSES
THIS WEEK! Most Summer Courses begin this week and some of the 14 in-person and virtual courses still have space – including these two courses:
· America's National Parks: A Video Journey with Alan Capelle on Mondays from 10:00am-12:00pm – watch the Coordinator Video!
· Understanding and Practicing Lovingkindness with Craig Wille on Wednesdays from 10:00-11:30am – watch the Coordinator Video!
Find the Summer Course Schedule on the Courses webpage and contact the course coordinator to register.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
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THEATER TRIP
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UPDATE! The registration deadline has been extended to Friday, June 13 for The Church Basement Ladies in The Last (Potluck) Supper on Thursday, July 10, 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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FIELD TRIP
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! On August 20, 2025, PLATO will host a day trip to Two Rivers, WI, to tour the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum and the Still Bend/Schwartz House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Details to come!
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BREAKFAST GATHERINGS
These social events offer members and their guests opportunities to share conversation over coffee and breakfast or breakfast snacks. Learn more below including updates on two new summertime locations and one time change!
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THIS WEEK! First Friday Breakfast – June 6, 9:00-11:00am at Yola's Café on Commerce Drive – note the new summertime location! Learn more and RSVP here.
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NEXT WEEK! Second Friday Breakfast – June 13, 10:00am-12:00pm at the Memorial Union Terrace – note the time change and new summertime location! Learn more and RSVP here.
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LECTURES
Check out past recordings of PLATO Lectures on a buffet of options offered by PLATO members and local, national and international speakers.
BIKE RIDES
Get out and about with self-guided bicycling routes in the greater Madison area!
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THE AGORA
The Agora, PLATO’s literary and arts journal,
celebrates members’ creativity and diversity of thought.
View highlights from this 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 spring viewing or listening pleasure, curated by PLATO's Diversity Awareness Committee.
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DID YOU KNOW? for June 2 – 16, 2025
Bessie Coleman (January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926) was the first American woman to obtain an international pilot's license. Because Coleman was born in Texas during the discriminatory Jim Crow era and was of African American and Native American descent, she had to go to France to attend aviation school. Coleman returned to the United States after completing her studies and became a stunt pilot. Tragically, she was killed in 1926 during an aerial show rehearsal.
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Visit the Social Justice page to read more about Bessie Coleman, and past DID YOU KNOW? Features.
DID YOU KNOW? – spotlighting notable historic events and contributions made by non-mainstream individuals and organizations you might not have learned or read about. Suggestions for inclusions are welcome (send to Kathy at: ksmichaelis@gmail.com).
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