PLATO Weekly Update

October 7, 2025

TIME TO CELEBRATE! Access your digital copy of The Agora, Volume 9 and join us at the PLATO Arts Café on Tuesday, October 28 at 7pm at the Capitol Lakes Grand Hall Auditorium for this complimentary event to celebrate PLATO's biennial literary, ideas and arts journal! Learn more here.

CURRICULUM

FALL COURSES
Fall Courses are underway! Have a question about a course? Find everything you need to know on the Courses webpage.

12 Fall Courses have unlimited participation and may still accept registrations – email the PLATO office at info@platomadison.org for this course list.

To renew or to become a member, visit the Join PLATO webpage.

SPECIAL EVENTS

BREAKFAST, LUNCH & COFFEE GATHERINGS
These social events offer members and their guests opportunities to share conversation over coffee or breakfast and lunch options.

THIS WEEK! Second Friday Breakfast Gathering at the Lakeside Street Coffee House on October 10, from 9:30-11:30am. Learn more and RSVP here.

NEXT WEEK! Third Friday Lunch Gathering at the Great Dane Pub on the East Side on Jupiter Drive on October 17, from 11:30am-1:30pm. Learn more and RSVP here.

LECTURES
Save the Dates – review this flyer for lecture dates through December 2025!

THIS WEEK! 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 for this lecture is not required, guests are welcome, and parking is free. Learn more here.

THIS MONTH! Immigration Law: History and Current Status by Raluca Vais-Ottosen, attorney and Chair of the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association on Thursday, October 23 from 1:30-3pm at Oakwood Village University Woods Arts and Education Center. Registration for this lecture is not required, guests are welcome, and parking is free. Learn more here.

NEXT MONTH! Beyond Alexa & Siri: AI, Your Digital Dignity, and an Empowered Future by Dr. Hank Weiss (PhD, MPH, MS), an experienced epidemiologist and AI advocate at JBS International. This lecture on Thursday, November 6 from 1:30-3pm at Oakwood Village University Woods Arts and Education Center will provide a compelling and empowering introduction to AI, focusing on the crucial concept of digital dignity for older adults. Registration for this lecture is not required, guests are welcome, and parking is free. Learn more here. 

FIELD TRIPS

There are several spots left! Join us on a field trip to Fond du Lac on Wednesday, November 5to visit the historic Hotel Retlaw which has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service. Three more fun stops include Faris Gourmet Popcorn & Treats, Lakeside Park and Lighthouse. and Christmas Kringle Shoppe. 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. Registration deadline is Monday, October 13.Registration is required and members may bring a guest. Learn more and register here.

THEATER TRIPS
Save the Dates – review this flyer for theater trip dates through June 2026!

The 39 Steps – 1pm Matinee on Tuesday, November 18 at American Players Theatre. "A seductive spy story based on all the best noir, with a hearty comic twist – think North by Northwest, but by Noël Coward. All brought to gleeful life by four incredible actors playing over 100 characters!"Registration is required and members may bring a guest. Registration deadline is Wednesday, October 29. Learn more and register here.

REMINDER! Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! is on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at The Fireside Dinner Theater in Fort Atkinson. Previously registered members and their guests may review details here.

PLATO EDUCATION FUND
Please consider contributing to the Fall Education Fund 2025