PLATO Weekly Update

December 16, 2025

CURRICULUM

WINTER COURSES
Registration for Winter Courses is underway – there are 13 courses with in-person and virtual options to choose from! Find the Winter Course Schedule on the Courses webpage and contact the course coordinator to register.

Most Winter Courses run 2-7 weeks and will begin the week of January 5. 

REGISTRATION TIPS
Some courses fill up quickly so if you see a course that interests you, try to sign up right away. If you find out that a course is full, ask if there's a waiting list you could join. Also, there are five courses that offer unlimited participation, so perhaps expand your horizons by signing up for one of these in the meantime:

· Drawing as a Sacred Activity – Monday @ 11am

· Women Artists from Baroque to Modern Period – Monday at 1pm

· Fictional Detectives – Thursday @ 9:30am

· Beyond Bing and Bots: AI Fluency for Savvy Seniors – Thursday at 10am

· Gentle Chair Yoga for Stress Reduction – Friday at 2pm

To renew or to become a member, visit the Join PLATO webpage. And be sure to tell your family and friends that Half-Year Memberships ($30) are available for January 1 – July 31, 2026!

SPECIAL EVENTS

LECTURES

SAVE THE DATES – Download the PLATO Lecture Schedule through April 2026!

NEXT MONTH! Memories of My Childhood on Badger Creek on Thursday, January 15 from 1:30-3:00pm at Oakwood Village University Woods Arts and Education Center. In her lecture, Peggy Prilaman Marxen will discuss her book, The Farm on Badger Creek: Memories of a Midwest Girlhood, which shares her memories of a rustic childhood in rural northern Wisconsin. Registration for this lecture is not required, guests are welcome, and parking is free. Learn more here.

NEXT MONTH! Protecting Due Process & Immigrants in Our Community on Thursday, January 22 from 1:30-3:00pm at Oakwood Village University Woods Arts and Education Center. In his lecture, Grant Sovern, a founding attorney and board president of Madison's Community Immigration Law Center, will focus on the challenges of protecting due process rights and the immigrants living in our community. Registration for this lecture is not required, guests are welcome, and parking is free. Learn more here.

PAST RECORDINGS
Expand your understanding about important and interesting topics with recorded PLATO Lectures.

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! Third Friday Lunch Gathering at the Great Dane Pub on the East Side on Jupiter Drive on December 19, from 11:30am-1:30pm. Learn more and RSVP here.

PLEASE NOTE: December's Fourth Friday Coffee Gathering is cancelled due to the holidays.

THEATER TRIPS
There have been some changes to our upcoming schedule – review this flyer for theater trip datesthrough June 2026.

PLATO POP-UP EVENTS
These events provide members with opportunities to gather informally to explore topics or activities of interest at any time throughout the year.

Click here to learn more or to offer an event.

NEXT MONTH! There will be three more opportunities to gather to cheer our UW Badgers on to victory! The next Basketball Watch Party is on Saturday, January 17 at 1pm. Registration is not required and guests are welcome – learn more here!