Finding Your Third Place: Author Talk with Dr. Rick Kyte

Name: Finding Your Third Place: Author Talk with Dr. Rick Kyte
Start: 2026-05-07T11:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-05-07T13:00:00-05:00
Location: Pump House Regional Arts Center

Schedule

Thu May 07 2026 at 11:30 am to 01:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Pump House Regional Arts Center | La Crosse, WI

Do you have a third place? Your first place is home, your second place is work, and your third place is where you go to socialize and build friendships. Yet, for several reasons, many people today find themselves without a third place of their own.
At a time when our nation is facing an epidemic of loneliness and communities are suffering from a loss of trust, low levels of engagement, despair, and political polarization, what if the answer to many of our problems lies in a simple idea? What if we just need to pay attention to the places where we find ourselves?

Richard Kyte, PhD combines storytelling, social science, and philosophy to explore:
-What makes a third place
-What it takes to find and create a third place of your own
-Factors that create and support vibrant communities, including local zoning practices and neighborhood design
-How third places foster friendships and bind us to others in our community
Join us for a lunch and take part in this important conversation. The event is part of La Crosse Housing Week and is sponsored by AARP Wisconsin.
Event is free but RSVP required to guarantee food availability: https://lacrossehousingweek.org/events/finding-your-third-place/