PLATO Weekly Update

 March 15, 2022

CURRICULUM

SPRING COURSES
Find everything you need to know on the COURSES webpage. 

COVID-19 PROTOCOLS FOR COURSES
COVID-19 protocols are now specific to each host site. Find details here or contact your course coordinator.

SPECIAL EVENTS

LECTURES
On Thursday, April 14th at 1:00pm Jim Lattis, Director of UW Space Place, will lead us in an intriguing exploration of the night skies featuring important eclipses, meteor showers and other astronomical events visible in the near future. Dr. Lattis will provide tips on the astronomical use of telescopes and binoculars appropriate to the amateur. This is a 75-minute virtual lecture and registration is required. 

And, as always, PLATO Lectures on many topics are always available.

THEATER TRIPS 
THIS WEDNESDAY! Our trip to see a performance of a Beatles-inspired version of As You Like It at the Milwaukee Rep is this Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Please remember to bring your proof of ID and proof of COVID vaccination or negative COVID test. The bus will leave on time so plan to be there a few minutes early for review of required documentation.

BREAKFAST GATHERINGS
These events offer a delightful opportunity to socialize with PLATO members over a breakfast of your choice. We will continue to meet at The Marquette Hotel Café, located at 414 South Baldwin Street on Madison's near Eastside for the next two gatherings on April 8th and May 13th.  Beginning in June we hope to meet outdoors at Memorial Union Terrace. Mark your calendars for the second Friday mornings.

FEATURED AGORA WORKS

Visit The Agora Features webpage for highlights from this past season, created and curated by fellow PLATO members for your pleasure. 

Our Biweekly Feature for March 8th - March 21st is Morning Call, a painting by Susan Young Hoffman.

SOCIAL JUSTICE EVENTS & READINGS

Select from a range of topics and formats 

for your early Spring reading, viewing, or listening, 

curated by PLATO's Diversity Awareness Committee.

DID YOU KNOW? for March 15 - 28, 2022

Did You Know… Ellen Eglin was born in Washington, D.C in 1849. She worked as a government clerk, and for a while as a housekeeper. However she earned a place in history books as the inventor of the clothes wringer, a laundry aid that used two rollers and a crank handle to squeeze out excess water and noticeably sped-up clothes washing and drying.

As a Black woman, Eglin couldn’t get a patent on her own in 1888, so she sold the rights to her invention to an agent for just $18, and made no further profit from her brainchild.  

Visit the Social Justice Webpage for much more about Ellen Eglin & past DID YOU KNOW? features.

DID YOU KNOW? – spotlighting notable contributions made by non-mainstream individuals you might not have learned or read about. Suggestions for inclusions are welcome (send to Kathy at: ksmichaelis@gmail.com).