September 20, 2022

CURRICULUM

FALL COURSES

· Fall Courses are underway!

· Many courses still have room – it's not too late to register.

· Review the Fall Course Schedule to choose from a variety of in-person, virtual and hybrid courses to meet your personal needs.

COVID-19 PROTOCOLS FOR COURSES

· Before attending in-person Fall Courses, check the Fall 2022 COVID Protocols for your specific host locations in the Curriculum Showcase.

ARTICLE
Find out how PLATO is experimenting with hybrid technology and how coordinators and participants can contribute to its success: Hybrid PLATO Courses.

SPECIAL EVENTS 

THEATER TRIPS
NEW! Now open for registration! Stones in His Pockets – Thursday, November 17 at American Players Theater.Winner of the 2001 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, Nate Burger and Marcus Truschinski play every role. Register and learn more here – registration deadline is Sunday, October 16.

NEXT MONTH! Titanic The Musical – Sunday, October 16 at the Milwaukee Rep. Tickets are still available if you act now! Winner of five Tony Awards, this epic musical features real stories of people aboard the most legendary ship in the world. This stunning and majestic musical sails back after being curtailed by the pandemic to kick off the 2022/23 Season. Register and learn more here. 

WALKS OF DANE COUNTY
Join us on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 9am, to explore the natural beauty of the Pope Farm Conservancy. Afterward, we suggest gathering at a local café to relax and socialize before returning home. Register and learn more here.

Also, plans for two more Autumn Walks are underway – stay tuned!

BREAKFAST GATHERING 
THIS WEEK! Friday, September 23 at 9:30am, join fellow PLATO members and guests for breakfast and conversation at at Marquette Hotel Café. RSVP and learn more here.

LECTURES
NEW! Join us for a virtual lecture on The History of Television Soap Operas. On Wednesday, November 9, Dr. Elana Levine shares why after seven decades, soap operas hold an important place in television history. Dr. Levine, a professor of media, cinema, and digital studies in the Department of English at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is a longtime soap opera fan who looks at the genre through two connected lenses: the role soaps have played in shaping cultural understandings of gender, as well as the rise and fall of network television’s influence on pop culture. Register and learn more here.

Also, more details coming soon for a lecture on Tuesday, October 11 on recent developments in Alzheimer's research.

Finally, as always, enjoy archived PLATO Lectures on a variety of topics.

THE AGORA
A juried literary magazine published by PLATO.

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

SOCIAL JUSTICE EVENTS & READINGS

Select from a range of topics and formats 

for your late Summer reading, viewing, or listening, 

curated by PLATO's Diversity Awareness Committee.

DID YOU KNOW? for September 13 – 26, 2022

Did You Know… 14-year old Harini Logan is the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion after a first-ever spell-off at the 94-year old event. The Texas 8th grader received a trophy and check for $50,000 after going head-to-head with Vikram Raju, of Colorado. The spell-off, a format that tested the contestants on how many words they could correctly spell within 90 seconds was necessary because the two finalists remained tied after 18 rounds – the maximum number of rounds the Bee allows. In the spell-off Harini spelled 21 of 26 words correctly, while Vikram got 15 of 19 words right.

Visit the Social Justice Webpage for more on Harini Logan and sample words from the 2022 Scripps Spelling Bee championship, along with 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).