PLATO Weekly Update

September 27, 2022

CURRICULUM

FALL COURSES

· Fall Courses are in full swing!

· It's not too late to register for some Fall Courses...

· Review the Fall Course Schedule to choose from in-person, virtual and hybrid courses to meet a variety of 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
PLATO is experimenting with hybrid technology – learn how coordinators and participants can contribute to its success: Hybrid Courses Reflections.

SPECIAL EVENTS 

THEATER TRIPS
Next Month! Titanic The Musical – Sunday, October 16 at the Milwaukee Rep. Tickets are still available if you act by Friday, September 30! 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. 

Registration is Open for 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.

WALKS OF DANE COUNTY
Join us on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 9:30am, 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 
Next Month! Friday, October 14 at 9:30am, join fellow PLATO members and guests for breakfast and conversation at at Lakeside Street Coffee House. RSVP and learn more here.

LECTURES
New! Discover the latest research in Alzheimer's Disease in this virtual lecture on Tuesday, October 11 with Dr. Sterling Johnson of the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention (WRAP). Dr. Johnson, a neuropsychologist and neuroscientist, leads the WRAP program and is also the Associate Director and Biomarker Core Leader in the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC). Register and learn more here.

Coming in November! A virtual lecture on The History of Television Soap Operas. On Wednesday, November 9, Dr. Elana 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’sinfluence on pop culture. Register and learn more here.

Find archived PLATO Lectures on a range of important 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 Autumn reading, viewing, or listening,

curated by PLATO's Diversity Awareness Committee.

DID YOU KNOW? for September 27 – October 10, 2022

Did You Know… What do the famed ‘round barns of Wisconsin’ owe to the son of a former slave? Many of the round barns, especially in southwest Wisconsin, were the work of Alga Shivers whose father operated the largest “negro-owned” farm in the state in 1900. Shivers became widely known for his skill in the design and construction of round barns, most of which were built between 1890 and 1930.

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).