PLATO Weekly Update

 April 4, 2023

 CURRICULUM

SPRING COURSES
Information about Spring Courses can be found on the Courses page.

COVID-19 PROTOCOLS
COVID protocols for host locations have been updated – masks are not required at any of our in-person locations, but if you are feeling ill, do not attend class.

NEW ARTICLE
Two long-term PLATO members share their thoughts on PLATO courses in a new article posted in the Curriculum Showcase.

SPECIAL EVENTS

THEATER TRIPS
God of Carnage – “A dark and hilarious farce” and Tony award-winner for best play. Sunday, April 23 at 2pm at the Milwaukee Rep's Quadracci Powerhouse Theater. The deadline to register is TODAY, April 4. Learn more and register here. 

The Greatest Love for Whitney: A Whitney Houston Tribute – this trip has been cancelled due to low registrations.

LECTURES
On Wednesday, April 19 from 3–5pm, Martin Alvarado, Community Engagement Librarian at the Madison Public Library, will present a two-hour virtual lecture on The History of Latino Migration to Wisconsin. Learn more and register here.

Check out recorded PLATO Lectures on timely topics.

NEW WALKING SEASON BEGINS! 
Our first Spring walk is at Goose Pond Sanctuary on Wednesday, April 26 at 9:30am. This last week there were hundreds of migrating swans! We can't promise that for late April, but this Audubon property is worth visiting many times during the year. Learn more and register here.

BREAKFAST GATHERING
NEXT WEEK! Second Friday, April 14 at 9:30am, join fellow PLATO members and guests for breakfast and conversation at at Lakeside Street Coffee House in the Bay Creek neighborhood. Seating is on both the main floor and downstairs levels. You will need to descend a flight of steps in order to be seated on the downstairs level. RSVP and learn more here.

THE AGORA
A juried literary magazine published by PLATO 
celebrates members’ creativity and diversity of thought.

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

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 April 4 – 17, 2023

Dr. Anna Wessels Williams (March 17, 1863 – 1954) was an American pathologist who became the first woman to be elected chair of the laboratory section of the American Public Health Association in 1932. She contributed to the advancement of vaccines and diagnostic tests for many diseases. Williams was hailed as "a scientist of international repute" by New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia upon her retirement.

Visit the Social Justice page for more about Dr. Anna Wessels Williams
or 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).