PLATO Weekly Update

 May 23, 2023

CURRICULUM

SUMMER COURSES
Registration for Summer Courses continues! Find the schedule on the Courses webpage. Most Summer Courses will begin the week of June 5, with in-person, virtual and hybrid options.

PLEASE NOTE
An additional course has been added: Short Stories & Essays on Tuesdays, 10am–12pm, at Covenant Presbyterian Church. To register, email Irv Klibaner.

SPECIAL EVENTS

LECTURES
THIS WEEK! Join us on Thursday, May 25 at 2:00pm for We Gotta Get Out of this Place: The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War. This presentation by Doug Bradley and the Vets on Frets explores how and why U.S. troops in Vietnam turned to music as a way of connecting to each other and the world back home. This special event will be held at Oakwood Village West Performing Arts Center. Registration is not required and there is free parking. Learn more here. 

Enjoy recorded PLATO Lectures offered by PLATO members and special guests who share their expertise on a variety of subjects.

BREAKFAST GATHERING
THIS WEEK! Fourth Friday, May 26 at 9:30am, join fellow PLATO members and guests for breakfast and conversation at Marquette Hotel Café in Madison's Williamson-Marquette neighborhood. Learn more and RSVP here. Fourth Friday Breakfasts will continue to meet at the Marquette Hotel Café throughout the Summer. 

PLEASE NOTE
NEW VENUE AND TIME for Second Friday Breakfasts. We will move outdoors this Summer to the Memorial Union Terrace on the UW campus and gather from 10:30am -12:30pm on June 9, July 14 and August 11. Learn more and RSVP here.

FIELD TRIP
NEXT MONTH! Register today to visit Historic Dubuque, Iowa, and the Mississippi River Museum on Wednesday, June 21. The registration deadline is Tuesday, June 6. View photos, learn more and register here.

BIKE RIDERS
Check out new areas of Madison with these self-guided bicycling routes.

PLATO FACEBOOK RELAUNCH

VISIT & SHARE
PLATO’s Facebook page, @platomadison, is relaunched with new features and exciting information about PLATO activities! Please visit our page and share it with others who may be interested in PLATO. See the special email sent on Monday, May 15 for more details.

PLEASE NOTE
PLATO's Tuesday Weekly Update emails are still the best source for PLATO news. PLATO's Facebook Page is intended to supplement the Weekly Update and extend PLATO's visibility in the broader community.

ELECTION RESULTS FOR PLATO 2023-24 BOARD

The annual election is now completed. Congratulations to President Rod McKenzie, Vice President Mike Kernats, Secretary Edie Urness-Pondillo, Treasurer Jatinder Cheema and two new At-Large Directors Marian Fisher and Tobey Marsceill. The PLATO Board is composed of five officers, standing committee chairpersons, and five At-Large Directors. The new Board’s term starts on July 1, 2023. Learn about PLATO's structure, policies and more on the Organizational Documents webpage.

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 Spring reading, viewing, or listening, 
curated by PLATO's Diversity Awareness Committee.

DID YOU KNOW? for May 9 – 22, 2023 

The Indian Citizenship Act, established on June 2, 1924, was enacted by Congress to grant citizenship to all Native Americans born in the United States. However, some states barred Native Americans from voting until 1957. Learn more about the Indian Citizenship Act and the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 which had devastating on Native American people and their culture.

Visit the Social Justice page for more about the Indian Citizenship Act 
or past DID YOU KNOW? features.

DID YOU KNOW? – spotlighting notable historic events and 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).