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May 14, 2024

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PLATO Weekly Update

May 14, 2024


CURRICULUM

SUMMER COURSES

· Registration for Summer Courses continues – find everything you need to know on the Courses Page and contact the Course Coordinator to register.

· Choose from 11 Summer Courses with in-person, virtual, and hybrid options.

· Most begin the week of June 3.

COURSES PAGE 


SPECIAL EVENTS

TODAY! Reminder for registered members – PLATO's Member Appreciation Lunch & Annual Meeting 2024 on Tuesday, May 14 from 11:30am – 2:30pm. Review the Schedule of Events and Important parking details here.

SPRING WALK
NEXT WEEK! Wednesday, May 22 at 9am – A Spring Walk in the Woods: Stewart Lake County ParkLearn more and register here.

FIELD TRIP
NEW! Join us to tour the new Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras (WYSO) Center for Music on Monday, June 10 from 2:00 – 3:15pm. Located on Madison's near-east side on the site of the old Avenue Bar, this architecturally impressive building has a state-of-the-art rehearsal space for orchestras and ensembles of all sizes, studio teaching spaces for area musicians, administrative offices, and a music library. This tour is free for PLATO members and guests. Registration is requiredLearn more and register here.

THEATER TRIP
SAVE THE DATE! Thursday, August 29, 2024. We will be travel via coach for an American Player's Theater production of The Virgin Queen Entertains Her Fool.Watch Tracy Michelle Arnold, Jim DeVita, Josh Krause and Nancy Rodriguez in a wild, theatrical ride through the final hours of a waning queen. Full details and registration information coming soon!

LECTURES
Enjoy recorded PLATO Lectures on a wide array of timely topics.

SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR 


THE AGORA FEATURES

PLATO's Literary & Fine Arts Journal, The Agora,
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. 

This Month's Featured Offering is Lake Monona, a photograph by Julie Pretell which reflects the beauty and intrigue of a crepuscular moment in time.

THE AGORA FEATURES 


SOCIAL JUSTICE EVENTS & READINGS

Select from a range of topics and formats 
for your Spring reading, viewing, or listening pleasure,
curated by PLATO's Diversity Awareness Committee.
 

DID YOU KNOW? for April 30 – May 20, 2024 


Visit the Social Justice page for more about CLIMB USA 

and past DID YOU KNOW? Features.

Did you know that one of the local community programs that PLATO's Education Fund supports is CLIMB USA? PLATO's annual donation supports expanding the participation of Madison Area Students in The CLIMB Youth Leadership and Summer Stock Market Experience Programs.


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

SOCIAL JUSTICE PAGE 


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Madison, WI 53705

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