PLATO Weekly Update

June 18, 2024

CURRICULUM

SUMMER COURSES
Have a question about a course? Find everything you need to know on the Courses Page or contact your Course Coordinator.

SPECIAL EVENTS

NEXT WEEK! Fourth Friday Coffee on June 28 from 9:30-11:30am at the Rotunda Café on Atwood Ave. Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea over friendly conversation. Food options are limited but now include breakfast burritos and doughnuts! Feel free to bring a family member or friend who may be interested in PLATO. RSVP via email with Catherine Masi or new co-host Donaby Henton –learn more and find their email addresses to RSVP here.

THEATER TRIP

The Virgin Queen Entertains Her Fool – 2pm Matinee on Thursday, August 29 at American Players Theater. "Prepare for a wild, theatrical ride through the final hours of a waning Queen. As her monarchy teeters, she defers her duties, seeking solace in her bawdy, irreverent Fool. A witty, twisty thriller to keep you on the edge of your seat!" Members may bring a guest. Learn more and register here.

LECTURES
Enjoy recorded PLATO Lectures – at your own pace from the comfort of home.

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 Mixed Doubles, a villanelle (poem) by Tim O'Donnell that compares the choice of “going it alone" to facing the challenges of life with a loving partner and the sometimes-fitful process of finding connection.

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

DID YOU KNOW? for June 18 – July 1, 2024 

Marian Croak, a black woman in the engineering group at Google who has filed more than 200 patents, is best known for developing Voice Over Internet Protocols (VoIP). This technology converts a person’s voice into a digital signal which allows one to make a call directly from a computer or another digital device. Croak became one of the first Black women to be inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame. 

Visit the Social Justice page for more about Marian Croak

and past DID YOU KNOW? Features.

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).