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Vermont Humanities E-newsletter
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Fall Conference Announced
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VHC Fall Conference 2013
November 15 - 16, 2013 Dudley H. Davis Center, University of VermontIn a series of lectures and performances that cut across historical periods and cultural traditions, award-winning scholars and musicians will both demonstrate and reflect on how music is fundamental to the human experience. Music plays a powerful role in all societies. It expresses our most personal and profound feelings and binds us to both our neighbors and strangers alike. We are both soothed and energized by music. We worship with music; we go to war to music; we bury our dead to music. We are entertained by music, and with it we express our deepest beliefs. This year's conference features talks on music and the brain, Mozart's genius, the historical development of jazz and its cross-cultural influences, Arabic music, Stravinsky's revolutionary Rite of Spring, folk music traditions, and Beethoven and the Beatles. We hope to see you there!
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An Evening with Billy Collins
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An Evening with Billy Collins
Former US Poet Laureate
 Wednesday, October 2, 7 pm, Ira Allen Chapel, Burlington
Billy Collins has been called by the New York Times "the most popular poet in America." A two-term poet laureate of the United States, Collins will read from his own work and talk about poets and poetry in modern American life. He is author of eight collections of poetry, with his ninth Aimless Love: New and Selected Poems, due out in October. The Vermont Reads 2013 book is Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry, an anthology of contemporary poems selected by Collins.
This event is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the University of Vermont
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First Wednesdays 2013-2014
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First Wednesdays Season Announced
First Wednesdays, October through May, 7 pm
Brattleboro, Essex Junction, Manchester, Middlebury, Montpelier, Newport, Norwich, Rutland, St. Johnsbury
 We have an exciting season ahead with talks on topics you won't want to miss.
- Ignat Solzhenitsyn on his father Alexandr's writing of the history of the Russian Revolution
- An evening with Billy Collins, former US Poet Laureate and bestselling editor of VHC's 2013 Vermont Reads book, Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry
- Tom Ashbrook, host of NPR's On Point
- Shelburne Museum director Thomas Denenberg on the Wyeth family
- Middlebury College artist-in-residence Jule Emerson on the costumes of the popular PBS series Downton Abbey
- Gastronomica editor Darra Goldstein on the history of various foods
- Dartmouth professor Russell Rickford on the last years of Malcolm X
Learn more about First Wednesdays near you.
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Thursday Thoughts
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Thursday Thoughts Weekly Poems via Facebook and Twitter
Enjoy weekly poems on Facebook and Twitter brought to you by the Vermont Humanities Council and the Vermont Arts Council. Look for a weekly poem on Thursday afternoons. All of the poems are from Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry in honor of VHC's Vermont Reads 2013 book. Enjoy this recent poem. "In Tornado Weather" by Judith Kerman wet-ash light blows across the road
I'm driving with my foot to the floor
sixty miles over flat midwestern highway
driving to hear poetry
the sky ready
to boil over, a lid clamped on Join us on Facebook and Twitter to read these weekly poems!
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Civil War Book of Days -- Marking Events that Happened Each Week During the Civil War
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Humanities Commentaries on VPR
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Each month, VHC's Executive Director Peter Gilbert presents commentaries on Vermont Public Radio that examine current and past events from a humanities perspective.The Case for the Humanities (8-9-2013) An impressive commission that included Ken Burns, former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, George Lucas, Yo-Yo Ma, eminent scholars, university presidents, and corporate leaders recently released a report commissioned by Congress to provide advice on how to strengthen the humanities and social sciences in this country. Coolidge Oath (7-26-2013) On the advent of the event's anniversary, history and poetry merge to tell movingly the story of Vermont's own Calvin Coolidge becoming president and to make a moral point. Holmes, Hiss and History (6-24-2013) As the Fourth of July approaches and we look back on the founding of our country, Peter Gilbert reflects on how historical connections are often closer than we think. And enjoy these timely reflections pulled from the archive. Summer Inspired by Wadsworth (8-20-2003) Vermont summers are short, but memories of the warm season are long. Peter Gilbert reflects on the power of childhood memories of natural beauty. Hawaiian Farmers' Market (8-3-2010) On a Saturday summer morning, Peter Gilbert visited a farmers market in Honolulu and found both very different from and similar to farmers' markets in Vermont.
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Thank You for Your Donation
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The Vermont Humanities Council depends on donations from individuals and businesses to offer public programming and programming for underserved communities.
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The Vermont Humanities Council presents more than 1,200 events every year. Thank you for your interest in lifelong learning!
Sincerely,
Sylvia Plumb, Director of Communications
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