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First Wednesdays 2013-2014
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Do you live in or near Brattleboro, Essex Junction, Manchester, Middlebury, Montpelier, Newport, Norwich, Rutland, or St. Johnsbury?
If so, then you then you live near the First Wednesdays Lecture Series, which begins October 2 at 7:00 pm in the nine Vermont communities below.
Brattleboro -- Creating a Royal French Capital: Paris As We Know It with Amherst College history of art professor Nicola Courtright. Location and host: Brooks Memorial Library. Learn more. Photo by Moyan Brenn.
Burlington -- An Evening with Billy Collins, former US Poet Laureate and editor of VHC's 2013 Vermont Reads book, Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry. Location: Ira Allen Chapel, University of Vermont, Burlington. Note: First Wednesdays in Chittenden County is normally held at the Brownell Library in Essex Junction. Learn more.
Manchester -- Victoria's Secrets with Middlebury College professor Antonia Losano. Location: First Congregational Church. Host: Mark Skinner Library.
Middlebury -- Margaret Bourke-White, Courageous Photographer with Actress and educator Sally Matson.
Montpelier -- Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes with Amherst College professor Michele Barale. Location and host: Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Learn more.
Newport -- Building Monticello with Dartmouth College senior lecturer Marlene Heck. Location and host: Goodrich Memorial Library. Learn more.
 Norwich -- The Rewards of Risk: Two Civil War Admirals with acclaimed Civil War historian James M. McPherson. Location: Norwich Congregational Church. Hosts: Norwich Public Library and Norwich Historical Society. Learn more.
 Rutland -- The World on a Plate with Williams College professor and editor of Gastronomica Darra Goldstein. Location and host: Rutland Free Library. Learn more.
 St. Johnsbury -- America's Global Challenges with distinguished veteran diplomat George Jaeger. Location and host: St. Johnsbury Athenaeum. Learn more.
The 2013-2014 season of First Wednesdays begins October 2 at the nine locations listed above. The free lectures draw nationally and regionally renowned authors, artists, scholars, and public figures who speak on diverse topics before audiences sometimes numbering several hundred people.
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Fall Conference Music and the Human Experience
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Music and the Human Experience
VHC Fall Conference 2013
November 15 - 16, 2013 Dudley H. Davis Center, University of Vermont In 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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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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