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Vermont Humanities E-newsletter
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Statewide Educator Award
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 Do you know an outstanding Vermont humanities educator -- one who deserves statewide recognition and a $1,000 prize? Nominations for the Victor R. Swenson Humanities Educator Award are due May 1 .
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First Wednesdays 2013-2014
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First Wednesdays Talks at a Library Near You
April First Wednesdays talks are held April 2 at 7:00 pm unless otherwise noted below.
* * Friday, March 28 (rescheduled from February 5) * * Brattleboro -- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: Writing the Red Wheel in Vermont with conductor and pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn. Location and host: Brooks Memorial Library. Learn more.
Essex Junction (Tuesday, April 1) -- Robert and Elinor Frost: Education by Poetry with Robert Frost's granddaughter Dr. Lesley Lee Francis. Location and host: Brownell Library. Learn more.
Manchester -- 100 Years since Triangle: The Fire That Seared a Nation's Conscience with Dartmouth professor Annelise Orleck. Location: First Congregational Church. Host: Mark Skinner Library. Learn more.
Middlebury -- The New Middle East Cold War with UVM political science professor Greg Gause. Location and host: Ilsley Public Library. Learn more.
Montpelier -- The Marshall Plan Revisited with UVM professor emeritus Mark A. Stoler. Location and host: Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Learn more.
Newport -- Rumrunners and Revenuers with Northland Journal publisher Scott Wheeler. Location and host: Goodrich Memorial Library. Learn more.  Norwich -- The Evolution of Malcolm X with Dartmouth professor Russell Rickford. Location: Norwich Congregational Church. Hosts: Norwich Public Library and Norwich Historical Society. Learn more.
 * * Cancelled * * Rutland -- Finding Truth in a War Zone with Bosnian-American journalist and founder of the Media in Democracy Institute Kemal Kurspahic. Location and host: Rutland Free Library. Learn more.
 St. Johnsbury -- All About Eve with Dartmouth professor of religion Susan Ackerman. Location and host: St. Johnsbury Athenaeum. Learn more.
First Wednesdays draws 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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Ken Burns: The Address
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 * * Premiere on PBS * * Tuesday, April 15, 9:00 pm* *
The Address by Award-winning Documentary Filmmaker Ken Burns
 If you weren't able to get a ticket for the world premiere of The Address at the Latchis Theatre in Brattleboro, you needn't worry. The program will air multiple times on PBS beginning Tuesday, April 15 at 9:00 pm. Broadcast times on VPT.
The Address tells the story of a tiny school in Putney Vermont, the Greenwood School, where each year the students are encouraged to practice, memorize, and recite the Gettysburg Address. In its exploration of the Greenwood School, the film also unlocks the history, context, and importance of President Lincoln's most powerful address. Learn more about The Address. Listen to an interview with Ken Burns on Vermont Edition on VPR on Friday, March 28 on VPR's Vermont EditionDocumentary filmmaker Ken Burns will speak with Host Bob Kinzel about his new project about Gettysburg. Send you questions for Ken Burns to vermontedition@vpr.net, and listen at noon and 7:00 pm.
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Double Your Devotion
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A group of VHC friends has offered a one-to-one 40th anniversary challenge grant. They will match the entire gift of donors who at least double their giving from 2013 to 2014. They will also match gifts from people who didn't give in 2013 or are a new donor to VHC. VHC hopes you will participate in this exciting opportunity to help the Council in a very dramatic way.
If you would consider making a stretch gift to VHC, there isn't a better time to do so!
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Vermont Reads 2014
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Vermont Reads Wonder by R.J. Palacio
"Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness."
- Mr. Tushman, the principal at Beecher Prep,
the middle school at the center of Wonder
Vermont communities are invited to participate in the statewide read of Wonder, R.J. Palacio's bestselling, inspiring story about the power, and the importance, of kindness -- in everyone's life.
Discover with others the power of reading, and of reflecting on the ways we can choose kindness and inclusion in our communities. Vermont Reads unites communities around reading, ideas, and activities. Collaboration among town organizations and businesses is strongly encouraged.
- Receive FREE books and programming support.
- Host readings, discussions, and community event nights in your schools, libraries, and local businesses.
- Listen to Vermont Public Radio's Vermont Reads feature.
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Programs Supported by a Vermont Humanities Grant
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Vermont Humanities Supports Programs Around the State with GrantsThe Vermont Humanities Council supports humanities events around Vermont. We hope you will attend!
Green Mountain Film Festival 2014
17th Annual Celebration of Film
March 21-30 Tickets on sale in Montpelier, various locations, gmffestival.org. The Green Mountain Film Festival presents a carefully chosen selection of narrative and documentary films to as wide an audience as possible. Film critics and filmmakers provide perspective and lead post-film discussions.
Welcome to Vermont: Four Stories of Resettled Identity, a documentary by Mira Niagolovat
 Thursday, April 3
Reception: 6:30 pm/Screening:
7:00 pm
Main Street Landing Film House, Burlington
The Vermont Folklife Center and film director Mira Niagolova present this award-winning documentary, a nuanced portrait of communities grappling to reframe their identities as they strive to build new lives in Vermont.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion exploring issues raised by the film, and the event will be catered by cooks from the communities represented in the film. The event is free and open to the public.
Learn more.
Issues Playwriting Contest
Performances of works by playwriting contest winners exploring timely ethical issues through theater. Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, 7:00 PM. Tickets available in advance or at the door. 802.728.6464 April 13: Jeanne Beckwith's Serpent Swimming West. A talkback follows the performance.
Covered Bridges of Woodstock Exhibit Woodstock History Center, 802.457.1822 Through October 2014 ~ This exhibit, which began on the occasion of the Taftsville bridge re-opening, celebrates Woodstock's covered bridges past and present.
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Civil War Book of Days -- Marking Events that Happened Each Week During the Civil War
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Sign up for the Civil War Book of Days
VHC's weekly Civil War Book of Days marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil War. It commemorates what happened each week 150 years ago.
Read some of the latest editions of this e-newsletter.
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Humanities Commentaries on VPR
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The Vermont Humanities Council presents more than 1,000 events every year. Thank you for your interest in lifelong learning!
Sincerely,
Sylvia Plumb, Director of Communications
Vermont Humanities Council
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