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Vermont Humanities Council * April 24, 2014
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Words to Live By brings weekly wisdom from Vermont poets, writers, artists, and thinkers and is a project of the Vermont Humanities Council and the Vermont Arts Council. It is inspired by the precepts (words to live by) in Vermont Reads Wonder. Your community is invited to take part in Vermont Reads Wonder this year! See below. Photo by Misserion |
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Vermont Humanities E-newsletter
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Robert Frost's Spring Poems at the Dorset Inn
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Sunday, April 27, 3:00 pm, Dorset Inn Living Room
 Join Vermont Humanities Council executive director Peter Gilbert for a discussion of three of Frost's greatest poems, each about spring and each warranting a closer look: "Nothing Gold Can Stay," "Two Tramps in Mud Time," and "Mending Wall." Peter Gilbert is the literary executor of the Robert Frost Estate. Participants may read the poems in advance or read them upon arriving. This event is hosted by the Dorset Village Library. To learn more, call Dorset Village Library at 802.867.5774.
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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 on May 7
May First Wednesdays talks are held May 7 at 7:00 pm in the nine communities below.
Brattleboro -- Soft Versus Hard Power in American Foreign Policy: Finding the Right Mix with Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist and author Tom Powers. Location and host: Brooks Memorial Library. Learn more.
Essex Junction -- The Transcontinental Railroad: America's Greatest Adventure with author Martin Sandler. Location and host: Brownell Library. Learn more.
Manchester -- Words We No Longer Use: A Study in Language and Culture with Dr. Ronald Sobel, Senior Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Emanu-El in New York City. Location: First Congregational Church. Host: Mark Skinner Library. Learn more.
Middlebury -- The Building of Middlebury with Middlebury College professor Glenn Andres. Location and host: Ilsley Public Library. Learn more.
Walking Tour of Middlebury, Saturday, May 10: Meet at 2:00 pm at the Middlebury Green bandstand for a walking tour with professor Andres.
Montpelier -- The Wyeths: First Family of American Art with Shelburne Museum director Thomas Denenbergr. Location and host: Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Learn more.
Newport -- Classic Films of Hollywood with film expert Rick Winston. Location and host: Goodrich Memorial Library. Learn more.  Norwich -- The History of Herbal Medicine in America with Expert herbalist Rosemary Gladstard. Location: Norwich Congregational Church. Hosts: Norwich Public Library and Norwich Historical Society. Learn more.
 Rutland -- The Memoir Boom: Who, What, Why with Dartmouth professor and experimental memoirist Irene Kacandes. Location and host: Rutland Free Library. Learn more.
 St. Johnsbury -- From East to West with pianist and music historian Michael Arnowitt. 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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Vermont Reads 2014
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"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.
- 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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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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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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Each month, VHC's Executive Director Peter Gilbert presents commentaries on Vermont Public Radio that examine current and past events from a humanities perspective.
Importance of Libraries (4-16-2014) During National Library Week, commentator and Vermont Humanities Council executive director Peter Gilbert took note of the occasion by celebrating a beautiful book about library architecture that speaks volumes about other things as well. River of Doubt (4-2-2014) Shortly after his dramatic defeat as the Bull Moose candidate for the presidency, Theodore Roosevelt, along with an eminent naturalist from Vermont, embarked on about as challenging an expedition as one could imagine. Commentator and Vermont Humanities Council executive director Peter Gilbert has the remarkable story. Timely CommentariesPoetry Power (4-14-08) April is National Poetry Month, and commentator and Vermont Humanities Council Executive Director Peter Gilbert has some thoughts about what keeps some people from reading poetry, how they can start, and why they should. Balance (4-14-04) What do mud season and finding balance in one's life have in common? Peter Gilbert explains.
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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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