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First Wednesdays Middlebury
Last Updated 1/25/2013 11:06:45 AM
75 Main Street, Middlebury • Library phone: 802.388.4095
Middlebury Schedule (pdf) • 7:00 pm. on the first Wednesday of every month
October 3
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An Evening of George Gershwin
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In this performance lecture, pianist Michael Arnowitt explores the music and era of American composer George Gershwin and performs An American in Paris and Rhapsody in Blue, among other compositions. Location: Town Hall Theater |
November 7
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The Iran Nuclear Dispute
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Former Iranian Ambassador to the UN and Bennington College professor Mansour Farhang considers Iran’s nuclear intent and capacity, the consequences of Iran becoming a nuclear state, the United States and Israel, and the compromises necessary for a peaceful settlement. |
December 5
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Rowing Against Wind and Tide: The Journals and Letters of Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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Author Reeve Lindbergh discusses collecting four decades of her mother’s previously unpublished diaries and letters—shedding light on her mother’s marriage to Charles Lindbergh and her take on world events.
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January 2
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What We Learn When We Learn about History
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Henry Ford famously said, “History is more or less bunk.” Author, historian, and professor Woden Teachout discusses why history does matter, exploring the intellectual skills and larger cultural understandings that come from studying the past. |
February 6
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Who Were Our Worst Presidents?
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UVM History Professor Emeritus Mark A. Stoler discusses how presidential ratings have changed over time, and the grounds used to evaluate presidential performance. |
March 13 (rescheduled from March 6)
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Painting Ordinary People
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James Maroney, former head of American Paintings at Sotheby’s and Christie’s, illustrates genre painting, the portrayal of ordinary people engaged in everyday activities, from its beginning in the 1790s through its heyday in the 1840s, to its demise in the twentieth century. |
April 3
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Knight to Queen: Chess, Courtly Life, and the Game of Love in the Middle Ages
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Imported from the Arabs and Persians in the ninth century, chess became a status symbol, an allegory of battle, and a metaphor for love. Dartmouth professor Jane Carroll examines the medieval art of flirting, the power plays of love, and the skill of negotiation as expressed through the game of kings. |
May 1
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How Does Bach Say It?
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UVM Professor Emeritus Philip Ambrose shows how Johann Sebastian Bach translates Scripture and poetry into the formal musical language of the Baroque. |
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First Wednesdays is supported in part by the Institute of Museum & Library Services
through the Vermont Department of Libraries
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