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First Wednesdays Montpelier
Last Updated 1/6/2012 11:55:37 AM
135 Main Street, Montpelier • Library phone: 802.223.3338
Montpelier Schedule (pdf) • 7:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month
October 5
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To Kill a Mockingbird: Film Screening and Discussion
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After the screening, film expert Rick Winston will facilitate a discussion of the 1962 film, considered one of the finest novel-to-screen adaptations in American movies. Location: Savoy Theater. Sponsor: Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC. A Vermont Reads/Big Read event. |
November 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 actually does matter, exploring the intellectual skills and larger cultural understandings that come from studying the past. |
December 7
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Walking with the Great Apes
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Three intrepid women—Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birute Galdikas—changed the way people understand animals’ lives. National bestselling author Sy Montgomery presents images from her travels to Gombe, Rwanda, and Borneo while researching her triple biography of this remarkable scientific sisterhood. |
January 4
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The Kashmir Dispute: Historical Origins and Current Prospects
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UVM Professor Abigail McGowan considers the historical roots of this India-Pakistan flashpoint, why the conflict has been so hard to resolve, and prospects for future peace. |
February 1, 7:30 pm
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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. Presented in conjunction with the Farmers Night Concert Series at the Vermont State House. Sponsors: Pomerleau Real Estate (for talk) Cabot (for Farmers Night). Location: Vermont State House
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March 7
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The Door That Led to The Night Strangers: A Novel Born in a Basement
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Bestselling novelist Chris Bohjalian talks about the inspiration for and the writing of his latest novel. Sponsor: Bear Pond Books / Rivendell Books |
April 4
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They Do Still Write Them the Way They Used To
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Refuting the notion that modern poetry is formless and self-absorbed, poet Michael Palma considers contemporary poets who use rhyme, meter, and figurative language to explore timeless, universal themes. |
May 2
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Why Stephen King Still Matters
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UVM English Department Chair Tony Magistrale examines Stephen King within the tradition of the American Gothic, which included writers such as Poe, Hawthorne, and Twain, and considers King’s faith in individualism. |
| First Wednesdays is supported in part by the Institute of Museum & Library Services through the Vermont Department of Libraries
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