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“Sharing Our Past — Shaping Our Future” Since 1974 |
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First Congregational Church (hosted by Mark Skinner Library), 3624 Main Street, Manchester, 7:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month. Library phone: 802.362.2607 Download Schedule -- PDF
OCTOBER 3 ~ Alfred Stieglitz and the Rise of Modernism in America.
NOVEMBER 7 ~ The Impossible Presidency: Presidential Greatness in the Post-Modern World. Presidential scholars long have ranked the greatness of presidents. UVM Professor Frank Bryan discusses the fact that no president has been ranked as great since 1952.
DECEMBER 5 ~ American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies in the Founding of the Republic. The last quarter of the eighteenth century remains the most politically creative era in American history. Pulitzer Prize winner Joseph Ellis believes it was a time of triumphs and tragedies, all of which contributed to the shaping of our burgeoning nation. Sponsor: Northshire Bookstore
JANUARY 2 ~ Powers of Persuasion. A First Wednesdays Classic Book Program. In her final superb novel, Persuasion, Jane Austen combined social satire with profound feeling. Bennington College Professor April Bernard considers why this “fairy tale for grown-ups” continues to compel readers.
FEBRUARY 6 ~ Love and Language. Does the word “love” mean the same in every civilization? Has the concept changed throughout history? Amherst College Professor Ilan Stavans explores the variations of love across time and place. RESCHEDULED FOR APRIL 23, 7:00 PM.
MARCH 5 ~ Mr. and Mrs. Prince. Author Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina tells the story of Lucy Terry and Abijah Prince, an accomplished African American couple in pre-Civil War New England, whose lives contained the paradoxes of slavery in our region.
APRIL 2 ~ The Renaissance That Could Only Happen in Italy. Champlain College Professor Nancy Nahra considers how the cultural explosion of the Italian Renaissance changed both art and the world.
MAY 7 ~ The Great Camps of the Adirondacks. Vermont State Curator David Schutz shares examples of the Adirondack style of architecture, along with colorful stories of the Gilded Age millionaires who summered in the Adirondacks. Series Sponsors: Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning The Vermont Country Store
Program Sponsor: Northshire Bookstore
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