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First Wednesdays |
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“Sharing Our Past — Shaping Our Future” Since 1974 |
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Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main Street, Middlebury, 7:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month. Library phone: 802.388.4095 Download Schedule -- PDF
OCTOBER 3 ~ Gertrude Stein and the Lure of Fascism. During World War II, Jewish-American and modernist writer Gertrude Stein actively supported the pro-Nazi Vichy regime in France. Dartmouth College Professor Barbara Will considers why.
NOVEMBER 7 ~ The End of Iraq. Former Ambassador Peter Galbraith offers his views on the current war in Iraq and considers options available for U.S. policy in the region. Location: Middlebury Union High School
DECEMBER 5 ~ The Enduring Appeal of Arthur. Canadian historian Jim Slocombe considers why King Arthur has been a recurring feature of Western Civilization for nearly fifteen hundred years.
JANUARY 2 ~ The Two Vermonts: Then and Now. Vermont has always considered itself a special community, but what does it really mean to be a Vermonter? Paul Searls examines the cultural and political perspectives that have long existed between “uphill” farmers married to tradition, and “downhill” villagers and urbanites working for reform.
FEBRUARY 6 ~ Women and Reading. In the nineteenth century, reading novels was deemed a feminine pursuit. Today, the persona of Oprah perpetuates this gendering of reading. UVM Professor Sarah Turner asks: Are book clubs a gendered sphere? Should they be? RESCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, MAY 1 (THURSDAY), 7:00 PM.
MARCH 5 ~ How the Romans Influenced the Founding Fathers. Retired Dartmouth Classics Professor Edward Bradley discusses ways ancient Romans felt predestined to impose their dominion throughout the Mediterranean world and compares this attitude to that of the Founding Fathers of the U.S. in the 1770s and 80s.
APRIL 2 ~ 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.
MAY 7 ~ Why Jung? Jungian analyst and author Dr. Polly Young-Eisendrath explores why the psychology of Carl Jung has had staying power in helping us understand ourselves.
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