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First Wednesdays 2008-9 |
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“Sharing Our Past — Shaping Our Future” Since 1974 |
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First Wednesdays, a diverse lecture series, draws large audiences. This once-a-month humanities forum brings nationally and regionally renowned speakers to libraries for public lectures on the First Wednesday of each month, October through May.
Topics as varied as Lincoln and the Civil War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Samuel de Champlain, herbal medicine, Henry David Thoreau, the New England Town Meeting, scent and literature, political power and art, and stories from the Northeast Kingdom, make First Wednesdays appealing to all.
For the 2008-2009 season VHC welcomes two new venues in Norwich and Rutland. They join the existing locations of Brattleboro, Burlington, Manchester, Middlebury, Montpelier, St. Johnsbury, and Newport/Stanstead, Québec.
See below for events held in your area.
Brattleboro (hosted by Brooks Memorial Library) Burlington (hosted by Fletcher Free Library) Manchester (hosted by Mark Skinner Library) Middlebury (hosted by Ilsley Public Library) Montpelier (hosted by Kellogg-Hubbard Library) Newport-Stanstead (hosted by Goodrich Memorial Library and Stanstead College) Norwich (hosted by Norwich Public Library and Norwich Historical Society) Rutland (hosted by Rutland Free Library) St. Johnsbury (hosted by St. Johnsbury Athenaeum)
Download the 2008-9 series brochure for all sites (PDF)
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Office in Montpelier
11 Loomis Street, Montpelier, Vermont 05602 802.262.2626 Fax: 802.262.2620 E-mail: info@vermonthumanities.org |
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2008-09 First Wednesdays Statewide Sponsors: Vermont Department of Libraries Windham Foundation
First Wednesdays is supported in part by the Institute of Museum & Library Services through the Vermont Department of Libraries |
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Listen to First Wednesdays on VPR!
Vermont Public Radio has covered several First Wednesdays talks. See a listing of talks available at VPR Presents. Listen, download, or find out more information. |
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CANCELLED TALKS RESCHEDULED
Due to a winter storm, VHC cancelled its January 7 First Wednesdays talks at all sites. “The Politics Before Us” with Tom Wicker (in Norwich) will not be rescheduled. All other January talks have been rescheduled for Wednesday, June 3.
See the individual site pages for details on these talks.
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