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First Wednesdays 2009-10 |
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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.
The diverse topics of First Wednesdays offer something for everyone: from Hamlet to the National Parks, herbal medicine to the New England Town Meeting, political power and art to Rock ’n’ Roll, Afghanistan and Iran to poetry’s spiritual language, First Wednesdays brings a world of ideas into Vermont’s communities.
First Wednesdays takes place at nine host sites around the state. They include Brattleboro, Burlington, Manchester, Middlebury, Montpelier, Norwich, Rutland, 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) |
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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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2009-10 First Wednesdays Statewide Sponsor: Vermont Department of Libraries
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 or watch on CCTV
Vermont Public Radio and CCTV have covered several First Wednesdays talks. See a listing of talks available at VPR Presents and on the CCTV site. Listen, watch, download, or find out more information. |
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The Preservation Trust of Vermont supports First Wednesdays’ valuable role in community building at our local libraries. |
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First Wednesdays Brochure 2009-2010 — Download in PDF |
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ST. JOHNSBURY PROGRAM RESCHEDULED
The March 3 “Problem Solving in the Middle East and South Asia” with Haviland Smith (at St. Johnsbury Athenaeum) has been rescheduled for Wednesday, June 2. See the
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