This eclectic lecture series offers talks in nine towns on the first Wednesday of the month, October through May. Topics are varied, timely, timeless, thought-provoking, and fun.

All First Wednesdays talks are free and open to the public, and are held at libraries and other venues in each host community.

2017-2018 Printed Schedule

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First Wednesdays Locations

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Watch Recorded First Wednesdays Talks

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Hackett Fischer looks at what actually happened the night of April 18, 1775, and examines the character and actions of Paul Revere, a far more complex man than the myth suggests.

This video was recorded at the Norwich Congregational Church in Norwich, VT on April 5, 2017.

See more recorded 2016-2017 First Wednesdays talks.