Brattleboro First Wednesdays
Venue: Brooks Memorial Library
224 Main Street, Brattleboro
Library phone: (802) 254-5290
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Underwriters
Statewide Underwriters: The Institute of Museum & Library Services through the Vermont Department of Libraries.
Series Underwriter: Chroma Technology Corp.
Program Underwriters: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Pulitzer Prizes; Peter Gilbert Endowment Fund; The Samara Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation; The Vermont Country Store
Library Sponsors: Friends of the Brooks Memorial Library
Pre-Register for Talks
Please note: due to the Covid-19 crisis, the October, November, and December 2020 First Wednesdays talks will only be offered online, via Zoom. Advance registration is required for these events.
Wed 02
*DIGITAL* The Legacy of Nicholas Black Elk
December 2
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro
Historian Damian Costello explores the life of the man behind the famous book Black Elk Speaks. Nicholas Black Elk’s Lakota philosophy can help us see the natural world as a unified whole, and his continued hope amidst great tragedy can inform how we approach contemporary crises. (Pre-registration required.) Read More »
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Wed 06
Meeting Men through Imagination
January 6, 2021
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro
In the post-#MeToo era, men need new interventions to help express their masculinity without causing harm. Josiah Rule Randazzo, creator of The Complete Dick podcast, will explore how we can transform our understanding of masculinity and manhood. Read More »
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Wed 03
Female Husbands and Their Wives
February 3, 2021
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro
Some people, assigned female at birth, transcended gender and lived as men in the 18th and 19th centuries, despite tremendous risk of violence. Amherst history professor Jen Manion provides examples of such people and the women they married. Read More »
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Wed 03
How Yiddish Changed America and How America Changed Yiddish
March 3, 2021
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro
Yiddish is imprinted in American English in terms like chutzpah, kosher, bagel, and schmooze. And the work of Jewish authors shows the deep impact of Jewish immigration on the United States. Amherst College professor Ilan Stavans surveys the journey. Read More »
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Wed 07
Eating While Fat
April 7, 2021
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro
Comic Josie Leavitt shares her hilarious attempts at exercising and dieting, addresses fat shaming, and describes her struggle for body acceptance in a society that could do more to welcome different bodies. Read More »
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Wed 05
This is Not That: A Brief Introduction to the Black Death
May 5, 2021
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro
The Black Death hit the Eurasian world in the 14th century and left long-term consequences. Dartmouth history professor Celia Gaposchkin presents an overview of the outbreak of the bubonic plague, and compares it to the current pandemic. Read More »
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