The Friends are pleased to bring you the First Wednesdays Humanities Lecture Series, organised through the Vermont Humanities Council with the sponsorship of The Alma Gibbs Donchian Foundation, the Windham Foundation, and the Vermont Department of Libraries. Lectures are free of charge and, unless otherwise noted, are held on the first Wednesday of the month, October through May in the Ilsley Public Library meeting room at 7 PM. The Middlebury series is underwritten by The Residence at Otter Creek.
Without the sponsorship of the Friends of the Ilsley Library, our library would have to find other funding to continue these programs. Please consider supporting the Friends of the Ilsley Library.
Link to 2021-2022 calendar:
https://www.vermonthumanities.org/first-wednesdays/library-schedules/first-wednesdays-middlebury/
October 6: Elizabeth Yeampierre
7pm Wilson Hall, Middlebury College
*DIGITAL* The Path to Climate Justice is local. October 6,
Please note: due to Middlebury College health guidelines, this free live lecture from our Fall Conference 2021 will be limited to Middlebury College students, but will be viewable by a live stream during the event.
November 3: John R. Killacky
7pm, Ilsley Public Library
A Life in Art and Activism.
December 1: Aaron Goldberg and Jeff Potash
7pm, Ilsley Public Library
From “Little Jerusalem” to the “Lost Mural”: Preserving Jewish and Immigran Heritage.
January 5, 2022: Carol Berry
7pm, Ilsley Public Library
From Rembrandt to Vincent Van Gogh and Beyond
February 2, 2022: Reuben Jackson
7pm, Ilsley Public Library
Sermon From the Studio: Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On”
March 2, 2022: Carol Berkin
7pm, Ilsley Public Library
*DIGITAL* “It Was I Who Did It”: Women in the American Revolution
April 14, 2022: Sarah Henstra
7pm Wilson Hall, Middlebury College
Vermont Reads: We Contain Multitudes
May 4, 2022: Natalie Neuart
7pm, Ilsley Public Library
The Jewish Diaspora in 20 Recipes
Link to 2021-2022 calendar:
https://www.vermonthumanities.org/first-wednesdays/library-schedules/first-wednesdays-middlebury/
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