Vermont Humanities Events
Chittenden
May 20 — Book Discussion: Paul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fischer. Part of the Founding Fathers series. The Founding Fathers loom large in the history books, but who were these people really? This series removes the pedestal from beneath these historical luminaries to examine their full humanity—heroic and flawed, witty and scandalous, compassionate and sly, inventive and insecure, brilliant and brash. Led by Helene Lang. Hosted by the Wake Robin Retirement Community. Shelburne, Wake Robin Retirement Community, 200 Wake Robin Dr, 7:30 pm. Natalie Albers, (802) 985-0659.
June 3 — Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project. Drawing on his book Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project, Dr. Jack Mayer tells the story of a holocaust hero who rescued 2,500 children from the Warsaw ghetto, and how three Kansas teenagers, 60 years later, helped to bring that hero’s forgotten story to the world. Hosted by the Burnham Memorial Library. Colchester, Burnham Memorial Library, 898 Main St, 6:30 pm. Debra Woolford, (802) 879-7576.
August 12 — Book Discussion: Seven Deadly Sins Sampler by Compilation of Authors. Part of the Seven Deadly Sins Sampler series. Delve into selections on pride and envy from The Seven Deadly Sins Sampler, and discover why, according to Dartmouth professor of ethics and human values Ronald M. Green, these short stories “remind us that most of our problems arise in the hidden recesses of the human heart.” Led by Linda Bland. Hosted by the Fletcher Free Library. Burlington, Heineberg Senior Center, 14 Heineberg Rd, 1:00 pm. Barbara Shatara, (802) 865-7211 or Pam Slattery, (802) 863-3982.
September 9 — Book Discussion: Seven Deadly Sins Sampler by Compilation of Authors. Part of the Seven Deadly Sins Sampler series. Delve into selections on anger and sloth from The Seven Deadly Sins Sampler, and discover why, according to Dartmouth professor of ethics and human values Ronald M. Green, these short stories “remind us that most of our problems arise in the hidden recesses of the human heart.” Led by Linda Bland. Hosted by the Fletcher Free Library. Burlington, Heineberg Senior Center, 14 Heineberg Rd, 1:00 pm. Barbara Shatara, (802) 865-7211 or Pam Slattery, (802) 863-3982.
September 14 — Agatha Christie: Creator of Miss Jane Marple and Hercule Poirot. In this living history performance by Helene Lang, Ms. Christie tells you how a typewriter in Torguay spawned over 80 mysteries and created Miss Jane Marple and Hercule Poirot. Learn about her life and walk in her footsteps in England. Discover why she was so knowledgeable about the poisons used in her stories; what influences in her life informed the creation of her famous leading detectives; some personal information about her family; and why she went to Yorkshire under an assumed name. Hosted by the Essex Free Library. Essex Free Library, 1 Browns River Rd, 2:00 pm. Lara Keenan, (802) 879-0313.
October 14 — Book Discussion: Seven Deadly Sins Sampler by Compilation of Authors. Part of the Seven Deadly Sins Sampler series. Delve into selections on greed, gluttony, and lust from The Seven Deadly Sins Sampler, and discover why, according to Dartmouth professor of ethics and human values Ronald M. Green, these short stories “remind us that most of our problems arise in the hidden recesses of the human heart.” Led by Linda Bland. Hosted by the Fletcher Free Library. Burlington, Heineberg Senior Center, 14 Heineberg Rd, 1:00 pm. Barbara Shatara, (802) 865-7211 or Pam Slattery, (802) 863-3982.