2012-2013 First Wednesdays
All programs start at 7 PM and are free to the public. Download a PDF of the complete program listing.
Arts and Culture Series
All programs start at 7:00PM. Admission by donation. Download a PDF of the complete program listing. |
April |
3 |
7 PM |
First Wednesdays: Free Speech Isn't What It Used to Be: Sexting and Cyberbullying Meet the Constitution
The potential harm to young people who send and receive hurtful messages and images in cyberspace is enormous and new. UNH Law Professor Sarah Redfield outlines the constitutional and real-life issues. Venue Change -Steward Black Box Theater at St. Johnsbury Academy. For the full press release, click here. Sponsor: Vermont Bar Association |
15 - 20 |
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National Library Week
Celebrate National Library Week at the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum. Our themes for the week are community, innovation, and technology. Visit us during the week of and meet the library staff. We will be available for personalized instruction and group demonstrations on topics such as basic web services, using your library from home, and local genealogy research. Our youth library will be featuring special story times and a youth concert. We will also be showing informative TED videos on subjects concerning technology, innovation, art and education. Stop by and see what's new. |
17 |
7 PM |
Arts and Culture Series: Douglas Brooks – An Apprentice Boat Builder in Japan
Douglas Brooks’ work is focused on the appreciation and continued use of traditional wooden boats, and the preservation and sharing of the skills and knowledge needed to build wooden boats. These include American and English boat types, as well as the small boats of Japan. |
27 |
11 AM to
1:30 PM |
SlowArt Day 2013
One day each year people all over the world visit local museums and galleries to look at art slowly. Participants look at five works of art for 10 minutes each and then meet together over lunch to talk about their experience. The goal is to focus on the art and the art of seeing. Athenaeum docent Jeff Gold will lead the discussion. Free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.slowartday.com. |
May |
1 |
7 PM |
First Wednesdays: The Patchwork Quilt of American Evangelicalism
Dartmouth professor of American religious history Randall Balmer surveys the landscape of American Evangelicalism and reflects on an abiding tradition he finds rich in both theological insights and contradictions. |
| 4 |
10 AM |
Friends of the Athenaeum - Green Up Day
Join Friends as they rake, plant, and prune the grounds at the Athenaeum. |
17 |
7 PM |
Hidden Treasures Gala
The Hidden Treasures Gala will feature multiple displays stationed throughout the Athenaeum. We will invite our guests to discover and explore the many hidden treasures that highlight key items in our extensive collections. Tickets are $50 each and are available at the Athenaeum or by mail. Author Howard Coffin will be our special guest. Click here for details and ticket order form.
The Athenaeum will be closed Friday, May 17th to set up for this event and reopen on Saturday, May 18th at noon. |
| 21 |
All Day |
The Athenaeum is closed today so our staff may attend the Vermont Library Association conference. |
23 |
7 PM |
First Wednesdays:
Diana Mara Henry – The Women’s Rights Movement
As official photographer for the First National Women’s Conference, Diana had unlimited access to many of the crucial women of the 1970’s. These photographs have appeared in many government documents, magazines, and books as well as the 1989 Pulitzer and Tony award-winning play, The Heidi Chronicles. The event admission is by donation. Open to the public. |
| 29 |
6:30 - 9 PM |
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder lecture and DVD with Janet Buchan from CCV. Open to the public. |
| 30 |
10-noon |
AARP Fraud Forum for Seniors
Join representatives from the Vermont Attorney General's office and AARP VT for tips and information on the latest scams and how to protect yourself from becoming the next victim. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. |
June |
20 |
7 PM |
Arts and Culture Series:
Jeff Gold – The Art of Asher B. Durand
This is the third lecture presented by Jeff featuring an artist of the Hudson River School. He previously discussed the lives of Sanford Gifford and T. Worthington Whittredge. |
26 |
2 PM |
Summer Read Program Kick-off Party
Tom Joyce Magician
First Wednesday Lecture (rescheduled from March 2013): 7 p.m. |
July |
17 |
7 PM |
Arts and Culture Series: Walter Mattson - The Bartram’s, America’s First Great botanists
Walter Mattson will lead a discussion of William and John Bartram. Father and son, the former founded the American Philosophical Society. |
August |
21 |
7 PM |
Arts and Culture Series: Robert Joly- Rare Books and the Art of Book Binding (Lecture & Demonstration )
Bob will discuss the preservation of rare books and the book binding process. |
September |
12 |
7 PM |
Arts and Culture Series: Craig Pursley - Painting a Portrait
As an artist specializing in portrait painting, Craig will describe and demonstrate the steps necessary to paint a portrait. |
October |
23 |
7 PM |
Arts and Culture Series: Beth Kanell - St. Johnsbury Ghosts of 1921
Beth will discuss her new book “Cold Midnight” highlighting the real (documented) story of Sam Wah, a man born in North China in 1846 who opened a laundry in St. Johnsbury, Vermont in 1886 and lived here until his untimely death in 1921. |
