October 4 @ 7 pm ♦ Mark A. Stoler
The 2017-2018 First Wednesdays season opens on October 4th with a talk by University of Vermont Professor Emeritus Mark Stoler, speaking on “Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself: FDR and the New Deal.”
For a preview of all the upcoming talks, download the new flyer.
Rescheduled for Feb. 14 @ 7 pm
Nancy Jay Crumbine
Silent Spring not only launched the environmental movement but also laid out the fundamental problems with our relationship to nature. Dartmouth professor Nancy Jay Crumbine celebrates scientist and poet Rachel Carson’s clarity, courage, and brilliance.
Underwriter: Chroma Technology
“Spotlight” – winner of the 2015 Academy Award for Best Picture – tells the story of how the investigative journalists of the Boston Globe exposed a massive scandal of child molestation inside the Catholic Church.
The final installment of this season’s Journalism Film Series, “Spotlight” will be screened at the Latchis Theater on Sunday, February 25th, at 4:00 pm. A discussion led by Randy Holhut of The Commons will follow.
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