Second Thursday Lecture Series
Second Thursday Lecture Series – The Wyeths: First Family of American Art (with Thomas Denenberg )
Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United StatesJoin Shelburne Museum director Thomas Denenberg for a lecture that places the Wyeths at the center of twentieth-century visual culture and offers new perspectives on three painters who have shaped the way Americans view their world.
Is Shelburne’s Wildlife Habitat at a Tipping Point? Exploring Challenges and Solutions (Part 1)
Join us for the first part of our series on Shelburne's wildlife habitat, featuring Jeff Parsons from Arrowwood Environmental and Sean MacFaden, a member of Shelburne's Natural Resources & Conservation Commission. In August 2022, Arrowwood Environmental was commissioned by the Town of Shelburne to conduct a comprehensive inventory and analysis of forested wildlife habitat. In…
Second Thursday Lecture Series: Shelburne Railroad Stations
Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United StatesAll aboard for a historical lecture! Mr. Laz Scangas, architect and member of the Rutland Railroad Historical Society, will talk about the Shelburne Railroad stations and the Webb family influence. This lecture is presented in partnership with The Shelburne Historical Society.
Second Thursday Lecture Series: Dinosaur Ghosts – Why Aren’t There Any?
Taken as a given that ghosts are real (using both anecdotal and felt evidence) and that dinosaurs were real (using scientific data), this lecture asks the hard-hitting questions: how come there are no dinosaur ghosts, or are there? Join Adult-Programming-Coordinator Jasper Oliver for a whimsical and philosophical PowerPoint © performance that seeks to unravel the…
Second Thursday Lecture Series: Dazed, Seduced and Transfixed: The Monster Through Time, in Literature, and in Our Lives with Shanta Lee
From Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein to Pu Songling’s The Painted Skin, to Jordan Peele’s Us, to Lovecraft Country, to Monsterland, and to nearly countless vampire tales, our culture is filled with manifestations of the monster. These figures span genres from mythology to oral tradition to poetry. Alongside this legacy, moments of history have sometimes raised the…