Hi Folks!
St. J OLLI IS BACK! .....that's short for St. Johnsbury Osher Lifelong learning Institute of UVM. Fall is 'round the corner, so this is the FPF post you've been eagerly waiting for. Here we go!
Andrew Wyeth's World presented by Katie Wood Kirchhoff, PhD, Assoc. Curator, Shelburne Museum this THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 at 1:30 PM at CATAMOUNT ARTS, EASTERN AVE. ST. JOHNSBURY.
Join Shelburne Museum Curator Katie Wood Kirchhoff for an exploration of 12 paintings by Andrew Wyeth chosen for the United States Postal Service's 2017 Forever Stamp series. Selected to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the painter's birth, these iconic scenes from Pennsylvania and Maine include favorites like Wind from the Sea (1947), Christina's World (1948), and Shelburne Museum's Soaring (1942-1950).
For all comers, a delightful luncheon prepared by the students of St. J Academy's Culinary Arts Program, served downstairs at 12:30 at Catamount Arts. FREE to all Fall Season Members; all others, by donation.
Join OLLI if you like to learn for the joy of learning and are interested in exploring a variety of topics and issues.
Membership is $30. This entitles subscribers to save $18, attend all Fall 2018 sessions, bring a guest to one session, and free attendance at 7 other OLLIs throughout VT. Go to www.learn.UVM.edu/olli for offerings. Non-members may attend any single session for $6. HOME SCHOOLERS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN.
For more information contact: Sue Montague, 802-748-4262.
Fall 2018 Lecture Series:
September 27, 2018 Vermont Wild Edibles & Herbs Useful for Every Household -Flower Toomey, PhD
October 4, 2018 Brantview: An Architectural and Social History-Allen Hodgdon
October 11, 2018 Count Basie and the Trajectory of Swing-Phil Brown
October 18, 2018 The History of Spices-Hank Kaestner
October 25, 2018 Werewolves, Vampires & Zombies, or the Biomedical Origins of our Most Frightful Monsters-Bobby Farlice-Rubio
November 1, 2018 Snakes of Vermont-Kiley Briggs
November 8, 2018 Accessible Trails in Vermont-Maggie Burke