Hi Folks!
Spring is on the way.... The St. J OSHER Spring 2019 Lecture Series that is!

THURSDAYS, 1:30 PM at CATAMOUNT ARTS Eastern Avenue, St. Johnsbury.

On Thursday, March 14th at 12:30 PM , for all comers, a delightful luncheon prepared by the students of St. J Academy's Culinary Arts Program, served downstairs in Catamount Arts. FREE to all Spring 2019 Season Members; all others, by donation.

Join St. J OLLI (short for Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) 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 or if have special needs for access or seating contact: Sue Montague, 802-748-4262.

The first Spring 2019 lecture features Linda Radtke, Singer & Researcher. Linda will present VERMONT'S MUSICAL LADIES: A SHEET MUSIC SAMPLER.
Linda Radtke, joined by pianist Arthur Zorn, explores the contributions of Vermont women to the traditions of parlor songs, women's club music contests, and social reform efforts. Oceana Juda, Diane Martin, Edwina Flint, and Helen Hartness Flanders represent the richness and invention of the female composers included in the sheet music collection of the Vermont Historical Society.

Spring 2019 Lectures:
March 21, 2019 The White Tailed Deer-Forest Denizen by Kurt Valenta, Naturalist, Educator

March, 28, 2019 Genealogy and Genetics by Bob Amos

April 4, 2019 Brantview - The Grand Gift by members of the St. Johnsbury Academy Staff. An overview and tour of the historical Brantview renovation project, from start to finish. *1 PM - 2:30 PM at Brantview at St. Johnsbury Academy on Main Street, St. Johnsbury. *NOTE CHANGE IN TIME AND PLACE OF THIS LECTURE.

April 11, 2019 Where the Doughboys Are Not Forgotten: World War I American Monuments and Cemeteries in France by Dave Curtin, Retired Intelligence Officer, Defense Intelligence

April 18, 2019 The "Jitney" Years at the Mount Washington Railway by Tim Lewis (Jitney, Jr) Electronic Journalism Professor, Northern Vermont University-Lyndon.

April 25, 2019 Vermont's 183 Libraries by Jessamyn West, Library Technologist

May 2, 2019 Catamount Pipe Band: A 20-Year Journey by Lain MacHarg, Director, Vermont Institute of Celtic Arts; Pipe Major, Catamount Pipe Band and Molly Stone, Project Manager, Vermont Institute of Celtic Arts; Manager, Catamount Pipe Band.