Hi Folks!
Happy Spring! Time for the St. J OSHER Spring 2019 Lecture Series!
THURSDAYS, 1:30 PM at CATAMOUNT ARTS Eastern Avenue, St. Johnsbury.
March 21, 2019: The White -Tailed Deer-Forest Denizen by Kurt Valenta, Naturalist, Educator
As part of the Exordium Nature Series, we take a closer look at the white-tailed deer. The presentation will travel with the deer from Spring and birth to the hardships of a cruel winter, allowing participants to appreciate the many challenges deer must face.
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 Spring 2019 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.
SPRING 2019 LECTURES:
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.