Brantview - The Grand Gift

Past event
Apr 4, 2019, 1 to 2:30 PM

Hi Folks!
Happy Spring! There's still time to join the St. J OSHER Spring 2019 Lecture Series.

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

BRANTVIEW-The Grand Gift
Brantview is the elegant red brick building, the former Fairbanks home off Main Street, which was gifted to St. Johnsbury Academy in 1931 to be used as a dormitory. Have you ever wanted to take a tour of Brantview? This is your chance. An overview and tour of the historical Brantview renovation project will be presented by members of the Academy staff on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 1 pm. *TAKE NOTE OF THE CHANGE IN TIME AND PLACE OF THIS LECTURE.

Limited visitor parking is available in the Field House parking area. Parking is also available at the Elk's Lodge on Western Avenue in the lower and upper lots (Please do not park in the "Members Lot" to the left of the upper lot or along the driveway.) Carpooling is recommended if possible. Plan accordingly and allow plenty of time.

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:
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

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