Vermont has been a featured location in Hollywood movies for nearly a century. It has represented many different ideals during that time, and its portrayal reflects both Vermont's own history as well as American history. Examining those films provides interesting and fun insights into the hold Vermont has had on imagination in the media age.

Amanda Kay Gustin of the Vermont Historical Society will provide background and share clips ranging chronologically from 1919's Way Down East to 2005's Thank You for Smoking.

This talk is free, open to the public, and accessible to those with disabilities. For more information, contact Jeannette Bair at (802) 767-3927 or rochesterpubliclibraryvt@gmail.com.

Join us at the Rochester Public Library Thursday, September 1 at 6:00 for the first in a planned series of documentary film screenings. We kick off the series with a Vermont Humanities Council speaker Amanda Gustin presenting Vermont vs Hollywood: 100 years of Vermont in Film. Masks are required.

Vermont vs. Hollywood: 100 Years of Vermont in Filmis a Vermont Humanities program hosted by Rochester Public Library. (Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the NEH or Vermont Humanities.)