The Waterbury Historical Society's summer meeting will begin with a potluck picnic at Hope Davey Park Picnic Shelter in Waterbury Center. At 7:00pm Catamount Arts' Martin Bryan will take a look at the popular music scene of the 1940's - how it was affected by war, the mucisians' union and the war's aftermath. Bryan's talk includes selections from original 78rpm recordings, ranging from Big Band, swing, wartime music, Broadway musicals to bebop. Americans marched off to war and returned to a changed society. Bryan documents that time through its music.

Free and open to the public and accessible to people with disabilities. The program is a Vermont Humanities Council event hosted by the Waterbury Historical Society.

Oct 22, 2024, 5 PM

Oct 24, 2024, 2 to 5 PM

Oct 26, 2024, 9 AM