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With Reuben Jackson The ever-changing music that Miles Davis recorded from 1969 to 1975 angered and bewildered many critics and fans, who accused the trumpeter of “selling out.” Jazz archivist and poet Reuben Jackson shares how recordings from Davis’ “Electric Period”—including 1974’s Get Up With It—prove otherwise. Reuben Jackson is the Archivist with the University […]

Sofi Thanhauser teaches in the writing department at Pratt Institute. She has received fellowships from the Fulbright Program, MacDowell, and Ucross Foundation. Her writing has appeared in Vox, The Guardian, Observer Magazine, and Dame among other publications. Her new book is Worn: A People's History of Clothing. She lives in Brooklyn.  

David Sipress was born and raised in New York City. He graduated from Williams College in 1968 and went on to study Russian History in the Department of Soviet Studies at Harvard University. He left Harvard before completing his degree to pursue a career as a cartoonist and has been staff cartoonist since 1998 for […]

Ellyn Gaydos received an M.F.A. in nonfiction from Columbia University. Her work has received the Richard J. Margolis Award for nonfiction writers of social justice journalism, and appeared in The Texas Review, Columbia Journal, and Ninth Letter, where she received the 2017 award for creative nonfiction. She is the author of a new memoir, Pig […]

With Rev. Doctor Thomas Redden Main Reading Room 7:00 pm Optional meditation in Community Meeting Room, 6:15 - 6:40 Beginners welcome at 6:00 for an introduction What if the Buddhist values of loving-kindness and compassion were at the heart of a political philosophy, what we might call a ‘Politics of Compassion,’ in 21st century USA?  […]

Local author and character T.P. James claimed he channeled the genius of Charles Dickens who wrote through him. Let the creative spirit flow through you and try your hand at writing a story in a single hour.

In Fall Guy, Archer Mayor's newest Joe Gunther novel, a body found in the trunk of a stolen car leads Gunther and his team to crucial evidence in an infamous unsolved case from years past. Meet author Archer Mayor at the library Saturday, October 29th at 11:00 a.m. Learn about what the Chicago Tribune calls […]

Andrew Ingall, creator of the project “Warlé, Yesterday, and Today,” presents a slide talk and storytelling exercise inspired by the lives and legacy of Warren Kronemeyer and Leon Ingall, a Vermont couple who were entrepreneurs and civic leaders in Townshend, VT during the 1980 and 1990s. Leon was a refugee twice: first fleeing the Bolsheviks […]

Creating Comics from Shared Stories Live Event November 2: 7:00 pm Using examples from his work with the Vermont Reads 2022 book The Most Costly Journey (El Viaje Más Caro) and his Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby series, cartoonist Marek Bennett explores how the act of cartooning can help us forge connections, build empathy, […]