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Saturday, December 14, 1:00 pm - St J Sparkles Holiday Celebration, Athenaeum Hall
Join us in Athenaeum Hall for our traditional holiday music get-together. Cookies and other holiday treats and beverages by the Friends of the Athenaeum.
This event is free, ADA accessible, and open to the public.
Photography by Jim Tidyman
At the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum Hall Gallery through December.
An artist reception, with food and beverages, will be held on Wednesday, December 18, 5-7 pm.
Photography has been a lifelong hobby for Jim, along with woodworking, pottery, baking, and writing. He moved from Florida to St. Johnsbury in 2011 to retire, be closer to family and settle down in beautiful Vermont. A chronicle of Jim's working life, A Resume of Epic Proportions - Fifty Jobs in Fifty Years, can be downloaded for free as an e-book or audiobook from his website, www.jimworld.net. The website also includes photos of his work. Photos in the exhibition will be for sale.
The exhibition and reception are free, ADA accessible, and open to the public.
Vermont Humanities Snapshot Series
Wednesday, December 11, 7 pm
Please note: due to the inclement weather forecast for Wednesday evening, we have switched this presentation to take place on Zoom.
Register for the Zoom presentation at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2eokAjJFQ9SOZbNpV_uXcw#/registration
Vermont author Sarah Stewart Taylor discusses the creation of Agony Hill, her first novel in a mystery series that is set in 1960s Vermont. The state’s Cold War history provided inspiration and historical context for her tale of a Boston cop investigating a suspicious death in a small Vermont town. Stewart Taylor describes her research process and some of the surprising personalities who lived in or visited the Green Mountain State during this period.
This is a live event which will also be available online. Register for the online link here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/paranoia-in-the-hills-cold-war-vermont-as-inspiration-for-crime-fiction-tickets-956487559037?aff=oddtdtcreator
This event is free, ADA accessible, and open to the public.
The beloved holiday classic It's a Wonderful Life comes to the Athenaeum Art Gallery on Friday, December 6, with performances at 4:00 pm and 6:30 pm.
Travel back to Christmas Eve 1946 and experience this classic tale of desperation, hope, redemption and joy in the quintessential small town of Bedford Falls, surrounded by the Victorian splendor of the Athenaeum Gallery.
Presented as a staged reading in a 1940's radio drama format, the Athenaeum Players brings to life dozens of unforgettable characters. This radio play is drawn from Joe Landry's adaptation of the screen classic, based upon Philip van Doren Stern's short story, "The Greatest Gift."
This event is free, ADA accessible, and open to the public.
Photography has been a lifelong hobby for Jim, along with woodworking, pottery, baking, and writing. He moved from Florida to St. Johnsbury in May of 2011 to retire, be closer to family and settle down in beautiful Vermont. A chronicle of Jim's working life,
A Resume of Epic Proportions - Fifty Jobs in Fifty Years, can be downloaded for free as an e-book or audiobook from his website, www.jimworld.net. The website also includes photos of his work.
Photos in the exhibition will be for sale.
View the exhibition online HERE.
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT
Advancd Registration required. Register at https://secure.qgiv.com/for/everegistra/event/lostnation/, or contact Scott Davis at sdavis@stjathenaeum.org or 802-745-1393
Jay Craven’s newest film, Lost Nation, will screen at the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7pm, Wednesday, November 13th - as a part of the film’s Vermont 50 Town Tour. This Revolutionary War-era action drama set in the early upstart Republic of Vermont stars Irish actor Kevin Ryan (Copper, Harry Wild) as Vermont founding father and rebel schemer Ethan Allen, who leads resistance to New Yorker land claims. Lost Nation’s parallel and intersecting story features Kenyan actress Eva Ndachi (“Beautifully Broken”) as Lucy Terry Prince, whose poem, Bars Fight, about the 1746 Deerfield Massacre, is the first known work of African American literature.
This event is free, ADA accessible and open to the public.
Virtuoso pianist David Childs will perform a free concert of standards and classics in his spontaneous, unique style at the Athenaeum. Childs began playing piano at age seven, attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and has worked as a professional pianist in the Northeastern United States for more than 30 years.
Childs serves as a faculty member for the Westport School of Music, Continuo Music of Redding, and Westchester Home Music in Scarsdale, NY. He has shared the stage with such jazz greats as Jimmy Heath, Bill Crow, James Moody, Eddie Bert, Bill Watrous, and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra.
This event is free, ADA accessible and open to the public.
Join us for a book launch with music and poetry by Toussaint St. Negritude, in celebration of his new book Mountain Spells.
2024 Vermont poet laureate nominee St. Negritude has been widely published and recorded for over 40 years; Mountain Spells is his first published volume of poetry. Copies of the book will be available for sale.
Reception with food and drink will follow.
This event is free, ADA accessible and open to the public.
Building on the success of four prior exhibitions and a robust network of community partnerships, Inclusive Arts Vermont’s 5th biennial exhibition, CYCLES, is currently on display at the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, through October 2024. CYCLES highlights artwork by 25 Vermont artists with disabilities as they explore the title theme. An artist reception will be held on Friday, October 4 from 5:30-7:30 PM. This leg of the exhibition is being hosted in collaboration with the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum.
Friday, October 4, 5:30pm: Opening Artists Reception
Saturday, October 5 and 26, 10:30 am: Inclusive Family Programs
This month, White Market is rounding up for the Athenaeum! Please round to support St. J's free library, art gallery and lecture hall!
Donate a pie and help with our most delectable fundraiser. Our goal is one hundred pies or more! All monies raised will be donated to the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum Youth Services and Adult programs.
Sign up at the front desk, email awestfisher@stjathenaeum.org, or call 802-748-8291.
Looking for something to do? Check out these day passes to various Vermont attractions:
· Vermont Granite Museum - Free
· Vermont State Parks - Free
· Vermont State Historic Sites - Free
· ECHO Center - Discounted Admission
· Old Stone House Museum and Historic Village - Free
· Vermont Historical Society - Free
· Craftsbury Chamber Players - Free
For more information or to check out a pass, visit the front circulation desk.
Thanks to Aubuchon Hardware customers’ generosity, along with that of the Aubuchon Hardware Foundation, the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum was presented with a check for $4,429.12 for the Athenaeum’s Annual Fund.
St. Johnsbury Aubuchon Hardware Manager Michele Burrington presented the check to Athenaeum Board of Trustee’s Vice President Bill Merrow on Wednesday, July 17 in front of the Athenaeum’s “Domes of the Yosemite” in the Art Gallery. Michele highlighted the generosity of the community when she presented the check. “One gentleman, when I asked him to round up for the Athenaeum, not only rounded up, but he dug in his pocket and gave me an additional $5 bill!”
The Athenaeum extends its gratitude to the St. Johnsbury community, and to Aubuchon Hardware Foundation for matching the funds raised in the Round-up.
SHOUT OUT FOR VOLUNTEERS
Have you been to Secondhand Prose on Main Street, our non profit used bookshop staffed and run entirely by Friends of the Athenaeum?
Summer is busy at the store! Come in and ask about volunteering.
*Do you love books?
*Do you like to talk about your favorite reads?
*Do you enjoy meeting others who love books?
*Do you have some time to give to your community?
WE NEED YOU!
At Secondhand Prose we meet, we greet, we stock, we shelve, we
witness the surprise and wonder of new shoppers, we sort boxes of
donations, we help book search missions.
Come see us Monday - Saturday 11 am - 3 pm.
1222 Main Street St Johnsbury
Or Email shp@stjathenaeum.org
Or Call 802-748-9222
Volunteer Applications are available at Secondhand Prose and the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum at the first and second floor circulation desks.
Join us for our 2024 Athenaeum Beer-stadt Fest on Friday, July 12, 5-8 pm in our backyard! $50 per ticket gets you a free sample glass and ten samples. Brewers are Dirt Church Brewing Company, Hill Farmstead Brewery, Kingdom Brewing, and Red Barn Brewing.
Food is available for purchase from Rocky’s NY Style Hot Dogs and San Song Kitchens (awesome Korean food). Music by Tom Stamp.
Non-drinkers get free attendance and unlimited free soft drinks, seltzer and water! No need to register!
Limited tickets available. For tickets, click HERE or contact Scott Davis at sdavis@stjathenaeum.org or 802-745-1393.
(Postponed) David Childs plays standards and hits with a jazzy twist! Come see this free and free-wheeling concert. More HERE.
Athenaeum Hall Gallery hosts the Voices of the St. Joseph’s Orpanage Exhibit through June. Chick HERE for more information.
The Athenaeum has two events in April centered around the VT Reads selection “Last Night at the Telegraph Club” by Malinda Lo:
Tuesday, April 9, 7 pm: Malinda Lo: Author of Last Night at the Telegraph Club (Simulcast at the Athenaeum). Details HERE
Thursday, April 11, 5:30 pm: Outright Vermont-Last Night at the Telegraph Club Book Discussion. Co-sponsored by The Hub and the Athenaeum. Details HERE