The State of Vermont's Agency of Commerce and Community Development has opened the Business Emergency Gap Assistance Program (BEGAP) and will begin accepting applications for grant funding today. accd.vermont.gov/economic-devel…

My Words in the Woods reading / presentation at the Silver Lake State Park pavilion in Barnard VT is just a week away! Admission is free, so come and join us there on Sunday, August 27th at 11:00am vermonthumanities.org/event/geza-tat…

Many Vermont students went back to school this week, and the National Endowment for the Humanities has a Virtual Bookshelf toolkit at the ready for students, teachers, and families getting back to both virtual and in-person learning. neh.gov/news/virtual-b…

Join us at 1 PM for a new Snapshot event with René Pellerin as he recounts stories from his personal experiences as a DeafBlind person living with Usher Syndrome. This live stream is made possible by Middlebury Community Television. youtube.com/watch?v=4LNlcP…

We are grateful to the National Endowment for the Humanities for this funding to help Vermont's cultural sector rebound from July's historic flooding. Applications for the fund open now at vermonthumanities.org/grants/flood-r… neh.gov/news/neh-award…

Tonight in White River Junction, the Main Street Museum welcomes Joe Citro for an evening of readings and discussion with "The Bard of the Bizarre." Vermont Humanities is proud to support this event with a grant. vermonthumanities.org/event/wrjs-fir…

Join us at 5PM tonight right here at 11 Loomis Street in Montpelier for our Fall Festival Listening Party! We'll be listening to music and engaging in discussion with three dynamic presenters, Reuben Jackson, Melo Grant, and James Lockridge. More at vermonthumanities.org/deepcuts

Black Punk Now is a new anthology co-edited by graphic novelist James Spooner, one of last year's Fall Festival presenters. Recently James talked with NPR's Code Switch about the anthology and the Black punk movement's relevance today. npr.org/2023/11/01/119…

Morrisville youth were honored at the VT Statehouse earlier this month for completing the 2023 Seven Days Good Citizens Challenge. The $500 prize money will be used to further develop civic themed programming at the library. vtcng.com/news_and_citiz…

We are proud to sponsor the Non-Fiction Comics Festival this weekend at the Fletcher Free Library! The second annual festival will feature panel discussions, workshops, and exhibiting cartoonists creating non-fiction and autobiographical work. nonfictioncomicsfest.org

Take a stroll along the Winooski River to learn about mill history! The Heritage Winooski Mill Museum recently used an interactive mapping program called StoryMaps to update our walking tour, check it out below! themillmuseum.org/walking-tour

Nominations for the 2023 Vermont Book Awards are now open to all! Nominate your books of excellent literary merit published by Vermont authors in 2023 here: vermonthumanities.org/about-vermont-…

Happy New Year! Today, 50 years ago, Vermont Humanities was founded. As we ring in the new year we do so with gratitude for those who guided us along the way. vermonthumanities.org/happy-new-year…

Tillie Walden's Forthcoming Graphic Novel Celebrates One of the Earliest Documented Lesbian Couples in America sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture/t…

Frequent Speakers Bureau presenter and Vermont Humanities friend Meg Mott is set to moderate her 10th annual meeting in Putney this year. vtdigger.org/2024/02/28/the…

Heads up, maple fans! Tomorrow's talk with Michael Lange on The Many Meanings of Maple at the Milton Grange Hall has been rescheduled to March 30 due to the incoming spring snowstorm. Stay warm! vermonthumanities.org/event/the-many…

Sustainable Woodstock invites you a special Earth Day virtual screening of the film Inundation District, followed by a live Q&A with Director David Abel. We are proud to sponsor this event with a humanities grant. pentanglearts.org/event/inundati…

Poet, educator, and Vermont Book Award Winner Bianca Stone has been named as the newest Vermont Poet Laureate this week. Congratulations! vtdigger.org/2024/05/01/thi…

Join us at 4PM this afternoon in-person in Woodstock or streaming online for Snapshot, a free series of humanities talks in communities across Vermont. Register online or just drop in, the talk is open to all! vermonthumanities.org/event/environm…