Knox And His Guns The Knox Lectures By Dornbusch
Historian William F. Dornbusch discusses General Henry Knox, pioneer artillery chief and first U S secretary of war, in a Park McCullough House talk set for Thursday evening November 4 at 8 p m. The lecture covers Knox’s role at Bunker Hill Valley Forge Trenton Yorktown and his postwar defense efforts. Dornbusch will return November 11 for a third lecture on the Continental Navy’s wartime role.
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Park- McCullough House
Knox
Revolutionary Army
Bunker Hill
Valley Forge
Delaware
Trenton
Yorktown
William F. Dornbusch
Bill Dornbusch
Henry’ Knox
Washington
James Thompson
Jobim
Villa-Lobos
Tarrega
Eleanor Rigby
Blue Moon
Malaguena
Bird Club
William Dornbusch
Laurel Zucker
Focus on The Built Environment Program in Troy
Park McCullough House hosts ACCA's Focus on The Built Environment with talks and concerts from Nov 4 to Nov 14. Highlights include Bill Dornbusch on General Henry Knox and a Laurel Zucker flute concert. program spans Troy Averill Park Schodack districts with NEA funding and classroom design projects.
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Troy
N.Y
Forrest Wilson
Wilson
ACCA
Rensselaer County
Remembering Robert Francis and a Life in Words
The writer recalls Massachusetts State College days in Amherst and a lasting friendship with poet Robert Francis. He details meeting Friz Ellert, studying English, and later discovering Francis through his Collected Poems 1936 1976. The piece reflects on youth, literature, and enduring connections in New England.
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Robert Francis
New Yorker
University of Massachusetts Press
Dr Seuss a Pedagogic Painter of Words and Worlds
Theodor Geisel known as Dr Seuss rose from a first public appearance as a writer at a Cleveland bookshop to become one of the world s favorite children s authors. He champions reading through clear sentences and imaginative tales, arguing illiteracy stems from teaching methods and too little parent discussion. He creates Beginner Books and LeSieg titles while stressing environments and empathy, with works born from chance and accidents. He laments book prices limiting reach and notes his own life includes two stepdaughters but no biological children.
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Gus
Geisel
New York City
Helen Hokinson
Gracie Allen
Miss Hokinson
Victor Moore
Random House
Theo LeSieg
Zacharias
New Zealand
Doctor Seuss
Hooper Humperdink
LeSieg
Horton
la Jolla
Calif
Davison's prints at Hull Museum
The Robert Hull Fleming Museum at the University of Vermont opens a one man show of Bill Davison offset lithographs, touring nationally through two years. The exhibition, supported by a National Endowment for the Arts grant, features 33 prints made with diverse textures and papers, including Edge, Field, Canticles, Decay and Pelt Series. Davison, Vermont art professor, has long worked with the George Little Press and offset press techniques. The accompanying catalogue is by Richard S. Field of Wesleyan University. Open 9 5 weekdays, 7 10 evenings midweek, 1 5 Sundays. Closed Saturdays and most holidays.
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Burlington
Robert Hull Fleming
University of Vermont
Bill Davison
National Endowment For the Arts
Davison
Albion College
Michigan
University of Michigan
George Little Press
George Little
Richard S. Field
Davison Art Center
Wesleyan University
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West Point
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North Adams
Mass
North Adams State College
Bowman Hall
Thompson
Berklee College of Music
William Leavitt
Andrew Caponigro
Robert Frost
Francis
New England
Suess
Who
Jeanne Lesem
UPI Family
Theodor S. Geisel
Cleveland
Seuss
Choice
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Goose
Orient
Quick
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Hull
Vermont
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Main Street
Marty Feldman
Cliff Robertson
Ernest Borgnine
Henry Silva
ICK FE
Spring Street
Williamstown
Goldfinger
Russia
Nickelodeon
James Bond
Karen Black
Oliver Reed
Bette Davis
Vincent Canby
Dustin Hoffman
Roy Scheider
Aibe
Cinema
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