Please join us this year for Old Stone House Day. But it’s no longer just a day—we’re celebrating all week! Make sure you have a nice dinner at home and then join us virtually at 7:00 PM for enlivening talks, music, a local brewmaster, and a special Kids’ Friday online extravaganza. At the end of the week, members of the Old Stone House Museum are invited to participate in our 2020 Annual Meeting.
All of our virtual events are completely FREE on Zoom Video Conferencing. For instructions on how to use Zoom please click here. You may also watch on our YouTube channel after the workshop ends. Please email Drew Bush with questions.
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, August 5 At 7:00 PM
Shanta Lee Gander, Bearing Witness and The Endurance of Voice
Shanta Lee Gander is an artist and multi-faceted professional in leadership, marketing, management, and a range of other areas. As an artist, her endeavors include writing prose, poetry, investigative journalism, and photography. Shanta Lee’s prose has been incorporated into her former weekly radio segments, Ponder This on Green Mountain Mornings 100.3 FM/1490 AM WKVT.
- Shanta Lee Gander’s Website
- Shanta Lee Gander at Mount Island
- Shanta Lee Gander’s Production with Sobo Studio
- Shanta Lee Gander’s Article in Rebelle Society
- Shanta Lee Gander’s Article for Ms.
- Shanta Lee Gander’s Article for The Crisis
Thursday, August 6 At 7:00 PM
William Edelglass, A History of the Concept of Race
William Edelglass teaches philosophy, environmental studies, and Buddhist studies at Marlboro College. He has published widely in Buddhist philosophy, environmental philosophy, and 20th-century European philosophy.
Friday, August 7 at 7:00 PM
Kids’ Friday Online Extravaganza
Join us for a Kids’ Friday! event online from 7pm-7:45pm on August 7th. This summer’s students will share out their handmade creations based on what they learned about African American Alexander Twilight. We will then explore games and pastimes of the mid 19th Century thinking about what games Twilight’s students might have amused themselves with in their downtime. Warm up your hands and be ready to clap along with us!
Saturday, August 8 at 7:00 PM
Understanding beer with a local brewmaster and LIVE Music
Sunday, August 9 at 1:00 PM
Old Stone House Museum Annual Meeting
All members welcome!