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"MAC has brought a new level of culture to our Main Street, and it's so inspiring
to see what talent we have right here in our little community!"
... Wendy
158 Main Street Newport, VT 05855 802-334-1966
This page is provided to let you know of upcoming MAC events as well as other arts
and humanities events of interest in our area.
Wednesday, February1, 2012
Patchwork: Piecing Together Family History
Author Natalie Kinsey-Warnock discusses the family stories that
inspire her books and the importance of finding and saving family
stories, and she shows several of her grandmother’s quilts that
formed the basis for her first book, The Canada Geese Quilt.
Goodrich Memorial Library
Main Streetm Newport
7 PM
Friday, February 24h
READINGS
Monthly gathering of poets, writers, and those who just want to
enjoy and join in the converstion.
6 - 8 PM Refreshments
MAC Center for the Arts
158 Main Street, Newport
802-334-1966
Wednesday, April 3, 2012
Finding Higher Ground: Adaptation in the Age of Warming
Scientist and author Amy Seidl explains why the long-term nature of
climate change forces us to redesign how we structure our societies
and considers our ethical role as planetary stewards.
Goodrich Memorial Library
Main Street, Newport
7 PM
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The History of Magic
Magic is a metaphor for the mysteries of the human mind, upending
our assumptions about how the world works. Circus Smirkus founder
Rob Mermin traces the history of magic as performing art using
colorful illustrations and amazing demonstrations
Goodrich Memorial Library
Main Street, Newport
7 PM
March 23 - April 23, 2012
“ Positive Artistic Messages of Support
from our Vermont Art Students“ is a celebration
and display of our children’s participation in the
Visual Arts Programs throughout the North Country
Supervisory Union and their visual messages of
support for our troops overseas.
Students enrolled in art classes in all of our districts
schools, Brighton, Morgan, Charleston, Derby,
Newport Town, Newport City, Jay-Westfield, Troy,
NCUHS Jr. and Senior High, North Country Career
Center, Coventry, UCA and the district’s Home
Schoolers were asked to create a 4” X 6” postcard-
sized work of art focused around the central theme
of “positive artistic messages”.