by Christina Dryden | Oct 12, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Philip McKnight to talk about the Shakespeare that nobody knows. The first half of this talk will present the many facts and assumptions that are not known about William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon....
by Christina Dryden | Oct 12, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes back Dr. Phillips Stevens, Associate Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, to talk about cults, sects and “fringe groups” in American History. Exclusive, narrowly focused social groups with...
by Christina Dryden | Oct 7, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is excited to partner with the Manchester Historical Society to present this virtual walking tour of Main Street in Manchester. Along the west branch of the Battenkill River stretches Main Street in Manchester...
by Christina Dryden | Oct 7, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes arts educator Stacy Gates to lead this bead wrap bracelet workshop. Double the fun in this beading workshop by using the new Superduo 2-hole Czech glass beads to create a multiple wrap bracelet. Beautiful...
by Christina Dryden | Oct 4, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Dr. Phillips Stevens, Associate Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, to talk about the anthropology of conspiracy theories. “Conspiracy Theory” is a common phrase in the news these days; what does it mean?...
by Christina Dryden | Sep 24, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Dr. Michael A. Soupios, a professor of political science and philosophy, to talk about Jean Jacques Rousseau. The counter-cultural voice of the Enlightenment Era, Rousseau was the father of both the...
by Christina Dryden | Sep 22, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Dr. Rita Wright, Professor Emerita of Anthropology, to talk about archaeology in Afghanistan. The catalyst for this talk is a comment made by an acquaintance of the presenter who asked, “Why do you study...
by Christina Dryden | Sep 14, 2021
Film lovers will unite in over 500 venues worldwide to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world when the 24th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival takes place for one week this fall. MANHATTAN SHORT is the only film festival...
by Christina Dryden | Sep 14, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Dr. Bill Freedman to talk about our understanding of evil. This first talk will focus on the early or pre-modern history of the concept of evil, which, in its ancient 2,000+ years, was almost always a...
by Christina Dryden | Sep 14, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is excited to partner with the Manchester Historical Society to present this virtual walking tour of Manchester Village. The 1961 Bicentennial marker at the foot of the Soldier’s Memorial in the Village reads: “This...
by Christina Dryden | Sep 14, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes arts educator Stacy Gates to lead this macrame workshop. Macrame, the art of tying cords into knots in a decorative pattern, is back and is so much fun to make, easy to learn and creates a wonderful...
by Christina Dryden | Sep 4, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes certified arborist Jeromy Gardner to lead us in this garden tree talk. Come explore the many topics related to overall tree health. We will delve into root collar disorders, the number one reason why...
by Christina Dryden | Sep 4, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes arts educator Stacy Gates to lead this ceramics workshop. Beginning students will learn the basic skills of hand-building, wheel-throwing techniques, surface design and glazing while more advanced students...
by Christina Dryden | Sep 3, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes back political affairs specialist Derek Boothby to talk about the politics of nuclear weapons. Whether we think about nuclear weapons or not, since the dawn of the nuclear weapon age in 1945 we have lived,...
by Christina Dryden | Aug 13, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Ian Vair to lead us on a wild mushroom journey. Ian will guide us through the wooded trails at Owl’s Head Town Forest and will explain safety parameters, field guide comprehension, ideal growing conditions,...
by Christina Dryden | Aug 9, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is excited to partner with the Manchester Historical Society to present this talk about the Norcross-West Marble Company, which was formed by Orlando W. Norcross of Worcester, MA and Spafford H. West of Dorset, VT...
by Christina Dryden | Aug 3, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Dr. Valerie Rapson to talk about The Hubble Space Telescope, NASA’s first Great Observatory, which launched in April of 1990 and has been going strong ever since. Astronomers from across the globe have...
by Christina Dryden | Jul 29, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) in partnership with the Northshire Bookstore are proud to present “Endpapers: A Family Story of Books, War, Escape, and Home” – a conversation between author Alexander Wolff and Steven Sinding. Alexander...
by Christina Dryden | Jul 26, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is excited to once again host a genuine debate based loosely on the format used since 1823 by the Oxford Union of Oxford University in England. Back by popular demand, the debaters are Derek Boothby and Peter...
by Christina Dryden | Jul 8, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Ian Vair to lead us on a wild mushroom journey. Ian will guide us through the wooded trails at the Southern Vermont Arts Center and will explain safety parameters, field guide comprehension, ideal growing...
by Christina Dryden | Jun 25, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Anne Corso, Executive Director at Southern Vermont Arts Center, to talk about the art of glass. Inspired by this summer’s exhibition 2021˚ F: 10th Anniversary of the Vermont Glass Guild at SVAC, Corso...
by Christina Dryden | Jun 25, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Dr. Catherine Bonventre to talk about wrongful convictions and their consequences. Since 1989, when postconviction forensic DNA testing was first used to clear the innocent of crimes they did not commit,...
by Christina Dryden | Jun 18, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes back political affairs specialist Derek Boothby to talk about the politics of nuclear weapons. Whether we think about nuclear weapons or not, since the dawn of the nuclear weapon age in 1945 we have lived,...
by Christina Dryden | Jun 14, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is excited to partner with the Manchester Historical Society to present this talk about the history of the Manchester railroads. Local historian G. Murray Campbell wrote in 1961: “There was a time when echoes of the...
by Christina Dryden | Jun 1, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Dr. Sanjay Correa to talk about the current state of commercial aviation. After decades of strong growth, the commercial aviation sector was dealt two severe blows: the grounding of the Boeing 737MAX and a...
by Christina Dryden | May 21, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is happy to welcome back writer and photographer Christopher Dant to talk about Ansel Easton Adams. Ansel Adams was quite literally the most influential and beloved photographer and conservationist of the 20th...
by Christina Dryden | May 14, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes art quiltmaker Karoline Wallace to show us to make a beautiful fabric collage at home. This is a no-sew, fusible web appliqué class. Create gorgeous fabric collages that will look stunning when you frame...
by Christina Dryden | May 3, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is excited to welcome back Dr. John Delano to talk about ‘Oumuamua. In 2017 our solar system was briefly visited by an object from interstellar space. Observatories around the Earth studied it intensely for...
by Christina Dryden | May 3, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is happy to welcome back food blogger, Aysegul Sanford, to show us how to make an amazing Asian sesame chicken salad. This recipe is a great way to secretly pack your diet with a ton of vegetables. Drizzled with a...
by Christina Dryden | Apr 23, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is excited to welcome author Robert C. Plumb to talk about five women who changed the U.S. Civil War. The singular actions of Clara Barton, Julia Ward Howe, Sarah Josepha Hale, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Harriet...
by Christina Dryden | Apr 23, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes artist and teacher Pamela Morton to lead this three part series on artists in Southern France. Cézanne, van Gogh, and Matisse were major innovators in the development of modern art. All three spent...
by Christina Dryden | Apr 20, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is excited to welcome author and journalist Garrett M. Graff to talk about political journalism. Journalism, especially political journalism, may be under assault, but its enshrinement in the First Amendment of the...
by Christina Dryden | Apr 19, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes arts educator Stacy Gates to lead this workshop. Come “paint” with wool and create this fabulous landscape painting with wool fibers! Using a photograph as a reference, you will learn to transfer the design...
by Christina Dryden | Apr 15, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is delighted to bring you this online viewing experience. Captured live from the London stage, one of Broadway’s most classic and beloved tales, 42nd Street, comes to cinema screens in the largest-ever...
by Christina Dryden | Apr 12, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is thrilled to share this film from The Great Art On Screen Series. Secret Impressionists reveals the story of the art revolution sparked by the Impressionist movement, along with an unveiling of 50 previously...
by Christina Dryden | Apr 12, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is thrilled to kick off their summer season by welcoming independent filmmaker Rick Moulton to talk about his documentary on journalist Lowell Thomas. This talk will be a narrative account of the years spent...
by Christina Dryden | Mar 26, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is delighted to bring you this online viewing experience, captured live from the London stage, the ‘freshest, most fabulous, feel-good musical of the decade’ (The Hollywood News) KINKY BOOTS dazzles! With songs by...
by Christina Dryden | Mar 25, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Dr. Steven Sinding to talk about the “population explosion”, which was a subject of intense media interest and public concern in the 1960s and 1970s. The U.S. for a time led a massive...
by Christina Dryden | Mar 25, 2021
National Theatre Live, the best of British theatre broadcast to cinemas around the world, presents the screening of the critically acclaimed and international smash-hit play War Horse, based on the beloved novel by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Nick Stafford in...
by Christina Dryden | Mar 18, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes author Elayne Clift to lead this five-session writing workshop, which will be largely grounded in memory writing. Using a hybrid approach, Elayne will draw upon previous workshops that embrace life stories,...
by Christina Dryden | Mar 18, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes wine expert Nancy Koziol to lead this special wine-tasting class. There is possibly nothing as magical as Paris during the spring. The city comes to life with blossoming trees and renewed bustling on the...
by Christina Dryden | Mar 18, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Christopher Walcek, a research associate at University of Albany’s Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, to present a fascinating look at weather forecasting. His talk will summarize the history of...
by Christina Dryden | Mar 15, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is thrilled to share this film from The Great Art On Screen Series. Frida -Viva La Vida is a cinematic documentary event film that highlights the two sides of Frida Kahlo’s spirit: a revolutionary pioneering artist...
by Christina Dryden | Mar 15, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes arts educator Stacy Gates to lead this needle felting workshop. Some bunny loves you! Come celebrate the emergence of spring and Easter by making one of these adorable needle felted bunny sculptures. In...
by Christina Dryden | Mar 2, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes arts educator Stacy Gates to show us the magical process of creating felt from wool fibers in this needle felting workshop. Starting with a styrofoam egg core, students will cover it in a background color...
by Christina Dryden | Feb 23, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Dr. Bill Freedman to lead us through a psychoanalytic reading of Little Red Riding Hood. Fairy tales aren’t dreams, but if you thought Little Red Riding Hood was simply a moral fable, warning daughters...
by Christina Dryden | Feb 16, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes curator and writer Doreen Schmid to talk about the art of bees. Bees are a boon to mankind, pollinating over 80 percent of U.S. grown crops. They have been metamorphosed into mythology, are an admired model...
by Christina Dryden | Feb 11, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Dr. W. Travis Morris, Director of the Peace & War Center at Norwich University, to talk about domestic terrorism in the U.S. The term “terrorism” over the past twenty years has been typically associated...
by Christina Dryden | Feb 3, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is happy to welcome back Derek Boothby to talk about the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom – warts ‘n all! Bismarck once said that the most significant fact of the...
by Christina Dryden | Jan 29, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is thrilled to welcome author Alex Kershaw to talk about his book, ‘The Liberator’. Over five hundred bloody days, U.S. Army officer Felix Sparks and his infantry unit battled from the beaches of Sicily...
by Christina Dryden | Jan 22, 2021
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes wine expert Nancy Koziol to lead this special wine-tasting class. Call it a Hallmark Holiday if you wish but Valentine’s Day is celebrated around the world. In countries and cultures where it’s...
