Mark Schenker of Yale College returns via Zoom in a continuation of his 2021 lectures on classic novels, presented by the Wilton Library. Beginning on Feb. 24, the event will run from 7 p.m.-8 p.m. every Thursday except for Mar. 10. Having discussed the Victorian novel last spring and the modern British novel this past fall, he turns now […]
In the 15th year of collaboration between Wilton Library and the Wilton Historical Society, this five-part scholarly lecture series held virtually will focus on the theme of “Tycoons: Bane or Benefactors?” During this program, "J.P. Morgan: An American Aristocrat," author and investigative reporter Susan Berfield of Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg News will discuss J.P. Morgan, the most […]
In this special 5-part series to be held in the Brubeck Room, lecturer Jim Levey will examine China’s history, philosophies, and traditions from ancient times through the Cultural Revolution to try to better understand the underlying forces that explain China today. The series will run every Tuesday in March from 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Jim Levey, formerly […]
In the 15th year of collaboration between Wilton Library and the Wilton Historical Society, this five-part scholarly lecture series held virtually will focus on the theme of “Tycoons: Bane or Benefactors?” During this program, "Henry Ford’s Borrowed Humanity: How the Same Man Lifted and Then Lost America," author and historian Julie Fenster will discuss Henry […]
In this special 5-part series to be held in the Brubeck Room, lecturer Jim Levey will examine China’s history, philosophies, and traditions from ancient times through the Cultural Revolution to try to better understand the underlying forces that explain China today. The series will run every Tuesday in March from 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Jim Levey, formerly […]
Mark Schenker of Yale College returns via Zoom in a continuation of his 2021 lectures on classic novels for Wilton Library. Having discussed the Victorian novel last spring and the modern British novel this past fall, he turns now to American fiction in the first decades of the 20th century. With reference to masterworks by […]
In this special 5-part series to be held in the Brubeck Room, lecturer Jim Levey will examine China’s history, philosophies, and traditions from ancient times through the Cultural Revolution to try to better understand the underlying forces that explain China today. The series will run every Tuesday in March from 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Jim Levey, formerly […]
Mark Schenker of Yale College returns via Zoom in a continuation of his 2021 lectures on classic novels for Wilton Library. Having discussed the Victorian novel last spring and the modern British novel this past fall, he turns now to American fiction in the first decades of the 20th century. With reference to masterworks by […]
In this special 5-part series to be held in the Brubeck Room, lecturer Jim Levey will examine China’s history, philosophies, and traditions from ancient times through the Cultural Revolution to try to better understand the underlying forces that explain China today. The series will run every Tuesday in March from 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Jim Levey, formerly […]
In this Wilton Library Zoom session, Jeffrey Engel will discuss the remarkable career of Clara Schumann and play selected excerpts from her compositions. At Clara’s death in May of 1896, an obituary appearing in the Manchester Guardian proclaimed her “the greatest pianist of her sex that the world has ever known.” This was not hyperbole. […]
