Writing this on the last day of summer, a crisp coolness clings fast to the clear air. Fog lingers in the morning. Wispy woolen caps top the mountains and thick mists veil the valleys. From the river, spectres radiate upward, swirling above the water. The noon sun is bright and warm on the hills and hollows of grown, green-full leaves. Shocks of early fall pop out here and there. The last of the wildflowers rustle. The harvest moon will shine splendidly in the sky tonight. And on this day of transition, the editors of Junction wanted to take a quick look back.
Though it’s a prompt we have not heard much since our schooldays, we hope it will fill you in on what we got up to during the recent warm months. We realize Junction took a bit of a summer break, running out of the classroom as soon as the bell rang, and we weren’t the best at communicating that to our audiences.
We have been going through changes, and missing some great editors (Hi, Molly and Colleen!) because they are out there following passions and career pursuits and taking on new and exciting opportunities. And we have added editors (shout out to Courtney and Dawn!), who have been contributing their experiences and stories, and energy into making Junction happen! And though the world kept spinning, we had to take a moment to ourselves, and we hope you all understand. This is how two of our editors—Hazel-Dawn Dumpert and myself—spent their summers…
—Isaac Lorton
What We Did This Summer
Calendar
Friday, October 1 - 5pm
First Friday - White River Junction
Friday, October 1 - 7pm
An Evening of Poetry and Prose with Four Way Books - Norwich Bookstore (V)
Tuesday, October 5 - 7pm
Judy Bolton-Fasmen in Conversation with Julie Metz--Asylum: A Memoir of Family Secrets - Norwich Bookstore (V)
Wednesday, October 6; Saturday, October 9; Saturday, October 23 -
various times
Hood Highlights Tour - Hood Museum
Wednesday, October 6 - 7pm
Amy Belding Brown: Emily's House - Norwich Bookstore (V)
Thursday, October 7 - 7-9pm
Zoom Open Mic - The Hay Loft (V)
Saturday, October 9 - 9am
VERDA Equestrian Ride On the Mountain - Ascutney Outdoors
Saturday, October 9 - 10:30 am-6:30pm
Indigenous People's Day Rocks - Mayo Events Field
Tuesday, October 12 - 7:30pm
Chris Thile - Lebanon Opera House
Wednesday, October 13 - 12:30pm
Virtual Conversations and Connections: So Many Ways to Be Human - Hood Museum (V)
Thursday, October 14 - 7pm
Marta McDowell: Unearthing the Secret Garden - Norwich Bookstore (V)
Friday, October 15 - 7:30p.m.
Film Screening: Nosferatu
Lebanon Opera House
Saturday, October 16, 9p.m.
Silent Disco with Livemixkings - Presented by Lebanon Opera House in Colburn Park
Wednesday, October 20 - 4pm
Virtual Space for Dialogue Gallery Talk: "Images of Disability" - Hood Museum (V)
Thursday, October 21 - 8pm
Third Annual Indigenous People's Day Fashion Show - Hood Museum (V)
Friday, October 22 - 5pm
Lecture: Traditional Japanese Art from the Bernstein Family Collection - Hood Museum
Sunday, October 24 - 10am-5p.m
A Family Halloween - Billings Farm and Museum
Thursday, October 28 - 12:30pm
Conversations and Connections: "Thornton Dial: The Tiger Cat" - Hood Museum
Friday, October 29 - 5:30pm
Slow Jams - Upper Valley Music Center
To see more events, visit our full calendar.
If you have an event you’d like to see added, email: junctionmag@gmail.com
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