Kari Anderson

Civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis died earlier this month and the nation is paying tribute to his legacy. This hour, we listen back to a conversation recorded in Vermont last fall between Lewis and Andrew Aydin. The pair co-authored the graphic novel trilogy March, which tells the story of Lewis' rural upbringing and key role in the Civil Rights movement.

What is the right response to hate speech – free speech, or censorship? This hour, we listen back to a recent hear from a Middlebury College conversation between two experts on free speech.

The Telling Project was started about 10 years ago in Austin, TX, to give voice to veterans in stage shows presented around the country. Last year, they added a focus on migration stories called The Same Moon.

On this Vermont Edition Presents, we hear highlights from a recent performance of The Same Moon, recorded live at VPR’s Stetson Studio One in January.

Vermont Edition Presents is VPR's occasional series that brings you interesting talks, lectures, and public events from around Vermont. For this episode, a talk recorded live at Middlebury College in October, featuring New York Times columnist Ross Douthat.

Each year, the Vermont Arts Council recognizes outstanding contributions to the arts with the Vermont Arts Awards. The awards are given to artists and performers, but also to educators, advocates, and volunteers who work to advance and uplift the arts in the state. Last week in Middlebury, the Arts Council celebrated the contributions of five Vermonters.

Daniel Bernard Roumain, who also goes by DBR, is the community artist-in-residence this season for three Vermont arts organizations: the Flynn Center, the UVM Lane Series, and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra. The collaboration between the artist and these organizations explores themes of immigration and community. One of their events begins midday on Thursday.

VPR's Robert Resnik, one of Vermont's foremost wild mushroom experts, shares his philosophical approach to learning about mushrooms in this Summer School session.

Nancy McNichols says that she finds her inspiration for writing music from world around her, spinning  out ideas as they come. For this edition of the Student Composer Showcase, we'll speak with McNichols about how she makes music her own.

VPR Classical’s Student Composer Showcase highlights the work of emerging composers across the region. Isabelle Greenewalt is a 6th grader from Putney, listen as she discusses her piece Thunder and Lightning.

Robert De Cormier has been revered for his work as a composer, musician and prolific arranger of choral music. He passed away Tuesday at the age of 95.