Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Meet others in the community who do too. Join the group and practice German language in conversation and learn more about German culture. Fluency not required (nor is attendance at every meeting).
Meets regularly on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday each month.
Bring your project and enjoy the company of other makers as we stitch, spin, knit, crochet and more at the free weekly event.
Check out this monthly book discussion group each second Wednesday at 6:30pm. Free copies of the book are available for checkout at the library’s circulation desk. In April, we will discuss John Williams’ novel Stoner.
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Have some Armenian Heritage? Served in Peace Corps in Armenia? Travelling soon to Armenia? Missing Armenia? Join Armenian Conversation Group every Saturday from 2 to 3pm to learn new expressions in Armenian and practice your knowledge of Armenian. Come prepared to sing, dance, test your drama skills, and play silly games in Armenian.
Meets weekly on Saturdays.
Spreek je Nederlands? Planning a trip to Amsterdam? Interested in learning a new language? Learn Dutch from a native speaker. Class covers basic vocabulary and grammar. Fluency not required (nor is attendance at every meeting). For more info, contact: Bob van Heeks at bheeks@yahoo.com
Or check schedule at Meetup.com listing - https://www.meetup.com/Burlington-Language-Exchange-Meetup/events/243049...
Aidan Doyle: ‘An Irish-speaker in 19th-century America: Pádraig Phiarais Cundún, Machaire an Fhia, Nua Dhearc’.
The man in question settled in Deerfield, Utica, NY around 1826. Dr. Doyle’s talk deals with letters and poems he sent home to friends in Ireland, describing his life in the New World. Dr. Aidan Doyle is a lecturer in Irish at University College Cork, Ireland. He has written on various aspects of the Irish language. His latest book is A History of the Irish Language (2015). Recently he has taken an interest in the fate of Irish-speaking emigrants to North America.
An informative exploration of Irish traditional music and song on the harp. Dominique will begin with music from the time of the blind 17th Century harper Turlough O' Carolan, moving forward in time to trace the lineage of modern day dance forms Irish musicians know and love, visiting a song or two along the way.