The Engaging Racism group meets twice a month and provides a space for members of the community to read and discuss short articles, explore contemporary issues of race and racism, examine their own understanding of the way race and racism impact their lives, and share strategies for addressing racism in individual relationships and within the…
The African Queen (1951) is our final film this spring. Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn need courage just to contemplate their dangerous river journey during World War I. But, it's Hepburn's strength that makes all of the difference as she pursues a seemingly impossible mission. The relationship between these outstanding actors blends drama, romance, and…
This summer reading theme is outer space and the Ilsley Library will be hosting a series of space-related community events, such as the free screening of this movie at the Marquis Theatre. Come early to get a picture with the 501st Legion!
The Otter Creek Poets believe that the best way to improve your writing is to write, write, write. Writers of all ages, education, and levels of experience are welcome to attend their free workshops. For more information, email David Weinstock at OtterCreekPoets@gmail.com.
How to See a Black Hole Eilat Glikman, Middlebury College Tuesday, July 2 at 7 p.m.
The idea of a black hole — a region of space whose gravitational pull is so strong that even light cannot escape from it — was proposed just over a century ago. Fifty years later, the discovery of quasars provided circumstantial evidence that black holes may actually exist in the centers of distance galaxies. This past year, an international team of astronomers revealed to the world the very first direct image of a black hole residing in an enormous galaxy 50 million light years away. How did we go from a hypothetical idea to definitive proof in just a century?
In this talk, Middlebury College Assistant Professor of Physics Eilat Glikman will present the many ways astronomers infer the presence of supermassive black holes residing at the centers of galaxies, how we think they grow to such extreme masses, and how they might influence their host galaxies and cosmic environments. Glikman will also explain how the very first direct image of a black hole was taken and what it tells us about the nature of black holes in the universe.
A "Universe of Stories" summer reading program event.