Monadnock Summer Lyceum presents between eight and ten cultural events in the Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Church on Sundays, between the end of June and beginning of September.

Please join us on Sunday mornings to hear world class speakers on social, political, educational, cultural, scientific, economic, environmental and artistic topics.  Enrich your summer in Peterborough, NH in the heart of the Monadnock Region.

Presentations begin at 11:00am
Presentations are rebroadcast by NHPR on the following Saturday at 4.00 pm.
Presentations are free ~ donations accepted.
Free childcare provided.
Wheelchair accessible.
Parking is available next to the church courtesy of Ocean Bank.
Following the presentations audience members are invited to a reception in the Parish Hall.

 

2011 Speaker Series
June 26 William Martin "History Meets Fiction, and an Author Finds Inspiration"
July 3 Elaine Weiss “The Patriotic Farmerette”
Musical direction by August Watters
July 10 Sharon Grove “Claiming our Faith:  Why We Need Religious Voices in the Struggle for LGBT Equality"
July 17 Robert Putnam “American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us”
July 24 Dr. Carolyn Bernstein "How to Protect Your Brain”
July 31 James Waller “Bringing Elsewhere Here: Why War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, and Genocide Matter”
August 7 Robert Hillier “Where is the Real ART in Architecture?”
August 14   MacDowell Colony Medal Day (no Lyceum)
August 21 Warren Muir and Idil Cazimoglu “Bridging the Divide: Working Towards Peace Through Friendship”