Day of Learning

September 17, 2024

Workshop attendees learning about effects of water on materials

VACDaRN commemorated the five-year anniversary of the launch of the network with a day of educational presentations and tours of Barre organizations impacted by the floods of 2023 (and 2024).

agenda

Welcome; Beautiful Uncertainty – How to Live (and Thrive) With Risk

Anna Glover, Director of Theater Safety and Occupational Health, Geffen School of Drama at Yale University

 

Events in the Face of Climate Change: Promoters, Performers, and Communities

Rose Friedman, The Civic Standard
Sammy LeVine, Intervale Center
Molly Stone, Catamount Arts
Paddy Regan (moderator), Waking Windows 

Getting Your House in Order: Business and Legal Considerations for Emergency Preparedness

Debra Boudrieau, Vermont Small Business Development Center (handouts)
Nathan Gray, The Richards Group
Brian Bailey, Vermont Law and Graduate School
Devin Brennan, Vermont Law and Graduate School

The Flood of July 2023 At the Justin Morrill Homestead

Laura Trieschmann, Vermont Division for Historic Preservation
Deborah Howe, Dartmouth Libraries Preservation Services

Maintaining an Effective Disaster Plan

Jesse Keel, Northeast Document Conservation Center

Creative Disasters: Building Immersive Narrative From Vermont’s Floods

Taiga Christie, Faultline Ensemble