Humanities Feature Bureau Spring 2008
A Production of VFH Radio
Archives:
March 2008
A Bittersweet Anniversary (March 14)
Highland County , Virginia's striking elevations and sweeping valleys have earned it the nickname 'Little Switzerland.' It could also be called "Little Vermont" -- for decades, locals have been tapping the area's Sugar Maple trees to make slick sweet maple syrup. Just weeks ago, however, the county's sugaring community felt a terrible loss. Lydia Wilson reports from the Fiftieth Annual Highland Maple Festival.
Torah Yoga (March 28)
Each month, a group of students gather at UVA's Hillel Center to combine the practice of yoga with the teachings of the Torah. Martha Woodroof drops by a Torah Yoga session to hear about this new ritual that is gaining popularity in the Jewish religious community.
April 2008
Frankenstein invades Jefferson's Dome Room (April 11)
The Dome Room at the University of Virginia plays host to a monster of an exhibition. Nancy King has a preview of " “The Monster Among Us: Frankenstein…from Mary Shelley to Mel Brooks.”
