House Teas 16F

A regular feature of life in West House is House Teas, in which we get together at the House Professor’s residence for refreshments and discussions on a wide range of topics of interest to our community. We’ll often host distinguished guests or our expert faculty and staff. Unless otherwise noted the House Teas will take place at the House Professor’s residence at 18 Webster Ave. The schedule of House Teas for the current term is below:

Workshop on “Telly My Story” with Pati Hernández

Pati Hernández is a mother, an activist, dancer, puppeteer, and a Dartmouth College adjunct professor. Originally from Chile, she immigrated to North America in 1983. Her professional focus is the exploration of political and social problems through the arts. She is the creator and facilitator of Telling My Story, a program she developed in correctional facilities and rehab centers in Vermont since 1999. One venue of the program is the classes she has developed at Dartmouth College since 2005.

Marlene Elizabeth Heck’s work focuses on the architectural and social history of ‘America in the age of Jefferson.’ She is particularly interested in vernacular building traditions and the way 18th-century building design was altered to respond to new social and cultural practices adopted during the early national period. As a founding partner in the Austin, TX-based cultural resource management firm of Hardy.Heck.Moore & Associates, she has conducted architectural surveys throughout the country.