December 31, 1969 6:59 pm – Charlottesville Podcasting Network

A reading by Bill Barker of Jefferson’s last public letter declining an invitation to attend celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in Washington, D.C.

A look at Jefferson’s use of and interest in eyeglasses with Katherine Stebbins McCaffrey visiting fellow at the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies

A look at how perceptions of the natural enviroment of North America influenced how Europeans viewed Americans and Americans viewed themsleves. Presented by Pulitzer-Prizing-winning historian Gordon Wood.

Performed by the Sugar Ridge Quartet

Performed J. Deal and L. Mackey.

Performed by the Sugar Ridge Quartet

Performed by Pete Vigour

Performed by the Sugar Ridge Quartet

(Performed by the Sugar Ridge Quartet, approx. 1.75 min.)

Charlottesville Podcasting Network

“All eyes are opened . . . to the rights of man”

Jefferson and Eyeglasses

Environmental Hazards, Eighteenth-Century Style

Symphony No. 3 In G Major: III Menuet and Trio by Josef Haydn

From Symphony No. 66 In B Flat Major: Finale by Josef Haydn

Sonata #1 from XII Solos, Opus 2 by Antonio Vivaldi

Sonata #4, Opus 2, Allemande, by Archangelo Corelli

Sonata #4, Opus 2, Giga, by Archangelo Corelli

Sonata #4, Opus 2, Preludido, by Archangelo Corelli

Money Musk

Over the Hills and Far Away from ‘The Beggar’s Opera’