Check out photos from Harvest Festival 2011, and save the date for next year, when Harvest Festival returns to the Sunday of Columbus Day weekend.

VT Digger: "The Putney School perpetuates a deserved reputation as, dollar-for-dollar, the most enlightened institutional client in Vermont"

The blog VTdigger.org's story, "Of paleontology and excellence in Vermont architecture," lauded the school's approach to architecture and sustainability, saying "that the Putney School is able to pull off stuff like this without wrecking the stark and distinctive character of its farm-centered campus is worthy of an architectural lifetime achievement award." Read the full story.

David Plowden '51 Publishes "Requiem for Steam" Collection

Chicago-based photographer David Plowden's latest book is a reverent tribute and requiem for the era of steam. For years David photographed all facets of the railroad world, from long steam-powered freight trains crisscrossing middle America to the yards, small stations, and industrial settings that are synonymous with trains. While his photographic love affair with America has resulted in many books and exhibitions of his beautiful documentary photographs, he never lost sight of the railroads, where his work would result in the images presented in this book.
David's Website

Joan Hinton '39 Dies

Joan Hinton, class of 1939 and daughter of Putney School founder Carmelita Hinton, died in Bejing on Tuesday, June 8, at the age of 88. Her life as a physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project, as well as a diary farmer in China in her later years, is well covered in several online obituaries, including those in the New York Times and the Washington Post. An obituary will be run in the fall issue of the Putney Post. She was also featured in the New York Times's 2010 year-end feature, "The Lives They Lived," which looked back on notable people who had died in 2010.

The Art of Nick Wolfson '62 Featured Off-Broadway

The Awakening, a play written and directed by Annie Ward, willfeature large-screen projections of art by Nick Wolfson '62. Ward describes Nick's art as "one of the main characters in the show." July 7 - 18 at Theater Three, 311 West 43rd Street, New York City. website
Right: Klee Beauty, Nick Woflson

Zach Caldwell '88 "Grinds Out Winning Edge" for U.S. Olympic Skiers

NPR recently featured Zach Caldwell '88, and his work as a ski technician for U.S. Olympians in Vancouver. Read the story, or listen online.

Joseph Ellis '03 Featured in New York Times Article

Photo: Reuters

Joseph Ellis '03, was commissioned by Greenpeace to create ice sculptures, pictured above, to raise awareness for global warming. Read more about Joseph, his experience in China, and his art, in this New York Time article.

Reid Hoffman '85's TED Talk from Silicon Valley, December 2009. Reid is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of LinkedIn. 

Sven Huseby, former Putney School Director and history teacher, stars in and co-producedA Sea Change 

A Sea Change, which premiered to sold-out audiences in Washington, DC, Seattle, and San Francisco, debuted at Putney School on Friday, October 2, at 7:30 p.m. Other upcoming screenings are listed online.

Being Catholic Now, by Kerry Kennedy '77, has stirred the waters and received extensive attention. Read Kerry's interview with the Boston Globe.

Said David Gibson's Washington Post review, "The unifying theme of all the interviews is a once-formidable Catholic culture that left a mark as indelible as any sacrament, pushing Catholics to contend with a church that has betrayed or consoled them, or both. The contributors who firmly believe and deeply question give the book its poignancy, with the most affecting essay coming from Kennedy herself."

Lucinda Parker '60's painting, "Where Water Comes Together With Other Water," is now installed in the performing arts center at Lower Columbia College in Longview, WA. Lucinda and her 40' x 10' painting were featured in The Portland Oregonian and online at oregonlive.com.