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Host Louis Meyers, MD, discusses with author Meryl Gordon her book "The Woman Who Knew Everyone: The Power of Perle Mesta, Washington’s Most Famous Hostess".

A deeply researched biography of the socialite, political hostess, activist and United States envoy to Luxembourg, Perle Mesta, from New York Times bestselling author Meryl Gordon.

Perle Mesta was a force to be reckoned with. In her heyday, this wealthy globe-trotting Washington widow was one of the most famous women in America, garnering as much media attention as Eleanor Roosevelt. Renowned for her world-class parties featuring politicians and celebrities, she was very close to three presidents–Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower and Lyndon Johnson. Truman named her as the first female envoy to Luxembourg, which inspired the hit musical based on Perle’s life – “Call Me Madam” – which starred Ethel Merman, ran on Broadway for two years and later became a movie. A pioneering supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment, she was a prodigious Democratic fundraiser and rescued Harry Truman’s financially flailing 1948 campaign.

In this intensely researched biography, author Meryl Gordon chronicles Perle’s lavish life and society adventures in Newport, Manhattan and Washington, while highlighting her important, but nearly forgotten contribution to American politics and the feminist movement.   

For more information visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/books/review/the-woman-who-knew-everyone-meryl-gordon.html

Host and local attorney Kurt Mehta, Esquire is joined by Political Analyst/Commentator/Essayists Erika Adamson and Gabe Salazar to discuss

From Me2:

Music Director & Conductor Michael Colburn leads the Me2 Orchestra of Burlington, VT in works by Mozart, Elmer Bernstein, Joplin, Barber and John Williams. This is a fabulous program for the whole family! Please note the earlier-than-usual start time (6:30 pm). The program will be one hour in length.

We are excited to bring music to Middlebury in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month. This concert is presented FREE for the community by Counseling Service of Addison County. Guests are encouraged to register for FREE tickets in advance at the CSAC website.

This concert is free with donations accepted. We hope to see you there!

Me2/ is the world’s only classical music organization created for musicians living with mental illness and the people who support them. Come as you are, be comfortable, and enjoy our stigma-free environment! For more information visit me2music.org or contact at info@me2.org.

From Andrea Marion:

Hosted by Andrea Marion, volunteer leader.

Community Mindfulness started meeting in 2014, thanks to a grant from the Vermont Community Foundation to the City of Winooski. For information on the weekly Zoom/In Person Community Mindfulness practice and discussion, contact andreamarion193@gmail.com.