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Bard College and Hudson River Heritage to Present Spring Salon Conversation Series at Montgomery Place
04-10-2018
Montgomery Place: A Window on the World of Alexander Jackson Davis’s Architecture and Design will take place on four consecutive Saturdays beginning April 14.

Bard College and Good Work Institute Copresent Climate Change Salon Series at Montgomery Place
10-18-2017
The first of four discussions in the Hudson Valley Climate Salon Series takes place this Sunday, October 29. Bard College and the Good Work Institute will copresent the series over four Sundays in October and November at Montgomery Place. These sessions will provide a clear and honest assessment of the local risks and challenges that come with changing climate. The Hudson Valley Climate Change Salon Series will be hosted on Sunday October 29, November 5, November 12, and November 19, from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm at Bard College: The Montgomery Place Campus. This series is made possible with support from Dandelion and Hudson Solar.

Bard College: The Montgomery Place Campus to Host Free Exhibit on Historic Garden Tools, July 1 through October 31
07-03-2017
Bard College: The Montgomery Place Campus will host a new seasonal exhibition focusing on the antique garden implements used at Montgomery Place for vegetable gardening, landscaping, orchard care, and ornamental floral display. The exhibition, “Historic Garden Tools of Montgomery Place,” is being presented by the Landscape and Arboretum Program at Bard, with special thanks to Claire Copley. It is free and open to the public and will be on display in the Greenhouse Tool Room on the Montomery Place Campus, which is open daily from sunrise to sunset, including its gardens, arboretum, and three miles of hiking trails with views of the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains.

Bard College Celebrates Martin Luther King Day with Volunteer Projects
01-17-2017
More than 260 Bard students marked Martin Luther King Day with the 7th Annual MLK Day of Engagement. Students volunteered at 30 organizations across the Hudson Valley, ranging from Historic Hudson River Sloop Clearwater and Red Hook Public Library to Planned Parenthood.

Photo: C. Azemar

Bard College Receives Grant from Burpee Foundation to Support Renovations of Montgomery Place Greenhouse
07-11-2016
Bard College has been awarded a generous $100,000 grant from the Burpee Foundation to support the repairs and renovation of the greenhouse at Bard College: The Montgomery Place Campus. The greenhouse improvements will allow the building to meet all safety codes, ensure energy efficiency, and include necessary restoration work.

The 2016 SummerScape Gala: A Summer Celebration at Montgomery Place: The Bard College Campus to Benefit The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, July 16
07-07-2016
Featuring Premiere Live Performance of Sergei Polunin’s "Take Me to Church," Performances by Blythe Danner, Parker Posey, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Mx. Justin Vivian Bond

Photo: Karl Rabe

Bard College: The Montgomery Place Campus to Host Tours of Historic Mansion on Saturdays, Beginning June 4
05-13-2016
Bard College: The Montgomery Place Campus will begin hosting guided tours of the historic Montgomery Place mansion on Saturdays, and by appointment, on June 4. Bard purchased the 380-acre estate adjacent to the Bard campus from the Historic Hudson Valley in January, and is now in the process of creating a master plan to guide the integration of the two campuses and utilize the new facilities in a manner consistent with the College’s commitment to historic preservation, public access, and the environment. The Montgomery Place Campus grounds, including gardens, arboretum, and three miles of hiking trails with views of the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains, are open daily, dawn to dusk. Mansion tours will take place on Saturdays, June 4–September 3.

Photo: 2015 © Jaime Martorano

Bard College to Host Event Celebrating the Saw Kill and Its Role in Scenic Preservation
03-23-2016
On Saturday, April 2, Bard College will host Celebrating the Saw Kill: 175 Years of Scenic Preservation, a day of presentations and tours exploring the Saw Kill and its surrounding properties’ impact on scenic preservation. The program, to be held at Bard College, the Montgomery Place Campus, will begin at 10:00 a.m. with a welcome by Bard College President Leon Botstein, followed by a keynote address by David P. Schuyler of Franklin & Marshall College entitled “Montgomery Place: An Enchanted Landscape.”